Cleats by Bill Hinds for April 26, 2009

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    I’m with you, Dad.

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  2. Text if you d like to meet him
    Yukoneric  over 15 years ago

    My last trip on a skateboard was 16 yrs ago at the young age of 45. Neighbor thought I was nuts. Wife wasn’t home….

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    Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator over 15 years ago

    At least Dad’s broken body would be easy for the ambulance crew to find in THAT SHIRT. — Is that Sam the Skateboader doing a one-hander? Does your son do “manuevers” like this? — BTW, what’s the correct skateboarding terminology for what skateboarders do… moves, skills, stunts, tricks??

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  4. Bill toonsmall
    Bill Hinds creator over 15 years ago

    That is one of the “bowls” in a skate park near where we live. My son, Sam, fell about 8 ft onto his helmet in it. He was unconscious for about a minute. It seemed like an hour at the time. That was his first injury in about five years of serious skateboarding. It has cooled his interest quite a bit. If you see some skateboarders in your neighborhood, don’t immediately look down on them. Quite often they’re amazing athletes–and without coaches.

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    mrprongs  over 15 years ago

    Always wear your helmet, folks. They exist to save your life. Won’t you let them save your life?

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    Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator over 15 years ago

    Talk about instant death with or without a helmet. This stuff looks impossible! http://tinyurl.com/c56el3

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