The Wharf Report — Michael Babbitt’s ‘Sucks To Be You’ Video

It is odd that despite being quite a bit closer to the epicenters of east coast skateboarding, we collectively know far less about the scene in Portland, Maine, than we do about the scene in Portland, Oregon. Maine is the northernmost state on what esteemed geographers refer to as “the east coast,” but beyond it producing one of history’s most prolific nosesliders (who appears for a cameo in the video below!), our knowledge is largely anecdotal.

Michael Babbitt‘s Sucks To Be You is a dive into the Maine scene — which, while it isn’t exactly in our “backyard,” is still close enough to make not knowing more about it kinda ridiculous.

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Free Agency

You may have heard that the city approved plans to cover Tompkins with synthetic turf after a hearing this past May. There is very sparse information about this, outside of the Tompkins courts being outlined with a rectangle in a PDF. Several friends with, um, knowledge of how to navigate these things have begun to reach out for more info, as groundbreaking looks like it is set to begin this winter. Anyone with insight into how this could be debated and compromised with Parks, even after it has been approved, please feel free to share what you know. We’ll try our best to keep you updated as well.

“My project in Malmö felt unreal. Imagine that happening in New York. I wouldn’t even know where to start.” Hmm, on that note… MIT Masters degree holder, Alexis Sablone, has been heavy on the interview circuit lately, and everyone is happy about it. Alexis for president of skateboarding :)

Josh Kalis re-did the ender that capped a video part he filmed at age 23… at 43

Go Skate Day videos aren’t exactly the first things that get clicked on around here — unless they’re from the Sabotage dudes, who, rather than running the whole “this is the one day I refuse to skate” thing that contrarian “core” guys do, went out and got nine minutes worth of Philly footage in 24 hours. (Yo, where is that mini windowsill ledge? Figure it’s Center City somewhere and sucks IRL, but that thing looks super fun.)

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