i have just recently discovered what everyone has been writing, singing and talking about...
it was a balmy saturday afternoon in byron bay. with no real surf to be found anywhere in town i decided to go for a drive out to the arts and industrial and see what was happening at the munroe shop. after spending some time talking to the guys about getting my broken board fixed and glassing over my paint job on my fish we got on to a discussion about longboarding. i mentioned i had always wanted to buy one but had been putting it off. they suggested i walk next door the the NCS shop and see if they had any seconds in stock. if only i had known what i was getting myself into.
i remember the sun was strong that day, and as i walked over to NCS it was beating down into my eyes, making me feel slightly lightheaded. the air was thick with heat and the scent of resin and epoxy floating though the air. i took a timid step inside the shop. and there she was.
9 feet and 1 inch of foam, epoxy, and glass. her bright pick colour was the first thing that caught my eye when i walked in. i went right up to her, holding my breath, afraid to even touch her lest i somehow tarnish her magnificence. the next few minutes is a haze of beautiful pink flashes in my mind with coldplay playing in the background, visions of long smooth rides at the pass playing in my head.
after weeks spent going in to visit her, testing evan's (the shaper) patience, i finally put a deposit on her this week. i have a lot of work to do to get ready to bring her home with me. i need roof racks for my car, a board bag so she does not get harmed, and i need to find a place to keep 9 feet of board in my house. this is a big comittment.
very soon i will post pictures of us together...hopefully with me noseriding all over byron bay on my brand new Donald Takayama "In the Pink" model longboard!!!!
Congratulations Laur! I knew this would happen for you one day when you least expected it. And, like magic.....POW! So happy for you two!
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