Skate Boarding

Feeling nostalgic.

I used to skateboard in my youth.

My knees were always covered in scabs or band aids,

I was always bare foot and helmets where unheard of,

even for riding a bike.

I started on a slick plastic board in the late 70's and

bought a fat board in 1980. I could nearly do three

360's, I could tic-tak from one end of Australia to

the other and it was not unheard of for me to drop

of 4ft drops and land with skin intact.

My shorts were board-shorts that never touched

the knees, my t-shirts over large and my hair long.

I was never cool.