Mia Belluche’s holiday season started off just as you’d expect for a 20-something beach bum from Oahu’s sleepy east shore—by setting off for a Thanksgiving weekend surf trip to Kauai.
But the holiday would soon take a dramatic turn for the worse. The day before Thanksgiving, a freak surfing accident sent Belluche to the hospital with a punctured right eye. Doctors were unable to repair the damage to her eye and ocular nerves, leaving no choice but to remove it completely.
One would think that after losing an eye while surfing, the last thing Belluche would want to … More
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Heres some left over footage of Lockdown’s AM YoungGun Danny Horbatiuk. There are no stories being told here, just gritty street skating!!
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Brandon Blakely, Zach Heaton, and Evan Voss were the motivators behind Church. Our friendship was forged in college through riding bikes, with a mutual interest for multiple sports and the refined skillset that goes hand in hand with mastery of those disciplines. We have traveled distances together for riding but for this trip Brandon and Evan were the bike men and Zach manned the no-fun-gun (camera). With three days of perfect October weather we attempted to capture our mutual appreciation for Fall in North Carolina.
Why Church? It started as a joke, pulled from some kayaking edit. Over a couple months it turned into something more. I would find myself completely winded at the end of a long climb saying “What a fine Church service this mornin” and it would put a gigantic smile on my face. We are certainly not the pioneers of the term but have managed to redefine it and call “Church” our own. Going to Church is leagues beyond riding your bike. It is an appreciation of life expressed through what you are passionate about. For us, it is goofing off while keeping our minds youthful and fresh while at the same time shredding our local trails to the best of our ability. These elements encompass Church for us.
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