Most of the time when I take my camera places I end up taking photos on the car ride there and never riding. This is pretty much the case with these two Mike Aitken benefit jams. There was a huge turnout at the New Haven park in CT and Pat Nugent has 700-something photos on FuckBMX (that he didnt take because he was too drunk.) I dont know if there are more stories of the skatepark jam itself, or the drunk drive home (I am default D.D.). Overall, that jam raised around $5,500.
Greenport Skatepark is a free/ride at your own risk skatepark right off the Long Island Sound, in a field, that was 30 degrees at best, and the wind was 20+mph all day. All that aside, there was a great turnout. Highlights include Jesse, Maria, and Russ killing the mini ramp, 3,596 footjam tailwhip attempts, 15 landed, and George D constantly remind us all that it is cold out. George, did you hear JFK was assassinated?
Props to Kenny Hirsch and everyone from Long Island Bikes for setting up the event and for putting up the raffle prizes out of pocket, they weren’t donations they were off the shelf.
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