Swedish 'skater dudes' commemorate ali's liberation via uploads of some vintage, shitty quality vhs video featuring 'baggy clothes,' 'mongo pushing' and uhm yeah cool... idk


Welcome Out Ali! part 1 from Martin Karlsson on Vimeo.



Welcome Out, Ali part 2 from Martin Karlsson on Vimeo.



Welcome Out, Ali part 3-1996 from Martin Karlsson on Vimeo.

sort of feels like skateboarding reached it's peak when rich kids started getting really good at a young age. parents didn't want them skating in their driveways anymore and so they were sent to woodward in ohio where it was beautiful and relaxing so they could focus on landing insane tricks. they could misbehave and not piss off mom and dad.

is misbehaving worth it if it doesn't piss off someone?
i see now how giving someone negative attention still encourages their potentially shittier behavior. seems like i've come to that conclusion in so many different formats.

tired of it. tired of young people constantly progressing. does this mean i will be left behind via technology and feel alienated by the future's equivalent to the internet?

am i stuck in the past?
am i letting go too soon?

just want to live through skaters on vhs who didn't try too hard. just want to skate with people who see things without preconceptions, psuedo-morals or collective judgment...

just kidding, idk, life sucks...

is skateboarding like writing?
what's easier getting sponsors or blog hits or indie-zine press?
do bloggers deserve a pulitzer category?

been thinking i should write a story where the person hates and is ashamed of their body, has a really bad job, cries a lot, eats bad food, plays video games, has a smelly room... other bad/ lonely things.

might be funny

man, this is a long one huh?
feel like there's no point to posts like this anymore. probably the last time i do this. probably should cut it out with the annoying skateboarding stuff too.