Epic Story #2: Skate Video?

SKATE!!!!

Me and My Dad and My Friend made a skate video and were going to show it on You Tube.

My Friend brought over his new Mullen Uberlight deck. And he had this funny wolf man mask that he was going to wear. We were like cracking up.

I asked My Dad if we could use the new Sony digital video camera to shoot ourselves. My Dad was totally into it! He said that he would be our cameraman. My Dad said we could even edit the video on the computer and then upload it to You Tube!

So we pulled my portable mini quarter pipe up around the corner to do jumps off it and stuff. My Dad told me where to stick it.

I told My Dad that Me and My Friend thought the wolf man mask would be funny to wear. We could like ride around with it on and stuff. But My Dad was like “No.”

My Dad said we should make INSTRUCTIONAL skate videos that we could MARKET!

Me and My Friend were like good with making instructional skate videos that we could MARKET via the WEB, or whatever… but the wolf man thing… we still thought that was funny.

So My Dad was finally actually all like, “Okay.”

He said we’d make it so like the guy wearing the wolf man head was a lame skater. And the other guy would kind of show him how it’s done. Then, we’d show how to do tricks like…

The ollie… The kick flip… And the 360 flip… aka “The Trey Flip.”

So, My Dad told My Friend to do a lame trick as a wolf man. My Friend kinda didn’t want to do it lame. He wanted to do tricks. But My Dad kind of demanded that My Friend do it lame.

My Dad told My Friend to jump off the mini pipe, but to do it sadly. Then I would come in and show him the proper technique.

So he made My Friend do it a bunch of times. Finally My Friend was kind of like all, you know…

So My Dad was all, “Okay, whatever.” He would play the role of the lame wolf man skater himself!

But the wolf man mask was boy size. It didn’t fit My Dad.

So My Dad sent me back to the house to get his gorilla head mask.

My Dad always wears the gorilla head at Halloween to scare trick-or-treaters.

Anyways, when I got back, My Dad said that he had a better idea for everything.

Now, the guy with the mask on would be the teacher. He’d be like this killer skater who was pro back in the ‘80s who had a tragic accident where his head kind of got cut off, and he made a deal with this evil guy to get a new head, except like now he has the head of a gorilla. But he uses his powers for good by teaching kids skating tricks. And he solves crimes.

My Dad said the superhero thing would make the video EASIER TO SELL!

I was into it. So I asked My Friend, too.

My Friend wondered how we could fit all that information into our video.

My Dad said we’d stick it at the beginning in writing. On screen! Like the beginning of STAR WARS!

It’d be awesome!

My Dad made Me and My Friend get my kinked grind rail and the rest of my portable skate gear so we could show tricks.

It was pretty tiring. My Friend said he really, really wanted to work the camera.

I asked if I could work the camera. My Dad said Me and My Friend could take turns. But I’d go first.

So finally now it was like My Dad was this gorilla skater who’d explain how to do it to My Friend.

And My Friend kind of did this thing where he was like pretending not to notice My Dad. Like he didn’t care that there was this Gorilla guy like bugging him. It was kind of funny. I was kind of laughing.

So after that, it was time to get some action footage!

And check it! My Dad busted a stellar Front Side/Dark Slide on the kinked rail. Then he did a total 360 Flip to Nose Manual. And then this METHOD AIR OVER ME HOLDING THE CAMERA!

Seriously! MY DAD TOTALLY KILLED IT!

Then it was time for the big trick. I was all psyched.

My Dad would basically bomb down the hill… Then, he’d go for huge air off the jacked up mini pipe… Then, he’d pull off an epic 360 Method in air. Kinda like Danny Way jumping over the Great Wall of China.

But it didn’t go down like that exactly.

My Dad came bombing down the street. He got HUGE AIR off the jacked up mini quarter pipe! And I was like “whoa!”

My Dad did a total 360 in MID AIR!

Then, My Friend was like all, “Oh dude, look out!”

That’s because right when My Dad was in the air, This Guy on a Racing Bike was like ripping down the street.

He had on a yellow jersey, tight shorts and one of those space alien helmets. He was on a total Colnago.

I know it was a Colnago bike because I zoomed in on the logo.

The Guy was totally locked in!

But he totally swerved to avoid my kinked grind rail and ended up right under My Dad right when he was full on landing the 360 Method!

And then My Dad landed on top of him! How random is that?

The Guy on the Racing Bike totally started yelling at My Dad. He called My Dad a “Skateboard Freak.”

My Dad yelled back. He told the The Guy about bike safety and there are kids and that The Guy was lame because of his tight pants.

The Guy was all, “What’s this gorilla head for?” The Guy was demanding to know My Dad’s name and address and who My Dad is. He was going to sue My Dad for damaging his frame. Luckily, they were both wearing helmets.

My Friend totally bailed.

But I got it all on digital video! I even previewed it in the camera!

It’s sad, though. We didn’t edit it because My Dad wasn’t like there or whatever. But I thought I’d just stick the raw footage on You Tube, you know?

But there was like some issues with our hard drive… or the server wouldn’t upload it right.

So… like, you know, whatever.