mixed up like pancake batter

some people just want to skate and they will skate whatever they can get. with a quarter pipe and some soft wheels, josh and cole were getting their session on. the question inevitably popped up "so what would i have to do to make this smoother"...

this was the situation when we scoped out the garage area. we cleaned up the oil, spread some glue, and got busy.


we only had one trowel expert on hand...one person kept the thinset mix going and the other got the intial spread down, so our expert ended up with the majority of the job... it's smoother than some of our local skateparks.




this spot took about 6.5 hours to cover. i will post a finished product picture after the first session at which the gnar dog will appear along with some other props.

are a eye in

skate warrior protects the skate spirit and banishes all those who threaten to a life in the body of a clucking hen.

paradise

this guy knows how to live. found this on facebook titled "home sweet home"

gnardog takes it to the relic, someone said launchramps ain't cool. fuck you, skate everything! photos by tim jones

Introducing: The Gnardog

a year or so ago, wrex n al built a kicker for this lady to give to her kids for xmas. there was a rad session that i previously posted. they didn't want to give it away and since then, they have been talking about building another one. well the other day one got built, this one better than the previous version. here are some pics from the very first gnardog sesh.

super tech levdog



carl catching some major air


carroll was ripping it too



the gnardog craftsman

spots

this is in queen creek and it was fun!!

queen creek's streets are a little weird, a side street can be missed pretty easily and you end up making a big circle. but you get to see interesting terrain on the way or hear a story about the closed down military academy for kids that get in trouble. there's a lot of these farms with rows and rows of pecan trees. kind of reminds me of mississippi.


this is the view of the vert ramp from the deck of the bowl. you can also the tight little mini ramp that has a spine.


inVERT!!


free air!


this is the view of part of the street course from the deck of the bowl.


baker was grinding so fast he was a blur


dickman in the bowl


behind the bowl


after the session, we were all laughing and having a good time. no one can bring us down!! here's to more fun times and good skating...

we're spearheading the technology of the roller skate!

grants pass

normally i would say i hate it, simply because it's there and not here. but i think i successfully transformed myself into a positive person. and through this process i've never been so unhappy. nonetheless, looks like a rad park that only the NW could have...

while certain people are stressing having coniptions over things that have nothing to do with them or things that happened 20 years ago that they weren't even around at the time...we'll be over here having fun laughing at all the ridiculousness staying positive trying to live life and make it through the hard times.

think about it. remember what's important in life. if you ever have to question it, take a look at the cute lil eyes that watch what you do.

pecos wrex locos

photo by aaron forjan

chino crest under snow. tom sent me this pic via text message.

this weekend some coloRADo guys came into town to visit the bff... pool skating was on the agenda of course but the rains came in torrential winds blowing trees down and filling empty holes.

this only took about 20 minutes since there was 5 of us to bucket it out and dump it.


and this is another friend's backyard. his took over an hour with 6 people, he lives a little farther south of us and got more rain.




his wife came home from work after it was bailed and saw the water in their grassy area. she thought it was from the rain and said "wow our yard is flooded, i haven't been back here since it rained"... i didn't say anything because at first i forgot that we had just bailed it... call me braindead... then finally it hit her (and me... oh yah!) and we all laughed...

here's her hubby getting caught in the action


here he is catching me catching him in the act...

it rains one day in a month here and people complain. seriously?

notable tshirt quotes

"skate or cry" - they make baby hats that say this. they should make them for old men too.

this is another classic...go to walgreen's, buy a $2 shirt and a sharpie... make your own.

az crew battle IV

this is the zombie skateboards submission for this year's crew battle. skate arizona hosts this event each year and different crews around the state submit 3 minute videos. the zombie crew is one of my favorites because they are down to skate anything anytime. they don't care what it is, give them the gnarliest shit to ride and they will destroy it in your face or not. they don't care who's watching. they recently picked up brooke shields (steve snyder)... so stoked to see that guy riding with the zombie crew. he straight up rips everything and does it with a smile as you will see in thise video.

always down to promote the true essence of skateboarding at every opportunity, it's no wonder they picked up another win at the az crew battle event!

Zombie Skateboards Crew Battle 4 from Russ Powell on Vimeo.

sunday funday

sunday was such an awesome day, beautiful weather, awesome friends, and lots of skating...

bakerface was ripping our minds with lien to tails...


imaginary melons...


and nose blunts!!


he stoked wrex out so much he busted an invert in the steep and deep...


baker photos by http://www.aforjan.blogspot.com
wrex photo by tim jones winger she's only seventeen

you were amazing

rule the pool

with a frontside grind in the shallow