Da Drought Is Over

May 7th, 2012 | 9:10 am | Daily News | 4 Comments

Does anyone who works for Patrón happen to go on this site? Would you guys be interested in purchasing an ad? We have some great product placement opportunities as well. The Wavy Baby with a switch back Patrón slide. Photo by Pryce Holmes.

The New York Knicks won a playoff game. It only took eleven years.

Chris Nieratko did a great interview with Erik Ellington for Sneeze Mag about [no longer doing] drugs, alcohol, health food, living in Alaska, cooking with olive oil, stretching, etc. “I talk to people that are younger than me that don’t skate and they’re really old. They’re physically worn out, they’re mentally worn out and I think the people that we surround ourselves with in skateboarding allows us to stay young.”

“The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to seek a speed limit for skateboarders and penalize them for failing to follow a range of traffic rules…” The photos indicate that this is mostly due to l*ngb**rders, but L.A. suucckks.

If you’re having a fit while your girlfriend films you try a 360 flip off the Mambo Bar ledge 50 times, keep in mind that it might wind up on YouTube.

Jonathan Mehring with some photos of a Sunday session at New York’s most famous metal curb on the Skateboarder site.

Black Dave “Life in the City — Part 1.” The bucket hat on Obama is a good look.

Back when there were actually skate spots in Hoboken, we used to wonder if someone would ever drop-in on the Pier A gazebo. A guy did it on a bike, so a Natural Koncept rider doing it isn’t far away. Weezy has five racks on it. (The real question: How did he get a bike up there?)

Some idiot who writes for the Post suggested that Jay-Z rename the Brooklyn Nets, “The New York N—-s.” People obviously got upset about how, you know, that’s racist, and insanely stupid to print in a major newspaper, but nobody pointed out that he stole the idea from a 15-year-old Chris Rock routine.

2 Chainz with some motivational words about fulfilling your goals. #ThugMotivation.

Quote of the Week: “I’ll kick your ass…first try.” — Drunk Skateboarder Getting Into a Fight


Thanks to everyone who linked and re-posted the new Lurkers video.

Manny Mania Qualifiers in Hoboken on Saturday

June 24th, 2010 | 7:18 pm | Daily News | No Comments

Red Bull Manny Mania qualifiers are being held at the Hoboken Skatepark on this Saturday (June 26.) No qualifiers are being held in New York, so it’s really the only option if you’re coming from the city. You will need to register beforehand by calling the Hoboken NJ Skateshop location at (201) 792-2397.

The skatepark is located on the waterfront, running alongside Frank Sinatra Drive. Take the B, D, F, V, N, R, Q or W to 34th Street (or the A, C, E to World Trade Center) and then transfer onto a Path train heading to Hoboken. Walk out of the station, skate towards the water, and follow the promenade heading northwards for about ten blocks. Driving in is pretty much the dumbest idea ever, that is, if you know anything about finding parking in Hoboken on a weekend (or any day, for that matter.) Don’t even bother unless you’re showing up at like five in the morning.

Additional information on the event here

Highlights from last year’s finals embedded after the jump.