10.16.2011

chrome ball incident #704: burn no bridges













"You look like a girl when you skateboard when you wear that stuff."

Gotta admit that I slept on how amazing this dude was for the longest time because I just couldn't get past the outfits. 

Godspeed, Ali.

"It's been the worst of times. It's been very difficult and it always will be. I lost my friend."

8 comments:

ATM said...

Ali got lost in the shadows compared to the other Flip guys, which is a bummer. I always thought his switch skating was amazing and really underrated.

ATM said...

Oh, and RIP Shane.

r. dahl said...

maybe great, maybe not. devil's advocate always exists in skateboarding. that's good.

dj twit said...

Proper shame what happened with the accident, but life goes on. Sick skater, really friendly guy too

Keith said...

I couldn't get past the kit either.

When I first heard about the accident, I didn't even know who Shane Cross was. I was way out of the loop in terms of skate gossip.

Anonymous said...

but it somehow doesnt feel right to see him in the mags with beer and party-smile again (thrasher).

K said...

When, if ever, will he be able to skate again?

Chalupa said...

drunk driving/motor vehicle driving is stupid for everyone involved. It's a tragic situation but who can say that ali is more responsible than shane. You know he wasn't forced on the bike they both did something stupid and had to suffer the consequences