Phil’s blog

I know I’m embarrassingly out of the loop on popular culture, but I recently learned about ghost riding. From Wikipedia:

To ghost ride, frequently used in the context of “ghost riding the whip” (a “whip” being a vehicle) or simply ghostin’ is one of the latest trends to be popularized by Hyphy culture, which originated in the Bay Area of California. This act involves the driver and/or passengers of any given vehicle accelerating while in gear, shifting to neutral, exiting while it is still rolling and dancing beside it or on the hood or roof. It is one of the highest forms of “going dumb” and a representation of the style of hyphy.

It’s both hilarious and disquieting that this has become so popular. But mostly hilarious. If you’re curious, check out one of the better ghostin’ videos put together by some highschool kids, but definitely watch this clip of a guy ghost-wrecking his truck (he bails out just in time).