The Dear Whisperer

This is a very happy post for all of us. Weston Colton is a good friend of ours, and he's a super cool guy. He's a father of 2 (legitimate father), and got himself a good career as a photographer moving along. Being the busy guy that he is, it's difficult for him to come out and skate. But this weekend we were able to get Weston on his skateboard and filmed a couple tricks of him. He didn't even have his normal board set up, so he used his cruiser board. But he skated just as good on an extra long board as any of us can skate on a normal board. That's how Weston rolls, he's got all of his tricks on lock down and super solid, long board or not.... A funny story just came to mind of Weston. I was only 19, so that puts this story back in 2003, November of 2003 to be exact. We were taking pictures on this handrail at night, and it's kind of a undercover skate spot which means you have to get in, get your trick, and get out unnoticed. It's like an Oceans 11 sting operation, minus the excessive funding, background research, planning, and bass music. So after a couple minutes at this spot. we picked up the scent of a security guard and got out of there. Our friends Blake and Sean got out of there before we did and were off free. But it was too late for me and Weston, we were surrounded. So we ditched our boards in the bushes, and Weston quickly packed up his camera stuff. This security guard stopped us and asked us what we were doing on campus. We didn't have a good story rehearsed, so we just kind of stood there and were like, "just... walking home..." He looked at us really suspiciously, but he couldn't prove anything. I was going to just start walking off hoping he would leave us alone, but then Weston started talking to the guy about dear sightings in the area and if it's a common problem. I was surprised at how interested Weston seemed to be in the topic, but the security guard didn't know all that much about dear. He finally forgot why we were even there, then Weston just said, "thanks, have a good night!" and the guy just stood there as we walked off. I could see at that time that I was standing in the shadow of a security evading giant; a true veteran on the skating field. Weston's rad and it's always fun skating with him. With better weather and more sunlight on the horizon, we're planning on skating more and as a result getting more footage of him for the up and coming "Bolts of Thunder Gone Wild" video. Here's a sneak preview of Weston doing an ollie fire-cracker safety hazard ollie short off a bench and Matt getting it all on film...