Ever wondered who those guys skateboarding near the Casmir Pulaski monument in Freedom Plaza are? They’re white-collar folks who eat their Potbelly sandwiches at lunch one bite at a time, just like you, only they’re considerably more talented at skateboarding. Neal Wood and his friends in the Alley Bar skate crew put together this video of their recent shredding exploits:

Alley Bar is made up of 16 guys who more or less work regular nine-to-five jobs.

Wood, who lives in Ballston, notes that he and Petworth resident and fellow skater Rory Sheridan both work Monday through Friday. “Rory is also the singer for the thrash metal band Warchild, and I study accounting a lot,” Wood says. “I just sighed in disappointment at how awesome his hobby is as opposed to mine. I watch Spaceballs a lot, too.”

The Alley Bar crew usually skates downtown every weekend as well as during the week after work. “There’s a lot to skate in D.C., and it’s all pretty close together, making it super fun,” Wood says.

Wood emailed us his picks for the best D.C. skating spots: “Pulaski by far. Welfare [Department of Health & Human Services], Bridge Spot [under I-395 at 3rd and E], and White Hubba [???],” adding, “Greek Spot is also right up 11th Street NW for food breaks, and Breadsoda in Glover Park for beer.”

As for interference from the cops, that happens on occasion: “Park police are always swimming around Pulaski, and most of the other places have security guards,” Wood says. “Most of the time security guards will give you the boot and be cool, but Park will give you tickets and take your board.”

For the record, Alley Bar includes Wood, Sheridan, Mike Holland, Mike Nalls, Benny Hurwitz, Tim Lamb, Andrew Pribulka, Stan Karbine, Andrew Feldt, John Francomacaro, Devin Cassidy, Peter Tsouras, Tim McDermmott, Manny Law, Mike Mascelli, and Frank Rizzo. Say hello when you see them.