Clips Regardless

Naquan Rollings posted up a four-minute dispatch from Tompkins this summer. Some Nikolai wizardry on the ledge, some psycho John Dilo mannys, and naturally, a giant NYCShawn tre.

Suciu, Cooper Qua, Nicole Hause and Jiro all skated a bunch of New York staples in a new Thunder Trucks four days in New York edit. It’s insane that after probably hours-worth of Suciu parts, he can still make you say “wtf” out loud at the screen. That 180 into the brick bank just outside the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge is insane. Same one from the crazy Alan Bell slam. (“Bro, that slam fucking sucked.”)

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Naquan Rollings uploaded Devin Flynn’s Borough Hall back 5050 heard around the world in 16:9 to his YouTube. You know something surpasses “you have to see the spot in person” when even people who have never been there’s reaction to a backside 5050 is “holy fucking shit.” That being said, it is bound to become one of those “stop, look and discuss”-spots for years to come.

Videographer Neema Joorabchi moved to Los Angeles, and dropped an edit of footage leftover from the end of his New York days entitled “sucks huh.” A mini part’s worth of Jasper Stieve clips in there, with a handful of Fort Greene bangers.

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QS x Adidas Wall Jam @ Blue Park Recap

There was a tornado warning in the city yesterday. Unfortunately for us, we had a Wall Jam to throw. Nearing the 11th hour, the morning rain had dried up, so we figured, you know what? Fuck it, we wall.

We had a solid hour with a handful of soldiers who were down to defy the forecast. Quim Cardona showed up! Chachi was there! Holy Japhey Dow bigspin! Then, it started to pour, so of course we had to turn it into a spelling bee to get rid of the cash and product somehow.

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What Happened to the Tompkins Vert Wall? — A Brief Franco Interview

📝 Intro + Interview by Greg Navarro
📷 Photography by Orlando Asson & Franco

Previously on the #trendwatch, we cataloged the Tompkins Tetris phenomenon that has been taking hold of the T.F. this year. Born from this cultural movement was a vert wall on the west side of the Tompkins fence, which many of you likely know as the Tompkins Hell Ride™.

Just when the excitement of the new obstacle was at its peak following the Jenkem Block Party two weekends back, the vert wall vanished overnight. We had no other choice than to call Franco, the vert wall’s principal architect, to better understand where and when this Hell Ride™ would continue.

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Best Bloody In Wynnwood

That feeling when you got your QS Knicks hat in the first six months they were available and don’t need to send “any restock on the Knicks hats?” e-mails after they won the title • 📷 via Chad Moore

Greg Navarro and Jenkem’s video of profile of Ari Misurelli and Luca Mayer racked up over half-a-million views in less than a week. While it’s horrifying that they don’t have any friends their age who take skateboarding “seriously” — for context, that is about half the amount of views that the reigning S.O.T.Y’s part got in 7ish months. People wanna see the youth skate. Hopefully, that makes more of ’em skate, idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Everyone’s favorite skater, Gus Gordon, has a new part out for Pepper Griptape. Best front crook in the biz probably, right?

“Fuck, it’s a lot more than a fucking Instagram account.” Skate Jawn has a #longform photographer interview with the resident Homies Network documentarian, Mark Custer.

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