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Why Laid Out?
One night after skating at the Lee and Joe Jamail skatepark, or as those in the
know call it, the downtown skatepark, I made a quick stop at Kroger for some
brew. While in the parking lot I ran into Aaron who works at the Lee and Joe Jamail
skate park. He was telling me how after a year of the skatepark being closed
for renovations, he had to get re-acclimated with the park doing the normal bad
ass skating that he does and got “laid out” and how it had been a minute since he
was laid out. At that moment I knew the name of the magazine would be Laid Out.
I remember when I first started skating and would constantly fall. Then one day
when you think you are a pro, you try that one trick like a blunt to fakie, first air
over coping, first 50-50 on a rail, or first ollie over some stairs, and something
goes terribly wrong during the attempt of this trick. You open your eyes and can’t
breathe, it feels like you are going to die. Everyone huddles around you and you
can see the concern on their faces. You slowly come too and still in pain, then you
start to think something is broke and you feel for blood. All clear, but that’s when
you realize you’ve been Laid Out. Some people run home crying, never to be seen
again after they get laid out. If you’re that type of person, this magazine isn’t for
you. However, if you’re the type that waits for the pain to subside so you can try
it again and get the high of landing what almost killed you, then you will love this
magazine.
Getting up after you get laid out and trying again is not just something skaters do,
it’s a life philosophy. When you get laid out by life, wait for the pain to go away and
get your ass up and push forward.
ANT