By Hali Estrada.
I don’t think there is a better feeling than setting up a new board, taking off the shrink wrap and touching the board for the first time, smelling the paint and carefully setting the griptape in place. This is a feeling only a Skateboarder can understand and I remember to this day the first time I did it, It was a Santa Cruz Eric Dressen, the one with the Puppy, only the board cost me $90 but it was all worth it, it was my first brand new board, I had others before but never a brand new one, I was extremely happy :). I was remembering that first time last night as I was taking off the shrink wrap of my new Chocolate Board (I got a Chico Brenes and Giancarlo got a Marc Johnson) I took it off and the first thing I did was smell the paint, then I proceed to put the Griptape on the board making sure the edges are perfect and there’s no bubbles, an artistry you master after doing it so many times.
It was already 11pm when I finished putting together all the parts and I left it by the door waiting for Sunday and As you can see in the pictures we went to Stoner Plaza and had a great time. Now my 1 day old board is again by the door waiting for tomorrow and Im sure it will be another great day, Skateboarding is FUN. CFL .
Zavalaga, Backside Tail Slide.... nobody saw it but Gunther got the photographic evidence.
Andres, Hali, Beauvais and Alvaro .
Chuyo, Andres, Alvaro and Sebas.
New Boards, blood and a Cockroach on GC's leg.
Alvaro vs Dirt...... Dirt won.
