“You’ve got four letters and I just missed my last trick. It’s your turn to set, so what about it- are you feelin’ lucky boy..?”
It’s time to dust off your pressure flip variations, no complies and learn the elusive switch 360 flip. Lovenskate are announcing a big Game of S.K.A.T.E. at Unit 1 Skatepark on Sunday 19th November from 2pm. Of course there are prizes to be won, fun to be had and letters to dish out so get in there!
Agent 547 aka Stereo Skateboards head honcho Chris Pastras paid a visit to Crossfire HQ last Friday to record a forthcoming podcast interview.
If you ever wanted to inside scoop on the way Stereo is run, their future plans and which UK Stereo rider is known as ‘the team elf‘ then tune into this site in the next 3 weeks to get the full ear load.
In the meantime, click here to see the new proddy.
Jaime Thomas has come a long way since Thrill Of It All, Zero’s first video. 10 years infact!
So, to celebrate this milestone, the Chief and co. are releasing a special 5 DVD boxset with all the videos – Thrill Of It All (1997), Misled Youth (1999), Dying To Live (2002), New Blood (2004) – and more.
Take this section from Sheldon Melinski‘s new part in the bonus New Blood DVD. Ouch!
November 4th saw the 10th annual Make-a-wish skate jam at Southside skatepark in South Houston, Texas. This session gets loads of pros and ams together to shred for a good cause.
This year’s winner was DVS rider, Torey Pudwill who shut down the main obstacle- a huge orange sofa ledge- with backside nosebluntslides, nollie crooked grinds and a silky smooth nolli heelflip crooked grind. Torey donated his $2,000 cheque to the MAW Foundation.
If you’re passing through Ireland, anywhere near the town of Wexford to be precise, you might want to make a stop st the soon to be finished Gorey skatepark. It’s 420 square metres of transition and banked hips laid out to allow good flow and no lack of speed.
Hailing outta Dobbin Street, Brooklyn, the D-Block skate crew are wrecking shop.
Featured skaters: Dave Caddo, Bobby Puleo, Jimmy Barnes, Dan Pensyl, Billy Rohan and loads more here.
Over the next 3 weeks we will bring you up to date info on this years Crossfire Xmas Jam scheduled for Saturday 9th December in London at Bay Sixty 6 Skatepark.
So far we can tell you that Globe Shoes are our headline sponsor and will bring riders from their UK and European Teams.
The jam will also see members of the European Blind Skateboards Team, and riders from the Blueprint Skateboards, Landscape Skateboards, Heroin Skateboards, Death, Karma, Casual, Plan B (uk riders) and Kill City Independent Trucks, have all confirmed their involvement with riders ….watch this space for more.
Watch last years jam here:
Duffs pro-rider Louie Barletta drops a mammoth Trick of the Week here at Crossfire this week captured by Alan Christensen – download it from the footage page and send it to friends.
Louie just got a truck released this month with his face painted on it by Krux and has one of the best sections in this years Enjoi video, if you have not seen this flick yet, make sure you order it today – you will blow snow.
Click here for the review.
I mentioned this link up a while ago, but I guess his server couldn’t deal with the traffic and subsequently crashed.
But, he’s back online again! Donny Barley has a personal website where you can play catch up with the East Coast powerhouse, but more importantly peep every possible bit of footage he ever filmed!
Eastern Exposure, ToyMachine, 411VM…It’s all there and even more.
Split clothing are looking to shoot their Girls catalogue for 2007 and need pretty girls to fashion their clothes.
If you are aged 16 and over, and have no prior experience of the modelling world, then you might just make it. In collaboration with DVS, the casting takes place in 12 different countries so pick up in entry form in any DVS or Split retailers.
Otherwise visit www.split-europe.com for inscriptions and info.