NYC HUF Commercials (2010)

Found these HUF commercials (002 & 003) recently shot in NYC posted on the DQM blog. Good skating, good music... good ads!

Sunday Scan - Spencer Fujimoto via The Chrome Ball Incident (1999)

Spencer Fujimoto has some more scans up on The Chrome Ball Incident. Reda shot this fs POP shove-it down at the courthouse back in 1999.

memorial day vacation

561 will be closed monday for memorial day. we'll be back open on tuesday at noon.
new shop is getting closer.. hoping to be open by the middle of june.

Today - Three Skateboarding Events In New York (2010)

Today, we have three events happening starting with the Andy Kessler Foundation x KCDC clinic registration at 10AM. 11AM kicks off the Saugerties Skatepark Benefit up in Kingston, NY. Also in Brooklyn the Andy Kessler Foundation continues with a 5PM BBQ plus a screening of Blood Shed at Mollusk.

Shut's New Website Launches (2010)

Shut launched their redesigned site this week which now includes a shop and a blog. Our favorite section is the Archive page... specifically the Vintage pics! So go check it out!

PRETTY DEMO IN PERU

As Randy mentioned, he and I and some of our friends will be in Peru for the next ten days. And according to the Google Analytics account for the Pretty blog we have approximately one fan there. Should be a sick demo. -Worful

COTTONEYE HOOD

Full of Fuck from David Thomas on Vimeo.

Continuing the audio visual crossbreeding of the Pretty and Dude Life blogs comes this corn-fed edit (cornfedit?) courtesy of David Thomas. Our Nashvillian friend John Hood has been long backed by Pretty but, as you can gather in this edit, he is probably more into the rugged handsomeness of the dude life lifestyle than the precious and delicate comeliness that Pretty tends towards. One thing that is for sure is that he is "full of fuck" and i'm going to have to assume his style is more "rawdog in a dive bar bathroom stall" than our sensitive "candlelight and smooth jazz romancing" approach to lovemaking.

So thats cool John, visit Chicago whenever you want to get your Dude Life fix, but us Pretty types in St. Louis are always down for a "man's man" like yourself from time to time. What can we say.

Worf and I are heading to Peru tomorrow for 10 days so look forward to some great post from that.

There is a new photo on the final gravity that I shot in Australia of my friend Schooner. That was a rough weekend.

have you seen him?

(no he's not missing.. he's just that sneaky.)

Quartersnacks Site Upgrade - Version III (2010)

Quartersnacks upgraded their site yesterday and posted "Snack or Die III" which lists the top 10 changes/improvements... amongst the weather widget. Our favorite is the new Spots section which now leverages Google maps. Make sure to check their Facebook page and new Twitter account to stay updated. We're psyched to see the upgrade... congratulations QS!

A FOND FAREWELL

I met up with Chris and some of his homies at Kingshighway last night to wish him farewell. I also got to watch him rip, as usual. Then I randomly ran into him and his friends at Ted Drewes later that night. Nice! Anyway, have a safe trip Chris! Come visit soon. -Worful

ON A MISSION

We all can't WAIT for to see what Gabe does with the Infinity video. Go Gabe! And frankly I can't wait to hear what Reggie says in the video either. -Worful

Howard Glover - Delivering The 411 On PRE 2K (2010)

Howard Glover speaks to why he's putting out PRE 2K and gives you some more sneak peeks. He's also set to show a 15 minute clip of PRE 2K at the Queens Museum of Art's June 4th event titled "From the Banks to the Globe: The Geography of Skateboarding in New York City". Can't wait to add this one to the collection!

BACKGROUND BOB

More Bobby! Here he is at the blind school ledges watching Adelmo's sick line that Gabe filmed, as seen in the great new LRG Clothing video Give Me My Money Chico.

tuesday photo inspiration

Pics - MACHOTAILDROP & All Ages Bowl Jam (2010)

We shot some photos this weekend at Boundless NY's  MACHOTAILDROP NYC screening and the Funhouse All Ages Bowl Jam. We had such a great time at both events... if you were there or if you couldn't make it we hope you enjoy the pics!

TAKING IT BACK TO THE STREET

Bobby Taylor had been asking why Bobby Marksteiner hadn't had any coverage on the blog lately, and I told him I'd work on it. So instead of going to the beloved Webster park (our favorite session spot lately), Bobby decided to take it back to the street. -Worful

june 11th...

imagine the budget for this

POST-DISPATCH

Read all about the Kingshighway spot in this Post-Dispatch article. Photo of Ben ripping by Erik M. Lunsford.

ELWOOD IN ST. LOUIS

Check it out! The Elwood Clothing team is coming to St. Louis very soon, should be sick!

Win Maloof Tickets via NYSkateboarding.com (2010)

We've got a stack of Maloof Money Cup tickets for New York (6/5 & 6/6) and we want to hook you up! Starting today and continuing until June 3rd we're posting simple/quick Facebook/Twitter challenges.

To begin, go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nyskateboarding) and click the "Like" button to follow us in your News feed. If you're on Twitter follow us at (www.twitter.com/nyskateboarding). Also, make sure to visit the official Maloof Money Cup site since we plan on basing some of the challenges around it. Once you're all setup & an expert at the Maloof site check Facebook & Twitter daily for challenge instructions. We wish you luck!

Sunday Scan - Keefe Bros via The Chrome Ball Incident (1995)

Chris & Jones Keefe's Chrome Ball Incident get this week's Sunday Scan.

not to read in between the lines...

van has helped me work on the shop every night. doesn't get much better than this.

Today - Four Events Going Down In New York (2010)

Today we have four events spread throughout New York! If you're around the Accord, NY you should Shred It to end Alzheimers. If you're around Bayridge Brooklyn you should skate at the All Ages Bowl Jam. If you're near Rhinebeck, NY come support the Rhinebeck Skatepark Film Festival Fundraiser and if you're all the way east out at Montauk, NY come support the Andy Kessler Foundation's screening of Blood Shed.

PALME D'OR

view it how Gabe intended it in widescreen

Gabe Kehoe got busy for school with his mini-documentary on you know where. It features some quality shredding (i'm a little bummed he didn't hold onto my shit for a part) and more words coming out of Gabes mouth than most of us have ever heard. interviewee Kyle Crandall is passionate as ever and Zac delcortivo (who I have no choice but to call Zack de la rocha now that I know his last name) seals the deal with the final monologue. fine work all around boys!

MACHOTAILDROP - NYC Screening Tonight (2010)

The MACHOTAILDROP NYC Screening is tonight at the TriBeCa Cinemas. First showing starts at 7PM and the last showing begins at 9:30PM. Buy your tickets now before they sell out. BoundlessNY is throwing a pre-screening event at 5PM and also the after party starting at 11PM. For more info visit the event page. Lastly congratulations to Jonathan Legere & Alec Simione for winning our MACHOTAILDROP ticket contest!

GOODBYE SWEET PRINCE

First David, now Chris is leaving us soon for Texas. He promises to be back as soon as he can, but he'll be terribly missed until then! Keep shredding Chris. Also thanks to Adam who sent this nice video in honor of his friend's departure. -Worful

MALTO IN ST. LOUIS

Check out Sean Malto skating the blind school ledges, among other spots. Thanks for the link Gabe!

REGGIE IN CHICAGO

Here's Reggie skating in Chicago, via the Skate Illinois site. Thanks for the link David! Photo by Tim Johnson.

Maloof Money Cup NY - Quick Links (2010)

Maloof Money Cup is a huge deal to NY Skateboarding so we decided to build a very simple Quick Links page for our fans. Also, next week we will begin throwing little contests on our Facebook page along with Twitter to give everyone a chance to win some Maloof Money Cup tickets! So keep checking up on our Facebook page, visiting our Quick Links page and follow our tweets for a chance to see this year's biggest skateboarding contest in New York!

MACHOTAILDROP Ticket Contest (2010)

We have (2) FREE tickets to give away for the MACHOTAILDROP NYC screening (compliments of Boundless NY). To test your luck visit the official Facebook event page and leave a wall comment stating why you want to see the film and make sure to shout-out NYSkateboarding.com. We will pick our two favorites and hook them up with a FREE ticket along with some other goodies! If you don't feel so lucky you can simply purchase tickets (if available) here.

If you didn't know... BoundlessNY is presenting the MACHOTAILDROP NYC screening this Friday 5/21/2010 at the TriBeCa Cinemas. They're having a pre-event at their 225 Hudson Street shop (only 3 blocks away) starting at 5PM with some BBQ food, beers along with some skating on the fun box and a chance to meet the film makers. Music will be on point knowing that DJ Teddy King and the Boundless Radio crew are in charge! For detailed info visit the official Facebook Event.

TWO LEDGES, ONE SPOT

After scratching our heads thinking of a spot to go to yesterday, Guy finally suggested the grandpa ledge. Funnily enough, once we got there Bobby and Joel found a different ledge to skate around the corner. Okaaaaaay!

tuesday photo inspiration

Chelsea Piers - First Day at Pier 62 Skatepark (2010)

Chelsea Piers skatepark at Pier 62 officially opened to the public yesterday. Time Out New York & the Andy Kessler Foundation posted some pics from the ceremony and ESPN posted some flipcam footage. We also shot some photos (slideshow above) and put together this panoramic so you can see the full layout. Prizefighter Facebooked some of the official rules. We spoke to the park police and they confirmed that helmets are mandatory but it's up to the skaters to enforce the rules and if skaters don't enforce the rules than they will appoint someone who will. So grab your helmet, head over to the new park and have some fun!

UP, UP, AND AWAY

The new up ledge and hip obstacle at the Kingshighway spot is sick! Great job and super big thanks to all who made it happen. I was fortunate enough to watch some dudes get gnarly on it the other day, including Drew's friend Dylan who was in from out of town. Talk about a tre bomb, daaaaaamn! He did it THREE times for the sake of Jake's camera, and then did it another time just for little ol' me. Thanks Dylan! What a ripper. -Worful

DOST PISTACH

I heard a rumor some guys are lighting up the spot formerly or currently known as Shitside/Kingshighway/KHVT/Charles Bronson in drag (vigilantly tranny) tonight (05/17/10) in anticipation of a St. Louis Post dispatch reporter coming down to check out the scene and do a story on it. It was also said that a turnout would be appreciated, purportedly to test the "strength in numbers" theory of social and political power.

I'm not sure if awareness raising is really what the spot needs but I guess it really can't hurt so long as the story is positive and supports whatever it is that is going on down there. Although the culture of skateboarding is rarely done justice in the mainstream press hopefully this can drum up support for our spot and the obvious need for a public skatepark in the city of St. Louis. So come show off your death-defying aerial maneuvers like "alleys", "flipkicks" and "gay twist" and don't forget that you young men (and young babes) really should be wearing a helmet.

Speaking of top notch, intelligent reporting, Beach is truly honing his writing talents over at the new Dude Life blog. Watch out Pilot Light, there is a new brain in the building.

the stu

Saw this snap from our homie mike magalhaes on eli's blog...

close your eyes

pressing forward

weekend of work. progress is slow but steady.
floors are almost cleaned. more shelves.