I have got to tell a little story about this one. So Brandon sets up this shoot for this wooden rail in Incline Village last night. He's been talking to me about it for a while and so we finally made time last night to do it. We get there and this sucker is buried and it's about 6:30pm. I'm thinking, this is going to be bitch. Brandon says, "Fuck it! Let's dig this bitch!" I'll admit I was a little reluctant cause I was hoping to be home at 8pm due to my fatherly duties. Brandon gets his shovel and starts going to town like a mad man throwing down the snow to the landing area as I stomp it out making the chunks nice. We trade off shoveling a few times as his asthma starts to bug him. We finally get the sucker dug and the rest of his film crew boys from welocometocolortv.com show up in late fashion. Brandon starts working on the takeoff as the video dudes Chase & Rob get all their lights & generator setup. We're almost ready and Brandon starts cursing the takeoff as it's way to soft & chalky. He takes water & tries to get the sucker to harden & finally it does. Next he goes for a slip run and on the way in his binding buckle starts to break. FUCK! Keep in mind it is now about 9:30 pm and nothing has gone the way we planned so far. I've gotten the call from the wife saying dinners been ready & she's pissed. The generator for the lights has crapped out on gas but luckily they had more. Brandon gets his binding to work & he's dropping this cause we just put a shit load of time to get it ready.
Attempt 1: 50-50 over shoot but his binding holds.
Attempt 2: He's goes for gap to front board, catches his back edge and goes down hard! He knocks the wind out of himself and his head hit the landing like a watermelon being crushed by a hammer!
I go check him out and he's curled over trying to get his breath back & holding his head. He's down for like 5-10 minutes and I tell video to cut the generator...Brandon says "NO! I'm gonna hit it again!"
We all look at each other like OK r u sure.....he goes up
Attempt 3: Gap to Frontboard makes it but a little sketch in the landing......his binding is still holding up but pretty loose.
Attempt 4: Gap to Front Board & Stomp! Need I say more
Attempt 5: Gap to Five-O & Stomp.....he wants more
Does it like 2 more times to be a champ & calls it
Time: 10:30 or 11 we don't get home till almost midnight I think
We break it down and call it a night. Point: Brandon is the MAN! It didn't look like it was going to happen but it did.
Talked to him this morning & he's pretty beat up...his neck is a little whiplash, back is jacked up, & he's getting sick.
But.....we got the shot!

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