Behind The Shot: Jim Greco in The Pope’s Entourage
Behind nearly every great skate shot is an epic story. This one of Jim Greco claiming to be with The Pope himself so that Ryan Allan could get the shot is right up there. For some reason Greco being aligned with The Pope’s entourage wouldn’t be so surprising.
“We had to proceed with this mission on very little intel and absolutely no recon. There was only one road to get in and there was a sentry gate with a guard posted up. As we pulled up to the guard he asked why we were there. @jimgreco was sitting shotgun and just kept saying “Pope” because the Pope was in town. He said this about 5 times and then for no reason at all the guard let us pass. @saschadaley got the trick 2nd try and then we had to figure out how to get out because cops were heading toward us on the only existing road. We stashed our boards in garbage cans, acted like tourists checking out the skyline and once the cops passed, grabbed our boards and got the hell out, unscathed, mission success. Such a great feeling when you say “Fuck it” and it all comes together.”
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