Inspired by Shitbag last year (our birthdays are right around the same time); I set out to do 40 tricks for my 40th birthday. I knew I had to do it somewhere like PQ here, where there are lots of options. No way am I pulling it off like Shitbag did, all on one obstacle.
This almost got cancelled real quick. With only 6 tricks under my belt I smacked my knee really hard. Went and got a bag of ice, took a break, switched from my normal skate intake of sativa only over to a heavy indica, and went back in. Then around #12, I fell and hit the back of my head on the corner of a ledge. Got a little bump.
Thought I might have to seriously downgrade this thing. Does it still count if I slash grind in 20 different areas of the park? Maybe I should get all Magenta and do some powerslides? Wear the same outfit and work on this for the next month?
But, when you got local legends like Oscar Jordan and Willy Santos there to hype you up, you have to push on. Anyone who knows me knows I'm terrible at manuals. Besides vert, they would be the weak link in my skateboard chain. I don't have the balance or patience for them. So, after I did that hippy jump I'm looking around trying to decide what to do for my last trick. Willy asked if I had done any manuals and suggested I do that nose manual up. I laughed and said it might take me until I'm 41. Sure enough, it was a little battle. But when Willy throws out a request, you try to comply.
Huge thank you to Tbone for filming and editing this. My #1 go to old dude partner in crime for decades now.