If there is one thing that all people in the world have in common it is that we were all born innocent. Never has there ever been a baby that the justice system was awaiting to put on trial or send directly to jail the second they are born.…
If there is one thing that all people in the world have in common it is that we were all born innocent. Never has there ever been a baby that the justice system was awaiting to put on trial or send directly to jail the second they are born.…
Growing up, I went through some strange phases, as most kids do. I stopped combing my hair at a young age, and started to wash it with just the bar of soap instead of shampoo. I decided to walk and hitch-hike everywhere I went instead of using transit, and I just plain stopped caring about what anyone thought of me – period.…
This last week has been an amazing time, one of my favourite times of my life. As a young child I had lots of fun experiences, and always did tons of different things each day – skateboarding, snowboarding, biking, swimming, basketball, baseball, bowling, hide and seek, board games, whatever.…
I was skating Kensington Park the other day and was busting out some flip tricks on the old Record Flat bank and it brought back the memories of all the awesome times I had with the Mad Carver back in the day.…
Awesome,
I just watched “Lords of Dogtown” for the very first time. I’ve always completely avoided watching it because I knew it was going to be Hollywood cheeseball and I have a problem with movies like that but I figured Kaelen would like it for the fact that he’s 2 years old and loves skateboarding.…
In this section, you will learn what makes Hippie Mike who he is. Adopted at birth, raised in a small town, stubborn and full of opinions. This is where Mike will share his stories of success, and the struggles he faced to make these stories possible.…
All my life, I’ve been independent. And I never wanted to be filthy rich, unless I could do so without changing my life one bit. But I have major hatred for the world of Sell-Outs who will do anything for money.…
The Man I Am
Kind and gentle,
Simple and sweet,
But stubborn and serious,
To not show defeat,
I’ve grown up strong,
And left my mean side behind,
I give love to others
Who recognize me as kind,
I struggled to get here
Through my teenage years,
Went through my share
Of liquor and beer,
And other things too,
Which were bad for my life,
But all part of learning,
I would starve without strife,
I am who I am
Because of all I’ve been through,
I am who I am,
And you are just you,
My entire life,
The world pushed me down,
But I won every battle,
I’d never stay down,
I’d fight every fight,
My weapons – my beliefs,
The bullshit they threw at me
Would cause me no grief,
You cannot stop me,
I will still change the world,
And bring even more freedom
To all boys and girls,
Just try and stop me there,
Uncle Sam,
And I will let you see
The man that I am,
I’ve lived a tough life,
And I’ve always overcome,
Went through my rough times,
But redemption would come,
Everything in life
Happens for a reason,
You never know what
to expect the next season,
but no matter the issue,
no matter the pain,
just push it aside
to the back of your brain,
Be who you are,
Whether people like you or not,
Stop caring how others judge you,
Go on, give it a shot,
And maybe you’ll end up
Right here where I am,
As happy as possible,
The man that I am,
For I am a man
Who has altered the Earth,
Changed minds of all people
From being prejudiced jerks,
From judging on appearance,
Not knowing me one bit,
To respecting all I’ve done,
And praising me for it,
You don’t know me at all,
You don’t know who I am,
You don’t know where I came from,
Or why I hate “The Man”,
You don’t know why I’m angry,
You don’t know if I cry,
But you can be damn certain
That I don’t ever lie,
I’m straight to the point,
As true as it comes,
And I fight for what I believe in,
Till the battle is won,
I help out the innocent,
And knock the guilty ones down,
I have changed the world
Starting right here in this town,
And made it more acceptable
For everyone around,
To be who they are,
And to not be pushed down,
Believe it when I say it,
This isn’t a scam,
‘Cause this is all me –
The man I am……
Jaden Easton–Ellett
A new partnership with Protest Skateboards
A long time coming, and a lot of interesting times we’ve had. I first met Jaden when he came to one of my Skateboard Camps at the tender age of 9 years old.…