Moving On Up

Above: Alternate angle of Keegan's 50-50 transfer. Click to enlarge.
I really hope the current Berrics style of skating disappears soon and we get more of this. Maybe once everyone has jumped down every set of stairs we can finally move on.

What Condition My Condition Was In

This past weekend I had to take photos of the Way of the Cross walk for work. Participants carry a large cross through some of the sketchier parts of downtown as part of Easter celebrations. At one point I randomly looked down and noticed that the frame counter on my camera was at 666. I was a little weirded out.
These type of awesome things actually just make me feel like an unmotivated lump and kinda bum me out.
Me and my four-eyes want these. Anybody out there in industrial design and have a CNC machine? Think you could make me a prescription pair Mastrovito?
I also want this.

Mother F@*king Matt Mastrovito!!!

Above: This is one of those way harder to skate than it looks type deals. Only one wall was transition. The far wall actually bubbles out throwing you into free fall if you’re anyone other than Mastrovito. He got gnarlier tricks, but I liked the background in this one the best. If you look closely you can see the fender from a police car behind Matt.I live in a town that has spawned the likes of Glenn Suggitt, Jamie Tancowny, Nathan Roline, and Travis Stanger, just to name a few. Yet, if I could personally skate like anyone, I would still have to pick Matt Mastrovito. Matt skates like a freight train. A freight train that is trying to physically hurt every skateable obstacle in its path.
Matt just unleashed some new footage check it out here or hit up his blog.
Everyone in Edmonton knows how gnarly Matt is. It’s just that no one outside Edmonton knows.

Freakish High

Above: Cameron Burrows nollie big heel. (click to enlarge)
Buying and then watching the new Real video is a dumb idea if you have a broken heel.
I have to admit I didn't fully grasp this the first time around. At the time I really wasn't down with the jazz music and I let it distract me from how gnarly the part was. Rudy Johnson's part was my favorite, partially because he skated to Dinosaur Jr. That song and this one may as well be tattoos. They will be with me forever.
Man, I wish I could go do this right now. My foot, and the fact that it's going to snow like crazy any moment, is kinda killing that dream.
This hippie is good.

Stay Up

Above: The Edmonton Skateboard Association president does a pivot fakie for the kids.
I have several friends who own or have owned skate shops. Unfortunately, I'm quite possibly their worst customer. Falling somewhere between underweight photographer and overweight skateboarder, I don't quite fit into skate apparel which currently appears to be trending solely towards the anorexic pre-teen market. I wear one brand of shirt, one brand of jeans, and basically one breakfast gripped brand of shoe. And due to my bones quickly turning to glass and the ensuing wussiness, I basically never break skateboards any more. They never make a cent off me.
Edmonton's skate scene got smaller this week and it sucks.

Grab a shovel

Above: Paul and Jon shovel snow out of Kaskitayo last week. Not sure why Paul wasn't wearing shoes.
While checking my cell phone and walking through the hood today, some random guy repeatedly offered to "make me a better deal", I decided to decline his mysterious offer.
Hell yeah.
This.

Forster

Above: Cory Forster ollie (As usual, blogger is blowing out my photos. Click to enlarge.)
Turns out I've been walking around with a fractured heel for the last few months.
Not Bad.
The photo sophisticate is killing it.