DUB MAGAZINE CARSHOW

FLATLAND EVENT

Reliant Center  Houston, TX

August 28th, 2005

Show by Hector Garcia........Dunamisdesigns........

We got there at 10:30 A.M. and started setting up and scoping out the area. To my surprise, they actually gave us a large riding area. Even though the floor was a little bit slick, you couldn't ask for a better place to ride. It made up for itself by being perfectly flat with no seams or cracks, and for being indoors with A/C. My only real complaint was the noise level. I could have used some earplugs.

Our first show wasn't until 1:00 P.M., so we had plenty of time to practice. I think I was the first person to hit the floor and try it out. It didn't take long before we were all throwing down some of our hardest moves. We always seem to push and motivate each other more when were riding as a group.

The bigger the crowd the better, but in this case, the turn out wasn't quite as big as I had anticipated on. It was the usual show, Hector Garcia on the mic. announcing each rider, music blaring from the speakers and all of us ripping it up on the showroom floor. We started off with all of us cruising across the floor in a hang nothing. Then, if I remember correctly, Art Thomason started off the show with one of his links. After Art's opening run, the show went in this order, 1st Jesse Edwards; 2nd Cesar Calderon; 3rd Kelly Baldwin; 4th Lee Edwards; 5th Charles Hawkins; and then back to Art Thomason. I won't go into great detail about what each riding was pulling, but the one performance that really caught my eye was Jesse Edward's. He is the newest and youngest rider out of all of us, and he is already doing tricks like Karl Kruiser into Funky Chickens, Steam Rollers to Hitchikers and Hang-5's on the pedal. As a whole, everyone rode exceptionally well with very few touches or mess ups. I would have to say that this is probably one of the cleanest performances we've ever pulled off. ☺