Rolled over to Scotty’s Garage, while Him and his brother Turk worked on some new dumpy frame that Scotty picked up for parts. Their good friend Will stopped by (who’s friends with Max) and hung our for bit, and talked some quality shit. Good conversation, good vibes, and good tunes.
A good bike seat is key to enjoying your ride and can make the difference between a painful slog and a grand adventure.
Be sure to check out their blog– it’s heavy and epic.
(photos : Lightner)
A few of us decided to head north last weekend to hit a few parks and ultimately end up at the Lake Cunningham park in San Jose. Chris, Art, Kevin and I loaded up and started the trek up the 101. Bill, Jeff and Dan weren’t far behind, coming up from SD.
We arrived in Santa Cruz mid-morning on Friday at the Wave Park. Tim and Stan came down from Sacramento and met up there too. Park was a lot smaller than I expected, but was sick and the locals were ripping. Chris and I shot a few photos.
Kevin
Ollie
Bill
Tim
FSA
Chris
Art
Me
Dan C
Lein
Met up with Chuck from NHS at the park and he invited to the shop for a little tour.
This photo speaks for itself. So much history in this place.
The Crew
Huge thanks to Chuck for taking the time out of his day to have us over. I’m sure I can speak for everyone when I say it really topped the day off. He hooked us up with some shirts and stickers and we were on our way.
Next stop was the Frederick Street Park, which was a fun snake run…in the 70’s. Now it’s gnarly cheese grater asphalt with a little bank at the end. We made the most of it and it ended up being kinda fun.
Filmed by Chris
From there, we headed over to Derby Park. Just a snake run into a banked bowl, but a cool piece of skate history. We all had a blast and the locals murdered this place.
Filmed by Chris
We all gathered up any energy we had left and stopped at the Scotts Valley Park. This was a super fun park. Had a pretty wide range of tranny stuff and a few ledges.
Jeff
FSG
Dan
pre-lipslide
Art
BSA
Tim
Layback tailtap?
Kevin
Ollie over the channel…it was probably an 8 foot gap.
We were all done after that session. So we headed to San Jose, got some food and called it a night. Pics from day 2 coming soon…
Few more photos here: http://discussion.socalskateparks.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=719
Here is some of my art on a new deck for Smash Skateboards.
Here’s awesome series of videos highlighting skateboard legend/photographer Bryce Kanights.
Sorry I lag. Here are a few I like.
Alex Perelson
Bob Burnquist
Dennis Busenitz
Sean Malto
Torey Pudwill
More photos here: http://discussion.socalskateparks.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=713
(interview : schmitty)
First of all, congratulations on having your son William Dexter Jackson. How has having a son changed your life?
I don’t think of change.
Why did you have the baby in New Zealand?
To be patriotic.
What is your favorite word?
Backwards.
It was a big year for you, with the baby and two videos. Can you talk about how you got the inspiration to make each video?
Inspiration is a concept. The only thing I can think of for inspiration is Michelangelo. In an aesthetic way, he’s all that comes to mind. In a physical way, I don’t know… Skateboarding—I don’t know if it’s static or physical.
How was Gnar Gnar different from Gnaughty?
Just different names, I guess.
What turns you on?
The hype.
What turns you off?
Hypodermic needles.
Are you still determined to kickflip a bike?
Yes.
What’s it gonna take?
A few more people who don’t think I can do it and think that I’m basically full of shit.
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TOP THREES
Cars:
1. One that drives
2. One that kind of drives
3. One that’s in the shop being serviced
Spots:
1. Manny rips the spot
2. Mo gets pissed
3. Jack hammers the spot
Music:
1. Of course, Morrissey
2. And before that Elvis
3. And after that Johnny Holiday
Video parts?
That’s stupid
Movies?
I haven’t got any
All-time skaters?
1. Jay Adams
2. Glen Friedman
3. Jay Adams
What’s your favorite curse word?
Banana-flavored asshole.
Went down to check out the Maloof Money Cup to get an idea on what’s going down this weekend. It’s pretty amazing what they can build in such a short time.
A bunch of dudes were out there getting warmed up for the next few days.
Marcelo Bastos
Bob Burnquist
If you get a chance, get down there and check it out. www.maloofmoneycup.com
