turning 40

[thesignguy]

Well since I never see DJ Adam around anymore I think I will be the first "active" fake skater to enter the over the hill category.

Next Monday Aug 12th I hit the big one. I don't plan on doing it lightly, my buddy from NY is flying in for a all day skate tour of St. Louis. I have had a good life and I'm not going to let a # bring me down. I have been skating for almost 30 years now, nothing impressive to show for it, but I have met the coolest people because of skateboarding and would never change a thing. I really think it is the best sport/hobby/lifestyle you could possibly do (at least for me it has) I still have the same exact friends I had when I first got on a board. The skateboarding culture in my life has produced the most interesting, loyal, creative and all around cool friends I could possibly imagine. This goes for all of you as well, I have a handful of you as friends on FaceBook and your content is equal to the rest of my friends (besides Rock, but he is a rollerblader anyway... I kid)

I hope on the 13th I can barely move because that would mean I skated as hard as I possibly could.

Anyway here is to another 40+ and I will try to put together a little birthday real life part to share will all of you.

Keep Rolling and never give up

[InsideManager]

Have a good one SG, I'm still worried about turning 30 haha, enjoy it and keep the positive outlook and I'm looking forward to checking out some footy.

[crni1976]

Cheers to you, and may you have a blast on Monday!

[m.seven]

right on SG,congrats on the approaching milestone..hope you have a blast!!
I'll be joining that 40+ club myself next March

[EmmitBrown]

Hell yeah, B! Happy birthday. Hope it's a blast and here's to you being immobile the day after!

[XImortalDEATHX]

I hope this site's still up when I get there.

Congrats. The diversity of age is awesome here.

[pawnluvguitarist]

I'd really like to be still skating at 40. Have an awesome birthday man.

[Jebotek]

Have a good one mate! Id be happy if i still could skate at that age

[thesignguy]

Thanks bros

[replicant]

Grats on the upcoming day SG! I turned 40 this past Feb 9th and have been skating since Christmas of my 5th birthday.
CAL 240 Flex Board, Represent! Even with Psoriatic Arthritis I still get out a couple times a week on my board and skate.
Here is to many more years for us all being able to skate and fakeskate as we please.

Mine was Blue and had a Black top. :D
http://shop.kantorla.com/images/cal24-_yellow.jpg

[thesignguy]

nice man, I have a penny deck I think they are called. Its a remake much like that
knew you were older but not that old you old fuck

wasnt my first board but close to it (second or third)
http://skateandannoy.com/aa-sna-uploads/2007/11/maxhead-1.jpg

my first real board
http://images04.olx.com/ui/7/30/10/1286659917_127523010_1-Pictures-of--Skateboard-Santa-Cruz-Rob-Roskopp-1989-Original-1286659917.jpg

[Boxerman08]

I never realized there were that many "old heads" playing the game/on fluckit, seriously stoked on that. And to think that you've been skating for 30+ years is beyond sick. I've "only" been skating for 12 years now, nothing impressive to show for it either, but I felt as if that was a long time already haha I definitely will keep on pushing for many years to come, for as long as I can stand on both legs, and I hope you will all too! Have a good one SG!

[PoppySquidJr]

Wow can't believe I missed this thread. Have a good one dude, keep rolling. This community makes me feel so young at 19

[Hobbs]

Dude 40? wow i hope you have the raddest birthday ever man, you deserve it!

[thesignguy]

I hope I do to man. It's getting close and the texts and calls are coming in. A lot of friends can't swing it, which I totally understand because I most likely wouldn't/couldn't make it to them for theirs. But they left not me so fuck em ha. My best friend is coming so its not like I'm not going to totally have the best time.
I seriously can't wait but I'm having a party Saturday and skating the next morning so I'm going to be probably hung the fuck over. We might spend the entire afternoon bullshiting at 6 different spots but who cares

[replicant]

nice man, I have a penny deck I think they are called. Its a remake much like that
knew you were older but not that old you old fuck

wasnt my first board but close to it (second or third)
http://skateandannoy.com/aa-sna-uploads/2007/11/maxhead-1.jpg

my first real board
http://images04.olx.com/ui/7/30/10/1286659917_127523010_1-Pictures-of--Skateboard-Santa-Cruz-Rob-Roskopp-1989-Original-1286659917.jpg

We "Elder Statesmen" have to stick together. :p Can't let these young punks try and run rough shod without respecting history! And I am definitely an old fuck.
I rode other peoples boards until my friend got a new complete for his birthday. So, he sold me his Roskopp 1 for $20 which became my first "Pro" model board.
It was kitted out like the Max Headroom deck with lapers, copers, nose, tail, and ribs as well. >_<! It had Gullwing trucks and OJ wheels. Broke the Gullwing
trucks inside a month so I bought Trackers and broke them inside two months. Bought Indy's and have never looked back. :) When I finally took all the crap off
of it except the rails the world opened up in my skating. Too bad I snapped the deck doing a Boneless over a little red wagon. :( Went to the local skate/surf shop
back then and bought my first Powell-Peralta deck... Also, love the D.R.I. sticker on the deck above. Skateboarding also introduced me to my love of Punk music.

[crni1976]

My first pro model (had it in white). Yeah, I remember putting all kinds of stuff on that thing so it would last longer. Took all of it off soon enough though. I rode Indy from the beginning, stuck with it ever since. I remember breaking a lot of kingpins though. Happy times.

http://www.skatelegends.com/steve_2.gif

[Monk]

weve already gone over this but Aug 13th for me.. and I thought for the longest we were the same age but i turn 39.. LOL ya old fuck!

DJADAM12 still got us beat with his fountain of youth asian ass ROFL!

happy early b-day hope to drank some shots wit ya soon mate!

HAHA old school here; first board was a NASH redline; second was a Mike McGill board made into a wall clock i got 75% off just cuz it had a hole in the middle of it for the clock hands.. now that is old school ghetto!

[thesignguy]

McGil was the first pro I saw. It was cool he was like the paid headliner demo guy at a vert contest. He wasn't in the contest but skated a few runs. You think your friends are "could be pro" material and then you see a pro. It was stil McGill tho, left wanting someone else. Stupid shit I was, would love to see him skate now. It was just like the old videos with mass crowds on both sides of the 16' wide by prob 12 tall ramp. Good times

I fact I got it on VHS tape, not him but the contest and practicing

[Monk]

ppl do 540s .. he does the Mctwist; big difference and to this day will always be different.

[Hitmanx123]

im guna say happy early birthday before anyone else because thats just me. :p

[Legba]

Shred on into the big four-zero SG! Looking forward to that Bday edit!

[knexzor]

Yeah buddy keep shredding!
Cheers from beyond the Great Firewall

[Skatehead]

Happy early bday SG!

[replicant]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/4276f248f16a515850c1a303d1dbfe0b/tumblr_mhbyc5rwV11qc8yajo1_1280.jpg

[Gizzler]

Happy Birthday and a great "all day skate day"!!!

I turned 40 on march 7th. Doesnt feel any different than being 25...30...35! Only the slams are getting harder somehow. Just returned from a CT scan and got a fracture in the left knee's tibial plateau. Sucks a lot!!!

Have fun and don't hurt yourself :p

[thesignguy]

Ha shit Gizzler get well soon buddy
You guys are awesome man thanks for the love

We got pretty hammered the night before so we were really hurting. My buddy was trying to puke all day behind the bushes at the park. We didn't hit all the parks like I hoped but this weekend was the shit fo sho
This is all I got on film, wish I had more but there's always next time.


http://youtu.be/aalgVP0YV-E

[Muhzzy]

You were straight carving that bowl. Sick man