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In a world where a man is not
judged by what he's done, the
skater finds the alienation and
misunderstandings a minor setback
(if setback should be used at all)
and blazes his/her life line trail
through adventurous futures.
A breed that is especially "Top
Drawer," to quote an understate-
ment, creeps out of the woodwork
to assail the unknown boundaries
of the man made wastelands of
tundralike cement.
Radical tendencies epitomize
the day-to-day routine of the sub-
cultural elite. Looking down the
gutter preceives individual "Fresh
Activists" in a state of conduct that
more often than not, goes unnoticed
by the mass populace of the
planet's inhabitants. One such
activist of the street skater variety
plows a hectic daily schedule.
Scott, an unemployed iron worker,
has the distinction of riding the
byways of San Francisco. His
residence lies perched high atop a
hill, thus giving him downhill, roll-in
access to the center of the metro-
polis. Several of the runs offer a
sort of cement, mogul-type trip, of
a high speed nature.
His terrain never changes and
he makes no idle worship of heights
descending. In his day-to-day
adventures, his escapades range
throughout the city. Thanks to the
"Muni," cross-city transportation is
quickened. He has told of one lad
who is reported to be gutsy enough
to do foot-plants off of the roof of
police vehicles.
Periodic telephone calls with
Scott reveal his travels about town
during his daily forays. On occasion,
during conversations with this roller
of the streets, his end of the line
will fall dead, due to folly or mal-
function; who knows? His eventual
call-back would report tales such
as "you wouldn't believe it, but I
just saw the most gorgeous lady
across the street and I just had to
go over and say hello."
As for the latest in skatetown
small talk, Scott knows it all. The
newer practices of attaching
equivocal phrases or summary at
the tail end of conversations are
the norm, i.e., "See you later,
Scott." "Right man. Uh, gnarly
grinders, rock 'n' roll forevers."
Scott has been sighted in front of
City Hall powering monster moves
around the fountain, but sometimes
the confrontations with the local
authorities make sessioning diffi-
cult.
As a firm believer in skateboard
ideology and "Savoir Faire," Scott
falls in love more than he falls out,
and knows that it is most important
to "love 'em and leave 'em" in his
present state. His form of thought
runs along the lines of "Live to
ride, ride till I die,' in a panhandler's
paradise."
So in conclusion, Scott's time
frame, and the speed with which
he travels through it, are far ahead
and above those listless ones that
surround us all. In a world that is
speeding towards an end, the only
solution (before the "Final Solution")
is, "One needs wheels and the
right balls to survive."
-Damien Pythias
DAYS
Photos by-MOFO
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