Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
shorts vs pants
someone asked pringle how does he skate in tights and his response was "they're stretchy" haha
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
support positive influential artists
max has some sort of twinkle in his eye that is channeled through his art. i feel that he is a peaceful positive influence in the life of the people that surround him. he is one of my favorites.
check out max lehman click here ---> maxdna
here is his latest work - titled "bubble headed bird brain"
check out max lehman click here ---> maxdna
here is his latest work - titled "bubble headed bird brain"
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
trifestyles of the rich and famous
we arranged to make a one day trip up to little rock, arkansas after making a trip up to visit the trife street crew and session their ramp (see previous post from last weekend). after a week of waiting and working, finally the weekend was here. a few of the guys came down to skate our local park on saturday. it was s fun chilly session on the eve of our trek up northwestern way.
the obligatory cell shot before getting on the road... wrex and mike check the tire pressure after we get some gas heading out to memphis to meet up with our tourguides an early start at 6:30 in the morning...
we get to the memphis crew house dubbed "trife street" about 8 am... good to see that these dudes are ready to hit the road, there's nothing worse than hopping to go with laggers... anyway after some cranky interrupted morning dumps and general razzing of their crew babyface, jack, we load up the cars with boards, bags and buttocks and hit the road. on the way out, we got to see the new location of the diy spot, altown version 2.0. looks rad... at the end of their street with lots of potential for creation.
wrex and i hopped in bambei jeep along with tino and mike. we stop about an hour out of memphis and see this piece of do-rag radness at the chester chicken gas station
the plan was to hit kanis first for a couple of hours and then the dreamland park afterwards... luckily for us, we're along for the ride and up for whatever comes up...
local sweeper in the diy
a lot of diy stuff has been going on over the past few years since my last visit there...seriously creative stuff going on....
the bowl is super rough and slick, but super fun. this is not for the "pampered by smooth concrete" skateboarder. this bowl was built in the 80s by a local contractor. considering these guys weren't skateboarders (if i remember the history correctly), i think they did a pretty good job... if the bowl was swept and mopped, it probably would be 10 times better, however, you skate what you got before you and you have a good time.
fart panda showing the scumline some love
there is some awesome skatepark graffiti along the decks here as well...
PUNK WALL ACTION
bambei lien to tail
wrex bs disaster
one of three things wrex can do anywhere and on anything: rocknroll
VARIOUS OTHER ACTION
this is the only photo of taylor, pivot
jack, i'm not sure this was a make in the punkwall pocket
the crew watches as wrex pushes pushes to taste test some diy crete
wrex 5-0s the jersey barrier pocket
of course naturally when you go visit an old friend's local spot, you gotta give them a ring and a how do ya do, come skate with us. hence, the detour in our plans to hit up spent the rent kent's ramp for some weiners and a ramp session...
his place is pretty sick... up a giant hill we drove into the woods, u know it's quiet and peaceful up here, away from little rock city life overlooking a wheat field, his ramp rests...
thanks kent, family and friends for the hospitality!!!
after the ramp, we went to a dimly lit north little rock park which was amazing!! however, with few lights, it was impossible to take full advantage of this lovely concrete dreamland creation... we all decided that another trip up soon is due, and this park would be the focus of our attention.
all in all, the trip was extremely awesome, hard to put into words. but if you can relate, u know what i'm talking about...
thanks memphis crew for getting us out and up that way. looking forward to our next trek with the crew!!! keep it trife...
the obligatory cell shot before getting on the road... wrex and mike check the tire pressure after we get some gas heading out to memphis to meet up with our tourguides an early start at 6:30 in the morning...
we get to the memphis crew house dubbed "trife street" about 8 am... good to see that these dudes are ready to hit the road, there's nothing worse than hopping to go with laggers... anyway after some cranky interrupted morning dumps and general razzing of their crew babyface, jack, we load up the cars with boards, bags and buttocks and hit the road. on the way out, we got to see the new location of the diy spot, altown version 2.0. looks rad... at the end of their street with lots of potential for creation.
wrex and i hopped in bambei jeep along with tino and mike. we stop about an hour out of memphis and see this piece of do-rag radness at the chester chicken gas station
the plan was to hit kanis first for a couple of hours and then the dreamland park afterwards... luckily for us, we're along for the ride and up for whatever comes up...
local sweeper in the diy
a lot of diy stuff has been going on over the past few years since my last visit there...seriously creative stuff going on....
the bowl is super rough and slick, but super fun. this is not for the "pampered by smooth concrete" skateboarder. this bowl was built in the 80s by a local contractor. considering these guys weren't skateboarders (if i remember the history correctly), i think they did a pretty good job... if the bowl was swept and mopped, it probably would be 10 times better, however, you skate what you got before you and you have a good time.
fart panda showing the scumline some love
there is some awesome skatepark graffiti along the decks here as well...
PUNK WALL ACTION
bambei lien to tail
wrex bs disaster
one of three things wrex can do anywhere and on anything: rocknroll
VARIOUS OTHER ACTION
this is the only photo of taylor, pivot
jack, i'm not sure this was a make in the punkwall pocket
the crew watches as wrex pushes pushes to taste test some diy crete
wrex 5-0s the jersey barrier pocket
of course naturally when you go visit an old friend's local spot, you gotta give them a ring and a how do ya do, come skate with us. hence, the detour in our plans to hit up spent the rent kent's ramp for some weiners and a ramp session...
his place is pretty sick... up a giant hill we drove into the woods, u know it's quiet and peaceful up here, away from little rock city life overlooking a wheat field, his ramp rests...
thanks kent, family and friends for the hospitality!!!
after the ramp, we went to a dimly lit north little rock park which was amazing!! however, with few lights, it was impossible to take full advantage of this lovely concrete dreamland creation... we all decided that another trip up soon is due, and this park would be the focus of our attention.
all in all, the trip was extremely awesome, hard to put into words. but if you can relate, u know what i'm talking about...
thanks memphis crew for getting us out and up that way. looking forward to our next trek with the crew!!! keep it trife...
great weekend
had one of the best weekends skatewise last weekend since moving out east. some of the memphis crew (hammond, tino, and bambei) came down saturday, gave the park some much needed ripping with wrex and mike, sunday made a skate trip up to little rock, arkansas... want to save most of the epic story tale for a future episode of trifestyles of the rich and famous. here's a teaser of the action:
wrex rocknrolls some kanis diy jersey barrier contraption
wrex rocknrolls some kanis diy jersey barrier contraption
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Epic Show At The Ajax Diner Last Night!
Well, me and my baby went to go see our friends band play last night at the Ajax, and I'm glad we did. The E*Meters opened up for Tyler Keith and The Apostles, and I must say that both bands slayed!! It All started with an ominous deep pitched sound that I can only express a s being in the belly of a whale. Boom! Max's guitar blasted in, and the sound adventure was off! The E*Meters pumped the crowd with a sound that can only be discribed as the bastard child of Mission of burma, Guided By Voices, and The Minutemen. I was particularly stoked when they did a Wipers cover, due to the fact that I'm a big Greg Sage fan.. E*Meters killed it!
Up next was Tyler Keith and The Appostles.. If you've ever heard the band ,The Preacher's Kids, then you know that Tyler's presence is an energetic and hilarious one. They rocked!!
As we all know, as the shows continue, so does the flow of cheap beer and hard booze. Which definately made for great people watching, especially considering I was the only sober one there. Towards the end of their set, the members of The Preacher's Kids were summond to the stage, and the classics were rekindled, and the floor was hoppin'! A guest member from the 'Goner Records' band, 'Blue Mountain' came to the stage for the classic "Summertime", and everyone seemed to join in and be riled by the energy that was being pumped through the crowd. That is until' the falling Blue Mountain tumbled, in slow motion with the mike stand in hand, directly into the speaker stack. Taking the speaker and anything in the way to the floor, which resulted in the flipping of a table stacked with cheap beer bottles, mixed drinks, and a few personal items. Crash!!! Needless to say, the band never skipped a beat during all the mayhem, and kept the crowd roaring. Broken glass was quickly kicked under the tables and the dancing and cheering continued. All in all, the show was a complete success! I can't wait for the next one!!
Up next was Tyler Keith and The Appostles.. If you've ever heard the band ,The Preacher's Kids, then you know that Tyler's presence is an energetic and hilarious one. They rocked!!
As we all know, as the shows continue, so does the flow of cheap beer and hard booze. Which definately made for great people watching, especially considering I was the only sober one there. Towards the end of their set, the members of The Preacher's Kids were summond to the stage, and the classics were rekindled, and the floor was hoppin'! A guest member from the 'Goner Records' band, 'Blue Mountain' came to the stage for the classic "Summertime", and everyone seemed to join in and be riled by the energy that was being pumped through the crowd. That is until' the falling Blue Mountain tumbled, in slow motion with the mike stand in hand, directly into the speaker stack. Taking the speaker and anything in the way to the floor, which resulted in the flipping of a table stacked with cheap beer bottles, mixed drinks, and a few personal items. Crash!!! Needless to say, the band never skipped a beat during all the mayhem, and kept the crowd roaring. Broken glass was quickly kicked under the tables and the dancing and cheering continued. All in all, the show was a complete success! I can't wait for the next one!!
Friday, December 17, 2010
malouf!
one of the things i miss the most about skating in phoenix is the level of skateboarding you would experience at any given session at any one of the many parks... malouf is gonna go somewhere in the skateboard world. he can ollie cars...pops like the best... oh yah i stole this from marcus carr
Midnight
This is one of the best bands out there since The Locust. I love powerful base plyers that know how to get down. Someone very special hooked me up with this picture disc, and I am forever thankful. If you see it, get it!!
True Norweigen Metal
Darkthrone has been one of my all time favorite Black Metal bands. This 5 disc collection is a muat have! A collection of unreleased, original 7 inch songs, as well as some of there best anthems ever. I suggest geting this. If you love Black Metal as much as I do, you won't be dissapointed..
Footprints...
I love to build skateparks... I love that what I do will be around for many to enjoy, and be an avenue for many to express themselves. What we do is an art that cannot be expressed through mere words. It takes alot of hard work, sweat, and dedication to make these skateparks possible. Not too mention all the red tape we must go through to bring these to life. I came here to help a community build something special, and help them keep the money spent within their county, and give the skaters another place to call home. These are some of the projects I've overseen and busted my ass to build. Enjoy...
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