New News and a Request

First of all, I want to tell everyone about the new love in my life. She is tall, slick, curvy and quite a wonderful company. I met her today...her name is Sandy. She is my new longboard skateboard. I am soooo stoked.

I was a bit soft on the carving at first, its been a while, but by the end of the day I was power-carving my way around Denmark. I couldn't help it...a little street-surfing is good for the soul. I used to do a lot of skating at home when the surf went flat (and yes, I have to admit that I have done photos for a skating company...I am a sellout, I know...but its free equipment guys!). Well, lets just say I have adequate stoke to carry me over for a while.

It will take me a few weeks to break her in, and a lot of the pedestrian streets here have pretty gnarly surfaces, but she is a beauty. The deck is cut quite similar to my Sec 9, but a deeper concave, more nose rocker, and perhaps a tad shorter and wider rail to rail. The bearings could be a touch better, but they do the trick. The deck is 5-ply, but awfully stiff at that, it needs to soften up a lot. The trucks are quite loose, I would even say squirrelly, but as the deck softens up it will have a great combo of maneuverability and response. The wheels are a touch soft...good for rough surfaces and grip, but it takes a lot for my exceedingly weak legs to snap or slide the tail. The design is a minimal island pattern on the bottom of the deck and the typical faux-stringer on the top. So that makes 4 skateboards and 4 surfboards...no I am not a childish 25 year old!

The second issue is a request. How do my beloved Padres look? I heard they just finished a 4 game losing streak. Four games! This early? Yikes. The other question is a favor of a San Diegan. Could someone round up a couple email addresses for me? Some neighbors from ole Diamond and Mission. Pher or Jared, probably, since you know them best...anyway, let me know.