Merry Christmas

December 25th, 2010 | 3:12 am | Footage | 21 Comments

Here’s the annual jazzy mood piece. Filmed throughout the past three months. Twenty-percent of the total eleven minutes was filmed on one miraculous twenty-five degree night in Midtown, something that is otherwise unprecedented in all of our over-eighteen-years-of-age existences. Complete Christmas miracle if there ever was one. Thanks to everyone who supported, visited, and spread the word about Quartersnacks this past year. First person who points out the grape soda BGPs gets a free Quartersnacks tee shirt (when the second batch comes in, which should be relatively soon.) Somebody please buy Josh a set of white wheels for Christmas, the lime is really starting to offend everyone. He’s “dreaming of a white-wheeled Christmas.”

Features: Jason Lecras, Tyler Tufty, Connor Champion, Max Palmer, Dennis Feliciano, Josh Wilson, Jersey Dave, Shawn Powers, Matthew Mooney, Billy McFeely, Torey Goodall, Vladamir Kirilenko, Thando Beschta, DJ Roctakon, Ted Barrow, Ty Lyons, Emilio Cuilan, Gabe Tennen, Pad Dowd, Galen Dekemper, Miles Marquez, Alexander Mosley, Josh Velez, Andre Page, Kevin Tierney, Geo Moya, Isak Buan, some lil’ kids, Pryce Holmes.

Big thank you to the contributing filmers: Andre Page, Dennis Feliciano, Paul Young, Joe Bressler, Martin Wilson, Larry Bao, Paulgar.

“What’s the song for the Christmas clip?”
“John Coltrane. Nothing too crazy.”
“That’s corny.”
“The last clip I made was to ‘Fly Like a G6,’ give me a break.”

Here’s an external link to download the clip as an .M4V for iPhones and iPods. 147.8MB. YouTube version here.

2 A.M., on the 91 freeway, lookin’ spooky…

October 27th, 2010 | 1:07 pm | Footage | 7 Comments

In honor of the weather this past weekend, nighttime skateboarding was kept close to home, instead of on a seventy-mile ride north to skate Connecticut’s superior brand of ledges, which is what the typical weekend evening protocol tends to be around here. The night was something special, given that Midtown presented itself in 2003 form, with packs of roaming kids (more than usual for a Saturday) taking turns getting kicked out of Paine Webber and Ziegfeld in five minute intervals. Seeking refuge, we made it over to the eastside, got kicked out of everywhere on Park in under five minutes due to the fact that the other packs of kids put security on their toes five minutes prior, and managed to stay at the chain gap across from the Lipstick Building on the Japanese block for a solid hour. That’s the only spot in Midtown you don’t get kicked out of — the 53rd Street chain gap. Sad.

Oh, there was a mini rave going on at Paine Webber as well.

We made it back over to the westside late enough to not get kicked out and filmed this quick homie cam clip over there. Lots of stock tricks and shaking, but by some miraculous stroke of fate, there is no dirt on the lens.

Features Ty Lyons, Galen Dekemper, Miles Marquez, and Josh Velez. Filmed by Andre Page and Miles Marquez. Photo above by Andre Page.

P.S. We’re looking for a pork rind (or beer) sponsor for a cross-country voyage, any interest may be directed to info [at] quartersnacks [dot] com.

Vimeo / YouTube

Previous, related late night clips:
» Financial District and Midtown – Fall 2007
» Upper West Side – Summer 2008
» Financial District – Summer 2008

You’re a minor celebrity, if you come on the tour, it might create a minor stir

October 18th, 2010 | 12:57 pm | Daily News | 9 Comments

Either the History Channel’s market research indicates that no Young Jeezy fans watch Gangland, or they have a really strict, no exceptions eye-censoring policy.

Lunchtime links.

This year’s Halloween Hellraiser is on Saturday, October 30th, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the school rooftop on 350 Grand Street (corner of Grand & Essex.) $3,000 best trick contest, $100 for the best costume. Click here for the flyer. You can watch the promo video for the course over on the Acapulco Gold site. That “Monster” song is probably going to be second to only “Thriller” for most appearances on Halloween playlists/sets this year. Kanye is still corny, but he’s profoundly good at marketing things. He also knows people are into hearing impressions of Foxy Brown doing a Jamaican impression.

Goin’ Ham is a video from the squad that brought you Film Me earlier this year. Features new, full parts from Ray Macken, Nate Rojas, and Stephan Martinez. You can watch the video-art-inclined teaser here. Premiering online on Monday, November 1st. Two Stephan parts in one year definitely isn’t a bad thing.

Found this circa-2007 piece of QS memorabilia of Marquez skating over some drunk girl in the back of the old Union Square. R.I.P. to the old back of Union Square, by the way. You’re sorely missed.

This dude wears clear contacts, sags his pants, slaps hoes, has a pretty solid kickflip, and can actually hardflip. He’s no Eddie Rap life, but might be one out of three rappers who can kickflip.

Spotted this quick daily log clip over at NY Skateboarding. Nothing too intense in the realm of skating, but a fun dailies clip set to some Charles Mingus that quietly reminds us of the sort of days spent skating that are bound to become all the more infrequent as the temperature starts to decline.

Habitat’s Origin video is now available on iTunes for $9.99 (the link will open in iTunes, not your browser.) It has a Fred Gall part. Any video with a Fred Gall part is worth your ten bucks. QS review here.

Saving the best for last: KYLE ILES: THE LOST HIP-HOP TAPES. An internet event like no other. Even after his magnificent Rich Mahogany part, which potentially left him depleted of physical energy, and currently hiding out at the McCarren skatepark, this earlier version of his skateboard feats, complete with Earl Simmons on the vocals, may be his finest work to date. It’s a shame that it has remained away from society, in a safe deposit box on Park Avenue for all these years.

Thanks to anyone and everyone who showed love with blog links or on Twitter this past week: Platinum Seagulls, IMNOTATOY, 40 Oz. Van, 48 Blocks, and NY Skateboarding.

Quote of the Week: Inquisitive Gentleman: “Can you play rap if you DJ in France?”
DJ Roctakon: “No, the only rap song you can play is ‘Empire State of Mind.’”

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“I just came from my girlfriend’s house, she gave me this tattoo.”

October 1st, 2010 | 9:02 pm | Footage | 3 Comments

Lenox the Menace AKA Lenox the Mennox – Photo by Andre Paige

Here’s a quick clip for the weekend, with slightly higher artistic aspirations than the typical output churned out here on the regular. Filmed with one of the most important media devices to ever be introduced to skateboarding, in the form of a three-inch-on-each-side cube that can be attached anywhere, and retails for a insanely comfortable price point. This thing is better than the Flip cam, given the amount of absurd things you can produce with it. You should buy one right now if you have a few extra hundreds lying around, because the possibilities are endless. Maybe a skateboard-themed recreation of the car chase from The French Connection is next for the assignment list. For now, things are staying relatively tame.

Also threw some night vision footage on there in the event that our intentions are interpreted as straying too far from our low end roots.

Footage by Andre Paige. Features Matthew Mooney, Lenox the Menace, Tyler Tufty, and Miles Marquez at the pre-roofed version of 54th Street.

Alternate YouTube link here.

The Internet’s Finest Purveyor of Three-Stair Sets

September 4th, 2010 | 1:41 pm | Footage | 11 Comments

It’s only the ‘end of summer’ in terms of the cultural calendar, not the scientific one (or the weather-based one.) And this photo has been used around here before. It seems relevant, so it’s being used again.

Hopefully, we’re not getting ahead of ourselves by laying claim to such a lofty title. But we are the only assholes on the internet willing to have an ender on a two-stair (spoiler alert!), so it’s probably true. This one is for the token embittered New Yorkers upset about watching skateboarding on a daily basis that doesn’t involve three-up, three-down or Matthew Mooney this past August. Strangely enough, it might not even be a “real” Quarternacks clip because there is no midtown footage in it. But Soho seems to be the new midtown. Just with a lot more women. Everyone went out of their way to make the filming particularly bad. Anything that’s not filmed terribly is filmed by contributors Justin White, Paulgar, and Jeremy Elkin.

Mandatory warning label: Involves Waka Flocka for 35 seconds (we already apologized for this), NPBS, slow motion (used appropriately of course), Paulgar, and camo pants.

Features Switch Michael Strobert, some idiot in a fur, Matthew Mooney, Black Dave, Kurt Havens, Paulgar, Tyler Tufty, Danny Weiss, Ty Lyons, Dennis Feliciano, Josh Velez, DJ Roctakon, Galen Dekemper, Billy making it rain, Miles Marquez, Geo Moya, Torey Goodall, Kevin Tierney, Pryce Holmes.

Have a safe, and possibly irresponsible long holiday weekend.

Vimeo / YouTube / End of Summer 2010 – Direct Download [45MB / 4:25]