By: Jackson McKenzie
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| Russ Mullis & Piglet Macon Skateboarding Legend |
"I have been skateboarding for 53 years. It started when I saw a magazine with a surfer, but I didn't live near the coast. However, skateboarding had just become popular in the 70's and everybody wanted to be Evel Knievel so I started then. And I love it because it scares the hell out of me. If I'm not scared, I'm not having fun. But you know, there's always somewhere to go and something to do, so the adventure is my favorite part. But this [skate] park in Macon, I pinch myself everyday and I'm surprised we got it. It was kind of hit off in the wrong direction, and we talked to the city to get them in the right direction and they listened which isn't usual for Macon. Very thankful to have it."
Mullis and his companion Piglet are regulars at the skatepark every day. Local skateboarders in Macon, GA recognize Mullis as a local legend in the skateboarding community. Mullis and the rest of the skateboarding community were big advocators for the Central City Skatepark and managed to get the city of Macon to approve and build it in 2017 via the Recreational SPLOST Tax.
