Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Roadtrip San Francisco to Pacifica!
Another fine Chris Olden photo ripped from the Bulldogskates.com website!I was out of the usual camera-always-in-hand mindset since I was running on 4 hours sleep in a 24 hour period. But we do what we gotta do to get our skate on. Right? Sometimes these roadtrips produce great pics, but the overall trip was just ok. This trip was a blast but the pics came out pretty crappy. Here are a few to prove we were there! Enjoy.
Steve Holt. Potrero Del Sol Skatepark. San Francisco, Ca.
Potrero is a fun skatepark. Above is a shot of the bowl area. Three upper pockets: the mini clamshell, the real tight (almost too tight) middle pocket, and a real nice round pool style pocket. All three waterfall into the larger three sided deep end. Good crete work, nice pool coping, a few mellow spots blended with some aggressive trannys gives this area some appeal for everyone. 
Mike.
Chris Olden.
James. 
The deep end.
The open flow area. Careful, it flows downhill!
Olden in the mini-clam. "T" documenting with a real camera.
Pacifica, Ca. Did I mention the weather was perfect for touring?
Pacifica Skatepark
One of our last stops was the Purple Skunk Skateshop back in San Francisco. The folks there are the best! A family style shop, ran by knowledgable skaters and dedicated snowboarders. Snowboards, Skateboards, Longboards, and all the gear that goes along. Support them because the support the skate community. (pictures from one of their past events posted soon) Where else can you check out a loaner longboard and find out what is feels like to bomb a San Francisco street? Can't say enough good things about them. Stop in or shop online!
Street Slashing on a Purple Skunk Skateshop loaner! Just off Geary Blvd. San Francisco, Ca.
Another Purple Skunk Skateshop loaner.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Cold Morning Session
Only the strongest, most dedicated... or most desperate braved the chill. Almost too cold to skate, but then again there is no such thing.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Old School Blockhead
My apologies to those who have been waiting for session pictures to be posted. Been busy with projects as well as snapping an average of 60 pics per day. Hopefully resume posting in the next few days. In the mean time enjoy this old school beauty.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Crank turns 40!
Today I turned 40. Amazing, I don't feel any different. I always thought I would. Other than when I eat sh*t (take a spill), it hurts more, takes longer to get up from, and the sweet after-pain lingers for days and days, I'm as excited as ever about skateboarding. In the 70's and early 80's we built wooden quarter pipes with 4 feet of vert, hit a few empty public pools while busy traffic drove by, and skated unhindered by security in public shopping centers where customers and security alike would watch and smile, rather than frown and flip middle fingers. I wonder who still skates from the old neighborhood? Wonder who is still alive for that matter. I live in the same town and skate in local parks, but since my return to the art in 2004, I have yet to bump into one of the old bros on a board. No matter. I have met many a solid individual while skateboarding that in any other venue might not give me the time of day, but at a skatepark, the connection, courtesy, and occasional kindness inspires me to be a better person. Tonight I will make sure to have three adult beverage shots. One for surviving the past, one for the blessings of the present, and one for my friends and families future. May they experience the stoke found in skateboarding... or something like it.
Here a few shots from today. A little fog and dampness was not going to stop me! Click any pic to see em big. Enjoy!
Special thanks to my brother Eric for the fine camera work.
Here a few shots from today. A little fog and dampness was not going to stop me! Click any pic to see em big. Enjoy!
Special thanks to my brother Eric for the fine camera work.
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