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About Me

My name is Tim McKinstry. I'm 31 years old, and I'm originally from Auckland New Zealand. When I was growing up, I had no problem enjoying my chosen sports interests, Skatebording and Surfing. I preferred to make my own rules. I was not alone, all of my friends were skaters and surfers, and there was always a session happening at a local park or bowl, so no one was ever stuck for something to do. My parents come from Belfast originally, and they went home after 25 years in NZ. I stayed on for a while, I had a good job and I was happy enough. Then my feet got itchy, and the next thing I knew I had sold all my stuff and booked a one way ticket to Ireland to see my folks. The only thing I didn't leave behind was my skateboard, as I figured there would be loads of places to skate..I couldn't have been more wrong.For seven years, I was content just taking my skateboard out occasionally for a laugh and goofing around on it, the fire that burns in the soul that motivates a skater to go faster, ollie higher and grind further had long since been extinguished by a complete lack of stimulation by the surroundings. There was nothing to skate. No miniramp in the corner of a public park, no ancient haggard bowl stashed away behind a shopping center... nothing. What there was however, was a die hard collection of skaters and BMX'ers that had kept the flame burning through the dark times. My first thought upon meeting some of these people was 'You are the essence of hardcore.' Skating and riding BMX, among other sports, was alive and well here, and it was flourishing in spite of the complete lack of facilities. These people were a part of the worldwide family of extreme sports athletes, and they were as dedicated to their chosen sports as any I had met on my travels, in spite of the lack of support from thier local councils that athletes in other countries enjoyed.This lack of support had to change, and so I began the journey. I intend to build a permanent indoor Skate facility in Ballymena. I'm not alone in this struggle either. Along the way I've met people and made friends that hopefully will last a life time. We're all in this together..

My Interests

Military history, Skateboarding, BMX, Surfing and the pursuit of a permanent indoor skate facility in Ballymena.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone that can help me get the skatepark built... Anyone into Free Sports... Skatboarding, BMX, Inline.

Music:

Model American, Motorhead, Nightmares On Wax, Bad Religion, Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies, Orange9mm, TSOL, Vandals, Decendants, The Minutemen, Mr. Dean Martin, Firehose, Head Like A Hole, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, NIN, James Brown, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Black Flag, Screaming Lord Salba And The Blue Flames, Soundgarden, Tool, Wu Tang Clan, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Clutch, Rocky Votolato, KRS ONE, Public Enemy, Circle Jerks, Funkdoobiest, Audio Slave, Social Distortion, The Line, The Clash, Blue Oyster Cult, NOFX, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Replays, Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Rage Against The Machine, Supergrass, Foo Fighters, Machinehead, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Harry Connick Jr, The Benny Goodman Quartet, Glen Miller, Stiff Little Fingers, Fear Factory, Green Day, The Offspring, Oasis, The Streets, Roots Manuva, Marc b and Blade, REM, The Beastie Boys, NWA, The Prodigy, Mr. Frank Sinatra, Dave Clarke, Binman, Ben Harper, Billy Joel, Lynard Skynard, Anthrax, Napalm Death, Slayer, Pantera, Royksopp, Juliette and the Licks, Sprung Monkey, Kings Of Leon, The Chemical Brothers, Black Sabbath, The Ramones, The Pixies, Urban Species, The Kinks, Dizzy Gillespie, Sting, Genesis, Marshall Mathers, Booya Tribe, The House Of Pain, De La Soul, Soul Assassins, Muckhole, The Feelers, Oppenheimer, The Muttonbirds, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, Guns'n'Roses, Dave Brubeck, The Cure, The Cult, Abcedarians, Kanye West, Ludwig Von Beethoven, The Animals, Lilly Allen, AC/DC, Tenacious D, Missy Elliot, Fat Boy Slim, Wallace Murphy, Men At Work, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, The Zutons, Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age, Korn, Slipknot, Lucero, The Line, Rise Against, The Stone Roses, Split Enz, Husker Du, Crowded House, Faith No More, Ocean Colour Scene, Mantic, Black Flag, Rollins Band, Rich E Rich, Nas, 27 Beats Entertainment, and last but certainly by no means least, the incredibly talented Mr. James Huish. www.myspace.com/jameshuishswing

Movies:

Saving Private Ryan, Band Of Brothers, Black Hawk Down, Pulp Fiction, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, Love and a .45, The Last Samurai, The Green Mile...

Television:

EXTV (www.extreme.com), Anything about military history. The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park.

Books:

Sun Tzu - The Art Of War. Tim Collins - Rules Of Engagement. Anything by the late Stephen E. Ambrose.

Heroes:

Selfless people. Anyone in the armed forces... Thank you for standing up for me and my friends and the way we choose to live... I owe you a debt that I can only repay by being the best person I can be...Combat veterans and those that never made it home, I will never forget you. My wife Anna. My Parents. Anyone prepared to get off their ass and do something about it and then see it through until the bitter end.