Unseen Scenes From Bellevue Pt. 2

If you've skated this pool, you know it sucks.  I still remember getting the call from a friend who said he had met the owner of this pool and that said owner had invited us to come skate it.  I was excited as hell to have a permission pool to go skate and couldn't wait to start shooting photos there.  When we got there, it was evident that it was less than perfect, but it wasn't evident just how far from perfect it was.  With kinks and bumps and 3 feet of vert and no real transition anywhere, this thing is a kink sink.  What is more shocking than the pool itself is the amount of ripping that's been done in this thing.

Mikey originally invited me to come shoot a photo of a nosepick (which we did...maybe I'll post it later), but I thought a frontside disaster would make a better photo.  I wasn't really sure if he could do one because of the way the vertical part of the wall meets the bank;  there's a crazy bump/channel that makes it even harsher than your standard bank to wall.  It took him several tries, but he finally came through with the goods, which was completely ridiculous to see.  Even if you've seen the footage in the Bellevue video, it doesn't do justice as to how gnarly this is to roll away from.  This photo was going to be used in the ill-fated last issue of theProgram, but at least it's getting to see the light of day now.

Mikey Roges, Frontside Disaster, Louisville, KY.