Friday 2nd October 2009
Words Niall Neeson
Pic right: Haslam Switch Crail on the midi by Matthew Rehm.
Having weathered an economic storm which saw them cut most of their impressive European roster adrift, Globe return to the shores of our continent on a whistle- stop tour of Europes’s major skating hotspots in October.
Last week the squad- consisting of Chris Haslam, Rodney Mullen (not skating, at least on the London leg), Canadian uber- am Ryan DeCenzo and the retained Euro riders, Finland’s Eero Anttila and Austria’s Philipp Schuster– held an impromptu demo at London’s Bay 66 skatepark.
300 quick witted souls bore witness to Haslam’s hirsute switch flip blunts before the jamboree headed to Madrid for a signing at Borja Santiago’s rather wonderful Welcome Skateshop which was mobbed by keen young dudes prior to a demo for the faithful.
Madrid came and went as the crew next descended on Lyon for a street session before a third demo in the nearby city of Grenoble, which was equally mobbed, before the final destination of Berlin, where the Skatehalles park was the location for a final demo prior to what must surely be a well- deserved rest for Haslam and his cohorts.
Ryan DeCenzo gets his nose wet on the new rail. Xmas Jam comp incoming…
Check out the edit from the Demo here thanks to Alan Christensen:
And if that got you excited, here’s a round- up of the latest goings-on from Fresh Blood recipient DeCenzo: