Daniel Lebron Flocka James

February 25th, 2011 | 6:47 pm | Daily News | 1 Comment

The Berrics isn’t a daily site for the QS office, but we trust that we will be informed whenever one of our friends makes an appearance on there by the powers that be. However, those powers neglected to inform us that ledge / flatground powerhouse, Daniel Lebron managed to throw together a fairly restrained section (by Berrics standards), of grown man backside smith grinds, and exemplary frontside flips. Skateboarding related updates will resume shortly. It was a big week for basketball, so that managed to shift much attention away.

Speaking of Lebrons…Did you guys hear the big news from Miami?

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Support Your Local Skate Site

February 22nd, 2011 | 9:15 am | Daily News | 21 Comments

After many delays and false starts, the Quartersnacks online shop is officially open. The only two items are the Snackman cruiser boards, and the classic QS logo on a white tee shirt (with XLs available this time.) We’ll see how these two do, and begin worrying about expanding it depending on the outcome. Maybe a Little Debbie collaboration tee shirt one day, who knows?

We gave it a corny name, “The Bodega,” but at least its appropriate. After all, the website is named after a low-cost grocery, and paying homage to the venue most well-known for distributing actual 25-cent snacks is only right. So no, it’s not inspired by “The Canteen.” We have an excuse. Anyway, even if you pride yourself in being the biggest hater on the planet, yet spend a few moments on this website throughout the week, you’d still have to admit that it has at some point helped entertain or inform you about what goes on in or around New York. If you feel inclined to give back, this is the best way to do it and get something in return. We’ll make a special toast for you when we make our weekly round of popping bottles every Thursday. Thanks a bunch to everyone who continues to spread the word, link up the website, and of course, to those who buy a board or a tee. It means a lot.

The Quartersnacks Bodega

Big basketball news overrides big skateboarding news around here

February 21st, 2011 | 10:21 pm | Daily News | 2 Comments

We kept Landry. That mattered the most, in all honesty. Thank you Ray, Wilson, Gallo, and Mozgov. We need some goons on the squad now. And maybe start finagling a way to get Chandler back. We got rid of Curry, which is a small victory in and of itself.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls of Diplomats Songs

February 21st, 2011 | 8:54 pm | Quarter-Diary | 1 Comment

After approximately five years of waiting, there is finally a full, sans Kay Slay screaming “DRAMA KING EXCLUSIVE,” version of this song. Frankie Valli and Killa are probably out popping bottles like it’s late December back in ’63 right now.

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Hi-8 Days

February 21st, 2011 | 5:19 pm | Time Capsule | 1 Comment

Throughout the past month, NY Skateboarding has been posting Number Nine Skateboards’ 1995 video, Another Number on a part-by-part basis every week. Number Nine is the company that became Chapman later in the decade, sponsoring the likes of Billy Rohan, Jake Johnson, etc., and eventually becoming one of the most prominent skateboard production houses in the northeast.

While this site is no stranger to celebrating voyages to the past via old videos, the first few installments of Another Number weren’t as appealing as you’d expect a “lost” nineties New York skate video to be, due to the fact that over half of it is filmed in an indoor park. Unless you’re mainly concerned with what shoes skaters wore in 1995, a mostly indoor-set regional video isn’t exactly going to cue you into the environment around skateboarding in that given time. Today’s final installment drifted away from the otherwise artificially lit settings found in the remaining portions of the video, with a rarely seen part of crowd favorite, Frank Gerwer. Best of all, it is mostly filmed in Manhattan, and not a park. The ending back tail over the Burritoville double-set on 46th Street first appeared in 411 New York Metrospective, but much of the footage is otherwise seldom seen.

Check out the other parts of the video for yourself. There are some fun parts here and there. Thanks to NY Skateboarding for uploading it.