Sad Day - Andy Kessler R.I.P

[Stephen Lavin]

Andy Kessler was for years a bad boy NYC skater - died the other day while surfing in the Hamptons. This is a tragic story and saddens me greatly. I have not spoken or been riding with Andy for years (maybe 1983 or so was the last I rode with him). I was looking forward to visiting him and one of the 1/2 dozen or so skate parks he helped build in NY most recently. A mutual old friend, Liam, contacted me to let me know. Andy was a troubled youth and was a kick-ass street and park skater. He was the kind of skater that could skate ANYTHING. Damn shame...

http://espn.go.com/action/news/story?page=kessler

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/ ... fault.aspx

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/11/ny ... ng-le.html

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/08/le ... dy_ke.html