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<p>Pursue the Flow in all endeavors.</p> <p>That is all.</p>

<p>David Hockney died today. He was a prolific artist who used was never afraid to experiment. He was the artist who had perhaps the greatest influence on me.</p> <p>I grew up in a lower class/working class neighborhood in Baltimore full of identical rowhomes. They were efficient, uniform, and, believe it…

<p>I grabbed a couple of shots from an old video and put them on Instagram. Apparently people liked it. Am I an influencer now?</p> <p><video controls="controls" playsinline="playsinline" preload="none" width="1280" height="720" poster="https://bloftin2.blog/uploads/2026/d7777765f4.jpg" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/79606/2026/618c090f7e.mov"></video></p>

<p>In this episode I talk about some recent skateboarding experiences and videos that have touched me.</p> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/79606/2026/66ee2bd0a4.mp3" preload="metadata"></audio></p>

<p>Been thinking about skating a lot more than actually skating of late, but at least it&rsquo;s on my mind.</p> <p>Currently enjoying two main riders. I am settling into my <strong>Big Board Years</strong> I suppose. Big by today&rsquo;s standards. Right now my mission is to enjoy the flow. I want to…

<p>Fair warning. I&rsquo;m about to go on about Tony Alva again&hellip;</p> <p>Every few weeks I do a YouTube search for new Tony Alva footage. From what I can see, Tony doesn&rsquo;t go out &ldquo;to film.&rdquo; He goes out and skates, and maybe someone shoots some video, and maybe some of…

<p>March 1980 Skateboarder Magazine. Steve Olson street skating article.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/79606/2026/d240494b61.jpg" width="441" height="600" alt="Skateboarder doing a nose wheelie">

<p>This is how a 2-footed Nose Wheelie should look. Tail high. Body centered and relaxed.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/79606/2026/screenshot-2026-05-10-11.39.25-am.png" width="496" height="600" alt="Steve Olson doing a nose wheelie in the early 1980s">

<p>Skateboarding goal&hellip;</p> <p>Never do an ollie again.</p> <p>Easy goal. I was unlikely to do any ollie tricks anyway.</p>

<p>Some books just write themselves I guess.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/85455/2026/img-3570.jpg" width="600" height="1203" alt="">