Freewheelin' Page #2

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a new truck on there,

another stick.

(spirited piano music)

- [Camille] The further

you go up the coast

away from LA, the more

beautiful the countryside gets.

(adventurous music)

Feels so good to be on the road

Not a care anywhere too slow me down

- [Tom] I guess the main reason I ride

a longer board is 'cause I've always lived

in really hilly areas

with lots of mountains,

back in New England and

now in Santa Barbara.

And so I ride a longer board

so I can maintain

control at higher speeds.

Alive, alive

Alive, alive

There's no place that I'd rather be

It's all so clear when

I'm here, no city streets

Just the greens and

yellows of summertime

I've got my friends

here to keep me in line

It makes me feel free and alive

- [Camille] A friend of Tom's owned

a private ranch further up north.

It's a genuine California paradise,

long rolling hills right down to the sea.

They knew they'd have it all to themselves

without any cars, the perfect place

to get in some high speed runs.

(adventurous music)

- [Kenny] I guess I've

gone over 50 miles an hour.

It's sorta scary, but with my feet apart,

I got more control than a skateboard.

The only thing is if something goes wrong,

I can't jump off.

- [Tom] When you get going over 50,

that longer board really

feels nice and stable

and you can concentrate more on the wind

hitting your face and the scenery going by

than worrying about the

front truck slaloming.

It's a peaceful

feeling being on the road

Never knowing where I'm

going till I get there

Always running where

I'm going till I get there

Always living today

It makes me feel free

- [Camille] They started off

towards San Francisco again,

but they only got a

few miles down the road

when they saw them, just

what they were looking for,

perfect waves and nobody out.

Tom, Kenny, and Stacy,

they were really stoked.

The waves were really pumping through.

They watched a few and decided to go out,

but Stacy suddenly realized

he had forgotten his wet suit.

The water was so cold, 45

degrees, and he couldn't go out.

Alive, alive

Alive, alive

Got the sun on my shoulders

I got the wind on my side

Feels like I could fly on forever

When I take you out on a ride

And down the road

it's a beautiful feeling

The day's still so new

Oh, watch me shine, I feel so fine

Just rolling with you

Got a job in the city

Well, it's so dull it's a crime

- [Stacy] Hey Kenny, let

me use your wet suit.

- [Camille] The sun was almost going down.

Just time for one more wave.

And then it came, the best wave

of the day and Stacy got it.

Day or night I feel all right

Just rolling with you

Everybody's so busy traveling

All that I haven't done

I just want to roll on forever

On the road in the sun

- [Camille] Tom and Stacy

didn't stay out very long.

Even with wet suits,

the water was freezing

and they took off skating

to get warmed up again.

I think we can ride on together

And nothing's gonna come in between

Looking down the road

it's a beautiful feeling

The day is still so new

Oh, watch me shine, I feel so fine

Just rolling with you

Rolling with you, just a rolling

Rolling with you, just a rolling

Rolling with you, just a rolling

Rolling with you, just a rolling

- [Camille] Early next morning, off again,

and by noon they got to San Francisco.

The first thing they did was skate down

to have a look at the

famous Golden Gate Bridge.

(playful instrumental music)

San Francisco's built on steep

hills surrounding the bay.

But off Lombard Street, the

grade was almost too much.

(eclectic jazz music)

People really seem fascinated

by the explorers from the south land.

They couldn't believe Tom and his jumps.

(crowd exclaims amazement)

It's a long way back up hill,

so they rode the cable cars.

And the drivers let them ride

for free with their skateboards.

(uptempo jazz music)

Exploring the city, they

found this old marble palace,

really beautiful.

The marble floors were so

smooth to skate on, like ice.

They roared down the corridors

and their wheels echoed.

It was weird though, like skating in

an old Greek tomb or something,

with statues everywhere.

- Oh, I don't know, it's frightening.

I used to be a good skier

and a good surfer, and good everything,

but now that I'm older, I'm a scared sh*t.

I don't know why I lost my courage.

- Put your foot on there and take off.

- All right, hold me.

- I'll hold you, okay.

- Okay, okay!

(crowd cheers)

Yeah, I love it!

- [Camille] The city,

really beautiful at night.

They rode the subways and

skated around into Chinatown.

(eclectic blues music)

While Stacy and the guys were

up exploring San Francisco,

I went to a contest in Laguna Beach.

This feeling's unreal

Got to feeling my skateboard and fly

Got a new set of wheels

And you know that riding gets me high

Baby, cruising's so

hot here in the summer

It's a skateboarder's dream coming true

I'm loving the feeling freewheelin'

Now baby, with you

And we'll take and we'll drive

Take a look from the top of this hill

It's a beautiful ride down the side

If you don't take a spill

Oh, but we're gonna fly

Down side and back side

My board's gonna carry us through

'Cause I'm loving that feeling

Freewheelin' now baby with you

Love the feeling baby

We're freewheelin'

- [Camille] Roller skaters couldn't really

skate the streets before,

but the new urethane wheel opens up

a whole new world of

outdoor roller skating.

It's just a beginning.

With that weird stance of his,

Kenny has a lot of stability

and he can slow himself down with 360s.

At high speeds, he really does have

better control than the skateboarders.

It's like he's got

wheels right on his feet.

(adventurous rock music)

- I got into it about, oh a year ago,

and some of my neighbors

started skateboarding

down at the school.

They told me just take my

skateboard down there with 'em,

so I went down and I

could ride it all right

and it was really fun,

but I just started thinking

if I could ride skates on the hill.

And I took it down one day

and I tried it and it

worked, and I don't know,

I was just kinda stumbling

around a little bit.

And it took me about four months

until I started really getting

to where I'm getting better,

till I started traveling

around to other places.

(adventurous rock music)

My balance like, it's different.

The top of my body from about the waist up

is mostly leaning forward,

like I don't know it feels

kinda like a front side

bottom turn in a way.

It gets different all the time,

but the top wave, see it's just like,

and it's a lot like surfing.

(lively music)

- [Camille] Stacy finally

got back from San Francisco.

It seemed like he had been gone forever.

After that we stuck pretty close together,

like we were both on the same wave

and we were riding it together.

Got the sun on my shoulders

I got the wind on my side

Feels like I could fly on forever

When I take you out on a ride

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