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#QSTOP10 — April 5, 2024

Daily News April 5th, 2024 · 12:00 am

Avid QS readers know that we are big fans of a longass line. (No, not in the “my favorite restaurant just got TikTok’d” sense…) This week, there are a lot of longass lines. Because what else is a skateboard if not a [non-motor] vehicle / method of transportation? There are circular lines with many pushes, lines that are so fast they require zero pushes, and others that start one way and end as a surprise. We can’t just be putting every NBD done down Wallenburg in the countdown every week. We cashed that token for 2024 already. Annual Hollywood High token is still un-used though!

Rest in Peace to James Hardy ❤ ️

NJ Report — ‘you*re amazing don’t forget it’ by Connor Cloonan

Video & Remixes April 3rd, 2024 · 12:00 am · 2

📷 Photo by Sammy Levy

“you*re amazing don’t forget it” is a New Jersey scene video by Connor Cloonan, combining the crews from Branded Skateshop in Long Branch (right next door to Wenning’s hometown), and Travel Skateshop in Rahway (…someone or other’s hometown.)

Though Jersey (and by this same token, Long Island) is famous for producing skaters that go on to be more closely associated with the mega-scenes just across the state lines, the Jersey videos that exist in an insular Jersey-fied world always feel like their own genre. Sure, there’s a couple out-of-state clips, but like, you could substantially pad the runtime with a few more day trips up to New York or down to Philly — but wouldn’t it be better to dig behind every gloomy industrial park, around every state college campus, and under every highway for morsels of gold that Freddy, Petillo, Derm and them missed? (Or revisit a NJ classic with the world record for longest running sticker?)

That’s Hollywood, Baby

Daily News April 1st, 2024 · 12:00 am

Definitely remember this one being a crowd favorite at the premiere: Kevin Taylor’s part in Static 6 is now online to commemorate K.T’s new spot on the Hopps team.

Jake Baldini becomes the first person to ever return a purchase and replenish his balance in the new installment of Skate Jawn‘s “$100 Chill” series. Shout out to Jake and his crew for that bank-to-ledge at Mosquito Beach.

“I do remember chatting to him when he was pranging out about having to switch flip the London Bridge stairs, that’s quite funny. He was pranging out the night before, I just remember thinking you don’t actually have to do this.” Lev Tanju nerded out over his favorite pieces of U.K. skate lore for Slam City Skates’ “Visuals” series.

#QSTOP10 — March 29, 2024

Daily News March 29th, 2024 · 12:00 am

A Down By Law round-up, the most unexpected of kickflip crooks, a 540 on street ;) + a no-push line so nice that you’ve just gotta run it back twice.

This one got filed a lil’ early so a few later-in-the-week videos had to get deferred.

Slow news week around here, but back to it next week :) have a good one.

Another Paul Young Sure Shot — ‘Down By Law’ is Now Live

Daily News March 25th, 2024 · 10:05 am · 1

Every skate video — company, crew, whatever — aims to be greater than the sum of its parts, but it’s usually the videos entirely helmed by filmers that come with the most personal touch.

If you remember, Paul Young’s Down By Law was supposed to be a much smaller video. The only “starring” roles in the teaser from July ’22 were Joe Russo and Ben Tenner. Filmers don’t always get a chance to be in complete control of their footage, often having to cede the priority of passion projects to giving friends’ sponsors all their A-roll in exchange for rent money. But when they do, the influences become apparent in such a beautiful way. Great videographers are often the biggest critics of their own work, so when they have total control, its imperative that everything feel right and meaningful.