RIP John Hughes
Sometimes it seems SoCal wundergoon Jimmy Carlin is living out this unholy skateboard version of “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off.” As in, this sort of weird, spastic dorky dude busts various moves, gets the girl, the fancy car, triumphs over adversity and gets away with everything even though he probably shouldn’t. Or maybe he should? His personal brand tends to be rather in-your-face and proactive, but it seems to be working for him, and it wouldn’t be a huge stretch to walk outside and see him lipsyncing “Dream Police” aboard a festive parade float. He’s having a good time, like the Tiltmoders, and also like the Tiltmoders, enjoys the luxury of being stupid crazy good without looking like he’s trying much at all. Which brings us to today’s feature, the “Flippity Flop Pit Stop,” which includes a handful of flatground maneuvers that I personally have conceived of only in my most fevered nightmares. Also, he assigns them funny names.
You gotta wonder what the dude is gonna do for his next video part. Tim O’Connor has faced similar dilemmas. Is it all business with the party saved for the credit roll? Mix it up and hope for the best? Or perhaps… lifestyle hammers? Like it matters; the Jimmy Carlin experience is to trip on a gold ingot and fall into a pile of beautiful women who just ordered pizza. We Cameron Fryes of the world can only watch via VX3000.*
*Or whatever Panasonic camera they use for the HD
Tags: Bueller, Cheap Trick, dolphins, experiences, flatground, goons, Jimmy Carlin, John Hughes, late flips, Mystery, Poochie, proactivity, seagoing mammals, Sloane
boil the ocean 
August 27, 2009 at 8:32 am |
finally, someone else who has worked the word “ingot” into their vernacular.
August 27, 2009 at 3:22 pm |
i wanna see homeboy throw the “fish out of water” down an 8-set.