Just as things were starting to get back on track, along came the riots, and three more dead. It was an awful time in the wrong state of mind. Leadership appeared to be absent as the homeless became ever more present.
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THE RISK OF VIDEOING DANGEROUS PROTESTS Censored Version Uncensored Version Nothing got burned down. No objects were thrown. Nobody rioted. Not a single person was assaulted. But here I was, in the middle of an […]
Four Wheels Against One
My Birthday was unusual this year, as is most every day these past several months. Never has it fallen on the Indy 500. Most likely, it never will again. While the Circle was getting cleaned […]
Covid Wave II Week II: Going Deep, Playing for Keeps
I had never run into three black skateboarders skating together without white friends until a few weeks ago. During my last four years of skateboarding around regularly, I would occasionally see one or two black […]
Covid 19 Wave II Week 1
As the protests ramped down in Indy, Covid 19 once again became the main focus of every corporate news entity in town. Fear and finger pointing grew worse as masks became mandated and districts wrestled […]
Protest Peaks and Rallies
Demonstrations were still running strong on Tuesday and Wednesday after protesters and police hugged it out in front of the Governor’s mansion on Monday night. I got so much footage from those two days and […]
Prelude To Protests
Before the killing, the daily protests, the broken glass, tear gas, fires, looting, mayhem, more murders, and national guard troop deployment, there was a city crawling out of lockdown seeking to return to normal. Three […]
Covid-19 Indy Week VIII: Sean Reed Protest Aftermath
I’ve botched three videos so far during the Covid-19 crises. The first one was Breann Leath’s funeral procession heading through downtown. Schedule conflict. The second one was an Easter video. I was too sore. It […]
COVID-19 INDIANAPOLIS WEEK V APRIL 16, 2020
Week five seemed to have about the same foot traffic as before. There were joggers and bikers and plenty of people sleeping on the streets, but the buildings looked lonely and cold. Especially the restaurants. […]
Covid-19 Indianapolis Week II March 26, 2020
Where are all the other skateboard journalists out there? Are your cities also quiet? Are most people inside hunkering down while you’re still thrashing around town? Only the hardcore are still out. They’ve survived a […]