so im off to charlevoix MI for a week. the closest “city” is traverse city. witch is funny.
anyways. well i’ll mostly just be chilling. i will feel the need to skateboard. can’t go a week. impossible.
so i did some research. and found this video from traverse city skateshop called “downtown”.
if anyone knows of any place to go skate, or wants to go skating. hit me up. i can’t drive.. so im at the will of my feet.
so powell’s new video “fun!!” is available for all who wish to pay the entrance fee. i didn’t, but got to watch it anyways. i don’t know really who run’s it now. is it still peralta? powell? i dunno. the cooperate self makes the whole thing a wash. their powell, powell peralta, mini logo, bones, and more. anyways, in many ways, here’s a great example of, your only as good as the foot you put forward. do nothing, and, thats that. powell at least made the correct turn at the intersection. they got a bunch of young skaters, and went filming. coming up with a mixture of modern tech, ledge/lip tricks, and hugh drops & gaps. nothing to be scoffed at here really, skateboard wise IMO. equally as good as any of the other big videos that have come out recently. just with out the name recognition. but, thats also the biggest problem.
i mean, why care other then its powell.. and what has powell done for anyone recently. other then make great bearings, and bushings, and various stuff like that. powells current art direction aims from not good. to down right horrible.
as an old man army skater. the sound track has some good points, with 80s pop hits playing through a 3rd of the video. how did they license vanhalen?
it’s possible, the total lack of the art concept is an art concept. but thats sorta like arguing you used the color red because it was the color red, and not because you liked it more then blue, etc.
ok ok, anyways. so the vid got me psyched up on powell. i was like. yeah powell! i wonder what kinda decks you have. hey! cool ligament tech! straps of carbon, good concept, blabla. oh hai. our boards are ugly as sin, and our 2 pro models look like they may have literally been done by the skater in question.
shit. im off topic.
if you must watch a lot of skateboard video. then this is a must given powells skateboard video history. and their is a plunty a good time, and big tricks. what it lacks in style (a complete loss off), it makes up for in big tricks, and some bombastic (yeah i said it) skateboarding. at worse, borrow it, and think. hey, powells not half bad. but remember to return it. cause thats weak. the perma-borrow.
go skateboarding day is coming up. i will buy a new board for said occasion. who should i rep? i say hopps.. what do you think. the most votes win. thats who i’ll rep.
[gallery link="file" columns="2"]i love to make things. it isn’t an option. or something to look into. i like the whole process. from concept to refining, being anal, then manufacturing. paying for the manufactureing, and getting the final product. i love all these things. i AM the dreamer of the dreams. but sometimes i do things that are not mass produced or re-broadcast. in this cast, i made a OPEN logo board, one of a kind. never to see the day of bulk daylight. a one off for JL at project bushwick. i hate to sound all douche like. but i think 100% bamboo decks is the future. bamboosk8 is doing an awesome job of pushing things forward, and you will continue to see limited edition 100% bamboo decks from OPEN.
less the 24 hour update: sooo, it’s already been hit by a car. after tons of crap from the locals skaters.. including the pricess “we built this ledge”.. my friend, and ledge builder, was able to retrieve the metal edging. and we will rebuild. i’m glad the local skaters are so honest and helpfull. yeah local skaters!
lesque has posted their summer decks, and a new little video of them rippin’. i have NO idea where to get the decks (if your interested). but you can atleast check the dope video.
the new washington square park is done in NYU. went to check it out with the project bushwick guys.
super busy, and park dept. / security all over it. though they didn’t seem to care till some lady with something up her ass cared. hopefully they’ll post the footage. its all on tape.
i bet its skate stopped by the end of summer. its all pure butter. nonstop. oh man, i forgot everyones names. someone tell me who this is. gnar backside flip over bench/ledge..
you see that banner up there? oh yeah, i’m proud to announce, that the first OPEN skateboard is available for pre-order. OPEN skateboards is a new company, focused on quality skateboard decks, great design, and hopefully unique style. our first board (the one avail for pre-order) is a hyper limited edition deck. it’s made from 100% bamboo, has a one color silk screened design, and is hand numbered. i have been skating on a 100% bamboo deck for a couple month now, and i think they are great. super pop, and it just keeps on going. oh, and it looks great. bamboo is a 100% green tech, as about a foot or more grows in a week. not the hundreds of years that canadian maple takes.
though look for our upcoming decks to also be available on canadian hardwood maple. a good deck is a good deck.
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