Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sunday Soul



Something special from Camaron de la Isla. You may remember this song from Jesus and Alfonso Fernandez's part in the skate video L.A. County. "Volando voy" means "I'm flying". Have a great day.

Friday, February 25, 2011

February in North Dakota



Don't cry about the weather because you could be living in North Dakota where the winter weather is f-ing awful. When the bad weather breaks, you have to skate. Chad Heller and friends manage to squeeze in some skating on a sunny but cold day in ND. Looks like rain here in So Cal all weekend.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Koki's Skateboard Mag Minute

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Here's Koki's Mag Minute from Clair Chang's Toasted 2 video. Koki is an amazing skater who can rip anything. Koki and Clair ride for Harmony Bearings and both of these guys are highly motivated and really good at a lot of different things. If you could place bets on people, I'd bet on these guys.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Sunday Soul



"Disco's dead so crank the Led" Zepplin in NYC in 1973 from The Song Remains the Same. Enjoy.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Nick Gibson's Mental Bakedown



Here's the latest from shredder Nick Gibson. Mental Bakedown is a sick new video from Mike Hawkins that is worth checking out. We're sponsoring the Vegas Skate Challenge at Skate City this weekend. Good luck to all the participants and have a great weekend.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

DVS Midwest Tour with Tony Karr



Maybe you've seen this video from a DVS tour? It has some nice tricks and socks by Tony Karr. This vid also has impressive footage from Luis Tolentino, Kerry Getz, Nick Garcia and lots of others. Nice edit, good music and sick skating makes this another solid flick from DVS.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Cream City in Wisconsin



Wisconsin winter can be a tough one. Here's how they do it at Cream City Skatepark. Video by Josh Ellis.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Vintage Footage from Nick



Here's some footay of Nick and the Gnarkansaw gang from 2006. Those of us that skate and film are lucky because we often have a good record of our past adventures. That's cool stuff. Have a great week.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Sunday Soul



This classic was written by John Lennon in 1967 and is credited to both Lennon/McCartney. The story behind the song is that Lennon was inspired by his son Julian's drawing of a neighbor that was titled "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". This clip is from the Beatles' 1968 film Yellow Submarine.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Mike G in Skate Jawn

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Here's Mike G with a switch tailslide in the new issue of Skate Jawn. If you haven't checked out Skate Jawn, you should. It's a cool mag in the e-zine format that covers East Coast skating and more. Definitely worth checking out. Have a nice weekend.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Tum Yeto, Thrasher and Rudy in El Paso

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Like we've said before, El Paso, Texas is a great place to skate and chill. Tum Yeto knows this and they know Rudy. Rudy has El Paso dialed in. Hit this LINK to see some photos on the Thrasher site from their recent trip.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Cyril in Paris

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I was in Paris, chilling, when Cyril jumped in the way of my shot. He gave the two thumbs up and then just disappeared.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Gabe skates the KCDC mini ramp



There is little skating with lots of snow, ice and slush on the ground in NYC. Gabe is lucky enough to get to skate the KCDC mini ramp in Brooklyn. Gabe stays loose and relaxed. I recently saw him fall down in a similar style at a wedding.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Vintage Footage from...



Brian is one of the coolest people in skateboarding and one of the most innovative skaters. He invented the Big Spin. This footage is from On Video Fall 2002.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Sunday Soul



Percy Sledge reminding us of how it is. Have a great day.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Edema on yer shin


"A strong hit to shin, followed by a long night of being on my feet, left me with pitting edema and a new reason to avoid the rain. Everything I do is stupid. Put that in your smoke and pipe it." Medical professional Todd Griffiths examines the recent damage to his shin. If anyone is going to 'recover' my organs, I want it to be Todd.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Trick Tutor with Ryan Farley



Ice, ice baby, from El Paso Texas to Bar Harbour Maine. We've got lousy weather in most of the U.S. It may be time to clear out the garage or the basement and practice some flat ground tricks. Here's a tutorial from Ryan Farley with the nollie bigger spin. Which as you all know is a nollie full cab with a 540 shuvit. Good luck and have a great weekend.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bath Skatepark Montage



Lots of snow in Maine has moved everything inside for the winter. Mike Gustafson , Toebee Parkhurst and lots of other cats have some nice tricks in this montage from the Bath Skatepark shot by Jay Brown. Super rich guy, John Malone just bought about 1 million acres in Maine and now is the biggest land owner in the U.S. with 2.1 million acres. You can read about it here.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Mental BakeDown Premiere



Here's Nick's throwaway footage from Mental BakeDown which premieres this Thursday, Feb 3rd. at 7PM in Van Buren, Gnarkansaw at the Malco Theater. If you're in Van Buren this Thursday night and you miss the premiere, you need to get your priorities in line and stop hanging with that other crowd.