This weekend saw the annual Rumble in Ramona vert jam go down in California. Death Skateboards vert nut Dave Allen was out there getting amongst the action that included a session with the likes of Peter Hewitt, Darren Navarette, Al Partanen, Sam Hitz, Alphonso Rawls, Lincoln Ueda, Max Schaff, Childress, Salba, Rune Glifberg, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso, T-mag, Hosoi, Andy Scott and many more. Check Thrasher‘s clip out here and search youtube for more.
If you thought Jason Adams‘ section in the Bonus Round video that just dropped was rad, check out this Tilt Mode Extended mini ramp session of The Kid from Bonus Round’s bonus Ghetto B-sides. This is yet more amazing skateboarding to kick start the week ahead. Smoke it.
Black Label’s latest DVD got the thumbs up from over here. Check out Chet Childress‘ luda-lines at Burnside from section in God Save The Label and get stoked as this is ‘kin amazing.
Chet Childress God Save the Label from Black Label Skateboards on Vimeo.
Check out this new trailer for the forthcoming You Gotta Get That DVD featuring new eS rider Gilbert Crockett, Mike Peterson, Bobby Worrest, Kyle Berard and many more.
Marty Girotto’s got some steez for this week’s Picture Wheels edit…check his nollie 360 and swoon.
The Berrics is warming up once again. This weekend saw P-Rod and Danny Garcia go head to head in a game of SKATE, see the end result here…
You don’t get to see our local indoor park at Bay66 on film much these days so the locals have been working on a street edit for your perusal. Check out footage of Daryl Dominguez, Dan Lonngren and Kyron Davis warming the place up for this year’s Xmas Jam scheduled for Saturday December 12th 2009.
This summer, a bunch of UK skaters joined others on a mission of a lifetime, to travel 10,000 kms on a train across Russia, Siberia, Mongolia & China. ‘10,000 Kilometers‘ is a Skateboard Documentary of the Transiberian Railway created by Patrik Wallner which will drop in 2010 and covers the story of 11 skaters on a 2 month journey throughout the trip. Look out for more trailers to drop on www.visualtraveling.com and get hyped on this trailer featuring Dan Cates, Michael Mackrodt, John Tanner and many more…
Flip video madness has begun with Geoff Rowley on the cover of both Thrasher and the Skateboard Mag (TSM’s cover has to be seen to be believed). Also in that issue is England’s Ben Raemers with a New Jack full of the best stuff he’s ever had in a mag. Good work young fellow.
Our favourite boutique brand, Listen Skateboards, is shipping again after a short distribution hiatus. For the latin flavour alone these guys are worth hanging with-drop them a line and some love.
Over to Northern Ireland and Belfast has not only a new shop in Snap Skateboards (upstairs at Apache), but also work has begun on Ulster’s first decent concrete park in Belfast, plans here and park due for completion January 2010
Staying with new concrete and Shoreham –by-Sea, once site of a rickety old midi ramp frequented by Neil Fry and Flip lifer Luke Mc Kirdy is edging nearer to completion of its new concrete park, click here for an update.
And to round things off this Friday, Etnies have a new look squad in Spain. Sunshine and skating. As it should be:
Max Schaaf is the latest pro skater to get the O’Dell documentary treatment on the VBS site. Peep footage of his obsession with motorbike building and riding here in part 1 of many.