Footloosed.
New Bacon video out on the interwebs. Darkness intro is gnar!
Check it out here:
Donovan Rice on Vagrant.
A little late on this, but worth the watch.
One Minute with Tristan Rennie.
I asked Tristan to do one quick run so I could film it… this is what he gave me.
Badlands Anniversary Bash.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Upland Pipeline Skatepark. The City of Upland and Utility Board Shop put together a celebration this past Saturday to honor Stan Hoffman, owner of the original Pipeline, and the Hoffman family for putting Upland on the map.
Stan Hoffman and his Pipeline plaque
When Salba talks, people listen.
People from all over the country, along with the legends of skateboarding, came out to honor the Hoffman family. Lance Mountain, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Christian Hosoi, Jay Adams, and Eddie Elguera are just a few of the guys that came out to show their support, not to mention all the Badlanders that hold down the IE on a daily basis.
Lance Mountain
Tristan Rennie
Mike Perez
Dogtown/Badlands
Eric Salazar
Charlie Blair
Danny Sandoval
After some heavy shredding at the park, the party headed over to Utility for a signing and then to The Grove Theatre for a special screening of the new Bones Brigade documentary.
The night ended at Corey Miller’s Timeless Art Gallery for an epic collection of classic Upland art, old relics and photos by Grant Brittian, James Cassimus, Dave Swift, Jim Goodrich, and Chris Ortiz.
Grant Brittian photos
Art Miranda sighting!
Cassimus photos
Miller board
Sick Dave Swift photo of Miller at Convict Pool
Goodrich photos
Salba’s box
I’m going to guess that Chicken made this…so cool
Shirts
Hand done Malba graphic
Everyone headed out back to finish the day off with some free Black Star Beer and live music by Powerflex 5.
P5 with Spidey on guitar and Chuck Hults ruling the mic
The day was amazing beyond words. Skateboarding’s roots are strong in the Badlands and with the out pour of support I witnessed from the community and the number young guns coming up, I don’t see it dying out any time soon.
Peacock posted up some video of the event. Check it out here:
Pro-tec Pool Party Video Recap.
If you weren’t able to make it down Saturday and missed the live webcast, The Ride Channel and The Skateboard Mag have posted up some epic highlight videos.
Badlands Anniversary Bash – May 19, 2012.
Badlands Anniversary Bash, Saturday, May 19, 2012
The tentative time line is as follows:
Award Presentation 12:00–12:30
The Pipeline Skatepark Founder Stan Hoffman by City of Upland — Upland Skate Park
Skate Park Demo 12:00–1:30
Skateboarding legends at Upland Skate Park
Signing 2:00–3:30
Skateboarding legends at Utility’s Upland Store
Utility Board Shop: 167 N. Second Ave., Upland
“Bones Brigade” Showing 4:30–6:30
Special showing of Stacy Peralta’s NEW film — $10 ticket donation to the Tony Hawk Foundation. Buy tickets here: http://www.utilityboardsupply.com/Utility/Bones-Brigade-Movie-Ticket
The Grove Theatre, 276 East 9th Street, Upland
Sk8rospective Art Show 7:00–10:30
Featuring photos from the artists who captured skateboard history during The Pipeline era; including James Cassimus, Grant Brittain, Dave Swift, Jim Goodrich and Chris Ortiz. Live music by Powerflex 5. At Corey Miller’s Timeless Art Gallery, 126 N. 2nd Ave., Upland, CA 91786
Fullerton Skatepark Needs Your Help! May 15, 2012
The Fullerton Skatepark AD HOC Committee/Fullerton Skateboarding Association is a grass-roots, community based organization. The collective of motivated citizens is focused on creating a positive skateboarding scene within their city. The park has been closed since 2010 due to illicit behavior. The FSA has agreed with the City of Fullerton to assist with overall operation and maintenance of the skatepark during peak hours in exchange for a chance to have it re-opened. The organization is working to become a non-profit and follow in the direction of other community based projects like Burnside or WSVT.
After months of meetings and hearings, the FSA has a chance to appear in front of the City Council with a finalized plan on May 15th. If approved by the city council, the Fullerton Community Skatepark should re-open by Go-Skateboarding Day in June!
Fullerton AD HOC Committee Members (Left to Right):
Doug Pickard, Aaron Orozco, Scott Minton, Hailey Villa, Matt Gaudio, Isaac Davis, Irina Pisnaya, Amy Peluso, Steve Peluso
Please come out and show your support this Tuesday, May 15 at 6:30pm. You don’t have to talk, just need to be there and the FSA will do the rest. Fullerton City Hall is located at 303 W.Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton CA 92832. For more info and to keep up to date on the process, visit the FSA Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/WeTheFSA
Pro-tec Pool Party This Saturday.
The 2012 Pro-tec Pool Party is happening this Saturday in the Combi. Heavy ripping has been going down in preparation and MRZ has been down there documenting it all.
Bucky Lasek
Check out http://www.vans.com/eventsites/poolparty/post/whos-been-practicing/ to see who’s been practicing.
S-One posted up some of last years action.
Check http://www.vans.com/eventsites/poolparty/ Saturday for the webcast.
Also, check out Blue Tile Obsession for some one-on-one exclusive interviews with some of the Pool Partiers, http://ozzieausband.wordpress.com/
Paul Wisniewski
Sheckler Foundation’s Skate for a Cause.
The third annual Sheckler Foundation Skate for a Cause was held this past Saturday at Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest. This event raised over $57,000 for The A.skate Foundation. A.Skate is a nonprofit organization that helps autistic children through skateboarding. Russ took a break from the festivities and shot a couple photos.
Jim Gray
Sergie Ventura
Aaron Astorga
Mike Rogers
Some footage from the event.
For more information on The A.skate Foundation and their mission to help children with Autism through skateboarding visit http://www.askate.org/
Adventures with Chris: Alex Perelson?