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THE EPICLY LATER’D PAGE
Words & Photos by Patrick O'Dell
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When I first started the Epicly Later’d skate show, Ali Boulala was one of the first people I wanted to do an episode with. In fact, before the show even existed I had dreamed of one day making a documentary about him. He is one of the most charismatic and quotable people of all time. After spending time with him you find yourself repeating everything he says: “My iPod just adds Beethoven! I never put it in there! It just wants me to have it!” he yells... Well, I guess you had to be there.
Sadly, within weeks of starting the show and planning to visit him, he got into the drunk scooter accident that put him in a coma and killed Shane Cross. Now he’s in jail. It is very sad.
These photos are from Germany in 2004. I was on an Emerica tour with Erik Ellington. We snorted weird drugs for cancer patients that Ali stole from someone in his family. I don’t think the drugs had any effect. We emptied the minibar and drank with skater fans outside of the Dortmund contest. Ali even went to jail for fighting the cops who wouldn’t let him into the contest because he didn’t have a wristband or whatever. It was stupid, but at the time it seemed so romantic.
He is a natural leader and I think I just followed him around all weekend snapping photos. And those times and pictures feel like a significant part of my life, though to him I’m sure they are just a hazy unmemorable flash in the chaos of his life.
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See all articles by this contributor Anonymous, on Jun 21, 2009 wrote:
ali boulala is the fuckin bomb mutherfuckers | | Anonymous, on Sep 3, 2008 wrote:
ali is the shit and whoever put him in the rankings with sheckler is a fucking retard. | | Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2008 wrote:
party sweed’s go home! | | Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2008 wrote:
RIP shane | | Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2008 wrote:
agreed.
i think this is just about how ali makes for interesting "photo’s, video and text"
"get me four beers and keep the change!" - ali to the guy at the front of the line of a huge bar que - gwc after party 05... with two one hudred dollar notes. | | Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2008 wrote:
how would you feel if this happened to someone close to you. it’s sad to think anyone can even take a side on something they only know through photo, video or text.
TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER
DO IT NOW
OOOUUUTTTSSSIIIDDDEEEEE | | Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2008 wrote:
Pretty sad...Could happen you or someone you know so easily. Fuck. Makes feel shitty just thinknig about it. | | Anonymous, on Aug 28, 2008 wrote:
pissdrunx 4 life. | | Anonymous, on Aug 27, 2008 wrote:
ok fuckheads, why don’t you just go back to sucking shecklers cock? | | Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2008 wrote:
An asshole? Ali Boulala? How can such a thing be said about someone you probably have no perception of? Does the fact that he killed someone via drunken motorist accident perturb you? Or is the snorting of various substances intended to aid in a speedy recovery for cancer patients possibly stolen from someone in his family bother you? Would you have rather the person who wrote this paragraph outlining a few perhaps, shocking, but honest moments spent with Ali been gobelty-gook nice and dainty bull shit? If that’s what you’d prefer rather than some legit facts, then to hell with you. Go back to reading your little fairy-tale stories and leave the real-deal stuff to people that can handle it.
Take the good with the bad, as they say. Don’t let a few ’negative’ details skew your vision of the kind of person this individual really is. Albeit, after you’ve gotten to know Ali Boulala and you still find him an asshole, then that’s alright. At least you’ve had some first hand encounters and you’re not formulating an ignorant perception of someone you know virtually nothing about. | | Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2008 wrote:
whatever i’m pretty sure all you buttfuckers would lick this dude’s balls if he was some douche in a band that made crappy music, but since he’s a genius on a skateboard who makes really good music, strictly for fun, you don’t care to appriciate a true original along with those who are aware of his body of work | | Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2008 wrote:
He sounds like a bit of a prick to be honest | | Anonymous, on Aug 25, 2008 wrote:
Fucking sissies. Ali rules. | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2008 wrote:
LOSER | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2008 wrote:
i always get the impression that hes just vying for attention | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2008 wrote:
everyone should know someone like this
it’s really amazing to be around. kind of sad, in a way, though. | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2008 wrote:
Jesus, what a gutless comment. I hope this Epicly Later’d gets made when Ali gets out -- or a full on documentary. | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2008 wrote:
nice! stole cancer drugs from his own family! killed his friend while wasted! and the iPod quote id GENIUS! This dude sounds super kew-elll!!! | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2008 wrote:
Sadly, it is very sad. Who cares about some stupid asshole? | | |
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