Haha I hear ya, Pretty insane that this trip went down more than 10 years ago - even more insane that it got you into it enough to have some fun across years on your side. I think the key thing we hit on (that maybe got lost) is that the marketing and stuff was what enabled us to get out from behind the desk enough to stay sane, and creative. I think staying fresh and mentally outside the box is really how we were able to approach a lot of problems differently than some other brands did - which I think is always when your ideas have the most impact (for good and bad). I took a few years off, sold my share of OS, and just got back involved so hopefully we can get pointed more toward what we were doing in the beginning than the daily grind toward the end. Always gotta have something to shoot for - and work on. Thanks for being a part of it. _Scott

Adam Demize If you were wearing one while riding in 2008 hat's off (or should I say helmets off) You have to remember that from 2002 to 2007 longboarding didn't exist. It was called a longboard skateboard, skateboard being the key term here. Most people, all of us here at Original included, came over from surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding. Those cultures, mostly to this day, don't have the helmet culture that exists in the downhill world.

Longboards by Original Skateboards Ah right

I think the same, skating changed my life and I want to do it again

Hey Michael I’m the drummer. Where did you see us??

@@dadenash777 Man it's been so long ago, I was younger and not totally familiar with the venue names back then. But I moved to Riverside about a year after this comment and would talk to Chris Jackson all the time in Bold Bean. I went to one of his birthday partys before he ended up moving, it was a karaoke party at his house if you were there.

@@squid262 lomax lodge? Lol