The Nowhere 500...

Ryan Carpenter and I making the best out of a bad situation call the Ceres skatepark!
Thrasher bithches!

The Stone Will Alter You...

Shot some photos of my buddy James at Volcom a while back. He used to hook up the park to us when I was living in San Diego. Super nice guy and one hell of a tech ripper! I miss skate'n at the warehouse, but am glad to have sessioned there quite often when I did have the chance. James works for Volcom, so I thought it would be rad to make an "ad" for him.
Thanks James, hope to skate with you again sometime in the future.

Vert... So Hot Right Now

Caught a session out in Berkeley a couple weeks ago, thanks to Sean... also ran into Greens and Mike. They showed up right after we had already skated for the last 5 and were pooped... but they brought enough heat for a two man session in good fashion.

Couldn't help but notice some tennis was going down too!

Repeat...

I posted a pic of Frank doing the same thing a while back, but I was reviewing some photos and I like this one better, so there ya go. We skated The Ranch last week and since the whole got filled in, the ramp has been much faster and the sessions are heated. We will be doing some repairs on a section of the extension, making an improvement perhaps... come and check it out if you get some time.

Lien to tail

The Hanger, Sacto, CA

Had an awesome day after Thanksgiving sesh in Sacramento at The Hanger.
Check out the dudes getting some!

Low to high transfer... fuck'n sick!

Death, The Only Solution...

Just try and not get excited when watching this.... didnt think so, GO SKATE!

Getting Ready For Spring...

Want to build this halfy in my yard come spring. Anyone with donations of lumber, skatelite, money... whatever, bring it now, stocking up the garage like a lumber yard for the winter and gonna have it ready to build in March. Any old ramps in the area that need to get picked up would work too. I will dismantle and store usable wood myself.

Ahhhhhhh

Day of The Dead II

Concrete Disciples is having another Day of the Dead bomb drop this year. It will be at Channel St./ San Pedro... you must go!
(note: daylight savings starts on sunday NOV 1st... fall back 1hr. Gain an hour of skating!)

Click on pic to blow up!

THIS is worth checking out.

This blog has some rad DIY stuff and normal skating with crazy shit... no super stars, just skateboarding, the way that I thought it was supposed to be! Instant favorite.
:Onward to Death:

I bet your living room isnt half as cool as this!


This is a bowl that my friends made in n.oakland. I helped a little on it. Probably the first backyard DIY thing besides a wood ramp that I have skated anywhere. Maybe I will dig up some of the old photos of Al, Vince, Tim, Fast-Bob, and others shreding while blasting the J.Cash on the record player. The top used to be red, and I have seen full stalefish fly out of the deep end... really.

Bacon Grinder

Our New Bundle!

Katie and I had a new little girl on Monday morning! We are super excited about our new arrival. She is so cute and all that normal baby stuff....
Now we are off to get our two hour sleep sessions. Late

Another Mountain Post... (this one has the pudding!)

Well that didnt last long! I guess it was a boot-leg copy from the new FLIP video and not authorized for release yet... those of you who got to see it, I'm sure you will now buy the video to see that again because it was sooooo good!

how many people do you know that can do a whole video part in just one pool?
I dint think so!


I have had the chance to ride this pool a couple times and this pool is by far the raddest ever. Removable obsticals, perfect coping (no exaggeration necessary), hips that are easy to access from both ways...
Dont ever pass up a chance to ride this... I mean it!
Thanks Lance, Jerry, and Grosso. You guys really know how to have a good time!

Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Anthony telling it like it is.

New Ramp in Town

Had a sick session at Vinces new ramp on Sat. Too much to mention as always, just check a few photos...



Vince


Anthony


Brian


Lance (aka: Smith Master General)


Arron


Mike


Vince with a parting shot!

The Folslams!

How many people do you know that are married and skate together, probably not many! Here is one couple that love to shred!

Ryan Rips

Still shredding like he was 23!

Lien On

Very sick indeed.



I know everyone has already posted this or seen this... but I had too, its insain!!

Head Games

Chili Bowl was super fun... til the blood in my head wanted to see what was going on too!






After resting for a couple hours in the hot sun... I drove all the way to Mammoth, CA to skate the park with Grosso, Jerry (birthday-boy), Cory, and the boys from the OC. Fell asleep probably 10-15 times, got there at 1:00am, saw a bear throw a cement trash can in front of this store in Mammoth. By then, the gash was a large scab, ready for action! Could have got 10+ staples, oh well.



A few from SF and SJ did the journey also after hearing about the idea of going all the way to Mammoth for one day. True diehards.
Sometimes... you just gotta keep pushing forward...

Ramp Dressing

Get it Staight, Ride Spits!

Always Late, but Never Stale!

So a couple weekends ago we camped at Ione and had a great time! Lights at night, beer 24hrs, hot chick cop mak'n sure we were all safe! Sac dudes, Jamestown loc's, Modesto's locals and a few other stragglers came out to enjoy the cool evening and hot days of skating. We need to do this more often, that bowl is just too good.

Sean B. with a BS nosegrind over the Kleenex box,


Lance is bringing sexy back,


again, he's BACK!

the other photographer of the group, and regular contibutor to the site, Mike Hart with a kickflip over the rail (bank to bank)



my wedding photographer and all around great guy from Chico (no, not Brent!) its JOHN YUNKER! sick.


Been realy busy with work and baby preparations... posts are suffering. Be patient, there is always more to come.

Just the Facts...

I got asked what the B-team was, so here is what I replied and I wanted to share with the rest of you too. Just a brief answer, no essay this time.

Just the good (and mediocre) skaters that will never be on the a-team! Mostly the blue collar anti-heros that just skate for life, skate for fun, and skate for no reason in particular. the local 209 was created a about 9 years ago by a friend and I in a bar and has no membership requirements except that you dont practice being a douche bag and you like to skate! While living in San Diego for the last two years, The B-team started a phrase because I got flowed stuff by grosso and he has a couple others like Eric Nash that get stuff too, so we became his B-Team. So I started the b-team for all my southern california friends that skated, but had no real knowlage of the 209 skaters union in Modesto. Now I have combined them and now Im back in modesto and will continue to spred the good vibes and team spirit of building the skate scene so that we keep doing what we want!

hope that helps!
moose-

Bear with me, my internet is slow with the hook-up prosses (damb AT&T), so until them I will be posting from the pizza parlor!

Fresh Weekend Action...

Mike Hart reports in with hot early summer session coverage from Ione (the best skatepark pool in Nor-Cal).

Part "B" of "The Twins", Brad...


Part "A" of "The Twins", Anthony...


And making a rare appearance, LANCE KIMBALL! Still fuck'n has it in 'em!




Looks like I missed out on a rad camping trip for sure, but its great to see all the dudes kill'n Ione!!! Cant wait till next week, my 209 residency card will be validated once again... forever!

I know I said next post would be from Modesto, but I had to post up a couple things because i was stoked and I also needed a break form all these boxes Im packing!

BLACK LABEL VIDEO IS HERE!!!!

PREVIEW PREVIEW PREVIEW!!! NOW!

Wednesday night at the Hensley's Flying Elephant in Carlsbad @ 8:00pm... see you there!

*If your in San Jose...After that we’re off to San Jose for a showing at The Blank Club on Friday June 19th! 9:00pm for this one.*

SLAP Photo Contest...

SLAP Mag is having a photo contest for GO SKATEBOARDING DAY/ June 21st.
Click HERE to see details...

Hate On This...

Well, I'm in the middle of moving back to Modesto from San Diego and havent found alot of time to make a post for skating... so thanks to Mike (again!) for coming though with a little content to keep this moving.

Some good news is that I am getting a 10.5 lense for my Nikon and I couldnt be happier!! I have been waiting at least 15 years to get one of these. You will see some different shots from me for sure. Cant wait!

Anyways....
There is this new zine coming out of the Central Valley called "HATE ON THIS". For issue no. 1 they have roped in an interview with The Nor-Cal Owl, Vanessa Torres. Sounds good already! Mike Hart shot the cover of VT with a frontside rock at The Ranch.



Here is the new addition at the Ranch, a mini street section... country style! It was built for the annual Raise Hell at The Ranch party. Missed it this year, but you can check out the pics (and maybe video) over at the The Ranch's web site for all the mayhem!



Mike also shot me one pic he took at the Wallenburg/Thrasher event, Im sure he has more, I guess we have to wait and see. Until then, enjoy this crowd overview with all eyes on (the winner)Chris Cole as he throws a switch frontside flip down one of the most famous stair sets in the history of skateboarding.
Maybe he has a pic of Lizard King and his bs 180 one foot... that would be rad!
RIP Wallenburg.



OK, next post is from Modesto, CA!
I will be at Channel St. on Saturday (6/13) if anyone wants to skate and BBQ! Some friends from Washington state are coming down and shreding too, so why dont you!!!!! Pics to follow... with the new lense I might add!
out-

Baby Talk...

Got some pictures of the little critter the other day... 19-20 weeks in.
Still no name, but you can be assured that it is consuming alot of our time!

spine,


jelly belly,


baby on board,


who are you?

My 32nd 35mm Birth Anual

My daughter gave me three different rolls of 35mm film for my birthday. What an awesome choice of gifts. It makes the Vintage-ness creep back into my skin and make me remember about the first (used)camera I bought... just to take snaps of skateboarding.
So I put the digital away and picked up the N90 for the weekend. Well, needless to say, after a rad weekend and some good fun behind the ol' reflex mirror, the N90 is ride'n shotgun with the digi.. back in the bag at the ready.





This and the next post are Fuji 400BW.

Go Lakers~

So I went camping just to relax and not worry about anything except how much I get to sleep in... and the group that was camping next to us was listnening to the Laker game, and thought everyone else should listen to it also!

Fuck basketball. Go wrestle a bear.