Scram Skating

So without getting into a whole bunch of ish right here, I've been legally binded (haha binded) to wear an ankle bracelet for about the past 4 months or so (a quarter of a year, gnarly). It sucks, lemme tell ya. It's a big clunky thing that doesn't ever come off. It hurts like a bastard and gets hella raw, literally to the bone. So when this first happened (I had no idea how long it would be on) I resolved to not skate. The anklet is worth about $3000 or so and I didn't want to fuck it up with a runaway-would-be shinner-torpedo-skateboard or some such shit, so I didn't skate. Then, eventually I fucking snapped. I had to skate in order to maintain what little scrap of sanity I had left and also because like so many rednecks before me have said (and I paraphrase here), if I don't ride my skateboard, then the terrorists have already won.
No, but seriously folks, skateboarding to me and so many countless others represents freedom among many other noble virtues, and as a skateboarder, American and citizen of the world it is my freedom, honor, privilege and duty to skate as frequently as I deem appropriate. America, Fuck Yeah!
And with that, from my video soapbox, I give you Scram Skating...

 

Filmed at Holman Rd. by Ollie D

Filmed at Marginal Way by C. Hoff I included this one because I was wearing shorts that day, and because honestly I was pretty fucking stoked to get something on that wall, even if it was just a bitty scratch

--fuck dudes, i'm gonna go do some scram skating right now  later---

To Get The Fuck Out Of The Way Of The Car

The other morning I was getting coffee and I came upon a chicken (rooster?) in the middle of Latona Ave. I of course immediately implemented a video investigation to answer the age old question and lame joke opener...

The dude in the INFINITI was nowhere near as amused as me (what else is new?)

"That Guy At The Show Filiming The Band On His Phone" Episode 4: Ska!!

About a week and a half ago a fairly large, diverse and yet unified group of friends of mine went out to see a show. I love jamming people together from different areas of my life, and see what happens. What happened was we all went out and saw the Slackers at the Crocodile Lounge. The shit was phenomenal. Some guy got butt hurt right off the bat because I was dancing (a familiar thread in my show reviews, admittedly) but then my new friend Mon from Lynn, MA bought him a beer and he chilled the fuck out. Then the band covered "Attitude" by the Misfits. We all knew the song was directed at him. It sounds like a review cliche, but the Slackers never really disappoint. Some dude proposed to his girl on stage and she said yes. Ah, young punx in love. Speaking of, here's a quick clip of "Married Girl" I grabbed while I wasn't busy gettin' weird on the dancefloor... Kinda wish I had filmed a little more because I am particularly impressed with the sound quality, although I can't say the same of my not-so-steady hand. Do the rock steady not the film steady!
Like a month before this my friend Alyssa and I got really baked and wandered down to see the Toasters, more of an NYCSKA relic than the ever-relevant Slackers. Whatever, I'm not here to judge but the scene at that show was very weird. El Corazon was sparsely attended that evening and Bucket seemed like a dick to me, but here's a clip of "History Book" a la 2013...

So there you have it rude boys and girls. Keep skanking. Keep wanking.

Judkins Park Park

The crews are still there putting the finishing touches on landscaping, but the park is open. Watch out for the bog. My board went in there. It was lame.

Judkins Park park is done! It rips. I don't have much for photos because I was busy skating, duh. But I was talking with this dude at the park about the park. I was telling him how I thought Grindline really nailed it with this one. They seem to have their finger on the pulse of what's going on with skateboarding. Judkins is hip city and I notice alot more people are doing proper airs rather than going to disaster these days. I predict that this park will be incredibly popular this summer and that I will be there alot in the morning. Seattle rips. In my mind I'm still eleven years old boardsliding the bench in front of SuperCuts in the Port Plaza--I get a boner when I see a mini ramp. Sometimes I have to pinch myself and make sure I'm not dreaming and that I actually get to skate all this epic concrete on the reg, because I grew up skating curbs. Let's, see. Yep, it's real. Get some.

Street.Tranny.Bog.

"That Guy At The Show Filming The Band On His Phone" Episode 3: Random Bagpiper

Unlike most, I felt zero urge to smash

Well this one's not actually from a show, although I suppose the night it was captured could certainly be considered a shitshow by most accounts. I found myself at a pumpkin festival in Keene, NH home of Keene State College and that night, to frat-flooded and pumpkin-smashed streets. Keene hits pretty heavy in the pumpkin game but what's weird is at the end of the night the cops just stand by and let all these drunken frat boys and juggalos smash up all these rad jack-o-lanterns...

Anyway at one point I was in a parking lot waiting for someone to buy cigarettes in a gas station when a "pied piper" cruised through the parking lot, playing bagpipes and leading around a gaggle of enraptured fratty types. Who was I not to film and follow?....

"That Guy At The Show Filming The Band On His Phone" Episode 2: Lenny Lashley

More music captured from a telephone...

Lenny Lashley's Gang Of One at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. I rolled my ankle...
It was cool to hear some Darkbuster and Piss Poor Boys in the flesh and in a unique style. Here's some clips I've been meaning to post (i know theyre kinda wonky)...

"London Town"

 

"Two Robbers"

Do You Like The Times That I Promised You

Alright so I'm still playing catchup. I gots hella stuff to share with you guys... I saw my friend Sam play music at the Grog quite a bit over the past summer (most Wednesdays).

"Angelfuck" w/ Randy V on the bongos for flair