Monday, August 17, 2009

R.I.P. Andy Kessler - NYC Skateboard Pioneer


Andy Kessler died one week ago today. I am very depressed about his passing. Last week was tough. I had to ramp up my ride schedule to keep my aggression at bay. I didn't know Andy well. I rode with him a few times. He was tough. Hard. He could have died many times skateboarding through NYC traffic and doing crazy shit. But he didn't. Life is ironic. Andy was stung by a wasp in Montauk and it killed him. Cardiac arrest. I saw an interview with Andy the other day and he was talking about a regular day in his life and how the 5 minutes of skateboarding to a friend's after work was the best 5 minutes of his day. I get that.

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