{"id":4593,"date":"2014-03-18T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2014-03-18T19:02:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T02:02:54","slug":"longboard-camp-to-help-stapleton-dads-not-look-like-posers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4593","title":{"rendered":"Longboard Camp to Help Stapleton Dads Not Look Like Posers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"longboard\"<\/a>We have all seen them. The dozens of Stapleton dads skating around Stapleton with their kids, but often even without their kids. Some take to it pretty smoothly, but others appear pretty dorky while awkwardly pushing around their longboard. \u201cWe have several of the dads in our hood messing around with skateboards,\u201d says resident Kathy Hanson. \u201cI guess it is some sort of mid-life crisis. I guess it\u2019s better than having an affair with a 25 year old or buying a red convertible, but it is still pretty obnoxious.\u201d\nDue to the large number of longboarders in Stapleton, Ryan Walker, a longtime longboarder, has decided to run a camp in Stapleton<\/a> for the dads attempting to look cool. \u201cWe are providing the newbies to the sport an opportunity to do it the right way,\u201d says coach Walker. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to do something, you want to do it right. Whether or not you should be doing it in the first place is inconsequential. Why you\u2019re doing it also doesn\u2019t matter. What matters, is doing it the best you can.\u201d\n\nWalker says there is very little danger in longboarding except for looking like a poser. \u201cThe worst thing you can do is look like you are trying too hard,\u201d said Walker. \u201cBeing cool is a state of mind, and that is one of the things we focus on. We focus on spiritual well-being.\u201d Walker says aside from a good attitude and self-confidence, there are things he looks for in a longboarder. \u201cWe want to see guys pushing off with a long stride. When you get going, give me a good confident lean back with a cool almost grin on your face. Not happy, but kind of coy, like you know something no one else does.\u201d\nThe camp begins April 5th, and will be every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7PM for eight weeks. After the program, the dads will all board to the Berkshire<\/a> to talk about their glory days. \u201cHopefully, this will help these dads look cooler than they currently do,\u201d said Walker. \u201cIf not, hey, we gave it a shot, didn\u2019t we?\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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