It was one of many meetings that we celebrated during that 2019.
And like all of them it was special, but the more people cheered up the better the good vibes in the air. And this one in particular passed a few. People who see this and are from large sites, may seem few people. But considering that Monforte de Lemos is a small place, having 8 or more young people go skating at 8:00 in the morning is simply great.
Even two Skater friends from Escairón, which is 20 minutes away by car, passed. They arrived a little later, but the important thing is that, that they arrived and enjoyed the morning.
And with them in total we add 10 people.
10 People wanting to start the day with Skate, wanting to raise their spirits with the sunrise.
The beginning is always cold, especially if you arrive as one of the first. Your muscles are cold, you are still half awake.
You start rolling a little, going around, doing some manual, some curves and feeling like you surf the asphalt of the square.
Fue una de muchas quedadas que celebramos durante ese 2019.
Y como todas fue especial, pero cuanta mas gente se animaba mejores eran las vibras buenas en el aire. Y esta en concreto se pasaron unos cuantos. La gente que ve esto y es de sitios grandes, le puede parece poca gente. Pero teniendo en cuenta que Monforte de Lemos es un sitio pequeño, que se animen 8 o mas jóvenes salir a patinar a las 8:00 de la mañana es simplemente grande.Incluso se pasaron dos amigos Skaters de Escairón, que esta a 20 minutos en coche. Llegaron algo mas tarde, pero lo importante es eso, que llegaron y disfrutaron de la mañana.
Y con ellos en total sumamos 10 personas.
10 Personas con ganas de empezar el día con el Skate, con ganas de subirse los ánimos con la salida del sol.
El principio siempre es frio, sobre todo si llegues como uno de los primeros. Tus músculos están fríos, aún estas a medio despertar.Empiezas rodando un poco, dando vueltas, haciendo algún manual, unas curvas y sentir como surfeas el asfalto del cuadrado.
After a little while they were all at their best, giving their all and each one practicing their tricks. Giving advice to each other, since you usually do not see your mistakes yourself and how to improve without recording yourself. That's why it's so cool to skate with people without fear of moving forward. Simple enjoy.
Después de un ratito ya todos estaban a tope, dando lo todo y cada uno practicando sus trucos. Dando se consejos unos a otros, ya que uno mismo normalmente no ve sus errores y como mejorar sin grabarse. Por eso es tan genial patinar con gente sin miedo a avanzar. Simple disfrutar.
And although this movement was started by me, and for a long time I was the visible face of this, she always supported me from behind and in many of the meetings.Here you see Eli @itsfall173 equipped with the camera, so that I could enjoy skating a bit and still have all those moments. And of course so that it also appears in a photo :)
Y aunque este movimiento lo empezara yo, y durante mucho tiempo fuera la cara visible de esto, ella siempre me apoyaba por detrás y en muchas de las quedadas.Aquí veis a Eli @itsfall173 equipada con la camera, para que yo pudiera disfrutar un poco patinando e igualmente quedarnos con todos esos momentos. Y claro para que también salga en alguna foto :)
Here we see Alex, I call him Alex The Kid, I don't know very well why I started with that. I think because he has a laugh and mischievous look that many times made me think of Billy The Kid :)
A boy who contributed a lot to the motivation of this movement and the Monforte Skate scene. With his good attitude always, helping everyone without discriminating against anyone.
If he wasn't skating you used to see him giving advice to others, and sometimes just goofing around and having a great time. With that he often managed to get other more embarrassed to quickly latch onto the group and let go.
And that in the end contributed to everyone present.
Aquí vemos a Alex, yo lo llamo Alex The Kid, no se muy bien porque empecé con eso. Creo porque tiene una risa y mirada picara que muchas veces me hacia pensar en Billy The Kid :)
Un chaval que aporto mucho a la motivación de este movimiento y la escena de Skate de Monforte. Con su buena actitud siempre, ayudando a todos sin discriminar a ninguno.
Si no estaba patinando lo solías ver dando consejos a los demás, y a veces simplemente haciendo el tonto y pasándolo en grande. Con eso conseguía a menudo que otros mas vergonzosos se engancharan rápido al grupo y se soltaran.
Y eso al final aportaba a todos los presentes.
I really like these photos in particular, he was the one who left me the camera at first until I bought my own Relfex. And for this reason I discovered that I like to take photos :)
Estas fotos en particular me gustan mucho, el fue quien me dejo la camera al principio hasta que me compre una réflex propia. Y por esto mismo descubrí que me gusta hacer fotos :)
There in the background you can see me. Yes, one was very cold because I wear several layers. And it took me a long time to take off some clothes :) But normally, as I was taking pictures a lot, it didn't warm me up as fast as if I was just skating.
On the right you can see Guille, a young man who we became very fond of. Because of his generally good attitude, he was always smiling and most of all he was often the first to arrive in the middle of winter. And of the youngest who passed.
Ahí en el fondo me podéis ver a mi. Si si un tenía mucho frio porque llevo varías capas. Y tardé un buen rato en sacarme algo de ropa :) Pero normal como andaba mucho haciendo fotos no me calentaba tan rápido como si estuviera solo patinando.
A la derecha se puede ver Guille, un joven que le cogimos mucho cariño. Por su buena actitud en general, siempre sonriendo y sobre todo a menudo era el primero en llegar en pleno invierno. Y de los mas jóvenes que se pasaban.
Eli had just started there. With a Skate that Tiago (a good boy from Mordor) lent him, and not just her. I lend that same skate to a few, when they were without their own for some reason. Either because theirs broke, or they were waiting for the order to arrive.
And thanks to the fact that she could start with that Skate, he was starting to have confidence in rolling. And enjoy it. It must be said that never before in life he got on a skateboard. Some of us who skate from a very young age do not notice that. But if you start at 32 years old, you are much more afraid of falls because you have already taken many blows in life.
Eli ahí acababa de empezar. Con un Skate que le presto Tiago ( un buen chaval de Mordor ), y no solo a ella. Le presto ese mismo skate a unos cuantos, cuando estaban sin el propio por alguna razón. Fuese porque se les rompió el suyo, o estaban esperando que les llegara el pedido.
Y gracias a que pudiera empezar con ese Skate, fue empezando a tener confianza en rodar. Y disfrutarlo. Hay que decir que nunca antes en la vida se subiera a un Skate. Algunos que patinamos desde muy pequeños no notamos eso. Pero si empiezas con 32 años le tienes mucho mas miedo a las caídas porque ya has llevado muchos golpes en la vida.
But she was going at his own pace. One of the things that probably unites us the most is that we both have no shame or fear of life. We simply do what we like, no matter what the world thinks, we ourselves have our ideas and values.
Pero ella iba a su ritmo. Una de las cosas que probablemente mas nos une es que ambos no tenemos vergüenza ni miedo a la vida. Simple hacemos lo que nos gusta, sin importar que opina el mundo, nosotros mismos tenemos nuestras ideas y valores.
This is Robin, he was injured for a long time without being able to skate. And here he was coming back even though the jumps still didn't suit him very well. He hung out and enjoyed all of us.
Este es Robin, estuvo mucho tiempo lesionado sin poder patinar. Y aquí estaba volviendo aunque los saltos aún no le sentaban muy bien. Se pasaba y disfrutaba con todos nosotros.
Here you can see the joy that Eli felt in those moments simply by rolling a few meters, and she did feel very insecure. But that didn't stop him from going on and on. And she especially she enjoy it as the one who jumps some stairs.
Aquí se puede apreciar la alegría que le producía a Eli en esos momentos simple rodar unos metros, y sí se sentía muy insegura. Pero eso no le impedía seguir y seguir. Y sobre todo disfrutarlo como el que salta unas escaleras.
Guille practicing the 333% Ollie a few weeks before wasn't even an inch tall. But she got the hang of it as she tried harder and harder. For the same reason we decided to make a collection to buy him a decent skateboard. Since what he had was not worth much, and he did not want him to be demotivated just because he did not have a material that would allow him to advance.
Guille practicando el Ollie al 333% unas semanas antes ni le salía un centímetro de alto. Pero le fue pillando el truco según se esforzaba mas y mas. Por esa misma razón decidimos hacer una colecta para poderle comprar un skate decente. Ya que lo que tenia no valía mucho, y no quería que se desmotivara solo por no tener un material que le permitiese avanzar.
hahaha this makes me very funny. He and Manuel (the smallest one on the ground) were always picking each other, complaining about each other. But all the time you saw them together and having a good time. Anyway :) It was a joy to see them.
jajaja esta me hace mucha gracia. El y Manuel ( el mas pequeño que esta en el suelo ) siempre andaban picándose, quejándose el uno del otro. Pero todo el tiempo los veías juntos y pasándolo bien. En fin :) Era una alegría verlos.
This is Hector. The youngest who used to stop by the hangouts, came accompanied by his older brother Manuel. That he always took good care of him, gave him a good example and led him on the right track. Wow, quite a success as Big Brother.
His father now works with me and he is also a great person.
Este es Héctor. El mas joven que solía pasarse por las quedadas, venía acompañado de su Hermano mayor Manuel. Que siempre cuidaba bien de el, le daba buen ejemplo y lo llevaba por buen camino. Vaya, todo un acierto como Hermano mayor.
Su padre ahora trabaja conmigo y también es una gran persona.
Alex laughing at me because I didn't have much strength in my legs that day :) the 39 just completed were noticeable hahahaha :)
The one next to him is Diego, a longboarder and a great friend of all. He is always willing to offer to help. Whatever it was, and he often hung out for hangouts.
Alex riéndose de mi porque no tenía mucha fuerza en las piernas ese día :) los 39 recien cumplidos se notaban jajajaja :)
El que esta al lado es Diego, un longboarder y gran amigo de todos. Siempre dispuesto a ofrecerse ayudar. Fuese lo que fuese, y se pasaba muy a menudo por las quedadas.
And here you see what I was talking about before, these two were always fooling around together if they weren't practicing their ollie. Or asking someone to Skate;)
Y aquí veis de lo que hablaba antes, estos dos siempre estaban haciendo juntos el tonto si no estaban practicando su ollie. O pidiéndole el Skate a alguien ;)
Yes yes, I have Jedi powers as you can see, and I am practicing attracting my Skate with the force.
Si si, tengo poderes Jedi como veis, y estoy practicando atraer mi Skate con la fuerza.
Well and things like this were typical, but each time different. If a few Skaters get together tomorrow. Once awake, all the ideas begin to emerge, the good and the bad. But all fun. And well I think the images speak for themselves. And it is clear that the King of the mountain is because of all who support him. And that spirit is part of Skateboarding, and it is the most important.
Bueno y cosas como estas eran típicas, pero cada vez diferente. Si se juntan unos cuantos Skaters de mañana. Una vez despiertos todos las ideas empiezan a surgir, las buenas y las malas. Pero todas divertidas. Y bueno creo que las imágenes hablan por si mismo. Y esta claro que el Rey de la montaña lo es por todos que lo apoyan. Y ese espíritu forma parte del Skateboarding, y es de lo mas importante.
In the end they had to lower it like this, since the skate tower would most likely collapse at any moment. It was good laughs that moment, and Eli was freaking out too!
Al final tuvieron que bajarlo así, ya que lo mas probable era que la torre skate se derrumbara en cualquier momento. Fueron buenas risas ese momento, y Eli flipandolo tambíen!
But Alex does not stop, once the motivation machine is up, all that remains is to give gas, and he started doing manuals with literally a lot of skates
Pero Alex no para, una vez que la maquinara motivación esta en marcha solo queda dar gas, y empezó a hacer manuals con literalmente un montón de skates
Diego continues to support his friend, now Alex is getting out of hand, or off his feet?
Diego sigue apoyando a su amigo, ahora a Alex se le esta yendo de las manos, o de los pies?
Hahaha Alex loves to pose :)
Jajaja a Alex le encanta posar :)
Also in poses ... well let's say sexy;)
También en poses... bueno digamos sexy ;)
Well this photo is fatal, they all come out with strange faces. But happy ;)
Bueno esta foto esta fatal, salen todos con caras raras. Pero felices ;)
El pequeño Héctor practicando trucos planos. Se ha sacado la sudadera, pero en las manos tenía frio al parecer y seguía con sus guantes.
El pequeño Héctor practicando flat tricks. Se ha sacado la sudadera, pero en las manos tenía frio al parecer y seguía con sus guantes.
Alex to Heelflips and Diego is the one who records
Alex a Heelflips y Diego de camera
A pigeon that I personally believe was always the same one that passed through the DontDrinkAndSkate hangouts
Una paloma que yo personalmente creo era siempre la misma que se pasaba por las quedadas DontDrinkAndSkate
And Manuel having fun with her :)
Y Manuel divertiendose con ella :)
Breiner with his puppy Mongo, who arrived a little later and accompanied
Breiner con su cachorro Mongo, que llego algo mas tarde y acompañado
Juancho arrived with Breiner, and as soon as he stepped the floor was already 333%
Juancho llego con Breiner, y en cuanto piso el suelo ya estaba a 333%
The two Brothers Héctor and Manuel taking care of Breiner's Dog while he skated. In short, our heart is big for everyone.
Los dos Hermanos Héctor y Manuel cuidando del Perro de Breiner mientras patinaba. En fin nuestro corazón es grande para todos.
And here it ends for today. There are so many photos and it was difficult to choose the best ones without spending hours looking at them. I selected them a bit random, simple to reflect the air that was breathed in those Dont Drink And Skate hangouts and everyone's good vibes.
It was a very good time, and me and @ itsfall173 are thinking of starting it again. We will probably start this Saturday. Go out and upload it to the networks with the Hashtag #DontDrinkAndSkate
We are not going to organize more hangouts like this, we believe that everyone has to do their part. And I would like to see some of you as well. If you go skating at dawn, be it alone or with friends, upload it to the networks and tag #DontDrinkAndSkate
Y aquí se termino para hoy. Hay tantas fotos y era difícil escoger las mejores sin pasarme horas mirándolas. Las seleccione un poco random, simple para reflejar el aire que se respiraba en esas quedadas Dont Drink And Skate y las buenas vibras de todos.
#DontDrinkAndSkate
No vamos a organizar mas quedadas así, creemos que todos tienen que poner de su parte. Y me gustaría ver como también alguno de vosotros. Si sale a patinar de madrugada, sea solo o con amigos lo suba a las redes y etiquete #DontDrinkAndSkateFue una muy buena época, y yo y @itsfall173 estamos pensando en volverlo comenzar hacer. Probablemente empecemos este mismo sábado. Salir y subirlo a las redes con el Hashtag
I leave you for today a greeting, a hug and it was a pleasure to write this for you!
Os dejo por hoy un saludo, un abrazo y fue un placer redactar esto para vosotros!
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good photos @sketch17
Thank you @keepskating420 , not the best one surly. But got some 500 photos of this morning :) so i didnt spent to much time sorting out. Just wanted to reflect the good vibes!
Keep Rolling Bro
That was a beautiful post man! It's amazing how many things you've done for your local skateboarding scene.
Look at all those happy faces and good moments!Gotta love skateboarding dude!
I hope things fire up again in Mordor after this new skatepark and you all can hang out together again soon!
Cheers and skateforlife bro!
P.S This puppy is so sweet!
Good Morning my friend!
Glad you like it :)
I hope to that the people will be motivated again to share together those expiriences. Anyway @itsfall173 and me and some other will do it and spread the love, have fun and showing one of the good ways to go!
Have a nice day and keep Rolling Bro!
P.S The puppy is now a big PitBull :)
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