Pyramid Country's "Big Damn City Tour" Article
12/20/2017
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In 2009, somewhere in Oklahoma, me, Jonathan Pierce and a few others were filming for a video I made called Boyish. We stopped and met up with my Uncle David, a very kind and slow-paced man. He asked us where we were headed, to which we replied, “Texas, maybe Dallas, maybe Houston.” Silence. We waited a solid 15 seconds and it started to get a little tense. Maybe he didn’t hear us? He had to have heard us, though. He was looking right at us. Then, quietly, under his breath, as if it were just a thought, he says, “Texas: Big. Damn. State. Dallas: Big. Damn. City.” We never did make it to Dallas.
Fast forward eight years and here we are, on our way to the Big Damn City that is Dallas, Texas. The ride there is quiet, lots of phone time only about half of us are driving there. The rest are flying in and out on their own schedules. As of right now, we are thinking separately, working separately. Maybe we unify on a head nod or two as a song we all enjoy plays in the background. This is how the road tends to be. The first few days make it feel like the trip will never end. This is almost what we refer to as “the sweetness,” but it isn’t quite there yet.
After a few days of skating all day, drinking and talking all night and sharing a living space, things start to change. You’ve lost track of time, are hardly on the phone with anyone anymore for any reason, everything and everyone you need is around you. No distractions, just skateboarding, laughing, coming up with ideas and working together. This is the sweetness. You’ve become a hive mind with the boys. Inside jokes are flying left and right with friends you’ve had for years and friends you’ve had for just a few days. The idea of home is foggy—home is in your head at this point. Happiness and sadness aren’t thought of. Happiness is just naturally occurring in the background of all the amazing shit going on.
Then, reality sets in. “Holy fuck, I am sore." "How many more days are you here for, dude?” “I’m leaving tomorrow, man. Sucks.” “At least you don’t gotta drive back!” All of the people you've been neglecting are starting to get sick of your lack of responses. Gotta make up for it. The last few days of a trip are always just going through the motions, patching up for the sweetness. It’s like a hangover, really. Still, there's nothing quite like it in the world. We had a great time on this trip, Dallas was amazing and our dude Keegan and his squad made us feel right at home. Here’s some evidence.
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Shout out to Keegan McCutchen and his crew for showing us around and for being great hosts. Shout out Tony Vitello and Thrasher mag for holding us down and making this possible. Shout out to Chip’s Old Fashioned Cheeseburgers, Mike’s Chicken and Tom Thumb for taking all of our money. It was worth every penny. New video on the horizon…
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