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Think’s newest pro Adrian Williams is featured today in “Aces Wild” with an introduction of the squad’s red hot am Manny Santiago. The full-length video piece hits in 2008, so in the meantime, check their site to have a look and get inspired to go out and get some of your own this weekend.
Posted by bkNo trick or treats for Bams’ uncle Vito who appeared in a Colorado courtroom on Halloween and was subsequentally convicted on two counts of sexual assault on a child. The alleged incident took place during frenzied autograph signing at a mall skatepark in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. He remains in jail without bail with a sentence date set for December 20th.
Posted by bkIn you’re in the NYC area and looking for some thrills before going out to get spooky tonight, head on over to Epsteins (corner of Allen street and Stanton street) where Krooked will be premiering its latest skate flick, “Gnaughty”. Directed by Mark Gonzales and Sam Salganik, the new visual effort features footage with Andrew Pearl, Bobby Worrest, Brad Cromer, Cam Koester, David Clark, Dan Drehobl, Jason Dill, Lee Ralph, Luke Kroker, Mark Gonzeles, Mike Anderson and Van Wastell.
* Yes, THE Lee Ralph!
The footage gets illuminated around 8:30 pm, so be there.
Posted by bkLast night the gates were officially open to Israel’s first concrete park which is some 25,000 square feet and includes a flow bowl, an amoeba pool, and a large street area with stairs, rails, manny pads, round ledges, etc. The Tel Aviv Skatepark crafted by Grindline and Mark Hubbard was literally jam packed with skaters. North Americans Dayne Brummet, Josh Evin, and local shredder Avi Luzia were in the mix to celebrate and skate with the energized locals which was then followed up by followed by a concert. Sounds like a proper welcome to the growth of skateboarding in that region of our planet.
Posted by bkIf you’re 21 or over and happen to be lurking in SF this week be sure to drop on by the Mars bar on Thursday night. Think skateboards is having a party for its rookie hired gun Adrian Williams and a premiere of their new flick “Aces Wild”.
Posted by bkHe’s back. Apparently the “worst dude ever” is still up to his old creepy tricks in an effort to justify and sell craptastic jumps as a substitute for the basic ollie. You’ve gotta see his fruit boot inspired “hands free” Ho hos and Andrechts. So hot right now.
Really, just how low can a kook go to comodify skateboarding? And for the record, snowboarding belongs on the snow.
Posted by bkLong awaited and highly anticipated, the premiere of Habitat’s “Inhabitants” hits the public with two screenings on Halloween. If you’re in the Cincinnati area you’re hyped. Otherwise, kick it for a few days longer as regional screenings and retail copies of the video will hit later this week.
Posted by bkGot a minute? Or actually, about 25 of ‘em? This lengthy web clip with an accompanying image gallery features Australian designers and builders Darren White and Simon Oxenham the guys behind the world’s largest skatepark in Shanghai, China. They provide some ideology towards the undertakings of such a large project.
When budget is not an issue and and you’ve got a strong army of 100+ Chinese workers to handle the manpower behind your creative vision, you’re definitely one huge step ahead of the process. The “Bigger is Better” skatepark project took a total of 18 months from the initial brainstorming sessions with OZ skate die-hards Tim “Dorfus” McDougall, Tom, “VB” Flaherty, Renton Millar, Brett Margaritas, and Morgan Campbell to completion.
So grab yourself a beverage and sit back and listen in on how it happened and why. In due time, China’s youth will be gunning for your skate careers. You can reference Brazil’s talent pool of skaters if you have any doubt.
Posted by bkHolding it down amongst some of the world’s best amateur skaters, Canada’s Scott DeCenzo took home this year’s top honors at the Volcom Damn Am today.
Final Results
1. Scott DeCenzo (pre-qualified to semi-finals at Tampa Am 2008)
2. Chazz Ortiz (pre-qualified to semi-finals at Tampa Am 2008)
3. Ryan DeCenzo
4. Louie Lopez
5. Luan de Olivera
6. Donovan Piscopo
7. Kechaud Johnson
8. Axel Cruysberghs
9. Evan Smith
10. Felipe Gustavo
11. Timmy Knuth
12. Kyle Walker
13. Luis Perez
Winner of the Darkstar Best Trick Rail was Chris Mendes with a kickflip back tail to big spin out.
Full results and photos can be found over at the Spot site or Damn Am site in a couple of minutes or so.
Posted by bk
