What is Bolts of Thunder?

Nick's been on some kind of skating warpath rampage as of late. He's showing all these youngins what it's like to attack a pole jam head on and come off conqueror. We've been innovating as usual, and made this steep pole jam over a grass gap, and Nick hit it head on. Expect to see some rad stuff in his up and coming part, I'm excited for it...

So Nick gave me a suggestion yesterday to improve the blog. It is that I use paragraphs when I write and change from one pointless thought to the next. That'll better help direct you, the reader, in understanding my thought process. I'm going to try it, but if we get hordes of angry Thunder Bolts coming for blood because of this, I'm switching back to one solid 89 line long paragraph. And I'll do it!

So you can see above, Nick is sporting yet another Bolts of Thunder shirt. It's the OG shirt, it features all the riders from the first video. We're working on another one that has all the riders from the new video. Our team keeps growing, so we haven't finished it yet. I guess this would be a good time to draw your attention to the merchandise section, I put up a couple new shirts including the "I love Bolts of Thunder" shirt and the "Call the cops, I been shot!" shirt. And these pictures of Nick as well.

You know me, I'm proud of our blog, team, and Bolts of Thunder in general. All of you are making me proud. So I take every opportunity I get to tell people about Bolts of Thunder. This girl in my weight training class makes small talk with different dudes every day and rotates throughout all the guys stretching in front of them and pretending to lift dumbbells, and today was my turn to be the victim. So instead of telling her where I'm from, what I'm studying, or even what my name is, I told her about Bolts of Thunder. I cut her off before she even had the chance to try and tell me about herself. So she asked me, "What is Bolts of Thunder?" and that got me thinking... I could have told her our purpose statement as is boldly declared at the top of the blog, but I sat and thought about it. I told her that we're a local skateboard gang and that we wreak havoc on society. She was so deeply unimpressed that she spared me her advances and left me alone. But that stirred a question deep within me. What is Bolts of Thunder? After having thought about it for a couple hours, I would like to share with you what my conclusions are...

What is Bolts of Thunder, you ask? Bolts of Thunder is an idea. The idea that just because a man has a family to feed, bills to pay, books to read, and people to impress doesn't mean he can't shirk all responsibility and make a skate video instead. The idea that just because your body can't physically handle the stress you're about to impose upon it doesn't mean you can't keep trying. The idea that even when your in-laws, employer, significant other, family, and friends have all rejected you for choosing a skateboard over a steady job, you can still be proud of yourself for having a part in a local skate video. The idea that even though you have a lot of work obligations, you can't still lead a double life as a street warrior. The idea that even though we might be hated for what we've done here today, at least we did it in style... Yes, Bolts of Thunder is all these ideas and more. I think Rome was originally founded upon similar ideas and ideals. Isn't that what the old emperor said in the beginning of "Gladiator"? I'm pretty sure that's what he said. Yeah, that's what he said. So, girl that likes to flirt with everyone in my weight training class, are you satisfied with your answer? Do you finally get it now what we're all about?