Jumbo: New York City (Metro Card Classic)

I like New York. I always have fun there, but…
It’s different. I would describe it as “casually aggressive.”
Perfect I guess, because we’re here for an aggressive skating event.

What a weird term, for what we do.
“Aggressive skating.”

This event was the one I was most excited about this year. For some reason or another, I’ve missed every Metro Card Classic until this one. I’ve only gotten to skate in New York one time, for 2 days in 2019. So I decided to spend a few more days there than necessary. I wanted to film the event, of course, but I know there’s going to be 10 other edits of it.

I really wanted to capture “the trip.”

That’s what’s most important to me. It always is. The event is the big reason to get us there. The time, memories and what we’ll carry with us will happen before during and after it as well. So why just only film the event?

It was a whirlwind of a weekend. We accidentally stayed out til 4am every night. I think we clocked about 100 miles a day on skates, which I'm not ever going to be ready for.
I knew I was going to be skating around from spot to spot, yet I chose to bring a brand new pair of skates to break in... Terrible decision.

The first day was fun.
Showed up in the afternoon, met up with Heath at Clockwork and watched him warm up for the first time in 3 months on some weird fence.
Watched Jeremy's video "Reverse Halo" until later into the night.
Sorry to everyone that was around for the Sardine party.... I'm not going to explain it.

The next day I got to meet up with some of the NYC crew, Cavin from Plastic Pushers, Cameron Talbott and Mick.
The spot? A dog park roof.... Perfect.

I honestly didn't film a lot of the skating, because I know Cavin is trying to wrap up his project. But I'm happy with what we got on film, even if it is mostly just messing around and "leftovers" (no such thing).

Aside from the first day, the elements didn't want us to succeed. It rained. Often. I know that they had to cancel the first days events for the Metro Card, so that made the next day suuuuper tight, time-wise.
But really? I think it just made the event run more efficiently.

Rollerblade events have a custom of letting the rounds go for way longer than necessary.

"Alright everyone, who wants to give him one more try after 12 failed attempts??!!"

^^ That's usually the vibe.

So I'd say it was a success. From what I can tell, everyone got to compete, everyone had fun, no one went to the hospital (to my knowledge).

Chaotic. No sleep. Maxing out fun until I hit a wall.... The shoey out of our skates was wretched.

Shout out to everyone involved for keeping it rolling.
Shout out to Austin for showing me quality pizza.
Shout out to the parts of the Jumbo crew that made it.

And shout out to you for reading this if you made it this far... I'm really just rambling.

0:00 Heaths first time skating in 3 months
1:50 Destroy pop up & Reverse Halo Premier
2:58 The best spot in NY
4:43 Skating a dog park
9:21 Brooklyn Banks session
11:10 Street miles
12:16 Austin's log challenge
13:20 Best spot part 2
15:03 Skating around
15:27 Trying and failing
16:42 Austin shutting me up haha
17:19 Down ledges
18:28 All women approach Caleb like this
19:25 Pizza review at the Pie Guy
22:08 How to eat a NY slice
22:44 Hustlin' for pizza
23:47 Pizza review part two at Ceres
25:59 Day 4 waking up
26:13 The Metro Card Classic
44:33 That's a wrap
46:46 4am sessions