17330 Years of This Shit
We escaped from the knife-wielding psycho, but Rickk was with us so
we were still in danger. He’s got a long track record of goofing off
and inadvertently hurting his friends. For instance, he thought it
would be a good idea to kick a soccer ball at group of us without
any warning. He assumed it would just land near us, but the ball
had laser-like accuracy and the coordinates were programmed for
Carroll’s face! It was a real-deal Bend It Like Beckham corner kick.
The ball arched and spun sideways, slapping Mike across his face.
Mike was bummed. It hurt and everyone knew it. The kick was
simultaneously the best and worst thing Rickk has ever done—it
was an insane move. Mike was furious. In his rage he yelled, “I’ve
had to deal with 30 years of this shit!” Rickk eventually apologized
and after a day or so Mike let it go. Girl is a tight-knit crew of old and
new friends, and the oldest friendship—and the glue that bonds us all
together—is between Mike and Rickk. They met when they were just kids.
As the story goes, Rickk showed up to Mike’s house to skate his miniramp.
Mike came out, shredded the ramp and then went back inside without
saying a word. Classic Carroll weirdness. Cut to 30 years later and we’re
at the Prahran skatepark. At the end of our session, Rickk started skating
the miniramp. No one was really watching and no one was filming. Mike
wandered over and joined him on the ramp. It was just the two of them,
quietly skating a miniramp together just like they had when they were
kids. I couldn’t help but think about the day they met and how amazing
it is that they’ve had “30 years of this shit.”Thought he wouldn’t?
MC, Japan pole jam“THE KICK WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY
THE BEST AND WORST THING
RICKK HAS EVER DONE”