why don't you cut that big fro' of yours off then.

it's more goofy looking then a helmet. lol

also i'm surprised seeing me go into that damn pole hasn't freaked you out enough to wear one. I didn't even get to see what happend!

after getting picked up.. i remember blackness. lol


Toby, thanks, the story has helped. normally i don't care what other people think. but when i've got good friends telling me i look "gay" in a helmet, or when i ask them to help me choose a good song for my section in the video if i have one, and he says "ask me when your not wearing a helmet.", it kinda bothers me. I know your probably gana be like oh hes probably not a good friend then or something like that.
the story and your words have pushed me more twords keepin it on.

Meh... I've seen some pretty bad car accidents too.


You remember how I drove that lancer don't you?

EDIT:It's only a fro when it's really humid or been a long time since a haircut.

yeah, what about the lancer?


and no it's always a fro'

cut that beast off.

Good to hear Josh. In my opinion, you looked like the smartest guy over there in Texas at the Velocity Games and I know that at least Eagle agrees, he made a post boasting about it...

I'm not gonna tell you that your friends "aren't good friends". Just that they "aren't as educated as to the dangers involved in the sport of kiteboarding and the lifesaving potential that your helmet has as you are"... As soon as they mature a little, they will admit that you were the one using your brain by wearing your helmet and that they were probably just goofing on you in good fun.

You can always tell if I don't care for someone if I DON'T bust on them every once in a while...being good friends gives you that flexibility of goofing on each other without it really being a personal attack. For instance, I take a lot of flack for my "007" tattoo, I'll be the first to admit, it looks stupid!!! :lol: But I NEVER take the hazing personally because I know it is a joke and is in good fun...just be able to laugh at yourself if you think the helmet makes you look funny man, it's pretty darn amusing sometimes and beats the alternative of worrying what people think!!! :D

I thought I was the only one with a 007 tattoo.

No, your wife has one too. LOL.

Josh definitely looked like the smartest kiter out there. :)
It's great to have a young ripper that's also an outstanding role model (in more ways than one)

Is that the best you can come with Eric.. You really let me down with your little attempt to slam me. :P

another kiter died this week.. hit his head on a rock.

story is in Norweigen only.... I'm sure someone will translate ..

http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2328839

http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewt...safety+warning

Josh, just so you know, everytime I see your pic I look to see if you are still wearing a helmet. When i see that chrome dome, I think "Good for him. Smart kid.".

Seriously, I lecture kids at the skatepark all the F'in time. I had a friend last year die from skateboarding. He was just screwing around in a parking lot doing flatland tricks. He fell, hit his head hard, went into a coma, and died a few days later.

If you really love kiteboarding, you'll want to do it for the rest of your life, not just until you smack your head on a rock (skyway), car, channel marker, sign, tree (east beach), or even just your board.

Have you considered what happens if you get hit with your 10lb board and knocked out momentarily while 300 yards off shore?

Anyway, enough preaching. You guys are free to make your own decisions, but we'd all like see our buddies still riding in 10 years, not decaying in the ground.

If the hair is in the way, then it's the hair that's the problem, not the helmet. Shave that head, it'll make your day easier anyway.

I have a friend who never wears a seatbelt. His reasoning is that he will be thrown from the car rather than pinned inside. He says he "feels" safer than when he's wearing it. I tell him he's gonna feel like an idiot when he's sitting in a wheelchair with no movement below the neck, having someone feed him applesauce while he craps himself.

-tom