Just last week I started purging some of my stuff while moving into a new pad in Rossland, and was super stoked to find this! So surprised I never lost this throughout the years having moved so many times in my life, but after 30 years I still have it! I used to spend a month or more every summer and then alternate between xmas and March Break in Vancouver visiting my mom after I moved to Ontario to live with my Dad in ‘84… Anyways, I remember this day like it was yesterday…I was already hitting up Seylynn Bowl in North Vancouver on the regular that visit, but this particular day while Expo 86 was happening in Vancouver, all the pros were at the bowl for a jam, it was totally radical to say the least (as was the skateboarding at Expo 86 too)! Everyone was ripping and getting gnarly, and any chance I got I asked for autographs… Tony Hawk, Bryce Kanights, Lance Mountain (who said “no, heres a dime though kid”…I was so bummed for what felt like forever but was a split second before he said “just kidding, here ya go”), Lester Kasai, and Rob Roskopp who also signed my Rob Roskopp 3 deck at the time (my first 'pro’ complete). You know you love and are so passionate about something when after 30 years you still get excited for it, dream about it, think about it wherever you go, invest countless hours and money into it, miss it if gone for too long…and ultimately shaped your life, style and is your lifestyle. #skateboarding #love #passion #lifestyle #expo86 #seylynnbowl @tonyhawk @brycekanights @lancemountain @lesterkasai #robroskopp @oldballsskateboardco #roadtorecovery #bebacknextyear
