This guy Jeff I follow on IG posted this pic the other day (more comments below photo).
So, I love pre-drop in photos, which you don't see many of. Why do I love them? Well, this right here, the moment right before dropping-in, is one of my favorite
moments in all of skateboarding…because you’re are at the cusp of
potential and anticipation of a run that’s about to happen…you are
literally about to step off a cliff into the abstract world/state-of-being of what-is-about-to-become. Right before you drop-in, the apex of potentiality consumes all of your being. It's a great thing to experience.
And
we all do it with hope and excitement for some positive outcome, be in Mitchie Brusco going for the first 1260 on a mega ramp, a kid dropping-in to mini ramp for the first time, or someone just dropping-in for a fun, mellow cruise down a ditch. And if we
bail during the run, we just get-up, and "step off the cliff" again, with the same
hopeful sentiments.
The old cliche "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" finds root here, too. Every run begins with that single step on to the board. That pre-drop-in moment is one of the most magical, and metaphorical, moments in
skateboarding. As mentioned above, I love seeing photos of this moment, which are actually quite
rare, because it’s something that is otherwise a mundane moment, one that really is not all that exciting or interesting to capture on film. Anyway, I really, really liked this photo of Jeff---and it motivated me to put a few thoughts (emotions, actually) into words. Thanks, Jeff!
Oh, by the way, this photo? It was taken at Jeff's 70th Birthday skate jam.
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