Skatopia, Friday the 13th: A Day in Hell
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Ely
By Ely Phillips
Will I die? What if I get shot? I hope know one steals my $h!t! I had heard plenty of gnarly things about Skatopia and I am here to tell you that everything I heard was in fact true! Many wished me good luck and to "not die" while I was there, which was certainly comforting. What the hell did I get myself into this time?
I arrived mid-day on the 13th and all appeared somewhat normal, but after passing under the arch of anarchy that read "Skatopia," $h!t hit the fan and my view of normality left me at the gate! Fireworks flew from all directions. In between sips of brews fights erupted. And anything that could possibly catch fire was set on fire! The explosions, be it fireworks or whatever else that could explode, did at all hours of the day and night with only about an hour of ceasefire. Beat to hell spray-painted cars sped around with people yelling out of them and at them, all while random objects flew at these party cars. At night the fireworks raged on while sessions in the “punisher” bowl got heated.
Bruce Martin killed it along with his son Brendan, who had gnarly frontside and backside airs. Watching father and son rip the bowl a new one was quite an epic scene.
There are really no words that can fully describe Skatopia on Friday the 13th, so with this short summary I lead you to the photos that recount all of the mayhem, destruction, and other forms of debauchery I witnessed along the way.
Will I die? What if I get shot? I hope know one steals my $h!t! I had heard plenty of gnarly things about Skatopia and I am here to tell you that everything I heard was in fact true! Many wished me good luck and to "not die" while I was there, which was certainly comforting. What the hell did I get myself into this time?
I arrived mid-day on the 13th and all appeared somewhat normal, but after passing under the arch of anarchy that read "Skatopia," $h!t hit the fan and my view of normality left me at the gate! Fireworks flew from all directions. In between sips of brews fights erupted. And anything that could possibly catch fire was set on fire! The explosions, be it fireworks or whatever else that could explode, did at all hours of the day and night with only about an hour of ceasefire. Beat to hell spray-painted cars sped around with people yelling out of them and at them, all while random objects flew at these party cars. At night the fireworks raged on while sessions in the “punisher” bowl got heated.
Bruce Martin killed it along with his son Brendan, who had gnarly frontside and backside airs. Watching father and son rip the bowl a new one was quite an epic scene.
There are really no words that can fully describe Skatopia on Friday the 13th, so with this short summary I lead you to the photos that recount all of the mayhem, destruction, and other forms of debauchery I witnessed along the way.
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