Jake Keenan was the victim of a horrific act of violence on July 4th, and was hospitalized for the injuries he sustained as a result. If you have the means, please donate to Jake’s family’s GoFundMe to assist with medical costs. Anything helps ❤️
We are hosting a wallride jam with Adidas at Blue Park tomorrow, Tuesday, July 21 @ 5 P.M. until sundown. Cash for tricks 💰 A handful of Adi riders. Same vibe as the long ledge jam, but yaknow …on a wall. Inspired by the long-knobbed Graham & Grand spot a few blocks away.
Tenant is hosting four outdoor screenings of classic videos at McCarren Park every Sunday starting July 26th (TM101 day!) Includes showings of Mixtape, Solo Jazz, Trust and Baker 3. Flyer here for all the info. Pull up 🎬
Ben Kadow is the latest guest on the Living Proof podcast. Excited for Ben to return from injury because Ben does stuff nobody else does, e.g. stuff like this ❤️
So Gui Silva …ollied over the handrail at Chauncey, onto the second level of the ledges …and popped over the entire bottom piece in his new part. Basically the mirror version of the Louie Lopez trick (See #10.)
Jenkem posted the recap edit from their Tompkins block party two weekends ago. Ross’ hardflip is up there with Tenzin’s nollie big heel as one of the greatest Tompkins moments of all time. Hope the homie who did the Harold Hunter was all good.
Nelly Morville with #anotherone filled with fireworks.
“I always hated how the filmer would do all this work to the spot and spend hours filming a trick for the photographer to come in a day later and shoot a couple of tries for a photo. It started as a joke, but I’d just say that shit’s easy. They don’t even gotta land it!” North interviewed Philly legend, Brian Panebianco.
“Cities don’t need to spend $5 million building a huge concrete skatepark with a full-pipe and a 9-foot-deep bowl. Most skaters just want a few smooth granite ledges (which can double as seating when skaters aren’t around), stone tile ground, and a smattering of thoughtfully arranged ramps. Proponents say this is good news for skaters (and cities) who don’t want to risk their lives (or budgets) on massive halfpipes.” Skateboarders have been winning in many cities, and San Francisco is certainly one of them. Everyone else please keep that in mind.
Spot Updates 📍 — R.I.P. to the 109th Street Yellow Rail that later became the Tompkins Yellow Rail in its afterlife. It had a good life.
Loosies Corner 🚬 — An almost-minute of Rezza clips via Lundy + eight minutes from the Milano Centrale Supreme x Thrasher demo + eight minutes from Nike SB at Lot 11 in Miami.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week 🏀 — Never watched so much as a clip for the ESPYs, but there’s a first time for everything. OG’s ESPY acceptance speech. Pretty sure he’s the only person to have Play of the Week 3x in a row.
Quote of the Week 🗣
Jefé: “Every Friday, I’m standing up for 16 hours.”
Observant Gentleman: “Dehydrated, too.”
Jefé: “Dehydrated? That’s the least of my concerns.”