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ryan sheckler is “tired of these haters.”

Published August 24, 2008 in media, tangents and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 1 Comment

i’ve shook his hand, but we’ve never actually talked about anything. i think ryan sheckler is a good skateboarder, but it might help if he thought about what he was going to say before it flew out of his mouth. here’s an excerpt from his latest verbal barrage.

“And how many cars do you have?

Right now, I think I have four? Three? Three, and I’m probably going to have five at the end of this year. I’m trying to budget out a Ferrari.

A Ferrari?!

Yeah, I’m 18. I’ve got to show something. I’m tired of these haters.”

i’m going on the record and predicting a britney spears style flameout within three years. the whole article from the oregonian after the jump.

more ‘ryan sheckler is “tired of these haters.”’

2008 redbull manny mania nyc video

Published August 21, 2008 in media and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 2 Comments

here’s the vimby segment i put together. i think the contest went a little long, but overall it was a great day. the level of skateboarding was top-notch and almost every heat had good energy. it should have been a four-man final with eli reed, enough said. it was great to see all my peoples in the city, enjoy some quality two-wheel trickery!

VIMBY - Manny Mania

manny mania nyc results

Published August 18, 2008 in media and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

1 brezinski

2 biebel

3 brenes

apparently if your last name starts with b, you will be good at manuals. i think my favorite moment of the day was dill telling the crowd on mic, that, “redbull sucks, that stuff is bad for you, you should smoke cigarettes.”

a diverse group of quality skateboarders made this a fun event, more words and a vimby segment coming soon.

bank to the banks treats

Published August 17, 2008 in media and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

went lo-fi at the banks today and filmed with one of those flip video cams. results were better than i thought. yes, he did bonk the rail on the back 3, the kf ng remains nbd and the nol hf was sweet. peep some iphone friendly treats.

a skateboard, a snake, an arrest

Published August 13, 2008 in tangents and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

just in case you were wondering about the skate scene out here in beautiful lancaster, pennsylvania - this article basically sums it up.

fishtown fancy

Published August 7, 2008 in tangents and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

don’t talk about it, be about. philly skater and prolific cameraman kevin mcdonald has started a blog chronicling the creation of fishtown fancy, a new d.i.y. spot under the 95, one exit north of the 676 in philadelphia. the plan is to be the street answer to fdr and it’s open to all comers. got a plan, hit home depot and make to happen. skate and create…

ray underhill r.i.p.

Published August 2, 2008 in tangents and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

thanks for the memories and inspiration. you can leave a message for ray’s family and friends here.

shit was hot.

Published July 3, 2008 in media and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

100º in the shade for real. i almost got heatstroke trying to put down some of the old reliables.

here’s a small portion of the goodness that went down at the nocturnal skateshop 8-year anniversary jam. big ups to kevin mcdonald for the fisheye footy. kyle frederick, pete eldridge, mike maldonado and phil ladjanski were killing it.

i’m in serious need of some good royalty-free music, hook me up!

VIMBY - Nocturnal Street Jam

Paine’s World!

Published June 25, 2008 in media and tangents. 0 Comments

If you’re over 21, and going to be anywhere near Philadelphia Saturday night, June 28th, I highly suggest getting off your lazy summer ass and coming out to the Paine’s World event at the Naval Yard.

Featuring:

-artists Adam Wallacavage, Shepard Fairey, Andrew Jeffrey Wright and more

-performances by Rock Tits, Broadzilla, Yah Mos Def, DJ Brandon, Eymnd

-skate demo by the Nocturnal Skateshop crew on the Redbull Mini-Ramp

-food, drinks and more

Buses run every 30 minutes from 5 different stops all over Philly. The $22 ticket fee goes to support the creation of Paine’s Park, a 2.5 acre skate plaza in the heart of Center City Philadelphia that will change the way cities look at skateboarding forever!

More info.

Buy your tickets now!

Paine’s World

eventually i’ll get to skate the park…

Published June 9, 2008 in media, tangents and the KNOW SKATEBOARDING project. 0 Comments

since i’ve been neck deep in work, followed by a brief vacation, i almost missed the most important appearance of my career. ilana spotted my cameo on wednesdays with reda from harold hunter day in nyc over at the berrics. notice how reda floated off once the sketchy ass homeless dude started asking if i was broadcasting directly to television with my camera and then wanted to hold it to, “feel how heavy it was.” not a fucking chance there guy.

here’s the vimby segment from harold hunter day II. good to see all the homies and rep for harold, legends never die.

VIMBY - Harold Hunter Day