Okay folks, here's the deal. It took me over a year to get around to editing my X Games '06 (yes, '06, not '07) footage. But I am almost done. I believe TransWorld dubbed this "The best street contest you'll never see," because there was all kinds of ESPN drama and the thing never aired on TV for some reason. I have to agree, it was a pretty damn good contest. Waaaay better than this year's was.
So guess what? Now you can see it. Thank me later. Right now I just...
We (Willigan, Brian, Ivo and me) had a fun sesh the other night in what will soon be the new Sole Technology TF. Simple is in. If you can't keep yourself occupied with a ledge like this for days, then you got some soul searchin' to do.
And in case you were wondering. No we aren't pro. Not even sponsored. We totally rip this hard all the time just for the love. In fact, I ripped so hard that I snapped my board getting tech! Really, honestly, I just edited this...
Sometimes you're just sitting around the skatepark with the camera rolling, not really filming anything or paying attention, and a kid blazes through the screen on his Rollerblades and eats shit. This was pretty much the highlight of my trip to NJ last week. The more you watch the funnier it gets, I swear.
Here's a 'lil montage of some dudes at Manny Mania. Enrique Lorenzo, Josh Kalis, Danny Montoya, Chico Brenes, Daniel Castillo, Jereme Rogers and Kenny Anderson. Look at Kenny's last trick. Man... what I wouldn't give for that steez...
My company, Sole Technology, has this frat-like ritual they do when they hire new people. I try and refrain from such jock behavior, but this is known as the "tough guy shot." Snort the salt, shoot the tequila and squirt the lime in your eye! Ya bro! "Am I cool now? Am I in the club?"
Every year, around Easter, etnies gives away tons of free shoes in LA. Most of the recipients are awesome and gracious. Then, some of them lie and get crazy for free shoes. This guy got a free foot massage, but still has beef with Cuban guys. Ingrate!