...the roof and there was always someone in one of the windows, no matter what time
of night. I always felt like a spy or a secret agent, our low silhouettes racing across the
rooftop to where the bowls were. My friends and I would skate under the moon
and the dull glow of the streetlights for hours. We'd carve the smooth bowls, ollieing from
one to the next, crouching down super-low if we ventured into the bowls on the edge,
thinking that people walking below wouldn't be able to see us. (Although...
Libra (September 23-October 22): You've been feeling a little inad-
equate recently, Jaled Smith sees how you've been slacking on your
crooked grinds and is willing to show you the proper way to keep
your nose to the grindstone. A little self-confidence goes a long way.
Scorpio (October 23-November 21): All those bright lights that
you've been looking at have blurred your vision. Stop trying to be
somebody that you're not. Follow Barker Barrett's example and do
a 5-0 up the side of life's escalator, the new perspective will let you
see yourself in a new light.
Sagittarius (November 22- December 21): Aesthetics and
substance go together like Cab and huge backside airs. Try digging
a little deeper next time you go out on the prowl. You're not going
to attract your soul mate with just the leather pants, you might
have to have a fat chain wallet too.
Capricorn (December 22-January 19): A wise man once said, "If
you depend on the stairway it can severely limit your choices, but if
you use a ladder you can climb anywhere you want." Ronny
Creager said, "Fuck stairs and ladders, I'll just grind up the
handrail. Don't let yourself be pushed around this month.
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