| Pulled into the Brook Run skate park around 6:30 to find a large crowd and TV crew all around the park. Turns out they were filiming for the Cartoon Network's
"Fried Dynamite" show. That was cool, but what was cooler is that they were letting everyone skate for free due to TV crew closing some of the park off
from time to time. Bonus! A few of the regulars got to be in the show in some parts...Ray Fennessey, Shawn Coffman, etc....and Chris Coffman was featured a lot
throughout (he had been there since 1 pm filming!). We joked with Chris that he was the stunt man for the show. Of course, Ray offered to be his agent....for a
percentage. (haha) Well, this was the first time many of us had a chance to get back out and skate Brook Run on a wednesday due to weather (cold and/or rain) in
the past several weeks. It was good to see everyone again, skate and catch up. The usual suspects showed up...Jeff(Redmenace), Woody Trend, Ray Fennessey, Shawn and Chris Coffman,
Jimmy O'Brien, Wes, Roobs (injured hip but there trying!), Martin, and more. Also, we had a visitor...Alabama's own, Paul "Gyro" Gierow, was in town. It was a blast skating with him
again (have not skated with him since the last Huntsville reunion like 3 yrs ago!!!). Gyro was killing it!!! Around 9:30, most everyone had had their fill. Time to
pack up and head out. Ray, Shawn and Chris all head to Florida this weekend for the second contest in the Florida Bowl Riders series, so I wished them all good luck
and drove back to the hotel. Already looking forward to skating Brook Run next week! Till next Wednesday night.... |
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Walking up to find a crowd
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The Dynamite Action Squad truck
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John (owner of Woody's Halfpipe) in the middle of it
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More TV show advertising
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Filming the snack bar scene
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Mrs. Coffman and Raymondo at the front desk
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Jeff and others around the bowl with TV equipment
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filming some night shots
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Gierow gets a backside air in the big bowl
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Jimmy O'Brien scratching the coping
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Jeff (Redmenace) working on frontside airs
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Ray Fennessey inverted
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Woody Trend in the middle of a sliding rock n' roll
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Paul Gierow getting his grind on
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Jimmy lays back close to the deathbox
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Paul "Gyro" Gierow tweaks out a layback air
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Gierow hucks a nice frontside air
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