1 00:00:11,707 --> 00:00:14,753 ♪ 2 00:00:27,592 --> 00:00:29,377 ♪ [rock] 3 00:00:40,301 --> 00:00:43,043 ♪ My skin is pure and my mind is green ♪ 4 00:00:43,173 --> 00:00:46,263 ♪ But my heart is built just like a guillotine ♪ 5 00:00:46,394 --> 00:00:49,875 ♪ And all the world's gonna feel my sting ♪ 6 00:00:50,006 --> 00:00:53,444 ♪ Gonna set my sights right on the brass ring ♪ 7 00:00:53,575 --> 00:00:56,317 ♪ All the doors are opened up for me ♪ 8 00:00:56,447 --> 00:00:59,929 ♪ If you don't believe it wait and see ♪ 9 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,063 ♪ I'm not just gonna walk away this time ♪ 10 00:01:03,193 --> 00:01:06,849 ♪ I'm gonna show everyone what's mine ♪ 11 00:01:06,979 --> 00:01:09,852 ♪ I'm living with everything I know ♪ 12 00:01:09,982 --> 00:01:13,421 ♪ Anybody wanna come along Let's go ♪ 13 00:01:13,551 --> 00:01:15,553 [ranting] 14 00:01:15,684 --> 00:01:18,165 [people chanting] 15 00:01:18,295 --> 00:01:20,210 NARRATOR: Venice Beach, California. 16 00:01:20,341 --> 00:01:22,212 Probably one of the most magical 17 00:01:22,343 --> 00:01:26,129 and fascinating places I've ever experienced. 18 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:28,305 With its sun-drenched palm trees, 19 00:01:28,436 --> 00:01:31,569 endless beaches of pure golden sand, 20 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:35,225 and waves that surfers around the world dream of conquering, 21 00:01:35,356 --> 00:01:37,314 yet there is a rawness about this place. 22 00:01:37,445 --> 00:01:39,229 It has soul and grit, 23 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,710 darkness and light. 24 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,364 As the locals describe it best, 25 00:01:43,494 --> 00:01:45,453 it's their dirty little paradise. 26 00:01:45,583 --> 00:01:48,108 My name is Kathy, and I'm a filmmaker. 27 00:01:48,238 --> 00:01:52,677 In the summer of 2010, I came to Venice on a vacation. 28 00:01:52,808 --> 00:01:56,072 I had no intention of making a film when I arrived here, 29 00:01:56,203 --> 00:01:59,858 but after what I experienced, I simply had no choice. 30 00:02:01,730 --> 00:02:03,993 MAN: The surfers took this beach from the bikers, 31 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,256 and then the surfers had it for a while, 32 00:02:06,387 --> 00:02:07,866 and then the dopers had it for a while, 33 00:02:07,997 --> 00:02:09,912 and now the skaters got it. 34 00:02:10,042 --> 00:02:13,307 KATHY: Venice Skate Park. World-famous in its own right, 35 00:02:13,437 --> 00:02:15,439 home to the founding fathers of skateboarding 36 00:02:15,570 --> 00:02:19,139 and the central playground for such legends as Dogtown Z-Boys, 37 00:02:19,269 --> 00:02:20,966 Skip Englom, Tony Alva, 38 00:02:21,097 --> 00:02:24,013 as well as the younger stars, such as Shaun White, 39 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:25,580 the who's who of skateboarding. 40 00:02:25,710 --> 00:02:27,582 We have kids that have become locals here 41 00:02:27,712 --> 00:02:29,584 that are from other cities. 42 00:02:29,714 --> 00:02:32,543 People come from other states to be at this skate park. 43 00:02:32,674 --> 00:02:35,590 The talent that's being exposed, it's incredible. 44 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,419 KATHY: But I heard now there was a new sensation in town. 45 00:02:38,549 --> 00:02:40,334 Everyone was talking about him. 46 00:02:40,464 --> 00:02:42,466 The word on the street was that he defies gravity 47 00:02:42,597 --> 00:02:45,295 and breaks all the rules of conventional skateboarding. 48 00:02:45,426 --> 00:02:47,558 I didn't really know anything about skateboarding-- 49 00:02:47,689 --> 00:02:50,344 and to be honest, I didn't really care-- 50 00:02:50,474 --> 00:02:52,084 but that was about to change. 51 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:55,175 Through a sea of cheering fans, little did I know 52 00:02:55,305 --> 00:02:58,439 I was about to meet the most incredible kid. 53 00:03:01,572 --> 00:03:04,009 Hi. My name is Asher. I'm six years old. 54 00:03:04,140 --> 00:03:07,143 I've been skating for 14 months. 55 00:03:07,274 --> 00:03:08,797 MAN: He's with all the OG guys. 56 00:03:08,927 --> 00:03:10,451 He rides in that pool all the time. 57 00:03:10,581 --> 00:03:12,670 He spends a lot of time there. He's family. 58 00:03:12,801 --> 00:03:16,108 He's well protected. He's well guarded here. 59 00:03:16,239 --> 00:03:17,849 ♪ I got a new pair of shoes 60 00:03:17,980 --> 00:03:20,025 And I'm putting them on ♪ Here I go ♪ 61 00:03:22,245 --> 00:03:24,116 ♪ Got a new pair of shoes and I'm putting them on ♪ 62 00:03:24,247 --> 00:03:26,771 I do frontside, lipslide. 63 00:03:26,902 --> 00:03:29,426 I do backside disaster, 64 00:03:29,557 --> 00:03:31,472 boardslide, 65 00:03:31,602 --> 00:03:34,301 frontside air, backside air. 66 00:03:34,431 --> 00:03:36,433 That little kid is amazing. 67 00:03:36,564 --> 00:03:38,305 I'd see him at the Basic Bowl. I was like, 68 00:03:38,435 --> 00:03:40,220 "Whoa, that kid just did a frontside rock 'n' roll." 69 00:03:40,350 --> 00:03:42,134 Smallest kid I ever seen do a frontside rock and roll. 70 00:03:42,265 --> 00:03:45,486 ASHER: And I also do pop shove-it 71 00:03:45,616 --> 00:03:49,707 360, nollie shove-it. 72 00:03:49,838 --> 00:03:51,492 That's all I know. 73 00:03:51,622 --> 00:03:54,669 Like Tony Alva. To me he's like a little Tony Alva. 74 00:03:54,799 --> 00:03:56,497 Tony Hawk. That level. 75 00:03:56,627 --> 00:03:59,500 I mean, he's amazing. Amazing talent. 76 00:03:59,630 --> 00:04:01,545 He's the next Asher. Tony Hawk is Tony Hawk. 77 00:04:01,676 --> 00:04:03,199 He's the next Asher. 78 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:05,897 KATHY: I was blown away. Everyone was. 79 00:04:06,028 --> 00:04:07,508 He was just simply amazing, 80 00:04:07,638 --> 00:04:10,075 and I knew I had to make a film about him. 81 00:04:10,206 --> 00:04:11,512 It's a trip to see, you know, these little kids-- 82 00:04:11,642 --> 00:04:13,688 like, how light and how young they are-- 83 00:04:13,818 --> 00:04:15,603 skating against some of the older guys. 84 00:04:15,733 --> 00:04:19,433 It's a total dichotomy of, like, approaches to skateboarding. 85 00:04:19,563 --> 00:04:21,652 He's basically kind of in a class by himself, 86 00:04:21,783 --> 00:04:23,393 I mean, realistically. 87 00:04:23,524 --> 00:04:26,266 He forced us actually to make really small boards. 88 00:04:29,051 --> 00:04:30,792 And that's good? 89 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,708 See ya later. 90 00:04:33,838 --> 00:04:35,536 ♪ All right New pair of shoes ♪ 91 00:04:35,666 --> 00:04:38,147 ♪ All right, all right New pair of shoes ♪ 92 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:41,890 He was doing stuff that we took a year and a half to learn, 93 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:43,500 with style and grace. 94 00:04:43,631 --> 00:04:45,546 Looked like he was just soul surfing that bowl. 95 00:04:45,676 --> 00:04:47,591 Asher is just there. 96 00:04:47,722 --> 00:04:49,898 He's flying through the air. You can't miss him. 97 00:04:50,028 --> 00:04:53,162 Old-school style, the flow, the surfing style 98 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:55,599 supplied with the technique of street. 99 00:04:55,730 --> 00:04:59,211 You put those two together, you got a stylish rider. 100 00:05:01,692 --> 00:05:04,652 WOMAN: Asher came up very, very quickly. 101 00:05:04,782 --> 00:05:07,611 He's very well balanced. He doesn't have that much fear, 102 00:05:07,742 --> 00:05:11,485 and I've seen him fall down and hurt himself pretty good. 103 00:05:16,664 --> 00:05:17,969 Ow. 104 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,584 LEE: He just goes everywhere and just skates, 105 00:05:23,714 --> 00:05:25,934 and he does it with a big smile 106 00:05:26,064 --> 00:05:27,283 rather than, you know, grumpiness 107 00:05:27,414 --> 00:05:29,503 that a lot of the kids get. 108 00:05:29,633 --> 00:05:32,419 When I see Asher, it brings a lot of joy to me. 109 00:05:32,549 --> 00:05:35,291 He brings a lot of joy to the spectators here that we have 110 00:05:35,422 --> 00:05:37,467 and to everybody else around here, you know? 111 00:05:37,598 --> 00:05:40,644 JOHNSON: To me, a kid that has self-motivation 112 00:05:40,775 --> 00:05:43,821 and self-confidence like he does, you can't learn that. 113 00:05:43,952 --> 00:05:46,215 It has to come from within. 114 00:06:06,104 --> 00:06:08,933 Asher's a great skater, and he's got a great dad 115 00:06:09,064 --> 00:06:12,633 that takes him here out to the skate park 116 00:06:12,763 --> 00:06:13,982 pretty much every day. 117 00:06:14,112 --> 00:06:16,201 My name is Tom Bradshaw, 118 00:06:16,332 --> 00:06:19,422 and I'm Asher's dad. 119 00:06:19,553 --> 00:06:23,339 I've been taking Asher to do things since he was a baby. 120 00:06:23,470 --> 00:06:26,951 That's just being a parent and caring about your kid 121 00:06:27,082 --> 00:06:29,693 and giving him love, giving him support. 122 00:06:29,824 --> 00:06:32,479 KATHY: I assumed Asher was a local kid from Venice, 123 00:06:32,609 --> 00:06:34,611 but I found out he was not. 124 00:06:34,742 --> 00:06:37,309 Every day Tom picks Asher up from school 125 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:38,963 and drives over an hour 126 00:06:39,094 --> 00:06:41,618 to take Asher to the Venice Skate Park so he can practice. 127 00:06:41,749 --> 00:06:43,664 TOM: Education has gotta come first, 128 00:06:43,794 --> 00:06:45,056 you know, before anything. 129 00:06:45,187 --> 00:06:46,667 That's the number-one priority, 130 00:06:46,797 --> 00:06:49,670 and I'm really happy with his ability to learn. 131 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,281 If we have to go skate somewhere, I'll drive. 132 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:55,066 And he'll just be in his car seat, 133 00:06:55,197 --> 00:06:57,329 and he'll have his skate deck and his homework, 134 00:06:57,460 --> 00:06:58,940 and that's his table. 135 00:06:59,070 --> 00:07:03,379 And if one assignment is writing out 50 words, 5 times each, 136 00:07:03,510 --> 00:07:05,120 he'll be doing that. 137 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:08,950 My job is to find the smoothest lane. That's it. 138 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,735 And then he'll knock out most of the homework for that night. 139 00:07:11,866 --> 00:07:14,738 KATHY: I soon realized that this was not just a story 140 00:07:14,869 --> 00:07:17,785 about an amazing little boy with an incredible talent, 141 00:07:17,915 --> 00:07:21,266 but also the story of a dad who was willing to do anything 142 00:07:21,397 --> 00:07:23,355 to support his son's passion. 143 00:07:23,486 --> 00:07:25,227 TOM: What scares me the most, 144 00:07:25,357 --> 00:07:26,881 he could become just another nine-year-old 145 00:07:27,011 --> 00:07:30,014 busting big airs, you know? 146 00:07:30,145 --> 00:07:32,234 Or he could become someone 147 00:07:32,364 --> 00:07:35,716 that, you know, companies believe in 148 00:07:35,846 --> 00:07:37,239 and want to invest in. 149 00:07:37,369 --> 00:07:39,110 ALVA: The main thing is just having fun. 150 00:07:39,241 --> 00:07:42,157 That's the quotient, you know, that you want to focus on. 151 00:07:42,287 --> 00:07:44,376 When you're Asher's age, and you're just out there skating, 152 00:07:44,507 --> 00:07:46,204 that that is basically the reason 153 00:07:46,335 --> 00:07:48,293 why he loves skateboarding so much, 154 00:07:48,424 --> 00:07:50,470 'cause it's just a lot of fun. 155 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,212 TOM: One day he won't need me. It'll be a sad day. 156 00:08:01,089 --> 00:08:05,833 I'm going all the way. 157 00:08:05,963 --> 00:08:08,139 KATHY: I had now been shooting with Tom and Asher 158 00:08:08,270 --> 00:08:09,706 for a few weeks, 159 00:08:09,837 --> 00:08:11,795 and I wanted to meet the family. 160 00:08:11,926 --> 00:08:15,059 Tom had been reluctant, but eventually he gave in. 161 00:08:15,190 --> 00:08:17,584 I was about to find out why. 162 00:08:17,714 --> 00:08:20,325 So tell me about your house. Describe it to me. 163 00:08:22,153 --> 00:08:23,590 It's, uh-- 164 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,331 KATHY: Tell me the things you like about it. 165 00:08:26,462 --> 00:08:28,377 Well, it's centrally located. 166 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:30,771 KATHY: What I didn't know was that their house 167 00:08:30,901 --> 00:08:32,947 was located in South Central L.A., 168 00:08:33,077 --> 00:08:35,863 one of the most dangerous and gang-infested neighborhoods 169 00:08:35,993 --> 00:08:37,908 in America. 170 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:39,562 TOM: Well, it's cozy. 171 00:08:39,693 --> 00:08:41,564 It's a small square footage, you know. 172 00:08:41,695 --> 00:08:44,698 For the amount of people that we have, 173 00:08:44,828 --> 00:08:47,570 um, we, you know, 174 00:08:47,701 --> 00:08:50,399 we're all kind of, you know, 175 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:53,141 living a lot closer than a lot of people do, 176 00:08:53,271 --> 00:08:56,536 but, you know, for us it's fine. 177 00:08:56,666 --> 00:08:59,843 KATHY: Tom and his family, seven people altogether, 178 00:08:59,974 --> 00:09:04,152 live in this 600-square-foot one-bedroom apartment. 179 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:06,807 ASHER: Wanna go through here? 180 00:09:06,937 --> 00:09:08,809 TOM: This is our little humble kitchen. 181 00:09:08,939 --> 00:09:10,811 We worked making those all night. 182 00:09:10,941 --> 00:09:13,857 ASHER: Can I have that orange, by the way? 183 00:09:13,988 --> 00:09:17,208 KATHY: Asher sleeps with his mom and dad and baby brother 184 00:09:17,339 --> 00:09:19,254 in the only bedroom. 185 00:09:19,384 --> 00:09:21,604 Hi. Come on. Come in. 186 00:09:21,735 --> 00:09:23,084 Yay! 187 00:09:23,214 --> 00:09:24,999 KATHY: Aww, they're so cute together. 188 00:09:25,129 --> 00:09:27,218 You're so fat. 189 00:09:27,349 --> 00:09:29,786 In your tummy, baby. You're so fat. 190 00:09:29,917 --> 00:09:31,832 [laughter] 191 00:09:31,962 --> 00:09:33,877 KATHY: While Asher's older two brothers 192 00:09:34,008 --> 00:09:36,488 sleep on the living room floor on foam mattresses, 193 00:09:36,619 --> 00:09:39,100 Asher's grandmother sleeps on the couch 194 00:09:39,230 --> 00:09:40,841 right next to them. 195 00:09:40,971 --> 00:09:43,452 Tom is the family's only breadwinner, 196 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:46,629 working 12-hour shifts, making asphalt for the city, 197 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,240 sometimes up to seven days a week. 198 00:09:49,371 --> 00:09:51,373 In spite of the many hours Tom works, 199 00:09:51,503 --> 00:09:53,418 the family can barely make ends meet. 200 00:09:53,549 --> 00:09:55,203 TOM: I'm afraid of failing Asher. 201 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:56,857 Like, right now he's young. 202 00:09:56,987 --> 00:09:59,599 He doesn't see that we don't have a house 203 00:09:59,729 --> 00:10:01,557 and we don't have this and we don't have that. 204 00:10:01,688 --> 00:10:03,907 And I'm afraid that when he gets older, he'll say, 205 00:10:04,038 --> 00:10:05,996 "Boy, you know, you don't live the way that other people live. 206 00:10:06,127 --> 00:10:08,695 You don't have all the things that they have." 207 00:10:08,825 --> 00:10:10,827 MOTHER: I normally don't get to go a lot 208 00:10:10,958 --> 00:10:12,873 to see Asher skate, but when I do 209 00:10:13,003 --> 00:10:15,615 at some competitions, I'm, like-- I'm amazed 210 00:10:15,745 --> 00:10:18,879 that every time it's a different trick 211 00:10:19,009 --> 00:10:20,881 or something new that I haven't seen. 212 00:10:21,011 --> 00:10:23,753 And I'm like, "Wow." I'm just amazed 213 00:10:23,884 --> 00:10:27,801 at how he skates and how he learns fast. 214 00:10:27,931 --> 00:10:31,152 Or he'll see someone or another skater, 215 00:10:31,282 --> 00:10:34,285 and he'll just try it until he lands it and gets it. 216 00:10:34,416 --> 00:10:35,809 He started skating in May, 217 00:10:35,939 --> 00:10:37,462 and I remember he couldn't even go down a hill. 218 00:10:37,593 --> 00:10:39,421 Now he's like doing ramps and getting air. 219 00:10:39,551 --> 00:10:41,031 That trips me out every time. 220 00:10:41,162 --> 00:10:43,338 I don't even know how he does it. 221 00:10:43,468 --> 00:10:46,297 TOM: Go ahead, Asher. Ready. 222 00:10:46,428 --> 00:10:47,995 Hold the board up and go down. 223 00:10:48,125 --> 00:10:50,911 Asher. Asher. 224 00:10:55,263 --> 00:10:57,874 He's always good at things. He was good at swimming, too. 225 00:10:58,005 --> 00:11:00,921 We were really enjoying Asher when he was little, too. 226 00:11:01,051 --> 00:11:02,400 And he was swimming, 227 00:11:02,531 --> 00:11:04,751 and he was, you know, kicking the soccer ball. 228 00:11:04,881 --> 00:11:06,927 Whatever he was doing, he was doing it so great. 229 00:11:07,057 --> 00:11:10,844 Everything-- rings, soccer, swimming. 230 00:11:10,974 --> 00:11:12,933 [people cheering] 231 00:11:13,063 --> 00:11:15,718 You beat his time. Sixteen. 232 00:11:17,024 --> 00:11:18,112 Congratulations. 233 00:11:21,028 --> 00:11:23,421 [people cheering] 234 00:11:23,552 --> 00:11:26,773 First place, first place. Four events, four first place. 235 00:11:26,903 --> 00:11:29,950 Four of 'em are blue ribbons. Increased faster times. 236 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,039 I mean, that's all he would get. 237 00:11:32,169 --> 00:11:35,564 And he was, you know, racing against five- and six-year-olds, 238 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:38,828 and he was four years old and five years old. 239 00:11:42,092 --> 00:11:43,964 I tried skating when I was 10. I suck at it. 240 00:11:44,094 --> 00:11:45,879 I couldn't pop the board. I couldn't ollie. 241 00:11:46,009 --> 00:11:48,838 I could kickflip when I was 10, but I couldn't ollie. 242 00:11:48,969 --> 00:11:50,971 I started skating again like a couple of months ago, 243 00:11:51,101 --> 00:11:52,276 and I learned how to ollie. 244 00:11:52,407 --> 00:11:54,061 And, like, I picked up on tricks quick. 245 00:11:54,191 --> 00:11:56,411 You know what I wanted, though? I wish I was a pro skater. 246 00:11:56,541 --> 00:11:58,108 I wanted that when I was younger. 247 00:11:58,239 --> 00:12:00,154 That's a crazy good job. 248 00:12:00,284 --> 00:12:02,025 I wanted to be an astronaut. 249 00:12:02,156 --> 00:12:04,724 I wanted to see the huge blueberry, look out from the-- 250 00:12:04,854 --> 00:12:07,596 - I was being serious. - I know. I was, too. 251 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:10,555 Skating for me, not really a strong point. 252 00:12:10,686 --> 00:12:13,602 But, you know, it was much more stemming from, 253 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,778 I guess, uh, well, CP. 254 00:12:15,909 --> 00:12:18,868 KATHY: Justin was born with cerebral palsy. 255 00:12:18,999 --> 00:12:21,479 Well, I don't know how to skate, but I try it here and there, 256 00:12:21,610 --> 00:12:23,003 and I guess I've fallen too much, 257 00:12:23,133 --> 00:12:24,613 not that I've given up, 258 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:27,007 but, uh, generally I feel more with the bicycle. 259 00:12:27,137 --> 00:12:29,574 KATHY: He has endured several major surgeries 260 00:12:29,705 --> 00:12:31,054 since early childhood 261 00:12:31,185 --> 00:12:33,013 and spent a year in a wheelchair. 262 00:12:33,143 --> 00:12:35,058 Tom, who was studying to be an accountant, 263 00:12:35,189 --> 00:12:38,018 was forced to leave college in his freshman year 264 00:12:38,148 --> 00:12:39,802 to get a job with the city 265 00:12:39,933 --> 00:12:42,109 in order to gain medical benefits for Justin 266 00:12:42,239 --> 00:12:43,893 and the rest of his family. 267 00:12:44,024 --> 00:12:45,416 KATHY: Is it pretty crammed in there then? 268 00:12:45,547 --> 00:12:48,680 Yeah. I hated it 'cause when I was younger, 269 00:12:48,811 --> 00:12:51,858 I wanted to bring people over, bring girls, mess around, 270 00:12:51,988 --> 00:12:53,947 just have my own room, privacy. 271 00:12:54,077 --> 00:12:55,949 Everyone wants that, but you know, 272 00:12:56,079 --> 00:12:57,777 after a while you don't mind it anymore. 273 00:12:57,907 --> 00:12:59,822 You could go out. You have the whole world as your playground. 274 00:12:59,953 --> 00:13:01,563 You can go out and do your own stuff. 275 00:13:01,693 --> 00:13:03,957 So I got used to it, you know. 276 00:13:04,087 --> 00:13:05,959 TOM: Asher, I'm gonna follow you on the sidewalk. 277 00:13:06,089 --> 00:13:09,092 KATHY: That evening, Tom tells me about a gang war 278 00:13:09,223 --> 00:13:12,400 that's brewing between two neighborhood rival gangs. 279 00:13:12,530 --> 00:13:14,968 There's a gang that's two streets over, 280 00:13:15,098 --> 00:13:18,058 and... over there. 281 00:13:18,188 --> 00:13:21,017 - That's another gang? - You kidding? 282 00:13:21,148 --> 00:13:23,280 They were the largest gang in the world at one point. 283 00:13:23,411 --> 00:13:25,152 They're going at it again. 284 00:13:25,282 --> 00:13:27,067 One of the clues that it's heading into our direction 285 00:13:27,197 --> 00:13:29,199 is the amount of graffiti that you see. 286 00:13:29,330 --> 00:13:31,898 And there's a lot of graffiti going on right now 287 00:13:32,028 --> 00:13:34,291 that wasn't here a month ago. 288 00:13:36,337 --> 00:13:39,079 We don't know what's going on until it's too late. 289 00:13:39,209 --> 00:13:41,821 When you see, you know, spray-painting here, 290 00:13:41,951 --> 00:13:44,519 that's like, you know, war. 291 00:13:44,649 --> 00:13:46,782 Part of me lives kind of like in a manner 292 00:13:46,913 --> 00:13:49,132 where I can just get up and move really quick. 293 00:13:49,263 --> 00:13:53,441 I haven't fully accepted that this is a permanent home yet. 294 00:13:56,836 --> 00:13:58,794 I can't wait to get out of this place. 295 00:13:58,925 --> 00:14:02,189 I can't wait to get out of here. I can't stand it here. 296 00:14:02,319 --> 00:14:05,845 Yeah, we worry, man, 'cause at any time something could happen. 297 00:14:05,975 --> 00:14:08,412 You know what I mean? And that would be that. 298 00:14:12,547 --> 00:14:14,984 A couple of weeks ago, 299 00:14:15,115 --> 00:14:18,422 one of the kids got shot on the corner. 300 00:14:18,553 --> 00:14:20,511 They were just hanging out. 301 00:14:20,642 --> 00:14:24,211 On Andrew's birthday back in April, 302 00:14:24,341 --> 00:14:28,041 uh, he was walking, and, you know-- 303 00:14:28,171 --> 00:14:31,392 Yeah, just like to the liquor store or something, you know. 304 00:14:31,522 --> 00:14:36,179 And some people rolled up and pulled a gun out on him. 305 00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:38,138 They pulled down their window and they just told me, 306 00:14:38,268 --> 00:14:40,923 "Hey. Hey, what do you have in your pockets?" 307 00:14:41,054 --> 00:14:42,229 I was like, "What?" 308 00:14:42,359 --> 00:14:43,839 And then they repeated themselves, 309 00:14:43,970 --> 00:14:45,449 and they were like, "Hey, come over here." 310 00:14:45,580 --> 00:14:47,669 And I was like-- I remember I just said no. 311 00:14:47,799 --> 00:14:49,671 And I pretty much-- I said "fuck you" to them 312 00:14:49,801 --> 00:14:52,413 and I said no, and I just ran away, you know? 313 00:14:52,543 --> 00:14:54,154 I knew they weren't gonna shoot me. 314 00:14:54,284 --> 00:14:55,982 I just knew they wouldn't. That'd be dumb. 315 00:14:56,112 --> 00:14:59,637 TOM: Yeah, so Andrew almost got killed on his birthday. 316 00:14:59,768 --> 00:15:02,510 So-- But you know what? 317 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,381 Thank God he didn't. 318 00:15:04,512 --> 00:15:07,428 Living where we live, it's like don't be surprised 319 00:15:07,558 --> 00:15:10,170 if one day you're burying your kids. 320 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:14,391 [police radio chatter] 321 00:15:16,263 --> 00:15:18,439 KATHY: Tom can't afford the time or the gas 322 00:15:18,569 --> 00:15:20,136 to drive out to Venice today, 323 00:15:20,267 --> 00:15:22,182 so we have to go to the local park, 324 00:15:22,312 --> 00:15:24,575 Gilbert Lindsay Park in Compton, 325 00:15:24,706 --> 00:15:26,273 or as the locals call it... 326 00:15:26,403 --> 00:15:28,710 Ghetto Park. 327 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,581 KATHY: Ironically funded through a donation 328 00:15:30,712 --> 00:15:32,192 from Michael Douglas, 329 00:15:32,322 --> 00:15:34,672 this park is a hotbed for gang shootings 330 00:15:34,803 --> 00:15:36,587 and drug activity. 331 00:15:36,718 --> 00:15:39,155 Volunteers clean up bullets and needles on a regular basis 332 00:15:39,286 --> 00:15:41,505 before the kids arrive in the morning. 333 00:15:41,636 --> 00:15:44,117 This is not where I usually want to go, 334 00:15:44,247 --> 00:15:46,684 but if we're in a bind and don't have any time, 335 00:15:46,815 --> 00:15:48,773 we'll come to this skate park, you know. 336 00:15:48,904 --> 00:15:50,601 It's always very congested and crowded, 337 00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:52,255 and I don't know too many people here. 338 00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:54,257 And quite honestly, nobody really says much to me. 339 00:15:54,388 --> 00:15:59,001 They just look at me like I'm from outer space or something. 340 00:15:59,132 --> 00:16:01,090 I have a word for that. It's called "xenophobe." 341 00:16:01,221 --> 00:16:03,571 You should look it up in the dictionary. 342 00:16:03,701 --> 00:16:06,617 All right, here you go. 343 00:16:06,748 --> 00:16:08,880 Ready? Teamwork. 344 00:16:12,406 --> 00:16:13,885 [helicopter whirring] 345 00:16:14,016 --> 00:16:16,236 They call that a ghetto bird. 346 00:16:18,107 --> 00:16:20,892 It's like a ghetto we're in, you know. 347 00:16:21,023 --> 00:16:26,333 It's not a bird, obviously. It's a helicopter. 348 00:16:26,463 --> 00:16:29,727 You don't see them too much in the nicer neighborhoods. 349 00:16:34,384 --> 00:16:37,300 MARIBEL: Not such a good park in safety. 350 00:16:37,431 --> 00:16:42,479 Not really. If I feel that there's a lot of people smoking 351 00:16:42,610 --> 00:16:44,481 or presence of gang members, 352 00:16:44,612 --> 00:16:47,484 I'll just be here for a little while, then I'll just go. 353 00:16:50,879 --> 00:16:53,621 People are sitting on the ramps, smoking cigars. 354 00:16:53,751 --> 00:16:55,797 But they weren't. It was pot. 355 00:16:55,927 --> 00:16:58,234 Somebody must've told them, you know, 356 00:16:58,365 --> 00:17:00,280 "Go and hang out at Gilbert Lindsay Skatepark 357 00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:02,412 and, you know, do your drugs and your booze there. 358 00:17:02,543 --> 00:17:05,198 Nobody'll bother you. Just stay in the skate park." 359 00:17:05,328 --> 00:17:07,156 I don't know, there's gotta be at least a thousand people 360 00:17:07,287 --> 00:17:08,679 in this park right now, 361 00:17:08,810 --> 00:17:10,681 and if someone were to come in here 362 00:17:10,812 --> 00:17:13,293 and do drugs or something like that, 363 00:17:13,423 --> 00:17:15,556 they'd say, "Oh, that's just skaters." 364 00:17:15,686 --> 00:17:17,079 But it's not. 365 00:17:17,210 --> 00:17:19,342 It's their brothers and their sisters 366 00:17:19,473 --> 00:17:21,823 that are coming over here to do their drugs in the skate park, 367 00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:24,826 which is kind of hard if you're trying to bring a child around. 368 00:17:24,956 --> 00:17:27,350 I bring my child to skate, 369 00:17:27,481 --> 00:17:29,309 and he has to skate next to somebody who just thinks 370 00:17:29,439 --> 00:17:32,355 it's okay to smoke pot in front of a child 371 00:17:32,486 --> 00:17:33,791 or to urinate. 372 00:17:33,922 --> 00:17:35,532 I've actually had someone urinating 373 00:17:35,663 --> 00:17:37,360 on the back of the ramp 374 00:17:37,491 --> 00:17:39,971 'cause they were too stoned to walk to the bathrooms. 375 00:17:40,102 --> 00:17:41,843 They're not gonna go over here 376 00:17:41,973 --> 00:17:44,193 and smoke marijuana in front of their kids, 377 00:17:44,324 --> 00:17:45,977 but they'll come over here and do it. 378 00:17:46,108 --> 00:17:47,849 I think those people should be locked up. 379 00:17:47,979 --> 00:17:50,156 I think they should put undercover police in here, 380 00:17:50,286 --> 00:17:51,853 and when anyone pulls out a joint, arrest 'em. 381 00:17:51,983 --> 00:17:53,550 That's what I think. 382 00:17:53,681 --> 00:17:55,422 KATHY: At this point, 383 00:17:55,552 --> 00:17:57,380 a gang who had been listening to Tom from behind me 384 00:17:57,511 --> 00:17:58,816 got up and approached. 385 00:17:58,947 --> 00:18:00,340 I stopped filming, 386 00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:02,777 and we very quickly had to relocate. 387 00:18:04,431 --> 00:18:06,389 TOM: They were just partying and carrying on, 388 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,610 and I had to put my foot down, and I sort of stuck my neck out. 389 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:10,959 They didn't like hearing that at all. 390 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:12,221 They're not used to hearing anybody 391 00:18:12,352 --> 00:18:13,483 complaining about their behavior, 392 00:18:13,614 --> 00:18:16,747 so it was a real tense moment for me 393 00:18:16,878 --> 00:18:19,054 where I had to just stand my ground. 394 00:18:19,185 --> 00:18:22,188 I come in to their park pretty much and say 395 00:18:22,318 --> 00:18:25,452 I'm not gonna put up with that while my son skates. No way. 396 00:18:25,582 --> 00:18:28,107 I just hope I didn't offend or piss anybody off. 397 00:18:28,237 --> 00:18:30,283 But that's just life. It's what I gotta do 398 00:18:30,413 --> 00:18:32,067 to try to, like-- 399 00:18:32,198 --> 00:18:34,069 Like having to go to a place, to a park, 400 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,029 and fight for your right to skate, you know, 401 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,510 that's ridiculous, but that's what has to be done here. 402 00:18:40,641 --> 00:18:43,383 Since this is our skate park-- this is our closest skate park-- 403 00:18:43,513 --> 00:18:45,733 it's worth fighting for a little bit. 404 00:18:45,863 --> 00:18:47,387 And I'd like to see this park-- 405 00:18:47,517 --> 00:18:50,041 But situations like that, you know, get me worried 406 00:18:50,172 --> 00:18:52,392 that you're all on your own, 407 00:18:52,522 --> 00:18:55,786 and you have to stand up to these gang members. 408 00:19:00,530 --> 00:19:02,967 I'm Heidi Lemmon, and I'm the executive director 409 00:19:03,098 --> 00:19:04,404 of the Skate Park Association. 410 00:19:04,534 --> 00:19:06,188 I started in Santa Monica and Venice, 411 00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:08,234 trying to help the kids there get skate parks. 412 00:19:08,364 --> 00:19:10,061 These were the throwaway kids, 413 00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:12,412 the kids that couldn't get to the Little League games 414 00:19:12,542 --> 00:19:14,457 and the soccer games and pay all the fees. 415 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:16,459 So they'd get a skateboard and just go out and skate. 416 00:19:16,590 --> 00:19:19,027 And then, of course, they were breaking the law, 417 00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:21,464 and they would get caught a lot of times and get tickets. 418 00:19:21,595 --> 00:19:23,466 And then they couldn't afford to pay their tickets, 419 00:19:23,597 --> 00:19:25,990 and then the ticket would turn into a warrant for arrest. 420 00:19:26,121 --> 00:19:29,342 They'd go out skating and come back in a police car. 421 00:19:29,472 --> 00:19:31,344 That was just kind of a vicious little circle. 422 00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:34,129 I could not understand why cities would not be 423 00:19:34,260 --> 00:19:36,436 just thrilled to build a skate park. 424 00:19:36,566 --> 00:19:38,133 You got 50 kids standing there saying, 425 00:19:38,264 --> 00:19:40,396 "Give us something to do. Keep us out of trouble." 426 00:19:40,527 --> 00:19:44,095 This park, there were shootings here all the time at that park. 427 00:19:44,226 --> 00:19:46,054 Not skaters shooting each other, 428 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:48,143 but all around where all the gang members hung out. 429 00:19:48,274 --> 00:19:50,754 When they'd start firing, we had the crew pick up bullets 430 00:19:50,885 --> 00:19:52,278 out of the park in the morning. 431 00:19:52,408 --> 00:19:54,236 Sometimes the kids had guns pulled on them, 432 00:19:54,367 --> 00:19:55,803 and there's fights, 433 00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:58,153 and they could get their things stolen easily. 434 00:19:58,284 --> 00:20:00,068 Tom said that him and Asher 435 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,244 would like to come to some event that we were doing, 436 00:20:02,375 --> 00:20:04,290 and I said, "Oh, no, you probably don't want to. 437 00:20:04,420 --> 00:20:06,596 It's, like, up here, you know, in the 'hood." 438 00:20:06,727 --> 00:20:09,164 And Tom just said, "We live there." 439 00:20:09,295 --> 00:20:12,254 I was just like, "What?" I had no idea. 440 00:20:12,385 --> 00:20:14,996 So Asher's really the youngest kid on my team, 441 00:20:15,126 --> 00:20:16,519 on the Skate Park Association team, 442 00:20:16,650 --> 00:20:17,825 because all of our events 443 00:20:17,955 --> 00:20:19,609 are in the inner city of Los Angeles. 444 00:20:19,740 --> 00:20:23,134 And we just can't bring kids and their families up here 445 00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:24,614 if they don't know what to expect. 446 00:20:24,745 --> 00:20:26,312 They would try any way, anyhow 447 00:20:26,442 --> 00:20:28,792 to get you to do what they want you to do 448 00:20:28,923 --> 00:20:31,012 so they could corrupt your mind. 449 00:20:33,188 --> 00:20:35,756 Basically. And my mom is like-- 450 00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:38,062 Mom would say, "You skate or you hustle? 451 00:20:38,193 --> 00:20:40,064 Which one are you gonna do more about?" 452 00:20:40,195 --> 00:20:41,544 I said skating, and she got mad. 453 00:20:41,675 --> 00:20:43,503 - KATHY: Really? - She got mad because 454 00:20:43,633 --> 00:20:45,722 she want me to have money in my pocket. 455 00:20:51,162 --> 00:20:52,990 KATHY: Tom knows his family cannot thrive, 456 00:20:53,121 --> 00:20:54,731 living where they live. 457 00:20:54,862 --> 00:20:57,517 Asher potentially has a way out because of his talent. 458 00:20:57,647 --> 00:20:59,649 I don't have the resources to develop Asher 459 00:20:59,780 --> 00:21:01,564 the way I want to develop him. 460 00:21:01,695 --> 00:21:04,567 I'm gonna look towards finding someone or some company 461 00:21:04,698 --> 00:21:06,830 that can invest in him. 462 00:21:06,961 --> 00:21:08,528 I'd hope that a company like Element, 463 00:21:08,658 --> 00:21:10,921 you know, would want to take him under their wing. 464 00:21:11,052 --> 00:21:12,967 Or... you know, 465 00:21:13,097 --> 00:21:16,536 and, uh, just pay for, uh... 466 00:21:16,666 --> 00:21:18,538 pay for his, you know, 467 00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:20,975 his skateboarding expenses. 468 00:21:21,105 --> 00:21:23,282 That would be great for him. 469 00:21:26,807 --> 00:21:29,157 [family chattering] 470 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:30,985 TOM: I'm ordering 'em later when we come back, okay? 471 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:34,336 - We don't have anymore? - No, I'll get 'em later. 472 00:21:34,467 --> 00:21:37,644 [indistinct chatter] 473 00:21:37,774 --> 00:21:39,602 - Bye, Mom. - Bye, Asher. 474 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:42,257 KATHY: Tom realized that the competition trail 475 00:21:42,388 --> 00:21:44,607 could be a way to gain sponsorship for Asher. 476 00:21:44,738 --> 00:21:46,870 He desperately needs financial support 477 00:21:47,001 --> 00:21:48,742 in order to keep Asher skating. 478 00:21:48,872 --> 00:21:50,570 KATHY: What are we doing today, Tom? 479 00:21:50,700 --> 00:21:54,095 We're heading towards Vans Orange Skatepark 480 00:21:54,225 --> 00:21:58,447 for the last CASL competition for 2010. 481 00:21:58,578 --> 00:22:00,623 KATHY: CASL is the California Amateur Skate League. 482 00:22:00,754 --> 00:22:02,582 They hold monthly competitions 483 00:22:02,712 --> 00:22:04,366 for the best kids in California. 484 00:22:04,497 --> 00:22:07,674 TOM: Everybody wants to win this one, so-- 485 00:22:07,804 --> 00:22:10,590 You know, not to take it too seriously, 486 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,768 but it is a close one, so, um... 487 00:22:16,204 --> 00:22:18,249 it's a nail-biter, for sure. 488 00:22:20,730 --> 00:22:24,299 I want him to practice, but I don't want him to get tired, 489 00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:27,084 you know, so it's finding a fine balance 490 00:22:27,215 --> 00:22:29,130 of doing that, you know. 491 00:22:29,260 --> 00:22:32,873 KATHY: CASL has produced such talents as Ryan Sheckler, 492 00:22:33,003 --> 00:22:34,657 Pedro Barros and Shaun White. 493 00:22:34,788 --> 00:22:37,617 This could be a great place for Asher to thrive 494 00:22:37,747 --> 00:22:39,532 and get noticed. 495 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,723 We got to know Asher's family during the state games 496 00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:58,681 this year in Encinitas. 497 00:22:58,812 --> 00:23:01,945 My boys had, you know, not competed professionally. 498 00:23:02,076 --> 00:23:04,295 When they first met him, their jaws dropped. 499 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:06,341 They said, "Oh, my goodness." 500 00:23:06,472 --> 00:23:08,343 My children are in his age category 501 00:23:08,474 --> 00:23:11,477 and had never seen a child with that sort of talent. 502 00:23:11,607 --> 00:23:14,305 And I think a lot of kids were intimidated by him. 503 00:23:21,835 --> 00:23:25,229 I've never seen anyone, you know, Asher's size and age 504 00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:27,318 with the amount of skill he has. 505 00:23:27,449 --> 00:23:29,799 I mean, it's just-- Still he blows me away. 506 00:23:44,510 --> 00:23:47,426 I like to say I'm his Jedi master and he's my Padawan, 507 00:23:47,556 --> 00:23:49,558 but I haven't taught him anything, so-- 508 00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:54,433 I just hope he keeps on doing it because he's very talented, 509 00:23:54,563 --> 00:23:56,565 and he's one of my favorite kids to watch. 510 00:24:08,969 --> 00:24:10,536 Yeah, he's amazing, 511 00:24:10,666 --> 00:24:14,104 and Tom's a very sweet man, very nice man. 512 00:24:14,235 --> 00:24:17,238 And it's always good to see those two together. 513 00:24:17,368 --> 00:24:19,370 You know, Tom is a very interesting guy, 514 00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:21,329 very humble. 515 00:24:24,811 --> 00:24:27,683 TOM: Just cruise around. Just do it once. 516 00:24:27,814 --> 00:24:30,643 He wants to do his normal run, but cold, so that's-- 517 00:24:30,773 --> 00:24:32,601 Warming up, you just don't even do anything. 518 00:24:32,732 --> 00:24:33,994 You just move around, 519 00:24:34,124 --> 00:24:36,126 get the muscles, get the blood pumping. 520 00:24:36,257 --> 00:24:38,868 That's it. Just keep going. 521 00:24:42,872 --> 00:24:45,484 So my good instincts were right. 522 00:24:45,614 --> 00:24:47,529 I'm glad we got here when we did. 523 00:24:47,660 --> 00:24:50,314 You can tell he's starting to flow better. 524 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,931 He just skates a hundred times better when he's warmed up. 525 00:24:58,061 --> 00:25:01,848 That's why it's worth the time to warm up and get him moving. 526 00:25:01,978 --> 00:25:03,676 KATHY: The truth of the matter is 527 00:25:03,806 --> 00:25:06,766 that Tom is very anxious for a win at this competition. 528 00:25:06,896 --> 00:25:09,725 He's had to borrow money to pay for the gas and motel 529 00:25:09,856 --> 00:25:11,466 from friends and neighbors. 530 00:25:13,294 --> 00:25:15,383 An endorsement is becoming important 531 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:18,517 in order to keep Asher skating. 532 00:25:20,823 --> 00:25:22,651 TOM: This is such a large course, 533 00:25:22,782 --> 00:25:24,697 and we only have, I think, a minute. 534 00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:26,699 A strategy for this, to be successful, 535 00:25:26,829 --> 00:25:28,439 is to keep your speed. 536 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:30,006 And in particular for Asher 537 00:25:30,137 --> 00:25:31,791 because he likes to do a lip slide, 538 00:25:31,921 --> 00:25:34,663 the more speed he has, the better the lip slide is. 539 00:25:34,794 --> 00:25:39,146 If it's not fast enough, he's barely gonna make it and-- 540 00:25:42,323 --> 00:25:43,716 You bit your tongue? 541 00:25:43,846 --> 00:25:46,545 Did you bite your tongue? Ow! 542 00:25:46,675 --> 00:25:49,243 Did you put a hole in it? No-- 543 00:25:51,245 --> 00:25:53,813 - Ach! - That's punk rock right there. 544 00:25:53,943 --> 00:25:55,771 - KATHY: You're a bad-ass. - TOM: That's why you gotta-- 545 00:25:55,902 --> 00:25:59,383 - Did it go through? - No, it didn't go through. 546 00:26:00,863 --> 00:26:03,213 That must've hurt like crazy. 547 00:26:12,919 --> 00:26:16,357 ANNOUNCER: Let's clear it up for Asher Bradshaw. 548 00:26:16,487 --> 00:26:18,446 - Asher's first. - All right, Asher. 549 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:20,796 Whenever you're ready. You got one minute. 550 00:26:22,319 --> 00:26:24,583 Fifty seconds for Asher. 551 00:26:26,889 --> 00:26:29,936 Yeah, getting some air out of that mini bowl. 552 00:26:31,851 --> 00:26:35,289 Whoa-oh! Nice lip slide. No effort. 553 00:26:40,903 --> 00:26:42,252 A little backside grab. 554 00:26:42,383 --> 00:26:45,560 Sometimes he skates like-- like magic. 555 00:26:50,913 --> 00:26:53,089 - Yeah, Asher. Good job. - Good job. 556 00:26:55,439 --> 00:26:58,094 ANNOUNCER: All right, Asher. Whenever you're ready. 557 00:27:02,403 --> 00:27:04,623 All right, 45 seconds, Asher. 558 00:27:04,753 --> 00:27:07,756 This is the bowl contest, ladies and gentlemen. 559 00:27:10,933 --> 00:27:14,197 Nice low backside ollie on the corner. 560 00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:20,029 Yeah! Big frontside air for Asher. 561 00:27:21,335 --> 00:27:22,989 Rockin' and rollin'. 562 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,339 Oh, fuck. 563 00:27:25,469 --> 00:27:27,080 ANNOUNCER: Scores for Asher: 564 00:27:27,210 --> 00:27:30,823 81, 81, 81. 565 00:27:32,955 --> 00:27:34,565 Next up is Michael. 566 00:27:34,696 --> 00:27:36,655 Michael, 45 seconds. Whenever you're ready. 567 00:27:54,411 --> 00:27:55,586 Anytime you're ready. 568 00:27:59,199 --> 00:28:01,941 Rock and roll on the extension. 569 00:28:08,077 --> 00:28:11,167 Whoa! Look at that. 570 00:28:11,298 --> 00:28:13,866 Back 5-0. Nice. 571 00:28:13,996 --> 00:28:16,085 Yeah, fake lip slide. 572 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,871 ♪ 573 00:28:19,001 --> 00:28:20,873 Man, look at him go. 574 00:28:21,003 --> 00:28:24,615 Frontside ollie. In and over the coping. 575 00:28:48,074 --> 00:28:49,684 FEMALE ANNOUNCER: 81.3. 576 00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:52,905 Second place, Asher Bradshaw. 577 00:28:53,035 --> 00:28:54,950 [cheering] 578 00:28:55,081 --> 00:28:56,822 Congratulations, Asher. 579 00:28:58,301 --> 00:29:00,129 You are a rock 'n roller! 580 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,181 FEMALE ANNOUNCER: All press, 581 00:29:08,311 --> 00:29:11,184 if you want to take his picture, he's right here. 582 00:29:16,755 --> 00:29:17,930 KATHY: How do you think he did? 583 00:29:18,060 --> 00:29:20,846 He did good. He placed. 584 00:29:20,976 --> 00:29:22,804 Yeah! 585 00:29:23,979 --> 00:29:25,894 TOM: Very good. 586 00:29:26,025 --> 00:29:29,855 You just won gold at the X Games! 587 00:29:29,985 --> 00:29:31,770 How do you feel? 588 00:29:32,988 --> 00:29:35,556 [Tom laughing] 589 00:29:35,686 --> 00:29:36,862 Yeah. 590 00:29:39,865 --> 00:29:41,562 KATHY: On the way out of town, 591 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:44,826 we passed Danny Way's world-famous mega ramp. 592 00:29:44,957 --> 00:29:46,915 We already saw the mega ramp. We'll see it on YouTube. 593 00:29:47,046 --> 00:29:48,874 - ASHER: I wanna see. - We already saw it. 594 00:29:49,004 --> 00:29:50,876 - I wanna see it! - You wanna walk up to it? 595 00:29:51,006 --> 00:29:52,747 - Yes! - Really? 596 00:29:52,878 --> 00:29:55,968 - Yes. - Okay, we'll walk up to it. 597 00:29:56,098 --> 00:29:57,926 KATHY: It's spectacular. 598 00:29:58,057 --> 00:30:00,059 The ramp has a drop that is equal to the height 599 00:30:00,189 --> 00:30:02,148 of an eight-story building 600 00:30:02,278 --> 00:30:06,587 and ends in a quarter pipe with a height of 27 feet. 601 00:30:06,717 --> 00:30:09,503 TOM: You drive up on the little-- 602 00:30:09,633 --> 00:30:12,071 little dune buggy thing, you know? 603 00:30:12,201 --> 00:30:14,551 KATHY: The first few people who tried to conquer this ramp 604 00:30:14,682 --> 00:30:18,077 ended up being air-lifted out by helicopter ambulance. 605 00:30:18,207 --> 00:30:19,556 ASHER: I'm going to the top. 606 00:30:19,687 --> 00:30:20,906 TOM: You wanna walk all the way up there? 607 00:30:21,036 --> 00:30:22,646 ASHER: Yeah. 608 00:30:48,716 --> 00:30:51,371 Now, that's where he launched from, right? 609 00:30:51,501 --> 00:30:53,982 He must be going so fast. 610 00:30:54,113 --> 00:30:56,028 Let's get off. Let's respect his ramp. 611 00:30:56,158 --> 00:31:00,684 Maybe one day he'll invite you here to learn. 612 00:31:02,077 --> 00:31:03,949 You know what they should do? 613 00:31:04,079 --> 00:31:05,951 They should do a bowl. 614 00:31:06,081 --> 00:31:07,866 TOM: Build a mega bowl, huh? 615 00:31:07,996 --> 00:31:10,259 How about 100 feet and drop in-- 616 00:31:10,390 --> 00:31:12,653 - TOM: Carving a tidal wave. - A keyhole. 617 00:31:12,783 --> 00:31:14,611 - How about a keyhole? - A huge keyhole, yeah. 618 00:31:14,742 --> 00:31:16,875 Yeah, a keyhole. 619 00:31:20,530 --> 00:31:22,968 ASHER, KATHY, TOM: Bye, mega ramp. 620 00:31:24,099 --> 00:31:25,753 Nice mega ramp. 621 00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:28,451 - We're done. - Yeah. 622 00:31:32,412 --> 00:31:34,457 KATHY: Are you gonna skate it one day? 623 00:31:34,588 --> 00:31:36,024 - You're crazy. - [Kathy laughs] 624 00:31:36,155 --> 00:31:38,374 TOM: Really? That's how you looked at the pool 625 00:31:38,505 --> 00:31:40,942 the first day you went to Culver City. 626 00:31:41,073 --> 00:31:43,858 That's crazy. I know you'll skate it one day. 627 00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:45,991 KATHY: You will skate it. You'll shred it. 628 00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:48,994 TOM: You'll be the youngest person to do it. 629 00:31:52,171 --> 00:31:55,304 So, anyway, here's the street I grew up on. 630 00:31:55,435 --> 00:31:57,916 Every house is a memory. 631 00:31:58,046 --> 00:32:00,222 Mary and Tom Ingle used to live here. 632 00:32:00,353 --> 00:32:03,225 This sidewalk still has-- 633 00:32:03,356 --> 00:32:05,401 still has the bump on it. 634 00:32:05,532 --> 00:32:06,837 This is where I grew up. 635 00:32:06,968 --> 00:32:09,057 My room was right there next to the front door. 636 00:32:09,188 --> 00:32:12,495 These are the trees that I would play in and climb up 637 00:32:12,626 --> 00:32:14,976 and basically find refuge in 638 00:32:15,107 --> 00:32:18,414 to basically hide from problems at home. 639 00:32:18,545 --> 00:32:20,025 You know, any of that. 640 00:32:20,155 --> 00:32:22,505 So my sanctuary was play. 641 00:32:23,985 --> 00:32:26,031 Most of these houses have pools, 642 00:32:26,161 --> 00:32:27,597 so we'd have a lot of fun. 643 00:32:27,728 --> 00:32:28,859 Great place to grow up. 644 00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:37,390 He's just playing on a sidewalk where it's safe. 645 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,044 We can't do this where we live. 646 00:32:39,174 --> 00:32:41,785 What he's doing right now, we can't do it, 647 00:32:41,916 --> 00:32:43,700 and I don't want him to do it. 648 00:32:43,831 --> 00:32:45,746 It's dangerous, you know. 649 00:32:45,876 --> 00:32:48,053 Gang activity drives people indoors. 650 00:32:48,183 --> 00:32:51,317 And then there's irresponsible people who have no heart, 651 00:32:51,447 --> 00:32:53,319 who'll run over a kid and keep going. 652 00:32:53,449 --> 00:32:56,539 And there's no accountability. 653 00:32:56,670 --> 00:32:59,760 You know, there's no names. Nobody who sees anything. 654 00:32:59,890 --> 00:33:02,067 Just the smell of grass here, the smell is different. 655 00:33:02,197 --> 00:33:05,461 You know, I mean, I have to basically shut that off 656 00:33:05,592 --> 00:33:08,116 and not miss it. 657 00:33:08,247 --> 00:33:10,901 And coming back here, it's kind of like-- 658 00:33:11,032 --> 00:33:13,643 it's like an impossible dream. 659 00:33:14,949 --> 00:33:16,472 This is my home, 660 00:33:16,603 --> 00:33:18,518 and I'll never be able to really get back here. 661 00:33:18,648 --> 00:33:19,910 That's what it feels like. 662 00:33:27,396 --> 00:33:29,659 [indistinct chatter]d 663 00:33:29,790 --> 00:33:31,270 ASHER: Well, if-- 664 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:33,837 TOM: It's really smooth, and you can go fast on it. 665 00:33:33,968 --> 00:33:35,404 You gonna skate a little more? 666 00:33:35,535 --> 00:33:37,928 I'll let you skate this once or two more times. 667 00:33:42,498 --> 00:33:45,153 But you can see how you can just get lazy out here in the Valley 668 00:33:45,284 --> 00:33:47,460 and just spend the days just-- 669 00:33:47,590 --> 00:33:49,375 "What are we gonna do today?" 670 00:33:49,505 --> 00:33:52,421 Well, we're gonna go explore on our bikes, go somewhere. 671 00:33:52,552 --> 00:33:55,337 He's a much better skateboarder than I was at that age. 672 00:33:55,468 --> 00:33:57,339 Plus, the equipment's better. 673 00:33:57,470 --> 00:33:59,124 And we didn't have much. 674 00:33:59,254 --> 00:34:01,387 Let's sit down together on this. 675 00:34:01,517 --> 00:34:04,477 Let's sit together? That's a great idea. 676 00:34:04,607 --> 00:34:06,870 KATHY: So what do you think of the neighborhood, Asher? 677 00:34:07,001 --> 00:34:08,829 It's great, really clean. 678 00:34:08,959 --> 00:34:12,528 I just saw a squirrel right there climb over the hood. 679 00:34:12,659 --> 00:34:14,139 Yeah. 680 00:34:14,269 --> 00:34:16,880 Yeah, it's nice here. Nice banks. 681 00:34:17,011 --> 00:34:18,839 TOM: Yeah, the bank right there is huge. 682 00:34:18,969 --> 00:34:21,320 Yeah, it goes big to little. 683 00:34:21,450 --> 00:34:24,192 And it goes all the way big to little. 684 00:34:24,323 --> 00:34:26,238 KATHY: You want to live somewhere like this 685 00:34:26,368 --> 00:34:27,587 when you grow up? 686 00:34:27,717 --> 00:34:30,329 Yeah, if I had money. 687 00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:35,377 If I can stay here and be pro one day. 688 00:34:35,508 --> 00:34:38,337 - You wanna go pro? - Yeah. 689 00:34:38,467 --> 00:34:40,165 Wanna be like Tony Hawk and make money 690 00:34:40,295 --> 00:34:41,818 and have a nice house and stuff? 691 00:34:41,949 --> 00:34:43,516 Yeah. 692 00:34:43,646 --> 00:34:46,345 We don't talk to him about money, though, too much. 693 00:34:46,475 --> 00:34:48,129 It's for fun. 694 00:34:48,260 --> 00:34:51,089 Grandpa would always tell me, "Do what you love to do 695 00:34:51,219 --> 00:34:53,352 and make that what you do for work." 696 00:34:53,482 --> 00:34:55,615 I would love for Asher to do what he loves to do, 697 00:34:55,745 --> 00:34:56,833 whatever that is. 698 00:34:56,964 --> 00:34:59,009 Nice little crack, huh? 699 00:35:01,925 --> 00:35:04,406 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 700 00:35:04,537 --> 00:35:06,626 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 701 00:35:06,756 --> 00:35:09,498 ♪ It's all there is I've had enough ♪ 702 00:35:09,629 --> 00:35:11,587 ♪ Of dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 703 00:35:11,718 --> 00:35:14,373 ♪ There's dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 704 00:35:14,503 --> 00:35:16,984 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 705 00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:19,508 ♪ It's all there is I've had enough ♪ 706 00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:21,858 ♪ Of dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 707 00:35:21,989 --> 00:35:24,122 ♪ There's dudes doing things ♪ 708 00:35:24,252 --> 00:35:27,125 ♪ And guys doing stuff ♪ 709 00:35:27,255 --> 00:35:28,648 ♪ There's dudes doing stuff ♪ 710 00:35:28,778 --> 00:35:30,389 TOM: Whoo-hoo! 711 00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:33,392 ♪ And guys doing things Oh, yeah ♪ 712 00:35:33,522 --> 00:35:36,743 ♪ You know what I mean? ♪ 713 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:49,669 ♪ There's dudes and guys ♪ 714 00:35:49,799 --> 00:35:51,453 ♪ Things and stuff ♪ 715 00:35:51,584 --> 00:35:52,802 [cheering] 716 00:35:52,933 --> 00:35:55,414 ♪ Guys and stuff ♪ 717 00:35:55,544 --> 00:35:57,155 ♪ Dudes, things ♪ 718 00:35:57,285 --> 00:35:59,418 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 719 00:35:59,548 --> 00:36:02,334 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 720 00:36:02,464 --> 00:36:04,205 ♪ It's all there is I've had enough ♪ 721 00:36:04,336 --> 00:36:05,641 ♪ Of dudes and guys ♪ 722 00:36:05,772 --> 00:36:09,558 ♪ And things and stuff ♪ 723 00:36:09,689 --> 00:36:11,908 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 724 00:36:12,039 --> 00:36:14,433 ♪ Dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 725 00:36:14,563 --> 00:36:16,391 ♪ It's all there is I've had enough ♪ 726 00:36:16,522 --> 00:36:20,439 ♪ Of dudes and guys and things and stuff ♪ 727 00:36:21,962 --> 00:36:23,006 Dudes. 728 00:36:27,402 --> 00:36:29,752 KATHY: Six months on the competition trail, 729 00:36:29,883 --> 00:36:31,406 and Tom is exhausted. 730 00:36:31,537 --> 00:36:33,060 Asher's been winning, 731 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:35,062 but there are still no sponsorship offers, 732 00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:38,021 and the family is broke and in debt. 733 00:36:38,152 --> 00:36:40,154 Tom has also received a disciplinary letter 734 00:36:40,285 --> 00:36:42,983 from Asher's school regarding his attendance. 735 00:36:43,113 --> 00:36:45,203 TOM: That's, what, Tuesday. I have to go to work. 736 00:36:45,333 --> 00:36:48,075 I mean, if I don't go to work, I don't get paid. 737 00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:50,295 That's the way it works. 738 00:36:50,425 --> 00:36:53,298 So the tardies, what's going on with that? 739 00:36:53,428 --> 00:36:54,734 MARIBEL: Okay, I'll tell you. 740 00:36:54,864 --> 00:36:56,518 The thing is that you keep him up late, 741 00:36:56,649 --> 00:36:59,042 and in the morning he does not want to get up. 742 00:36:59,173 --> 00:37:02,176 And it's my fault 'cause I keep him up late. 743 00:37:02,307 --> 00:37:03,830 ASHER: I just told you, Dad. 744 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,875 TOM: Sometimes I fall asleep, and I have to get him out here 745 00:37:06,006 --> 00:37:07,486 'cause he's in here with you guys. 746 00:37:07,616 --> 00:37:09,575 - MARIBEL: That's true. - ASHER: I told you, Dad, 747 00:37:09,705 --> 00:37:11,359 I go to sleep late. 748 00:37:11,490 --> 00:37:13,709 TOM: Okay, I set the alarm clock for 7:15. 749 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,798 - What happens when it goes off? - MARIBEL: That's too late. 750 00:37:15,929 --> 00:37:17,496 You got to set it for at least 6:40. 751 00:37:17,626 --> 00:37:19,628 TOM: What happens when it goes off, though? 752 00:37:19,759 --> 00:37:21,891 - MARIBEL: What do you mean? - Who catches that alarm? 753 00:37:22,022 --> 00:37:24,503 Oh, we get up, we push the button, the snoozie. 754 00:37:24,633 --> 00:37:26,200 TOM: Who pushes the button? 755 00:37:26,331 --> 00:37:27,984 It's me 'cause Asher's passed out. 756 00:37:28,115 --> 00:37:29,464 Okay, okay. 757 00:37:29,595 --> 00:37:31,640 And so you don't go wake up Asher? 758 00:37:31,771 --> 00:37:34,817 Oh, no, I wake up. I start making coffee and everything. 759 00:37:34,948 --> 00:37:37,124 And I come in here and I start waking him up, 760 00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:39,169 and he's like, "Oh, no!" 761 00:37:39,300 --> 00:37:41,389 By the time he wakes up, it's 7:30. 762 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:43,348 - TOM: It's too late. - MARIBEL: It's too late. 763 00:37:43,478 --> 00:37:44,914 I've actually employed a trick. 764 00:37:45,045 --> 00:37:46,699 I had that clock five minutes ahead already. 765 00:37:46,829 --> 00:37:49,179 -Yes, I know. -You know that? It doesn't work. 766 00:37:49,310 --> 00:37:52,748 To be safer, just set it up for like 6:40, 767 00:37:52,879 --> 00:37:54,272 and that's probably better. 768 00:37:54,402 --> 00:37:56,099 What time does he have to be in class? 769 00:37:56,230 --> 00:37:58,885 MARIBEL: He has to be in the playground by 8:05. 770 00:37:59,015 --> 00:38:01,844 Ooh, that's-- In the playground? 771 00:38:01,975 --> 00:38:03,193 MARIBEL: In the playground. 772 00:38:03,324 --> 00:38:04,717 They take roll in the playground? 773 00:38:04,847 --> 00:38:06,501 Well, yeah, because then they close this gate. 774 00:38:06,632 --> 00:38:08,808 - They call out their name? - No, they close this gate. 775 00:38:08,938 --> 00:38:11,245 TOM: 'Cause she said, "One more. 776 00:38:11,376 --> 00:38:14,596 You've had 14 absen-- 14 tardies." 777 00:38:14,727 --> 00:38:17,556 She's just blown away by that. That's all she can focus on, 778 00:38:17,686 --> 00:38:19,732 like that's so out of district policy, 779 00:38:19,862 --> 00:38:21,908 she shouldn't even be signing it. 780 00:38:22,038 --> 00:38:25,868 But the tardiness should not even be an issue. 781 00:38:25,999 --> 00:38:28,480 - No, it is an issue. - But it shouldn't be. 782 00:38:28,610 --> 00:38:30,569 They have their rules and guidelines, 783 00:38:30,699 --> 00:38:35,008 and that's part of the rules and guidelines, his attendance. 784 00:38:35,138 --> 00:38:37,184 - But your attendance is good. - You didn't know? 785 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:40,579 - No, I know. - It's not because he's late. 786 00:38:40,709 --> 00:38:43,233 You didn't know that that counted? 787 00:38:43,364 --> 00:38:46,280 Tom, I see on a regular basis 788 00:38:46,411 --> 00:38:49,283 kids that don't even go to school and they're tardy. 789 00:38:49,414 --> 00:38:52,068 That's gonna basically torpedo his whole career. 790 00:38:52,199 --> 00:38:53,722 So he can't be late to school anymore, 791 00:38:53,853 --> 00:38:56,159 and he can't miss any more days for the end of the year. 792 00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:58,031 I'm not kidding you. 793 00:38:58,161 --> 00:39:03,863 All that slack and variance and cushion, it's all gone. 794 00:39:03,993 --> 00:39:05,647 MARIBEL: What if he gets sick? 795 00:39:05,778 --> 00:39:07,997 TOM: He goes to school. 796 00:39:15,962 --> 00:39:17,920 Right now we just do little CASL competitions, 797 00:39:18,051 --> 00:39:19,618 which are once a month. 798 00:39:19,748 --> 00:39:23,622 And in the middle of those monthly competitions 799 00:39:23,752 --> 00:39:26,973 we're experiencing California state games 800 00:39:27,103 --> 00:39:28,627 which, when you do well, 801 00:39:28,757 --> 00:39:30,629 let's you go skate the national games, 802 00:39:30,759 --> 00:39:31,891 which is the next month. 803 00:39:32,021 --> 00:39:33,632 It's too early. 804 00:39:33,762 --> 00:39:35,547 Asher, in my mind, 805 00:39:35,677 --> 00:39:38,680 is, like, legitimately the best 10-and-under skater 806 00:39:38,811 --> 00:39:42,292 in micro mini ramp that's gonna do the competition. 807 00:39:42,423 --> 00:39:44,817 I'm a little worried, you know, 808 00:39:44,947 --> 00:39:47,210 that we're gonna be late. 809 00:39:47,341 --> 00:39:49,082 I don't want to be late. 810 00:39:54,348 --> 00:39:55,654 Dad! 811 00:39:55,784 --> 00:39:58,004 You have to get out of the seat, Asher. 812 00:39:58,134 --> 00:39:59,658 It's a million dollars. 813 00:39:59,788 --> 00:40:02,661 We gotta go. I know, we're rich. 814 00:40:02,791 --> 00:40:04,445 All our problems are solved. 815 00:40:04,576 --> 00:40:06,534 No, I'm serious. Look. Look right there. 816 00:40:06,665 --> 00:40:08,231 It's not real, Asher. It's a fake. 817 00:40:08,362 --> 00:40:10,625 It's just paper. Let's go. 818 00:40:10,756 --> 00:40:12,410 No. 819 00:40:13,802 --> 00:40:15,021 [engine starts] 820 00:40:15,151 --> 00:40:16,675 This one good? 821 00:40:24,813 --> 00:40:26,728 [car horn honks, window hums] 822 00:40:26,859 --> 00:40:28,469 Get in the car, big guy. 823 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,123 - Open the door. - It's open. 824 00:40:30,253 --> 00:40:31,341 No, it's not. 825 00:40:33,169 --> 00:40:36,695 Yeah, the door's locked. 826 00:40:36,825 --> 00:40:39,741 You're supposed to stay in your seat. 827 00:40:39,872 --> 00:40:42,875 - Okay? - Can I put on pads now? 828 00:40:43,005 --> 00:40:46,705 All right, that's it. We'll park here. 829 00:40:46,835 --> 00:40:50,099 Just let me know when we're ready to go, Asher. 830 00:40:53,407 --> 00:40:55,627 It's all right. I'll let Matthew Wilcox 831 00:40:55,757 --> 00:40:58,281 and the other kids get all the runs they want 832 00:40:58,412 --> 00:41:00,153 to get all warmed up. 833 00:41:00,283 --> 00:41:02,111 We'll sit here for another five minutes. 834 00:41:02,242 --> 00:41:04,113 - No. - You can play with your dollar. 835 00:41:04,244 --> 00:41:05,724 You have anything else you wanna do? 836 00:41:05,854 --> 00:41:07,726 - No. - You sure? 837 00:41:07,856 --> 00:41:10,468 - Yes. - Okay. 838 00:41:10,598 --> 00:41:12,208 'Cause I'm doing what I'm supposed to do. 839 00:41:12,339 --> 00:41:14,036 - Can we just go, Dad? - Drive. 840 00:41:14,167 --> 00:41:16,299 But I can't drive if you're not in your seat belt. 841 00:41:16,430 --> 00:41:19,477 - I am. - I'm just telling you. 842 00:41:19,607 --> 00:41:22,088 I'm not gonna feel bad about not getting there on time 843 00:41:22,218 --> 00:41:24,960 if you're just not getting in your seat. 844 00:41:25,091 --> 00:41:27,310 - You keep climbing out. - [engine starts] 845 00:41:27,441 --> 00:41:29,269 - Ready to go? - [cell phone tune plays] 846 00:41:29,399 --> 00:41:31,227 - Yes. - Okay. 847 00:41:41,194 --> 00:41:43,588 - You all ready, Asher? - Yeah. 848 00:41:43,718 --> 00:41:45,067 Okay. 849 00:41:46,373 --> 00:41:47,766 I got double pads on. 850 00:41:47,896 --> 00:41:51,770 - Double? - My other one's on the ground. 851 00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:54,381 Can I get it or no? 852 00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,296 Yeah, get it. I'll pull over and stop. 853 00:41:56,426 --> 00:41:58,603 - You can get your pad, Asher. - Are you mad? 854 00:41:58,733 --> 00:42:00,822 Yeah, a little bit. Not mad, but just-- 855 00:42:00,953 --> 00:42:04,478 This is typical now, what you do. 856 00:42:04,609 --> 00:42:08,961 You don't get your pads ready while we're stopped, 857 00:42:09,091 --> 00:42:10,571 like all the time. 858 00:42:10,702 --> 00:42:13,052 Something you want to work on. 859 00:42:13,182 --> 00:42:14,967 You have your gloves, right? 860 00:42:15,097 --> 00:42:18,536 - No. - You did. 861 00:42:18,666 --> 00:42:21,713 - No, I-- - [Tom muttering] 862 00:42:23,628 --> 00:42:26,892 Takes about 15 more minutes to actually get there and park. 863 00:42:27,022 --> 00:42:29,329 And then we have to go and register, 864 00:42:29,459 --> 00:42:31,200 and then you can warm up. 865 00:42:31,331 --> 00:42:34,334 By that time, there may be so many kids on the ramp, 866 00:42:34,464 --> 00:42:38,164 he doesn't have-- he'll maybe get three runs in, 867 00:42:38,294 --> 00:42:40,079 and then it's game on. 868 00:42:40,209 --> 00:42:43,169 - That's not good. - Let's get that glove. 869 00:42:43,299 --> 00:42:45,780 TOM: You're getting out of here soon. 870 00:42:45,911 --> 00:42:48,087 - Okay. - It's guaranteed bad news. 871 00:42:48,217 --> 00:42:49,349 Okay, I'll buckle. 872 00:42:51,438 --> 00:42:55,137 Tell me you need to pull over to get it, and I'll do that. 873 00:42:55,268 --> 00:42:56,791 - Yeah. - You need to pull over? 874 00:42:56,922 --> 00:42:58,837 - Yeah. - All right, we're stopping. 875 00:42:58,967 --> 00:43:01,187 Okay, go. Go, go, go, go, go. 876 00:43:04,930 --> 00:43:06,584 Hurry up, hurry up. 877 00:43:08,368 --> 00:43:10,326 - ASHER: Go, go, go, go. - Get it? Get it? Okay. 878 00:43:10,457 --> 00:43:12,894 - I got it. - All right. 879 00:43:13,025 --> 00:43:16,028 You can't actually get it done. I'll get out and help you. 880 00:43:16,158 --> 00:43:18,117 More time. 881 00:43:18,247 --> 00:43:20,859 [mumbles] 882 00:43:23,992 --> 00:43:26,386 - I got it. - No, you don't got it. 883 00:43:29,084 --> 00:43:31,391 Okay, I'll get it done for you. 884 00:43:31,521 --> 00:43:34,133 Solve things if you weren't thinking about gum 885 00:43:34,263 --> 00:43:35,787 or the other things, which is fine. 886 00:43:35,917 --> 00:43:38,354 Got it all for you, okay? Need your helmet? 887 00:43:38,485 --> 00:43:39,399 Yeah. 888 00:43:39,529 --> 00:43:43,142 GPS: Drive 1.9 miles. 889 00:43:43,272 --> 00:43:45,100 [Asher chattering] 890 00:43:46,754 --> 00:43:48,887 - Hey, Asher. - What? 891 00:43:49,017 --> 00:43:51,803 Can we talk about the run that you may want to do? 892 00:43:51,933 --> 00:43:54,370 You know, like, what tricks do you want to do 893 00:43:54,501 --> 00:43:55,894 in the competition then? 894 00:43:56,024 --> 00:43:59,027 An ollie shove-it, 360, 895 00:43:59,158 --> 00:44:00,986 50-50 fakie, 896 00:44:01,116 --> 00:44:03,902 frontside air, backside air, 897 00:44:04,032 --> 00:44:06,121 50-50's, uh-- 898 00:44:06,252 --> 00:44:09,908 - TOM: 5-0? - Front 5-0's, 899 00:44:10,038 --> 00:44:10,996 back 5-0... 900 00:44:11,126 --> 00:44:12,911 TOM: 50-50 invert or revert. 901 00:44:13,041 --> 00:44:15,914 50-50 to fakie. 902 00:44:16,044 --> 00:44:19,569 - TOM: Board slides. - Board slides. I want-- 903 00:44:19,700 --> 00:44:21,310 TOM: Rock 'n' rolls. 904 00:44:21,441 --> 00:44:23,312 I'm trying to talk. Rock and-- 905 00:44:23,443 --> 00:44:25,184 [Tom chuckles] Sorry. 906 00:44:25,314 --> 00:44:26,925 Man, you made me-- 907 00:44:27,055 --> 00:44:28,927 Rock front to back rock 'n' rolls, 908 00:44:29,057 --> 00:44:32,800 transfer, air transfer, 909 00:44:32,931 --> 00:44:34,149 um... 910 00:44:36,978 --> 00:44:39,981 KATHY: The stakes are higher now as we come back to CASL 911 00:44:40,112 --> 00:44:43,376 for the California state championships. 912 00:44:45,813 --> 00:44:48,555 - This-- - TOM: No, it's the same-- 913 00:44:53,038 --> 00:44:56,345 KATHY: The financial situation is dire, 914 00:44:56,476 --> 00:44:59,958 and the pressure on Asher to win is mounting. 915 00:45:00,088 --> 00:45:03,004 But I'm quickly reminded of something much more worrying. 916 00:45:03,135 --> 00:45:04,658 Here's your water. 917 00:45:04,789 --> 00:45:06,965 KATHY: As the stakes get higher for Asher, 918 00:45:07,095 --> 00:45:08,401 so do the risks. 919 00:45:08,531 --> 00:45:10,664 You see how wiggly that is right there? 920 00:45:10,795 --> 00:45:13,885 So we're gonna have to tighten that up. 921 00:45:14,015 --> 00:45:16,278 KATHY: We run into Archer who tells us 922 00:45:16,409 --> 00:45:18,498 about a very bad accident he had. 923 00:45:18,628 --> 00:45:22,154 I was skating at Skatelab, and I was in the air 924 00:45:22,284 --> 00:45:24,156 probably about six feet, 925 00:45:24,286 --> 00:45:27,507 and my friend, uh-- 926 00:45:27,637 --> 00:45:29,596 I just glanced away for a second, 927 00:45:29,727 --> 00:45:32,381 and then I saw my friend standing there like-- 928 00:45:32,512 --> 00:45:34,993 [gasps] And then I clipped, 929 00:45:35,123 --> 00:45:37,996 and I don't remember it from there. 930 00:45:40,999 --> 00:45:44,002 I just remember waking up in the bowl, 931 00:45:44,132 --> 00:45:46,004 thinking it was just one of those bad dreams. 932 00:45:46,134 --> 00:45:48,876 And I was like, "Oh, this is not real. 933 00:45:49,007 --> 00:45:50,530 This isn't legit." 934 00:45:50,660 --> 00:45:53,185 And then I touched my dad. I reached out for my dad 935 00:45:53,315 --> 00:45:55,056 to see if he was actually next to me. 936 00:45:55,187 --> 00:45:58,581 And I touched him, and when I touched him I was like, 937 00:45:58,712 --> 00:46:00,018 "This isn't a dream?" 938 00:46:00,148 --> 00:46:03,325 And then at the same time I kind of-- 939 00:46:03,456 --> 00:46:06,198 Steve Baldio, he helps me out with my skating. 940 00:46:06,328 --> 00:46:09,418 He was sitting there. "You were shaking. You had a seizure." 941 00:46:09,549 --> 00:46:11,420 And it was really hectic. 942 00:46:11,551 --> 00:46:14,249 And eventually the firefighters arrived. 943 00:46:14,380 --> 00:46:17,035 And the doctor said he's been working for 16 years 944 00:46:17,165 --> 00:46:19,298 and he gets about three concussions a night, 945 00:46:19,428 --> 00:46:22,083 but he'd only seen three or two of these 946 00:46:22,214 --> 00:46:27,349 in his whole entire 16 year working the emergency rooms. 947 00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:29,743 And it was with my helmet. 948 00:46:31,614 --> 00:46:34,182 Usually surgery took you out. Knee surgery or something. 949 00:46:34,313 --> 00:46:36,794 I've had just about everything done: ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL. 950 00:46:36,924 --> 00:46:39,274 - Crushed left kneecap. - Tore the ligaments. 951 00:46:39,405 --> 00:46:41,624 Tore off some bone fragment where the ligaments attached. 952 00:46:41,755 --> 00:46:44,497 Tibia plateau fracture, five screws. 953 00:46:44,627 --> 00:46:46,020 Ruptured the Achilles tendon. 954 00:46:46,151 --> 00:46:47,805 Broken both ankles several times. 955 00:46:47,935 --> 00:46:49,589 Broken my collarbone. 956 00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:52,810 Six of my total 10 metatarsals, crushed my sesamoid bones. 957 00:46:52,940 --> 00:46:56,030 Fingers, toes, you know, you name it. Sprained ankles. 958 00:46:56,161 --> 00:46:58,293 We did a CAT scan and a couple series of X-rays. 959 00:46:58,424 --> 00:47:00,905 - Got several broken wrists. - Both shoulders. 960 00:47:01,035 --> 00:47:02,820 Couple days, I'm going for an MRI. 961 00:47:02,950 --> 00:47:04,952 You never want to try 100% in practice 962 00:47:05,083 --> 00:47:07,694 because 100% means you're 1% away 963 00:47:07,825 --> 00:47:09,174 from falling and getting hurt. 964 00:47:09,304 --> 00:47:11,002 Your average person... 965 00:47:11,132 --> 00:47:13,221 isn't gonna slam on a skateboard on the concrete 966 00:47:13,352 --> 00:47:15,223 and get back up and want to do it again. 967 00:47:15,354 --> 00:47:16,224 You know what I mean? 968 00:47:36,854 --> 00:47:39,813 You gotta get a street run going, okay? Seriously. 969 00:47:39,944 --> 00:47:43,643 I want to leave and practice it tomorrow. 970 00:47:43,773 --> 00:47:45,863 Can you spend about a half hour right now doing street? 971 00:47:45,993 --> 00:47:47,212 Half hour? 972 00:47:47,342 --> 00:47:48,430 Half hour. 973 00:47:48,561 --> 00:47:49,954 Man-- 974 00:47:50,084 --> 00:47:52,782 How about-- How about five minutes? 975 00:47:52,913 --> 00:47:55,394 How about 15 minutes? 976 00:47:55,524 --> 00:47:56,874 I don't want to-- 977 00:47:57,004 --> 00:47:58,353 You could win it. 978 00:47:58,484 --> 00:48:01,008 Well, did I practice today? Yes, I did. 979 00:48:01,139 --> 00:48:02,531 Street. 980 00:48:04,882 --> 00:48:06,405 All right. 981 00:48:06,535 --> 00:48:07,928 So can we go? 982 00:48:08,059 --> 00:48:10,670 - Go street, street, street. - No. No. 983 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:12,454 - Or your gonna get second. - I wanna go. 984 00:48:12,585 --> 00:48:14,804 You're not a competitor, dude. Period. 985 00:48:14,935 --> 00:48:16,806 Let me show you what's in store for you. 986 00:48:16,937 --> 00:48:18,852 Come here. Take a look. 987 00:48:20,375 --> 00:48:22,464 Take a look at this one. What does that say? 988 00:48:22,595 --> 00:48:25,772 "State champion." If you practice, you might get that. 989 00:48:25,903 --> 00:48:28,209 Otherwise, you're gonna get something like that. 990 00:48:28,340 --> 00:48:29,471 Which is great. 991 00:48:29,602 --> 00:48:32,126 I know-- I know that, uh, 992 00:48:32,257 --> 00:48:34,694 the other kids have been practicing it all the time. 993 00:48:34,824 --> 00:48:36,914 You didn't come here to do mini ramp or bowl. 994 00:48:37,044 --> 00:48:39,046 You came here to do just street. 995 00:48:39,177 --> 00:48:42,702 So good luck, Asher. I say you can't do it. 996 00:48:48,012 --> 00:48:51,493 You know what, Asher? I'm gonna let you go ahead and do that. 997 00:48:51,624 --> 00:48:54,235 Asher, the street's gonna be over there. 998 00:48:54,366 --> 00:48:57,499 Asher, the street's over on that side. 999 00:48:57,630 --> 00:49:00,546 I don't want him to get out of his, uh, 1000 00:49:00,676 --> 00:49:02,983 out of his, you know, happy zone, 1001 00:49:03,114 --> 00:49:05,855 but I want him to prepare a little. 1002 00:49:07,031 --> 00:49:08,858 Okay, Asher, just try the rail. 1003 00:49:08,989 --> 00:49:10,643 - Forget that. - I wanna try-- 1004 00:49:10,773 --> 00:49:13,124 That's not gonna be in your trick tomorrow. 1005 00:49:21,349 --> 00:49:24,309 No, you're gonna try this first. Do it. 1006 00:49:24,439 --> 00:49:27,529 - I'll try it only-- - Try it. Go for it. 1007 00:49:27,660 --> 00:49:29,531 More speed, the more better. 1008 00:49:31,881 --> 00:49:35,233 Oh, dear Lord. All right, I can't do this. 1009 00:49:35,363 --> 00:49:36,974 It's too hard to watch this. 1010 00:49:45,504 --> 00:49:48,420 He's just rolling around, rolling around. 1011 00:49:48,550 --> 00:49:50,161 It's over on this side, where the rail is, 1012 00:49:50,291 --> 00:49:52,119 that's where you're supposed to skate. 1013 00:49:52,250 --> 00:49:54,600 But he's rolling on that side of it, on that side of it. 1014 00:49:54,730 --> 00:49:57,559 'Cause it's a little big for him. 1015 00:49:57,690 --> 00:50:00,040 Little big for him. 1016 00:50:00,171 --> 00:50:03,609 See, he was set up to go in front of it, but now he bailed. 1017 00:50:03,739 --> 00:50:05,741 What kills me is he's not even trying it. 1018 00:50:05,872 --> 00:50:09,745 I'm not used to seeing him, like... puss out. 1019 00:50:09,876 --> 00:50:12,966 Excuse my language, but you're kind of pussying out of it. 1020 00:50:14,141 --> 00:50:16,970 You can go ahead and go for it. 1021 00:50:17,101 --> 00:50:19,712 You lose no respect for trying and falling. 1022 00:50:19,842 --> 00:50:21,931 KATHY: As I watched Tom coaching his son, 1023 00:50:22,062 --> 00:50:24,630 I found myself questioning his actions. 1024 00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:26,675 Is he pushing Asher too hard? 1025 00:50:26,806 --> 00:50:28,895 Is he putting his son at risk? 1026 00:50:29,026 --> 00:50:31,419 Is Tom in danger of being a stage dad, 1027 00:50:31,550 --> 00:50:34,379 or is he just trying to be the best coach he can be? 1028 00:50:36,076 --> 00:50:37,773 Gotta try. 1029 00:50:37,904 --> 00:50:39,645 - Dad-- - Why aren't you going? 1030 00:50:39,775 --> 00:50:41,690 - I'm scared. - You can do it. 1031 00:50:41,821 --> 00:50:43,692 Keep trying it, keep trying it. Don't wai-- 1032 00:50:43,823 --> 00:50:46,434 Don't set up and wait. Set up and go. 1033 00:50:46,565 --> 00:50:49,785 Just go around them, just go around them. There you go. 1034 00:50:51,048 --> 00:50:52,658 TOM: Settle himself down. 1035 00:50:54,703 --> 00:50:57,010 He's skating everything but what he's supposed to skate. 1036 00:50:58,925 --> 00:51:00,361 No, that's not good. 1037 00:51:00,492 --> 00:51:02,059 You're supposed to skate that center section. 1038 00:51:02,189 --> 00:51:04,191 Okay? 1039 00:51:04,322 --> 00:51:06,019 Yeah, that's where everyone's skating, you see? 1040 00:51:06,150 --> 00:51:08,021 That's because that's where the game is. 1041 00:51:10,371 --> 00:51:11,981 - But this-- - I said there's no way 1042 00:51:12,112 --> 00:51:13,635 you were gonna get on that orange thing, 1043 00:51:13,766 --> 00:51:15,333 and you flew all the way up on that. 1044 00:51:15,463 --> 00:51:17,248 You can do the same thing with this rail, dude. 1045 00:51:17,378 --> 00:51:19,511 You're gonna go onto it, you're gonna see how easy it is. 1046 00:51:19,641 --> 00:51:21,078 You watch. I'm not kidding you. 1047 00:51:21,208 --> 00:51:22,514 Don't it-it-- 1048 00:51:22,644 --> 00:51:24,603 These doughnuts are yours if you get it. 1049 00:51:24,733 --> 00:51:27,040 This speed, Dad? 1050 00:51:27,171 --> 00:51:29,042 Don't just go by it, though. Hit it. 1051 00:51:29,173 --> 00:51:31,740 - Never just go by it. Try it. - This speed, Dad? 1052 00:51:31,871 --> 00:51:34,526 TOM: Yeah. Full speed. Yes! 1053 00:51:39,008 --> 00:51:43,709 He's not even competitive here. Not even close. 1054 00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:45,711 It's kind of a bummer. 1055 00:51:50,324 --> 00:51:52,848 I think we're done for the night. 1056 00:51:52,979 --> 00:51:56,852 If he can't get the-- the courage to try it tonight-- 1057 00:51:56,983 --> 00:51:58,985 'Cause the contest is tomorrow morning. 1058 00:52:02,771 --> 00:52:04,773 Time to practice for the street is over. 1059 00:52:04,904 --> 00:52:06,645 He has to get it now. 1060 00:52:06,775 --> 00:52:09,038 He doesn't have time to go back and forth for an hour. 1061 00:52:09,169 --> 00:52:13,304 He has to try it. Once he tries it, he'll feel the rail. 1062 00:52:13,434 --> 00:52:16,089 And-And-- And then he'll land it. 1063 00:52:18,439 --> 00:52:22,095 Whoo! He failed, but he's not hurt. 1064 00:52:22,226 --> 00:52:24,141 Once he gets it, he'll have fun with it, 1065 00:52:24,271 --> 00:52:27,100 and then he'll know he can do it and he'll like doing it. 1066 00:52:27,231 --> 00:52:29,842 See, now he's turning brave 'cause he got a taste of it. 1067 00:52:29,972 --> 00:52:31,931 I know you can land it. You did it. 1068 00:52:32,061 --> 00:52:33,454 - Dad-- - Get it on. 1069 00:52:33,585 --> 00:52:36,283 You're excellent at rails. You know this. 1070 00:52:36,414 --> 00:52:38,503 You are excellent at rails. 1071 00:52:38,633 --> 00:52:41,375 You are a rail master. 1072 00:52:41,506 --> 00:52:43,769 You just need to get on it, and you're gonna get it. 1073 00:52:43,899 --> 00:52:45,771 All you need is to get on it. That's it. 1074 00:52:45,901 --> 00:52:50,079 And watch how high you fly off. It'll be easy. Go. 1075 00:52:50,210 --> 00:52:51,864 You can do it, Asher. 1076 00:52:51,994 --> 00:52:54,867 Gonna get the rail right now. There we go. 1077 00:52:54,997 --> 00:52:57,478 He will totally get this. Easily. 1078 00:52:57,609 --> 00:52:59,088 I can see it. 1079 00:53:04,268 --> 00:53:06,313 He's gotta go a little faster, 1080 00:53:06,444 --> 00:53:08,489 and don't put as much weight on your front. 1081 00:53:08,620 --> 00:53:11,927 Don't lean forward. Lean back just a little bit. 1082 00:53:14,408 --> 00:53:16,280 - Can I see you? - Yeah. 1083 00:53:27,029 --> 00:53:29,031 Asher, we're all watching you learn this right now, 1084 00:53:29,162 --> 00:53:31,120 but you can get it, right? 1085 00:53:31,251 --> 00:53:34,515 ♪ [rock] 1086 00:53:39,781 --> 00:53:41,653 TOM: Whoo-hoo-hoo! 1087 00:53:41,783 --> 00:53:43,132 ♪ This is my time 1088 00:53:43,263 --> 00:53:46,048 ♪ This is my place 1089 00:53:46,179 --> 00:53:51,880 ♪ This is the sound I make 1090 00:53:52,011 --> 00:53:56,842 ♪ [continues] 1091 00:53:56,972 --> 00:53:58,713 I'm really thrilled. Very happy. 1092 00:54:00,454 --> 00:54:03,327 [no audible dialogue] 1093 00:54:06,025 --> 00:54:08,157 Maybe he'll do it twice. This is the way it works. 1094 00:54:08,288 --> 00:54:09,811 Let's see if he gets it. 1095 00:54:15,904 --> 00:54:17,863 I feel good. 1096 00:54:19,778 --> 00:54:23,172 ♪ This is my time 1097 00:54:23,303 --> 00:54:25,044 Three in a row. 1098 00:54:25,174 --> 00:54:31,093 ♪ I wouldn't have it any other way ♪ 1099 00:54:31,224 --> 00:54:34,053 ♪ And this is my time 1100 00:54:34,183 --> 00:54:36,969 ♪ This is my place 1101 00:54:37,099 --> 00:54:39,928 ♪ And I'm gonna shine 1102 00:54:40,059 --> 00:54:43,845 ♪ I'm gonna shine 1103 00:54:46,587 --> 00:54:48,850 KATHY: The morning of the competition arrives, 1104 00:54:48,981 --> 00:54:50,852 and Tom is clearly on edge. 1105 00:55:04,692 --> 00:55:06,868 Give me your other one. 1106 00:55:06,999 --> 00:55:08,870 This is a necessary thing, because, literally, 1107 00:55:09,001 --> 00:55:10,568 within one minute of skating, 1108 00:55:10,698 --> 00:55:13,397 we'll see him over there tying his shoe. 1109 00:55:13,527 --> 00:55:16,487 Buckle your helmet while you're sitting there. 1110 00:55:16,617 --> 00:55:18,271 Thank you. All right, buddy. 1111 00:55:18,402 --> 00:55:20,317 Grab your board. Go skate. 1112 00:55:29,195 --> 00:55:32,372 WOMAN: Hi, how are you? [giggles] Cold. 1113 00:55:33,939 --> 00:55:36,637 Thanks, man. Got a ratty attitude today. 1114 00:55:44,993 --> 00:55:47,126 TOM: Those have got a lot of bling on 'em. 1115 00:55:47,256 --> 00:55:49,433 KATHY: Maribel has driven up 1116 00:55:49,563 --> 00:55:51,478 to join Tom and Asher for the competition. 1117 00:55:51,609 --> 00:55:53,262 - How do you like it? - It's beautiful. 1118 00:55:53,393 --> 00:55:55,700 This is the first time she has seen Asher compete 1119 00:55:55,830 --> 00:55:57,528 at this level. 1120 00:55:59,791 --> 00:56:01,706 - TOM: Good morning. - WOMAN: Good morning. 1121 00:56:01,836 --> 00:56:04,143 - How you doing? - Fine, thanks. How are you? 1122 00:56:06,580 --> 00:56:08,190 ANNOUNCER: All right, go for it, Asher. 1123 00:56:08,321 --> 00:56:09,670 One minute. 1124 00:56:13,370 --> 00:56:15,894 Huge backside grab. 1125 00:56:16,024 --> 00:56:18,505 Up and over. No deck check. 1126 00:56:18,636 --> 00:56:21,682 What? Up and over the mini bowl section. 1127 00:56:21,813 --> 00:56:24,032 That was a nice line. 1128 00:56:24,163 --> 00:56:26,034 Kickflip on flat. 1129 00:56:26,165 --> 00:56:28,297 There's nothing stopping this kid. 1130 00:56:28,428 --> 00:56:30,038 Nice 50-50. 1131 00:56:36,436 --> 00:56:40,440 Yeah, frontside boardslide to fakie. Wow! 1132 00:56:40,571 --> 00:56:44,009 Thirty seconds. Thirty seconds for Asher Bradshaw. 1133 00:56:46,403 --> 00:56:49,057 Yeah, nice lipslide. 1134 00:56:49,188 --> 00:56:50,581 Straight to a manual. 1135 00:56:52,539 --> 00:56:54,498 Blunt to fakie, no hands. 1136 00:56:54,628 --> 00:56:56,325 That's a big-boy trick. 1137 00:57:02,549 --> 00:57:04,551 There is nothing stopping this kid. 1138 00:57:07,206 --> 00:57:09,687 That is one minute. Whoa! 1139 00:57:09,817 --> 00:57:12,385 Boardslide for Asher Bradshaw. 1140 00:57:12,516 --> 00:57:14,909 - [cheers, applause] - Scores for Asher Bradshaw. 1141 00:57:15,040 --> 00:57:18,522 82, 83, 82. 1142 00:57:22,439 --> 00:57:25,398 Whoa, Asher's burning up the mini ramp today. 1143 00:57:26,660 --> 00:57:28,183 Rock the baby. 1144 00:57:31,056 --> 00:57:33,493 Some people say he's the next Tony Hawk. 1145 00:57:36,191 --> 00:57:39,281 50-50. Backside vault. 1146 00:57:39,412 --> 00:57:42,459 Lipslide. Crazy good. 1147 00:57:48,203 --> 00:57:49,466 Backside lipslide. 1148 00:57:55,428 --> 00:57:58,213 Next up, Asher Bradshaw. 1149 00:57:58,344 --> 00:57:59,780 Whenever you're ready. 1150 00:58:04,611 --> 00:58:07,701 Up and over the bowls. Nice transfer. 1151 00:58:09,268 --> 00:58:11,270 Big frontside ollie up the hip. 1152 00:58:11,400 --> 00:58:13,794 Grab another tailslide. 1153 00:58:13,925 --> 00:58:16,797 Frontside 50. Frontside lipslide. 1154 00:58:18,016 --> 00:58:20,105 Yeah, frontside ollie. 1155 00:58:28,548 --> 00:58:31,029 You got 15 seconds. 15 seconds. 1156 00:58:36,817 --> 00:58:38,950 Back lipslide. 1157 00:58:39,080 --> 00:58:42,127 Stuff's easy for Asher. 1158 00:58:42,257 --> 00:58:44,477 Bluntside transfer, is that what that was? 1159 00:58:56,533 --> 00:59:01,755 And our new CASL State Champion this year is... 1160 00:59:01,886 --> 00:59:04,366 Mr. Asher Bradshaw! 1161 00:59:04,497 --> 00:59:07,544 - [cheering, applause] - Aw. [giggles] 1162 00:59:13,245 --> 00:59:15,290 TOM: My father, he was, you know, a busy teacher. 1163 00:59:15,421 --> 00:59:18,206 Professor. You know, building a career, writing books. 1164 00:59:18,337 --> 00:59:20,469 So he was always in the study. 1165 00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:22,515 So, you know, I'd be playing, and my mom, 1166 00:59:22,646 --> 00:59:24,648 she was knitting or doing something, you know. 1167 00:59:24,778 --> 00:59:26,345 But I never got brought anywheres. 1168 00:59:26,475 --> 00:59:29,478 Like, okay, we're in a house on a street, 1169 00:59:29,609 --> 00:59:31,480 and you can ride your bike and go out there 1170 00:59:31,611 --> 00:59:33,570 and climb the trees and explore and-- 1171 00:59:33,700 --> 00:59:35,441 I remember being a little bit jealous 1172 00:59:35,572 --> 00:59:37,486 because my friends, their dad 1173 00:59:37,617 --> 00:59:39,706 would take 'em to Little League. 1174 00:59:39,837 --> 00:59:42,404 They were really actively involved in their life, 1175 00:59:42,535 --> 00:59:45,103 but my dad, he drank. 1176 00:59:45,233 --> 00:59:48,585 Um, and, uh, you know, he had issues with that. 1177 00:59:48,715 --> 00:59:50,630 And so, um, you know, 1178 00:59:50,761 --> 00:59:53,981 there was like, uh, you know, periods where he was-- 1179 00:59:54,112 --> 00:59:56,244 You know, as anybody would, 1180 00:59:56,375 --> 00:59:59,726 if you drink beyond your ability to handle that, 1181 00:59:59,857 --> 01:00:01,946 you're gonna act like an asshole. 1182 01:00:02,076 --> 01:00:05,427 My mom had a chemical imbalance. 1183 01:00:05,558 --> 01:00:08,996 And, uh, the Pall Malls and the booze didn't help either. 1184 01:00:09,127 --> 01:00:12,696 You know what I'm saying? Just a self-made misery. 1185 01:00:12,826 --> 01:00:15,524 Imagine the fights, the booze, the arrests. 1186 01:00:15,655 --> 01:00:18,179 Obviously, when you're drinking a lot, 1187 01:00:18,310 --> 01:00:19,920 you know, there's gonna be drama. 1188 01:00:20,051 --> 01:00:22,227 Or if you have a chemical imbalance, 1189 01:00:22,357 --> 01:00:23,881 there's gonna be drama. 1190 01:00:24,011 --> 01:00:25,709 Period. 1191 01:00:25,839 --> 01:00:28,799 Yeah, I paid for every little thing that I did wrong, 1192 01:00:28,929 --> 01:00:31,889 and I paid way more than kids are supposed to pay. 1193 01:00:32,019 --> 01:00:35,849 I'm telling you, I've been beat to a pulp. 1194 01:00:35,980 --> 01:00:40,767 A child, like Asher's age. I've been beat to a bloody pulp. 1195 01:00:40,898 --> 01:00:43,596 Just laying in a bloody pulp 1196 01:00:43,727 --> 01:00:48,340 like, you know, on a tile-- cold tile floor. 1197 01:00:48,470 --> 01:00:49,602 I remember that. 1198 01:00:49,733 --> 01:00:52,213 Now, what the fuck is that, right? 1199 01:00:52,344 --> 01:00:53,737 Explain that shit to me. 1200 01:00:53,867 --> 01:00:55,564 You come to in the night, 1201 01:00:55,695 --> 01:00:58,611 and there's a figure standing in your doorway. 1202 01:00:58,742 --> 01:01:00,265 - KATHY: Mm-hmm. - A scary figure. 1203 01:01:00,395 --> 01:01:02,528 - Yeah. - And it's your mother. 1204 01:01:02,659 --> 01:01:04,095 Believe me, I-- 1205 01:01:04,225 --> 01:01:06,532 I mean, God listens to the prayers of a child, 1206 01:01:06,663 --> 01:01:09,622 and I prayed a lot, you know, and, um, 1207 01:01:09,753 --> 01:01:13,495 for my own peace of mind, I had to, like, 1208 01:01:13,626 --> 01:01:14,801 forgive my parents. 1209 01:01:14,932 --> 01:01:16,324 They're human beings too. 1210 01:01:16,455 --> 01:01:17,935 They did their best they could. 1211 01:01:18,065 --> 01:01:20,677 So I had to, A: 1212 01:01:20,807 --> 01:01:24,376 believe that I was not a worthless piece of crap, 1213 01:01:24,506 --> 01:01:27,684 which I had been told I was, 1214 01:01:27,814 --> 01:01:31,688 and B: decide that God doesn't make junk 1215 01:01:31,818 --> 01:01:33,559 and that I'm a worthwhile person 1216 01:01:33,690 --> 01:01:36,388 and that I should not, you know, kill myself 1217 01:01:36,518 --> 01:01:38,738 through different avenues 1218 01:01:38,869 --> 01:01:40,566 and just choose life. 1219 01:01:40,697 --> 01:01:44,222 And so-- And not knowing what plan God had in mind. 1220 01:01:44,352 --> 01:01:47,181 This wasn't gonna be myplan. It was gonna be God's plan. 1221 01:01:47,312 --> 01:01:49,706 So I sort of, when I was 17 years old, 1222 01:01:49,836 --> 01:01:53,274 turned my will and my life and the future 1223 01:01:53,405 --> 01:01:55,450 over to God as I understood him 1224 01:01:55,581 --> 01:01:57,670 in order to, um, 1225 01:01:57,801 --> 01:02:00,281 try it different other than the way I was doing it. 1226 01:02:00,412 --> 01:02:02,501 Because it was just a very painful thing. 1227 01:02:02,631 --> 01:02:04,895 And I think everybody's had to do that at one point 1228 01:02:05,025 --> 01:02:08,681 and, you know, you gotta take care of your kids. 1229 01:02:08,812 --> 01:02:11,379 And they're gonna get in trouble like I did. 1230 01:02:11,510 --> 01:02:13,120 - ASHER: Hey, Daddy. - They didn't really take me 1231 01:02:13,251 --> 01:02:14,426 to many places. 1232 01:02:14,556 --> 01:02:17,168 - Yeah. - I think I'm gonna fart. 1233 01:02:17,298 --> 01:02:19,953 - You're gonna fart? - Excuse me. 1234 01:02:22,303 --> 01:02:26,699 - My little boy. - [giggling] 1235 01:02:31,225 --> 01:02:33,706 That was me. 1236 01:02:33,837 --> 01:02:36,753 KATHY: With Asher's growing popularity comes jealousy, 1237 01:02:36,883 --> 01:02:39,103 and not everyone is happy for him. 1238 01:02:39,233 --> 01:02:41,105 As well as increasing animosity 1239 01:02:41,235 --> 01:02:43,847 coming from competing skaters and their parents, 1240 01:02:43,977 --> 01:02:46,110 Tom is also receiving threatening e-mails 1241 01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:47,764 from someone calling himself... 1242 01:02:50,418 --> 01:02:52,943 This anonymous hater has taken it upon himself 1243 01:02:53,073 --> 01:02:55,815 to head up a campaign with other parents 1244 01:02:55,946 --> 01:02:58,122 against Tom and Asher. 1245 01:02:58,252 --> 01:03:00,559 I just hope the haters don't show up. 1246 01:03:00,689 --> 01:03:03,257 Someone threw some real negative comments 1247 01:03:03,388 --> 01:03:05,259 at me and my son. 1248 01:03:07,348 --> 01:03:08,828 [typing] 1249 01:03:10,830 --> 01:03:13,006 There's actually a movement of haters right now 1250 01:03:13,137 --> 01:03:15,661 where Asher's just too dang good for the water. 1251 01:03:20,622 --> 01:03:22,537 How do I navigate these waters 1252 01:03:22,668 --> 01:03:24,191 when the piranhas come in? 1253 01:03:24,322 --> 01:03:26,193 The rise up has been too fast, 1254 01:03:26,324 --> 01:03:28,195 and it hasn't always been that smooth, 1255 01:03:28,326 --> 01:03:30,719 but those kind of words, you know, they hurt. 1256 01:03:34,071 --> 01:03:35,942 TOM: People love Asher. 1257 01:03:36,073 --> 01:03:38,989 They love me too. I mean, we're not that bad. 1258 01:03:39,119 --> 01:03:41,121 And everybody has a right to breathe and breathe out, 1259 01:03:41,252 --> 01:03:43,776 and just because some people don't like us-- 1260 01:03:46,823 --> 01:03:48,520 I'm not even gonna say the garbage 1261 01:03:48,650 --> 01:03:50,174 that has been thrown at me, 1262 01:03:50,304 --> 01:03:54,265 because I'm not gonna mentally handicap my son 1263 01:03:54,395 --> 01:03:55,832 by talking about it in front of him. 1264 01:03:58,922 --> 01:04:00,880 I think they're disgusting. That's what I think. 1265 01:04:01,011 --> 01:04:04,362 I think they're just hateful, disgusting, ungodly people. 1266 01:04:04,492 --> 01:04:06,755 Part of me wants to tell 'em what I think about 'em. 1267 01:04:06,886 --> 01:04:09,846 Who, uh-- Who's a punk? You know? 1268 01:04:11,238 --> 01:04:13,719 Like, bring it on. Bring it on. 1269 01:04:13,850 --> 01:04:15,547 You got something? Bring it on. 1270 01:04:15,677 --> 01:04:18,376 Do it in front of my face. Don't do it behind my back. 1271 01:04:18,506 --> 01:04:20,639 Insulting, disrespecting. 1272 01:04:20,769 --> 01:04:22,771 You just have to go on with you life. 1273 01:04:22,902 --> 01:04:26,253 Protect your son and protect yourself, you know. 1274 01:04:26,384 --> 01:04:28,342 I feel like a bad parent, actually, 1275 01:04:28,473 --> 01:04:31,824 for not being able to, like, protect him. 1276 01:04:31,955 --> 01:04:33,782 - That's my job. - Well-- 1277 01:04:33,913 --> 01:04:37,308 I know he's healthy, but I know you can take the healthiest kid 1278 01:04:37,438 --> 01:04:40,572 and with enough verbal, it'll break him down. 1279 01:04:40,702 --> 01:04:42,661 He'll start believing that crap. 1280 01:04:42,791 --> 01:04:46,404 TOM: We're gonna pray for our enemies. Pray for the haters. 1281 01:04:46,534 --> 01:04:48,449 The sick ones. 1282 01:04:50,712 --> 01:04:53,802 It's just some of the things that we have to deal with. 1283 01:04:53,933 --> 01:04:55,413 Haters. 1284 01:04:57,850 --> 01:04:59,721 It's got to be tough for that family 1285 01:04:59,852 --> 01:05:02,376 because not only are they coming from 1286 01:05:02,507 --> 01:05:04,378 you know, East Los Angeles, 1287 01:05:04,509 --> 01:05:06,293 dealing with the situation 1288 01:05:06,424 --> 01:05:08,556 and the conditions that they're living in, 1289 01:05:08,687 --> 01:05:10,950 but then they're walking in with, like, bron-- 1290 01:05:11,081 --> 01:05:14,214 you know, gold medal, right at the top, with their son, 1291 01:05:14,345 --> 01:05:16,825 and yet they're not getting that warm reception 1292 01:05:16,956 --> 01:05:18,566 I think they should be getting. 1293 01:05:18,697 --> 01:05:20,307 - KATHY: Mm-hmm. - I think it's just 1294 01:05:20,438 --> 01:05:22,483 competition, sometimes, at its worst, 1295 01:05:22,614 --> 01:05:25,834 and it's hard for people to have a heart. 1296 01:05:25,965 --> 01:05:27,619 So many times the parents have asked me, 1297 01:05:27,749 --> 01:05:30,752 "What does my kid need to do in order to win?" 1298 01:05:30,883 --> 01:05:33,059 I tell them they just need to keep having fun. 1299 01:05:33,190 --> 01:05:34,713 They just need to keep skating. 1300 01:05:34,843 --> 01:05:36,933 They just need to keep skating with their friends 1301 01:05:37,063 --> 01:05:39,370 and they'll progress naturally. 1302 01:05:39,500 --> 01:05:41,372 Some kids progress quicker than others, 1303 01:05:41,502 --> 01:05:43,504 but they have to progress at their own pace. 1304 01:05:43,635 --> 01:05:45,289 You see the kids that do well, 1305 01:05:45,419 --> 01:05:47,334 all the other competitors are cheering for them. 1306 01:05:47,465 --> 01:05:50,033 They're not like, "Oh! I'm gonna lose." 1307 01:05:50,163 --> 01:05:52,557 They're like, "Whoa! I can't believe he just did that." 1308 01:05:52,687 --> 01:05:54,559 Some people, I mean, they don't understand that. 1309 01:05:54,689 --> 01:05:56,126 They're like, "This is a contest. 1310 01:05:56,256 --> 01:05:58,215 Why are the competitors cheering for each other?" 1311 01:05:58,345 --> 01:06:01,044 They don't get that. That's how it is for most of these kids. 1312 01:06:01,174 --> 01:06:02,915 They just see it as an opportunity 1313 01:06:03,046 --> 01:06:06,614 to skate some new parks and to skate with their friends. 1314 01:06:06,745 --> 01:06:09,661 To see people that they don't see except at the contests. 1315 01:06:09,791 --> 01:06:12,620 The contests make the kids want to progress, 1316 01:06:12,751 --> 01:06:15,406 because they see what's going on, what other kids are doing, 1317 01:06:15,536 --> 01:06:17,669 and it makes them want to come back 1318 01:06:17,799 --> 01:06:19,410 to the next contest a month later 1319 01:06:19,540 --> 01:06:22,021 with a fresh trick-- at least something new. 1320 01:06:22,152 --> 01:06:24,937 You don't want to be doing the same tricks all the time. 1321 01:06:25,068 --> 01:06:29,246 It's a gamble for these companies to sponsor the kids. 1322 01:06:29,376 --> 01:06:32,249 'Cause they have to deal with the parents, first of all. 1323 01:06:32,379 --> 01:06:35,817 And you don't know what the parents' intentions are. 1324 01:06:35,948 --> 01:06:38,690 For the parents, it could be a meal ticket, 1325 01:06:38,820 --> 01:06:42,041 and they could try to exploit that, you know? 1326 01:06:44,087 --> 01:06:45,175 And... 1327 01:06:46,567 --> 01:06:49,005 the kid might not keep skating. 1328 01:06:49,135 --> 01:06:51,746 You know, they invest all this time and money 1329 01:06:51,877 --> 01:06:56,360 and promo and marketing and, I mean-- 1330 01:06:56,490 --> 01:06:59,667 All that adds up, and then the kid might fizzle out. 1331 01:07:01,800 --> 01:07:03,845 I think with any competition, parents are 1332 01:07:03,976 --> 01:07:06,935 always discouraged when there's an elite athlete 1333 01:07:07,066 --> 01:07:09,329 always in that group, always placing first. 1334 01:07:09,460 --> 01:07:11,897 And there's definitely the parents that roll their eyes 1335 01:07:12,028 --> 01:07:13,899 and go, "Great. There's Asher again." 1336 01:07:14,030 --> 01:07:16,206 And I think their parents get the snub a little bit-- 1337 01:07:16,336 --> 01:07:18,599 get snubbed a little bit by the other parents 1338 01:07:18,730 --> 01:07:20,427 that really don't know. 1339 01:07:20,558 --> 01:07:23,343 Regardless, he's got-- he's got a natural ability. 1340 01:07:23,474 --> 01:07:25,693 You've got to be able to appreciate that. 1341 01:07:25,824 --> 01:07:28,827 I mean, from a parent that's competing with Asher, 1342 01:07:28,957 --> 01:07:30,785 I don't feel like it's competition. 1343 01:07:30,916 --> 01:07:34,833 Everybody has individual talent that they're good at. 1344 01:07:42,754 --> 01:07:44,364 KATHY: In the face of all the animosity, 1345 01:07:44,495 --> 01:07:47,237 and with no sign of interest from any sponsors, 1346 01:07:47,367 --> 01:07:50,457 Tom asks us to make a promo video of Asher's tricks 1347 01:07:50,588 --> 01:07:52,024 for him to shop around to sponsors. 1348 01:07:52,155 --> 01:07:54,853 - Yeah, it's on slo-mo. - On slo-mo? 1349 01:07:54,983 --> 01:07:56,246 It'll look real cool. 1350 01:08:04,515 --> 01:08:05,907 MAN: Wow. 1351 01:08:07,039 --> 01:08:08,388 TOM: Yeah! Good, Asher. 1352 01:08:13,872 --> 01:08:16,701 KATHY: Though the video does not attract any sponsors, 1353 01:08:16,831 --> 01:08:20,183 Asher's incredible talent and infectious personality 1354 01:08:20,313 --> 01:08:22,141 do start to gain some local attention. 1355 01:08:22,272 --> 01:08:24,317 ASHER: Why do I always miss that? 1356 01:08:31,977 --> 01:08:34,371 I didn't usually go down to Venice from Santa Monica, 1357 01:08:34,501 --> 01:08:36,590 but this time I went all the way down to Venice. 1358 01:08:38,114 --> 01:08:40,116 And I get up there and I see this crowd 1359 01:08:40,246 --> 01:08:41,900 and I see this kid. 1360 01:08:42,030 --> 01:08:44,642 So I run home and I google Asher Bradshaw. 1361 01:08:44,772 --> 01:08:48,602 Then I came back the next week, and then I came the next week, 1362 01:08:48,733 --> 01:08:52,040 and now a guy who sleeps as much as he can for his business, 1363 01:08:52,171 --> 01:08:54,086 I'm up at 7:30 to get to the beach 1364 01:08:54,217 --> 01:08:56,915 so I'm there by 9:00 so I can see my new buddy. 1365 01:08:57,045 --> 01:08:59,178 KATHY: Asher may not have gained sponsorship yet, 1366 01:08:59,309 --> 01:09:01,615 but he's becoming more and more of a local celebrity. 1367 01:09:01,746 --> 01:09:03,182 Come here. Don't run away. 1368 01:09:03,313 --> 01:09:05,184 This is about you. It's not about me. 1369 01:09:05,315 --> 01:09:07,839 Ah! 1370 01:09:07,969 --> 01:09:09,754 - You know, it's-- - Ah! 1371 01:09:09,884 --> 01:09:11,756 KATHY: Asher is sponsored at Venice Skate Park 1372 01:09:11,886 --> 01:09:13,758 by a wealthy pizza chain owner 1373 01:09:13,888 --> 01:09:15,760 who offers him free pizza for life 1374 01:09:15,890 --> 01:09:18,154 in exchange for an autograph photo. 1375 01:09:20,199 --> 01:09:21,592 - Who's that? - Me. 1376 01:09:21,722 --> 01:09:23,376 - Is that you? - Yeah. 1377 01:09:23,507 --> 01:09:26,031 That's right. That's my new friend, Asher Bradshaw. 1378 01:09:26,162 --> 01:09:27,641 I love that shirt right there. 1379 01:09:27,772 --> 01:09:29,252 Come on. That's a great jump. 1380 01:09:29,382 --> 01:09:32,037 This shirt. Guess what shirt kind of that is? 1381 01:09:32,168 --> 01:09:33,517 What is it? What is it? 1382 01:09:33,647 --> 01:09:35,258 - It's an old shirt. - Yeah? 1383 01:09:35,388 --> 01:09:37,216 - Like back in the days. - Old school? Who? 1384 01:09:37,347 --> 01:09:38,870 - Maui and Sons? - No. 1385 01:09:39,000 --> 01:09:41,786 - Who? - Shirt-- It's like-- 1386 01:09:41,916 --> 01:09:44,136 - I forgot. - "Back in the day." 1387 01:09:44,267 --> 01:09:46,573 - "Back in the day"! - MAN: Back in the day. That's-- 1388 01:09:46,704 --> 01:09:48,749 Oh, you're killing me. 1389 01:09:48,880 --> 01:09:50,447 Have you practiced this before? 1390 01:09:50,577 --> 01:09:52,188 - Have you done this before? - What do I write? 1391 01:09:52,318 --> 01:09:54,538 A lefty too? Oh, my God! 1392 01:09:54,668 --> 01:09:56,540 I like it anyway. 1393 01:10:00,587 --> 01:10:01,762 MAN: There it is. 1394 01:10:03,416 --> 01:10:04,983 That's how I do it. 1395 01:10:05,113 --> 01:10:07,377 You're a graffiti artist. 1396 01:10:11,250 --> 01:10:12,817 TOM: Yeah, first picture autograph. 1397 01:10:12,947 --> 01:10:14,601 First picture autograph. 1398 01:10:14,732 --> 01:10:16,560 - [Asher mutters] - MAN: Thank you. 1399 01:10:21,652 --> 01:10:25,003 The "E"! Dang! Dang it, the "E"! 1400 01:10:25,133 --> 01:10:26,744 - [laughing] - You forgot the "E." 1401 01:10:26,874 --> 01:10:28,963 - ASHER: Gosh, "E." - TOM: That's all right. 1402 01:10:29,094 --> 01:10:30,661 - I can print. - That's all right. 1403 01:10:30,791 --> 01:10:33,185 I love your artwork too, buddy. 1404 01:10:33,316 --> 01:10:35,535 Just trying to do handwriting? Okay. 1405 01:10:35,666 --> 01:10:37,363 And there's the "E." 1406 01:10:38,799 --> 01:10:40,192 - TOM: Beautiful. - WOMAN: Nice. 1407 01:10:41,541 --> 01:10:43,543 - And it's-- - MAN: My man. 1408 01:10:43,674 --> 01:10:45,284 - [giggling] - Thank you very much. 1409 01:10:45,415 --> 01:10:47,895 This means a lot. I'm gonna get it up on the wall. 1410 01:10:48,026 --> 01:10:50,158 I'm gonna put it next to the Mickey Mantle. 1411 01:10:50,289 --> 01:10:53,858 ♪ It's a mistake 1412 01:10:53,988 --> 01:11:02,345 ♪ But I won't ever change 1413 01:11:02,475 --> 01:11:04,172 TOM: He's got the drill. He's ready to go. 1414 01:11:15,749 --> 01:11:18,491 ♪ This is my time 1415 01:11:18,622 --> 01:11:21,102 ♪ This is my place 1416 01:11:21,233 --> 01:11:26,630 ♪ And I wouldn't have it any other way ♪ 1417 01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:29,763 ♪ And this is my time 1418 01:11:29,894 --> 01:11:32,375 ♪ This is my place 1419 01:11:32,505 --> 01:11:35,247 ♪ And I'm gonna shine 1420 01:11:35,378 --> 01:11:39,730 ♪ I'm gonna shine 1421 01:11:39,860 --> 01:11:42,994 KATHY: Another sign that Asher's becoming a local star-- 1422 01:11:43,124 --> 01:11:46,824 he received an invite to legendary Z-Boy Tony Alva's 1423 01:11:46,954 --> 01:11:49,174 50th birthday party 1424 01:11:49,305 --> 01:11:51,263 Hey, what's up? This is Jake Brown. 1425 01:11:51,394 --> 01:11:53,265 It's great fun. There's bands playing. 1426 01:11:53,396 --> 01:11:55,354 Little Asher's ripping up the mini ramp. 1427 01:12:01,229 --> 01:12:02,535 This is what it's all about. 1428 01:12:02,666 --> 01:12:04,581 [whooping, whistling] 1429 01:12:07,540 --> 01:12:08,976 My name's Roger Hickey. 1430 01:12:09,107 --> 01:12:11,457 I was downhill world champion for 20 years, 1431 01:12:11,588 --> 01:12:13,981 and I didn't wanna just be a guy that used to do something, 1432 01:12:14,112 --> 01:12:17,071 so I invented Freshpark ramps, rails and boxes. 1433 01:12:17,202 --> 01:12:20,248 HICKEY: One thing I can say about skateboarders is 1434 01:12:20,379 --> 01:12:22,076 it's the only sport I know 1435 01:12:22,207 --> 01:12:23,948 where you could take the top 20 pros, 1436 01:12:24,078 --> 01:12:27,168 you could put something simple like a grind rail, 1437 01:12:27,299 --> 01:12:29,997 put up a million dollars, winner-take-all first place, 1438 01:12:30,128 --> 01:12:32,304 and tell the skateboarders, the 20 of them, 1439 01:12:32,435 --> 01:12:34,175 you have to decide who gets the million dollars, 1440 01:12:34,306 --> 01:12:36,003 and they would actually do it without fighting. 1441 01:12:36,134 --> 01:12:38,528 I don't know any other sport that would judge themselves 1442 01:12:38,658 --> 01:12:40,747 for a million dollars and not care if they lost it. 1443 01:12:40,878 --> 01:12:43,663 And it's the only sport that's like that. 1444 01:12:43,794 --> 01:12:46,753 The only advice I can give little kids is don't ever quit. 1445 01:12:49,277 --> 01:12:51,367 KATHY: Asher was asked to compete in the biggest 1446 01:12:51,497 --> 01:12:54,544 invite-only national championship of the year. 1447 01:12:54,674 --> 01:12:57,068 The best of the best from all across the United States 1448 01:12:57,198 --> 01:12:58,548 will be there. 1449 01:12:58,678 --> 01:13:01,202 This is Asher's big shot. 1450 01:13:01,333 --> 01:13:04,292 Now, we're going to the Vans Amateur Combi Pool contest, 1451 01:13:04,423 --> 01:13:06,382 and kids from all over the United States 1452 01:13:06,512 --> 01:13:07,557 are gonna be there. 1453 01:13:07,687 --> 01:13:09,123 It's a pretty amazing event, 1454 01:13:09,254 --> 01:13:10,647 and it should be a lot of fun. 1455 01:13:10,777 --> 01:13:12,910 You'll see a lot of amazing rippers there. 1456 01:13:13,040 --> 01:13:15,303 And best of the best, yeah. 1457 01:13:15,434 --> 01:13:17,349 These kids will put on a show better than 1458 01:13:17,480 --> 01:13:19,525 a lot of the pros, 1459 01:13:19,656 --> 01:13:21,701 like a lot of the masters, for sure. 1460 01:13:21,832 --> 01:13:24,400 The list is, you know, stacked. 1461 01:13:24,530 --> 01:13:28,404 All these kids are big fish in their ponds where they live. 1462 01:13:28,534 --> 01:13:30,144 - You know what I mean? - Mm-hmm. 1463 01:13:30,275 --> 01:13:32,146 But it's gonna be really dangerous right now. 1464 01:13:32,277 --> 01:13:34,714 They could be really aggressive about getting their runs in, 1465 01:13:34,845 --> 01:13:36,847 rather than preventing you from warming up. 1466 01:13:36,977 --> 01:13:38,892 So if you need to, go right to the mini ramp 1467 01:13:39,023 --> 01:13:42,287 and do, like, a five-minute session on the mini ramp. 1468 01:13:42,418 --> 01:13:44,985 Don't do tricks where you fall and you have to 1469 01:13:45,116 --> 01:13:46,944 start over and wait in line, okay? 1470 01:13:47,074 --> 01:13:49,512 The idea is for you to just keep moving, okay? 1471 01:13:49,642 --> 01:13:51,339 Can you do that? 1472 01:13:51,470 --> 01:13:53,516 [sighs] Okay, and, Asher, game plan. 1473 01:13:53,646 --> 01:13:57,084 Um, you can, you know, do the run. 1474 01:13:57,215 --> 01:13:58,782 Don't get stuck in 1475 01:13:58,912 --> 01:14:02,438 the boardslide rock-and-roll run around the corner. 1476 01:14:02,568 --> 01:14:04,178 - Yeah. - Do that on the round section. 1477 01:14:04,309 --> 01:14:07,007 Once you do some tricks in the round area, 1478 01:14:07,138 --> 01:14:10,968 on your next run, try to do a 360 on the square section. 1479 01:14:11,098 --> 01:14:13,013 - Okay? - Okay. 1480 01:14:13,144 --> 01:14:14,798 [giggling] 1481 01:14:14,928 --> 01:14:17,322 - WOMAN: You're gonna do good. - Yeah. 1482 01:14:17,453 --> 01:14:18,889 See? Everyone's waiting to come in. 1483 01:14:19,019 --> 01:14:20,543 MIRABEL: There's the parents that are-- 1484 01:14:20,673 --> 01:14:23,328 Okay, let's go. We're here. 1485 01:14:23,459 --> 01:14:25,548 [Asher singing] 1486 01:14:27,463 --> 01:14:29,377 ♪ [continues] 1487 01:14:32,250 --> 01:14:34,687 KATHY: Every major sponsor you have ever heard of 1488 01:14:34,818 --> 01:14:36,515 will be at this contest 1489 01:14:36,646 --> 01:14:38,648 and looking for new talent to sign. 1490 01:14:38,778 --> 01:14:41,041 While Asher's clearly excited to go skating, 1491 01:14:41,172 --> 01:14:44,131 Tom is understandably very nervous. 1492 01:15:44,583 --> 01:15:46,803 ANNOUNCER: And now for our youngest competitor here 1493 01:15:46,933 --> 01:15:50,458 by a long shot, from Los Angeles, California, 1494 01:15:50,589 --> 01:15:53,592 eight-year-old Mr. Asher Bradshaw. 1495 01:15:53,723 --> 01:15:55,202 Kill it, Asher. 1496 01:15:58,249 --> 01:16:01,469 You gotta give it up for the huge air on that one. 1497 01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:03,428 Smallest kid out here. 1498 01:16:03,559 --> 01:16:07,127 All right, here he comes again with another huge air. 1499 01:16:12,480 --> 01:16:15,527 Watch him grind that coping with attitude. 1500 01:16:18,922 --> 01:16:20,314 Rock the fakie. 1501 01:16:22,665 --> 01:16:25,581 All right. Now, kill it, Asher. 1502 01:16:25,711 --> 01:16:28,540 360, yeah! Pretty impressive. 1503 01:16:31,630 --> 01:16:33,197 [cheering, applause] 1504 01:16:33,327 --> 01:16:36,374 Let's have a huge round of applause for Asher! 1505 01:16:36,504 --> 01:16:38,637 Yeah, Asher Bradshaw. 1506 01:16:57,395 --> 01:17:00,659 ANNOUNCER: And in 18th place out of 65, 1507 01:17:00,790 --> 01:17:04,707 our youngest competitor, Asher Bradshaw. 1508 01:17:04,837 --> 01:17:06,926 Congratulations, Asher. 1509 01:17:27,904 --> 01:17:29,775 It's a waste of money. 1510 01:17:41,700 --> 01:17:43,093 - Taking a trophy home, eh? - Yeah. 1511 01:17:43,223 --> 01:17:45,182 - Right on. - Got robbed. 1512 01:17:45,312 --> 01:17:47,575 - Ah, no. - Yeah, he did. 1513 01:17:49,055 --> 01:17:50,709 That sucked for me. 1514 01:17:53,756 --> 01:17:56,149 They weren't even nice about anything. 1515 01:18:00,240 --> 01:18:01,981 Like it doesn't really matter 1516 01:18:02,112 --> 01:18:04,288 'cause he's just six years old or seven years old, 1517 01:18:04,418 --> 01:18:06,290 and he's gonna kill it next year. 1518 01:18:06,420 --> 01:18:09,293 Nothing should be planned out like that, you know what I mean? 1519 01:18:16,387 --> 01:18:18,084 ASHER: What place did I get? 1520 01:18:19,869 --> 01:18:22,262 KATHY: Tom is finally completely broke. 1521 01:18:22,393 --> 01:18:25,396 We drive back to L.A., and he drops me off. 1522 01:18:25,526 --> 01:18:27,790 I really didn't think things could get any worse 1523 01:18:27,920 --> 01:18:30,880 until he called me an hour later. 1524 01:18:31,010 --> 01:18:33,447 TOM: 1525 01:19:14,271 --> 01:19:15,838 I'd say for the last two years 1526 01:19:15,968 --> 01:19:18,318 he doesn't wanna spend any time with me 1527 01:19:18,449 --> 01:19:21,669 and da-da-da-da and, you know, 1528 01:19:21,800 --> 01:19:23,323 I've not really-- 1529 01:19:24,672 --> 01:19:26,109 I don't know. 1530 01:19:35,248 --> 01:19:37,337 Yeah. 1531 01:19:37,468 --> 01:19:39,122 If he's gonna be doing those things, 1532 01:19:39,252 --> 01:19:41,167 I think he should really get the consequences 1533 01:19:41,298 --> 01:19:43,735 just like anybody else would, you know? 1534 01:19:43,866 --> 01:19:46,259 I don't want to be secretly supporting someone 1535 01:19:46,390 --> 01:19:49,175 who, uh-- I don't know. 1536 01:19:49,306 --> 01:19:52,178 I worry for him, but now I just feel that, you know, 1537 01:19:57,488 --> 01:19:59,098 I don't know. It's like a joke. 1538 01:19:59,229 --> 01:20:01,187 He's here to just crash here. 1539 01:20:01,318 --> 01:20:03,886 He's not here to really be a part of our family, 1540 01:20:04,016 --> 01:20:06,889 like, you know, in a healthy way. 1541 01:20:07,019 --> 01:20:09,239 Ridiculous. 1542 01:20:09,369 --> 01:20:11,719 ANDREW: What's ridiculous? 1543 01:20:11,850 --> 01:20:14,679 - You taking Mom's car. - Yeah, I take Mom's car. 1544 01:20:14,810 --> 01:20:16,202 You're not gonna take it anymore. 1545 01:20:16,333 --> 01:20:19,640 Until I get my license? 1546 01:20:19,771 --> 01:20:22,818 You know what? Maybe you can pay for the insurance on it. 1547 01:20:22,948 --> 01:20:25,298 You're not a little kid anymore, Andrew. It's done. It's over. 1548 01:20:25,429 --> 01:20:27,213 Childhood is over. You're an adult now. 1549 01:20:27,344 --> 01:20:29,520 Okay, but I don't use the car that much. Like, maybe-- 1550 01:20:29,650 --> 01:20:31,652 You're not to use it all, because you're gambling 1551 01:20:31,783 --> 01:20:33,916 with her freedom and her ability to have a car, 1552 01:20:34,046 --> 01:20:35,961 not your ability to get a license. 1553 01:20:36,092 --> 01:20:38,355 Who cares if you have to take the bus till you're 21. 1554 01:20:38,485 --> 01:20:40,400 You should be taking the bus now. 1555 01:20:40,531 --> 01:20:42,185 - That's true. - That's true, yeah. 1556 01:20:42,315 --> 01:20:44,535 You're gambling with Mom's car. 1557 01:20:44,665 --> 01:20:47,016 And that's the car that I worked overtime to buy. 1558 01:20:47,146 --> 01:20:49,888 Yeah, they impounded it, it's all bad. Yeah, I'm sorry. 1559 01:20:50,019 --> 01:20:52,282 - I won't take it then. - You don't need it. 1560 01:20:52,412 --> 01:20:54,197 I'm just need to get a Metro pass then. 1561 01:20:54,327 --> 01:20:55,851 That's all you need, and then you can achieve 1562 01:20:55,981 --> 01:20:57,374 everything you need to do in life. 1563 01:20:57,504 --> 01:20:58,984 You can go to Yale University or-- 1564 01:20:59,115 --> 01:21:00,507 - Yale? - I don't know. 1565 01:21:00,638 --> 01:21:02,509 The Olympics, whatever. 1566 01:21:02,640 --> 01:21:06,557 But you'll have to see yourself the way you were at 18. 1567 01:21:07,863 --> 01:21:09,255 Fine. 1568 01:21:12,563 --> 01:21:15,261 So what are you doing? What did you do all day? 1569 01:21:15,392 --> 01:21:17,785 - I was with Kevin. - You were with Kevin all day? 1570 01:21:17,916 --> 01:21:19,439 - Yeah, then I went to eat-- - You don't work 1571 01:21:19,570 --> 01:21:21,050 and you don't go to school. 1572 01:21:21,180 --> 01:21:24,662 School-- The semester hasn't even started yet. 1573 01:21:24,792 --> 01:21:27,404 - This semester I'm enrolling. - Did you smoke pot today? 1574 01:21:27,534 --> 01:21:29,362 - No. Why? - That's a lie. 1575 01:21:29,493 --> 01:21:32,191 I don't believe you. I bet you're fucking stoned right now. 1576 01:21:32,322 --> 01:21:34,019 ANDREW: Why does he want to argue? 1577 01:21:34,150 --> 01:21:36,021 That's what I'm trying to avoid. 1578 01:21:36,152 --> 01:21:38,023 Okay, well, we can come in here. 1579 01:21:38,154 --> 01:21:41,113 Asher, he's still doing something positive right now. 1580 01:21:41,244 --> 01:21:42,854 He's doing his homework. 1581 01:21:42,985 --> 01:21:45,030 This is more than you do, right? 1582 01:21:45,161 --> 01:21:47,641 Oh, my gosh. Fine. I'll help him with the homework. 1583 01:21:47,772 --> 01:21:49,252 No, it's all right, Andrew. 1584 01:21:49,382 --> 01:21:54,300 You can do everything right, 1585 01:21:54,431 --> 01:21:58,130 have championships when they're little, 1586 01:21:58,261 --> 01:21:59,827 but if you don't keep 'em on track 1587 01:21:59,958 --> 01:22:01,612 and you let 'em go their own way, 1588 01:22:01,742 --> 01:22:03,353 they're not gonna be doing anything. 1589 01:22:03,483 --> 01:22:05,268 They don't know what to do with themselves. 1590 01:22:05,398 --> 01:22:08,010 Tom and Asher was Tom and Andrew before. 1591 01:22:10,316 --> 01:22:11,404 KATHY: 1592 01:22:13,363 --> 01:22:15,887 Do you miss that? 1593 01:22:16,018 --> 01:22:17,845 - Yeah, no. - You miss the relationship or-- 1594 01:22:17,976 --> 01:22:20,239 Yeah, no. Like I said: yeah, no. 1595 01:22:20,370 --> 01:22:23,547 I'm really. I really don't miss it. 1596 01:22:23,677 --> 01:22:26,854 But then again, you do. 'Cause swimming keeps you in shape. 1597 01:22:26,985 --> 01:22:28,856 Swimming's fun. I like beating people. 1598 01:22:28,987 --> 01:22:31,598 I used to beat everyone. I had drawers full of medals. 1599 01:22:31,729 --> 01:22:33,949 But hanging out with your dad like that all the time 1600 01:22:34,079 --> 01:22:35,602 gets boring, you get sick of it. 1601 01:22:35,733 --> 01:22:37,430 I've hung out with my dad for a lot, you know. 1602 01:22:37,561 --> 01:22:39,476 I'm good with my dad. Me and my dad argue a lot. 1603 01:22:39,606 --> 01:22:41,478 That's why I don't wanna be around him. 1604 01:22:41,608 --> 01:22:43,262 He's a cool guy, definitely respectable, 1605 01:22:43,393 --> 01:22:45,656 but I think he's too righteous about himself sometimes. 1606 01:22:45,786 --> 01:22:46,831 But that's just me. 1607 01:22:46,962 --> 01:22:48,398 KATHY: Why do you think that is? 1608 01:22:48,528 --> 01:22:50,226 I don't know. 1609 01:22:50,356 --> 01:22:54,708 Growing up, he went through kind of a strict lifestyle. 1610 01:22:54,839 --> 01:22:57,668 So he tries to enforce it, which-- I respect that. 1611 01:22:57,798 --> 01:22:59,278 I respect his rules. 1612 01:22:59,409 --> 01:23:01,759 It's just hard to follow sometimes, you know? 1613 01:23:01,889 --> 01:23:03,239 It's not him too. It's my fault. 1614 01:23:03,369 --> 01:23:04,980 It's like, "Oh, man." 1615 01:23:05,110 --> 01:23:06,982 He's just trying to do the right thing, you know. 1616 01:23:07,112 --> 01:23:11,116 If I was his dad, I would be the same exact way, you know? 1617 01:23:13,205 --> 01:23:16,600 It's nice that we're gonna end this day by going to church. 1618 01:23:16,730 --> 01:23:18,950 You can't go wrong with that at all. 1619 01:23:21,735 --> 01:23:23,650 I don't like having to lean on anybody, 1620 01:23:23,781 --> 01:23:25,478 but that's our reality. 1621 01:23:25,609 --> 01:23:27,002 People think that we're ballin' and stuff, 1622 01:23:27,132 --> 01:23:28,655 but we don't have any money at all. 1623 01:23:28,786 --> 01:23:32,007 We don't even have money to eat, you know? 1624 01:23:34,618 --> 01:23:37,099 [applause] 1625 01:23:37,229 --> 01:23:39,623 MINISTER: I just really believe that God wants me 1626 01:23:39,753 --> 01:23:42,495 to pray for people that are here. 1627 01:23:42,626 --> 01:23:45,411 You've been in the middle of a battle. 1628 01:23:45,542 --> 01:23:48,327 There's an attack that is going on in your life, 1629 01:23:48,458 --> 01:23:50,721 and sometimes you gotta just pray to God. 1630 01:23:50,851 --> 01:23:54,855 Forgive 'em because what they're doing's not right. 1631 01:23:54,986 --> 01:23:57,206 What they're saying's not right. 1632 01:23:57,336 --> 01:23:58,946 What they're trying to do to me's not right, 1633 01:23:59,077 --> 01:24:01,471 but, God, I'm asking you to forgive 'em. 1634 01:24:01,601 --> 01:24:04,430 And that forgiveness has more to do with you 1635 01:24:04,561 --> 01:24:06,432 than it does with them. 1636 01:24:06,563 --> 01:24:09,305 Because you forgiving them keeps you free. 1637 01:24:09,435 --> 01:24:13,874 You forgiving them keeps that spirit from tormenting you. 1638 01:24:14,005 --> 01:24:17,226 ♪ I am a Christian 1639 01:24:17,356 --> 01:24:20,925 ♪ Am I, am I a Christian 1640 01:24:21,056 --> 01:24:23,058 So right now I want you to say out loud with me, 1641 01:24:23,188 --> 01:24:25,277 say, "Jesus... 1642 01:24:25,408 --> 01:24:28,411 just as you've forgiven me, 1643 01:24:28,541 --> 01:24:31,066 I forgive every person... 1644 01:24:31,196 --> 01:24:33,068 who's ever hurt me... 1645 01:24:33,198 --> 01:24:34,852 or harmed me." 1646 01:24:34,982 --> 01:24:38,203 ♪ I say to move on 1647 01:24:38,334 --> 01:24:40,858 Put it on! Put it on? 1648 01:24:40,988 --> 01:24:43,513 ♪ Put your arm around God 1649 01:24:43,643 --> 01:24:45,776 KATHY: It was heartbreaking. 1650 01:24:45,906 --> 01:24:47,473 I knew why we were here. 1651 01:24:47,604 --> 01:24:49,519 Tom needed to gain the strength 1652 01:24:49,649 --> 01:24:51,564 for what he was about to do. 1653 01:24:51,695 --> 01:24:53,610 I couldn't imagine what it must feel like 1654 01:24:53,740 --> 01:24:56,047 to be in Tom's shoes. 1655 01:24:56,178 --> 01:24:58,658 Tom was going to have to break it to his son 1656 01:24:58,789 --> 01:25:03,446 that he could no longer skate in any competitions. 1657 01:25:03,576 --> 01:25:06,188 I command it to stop in the name of Jesus! 1658 01:25:06,318 --> 01:25:09,930 And I speak life over you! And I speak freedom over you! 1659 01:25:10,061 --> 01:25:13,282 KATHY: That night, in an amazing twist of fate, 1660 01:25:13,412 --> 01:25:15,110 Tom receives a phone call. 1661 01:25:15,240 --> 01:25:17,024 A few weeks earlier, 1662 01:25:17,155 --> 01:25:20,506 Tom had uploaded the video we made for Asher to YouTube 1663 01:25:20,637 --> 01:25:22,421 and never told us. 1664 01:25:22,552 --> 01:25:25,772 What we were about to witness would change everything. 1665 01:25:25,903 --> 01:25:29,254 A boy in the United States has become an internet sensation 1666 01:25:29,385 --> 01:25:31,778 after his dad uploaded a video 1667 01:25:31,909 --> 01:25:34,085 of his incredible skateboarding talent. 1668 01:25:34,216 --> 01:25:37,871 I'm right now on the scene with 7-year-old Asher Bradshaw. 1669 01:25:38,002 --> 01:25:40,570 Here at home, the latest sensation on Venice Beach. 1670 01:25:40,700 --> 01:25:43,268 Check out this future X Games phenom. 1671 01:25:43,399 --> 01:25:44,965 [laughing] 1672 01:25:45,096 --> 01:25:47,403 - TOM: Who was that? - Me. 1673 01:25:47,533 --> 01:25:48,969 - That was who? - Me. 1674 01:25:49,100 --> 01:25:50,493 MARIBEL: I'm so proud of you, Asher. 1675 01:25:50,623 --> 01:25:52,321 I was really happy that everyone loved him 1676 01:25:52,451 --> 01:25:54,061 as much as I did. 1677 01:25:54,192 --> 01:26:00,285 [reporter speaking foreign language] 1678 01:26:00,416 --> 01:26:02,331 [laughing] 1679 01:26:02,461 --> 01:26:04,855 Asher Bradshaw does things you won't believe. 1680 01:26:04,985 --> 01:26:07,553 You know, people all over the world really dug it. 1681 01:26:07,684 --> 01:26:09,381 He's become known to many on YouTube 1682 01:26:09,512 --> 01:26:13,690 as a skateboarding prodigy with over 800,000 views. 1683 01:26:13,820 --> 01:26:18,521 Asher Bradshaw is an extraordinary skateboarder. 1684 01:26:18,651 --> 01:26:21,437 When it comes to skateboarding, Asher Bradshaw is next. 1685 01:26:21,567 --> 01:26:24,179 More than a million people have watched the video. 1686 01:26:24,309 --> 01:26:27,573 He's flying high for someone who's only a few feet tall. 1687 01:26:27,704 --> 01:26:30,576 Asher doesn't train formally, but he practices every day 1688 01:26:30,707 --> 01:26:32,970 for about an hour with his father. 1689 01:26:39,672 --> 01:26:42,762 MAN: We wanted to, A: I wanted to congratulate you 1690 01:26:42,893 --> 01:26:45,852 on what is clearly the raddest 6-year-old in the world. 1691 01:26:45,983 --> 01:26:48,377 KATHY: Finally, after years of waiting, 1692 01:26:48,507 --> 01:26:50,074 Tom gets the dream call. 1693 01:26:50,205 --> 01:26:51,771 My son was so excited about it. 1694 01:26:51,902 --> 01:26:53,556 I was like, "Who is this kid? Where did he come from?" 1695 01:26:53,686 --> 01:26:55,079 They're digging him, you know what I'm saying? 1696 01:26:55,210 --> 01:26:57,429 The first time I saw Asher was on YouTube. 1697 01:26:57,560 --> 01:26:59,779 Clearly the raddest in the world. 1698 01:26:59,910 --> 01:27:01,564 Whoo! 1699 01:27:01,694 --> 01:27:03,696 Well, my son had it on his computer for several days 1700 01:27:03,827 --> 01:27:05,132 before I even knew. 1701 01:27:05,263 --> 01:27:07,091 He kept like, "Dad, come check it out!" 1702 01:27:07,222 --> 01:27:09,136 He'd been watching it over and over. 1703 01:27:09,267 --> 01:27:11,095 I went over and-- "Okay, let me see this whole thing." 1704 01:27:11,226 --> 01:27:12,357 And then he pulls it out. 1705 01:27:12,488 --> 01:27:14,968 They love him. Hey, rock on! 1706 01:27:15,099 --> 01:27:16,622 I couldn't believe how good he was, 1707 01:27:16,753 --> 01:27:19,712 and my son was so excited about it. 1708 01:27:19,843 --> 01:27:21,192 I was like, "Who is this kid? Where did he come from?" 1709 01:27:21,323 --> 01:27:23,325 and just got overly passionate 1710 01:27:23,455 --> 01:27:25,979 about how young and how much skill he had. 1711 01:27:26,110 --> 01:27:28,634 So I went to the office the next day 1712 01:27:28,765 --> 01:27:30,462 and said, "Hey, we need to track this kid down. 1713 01:27:30,593 --> 01:27:32,812 He obviously has a gift, 1714 01:27:32,943 --> 01:27:36,120 and we should get him involved with our brand." 1715 01:27:36,251 --> 01:27:38,862 Asher and his dad came in, and it was a really great time. 1716 01:27:38,992 --> 01:27:41,125 You could just tell that he's not a little skate brat 1717 01:27:41,256 --> 01:27:43,258 or he's not out there going for the gold. 1718 01:27:43,388 --> 01:27:44,868 He's having an amazing time. 1719 01:27:44,998 --> 01:27:46,391 He's loving just skating and being a kid, 1720 01:27:46,522 --> 01:27:48,175 and that's real important to us. 1721 01:27:48,306 --> 01:27:50,613 KATHY: Asher was the youngest kid ever 1722 01:27:50,743 --> 01:27:52,049 to sign with Element. 1723 01:27:52,179 --> 01:27:54,356 - How do you feel about that? - Good. 1724 01:27:54,486 --> 01:27:55,574 Nice. 1725 01:27:55,705 --> 01:27:58,011 - KATHY: Are you excited? - Yeah. 1726 01:27:58,142 --> 01:28:00,710 Are you an Element kid now? 1727 01:28:00,840 --> 01:28:04,148 Not an Element kid, but an Element skater. 1728 01:28:23,602 --> 01:28:25,125 That looks great, man. 1729 01:28:25,256 --> 01:28:27,998 Good to see the kid in some pictures here. 1730 01:28:35,179 --> 01:28:37,181 I can button my shirt. 1731 01:28:44,797 --> 01:28:46,625 TOM: You ready to be a star? 1732 01:28:46,756 --> 01:28:48,018 - Yes. - You are? 1733 01:28:48,148 --> 01:28:49,759 Yes. 1734 01:28:49,889 --> 01:28:51,282 This is Seriously Funny Kids. 1735 01:28:51,413 --> 01:28:54,154 - ANNOUNCER: Tonight... - Boom! 1736 01:28:54,285 --> 01:28:57,244 A pint-sized thrasher with a talent for small talk. 1737 01:28:57,375 --> 01:28:59,769 - I don't see a muscle. - Do you see it now? 1738 01:28:59,899 --> 01:29:01,988 Now be honest. How old do you think I am? 1739 01:29:02,119 --> 01:29:04,339 30. 1740 01:29:04,469 --> 01:29:06,471 - Do you wanna dance with me? - No, miss. 1741 01:29:06,602 --> 01:29:09,822 Are you sure you don't wanna dance with me? 1742 01:29:09,953 --> 01:29:13,652 ♪ 1743 01:29:13,783 --> 01:29:17,047 How are you? Your name is what? 1744 01:29:17,177 --> 01:29:19,092 Asher. 1745 01:29:19,223 --> 01:29:21,356 Good job! 1746 01:29:21,486 --> 01:29:22,444 Nice to meet you. 1747 01:29:25,838 --> 01:29:33,193 ♪ 1748 01:29:51,603 --> 01:29:55,172 Asher Bradshaw. He's just amazing. 1749 01:29:55,302 --> 01:29:58,697 He's just a little man in this kid's body. 1750 01:29:58,828 --> 01:30:00,307 When we first met, 1751 01:30:00,438 --> 01:30:03,006 he started doing his thing with the skateboard, 1752 01:30:03,136 --> 01:30:04,877 and I was just amazed. 1753 01:30:05,008 --> 01:30:07,576 He's gonna do very well and go very, very far. 1754 01:30:07,706 --> 01:30:10,666 I give him all my love and all my support. 1755 01:30:12,319 --> 01:30:14,060 KATHY: Back at Asher's favorite place 1756 01:30:14,191 --> 01:30:15,584 and home away from home, 1757 01:30:15,714 --> 01:30:17,673 the Venice skate park, 1758 01:30:17,803 --> 01:30:19,370 where only 2 1/2 years ago, 1759 01:30:19,501 --> 01:30:23,156 Asher first set foot on a skateboard. 1760 01:30:23,287 --> 01:30:26,333 Asher attempts to land his first 540. 1761 01:30:26,464 --> 01:30:28,248 If he lands this, 1762 01:30:28,379 --> 01:30:31,948 he will be one of the youngest skaters ever to do so. 1763 01:30:34,124 --> 01:30:35,995 We all wanna see it! 1764 01:30:36,126 --> 01:30:38,345 Do it, Asher! 1765 01:30:38,476 --> 01:30:42,959 [cheering] 1766 01:30:46,615 --> 01:30:48,530 This is what happens when a kid eats a well balanced meal 1767 01:30:48,660 --> 01:30:51,141 and goes to school and gets lots of sleep. 1768 01:30:51,271 --> 01:30:55,014 [cheering continues] 1769 01:31:03,066 --> 01:31:06,896 Asher is just a natural talent 1770 01:31:07,026 --> 01:31:08,941 Blows my mind. 1771 01:31:09,072 --> 01:31:10,682 Oh, my God, this kid's incredible. 1772 01:31:10,813 --> 01:31:13,729 He's gonna be one of the best in the world, for sure. 1773 01:31:16,079 --> 01:31:17,384 I love watching Asher. 1774 01:31:18,647 --> 01:31:20,300 You're awesome! 1775 01:31:20,431 --> 01:31:22,694 He's gonna be the word of skateboarding in the future. 1776 01:31:22,825 --> 01:31:24,957 In ten years, I see him with his own deck, 1777 01:31:25,088 --> 01:31:27,482 I see him with his own clothing line. 1778 01:31:29,135 --> 01:31:31,050 He's quite a legend in Venice. 1779 01:31:31,181 --> 01:31:33,052 I want him running my country. 1780 01:31:33,183 --> 01:31:34,314 Yeah, exactly. 1781 01:31:35,577 --> 01:31:36,969 We're fans! 1782 01:31:37,100 --> 01:31:38,275 Besides being a great skater, 1783 01:31:38,405 --> 01:31:39,406 he seems like a great little kid. 1784 01:31:39,537 --> 01:31:41,539 The sky's the limit. 1785 01:31:41,670 --> 01:31:44,847 Big future for this guy. 1786 01:31:44,977 --> 01:31:46,501 I think he's the next Shaun White. 1787 01:31:46,631 --> 01:31:48,677 - I'm telling you. - Yeah, move over, Shaun White. 1788 01:31:48,807 --> 01:31:51,157 You've got competition. Asher's gonna kick your butt. 1789 01:31:51,288 --> 01:31:53,029 He's eight? 1790 01:31:55,074 --> 01:31:56,685 He's cute too. 1791 01:31:59,035 --> 01:32:02,038 KATHY: We go to Asher's first official Element event, 1792 01:32:02,168 --> 01:32:04,736 where he's been invited to represent the brand. 1793 01:32:04,867 --> 01:32:07,217 To my surprise, it isn't somewhere fancy 1794 01:32:07,347 --> 01:32:09,785 like Beverly Hills or Santa Monica, 1795 01:32:09,915 --> 01:32:12,570 but Watts, South Central, right near Asher's house. 1796 01:32:12,701 --> 01:32:16,226 The focus is to give back to inner-city kids. 1797 01:32:16,356 --> 01:32:19,011 Element has provided 150 skateboards 1798 01:32:19,142 --> 01:32:21,448 and brought some of their best graphic designers 1799 01:32:21,579 --> 01:32:23,363 to help the kids paint and design 1800 01:32:23,494 --> 01:32:25,496 their very own new decks. 1801 01:32:25,627 --> 01:32:27,411 How amazing that Asher can now inspire 1802 01:32:27,542 --> 01:32:29,456 kids in his own neighborhood 1803 01:32:29,587 --> 01:32:32,416 and give them something to dream about. 1804 01:32:32,547 --> 01:32:36,463 Many of these kids have parents who are gang members in jail 1805 01:32:36,594 --> 01:32:39,423 or even worse, dead. 1806 01:32:39,554 --> 01:32:42,774 It's so easy to judge others. 1807 01:32:42,905 --> 01:32:45,472 People may have their opinions about Tom 1808 01:32:45,603 --> 01:32:49,433 and wonder is he too harsh, is he too pushy, 1809 01:32:49,564 --> 01:32:52,349 or is he just trying to nurture a prodigy 1810 01:32:52,479 --> 01:32:56,135 in the only way he knows how. 1811 01:32:56,266 --> 01:32:58,224 But whatever people may think, 1812 01:32:58,355 --> 01:33:02,359 the truth is many of these kids would do anything 1813 01:33:02,489 --> 01:33:04,056 to have a dad like that. 1814 01:33:04,187 --> 01:33:05,667 We definitely pride ourselves 1815 01:33:05,797 --> 01:33:08,495 on having some of the best skateboarders, 1816 01:33:08,626 --> 01:33:10,846 but we also pride ourselves on having some of the best people 1817 01:33:10,976 --> 01:33:13,675 in skateboarding, and that's real important to us. 1818 01:33:16,416 --> 01:33:19,942 ASHER: 1819 01:33:26,601 --> 01:33:29,168 ♪ This is my time 1820 01:33:29,299 --> 01:33:31,606 ♪ This is my place 1821 01:33:31,736 --> 01:33:34,870 ♪ And I'm gonna shine 1822 01:33:35,000 --> 01:33:39,396 ♪ I'm gonna shine 1823 01:33:39,526 --> 01:33:42,007 ♪ [rock]