Them's pretty fighting words

I almost got into a fight with a pseudo French poet named Jacques when I went out for pizza last night. Seriously.
Apparently, listening to a thirty-year-old douchebag with a faux-hawk read poetry that sounds like it was plagiarized from a heartbroken school girl, seems to anger up my blood. For an encore I think I'm going to see if I can get a mime or maybe one of those Shriner clowns to take a swing at me.

Go. Go now.

Super stoked that this guy is back for a visit this weekend.
Also check here at 3:05. Yeah Watcho!!!

Gleaming the Cube part 2

More photos from Edmonton's AM Getting Paid qualifying contest.

I left way early so didn't see who won. Mitch Phillips 3flips the double set and apparently won himself a trip to Montreal.

Ben Stewart nollie noseblunt slide.

Mitch front feeble.

Shane Barlow hardflip.

Where did I put my beer?

Cam Lepine lipslide. There's some contest footage up here.

Gleaming the Cube

Fuck spontaneity! I don't care. I'm still calling you "The People's Court". Judges be judging.
Collingwood hosted the qualifier for Am Getting Paid Saturday.

Holy shit! Was Natas there?

Ben Stewart did my favorite tricks of the contest. Kickflip over the hubba. Ben rules.

Young MC. Available for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and skate contests. Dirty rocks the mic.

Mitch Phillips killed it as usual. Over-crook. Anybody have any idea why blogger insists on washing out all my photos?

Some people would be self conscious constantly riding their day-glow ass through the middle of a contest. But not you. Way to be you, clown shoes.

Ty Pederson lipslides through the kinks. I hate it when little kids are really good. The only thing worse is when they get really good at transition. Then I have nothing left.

Some hippie parked his bike in a field of flowers.

Niles Osborn back disaster on my favorite obstacle.

Go stand in the corner.

I can't remember your name, but your first run of the entire contest ruled. Perfect kickflip down the big three and this 5-0.

Extreme athlete diet: Popsicles, fish fillets, and cigarettes.

It only felt like a million degrees. Good day for a toque, a long-sleeve, and full beard. I hear the lumberjack Nathan Bartlett made the finals. Congrats.

Nudists?
If I didn't shoot a photo of you, yes, that does mean I hate you. Well, not really. Maybe you did a whole bunch of backside tricks leaving me with nothing but a bunch of ass shots. I'm looking at you Timmy. Also, I had to leave after the first couple heats, so I completely missed half the contest. I'll throw up some more contest photos later.

Because

Holy freaking Swaim! He's also one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.
I remember going all the way across town just so I could rent this for one day from Royal Sports in Winnipeg. Basically an hour drive two days in a row, and I didn't have a car. The video was crazy. Royal was pretty crazy too. They sold everything from hockey equipment to BMX bikes. I distinctly remember one of the first times I went there. My Mom begrudgingly drove me to their tiny cinderblock building in the middle of nowhere. As I stood there admiring all the boards, haphazardly laid out in a pile amongst the hockey pads, the owner and his employee sons started having this huge fight. Each screaming at each other at the top of their lungs. I stood there trying to be invisible, until I could buy my board and get out of there. I think it might have been this board.

Who has shark teeth?

"We Have Shark Teeth" should be the name of a band.
This is cool.

Thank you for caring

I got to skate this S.F. spot last week. When I came back the next day, this guy was reinstalling skatestoppers while a group of skaters watched from across the street. As I walked away I thought how awesome it would be if it was actually just a clever disguise and he was in fact removing the stoppers.

I'm just glad someone cares.

With all the banks, ledges, flat bars, and pyramids I find it hard to believe that this place wasn't designed by a skater.
Robin did a really nice write up about our friend Nathan for these guys. You can flip through the online issue to read the article.
Saw this last night and it's still making me laugh.

No more hills

Just got back from a solo visit to this. So fun and so steep. I have a new respect for anything that has ever been done here. Busenitz at 0:45. Drehobl at 4:47.

Trippin

Above: Aaron Long grinds the Donald, Oregon deep end.
A word to all the youngsters out there, go on a road trip. Go while you still can. When you got nothing, you got nothing holding you back. It really sucks when your friends all grow up and get lives and wives and you find yourself with a week to hit the road and everyone you know is tied up in life. Read some Jack Kerouac and hit the road.