Notes of a Greasy Young Man: Live Hard, Pay Harder.

Mr. Greasy. Photo: Bandy

Recently, I got hit by a car while riding my motorcycle. When people tell me I’m lucky the accident didn’t take my brain or my life, I agree; yet I don’t feel very lucky. The time off skating, off my motorbike, on crutches, and in operating rooms doesn’t exactly feel like a blessing. Aside from my whininess, there are some pretty banger lessons I’ve learned. First and foremost, I would like to thank my sponsors Comet Skateboards, Caliber Truck Co, and Volante Wheels. It may sound like I’m trying to shamelessly plug these brands, but I’m not. The first thought going through my morphine-blitzed mind was what their reaction would be a potential season-ender. Despite all negative thoughts, my true friends Jason Salfi of Comet and Brandon Stewart of Caliber reassured me that everything would stay the same; even though I hadn’t gotten wrecked skating. Lesson #1: The support of friends is key to a healthy mental state. Respect to the homies. Read More

I Left My Heart In San Francisco: Episode 3

Greetings and salutations from the place we call home!  This month, Doug E. Fresh, the Sunset Sliders Chief Engineer, brings us a whimsical edit of how the Sunset Sliders conduct an invasion of Lurkadurkistan.

Now that our Bus has her fitting-touch of color and pizazz, we have begun an invasion—starting first in the critical location of home. Stage-one involves a systematic infiltration of the local transit system in order to learn all the curves of our native environment. By efficiently moving our Wiggleboarding Troops throughout the urban matrix, we can assemble and disperse with lightning quickness. Concordant with this task is the proper exploration of the local flora and fauna as we search for nutritional sources. These include the sweet nectar of bursting bush-barrels, the protein-acious smack of driveway slashing, and most importantly, the heavy carbohydrate-load of taking in the sunset on the beach and catching some jellyfish.

Our agents stalk in fine, feline form—moving through the ether of skateboarding space—focusing on having a good time and sharing rad experiences with each other. Whether it be taking the Sliders Bus to an event in a faraway land or riding a beach bomb that ends in a walk in the sand, all these activities encompass the invasion of Lurkadurkistan.

Come join us, the revolution is now. . . 

-Sunset Sliders

I Left My Heart In San Francisco: Episode 2

In this second installment we, the Sunset Sliders, bring to you a stellar story of growth, gains, gnarboots and of course girth. In this Northern California update, the segundo piso of skateboarding style, we introduce the incorporated city of Sunset Sliders, California. With the recent explosion of talent in and around the Bay Area, we decided to start our own city and fill it with all the fine trappings that any crew of shredders could desire. 

A public transportation system with underwriting from Caliber Truck Company helps to teleport all of our citizens from session, to event, to party, to session, and so forth. Sunset Sliders merely need wait by the newly created City of Sunset Sliders Bus-Stops in order to be whisked away to a bumping session teeming with fellow skaters.  Another statute of our newly formulated city code was instituting 24-hour donut shops for the people! Fine cruelers will surely fortify the future for skateboarders in our fine city. 

The joys of creating our own city don’t stop there for we, much like the Swazilandians in South Africa, find ourselves surrounded by the constructs set-forth by the surrounding cities of the San Francisco Bay Area. At times, it is necessary for our citizens to enter nimble ninja-mode in order to occupy top-notch roads without being noticed. To do this we allotted the totality of our public spending to the sciences and, lo and behold ,with that support we’ve figured out how to control our local weather on the microcosmic level.  Now, when in need of evasive maneuvers, we can conjure a dense fog to blanket our brethren as we slip away unnoticed. . . 

-Sunset Sliders

I left My Heart In San Francisco: Episode 1

The year is 2011, but the future is now. . .

We are the Sunset Sliders from San Franpsycho, California and we’re here to make dreams a reality. “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” is our monthly Wheelbase column and will focus on the most important parts of skateboarding: sweet-times, community building, donuts, and overall Awesomeness. Our community approach to skateboarding branches throughout The Bay Area, creating connections and developing a kinship amongst all skaters on their quest for Radness. We literally skate all that is possible in our exploration of the curvature of space and time and will be sure to bring that to you in the form of the funk—the true funk—and nothing but the funk!  Our hometown is the cradle of skateboarding and truly the City of Hills. “I left My Heart In San Francisco” is a glimpse—a taste—a titillation of what goes on in our Sliders World, and we are sure you’ll enjoy it as much as we all do. . . Keep your eyes peeled, it has begun!

-Sunset Sliders