We arrived in Brooklyn on Friday and met up with this dude called Ben who rides. He was rad and let us crash at his place for a few days. Ben’s roomate Ryan also rides and his other roomate is this Andrew dude who has 3 foot long dreadlocks. They all live together in the loft of an old converted industrial building, a pretty good setup.
Friday night we went out to this bar where you get a free cheese pizza with every beer. That bar was really cool, met some interesting people there.
Gettin' sloppy
Saturday we rode some street, I think, or maybe it was raining that day? then went to see EHG. This was probably the best show of the trip as far as I’m concerned, in fact this was one of the wildest shows I’ve ever witnessed. First of all, getting to the show was a trip, it was pouring rain and a long walk to and from the subway. We finally gave up and hailed a cab(gotta ride in a yellow cab if your in NY, right?). Eventually we got to the dock (did I mention that this show was taking place on a boat normally used for dinner parties?) and stood in line for a while.
The first band played, and they were a fast thrashy band that whipped the crowed into a frenzy. The boat had no stage and the show took place in a small space with a second deck wrapping around upstairs. Everyone was packed in really close. Next band to play was Goatwhore, who had the crowd chanting and fists in the air.
After that Pig Destroyer went on and played an insane set of grind. There was a small barricade around the stage that quickly got jumped by many and soon the room was just a sea of people with the guitarist and vocalist barely having enough room to even play, all the while people are flying all over the place in the “mosh pit” which now takes up most of the room. I recall watching all this madness unfold, and looking over my shoulder to notice that we were sailing past the Statue of Liberty.
Next up was EHG, they took the stage and cranked the amps with nothing but the screech of feedback for about 2 or 3 mins, all the while the drummer sat with his sticks clenched in his fists, pressed against his forehead rocking back and forth like a mad man on the drum stool. Eventually the first song kicked in and everyone went nuts again with some bouncer types trying to keep people from hitting the guitarists as they careened out of the pit. Every now and then I looked over my shoulder to realize that were on a boat, in the harbour, passing by skyscrapers while all this is happening…
Sunday we went riding and hit up a few famous New York street spots including the Brooklyn banks, the China banks, and various other spots that I’ve seen featured in many videos. Riding street in New York is fun not just because of the awesome spots, but because of the ride to and from spots. Blasting through traffic and squeezing between cars stopped at red lights before sprinting through a busy intersection is some fun.
That night we went out with Ryan who took us to a bar with the best jukebox ever, then we hit up some other bars that were alright.
Monday me and Jim rode a few street spots, and I managed to injure my hand by riding into a curb and flipping over the bars.
Jim decided a week ago he’d had enough of the trip so he packed some of his stuff up. Ryan came home from work(he traps racoons and takes their blood) and we met up with this dude called Pat then we all went out to that bar where you get a free pizza with every beer.
Ryan and Pat
Tuesday I dropped Jim off at Newark airport and drove most of the way to Washington. When I dropped him off I had no map, and hadn’t really looked at where I needed to go, luckily I found the interstate I needed and eventually found a map of the east coast at a gas station.
Wednesday I checked out Washington. I pretty much just parked and walked around for a bit, checking out this and that.
My buddy Abraham Lincon
I didn’t check out the white house because there was a ton of security, and it seemed like some event or something must have been happening because the cops had a bunch of streets blocked off(which made navigating out of the city a nightmare).
Thursday I mostly just drove south, through Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and probably wasted some time getting lost.
Friday I drove to Athens, GA because there’s apparently an awesome skate park there, but the weather hadn’t been looking too good all day and it started to rain just as I rolled in, so I ate at a Waffle House and drove south some more till I saw a Wal-Mart around Atlanta
New Yawk
We arrived in Brooklyn on Friday and met up with this dude called Ben who rides. He was rad and let us crash at his place for a few days. Ben’s roomate Ryan also rides and his other roomate is this Andrew dude who has 3 foot long dreadlocks. They all live together in the loft of an old converted industrial building, a pretty good setup.
Friday night we went out to this bar where you get a free cheese pizza with every beer. That bar was really cool, met some interesting people there.
Gettin' sloppy
Saturday we rode some street, I think, or maybe it was raining that day? then went to see EHG. This was probably the best show of the trip as far as I’m concerned, in fact this was one of the wildest shows I’ve ever witnessed. First of all, getting to the show was a trip, it was pouring rain and a long walk to and from the subway. We finally gave up and hailed a cab(gotta ride in a yellow cab if your in NY, right?). Eventually we got to the dock (did I mention that this show was taking place on a boat normally used for dinner parties?) and stood in line for a while.
The first band played, and they were a fast thrashy band that whipped the crowed into a frenzy. The boat had no stage and the show took place in a small space with a second deck wrapping around upstairs. Everyone was packed in really close. Next band to play was Goatwhore, who had the crowd chanting and fists in the air.
After that Pig Destroyer went on and played an insane set of grind. There was a small barricade around the stage that quickly got jumped by many and soon the room was just a sea of people with the guitarist and vocalist barely having enough room to even play, all the while people are flying all over the place in the “mosh pit” which now takes up most of the room. I recall watching all this madness unfold, and looking over my shoulder to notice that we were sailing past the Statue of Liberty.
Next up was EHG, they took the stage and cranked the amps with nothing but the screech of feedback for about 2 or 3 mins, all the while the drummer sat with his sticks clenched in his fists, pressed against his forehead rocking back and forth like a mad man on the drum stool. Eventually the first song kicked in and everyone went nuts again with some bouncer types trying to keep people from hitting the guitarists as they careened out of the pit. Every now and then I looked over my shoulder to realize that were on a boat, in the harbour, passing by skyscrapers while all this is happening…
Sunday we went riding and hit up a few famous New York street spots including the Brooklyn banks, the China banks, and various other spots that I’ve seen featured in many videos. Riding street in New York is fun not just because of the awesome spots, but because of the ride to and from spots. Blasting through traffic and squeezing between cars stopped at red lights before sprinting through a busy intersection is some fun.
That night we went out with Ryan who took us to a bar with the best jukebox ever, then we hit up some other bars that were alright.
Monday me and Jim rode a few street spots, and I managed to injure my hand by riding into a curb and flipping over the bars.
Jim decided a week ago he’d had enough of the trip so he packed some of his stuff up. Ryan came home from work(he traps racoons and takes their blood) and we met up with this dude called Pat then we all went out to that bar where you get a free pizza with every beer.
Ryan and Pat
Tuesday I dropped Jim off at Newark airport and drove most of the way to Washington. When I dropped him off I had no map, and hadn’t really looked at where I needed to go, luckily I found the interstate I needed and eventually found a map of the east coast at a gas station.
Wednesday I checked out Washington. I pretty much just parked and walked around for a bit, checking out this and that.
My buddy Abraham Lincon
I didn’t check out the white house because there was a ton of security, and it seemed like some event or something must have been happening because the cops had a bunch of streets blocked off(which made navigating out of the city a nightmare).
Thursday I mostly just drove south, through Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and probably wasted some time getting lost.
Friday I drove to Athens, GA because there’s apparently an awesome skate park there, but the weather hadn’t been looking too good all day and it started to rain just as I rolled in, so I ate at a Waffle House and drove south some more till I saw a Wal-Mart around Atlanta