The official start of the new season. Alright, we might need to wait a bit for some snow, but tonight was the first or our movie stops for the pre-season. Tonight was the release of Forum Snowboard's 'Forever' in Portsmouth, NH.
We left Boston in the early afternoon and had a pit stop in Andover to pick up our park builder, Lawton. A little bit over an hour later we were in Portsmouth and walking towards The Music Hall. Once inside the beautiful lobby we saw our first great sight of the night...RBV drink specials. It was going to be a good night.
The show started off with the treat of Forum's footage from the Transworld Team Shootout. If you haven't seen the pictures, go check them out.
The movie itself was so-so. I mean, if you like killing it when you ride, hitting unbelievable drops and riding in places I'd never even imagine, then yeah I guess it was ok. All kidding aside, it was really well done. The Forum Team definitely showed up. Just when I thought I was ready to ride just about anything, I saw this movie. Just shows why those guys are pros. For me, Pat Moore and Nick Suave were the best pieces but everyone has their own. Film flew by and before we knew it, all the fun was over...or was it.
A quick walk took us to the after party at The Page. A 'quick' couple appetizers in the upstairs bar and we headed downstairs for more great RBV specials. There's nothing like $15.25 for three drinks. As the drinks were flowing, people's hips started loosening up a bit and before we knew it, it was a dance off. There was even a new Forum board being given to the best dancer of the night. We were in it to win it. We quickly decided that a little double dutch was in order and sought out a nice girl member or our crew. No one likes watching three dudes dance. I scoped out the floor and Becca got the nod. She had the moves to bring it home.
Sadly though, the dance contest was a sh*t show. Everyone just started going after it in front of the DJ, it was pandemonium. We gave up our attempts at double dutch due to lack of space and loss of interest. The after party continued its downward spiral of booze, sweat & filthy dance moves...good times. It would soon come to an end though.
But the night wasn't over just yet.
The party spilled outside and we soon found ourselves hanging out wih Nico Cioffi and up and comer Sean Murphy. Basic conversation revolved around the fact that winter could not come soon enough. John Jackson was sitting on a bench next to us talking up a local, but was in a whole nother world. One fun note from the after-after party was finding out that Becca, our would have been double dutch partner, walked away as the eventual dance off winner. She credited my belief in her dance skills with giving her the confidence to win. Her thanks were great, but my asking for the board was met with a quick 'no'. I couldn't argue with her.
Now two hours after the bar had closed, we made a quick trip to Joe's New York Pizza for a slice and we started our way back south. The night would finally end at 4am but it was sure one hell of a start to the season.
Next up...Burton's 'The B' premiere in Boston.
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