Saturday morning I was called into duty at 830 am, serving in the regiment of concrete workers that assembled at Al Town on October the 8th. The plan?? To create a pump bump and finish the ledge. We mixed somewhere in the range of 30 bags of quick crete, not sure the ratio of bags used for which project. After you have mixed about 8 bags things start to become a blurr. The Team work was great, we mixed the crete while every one else molded it onto the form. Then we poured the finishing work on the ledge which did not leave us with out its issues. Come skate it, you can see.
The pump bump is great, I skated it yesterday and it really improves the flow of the place. The faster you hit it the better. Photos.
JACKSON MS:
The day after the pour, Sunday, I drove down to Jackson, MS and stopped by the Red C Skate Park. It was a little odd to find since it is hidden with in this giant warehouse space somewhere in Jackson's industrial area. They rent space in this old industrial complex to anybody who needs space. So here it is, it was a 3ft mini ramp that has a waterfall into a larger, looked to be maybe 7ft or 6ft half. They are trying to bowl it in on the corners, so it will end up being this rectangular bowl with two sections. I did not skate it, my body was messed up but it looks really fun. I actually have to go back to Jackson in a couple of weeks and I will try and skate it then. Other wise, party on, well, not here. They do not let any drugs, beer, cigs or anything else like that into their park. Also, if you smell like booze when you come in there they will kick you out.
HAMMOND LA:
I was able to break away from my job and drive down to Hammond which was only a 15 minute drive for me since I was working just north in Amite. First thing I did was go to the local skate shop to get the skinny on things and build up my new board. Small Time Skate Shop is owned by Chris Daniels and today my new friend Jordan was working. Jordan is apparently a sick skater according to SW. Jordan built my board and filled my head of how sick the concrete park was and if it gets to dark to skate there you can then head over to the Chicken Coop, an indoor wood bowl. He also claimed that Hammond's park is one of the best in the States. The park consists of a huge bowl in the center with a flow street area circling around the bowl. There are pump bumps that lead into banks and back into banks then back to the flow bumps. You can get away with never pushing. Then there is the bowl, it is sick. Check the Photos.I did not go to the Chicken Coop, Jordan said things get started late and I had to crash. Then there is Baton Rouge skate park another 45 minutes west. If you hit Jackson, Hammond and Baton Rouge all in one trip it would be off the hook, a screamer. Photos.
I did not do a whole lot of skating but consider it scoped out.
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