By Brad J. Lilley
EXPN.com
Feb. 13, 2002
Skateparks in the last 5 years have been popping up in the U.S. almost as fast as record companies have been putting out freedom songs. I remember back when I used to work at the infamous Powell Skatezone in Santa Barbara back in the early 90's, when guyz like current Shorty team rider Jesse Silvey was about 3 feet tall and Chad Fernandez wasn't even old enough to drive, don't get me started!! We were 1 of about 10 parks in the whole Nation; nowadays you can find two parks per city. In fact there are more Skateparks in the U.S. than Wal Marts in California.
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| Ahhhhh, god's country. |
Being an announcer slash reporter on the Tony Hawk Gigantic Skatepark Tour, I see some sick ass parks!! I also see some railer ones as well, like in Sacto, Vegas, and New Jersey. Recently I took a job in Utah putting the music together for Snowboarding in the upcoming 2002 Olympic Winter Games, how cool is that - Snowboarding in the Olympics? But that's another story. After I made the temporary move to Utah, people kept telling me about a Skatepark in Park City that was all cement with ledges, rail's and a fat bowl, and you know skaters love fat bowls! So I packed up the Suburban and headed out to Park City.
I arrived at the park about 2pm to meet my friend and former professional skateboarder turned Skateboard Commentator, "Double D" A.K.A Dave Duncan, this dude is a legend! I noticed when I arrived that no one was skating, then I noticed two city workers hosing down the outside of the park, I approached the duo and asked them why no one was skating. The guy told me someone had gotten hurt, and a HazMat crew was on the way to clean up the blood and the park wouldn't open until tomorrow.
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| ... and you know skaters love fat bowls! |
I was so bummed I couldn't skate that day so I headed home only to receive a phone call an hour and a half later from Double D saying that they were going to open the park in another hour after the HazMat dudes finished cleaning up the carnage. I started to break out into a cold sweat knowing that I had made plans to head back to Cali for Thanksgiving, and I wasn't able to head back to Park City. Oh well I figured I would hit it up after I got back in Dec. Did I mention when I returned it was buried in Snow. I guess I will have to wait until the spring thaw to sesh it up!
I did however make a phone call to Dave Duncan to ask his low down on the park. Dave says: "It is one of the top 10 parks in America", "It has something for everyone". Whether you are old School or New, The Park City Skatepark in Utah is a must!!!! If you don't believe me check out these Pic's I managed to snap before the HazMat Crew cleaned up the blood.
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| No matter what... Never skate with a knife and fork in your pocket. |
After I returned to Utah and saw the snow, I started thinking about Snowboarding in the Winter Olympics and how cool its gonna be, but how about Skateboarding in the Summer Olympics? That's a good question so I decided to talk to the people of Park City and see what they thought of my Question:
Since Snowboarding is in the Winter Olympics, should Skateboarding be in the Summer Olympics?
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