Mar 20, 2007
Red Bull in Australia, G'Days 8 & 9!

Red Bull in Australia, G'Days 8 & 9
Worker's Compensation.

So today we left for Sydney; turns out we're staying on Bondi Beach. Which means topless women everywhere. But hey, I'm not here to write about nice tan, topless women laying in the basking sun, I'm here to talk about skateboarding, right? So once we arrive to our hotel everyone goes running to the beach, only to find out a huge storm front is coming in. DENIED!! The next day we had clear skies and everyone was ready to venture out to the streets of downtown Sydney. We headed to our first and little did we know our last stop of the day, the big 4 in downtown. About 2 hours into the session, Ryan Sheckler rolls his ankle, Terell Robinson breaks his foot, and then Figgy splits his shin open and had to be rushed to the hospital to get stitches. I wonder when skaters will start getting Worker's comp for injuries on the job?

Ryan Sheckler Figgy Terell Robinson Jereme Rogers

Cheers
Dude (Roger Klotz)

The flight from Melbourne to Sydney is 816 miles give or take. Useless information.

As of 2005 there are an estimated 4,254,894 people living in Sydney, with a ratio of 3 women to every 1 man. YES!!

So this was the storm front that came in 10 minutes after checking into our hotel...

...Which caused all of the topless women to put on their tops and leave. Dang-it!!

So as all adults do, we drowned our sorrows in Red Bull and Vodka.

I've come to realize that Terell Robinson reminds me of a lot of my friends in the south. He likes Camero's, Heavy Metal, Drinking, and Skateboarding.

I've also realized that when there's a 3 to 1 girl-guy ratio that doesn't technically mean all the girls are hot. This girl came up to me and asked me if I wanted to take a photo of something funny. This was the result. I didn't laugh, I just walked off thinking, WOW! What the eyes?

On our way out I shot this photo of Ryan Sheckler, once I looked at it I thought it looked like he was levitating.

So then I shot this one of Jereme 'David Blane' Rogers. It's amazing what a few beers and Red Bull and vodka can do to your vision. Of course now when I look at it, it just looks like 2 guys standing on the ground.

Jereme Rogers gives Terell Robinson a little advice.

Paul taking care of the wet spot.

Between tries I saw this guy walking down the street. Apparently Sydney has a serious coal problem.

Terell Robinson is a tank. He goes until he can't walk, which sadly he had know idea he had broken his foot until later that night.

About 20 minutes later, Figgy landed his trick only to slip out and smash his shin on a metal ledge, causing his shin to split wide open.

If this were me I would be screaming bloody murder, Figgy just sat there and complained about how he didn't land the trick clean.

Looks like the boys will be spending the next few days on the beach. Darn!!

Man down!

Yes ladies, Figgy is single.