Twas a grand night last night.... built a new funbox with the Dog's of War, aka the FTP crew, aka the RAC (Ride all Cities) crew... Then it was off to shred! Fianally got a Mervyn's sesh going... damn... it had been many a day since we rocked a Mervyn's sesh..... they are the best. Grab the truck, load up tha props, skate for hours, fall, cuss, laugh, get some snapple from the crazy gas attendant.....chill... skate some more.... always super fun. Capn' Wes came out of retirement and skated like a man possessed... skated pretty bloody good for bein' out of the scene for almost 6 months.... It was rad havin' him along. Capn' Pete was killin it! Super fast nosegrind popouts, good FSBS on the tall bar too.... it was rad to see Capn' Pete chargin it! Smith grinds.... 5-0's all with aggressive authority.... solid... really, really solid.... If I didn't know better I would have guessed that Capn' Pete was really a hesher in disguise... haha Capn' Dave landed some pretty good tricks too.... kickflip f/s boardslide was one of the ones of note.... it was a fun night.... it is hard to believe we still go ride there... I have skated at Mervyn's for almost 7 years now.... seen a bunch of changes... seen stores come and go... seen the place become a bust, and then not a bust.... and then become a bust, and then not a bust etc etc.... met some lame cops like the one that tried to cite me for "contributing to the delinquency of a minor", and met some nice ones like the one that said: "Do a trick, let's see what you've got!"..... speaking of tricks, I have seen some crazy ones at that spot.... The Mervyn's gap will forever be a proving ground for bay area skaters..... I have seen a lot of friends ride and progress there.. met a lot of cool people... had a lot of great nights skating there.... I can practically trace my whole skateboarding history through tricks I have learned at sessions at the ole Mervyn's spot.... Mervyn's is like an old friend... it feels like home when we skate there... the best part about riding there is that everyone shows up for a Mervyn's sesh... like, normally it is hard to get everyone to go skate at one particular spot, "so and so doesn't like skating this spot, and so and so doesn't like skateing this spot..." but everyone comes out for the Mervyn's sesh.... even fools like Capn' Wes and Capn' Mike.... I don't know if it is because that is where all our roots are burried, or if it is just because the sessions are always fun, but regardless, the Mervyn's sesh is the best out of them all.... Last night was, as always, a good night. Can't beat hanging out with good friends, talkin trash, and learning new tricks.... Viva late night Mervyn's sessions....
-Capn' Old S.S. School