Today (Saturday, May 1st, 2010), I took a little ride "up north" to go skate with the Old Indy Skater bros. This week's "scheduled" session was supposed to be at Lawrenceburg's excellent outdoor, concrete skatepark... after which, I had plans to go check out a couple more parks for the Concrete Disciples heads. But, after reviewing the day's rain-report (which called for a shit-ton of the stuff, all weekend long), Bart decided that it'd be far better to head up to the OIS "Secret Spot", to escape the impending wet doom.
This, my friends, is the much-talked-about OIS "Secret Spot". Bart is amazing, man; he seems to be able to talk almost any buddy, into almost any thing. How in the hell he unearths these treasures, is still way, waaaaaayyy beyond me. He's like, a skate-spot bloodhound or something. Anyway, he discovered this bowl, it's owner, and started smooth-talkin' his way into "key holder" status. Quite an accomplishment, I must say. I wish I had the keys to a tight, fast, wooden bowl, too.
The secret to Bart's success comes down to one word, kiddies: Respect. Bart is well-respected by almost everyone, because Bart respects almost everyone. He's extremely courteous, super thoughtful, and highly responsible. Here at the Secret Spot, we clean up the ramp before we skate (it gets dusty, as you can probably imagine)... we leave the owner a few bucks for whatever he'd like to spend it on... and, we clean up after ourselves before we leave. A little bit of common courtesy gets you a long way, kids. And, as you can plainly see: Here's the proof...!
After the Secret Spot Session (which ripped, thank you very much Mr. Bart, and Mr. Tim)... I made my way to Solution up in Muncie for some skatepark-documenting stuff for The Disciples. Contrary to the rumor mill and popular belief, the park is chugging along nicely, under brand-new ownership. Still clean, tidy, well-kept, and big as hell, it's actually getting a major "upgrade" next month, with a re-vamping of the street course, and something about a "bowl" going in there. Hmmm! Now, that might be worth remembering...! After all, what would possibly be better than skating two wooden bowls, in one day...?
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