Beat it, ya val jerk!

The 10th Annual Tim Brauch contest went down at the local skatepark today. It was like watching old skate videos live in person. Ray Stevens II was playing old Drunk Injuns & McRad songs, Dave Duncan was calling the contest, Mofo was taking pics, and Hosoi, Cab, Mike Rogers, and Aguilar were there. Oh yeah, and Duane Peters and Salba too! The pictures are mostly groupie shots since I am not a good action photographer.
I stayed for the girl finals and the masters comp...didn't hang for the pros, although I did see Jimmy The Greek. I was just waiting for the Daggers to throw some jacks into the pool when Corey Webster was taking his winning run. Here's the results.

Salba looks on while Cab tears it up in the deep end.

Salba, frontside air.

Mike Rogers, survivor.

After a hang up on a backside air.

The masters Hosoi and Cab.

Hosoi after nearly slamming on a body jar.

Julie discusses Hannah Montana with her peers.

After talking about Hannah Montana, Julie gets into deep thoughts.

Carving to first place.

Always gracious to his fans, Cab signs stuff.

The Master of Disaster in the flesh.

Duane still rips to this day.

Dave Duncan, judges, and Joel Gomez from Sessions.

Salba carves up the shallow.

Cab in a long 50-50.

Feeble grind.

Frontside gnarliness.


Cab still skates like he's 20. Elguerial...



I got my Skate Rock Volume 2 album signed by Julie Kindstrand, RS2, Cab, Hosoi, Salba, Dave Duncan, Mofo, and Duane. If you ever wondered whose legs those are on the front cover, it's Spidey. Mofo told me all about this album-he designed the cover. Rad!

SLO ride

There's only one real trick in my bag, and that's kickflips. Oh sure, I can do a few other tricks, but nothing to speak of really. The only ones I have pictures of are kickflips. There's probably not too many older skaters that still waste their time on them. As a side note, I suck at bowl riding, and would trade my best kickflip for one good tile carve.

Oh and FYI, the San Luis Obispo (Santa Rosa park) skatepark sucks major ass. It's a few rickety quarterpipes and boxes and a janky mini ramp. Nails and screws sticking out just enough to grab your wheels, holes in the decks, you name it, they got it. There's even wood shards all over the ground, and the staff looks baked off ther asses. PLUS it's 2 bucks to get in. WEAK! The Los Osos park is also 2 bucks but it's way rad. It's concrete and has an over vert bowl and a lovely flow bowl that actually goes to vert. If you're in the area and have a choice, there's no reason to debate. Go to Los Osos. Paso Robles skatepark is also concrete. You may pass it on the way to SLO. It's right next to the State Fair on 101. I tried to hit it, but it seems perma-closed. Jumping the fence didn't appear worth it as there would e alot of sweeping to do. Haven't tried Atascadero. It's been years since I went to Morro Bay, but that's not much better than SLO.


August 30, 2008, still doing tricks in the driveway at my mom and dad's.

Bass Flailer

Here's a shot of me playing bass with The Eyesores at Johnny V's, August 23 2008. I used to play drums in this band from 1994-1996. I'm not ashamed to admit that I suck, but it sure was a good time and that's all that matters. No more finger playing for me, just picks! It sure was good to see all the old guys again.

Safeway now selling SST records

I saw this Safeway commercial on TV and couldn't help but thinking maybe the guy (or girl?) who directed it has punk influences. At 0:25 you can almost see Black Flag bars, they're just a bit different.



Coincidence?

There's another commercial in this series with a kid on a skateboard that rides by the house at the very beginning of the advert. Maybe us older guys that grew up on punk and skating are finally making their way into mainstream America. Six...Pack!
Coming next week: The AC feminine itching powder commercial, and Circle Jerks hand lotion.

Ever take it off any sweet jumps?

My new Cold War deck is sick. It's got a nice squarish tail and it feels really light, even with 8" Krux, 58 mm Bones STFs, and Rockin' Ron's Ceramics (stage one--hey dude, get your product line straightened out). The concave is just right. Only one slight pressure crack as of yet.
I've only skated it a little (ONE session on a micro-mini) and a couple kickflips in the yard, but I know I'll love it for months to come. I need to get out more, but with 3 kids and a house and 2 cars to maintain, it's getting harder.
It's harder still to get any pictures, so all I could post was that lame trendy one at the top. Someday I'll start bringing my photographer wife with me.

Hey, That's a nice package you've got there!

So awhile back I won this contest, and a package came yesterday!


Let's open the box and see what's inside!


Why, I wonder what it could be!


Holy smokes, it's a skateboard and other stuff! Now I know what all the top pros feel like every day.


Wow, a kick ass 8 inch Cold War Strike skateboard! Before now I had only dreamed of owning one of these and only seen them in the movies and print. I thought they were only for kings and billionaires. It's got a nice squarish tail and deep concave. Perfect for parks and bowls!



And a bunch of stickers, Old Kooks shoe laces, grip tape...my goodness, I got more than I hoped.


It's a start.


I've said it before and I'll say it again, winning skateboard contests is OK, but winning Photoshop Internet skateboard contests is way better. Thanks Kilwag, Grover, and everyone who voted for me-you know who you are. To top it all off, someone found my keys that I lost almost 2 weeks ago. What a great day.

There once was a man from New Haven.

It's been awhile since I posted, I know. Anyway, I turned 34 on June 24th and life is going OK, except for my golf game. I beat Metal Gear Solid 4 this weekend, and believe me, that game is a reason to buy a Playstation 3. The skateboarding hasn't been as plentiful as I hope, partly because Lake Cunningham raised their rates to 5 dollars instead of 2. TGW.com sent me the wrong hat that I ordered (or I guess didnt order!), and SnA hasn't sent me my contest-winning prize yet. Maybe life hasn't been so OK then.
I took my oldest son, 4, to see Wall-E this weekend. This is the ?th Pixar movie I can think of that features Cliff Claven as a voice. Is his voice really that great? He's been in Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Cars, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc.,The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and now Wall-E as a fat load on the spaceship. I guess it's a running joke.
I could think of many voices more pleasing to the ear than Cheers' jolly downtrodden mailman. I think that ship has sailed, but Pixar seems to disagree.
Maybe that's why their execs rake in so much money and I work in a warehouse.
Anyway more info as soon as I can get something interesting to post.