TALL
TALES
BY BRIAN BRANNON
"Once upon a time, there was a hole in the
ground. Some said it was put there by a con-
crete meteorite. It had huge vertical walls that
went up about 40 or 50 feet. Most skaters
climbed down into it on a worn and
weathered garden hose that dangled from
the top. No one knew if or when it would
break, but we all figured that if it did, it would
be a good place to die. We called her the
Leisure Bowl, because she was located near
an old farts' home called Leisure World.
Things were different then. Us kids had
respect for our elders, unlike you sniveling
punks.
"That pool had at least 75 feet of vert, but
that didn't stop us from shredding tiles. One
guy did a knee slide from the top and by the
time he was done, both his knee pads and
most of his knees were slid clean away. But
we never let any minor injuries like that
Seek and ye shall find. Spock and Fish double-up at a secret
structure known to a few as "The Hook."
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