[manimal]

i took noah to his first hardcore show tonight. it was at a local skatepark and the bands rocked! i haven't thrown down in a pit since i lived in socal back in '01. it felt so good to get back on the floor and go nuts. i'm so friggin sore now though

anyway, noah wanted to ride the skatepark in between bands; his first skatepark experience.

he started by just riding up and over stuff, going up and back down the quarters and trying to jump the wedges. i put a board up to the box jump so he could drop it. he kept eying me as i'd hit one of the wall rides there and kept asking how to do it. he finally built up the courage and tried it. disaster. didn't get enough speed and tumbled down.
he got up and tried it over and over, about 6 times and then....he made it! i couldn't believe his persistence

anyway, he just kept hitting it faster and higher, eventually getting both wheels on the wall :hot:

so anyway, a couple of pics i took w/ my new camera. (will do another thread about that soon )


short vid clip of his second clean run
http://media.putfile.com/noah-wall-ride

learning the quarter

wow! maybe the 5-6 years until he spanks dad in riding was a bit liberal

 

[escapeartist]

This is only half the story. You guys should have seen Manimal dancing. He was the only cop there with a kid watching doing handstands.

 

[manimal]

This is only half the story. You guys should have seen Manimal dancing. He was the only cop there with a kid watching doing handstands.

yes...dad brought out the old skool hardcore throwdown action to show the boy before it becomes a lost art that was a pretty sweet handstand-tweak thingy to beatdown, if i say so myself

noah told my wife when we got home that "daddy was fighting a bunch of guys but they weren't hitting anybody" :rotfl:

 

[elRey]

The wallride is pretty sweet, but I think the whole concert thing is cooler.

 

[Bicyclist]

Is that at Alpine? What show was it?

 

[escapeartist]

Its at Creations Skatepark in Kernersville, North Carolina. The band was Advent

 

[TreeSaw]

Noah continues to amaze me...perhaps he can teach me a thing or two about riding.

noah told my wife when we got home that "daddy was fighting a bunch of guys but they weren't hitting anybody" :rotfl:

 

[Chunky Munkey]

wow! maybe the 5-6 years until he spanks dad in riding was a bit liberal

Knowing how kids are, I'd say more like six months before he shows you tail whips and 720's.

 

[TheMontashu]

yes...dad brought out the old skool hardcore throwdown action to show the boy before it becomes a lost art that was a pretty sweet handstand-tweak thingy to beatdown, if i say so myself

noah told my wife when we got home that "daddy was fighting a bunch of guys but they weren't hitting anybody" :rotfl:

A cop hardcore dancing, HAHAHAHA thats pretty rad, hardcore pits are nuts

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

i haven't thrown down in a pit since i lived in socal back in '01.

reading this post brought back memories of ziggys in WS from my younger days(92'-03')

and noah is a fearless rider, id like to see that kid ride inperson one day

 

[jonKranked]

manimal your kid is gonna be a shredder!

now taking bets as to which NWD movie he will first appear in! I'm guessing NWD 15 or 16. In 10 years that kid is going to rip! and props for getting him into good music. I hope you gave him some earplugs.

 

[hooples3]

friggin awesome

 

[manimal]

after watching the vids a few times i've realized how eager he is to learn. he kept sliding out at the top because he'd get fixated on the wall and not turn his head to look down. i noticed that in the vid linked above his head makes a sharp 90 degree turn down the ramp and his body and bike just follow.
now if i could only get him to listen that well for stuff at home

and yes...he wore earplugs

another random shot i found of him hitting the grind box that looked pretty cool.

and yes, i did call him "lord helmet" all night :rotfl:

 

[manimal]

This is only half the story. You guys should have seen Manimal dancing. He was the only cop there with a kid watching doing handstands.

alex, did you get any pics of me flailing around?

 

[Dartman]

Man, I'm getting sick of all these Lil' Manimal posts...
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NOT!!

 

[escapeartist]

reading this post brought back memories of ziggys in WS from my younger days(92'-03')

and noah is a fearless rider, id like to see that kid ride inperson one day

You must be a Swift fan then?

alex, did you get any pics of me flailing around?

Sorry man, I got nothing. I'm so sick of shooting film.

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

You must be a Swift fan then?

yep, ive even got a sticker on my hardhat.......

my bud brad and i partyed and drank with those guys back in the day..........damn im getting old

i saw: jump suit orange, ICP, sponge, spacehog and a bunch of lacal bands

 

[ÆX]

he charges that ramp.

right on!