Skateboarding has taken over my weekends

Not that I was skateboarding as much as I went to help the hubs shoot interviews with Wally Inouye, Chris Strople, Jeff Ament and Jeff Greenwood.  Ben asked the questions, I monitored the audio and kept an eye on the camera.  This worked for me since I don't know jack about skateboarding but staring at a bounce meter and making sure the camera was still recording is well within my reach.

For a look at pro-quality photos check out Ben's blog at MYKNEESHURTTHEMOVIE.COM.  This page only has iPhone pics I took since all the good cameras were rolling on skateboarding.

In case you didn't know (I certainly I had no clue), Chris Strople was the first skateboarder to be featured on the cover of Thrasher and some say Wally invented the wall ride.  Jeff Ament is in Pearl Jam and Jeff Greenwood runs Concrete Disciples. 

Like I mentioned, I knew nothing, just that Ben was excited and nervous about interviewing these guys.  So, I went along to help. 

All I do know is these guys are genuinely nice.  I wish I could bottle Wally's laughter and use it to cheer up folks.  And I also wish I had a fraction of the skills these dudes had on the skateboard.  I'm still at kick-push-kick-push-turn-crash.

When we weren't shooting interviews, Ben shot video of them skateboarding along with his  bud Ben Niles.  We went to Marginal Way, Delridge and Jefferson. I've  gotten a look at the footage and I think Ben's documentary just got  taken up a notch. 

Another of Ben's buddies, Greg, took photos that are way better than my crap phone pics.  That's Greg standing on the railing in the below pic.