ROOTS

Its been a long cold winter. Shit is def not over yet. We got one day of 60 degree weather and decided to take it to the streets. We ended up at a couple warm up spots. But finished up with some games of skate and a session at Harris Riverfront Park. This place was a mess.

Alot of people were roaming around down there. All different kinds. Bikers, skateboarders, bums, college students, families, hipsters, and of course online encounters trying to get a fix.

Most of the kids that were carrying around a skateboard were doing just that. Sitting on the three stair smoking cigs and enjoying the freedom that comes with being away from parental supervision.

Why were they not skateboarding?

Why did'nt they join in on a game of skate?

Maybe they were just trying to score some candy.

We were among the few to stay and enjoy what the riverfront had to offer.

Even if it were just for a day, it brought me back to when I was younger and skated 2 miles all the way to downtown just to skate with the older guys that all met up at the spot. Seems like its the last resort at bottom of the city so no one would bother us. Being that young I am surprised I was able to just chill and learn a new trick or two.

Eventually this will be a mecca of adolescent teens trying to find something to skate. Once the park is built it'll turn into a huge deal. But for now it's still like it was when I first started skateboarding. Dingy, dirty, smelly, rough, and weird. I almost would like it to stay this way. But everything changes and everything goes through its phases.

Ryan Stapleton

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(andrew with the ifilm)

So we will enjoy it while it lasts. Enjoy the fact that we are just a percentage of people who like places like this.