Weekend at Winslow's.THE BACKYARD RAMP used to be a treasured part of skateboarding skateboarding Form of recreation, popular among youths, in which a person rides standing balanced on a small board mounted on wheels. The skateboard first appeared in the early 1960s on paved areas along California beaches as a makeshift diversion for surfers when the ocean . Not everyone had one--both your neighbors and parents had to approve, and then the issue of paying for it would stop most people. But everyone knew somebody with a backyard ramp. For a while there were not all that many skateparks around, and street skating Street skating is the practice of roller skating (commonly on inline skates or quad skates) in groups on public roads. Street skates can be formal affairs, with prespecified routes, marshals and, at times, police escorts or ad hoc gatherings of like minded individuals. was just something you did along the way to the halfpipe half·pipe or half pipe n. A smooth-surfaced structure shaped like a trough and used for stunts in sports such as in-line skating and snowboarding. or mini. The ramp owner was the guy to know back then, kind of like the guy with the generator for the rail jockeys. Well, if you're in Southern Virginia Southern Virginia is a regional name used to refer to an area in the U.S. state of Virginia, which includes the North Carolina-bordering counties of Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Pittsylvania, and the cities of Danville, Emporia and , Trey Winslow is the guy to know. Just look at this thing! On the weekend we were there a pretty heated session was going down. Chet Childress and Kyle Berard took turns shredding shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. , right along side the locals. Trey was busy cleaning up a fallen tree in his yard but still managed to take quite a few runs. I have a feeling that's a typical weekend for him. Skaters from all over the area were showing up throughout the day, and as the sun was setting some heavy hitters from Virgina Beach showed up. The guys in attendance were just regular dudes--most have day jobs and some have families, but they all still have the need to skate. Where the roads are mostly gravel, pools have no transitions and the nearest marble is Washington DC, the backyard ramp keeps the scene alive. |
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