Sunday Soul ~ The Meters

Dang dude! Where did 2012 go? Seems like we were just here getting ready. No doubt that good times were had and folks got down. Through the highs and lows we skated on. Thanks for making 2012 a memorable one.

Holiday in Hawaii

Some of us seem to have it dialed in for the holidays. Others won't have it so easy. Here's Matt Huse setting an example for passing the holidays in Hawaii. If you're in the warm weather, enjoy some for me.

Sunday Soul ~ The Imperials

Oldies, homes. Rainy day in L.A.

Sunday Soul ~ Four Tops

This one is a classic. What happened to music? How did we get to where we are now? Life is weird. Have a great week.

R.I.P. Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Thanks for the incredible music.

Mark is _______ .

Watch this and then fill in the blank. Mark is what?

Sunday Soul ~ Jr. Walker

December is here and the Holiday Season as well. Get out there and enjoy yourself. Support your local skate shop and be well.

Todd's ghost!

You can see Todd's ghost in this video frame still. Fricking scary. Cyril, Ryan and Rudy are in there too. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

Sunday Soul ~ Commodores

Here's a classic from not so long ago. Enjoy the day.

Cyril in Lowcard

Cyril with a 5050 on a big striped thing. This was in Lowcard #45. Cyril says he's coming to California.

Veteran's Day 2012

The U.S. and much of the world are free places because of the sacrifices of veterans. It is a simple as that. Please try to take some time to think about them as you enjoy your day. Thank you to all the veterans for your service. We appreciate what you've done for us.

Fall weather everywhere

Chad Heller comes through with the stuff. Doesn't matter if it is cold or the spot isn't the best. He'll get it done.

These guys

These guys are cool. Have an excellent day.

Sunday Soul ~ On Monday

Feeling this jam and the weather out west. I do not like the end of daylight savings but I'm adjusting to it. Have a great week.

Friday Fools!

Maybe you've seen this one. All these guys rip and all are very cool. This weekend remember what the great philosopher Virgil said, "Health is wealth." Enjoy your weekend.

Halloween 2012

Sunday Soul ~ Mingus

Charles Mingus with Max Roach. This is where you may want to be. Have a great week and batten the hatches!

Friday! Frankenstorm!

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Friday's here and Halloween and Frankenstorm are coming! Brace yourself! Here's Nick's part from Rough Cut.

Grabs and Gaps

Man! These dudes are fun to skate with. The brothers and then throw in Gabriel and you've got a crew. Melon grab and gap ollie in L.A. by the Davenports. Have a great day.

Sunday Soul ~ Led Zep

This is where it was at. It still may be there. Enjoy it and have a great day.

Sunday Soul ~ War

Fools was wild in the streets for the Shake and Bake premiere. Makes for a slow Sunday. Have a great day.

Winter weather in L.A.

Tony with clean nollie back flip into a bank. We don't get traditional winter weather in Los Angeles but we do get rain and even snow in the mountains that surround the city. Makes for some beautiful weather that is perfect for skating.

Monday! Understan!

Rudy is a talented guy who works for it. He's gets an idea in his head and makes it a reality. He will have a great week and you should too.

Skating in Cuba ~ 600th Post

Wow! Cuba blew my mind. We had an incredible trip. Thanks to all who made it so great. You can help Cuban skaters by going to amigo skate cuba on facebook. 
Have a great October.

Sunday Soul ~ Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf is a badass name. He could deliver the goods as well. Make sure to try to have a great day.

Summer Vacation in SF

We went to SF and SJ on a nice little road trip. I don't think I'll ever forget it. It was a fun one. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Gangstarr

This one still gets me in the zone. Gangstarr with the Wu's Inspectah Deck with Above the Clouds. Have a great week.

GnarKansaw in DenVer

Nick and some friends headed north to Denver for a short skate trip. Here's some of the footy. Ripping crew. Dig on Nick flowing through the park at the end and have a great day.

Sunday Soul ~ on Monday

You probably know this one. From Babylon by Bus here's Bob Marley with Rat Race. Have a great week.

Endangered Species ~ Ryan Farley

Here's a new flick from Ryan Farley. Grab a set and help protect our natural lands. Have a great weekend.

Nick in Denver

Here's Nick with a switch frontside boardslide in Denver. Photo by Coburn Huff.

Sunday Soul ~ Earth Wind and Fire

September is always a busy month. Sorry for the lack of posts. Endangered wheels are going strong. Thanks for the support. This vid has best effects ever. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Superbad

Not the movie with that guy but the Godfather of Soul James Brown. Sometimes I feel so good I wanna kiss myself. Have a great day.

Have yourself a good grind!

Here's Scott having some. Photo by brother Charlie.

Frickin' wallrides!

Randy seems unconcerned about West Nile virus as he busts this frickin' wallride. Have a great week.

Dig it ~ Good Garden

The latest from Heller and Moyle. Fresh out of Fargo and they've landed in Omaha. More to come...

Chris Martin in Argentina

Chris has been riding our wheels for ten years. I've known him and DJ Leo forever. Both are good people with clean styles. Love those guys cuz they're cool and have a positive vibe. Just getting into spring in ARG. Have a great week.

Endless Summer?

Have you had enough of summer or do you want more? Mike G. ollie in Maine. McKenna photo.

Sunday Soul ~ De La Soul

Some of you might remember this one. De la Soul with a classic. Enjoy the day.

Rudy and Ryan

Here's a couple from Rudy and Ryan. Lipslide, boardslide and Smith grind in San Fran. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Hendrix

In 1970 Jimi Hendrix played concerts on Great Britain's Isle of Wight. Here's Red House from one of those shows. Have a great day.

Art is not a thing.

If you know Nick Gibson you come to expect cool things from him like sick skating and ill art. This video is more of that way.

Sunday Soul ~ Spencer Davis Group

Spencer Davis Group featuring Steve Winwood on keys. Have a great day.

Mark in Redwood City

Here's Mark warming up at Phil Shao Skatepark in Redwood City. Thanks to our hosts in the Bay.

Mag Minute ~ Anthony Amedori

Anthony Amedori has a Skateboard Mag Mag Minute or is it a Skateboard Mag Minute. Either way here he is ripping up Monday. Fine filming by Eric Sandoval. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Ali Farka Toure

The late Ali Farka Toure. Something different if you've never heard him. Have a great day.

Saturday nose grind

You've seen this spot. Here's a little instagram action from Charlie. Nosegrind photo by Scott. Have a great day.

Endangered Species ~ Wolf 50mm

We're about to release our new Endangered Species series. Each wheel features a critically endangered animal and helps to fund a donation to a non-profit that protects habitat and animals. This is great urethane that helps protect the environment. More info to come. Have a great weekend. Happy Birthday to our C.E.O. Randy Chew. Yeah man!

Monday in the summer

Warming up in the West and cooling down out East, we're in the middle of Summer of 2012. Hope you're having a good one. If not, get to it! Anthony Amedori with a backside disaster at Garvanza.

Sunday Soul ~ Golden Lady

Maybe I've posted this before. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder is an essential album and this is one of my favorite tracks. Dig this one and have an awesome day.

Billy skates great!

Billy Moyle is a sick skater and a cool person. Check out his latest video and have an excellent weekend.

Happy B-Day USA!

Happy Birthday USA. Thanks for everything. You've been so good to many of us. May you continue to offer opportunity, safety and prosperity to future generations. Happy 4th.

Meanwhile in Argentina

Don't forget South America. From Colombia to Argentina things have been changing fast. 13-year old Santiago Rezza is rolling with it. We're psyched he is repping us in Argentina. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Mingus in Europe

Something from days past. Cool cats touring Europe and playing crazy jazz. Have a great day.

What are you doing this weekend?

Whaddup homies! Hope all are well. Have a great weekend.

Matt Huse ~ Hardflip

Nice hardflip from the man with the positive vibrations. Matt Huse near Santa Cruz.

At least we'll be chill.

Na sayin. Stay chill and have a great day.

Monday Soul ~ Funkadelic

I was on an adventure yesterday and could not post the soul here. You may have now - Funkadelic and specifically Eddie Hazel, Standing on the Verge in 1979. Have a great week.

Go Skateboarding Day 2012

If you're fired up, every day is go skateboarding day. Here's Cyril with some clips from France. Oh yeah, yesterday was the first day of summer. Sweet. Have a great day!

Sunday Soul ~ Father's Day

Shot out to all the fathers out there doing their fatherly jobs. Here's Song For My Father by Horace Silver. Thanks for everything. We appreciate it. Have a great day.

Seems like a long time ago.

Were we really even in Cuba? Gary worked for this switch pop and switch heel line. Surreal skate trip with the folks from Amigo Skate Cuba. Have a great weekend.

Big spin in the Bay

There is so much to skate around San Jose. Here's Ryan with a couple.

Mini ramp skills?

I don't have any. Anthony Amedori makes it look easy on the Brooklyn Projects mini. video by Doug des Autels. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Otis Redding

I've posted this song before. Dig it and enjoy the day.

San Fran and the Bay

Great trip to SF and the Bay area. San Jose is tight with a grip of spots. You know that's true about SF. We had great weather and a great crew. Thanks to everyone for making it click. Have an excellent weekend.

Road Trips

We've been on the road, na saying. San Fran trip was sick. Everyone was getting down. Video coming soon. Here's Nick Gibson and Jesse Doan in Ark and Saw.

Summer weather is here?

I was in Philly and it was 90 degrees at 8am. Is the summer weather here to stay? Mike G. con un back tail in Maine. McKenna photo.

Monday Soul ~ the Stylistics

I was in Philadelphia over the weekend. We checked out Love Park and the ledges looked sick. Here's some of the Philly Sound from the Stylistics. Don't forget Memorial Day. Many people have given their lives and others have given their healthy bodies and minds in the service of their country. No thanks is enough to these brave people. Enjoy your freedom and have a great week.

Ryan Farley in Lowcard

Ryan Farley holding it down with some assistance from Matt Huse. San Fran and Santa Cruz next weekend.

All terrain mane

Nick rips everything. That's been our experience. I doubt it will change. Here's a 5-0 180 out and blunt fakie in Ark.

Gonz ripping vert on a longboard

Sorry to be out of touch but we were in Cuba where there essentially is no internet. Mark Gonzales may be the most talented and enthusiastic skater ever. He pushes himself when he doesn't have to and he always seems to have great fun. Here he's ripping vert on a longboard. Inspiring stuff.

Ryan's been with us for a second.

We meet Ryan at the Element Skate Camp. That was some time ago. Thanks for your contributions. Lowcard ad drops this week. FS boardslide in the Bay. Have a great one.

Road Rash

It can happen to the best of us. Humans are not a thick skinned as we may think. Nick shows us his impressive road rash. Have a great weekend.

Have a great week!

The new week is here. Do something nice for someone else! Start your masterpiece! Whatever you do, have a great week. Here's Mark Villero getting it done.

Sunday Soul ~ Three Dog Night

On a cold night in the Australia outback you might need three dogs to keep you warm as you sleep. Did you see the super moon? Have a great day.

Get out there and dig it!

Here's a nice shuvit noseslide from Randy. Now get out there and enjoy the day.

Rest in Peace MCA

One of the first tapes I ever owned was Licensed to Ill. Adam Yauch created ground breaking music and used his celebrity to promote peace and freedom. He will be missed and remembered.

Monday with Anthony

Anthony Amedori is our newest flow team rider. Maybe you know him? He's cool, he rips and, like myself, he's from Maryland. We're psyched to he rides for us. Here's his part from 2009's Chyea. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ The Beatles

Act like you know. Don't let me down. Have a great day.

Aborted winter road trip

We rolled out aggressively to northern California attempting to go to Oregon and Washington. We hit Redding and no dice. Interstate 5 is closed because of snow. We flip it around and head back to So Cal. 18 hours of driving and one night at a crappy motel and we're back at this ditch wondering what happened. Here's Richard and Gabe enjoying the sun.

Nose manny 3 shuv out

If you go to Baltimore, make sure you check in on Gary at Vu Skate. Have a great day.

Hump Day

Clapton does Marley. Solo at around 6:40 is sick. Quote of the Day: "I am a slow walker but I never walk backwards." - Lincoln

Skating with your friends

Always cool to film back to back clips, Devon kick flipping and Nick switch heel flipping in Gnarkansaw.
Quote of the Day "Nothing endures but change." - Heraclitus

Sunday Soul ~ Jerry Garcia Band

Maybe you were there and remember how it was. Maybe not. Either way have a great day.

Satur-daze?

Here's the latest stuff from our man in the Bay area, Ryan Farley. Have a great day.

Friday at the Ridge

Gary Smith, Carl and the Ridge heads put it down for the spot. Have a great weekend.

Weekend is almost here

Mike G. covering a wide range with a nollie inward heel and a pole jammer. "You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do!" -Bob Richards

Gabriel ~ Manual varial flip

Squeezed between two super long driving sessions was one day of skating in this hangar outside Sac. Gabe made the most of it. Have a great day.

Oxelo and Cyril in Barci

Cyril rides for Oxelo which is a new board company out of France. Here's a vidya from their recent trip to Barcelona. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Stax in Norway

Stax Volt 1967 Tour of Norway ~ Booker T and MG's and many more. Have a great day.

Nolly Backside's Tail

"Modesty is the color of virtue." - Diogenes
Saturday style from Mike G in Maine. Have a great day.

Happy Birthday Mark

Happy Birthday to our good friend and esteemed colleague Mark Villero. Thanks for all your contributions and have a great year!

Bump ollie

Here's Gabe hucking himself over a fence. Photo by Ricks. More SAC stuff here. Have a great day.

Happy Birthday Matt!

Happy Birthday! Dig this b-day jam. Have a great day.

Spring is here

Matt with a couple tricks near the beach. "Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper. - Francis Bacon. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Get Up Stand Up

"I am easily satisfied with the very best." - W. Churchill
Have a great day.

Great spot, great line

Gary took us here the last time we were in Baltimore. Thanks Gary. Hope everyone's weekend is going well.

Good Friday

Another good Friday. Here's Nick with a nice switch ollie over a chain. Enjoy the day.

Windy in France

Here's Cyril pushing through the windy weather of Northern France. Kickflip, backside flip, and nose manual nollie flip out. Have a great day.

Perfect Monday?

Yeah! I'm feeling it this week. Here's Rudy with a big crooks. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Ali Farka Toure

Have a great day.

First 1080

Tom used to be the smallest kid at the Malibu skatepark. Congrats to him and the big 1080. That's an incredible achievement. Have a great weekend.

Gary Smith in Aberdeen

Gary putting it down in Aberdeen. Right near the tank museum, hon.

Cyril in Barcelona, Florida

If you live in Western Europe going to Barcelona is like going to Florida. Not really. Cyril and the Oxelo team skating Barci.

Ugh!! My brain is asleep.

Canine owner Chad Heller with a line in warmer days. Junk weather in So Cal. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Bill Withers

By request, Bill Withers slowing it down on rainy sunday. Have a great one.

Cruising weather

Jima's ready to go with a new C. Bomber cruiser. Are you?

Heelflips

Gabriel shows the proper tech. Have a great weekend.

Rudy Garcia

If you know Rudy, you love him. Cool cat who Rips.  

Tum Yeto Demo at Boardertown

Nick Merlino, Matt Bennett, Nick Gibson and many others schralpping at Boardertown. Looks like a great time. Vidya by Mike Hawkins.

Monday Mike

Mike Gustafson with a nice line in ME. Have a great week. 

Sunday Soul ~ Hawaiian Style

Have a great day and help someone else have an excellent day as well.

Randall Chew

Here's the CEO Randy holding it down. Hope you're digging the weekend. Happy St. Patty's Day.

Tough pole jam

Gabriel is a light-footed dude. This video is proof. Steep pole jam over a rail. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Muddy Waters

Spring forward. Muddy breaks it down. Have a great day.

Chad Heller vs. the Froeber Gap

Chad trick ridin' in the Dakotas. Sw pop and sw varial heel.

Finally Friday

Psyched for the weekend. Here's goofy Mark with a nollie bs flip. Have a great one.

Checkers

Here's some of the dudes from Cheap Tricks. Todd Griffiths' is no longer allowed anywhere near the shop.

Psyched this week.

Feeling it this week. Nick with a couple. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Curtis Mayfield

Have a great day.

Friday!

Some weeks can seem longer than others. Mark with a FBSH. Have a great weekend.

Leap Day today

Leap day happens because a year is really 365 and 1/4 days long. You probably knew that. Mike G with a chill line in ME.

Something different

What do you think of this?

Spring is coming...

Here's Gary with a couple. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Marvin Gaye

Have a great day.

Saturdays should be enjoyed!

Get out there and get yourself some. Matt Huse with a couple at a cool spot. Enjoy the day.

Wall rides

Crazy wall rides by crazy human (?) Todd Griffiths.

Matt Huse in Lowcard

Matt Huse with a fs flip over those one of those vent things in Lowcard 42.

Rudy for Dekline

Rudy putting it down. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ King of Pop

Don't forget what a bad-ass Michael Jackson was. He was amazing. Have a great day.

Early risers

Imagine if everyone was in the habit of getting up super early and handling their biz. Everyone would be done work at like 1p and then could do whatever. Mark with a big spin. Have a great day.

Kansas City skate

Kansas City has one of the best skate scenes in Midwest. Here's Nick noseblunting on a trip to K.C.

Cyril in Barcelona

Cyril escaping the winter in the south of Spain. FS 180 in.
Photo by Guillaume Anselin. Full foto here.

Sunday Soul ~ R.I.P. Whitney

Her voice was something special. Make the most of the day and be well.

Saturday!

Skate today! Here's Ryan with a 360 Shuv. Dig the day.

New vidya part from

Tony Karr ripping around in a vid by Derek Hedyle.
This one gets me psyched to skate.

Sunny skies

Randy with a back tail. Sunny today in So Cal. Where's winter?

Monday again

Here's Nick busting a couple. I'm trying to skate this week. Have a great one.

Sunday Soul ~ Move on up

Super Bowl Sunday! Who f-ing cares! Enjoy the day.

Saturdays are best

Tony enjoying the day. Have a great one.

Happy Birthday Gabe

Today's the day. Mark your calendar. Happy Birthday to Gabe. Have a great weekend.

Un petit pur

Cyril patins à l'intérieur pendant l'hiver français. Ont un jour splendid. 

F-ing Psyched!

January is almost done. Here's Mark with a couple.
Happy Birthday Fred! Enjoy the day.

Sunday Soul ~ Natural Mystic

"If you listen carefully you will hear." Have a great day.

Contest Saturday

Nick's in a bowl contest in KC, Ryan's in a contest in Sacramento and Cyril's in a contest in France.
Good luck to all and have a great day.

Winter skating on the East Coast

East Coast skaters know what's up with winter skating.
Matt Huse digs with a back 5 on a recent trip to NYC.

Maxing the sun

Not much to do with skating here. Just some dogs chilling.

Raining today

Ryan Farley with a tight line in San Jose. Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Etta James

In the end maybe we all think that it went by so fast.
However you do it, have yourself a great day.

Saturday slam

Rainy in L.A. today. Here's something from Mark.

Front blunt body varial out

This was a fun day. Gary was out from the East Coast and we skated around Belmont School and downtown L.A.  Randy did this nice front blunt body varial out.

Did u see this?

Slow Motion Vacation in El Paso Texas .

Gabriel's back in So Cal

Happy Anniversary Gabe. Welcome back to Los Angeles.
Have a great day.

Sunday Soul ~ Glass Mountain Trust

Don't matter who wins. We're all on the same team.
Have a great day.

Always innovative

Ryan lives in San Jose and skates all around the Bay.
Have a great 2012. We know you can do it.

Friday the 13th

Hailing from west central Iowa and southern east Nunavut is Billy Moyle. Un film du Chad Heller.

Argentina's Cristian Martin

Cristian has been down for more than ten years.
Feliz Ano Nuevo a todos los patinadores in el mundo.

Monday's here

Here's Rudy with a little something from El Paso, Texas.
Have a great week.

Sunday Soul ~ Stevie

"Keep on trying til I reach the higher ground. No one's going bring me down." Stevie live in Germany. Have a great day.

Finally Friday

Here's a couple from Tony Karr. Have a great weekend.

Hot winter?

We're in a heatwave out here. Here's Gabe digging it with a crooked grind in East L.A. Photo by J. Reynolds.

Hot weather in So Cal. Here's Matt with a couple.

Keep it real in 2012

Chad Heller and Billy Moyle putting it down in the Fargo area. Happy New Year's Legal Holiday Day.

Sunday Soul ~ 2012 is here

If you're reading this you most likely made it to 2012. Good job. Have an excellent 2012.