Old Men In New Parks Session Report

Tags: beat schillmeier, claudio bohli, daniel rothenberger, felix brockmann, franz josef, germany, harrald bultoc, highspeed manu, humbug, immanuel rapp, jan nachbur, lucas landthaler, manuel weber, marco baltrokko, michael saile, nikita anders, old men in new parks, ravensburg, richie saile, robin krumholz, sebastian dreyss, tizian b, try2roll, wladislaw sokolowskij, wolfgang appelt

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I decided to hold this session a month ago because I did not see a lot of people since Winterclash and Try2Roll. I usually meet my friends from Stuttgart and Munich very rarely, too. A good movie and the facts that Marco Baltrokko is about to become a father, Highspeed Manu moves together with his long-time girlfriend and Daniel Rothenberger just got 30 years contributed in the title: Old Men In New Parks.

Written by Nikita Anders
Photography by Immanuel Rapp, Wladislaw Sokolowskij, Richie Saile & Wolfgang Appelt
Edit by Daniel Rothenberger

I set the 7th of May as a date and chose my new home park in Ravensburg, Germany as a location. After a few e-mails the most important sponsors decided to support the event.

We put a few steaks and sausages on the barbecue and the session began. The skating level increased a lot without any force within short time. Beat Schillmeier, Lucas Landthaler, Manuel Weber, Franz Josef, Claudio Bohli, Sebastian Dreysse, Jan Nachbur and Felix Brockmann were some of the names of the participants.

Especially remarkable was the new blood from Germany and Austria. The old masters and not yet well known skaters in the age from 10 years skated great that day. As far as I observed, everybody was enjoying and smiling whereas leaving the park. Shirts, frames and wheels were the reward in the bowl session. The longest grind and the highest air were perfect. Three free subscriptions of Be-Mag were given to one youngest and two elder riders. Enjoy it!

I liked the sessin a lot! The appreciation from the people after every event is the best feedback for me. I am always glad to see experienced guys skating together with the new generation.

Harald Bultok took care of the music. Humbug organized electricity. Because of Immanuel Rapp, Wladislaw Sokolowskij, Richie Saile and Wolfgang Appelt we can enjoy a lot of pictures. Thanks go out to Grindhouse, Powerslide, Be-Mag, Tizian Bögl, Harrald Bultoc, Robin Krumholz and every skater in attendance that day!

-Nikita Anders