I haven’t skateboaded since I fell off my new (only like 2 days old) deck and broke my arm, 1 day before I was having knee surgery. BUT I went to hang out with Eric Fickes at a local skate park (Colorado has many in the Denver metro area, we’re very skater friendly.) to get some fresh air. We chatted after he was done… doing a few maneuvers? tricks? Im not hip to the lingo :)
Me: This is gonna be your first 360|Flex isn’t it? That’s gotta be exciting.
Eric: You know it. I’m really excited to finally be attending, even better that I’m speaking, double whammy yo’!
Me: No doubt, enter the 360|Flex scene with a bang. So, what do you think people who attend your session will be most surprised by/about?
Eric: People are going to attend my session? no seriously, anybody who knows me will mostly be surprised I’m not wearing a baseball hat.
Me: What? Why the hell not!? You better not get all punk ass and show up in khaki’s and a polo or something! I’ll have to sic Jesse Warden on ya!
(Eric shakes his head no. )
Eric: No, No just no cap. Maybe?
(While Eric thinks I grab a juice box that some kid sat down near us, and take a drink. The kid ain’t looking, i put it back real quick)
Eric: Hassoun’s & Heider’s OSMF & Stratus OMG FTW WTF presos
Me: Nice. Keeping it local! Denver in the Hizzouse!
(We watch the kid pick up his juice box expecting it to be a bit heavier than it is. His face is priceless)
Me: (Stifling a chuckle as the kid looks around) What are you most looking forward to at 360|Flex San Jose?
Eric: (Pointing at me, while I shake my head ‘no’) Time off in CA hanging with some homies.
Me: (Still shaking my head and giving the kid a ‘why would I drink your juice?’ look) There’s definitely worse places to spend a week, especially if the trend holds. 360|Flex in San Jose in March == Awesome weather, great time.
So, what would you tell someone that was on the fence about attending 360|Flex, to convince them to come?
(The kid with the juice box has given up trying to figure out his missing juice problem, and gone back to talking to his friends. His back is slightly turned and he has Oreos in his Lunch box… Not for long)
Eric: (Watching me eat my Oreos) If you ever wanted to know where the beef is, attend 360 | Flex.
Me: Damn skippy son! Others imitate, none do better. One of the things I’m most proud of about 360|Flex is the community around Flex. Our speakers are freakin awesome! The attendees are just as kick ass, and usually a few attend, then become speakers. It’s a great group of people, and bringing everyone together twice a year around the country, is just plane awesome!
(Juice kid reaches into his lunch box, comes up empty, looks around as Eric and I chat some more, as usual the conversation turns to Voltron… I really like Voltron)
Me: So who’d win dude? Lion Voltron or the Vehicle one?
Eric: (Watching Juice kid freak out and empty his lunch box looking for something. Oreos probably) Sorry, I’m a lover not a fighter. And besides, we all know Lincoln Hawk would tear the arm off of everybody in this list. Don’t believe me, maybe you need a refresher
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