I last left off as we were getting into Denver Colorado to stay for a few days, and I know that in my last blog I told you that there would actually be skateboarding in this blog, but due to a extremely hung over photographer who blew it when it came down to shooting I have no actual pictures of us skateboarding in Denver, I do however have a neat sequence to give you from the sunny shores of Lake Tahoe California. I also have some more road photo’s, a story about a friend of ours who does not actually exist to the Federal Government, and words about the Denver Park and the kids that skate it.
-This is a good friend of mine, his name is Ian Madan he is also from the East Coast, but still kills it on the West Coast. Sorry for the taking so long on this.
As I said before Alex and I have a mutual friend who has been completely screwed over by the Federal Government. Before this trip I had only met Marc a handful of times. It was great getting to know him more on our travels out west as he came with us as far as Denver I figured now would be a good time to talk about him. Marc is a great, he is down for supporting skateboard and snowboard revolution for the long haul and made it apparent by his tagging of everything tag-able within a mile radius of where we stayed in Denver. Marc has such an easygoing way about him concerning his situation with the government that it is mind blowing. Now here is the confusing part, Marc was born in Bermuda while his mother was stationed there in the service, she however did not get all the paperwork filed that would get him a social security number, and other things that make a person exist to the federal government. Twenty two years later, or currently Marc is unable to get a job, drivers license, I.D. or anything that proves that a person exists. He has been trying for the past four years to get a social security number, and after spending upwards of a thousand dollars filing the necessary paper-work only to be told that it was “lost” he has given up hope in a sense. There is also no doubt in my mind that when he does finally get a social security number he will be taxed for all the years he did not file a tax return. As it is almost Thanksgiving, you should be thankful that you are not in this situation, because unlike Marc you would most likely go insane.
The Denver Skatepark is definitely one of the best skateparks I have ever had the pleasure of skating. The park flows so nice, and has so many things to skate that it is hard to skate just one thing. The locals all kill it and are actually very nice. I met a fellow Steve who had just moved to Denver a few days before we got there from Miami and after talking for awhile realized how much people actually care about skateboarding. It’s astounding to think that most of the people I know, or friends I have made along the way are all because of riding around on a silly piece of plywood. Back to the park though, as I said, the park is sick, but if you do go there make sure you invest in some nice soft wheels because the place is slippery and you will slip out.
Denver is a great city with a ton of stuff to do on a daily/nightly basis. Thank you to our hosts and friends that we met in Denver, including the guys from 303 Skateshop, and Emage Skateshop. You guys rock. If you’re ever in Denver make sure to hit up some of the bars, at one outing I was even fortunate enough to meet the man who played the President in the movie Independence Day.
Anyways, check back soon for more blogging madness on our travels from Denver to San Diego, why Utah is the worst state ever, and hopefully some actual skateboarding photo’s from myself or Alex.
Happy Thanksgiving, be safe, and keep rolling.
Tags: 303 Skateshop, Denver, Emage Skateshop, Government, Rants, skateboarding
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