Stayed with Annie & Forrest in Rockford Friday night 'cause we were all going to Chestnut Saturday. Got to the snowboard shop where Forrest works and after they closed we all went out front to videotape some of the guys hitting a jump they spent the day building over the shop sign. Video's below...
Saturday was my 1st time at Chestnut & I'm never going back. When I called them Friday it sounded like it'd be really good but it was completely lame, most fun we had was when I tried to convince Annie & Forrest to down a few beers & then let me videotape them riding drunk.
They had to leave early for a FMX, & one of the guys flaked so I got his ticket and pit pass! We met the riders and I had them autograph a plastic beer bottle, which is kind of funny because I hardly ever drink. Then I had to play tug-of-war with a security lady to get my beer bottle out the door. She tried to take it from me but I had a death grip on it, I wasn't about to give up all my autographs!
We stayed out way too late Saturday night, then Sunday Forrest had to work so just Annie & I went up to Tyrol & met up with Erik & Jessica, and Edgar for his first day since his injury a couple weeks ago.
I was so tired and really didn't have any business trying new stuff, but they didn't have any jumps or flat boxes so I hit the C-box and busted my shin on the side of it. It now has a bump 4" long x 3" wide. Sat out one run, then went up and while riding down tried to sneak up behind Erik & spray him but that backfired when he turned in my direction & I crashed into him, & I think we flipped over each other a couple times. That bright idea got me a bruised tail bone. Next run I hit the C-box again & busted my knee on the side. It hurt so bad I almost said the "F" word. Got a nice bruise covering the whole knee from that, aand the paint on the box came off onto the knees of my snowboard pants so I've got a nice souveneir. After that I went to lunch & spent the rest of the day videotaping Annie on the box.
