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Text Sam McGuire—November 19, 2007

So I went to the doctor this friday because I thought I was sick...again. I'm not one of those people that wears gas masks and washes their hands incessantly, but people say I have a slight bout of hypochondria (which is argueable). I think at this time last year I had already contracted (and succesfully over come!) Sars, The Mumps, Mad Cow Disease and as ashamed as I am to admit it, I also caught Mono from Benji---while talking with him over the phone (who knew that was even possible!?) Needless to say my doctor told me I needed to chill the fuck out, so what better way to chill than to spend more time in front of my computer chronicling the last month of my life in blog?!?! Don't tell him I was here..

The gool ol' Sears Tower, and Billy.

If I had to bet one person in this world would have griptape cleaner it would have for sure been Henri, whom just headed back to his motherland Brazil for the winter...hit me up if you read this Henri hope things are good.

When I first opened my door in Chicago this is what I almost stepped on. The Kells is in full effect.

So let's go back to whenever this was. The weekend of Ramp Jam Jeremiah, Fauser and Billy came to Iowa and we drove up to Minnesota but we skated this really fun spot before we left where Steve's "FTW" tattoo barely misses a touch up. Also it's Fausers birthday tonight, he's 22 ladies, and he'll be up all night hopped up on Mtn. Dew so hit him up.

Billy-peep the bird.

Miah doing a hardflip.

The bus at Ramp Jam with Luke giving his annual speech, and everyone's annual rebuttle of "what did he say? I can't understand him"

Miah getting phat and everyone going sick

So A writer, a pro partier and a filmer walk into a bar......

What's a party without girls backflipping off swings? Good thing i'll never have to find out.

Whoadie and a treasuer hunter looking for some gold. This dude rips...check his stuff out in the new listen video too. (and peep their new wallride tees! So dope)

Shot the new Abortion Before Conception album cover...should be on shelves by Christmas.

Then headed to Mexico to see my bro get hitched. Really awesome wedding.

"Yo trig, where you at?"

I heard this weird noise outside my window and looked out and low and behold these turtles were sexing. Peep the shell.

Left O'Hare just in time as a giant bomb went off.

When's the last time you saw the sunrise.....and you were sober? Yeah it had been a while for me too.

Met up with Chris in his homestate of KY. Chris is on the left, I don't know who that bum is on the right.

Adrian came into town before turning into a pro a few days later.

AL Buttaz!!

Girgash just got a job videoing all the DC dudes, peep his blog for all his travels and where to find him...good stuff!!

The Natti

And then after my third sunrise in 2 weeks the whole sunrise mystique got real old......

We were skating this spot and this dude was holding back this dog, but the dog was like dragging him barking and freaking out when all the sudden the dude was like "whoa hey hey!" and the dog came tearing after us. I'm scared of dogs, especially pit bulls, especially when they are barking and running at you. Turns out he just wanted to skate and didn't even have the slightest desire to aquire the taste of human flesh.

Mikey and Chris have been building up quite a portfolio together, Mikey add's another Tearsheet to his already amazing portfolio.

Yellow trucks for days.

Two of the many reasons the new workshop video is going to really good. Greg has to have so much awesome random footage of Omar just being awesome.

KY smith grinding on a nice fall day in florence.

Got back home to have the most random session with my good old friends Nick Riley and Jackson. It's funny how you live a mile from someone but never see them...Nov. 16 double's grind with a little help from our friend global warming keeping it warm out.

And in recent news. Hot Water Music is playing 4 reunion shows!!!!!!!!!!! Such awesome news...

Word.

Some bonus throwbacks from Winnipeg:

Banger Alleyoop 360's at the new park on the south end.

Omar backside grab at same park.

Omar rules. Big gap to skinny 50-50.

Malto Backsmith at one of the coolest looking skateparks i've been too in a while, Kenora Ontario.