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Lee Berman Interview on 48 Blocks

2010-03-02T13:36:00.000-08:00

Berm's has an interview on 48 blocks, take a break and check it out.

Stereo Penis Cruiser

2010-02-26T17:40:00.001-08:00

Justin at Stereo hooked me up with an awesome cruiser board and also gave me some Hi-Fi wheels to smooth the ride. Fuck ya guys, you guys are the best. If your a shop, call Stereo, buy some boards from Justin, or go into your local skate shop and order these pups. Thanks guys.

Ezekiel Northwest Tour, Slashed

2010-02-23T03:11:00.000-08:00

Found a random film scan on my computer from our Ezekiel Northwest Tour we did last year. One of best times ever.

I think this was from one of our last days in Seattle, WA. Lou wanted to get home after this and drove 18 hours straight back to Yreaka. I do remember, this was shot on my Yashica T4, one of my sharpest camera's ever.

More Slashed?

Lee Yankou Covered in Concrete

2010-02-21T22:45:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to say, Congrats to Lee Yankou on his buttery Concrete Cover shot by Dan Z in SF! Fuck'n A.

Philipp Schuster in San Francisco

2010-02-20T02:11:00.000-08:00

Red Bull sent Philipp and I up to San Francisco to skate, and just hang. We ended up hanging with Lee Yankou and just having a great time, especially for a Austrian who has never been to the United States West Coast. Here is the write up from the trip.

Plus we made an really cool desktop. Download that shit below and post on your friends desktop.

Decenzo'd Again for RDS

2010-02-17T02:28:00.000-08:00

Ryan comes through with another awesome trick for RDS Apparel. Switch Hurrycane'd.

Thanks RDS and Ryan for putting me in a position to sit on my ass and push a red button.

Oh yeah, ps: this is the same night as this. Good times.

Joey, you have 5 mins, now choose.

2010-02-14T02:00:00.000-08:00

Joey and I did this little tidbit for Red Bull Skateboarding before we went skating one day. The concept was simple, what would you grab from your house if you only have 5 mins. I asked Joey, and this is what he came up with.

Thanks to Joey and Red Bull for this, also watch this pup on youtube if you wanna.

Derek Fukuhara in the Hippy Coffin

2010-01-25T01:59:00.000-08:00

The hippy coffin, hahah!
This trick/photo was the brainchild of Derek and I.. We actually attempted to create it best we could. But what really made even sweeter, we actually notified that Skatebook was interested in a Filmbot Grip Ad, so this picture was not only fun, but served a purpose and went for a Filmbot Grip Ad in the Book #6.

Click here to watch the video and enjoy the grip. Thanks.

Evan Smith and DC Team, Berric'd

2010-01-23T01:09:00.000-08:00

I don't normally blog about the Berrics, I mean, why do I have to. Didn't you know it's like "The biggest site in skateboarding, bro."

But all seriousness, I am just hyped that the homies: Matt Miller (watch his DC part, whaaa) and Evan Smith is killing the the Berrics and doing it for DC Shoes. Nuff Said.

Red Bull Manny Mania Slashed

2010-01-22T06:35:00.000-08:00

Going through some old photos for a project I am working on with Red Bull, I discovered I had lots of random portraits and shots that were taken during Manny Mania 2009 and Manny Mania Amateur Los Angeles, that I never thought to layout.

Manny Mania NYC Winner Eli Reed

Stevie and Ronson Lambert

Jeff Pang and Dave from DQM

Manny Mania Los Angeles (long beach, actually) Joey Brezinski working hard

Del the Funky Homosapien

Shoulda Woulda Coulda...Ezekiel Ad

2010-01-20T14:25:00.000-08:00

John Lupfer and I shot this photo on a nice weekend day trek in San Diego with the homies Derek and Vince joining also. Always good times with Lupfer.

Recently, I got hit up about Johns new ad and kinda got heckled about the Ezekiel campaign of a reversal mirror imagery being added to Johns photo. Yeah, yeah I get it.. "Was it switch, was it regular?" Due to contrary and wishful belief, I don't do everything at Ezekiel (like layout the ads), and much like the rest of the industry, not every company is staffed entirely with die-hard skateboarders.

So agreed, if I were to choose, the layout below (which I created after the fact) would have been chosen. But, hey those are the advertising deadline ups and downs.

Speaking to John about the ad, his response was "I don't care, people who skate know, so it doesn't really matter. It makes em get a second glance." Hmmm.. Thats a good take on it.

Thanks to John and Ezekiel!

RYAN DECENZO goes PRO!

2010-01-16T14:46:00.000-08:00

Congrats Decenzzz, for your pro debut! Dude, well deserved, I am very happy for you.

Here was a photo they used for an ad, plus in their Decenzo Pro Debut Interview/PDF. Download it, then watch the INSANELY NUTS video. I mean seriously crazy.

Thrasher 5 Sequence

2010-01-15T14:13:00.000-08:00

Thrasher just put up a couple of sequences of mine... awesome. Thanks Thrasher! Tap below to view.

Soma Magazine with Derek Fukuhara, Merci!

2010-01-15T02:14:00.000-08:00

Soma Magazine issue 14 just released their PDF online, (give a tapper to download issue 14) which Derek has a photo of his trick preceding this trick.

Thanks to Soma for running this photo, you guys are awesome and stuff. Merci! See you in France! High fives!

Sean Conover Slashed

2010-01-08T15:03:00.000-08:00

One of those spots where a member in the van spots it, someone screams "Pullover!!" and everyone jumps out, with the excitement that they struck gold and found something that no one else has discovered.

Sean Conover Backside Flips a spot we find while driving through Texas on our Ezekiel Southern HOTSPOTatility Tour. Conover, we miss you, lets go skate, dooood!

More Slashed here.

Mika the Movie

2009-12-29T11:44:00.001-08:00

Good friend Love Eneroth owns a awesome board brand called Bellow's from Sweden with team rider Mika Edin. We stayed with them during our Ezekiel Deported Tour a couple years ago and had a great time skating around Stockholm. Well here is a video part I came across of Mika and some of the Bellows Team. Send me back, I miss europe!

Check out the Bellows site! RIP: Johan Florell.

Ezekiel presents: The AZ in BLAZE

2009-12-28T23:26:00.000-08:00

Amir GT finished up the AZ in BLAZE tour video. Pretty cool and fun, with Vince Duran, Derek Fukuhara, Taylor McClung and Issey Yumiba.

Clydizzle.

2009-12-28T23:19:00.000-08:00

Scott Decenzo in the new Concrete Magazine

2009-12-25T18:24:00.000-08:00

Wow, soo hyped I am. Thanks soo much to Scott Decenzo and everyone at Concrete!

Cover Caption:
"Back when I used to live in Vancouver, SCOTT “SCOOTER” DECENZO and his older brother Ryan were just two little groms who shredded Delta, BC everyday. Scott was the quieter of the brothers, and let his skating do the talking. Fast-forward three years, and this particular day was no different. Scoot slashed through almost two layers of his board during this California LIPSLIDE down a gnarly curved and knobbed rail, while Plan B filmer Hoops yammered on about God knows what. And the fact that we had to sneak into this private gated condo community full of BMW-driving rich people only added to the anxiety. But for Scott, this was just another day where his skating did the talking."

Thanks again, very appreciative! Happy Holidays to everyone!

Vince Duran on Utility "Get Flow'd"

2009-12-23T12:37:00.000-08:00

Vote for homie Vince Duran on Utility's "Get Flow'd" Contest.

Get on it!

Texas/4Duos Doorstep Surprise!

2009-12-22T16:54:00.000-08:00

New Doorstep Surprise, the Fourduos full length video, looking good guys!! Hyped, the video looked great and thanks for sending a copy.

Watch the trailer here:

ESPN and Mr. Robert Lim

2009-12-21T15:25:00.000-08:00

ESPN Action Sports just featured Robert Lim in a New York feature! And was ooh soo kind to post him as the cover boy.

Check out Robert and all the other bro's out.

Then watch R.B Umali's New York's Stomping Ground, with Zered, Joey Pepper and so many others.

SOTY SF Weekend Blurrr

2009-12-16T12:28:00.000-08:00

Went to SF for Thrasher's SOTY, here are a couple posts from the trip.

Red Bull for SOTY (day 1)

Ezekiel (sorta day 2 / 3)

J.Wak Wednesdays - The Secret Edit

2009-12-16T09:44:00.000-08:00

I remember this edit that Jason made a while back, it was a fun thing to do, and it was a culmination of just a bunch of footage we had in between Filmbot Files and his 411VM part. Brings back Memories!