"So, there I was, chilling in Hawaii, soaking up the sun, complaining it was too hot, seeking out sick spots for the shoot. And also a couple of pranks...
After getting a lay of the land by photobombing wedding photos, mastering manuals through drainage ditches, and ripping up the skate parks, a fellow team member got me to acid drop into a filled pool. He "convinced" a guard to drop his candy bar, causing the hotel to drain the pool. I'm not sure how he got it to work either, but the pool made for a rad place to skate!
Anyway, I found myself on top of the hotel building, and I knew I had to tell Eric about it. Maybe he really did mess up with my paperwork, and I should forgive him? I called him up and told him to bring his camera. Even he knew how sick of a spot this was. Sadly, he seemed like a wuss and didn't do anything, but I fear nothing! I took some lines and even hopped over a road. And then magic happened! Someone called the cops on us, and they brought a helicopter! I knew what I must do!
The mctwist is one of the most iconic flips in skateboarding. I've been trying to land it for so long, and I knew hitting it here would cement me as a god! I got some speed and hit a ramp perfectly. I aired over the copter and hit a perfect mctwist, landing on that famous pink hotel. It was the coolest thing I had ever done. Even Eric was blown away and corrected me. "It was the coolest thing anyone's ever done." For once, he was right. We hid in the hotel until the cops left...
We returned to the mainland with the greatest skateboard trick ever filed. Vancouver was home to a professional tournament and showcase to anyone on a team. Word has gotten around about my trick, but the roadies were still setting up while we had too great of a pre party. I helped the rest of the team with filming their lines and hung around in the background. I also helped clean the leaves... Flying too high, maybe. When we were ready, we all made our way to the arena. Eric went ahead and turned in the footage and had me drive the limo with the rest of the team. I didn't think anything of it at first...
He swindled me. Eric stole my spot and claimed it as his own. The damn coward said he was the one who mctwisted over the copter. He got what I earned! And it got him a pro contract and invite to the competition! That was mine!!!
But since when am I one to sit back and mope? Rules be damned, I entered myself into the pro tournament. The attendant was confused but didn't argue. And Todd didn't argue when I won the damn thing. I, an amateur, won a pro tournament. I even shoved it in Eric's face by beating his best line. Todd wasn't too thrilled but recognized what I did and gave me what Eric stole. I got my board deal and kept on with my shoe deal. I signed up for Adio!
After Vancouver, it was on the largest skate demo on Earth! Off to snowy Moscow!"
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