My Knees Hurt- An Old Dude Skate Documentary

"You don’t quit skating because you get old - you get old because you quit skating,” Jay Adams once said, and it's true. Anyone who skates can tell you there is no age barrier at skateparks. Sure, it hurts a little more when you fall, but that's no reason to stop. For the general public though, skateboarding is still a "kid's sport" -- something you give up at 12, or 18, or 25. Ben Rupp, a 40-plus-year-old skater and snowboarder from Washington is out to disprove that. Ben and photographer Matt Scholz are in the process of making "My Knees Hurt," which you can watch the teaser for above. "This…
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My Knees Hurt- An Old Dude Skate Documentary

"You don’t quit skating because you get old - you get old because you quit skating,” Jay Adams once said, and it's true. Anyone who skates can tell you there is no age barrier at skateparks. Sure, it hurts a little more when you fall, but that's no reason to stop. For the general public though, skateboarding is still a "kid's sport" -- something you give up at 12, or 18, or 25. Ben Rupp, a 40-plus-year-old skater and snowboarder from Washington is out to disprove that. Ben and photographer Matt Scholz are in the process of making "My Knees Hurt," which you can watch the teaser for above. "This…
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