| On Saturday December 29th, we put together a last minute session to celebrate the end of 2007, and more importantly, to wish our good friend Brian Kelly and his family the best
of luck as they move back to Phoenix, Arizona. As both the owner of Ride Skateboards shop and the driving force behind getting the Alabaster skate park built, Brian will be sorely missed
in the Alabama skate scene. However, as Brian had said often enough, he never came to Birmingham to make deep roots but just to plant some seeds in the skate scene. Brian wanted to
push for public skate parks and put on clinics and contests to get greater involvement into skateboarding by both kids and their parents. He accomplished that and now it's time for him to
move on....and to bigger things from the sound of it. Due the amateur series he started and ran not to mention the pro contest he organized, he caught the eye of the World Cup of Skateboarding
organization, and they have tapped him to start up their amateur series now. So, this day was to celebrate...for Brian, for our skate park (that is thankfully still in operation), and
for the simple fact that we CAN come out and skate together. As for the session, the turn out was GREAT! It was one of the bigger sessions we have had there in a long time. The young guns
and old guys all made it out. The skating was amped up all day, and at several points, there was a full on snake session in the bowl! Everyone seemed to be wanting to send 2007 out
with a bang, and I think we all did that very well. Thanks again to all who made it out and a BIG thanks to Brian Kelly! Guess we all get to visit Brian out in Phoenix for some skating
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Group photo
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Gettin ready to get down
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early crowd on the street area
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line-up to hit the stairs
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Steven sticks a perfect k-grind
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Big view of our beloved bowl
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another bowl overview
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view down the center line with Eddings in the shallow
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view down the center with Eddings on the big end
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our bowl in the final days of 2007
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the young guys watch as Danny drops in
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Brian, Butch and Tim pad up
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the bowl session gets underway
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Danny grinding the deep end
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Butch, Danny, Brian and Eddings
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Brian Kelly goes frontside in the deep end
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Austin frontside rockin and rollin
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Brian tickles the tiles with a long backside carve
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FULL parking lot...too small already after they just closed it in
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bowl session line-up
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Bryan Park in need of a razor and scissors...damn heshers haha
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Mark Eddings launchs frontside
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Brian Kelly grabbing backside on a little grind
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Butch eyes his double trucker in the deep
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Danny with a controlled frontside 5-0
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Brad grinds through the shallow as the crowd looks on
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Brian Kelly about to do damage to coping
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Tim Spinosi in his trademark approach to coping
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Little Chris grinding at speed in front of the crowd
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Brad pops a nice ollie-to-tail in the shallows
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Yes, that's Danny and yes, that's a frontside boneless...rock on!
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Bryan Park pops a frontside disaster
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Spencer Kelly floats a nice little hip ollie
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Full on snake session at the bowl in full effect!
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Butch showing the young guys that carving at mach speed is real fun too!
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Brad smith grinds in the shallows
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Butch zips by as Austin and Chris look on (like the sky in this one!)
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Austin White styles a frontside rock and roll
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Brian Kelly in a frontside layback
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Austin ollie tailslides around the corner
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Mark Eddings frontside grindage
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Solomon back 50-50 in the deep end
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Solomon rock and rolls in the deep
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Austin White launches over the hip
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Solomon pops around a Gay Twist attempt...the tuck is right but the land isn't there yet
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Little Chris....this is not an ollie grab...it is an ollie grab 180 over the hip....that means landing FAKIE!
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Solomon in flight...another failed attempt...sadly no airs in 2007...2008?
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Austin boosts another ollie grab over the hip
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Another 50-50 from Solomon
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Little Chris bringing an ollie grab 180 around to fakie
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