a scribble from the beginning of the month

Posted on November 8, 2015November 19, 2015 Posted in illustrations, shiel yuleTagged shielyuleLeave a comment

it has been awhile . . .

Posted on November 8, 2015November 19, 2015 Posted in Game Cat, shiel yuleTagged Game Cat, Jeff Noon, Lorien, new beginnings, RBsLeave a comment

indeed it has, with two stints in RBS for my sins and a book on Scrum almost ready for public consumption, it has been a busy year.

currently back into a Drupal environment working with some talented individuals.

on the creative side I have also been churning some art which is ready to be released into the world and will be up here shortly.

Jeff Noon has been influencing my input and will flutter into anything written I churn.

the Game Cat will be visiting soon and regularly, be careful out there x

Breaking My Pelvis, That Was A Bummer

Posted on June 22, 2015 Posted in UncategorizedLeave a comment

As my childhood hero (well he was one of the gang, more a Lance man tbh) and fellow skateboarder I always have time to read/listen to Tony. He is also an amazing role model – compared to say english footballers or baseball players – who has done so much for the sport but also young people. Skateboarding is still the biggest “youth” influencer which it has been practically every year for the past 20-25 years so EVERYONE out there should listen to Tony as he has more ability and influence than the whole of congress (bunch of criminals) and the commons together.

Thanks Kirsty for the blog post x

Tailor Your Sportswear

Tony Hawk’s latest interview with The Guardian is quite a good read…

Skating taught me to appreciate diversity and understand the prejudices that come along with how people look. I knew skaters with piercings and crazy hair who’d be shunned in public places. I thought that was so bizarre.

My first and only tattoo is a hawk’s head on my ankle. I had come so far in skating [Hawk was crowned world vertical skateboarding champion for 12 years in a row] and I wanted something meaningful, so it wasn’t an impulsive decision, but I did have someone get me a couple of stiff drinks first.

I was kicked out of kindergarten. I wouldn’t settle down or take naps. I didn’t discover skateboarding until much later. Most of my friends’ parents didn’t want them skating. My parents gave my friends rides to the skatepark.

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