Drawing of Bob Burnquist. by Jack Adams, age 11.
I really shouldn’t talk about my family too much. But, I had the privilege of living with a man that would leave drawings like this on his bedroom floor. He was eleven. Look at the right hand…
Here are some things to know about Bob Burnquist.
- He was the Brazilian professional skateboarder who was the first to land a fake to fake 900, the 5th person in history to have ever landed the 900. I have no idea what this means.
- He has a signature trick called “one-footed smith grind”.
- He started the Bob Burnquist Foundation to bring knowledge about organic farming and gardening to schools.
But back to this man with whom I had the privilege of living.
We only had about 120′ of concrete on the ranch, a curving 3′ wide sidewalk from the freestanding garage to the house. You can see on this site plan underneath these words. Note that the larger curving drives between the buildings are NOT concrete but packed dirt. In fact, this sidewalk was about the only concrete within a 6-10 mile radius of our home depending on the direction. [concrete inside of stock tanks does not count, not big enough for skateboarding even in a small circle.] But the point is, it was enough for this man I lived with to master many moves on the board he bought for himself.
Determination knows no dirt boundaries.
This man is likely both dee-jaying and studying engineering stuff like formations and reservoirs this weekend. And I hope, dancing in-between all of the work and play…to keep it fluid…to keep it loose. He taught me all of my best moves.
Thanks for showing me how to rein it in and check both sides of the gray in life. Dance hard, dance on.
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