hoss rogers, skateboarder...silver smith

over my time in arizona, i went to some pools with some old friends. one of which was hoss. in speaking with one of my best friends, i couldnt quite remember when or how hoss and i met... not to say he didnt stick out... but my memory is quickly fading due to scar tissue through out my brain... cognitive what... hoss is a ruler with more permission pools in one year than most anyone will ever get in their life... we got the green light...ahem, HE got the green light at a pool in tempe 7/8 years ago and he called me to do some foot work... if i remember right, it was a hot late spring day in tempe, probabl 100 degrees plus and on top of that, we were down in a white sun reflecting hole in the ground. no breeze, just sweat and a few feet of water to bail..

time served, we got the pool dried out and were too tired to really get in on the waves. needless to say, that started a long lasting friendship between him and i.

im continually impressed with with quite a few things about hoss. first and foremost, what started as only skating permission pools quickly turned to jumping fences with us,,, or more like us with him... even at the young age of 50 years old, hes not only keeping up, but more like surpassing everyone else. skating way into the darkness after sun down and always, i mean always, keeping his back foot in place... he skates unlike anyone else ive ever seen and i attribute it to him skating the dead cat pool in phoenix in 75... see. hes been skating pools as long as anyone and has photos and footage to prove it...

so this post, is and ode to hoss rogers, father, husband, homeowner, skateboarder silver smith and friend... heres a link to his website to see his work.

HOSS ROGERS SILVERSMITH

and heres a photo of his just yesterday somewhere deep in west phoenix..so next time you say or think, "im too old to skate" at all.. crawl back into the hole youre living and continue to lose at life...

hoss this is for you my friend... ripping...