Christmas Music.... Sucks...

Usually Xmas music sucks it pretty hard, but when you got songs like "backdoor Santa" by Clarence Carter, its not all bad... This song is ripping.. Its not really a holiday song, its more about getting chicks.. Oh well, Fuck it, Happy Krampus!



Watch this while you listen to that up there! Get Stoked! Merry Xmas










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Slow Day at Tobey Park

A little edit done up by Matt Henry of some clips at the park. This is technically throw away footage but it has a few homies doing some serious shredding. Its a pretty sick little edit so check it out.

Slow Day at Tobey Park from Matt Henry on Vimeo.

Binger and BMK and Portland invade Memphis!!

I know its been a while since my last post, thats because all of the homies from the Northwest came to the dirty south and stayed for a few weeks. It is always super good to see BMK and Binger, especially back home. It really brings a lot of people together, I guess they tend to have that effect. This is pretty much a gang of photos from when they were in town. A lot happened, and only a few pictures were taken, but I think Jordan is working on an edit of the trip. We skated Memphis a ton, ate BBQ, had a kegger, it snowed, we went to Kanis and Riverview, partied, skated, partied, skated... You get the idea..




Slop Dice.. Get drunk quick...


Got to go down to Ferraros Pizza and drink a bunch of pints with my dad, and then went to the Memphis game, which was a slaughter..






These guys are bummed that they aren't at Sound Grounds.


And onward to Little Rock




Street Spots!!



We had a Birthday party with a Shiner Boch Keg for BMK's 22nd!!
Black Metal Cupcakes, courtesy of the Hurdle Sisters










Sadly but surely, all good things have to end, The boys went back to Portland, and the weather got nicer here. It was a super fun trip though, I can't wait until I get to see those guys again, a solid bunch.







Everyone was pretty toasted by the end of it all..

FU CRUE THRIVING ON HIGH 5ohs

Thanks to all the guys in the FU CRUE for all of their constant inspiration and coming to Memphis all the time to skate street and getting us off the couch. This is a dedication to the CRUE!!! Thrive for High Fives!!!!!!!!

Subhumans at the skatepark

Kids will be kids... Expect a montage soon from Jojophoto666 and another one from Trife Teeth....

WEAR YOUR HELMET!!!!!

Apparently the city wants to be total turds about this whole helmet thing so just do it, arguing isn't going to help. Helmets aren't comfortable, and most of us aren't used to wearing one. Fuck it, just get creative and cover your dome, at least for the time being, I'm sure it will blow over. After all, this is Memphis, and in Memphis, laws don't really exist.

Grand Opening!!! Thee Oh Sees!!! CARDIEL!!!!

Yesterday was the official grand opening ceremony for the skatepark. It was a huge turn out which really shows the city that the community appreciates the effort for finally giving us a place. This will help in the long run for future parks to be built in the area... Its been so sick meeting up with old friends from SPOM days past that I haven't skated with in forever. Also just vibing with new folks is sick too. There are so many hips and dips at the park that everyone is trying to get on some John Cardiel shit and charge it harder than ever! Just hear someone yelling "CARDIEL" means get the fuck out of the way because someone is barging it! The mayor was on the scene to talk and Central BBQ catered which was super cool! After a hectic jam session at the park, a few of us hung out and talked about the stoke of the day, and then went to see SF's Thee Oh Sees. They are an awesomely noisy garage psychedelic band that always brings the heat. Super fun with Brooke and Grant while Darius and I got the crowd hyper! Super awesome day yesterday, looking forward to more of that in the future.

Sick bathroom graffiti


Brooke was hyped!

Major Crowd Scene

The park was unofficially opened this weekend and we have been up there getting it. It was a huge crowd today. Everyone showed up to ride, which was cool, just really hectic. Some folks were fully destroying the place today too, Dump, Jack, Josh Stewert, Cole, just to name a few. Hella lines!




Jack, Front five on the barrier. Harsh

Skatepark is a go!!!!!

Woke up today planning on skating, Lil Jack hit me up saying they were going to barge Tobey today. I told him it was probably a bust but we went anyway. When we got there, the park was packed and the gate was open, it was open! So happy to finally be able to ride that place without jumping the fence. It was also sick that the place was packed with homies. So tomorrow, and every other day, I will be there slashing. Thanks Memphis, my city finally came through!

Liberty Board Shop

Go over to Liberty and hook it up with one of these sick Index snap back hats. They come in a few colors and are only available through Liberty Board Shop so get some fool!

NO SNAKING!!

The new skatepark is ready to go, all except it still isn't open. Such a bummer to be looking at a rad new park and you can't even skate it. Well, they say that helmets will be mandatory, (we'll see) and that you can't have DVD players at the park. At least they got one detail right....Absolutly NO SNAKING!!!!!

Fishin, Kanis, What Else?

I had a killer weekend! The Altown benefit, I unfortunately had to miss, but went over really well, Thanks for everyone who came out. I went down to Arkansas for a fishing trip for my grandfather's birthday! It was a super fun time, just like last year. We caught and released all day, and all and all caught 54 fish that still live in the river! I later went to Little Rock on my way home to kick it with Will, the homie. Vino's, Kanis, and beer! Good Times!