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BEWARE OF SASQUATCH

2010-03-01T22:16:00.001-05:00

Canadiams | 002

2010-02-02T11:42:00.001-05:00

Wheery is killin it in this one. Also, Hill hits a spot in the east that I have been lookin at for years, too gnar.

Canadiams | 001

2010-02-02T11:40:00.001-05:00

Bomb Hills ... Not Countries

2010-02-02T11:39:00.001-05:00

2009-12-13T09:55:00.001-05:00

Green Apple's "Peep Show" from Green Apple on Vimeo.

2009-11-26T20:10:00.001-05:00

2009-11-25T22:45:00.001-05:00

2009-11-23T21:14:00.001-05:00

Chris Troy God Save the Label from Black Label Skateboards on Vimeo.

2009-11-23T13:48:00.001-05:00

If You Ever Get Bored...

2009-11-23T13:47:00.001-05:00

http://sk8pirate.blogspot.com/

Next Level

2009-11-17T11:19:00.002-05:00

This kid is the next big thing in skateboarding. Always with a smile on his face.

And we all know Cole is retarted.

Gallant to Circa

2009-04-30T09:09:00.003-04:00

Ryan Gallant has always been one of my favs. Always been down for the smooth style and trick selection. It just seems like hes on his own terms with skating. Doing it for himself. I guess it goes to show that if you stick with something you love to do, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place.

Its a little strange to see him on Circa now, but, im sure its better for him in the end. DC is starting to stir things up, maybe it wasnt the right fit. All this hype footage makes me want to have 400 pairs of AL50's though. diaaam. Miss those days.

Lil throwback to the expedition days.

Back In Action

2009-04-30T09:07:00.002-04:00

Now that things are starting to settle in at the new place I can post up some shizzz.

Photos of the new pad to come when its all set up.

RAD VID | Cory Kennedy

2009-03-27T18:41:00.002-04:00

Like, yeah ok. I can do every trick, perfect, all the time. Deal with it.

Mixed Medium.

2009-03-27T12:32:00.003-04:00

Came across this photo going though a friends FB albums. So simple, and so rad.

Gotta Start Blogging More.

2009-03-26T01:45:00.005-04:00

really.

Guy.

2009-03-26T01:45:00.004-04:00

Also This....

... For Those Who Know.

I actually own:
a) This copy of Mouse on VHS.
b) A working VCR.

New project. Digitizing old VHS footage. Awesome.

Sundays.

2009-03-24T13:30:00.005-04:00

Carm is really good at bowling. Seen here, his step by step approach to nailing this spare. Bowlings awesome, but when you can put this much style into it... well then you just get something special!

Ever wonder what to do on a Sunday night in Burlington. Ontarios largest 30+ singles night at CLUB 54.

Thanks to Carm, Uncky Jay and Cheeseburger for the best Sunday ever. Till next week.

In with the old

2009-02-18T09:01:00.003-05:00

Hot trend for 2009..... old pro-shoes!

Check out these OG Marc Johnson Emericas. Im sure for "legal" reasons, there is no M and or J associated with the name of this shoe, but dammmnn. So tight. With the original colour ways too! Sick. I think they are just calling it the "OG".

Emerica's on point for 2009. Reynolds Cruisers anyone?

Epicly Johnston'd

2009-02-12T02:17:00.002-05:00

This is shaping up to be one hell of a series. Hate how im gonna have to wait to see them all. I think he could probably have a whole 10 episode series.... Just on his house alone. Also check out the Ty Evans one. Rad to see what he has to say on Transworld's video Feedback. Defiantly a pivotal video. Same wood.

Superbowl Spots

2009-02-03T20:44:00.003-05:00

Doesn't really have anything to do with skating, but some of the commercials this year were awesome. Canadian television feeds suuuuck for that very reason, but, here is a link to view all the spots from 2009. I disagree on the winner.

Not the winner, but awesome.

http://superbowlads.fanhouse.com/

Adrift Clubhouse

2009-01-29T22:03:00.007-05:00

Here are some snaps from last nights sesh at the Adrift Clubhouse. Thanks to Dylan for hooking it up. Good to get a little skate sesh in during the harsh winter times.

Andrew LaGrave - BS Smith

Andrew LaGrave - BS Smith

Dylan Thompson - FS Boardslide

Rob LaGrave

Rob LaGrave - BS Tailslide

RAD VID | Andrew Brophy

2009-01-28T21:23:00.001-05:00

Straiiight Killin it. Dude ollied like 42" the other day. Pop. Best is the ending!

Im goin to skate! Pics up tomorrow.

The Boss | Andrew Reynolds

2009-01-28T20:44:00.003-05:00

Cool little 4 part interview with the boss about Altamont, clothing, life and the wackness that surrounds skateboarding in general.

RAD VID | Walker Ryan - Organika Concrete Jungle

2009-01-26T17:38:00.001-05:00

Damn. Switch Tres. Switch Tre-Shove. So Sick.

Shamble Hi

2009-01-22T16:05:00.003-05:00

Can I have these pleaaase.

EA SKATE 2 | Today

2009-01-22T15:44:00.003-05:00

Went for lunch. Went to EB. Got Skate 2. Went to Jimmy. Got Chicken Souvlaki. Best.

Flip In Flip Out Sh!t | Taylor Smith

2009-01-21T10:28:00.000-05:00

Damn kids are rippin these days. Id be that good if I skated for vans too. Fact.

RAD VID | Kevin Romar

2009-01-21T10:23:00.001-05:00

Not really sure when The Berry Video dropped, but its got some serious players. Rumor has it Scott Kane has some new footage too. Im huntin for that. I was pretty stoked on this Kevin Romar part though. Peep the ender.

Obamanation

2009-01-20T15:26:00.003-05:00

Its Official!

EA Skate 2 | Possibly Tomorrow?

2009-01-20T10:50:00.001-05:00

Arto Is a Beast.

2009-01-20T10:43:00.003-05:00

Some footage from an Analog tour in Japan. Arto will seriously be crushing it in 2009. Does anyone know when the Toronto Mindfield premiere is? Is there one?

http://www.alienworkshop.com/

EA Skate 2 Countdown | 2 Days ...

2009-01-19T14:09:00.005-05:00

... well, probably more like 3. By the weekend fo shooooo.

RAD VID | Skate Perception Montage 2008

2009-01-19T13:57:00.001-05:00

Great Filming. Amazing Skating. Editing is Decent. All around good look.

RAD VID | Noah T

2009-01-17T14:52:00.000-05:00

RAD VID | Hugo Maillard

2009-01-16T20:31:00.002-05:00

Skate 2 Countdown | 8 Days

2009-01-16T15:49:00.002-05:00

T-Minus 8 days till it drops.... Yeaah Im a nerd.

RAD VID | Sean Malto

2009-01-15T13:37:00.001-05:00

Fresh

2009-01-15T13:31:00.001-05:00

Clean and simple. I wasnt feeling the black background style I had goin for a while, so I decided to mix it up, ad a few things, and yeah, toss up a lil bonus vid. Fresh!

Skate 2

2009-01-09T14:50:00.002-05:00

So the skate 2 demo dropped yesterday. I may or may-not have taken an hour long lunch break to go home and download it.

Also, you can skate in vans eras. So dope.

Sk8 Mafia | Best of 2008

2009-01-08T11:07:00.005-05:00

This video kind of took me by surprise. Im not heavy into the Sk8 Mafia saturdays, but they do remind me of what skating should be. Fun. Yeah lame right? Kinda throws it back to the old Sauga park days when we would just bust out the cam and filmed whatever happend. None the less, this video has alot of good skating in it to. Jamie Palmores section kills it. Tyler Surrey, Gray Brothers and Kellen James all have good shit too. Little dissapointed on the lacking Wes Kremer footage though. Dude kills it.

Download the MP4 for iPhone/iPod

http://www.sk8mafia4life.com/video/sms/01-03-09big.mov

2000 | Nine

2009-01-06T12:39:00.003-05:00

So here we go. Another year. Another Blog. Yeah yeah yeah. Maybe this time I will ACUTALLY post. Its on my "list" of things to do along with: Shoot Photos, Skate, Film skating, Have Fun, Party with Friends, Travel and Have something to show for in 2009.

For now, here is some chops from the tail end of Oh-Eight.

- Kris

Slight Chance of Awesomeness.

2008-04-30T19:39:00.004-04:00

Headin out on Friday. Should be a rad time. Gonna post pics and vids of the trip out west.

As for now... DEATHWISH!!!!!

deathwish.mp4

This isnt even a full lenght video. Just a promo I guess? Good to see new Herman footy & Dixon is killin it.

Guys Who Skate Good and Stuff | Vol. 3

2008-04-21T18:29:00.002-04:00

Kenny Hoyle.

The first footage I saw of him was in the Kayo vid, and I was blown away. Trick selection and steeze to back it. Reminded me of an early Bieble style. Nollie Heels on lockdown!

Kayo Corp. "Its Official"

Day in the life.

Cant wait to see his part in Transworlds newest video, "The Now"

Guys Who Skate Good and Stuff | Vol. 2

2008-04-17T16:21:00.003-04:00

Nate Broussard - Static III

Similar to a B.A. gentil giant steeze, Nate had a really flowy and smooth style. Not to mention amazing trick selection. Switch tre revert. Bam.

Nate Broussard - Buenopromo Wizards of Radical.

Little more underground. Peep the BS 180 Nosegrind revert @ the chinatown metal ledge.

Hibernation | 08

2008-04-16T13:18:00.002-04:00

Monday nights at The Rail was the weekly sesh for most of 08's ridiculously long and drawn out winter. Jonathan shakes of the rust and locks down a few new tricks for the spring time. Cameo's by Jerry and Jay G.

Guys Who Skate Good and Stuff | Vol. 1

2008-04-15T14:52:00.003-04:00

The Blog has been collecting a bit of dust lately, so I figured I could try and "freshen" things up with a new segment I call: "Guys Who Skate Good and Stuff". New, Old, Whatever. Just Stuff im feelin.

Nick Trapasso - Lurkfest? (newer footage anyways..)

Nick Trapasso - Suffer The Joy

Scott Kane x Nick Trapasso

Scott Kane - Bootleg 3000

* and as far as I know, Scott Kane STILL doesnt have a board sponsor.

$1000 Double Flips

2008-04-15T13:38:00.002-04:00

So I guess it was Mark P. who came across this gem. Almost like a time warp. Back in the prime King Boardshop days, we used to travel around to wierd little skate contests and games of skate. Since John and I really cant skate anything other than flat land, it was perfect, and when we heard about a one-thousand dollar winner take all game of skate, we were all over it. The fact that it was way the hell in Midland didnt really matter, cause we were pumped on redbull, and flatland.

The video speaks for itself. Basically, John made it to the finals, and got beat out by a kid doing basic tricks. $1000 for him. John Gets Nothing. Classic.

LaBella Gets Old

2008-02-21T09:21:00.004-05:00

On this very day, twenty three years ago, one very special human burst through a thin layer of placenta and hasn't looked back since! Now, as a grown ass man, John Carmine Labella, we get to the chance to celebrate his gloriousness and reflect on some moments of days past. Happy Michael Jordan Buddy!

Burnt Toast

2008-02-11T08:06:00.000-05:00

Hot off the press! Copies of WESTmetro & Double.U Productions BLAMMO are now available. Yah yeah, I know, it only took like 3 years to get this one finaly out, and its not like i really had to even do anything. Its been done for a while! Sure some of the DVD menu navigation might be a little wonky, but the bonus features make up for that (except for the one that freezes. pardon?) Thats why, for an unlimited time offer, you can get your very own copy of BLAMMO for Free! ... or Best Offer! Hit me up if you wanna grab a copy.

STNS DVD's in the works? Who Knows!

Un Petit Peux Du Rail

2008-02-10T19:30:00.000-05:00

With Adam jetting off to BC I figured it was a perfect time to start the blog back up. WESTmetroPRODUCTIONS had a very short lived home on FaceBook, but that proved to be quite difficult and annoying. Stay tunned for weekly updates and new-old footage drops.

New for 2008. Log Footage. Because raw, unedited footage is just as good as the edit itself.

BLAMMO: The Archives

2007-11-20T21:25:00.000-05:00

Its amazing what you can find lying around on harddrives. I was digging through some of the Archive footage for BLAMMO. Its crazy how young we look in it, and how old some of the stuff was. Theres some true gems in here, and expect them to surface very shortly!

Back to Basics

2007-11-12T14:21:00.000-05:00

Wow, long time no blog. But thats ok, cause its gonna be back in full swing.

Heres a little blast from the past to tie things over.

Spring Cleaning

2007-04-20T11:35:00.000-04:00

The other night, I was just doing a little spring time cleaning on my hard drives and coming across some aweeeesome shit! Tonnes of old MSN recived files, and photos of just stupid shit. Nothing tops the videos though, just a whole mess of quicktimes and wmv's from a not so distant past!

Once upon a time, I used to be good at skateboarding.

Phil still rules. This was before LaBella and I rode for King Boardshop, and we were actually riding for Full Tilt's B-Team for this competition, which was totally a bust, cause they ened up winning the contest, and we never got PAID! hahaha, whatever, Shit was still fun, plus the King Boardshop scouts were out in full effect, and were quick to scoop us up after our one day contracts with FT were up.

Milton Park vs. The Rail

2007-04-03T16:43:00.000-04:00

These past few weekends have been a Blast! Milton has been reppin hard, and skating even harder... and I guess, Drinking, even harder? Ohhhhhhhhhhh Yeah. Well, back to the skating, and this time, to the rail park. It was my first time out, and I was amazed to see how we got the place to ourselves. We got down to business and ripped hard. Who didnt come away with hella flat spots? Needles to say, the flat bar got a solid beating from one Jonathan Condren, and no quarter pipe was safe from Jays wrath of gnar. Cseff was out in full force and looks like hes been sleeping under a bridge for the past 3 months! There can never be enough power-slides when the Labellas are around, and this night was noooooooooo exception. Thanks to everyone for such a rad sesh, and a super huge awesome shout out to Kev for the hot rides. Pizza's on me next time!

VHS Is The New DVD

2007-03-16T19:51:00.000-04:00

With the recent "Limited Edition" release of Krooked's new video Gnar Gnar, shot entirely on VHS-C Cameras and available only on VHS Format, everyone is jumpin on the bandwagon to bring back this almost dead format. Its only a matter of time before they bring out the VHS-C iPod! What better time that now to dig into some of my old VHS tapes and post up some clips from sessions past. God only knows how many hours of footage there are of shell park sessions with Appleyard, Sauga night missions with Cseff and Capper, all day Milton street spot sesh's, Shortys gear from head to toe was a must.

In this post ive dug up an old sponsor tape I probably made in grade 8 or 9. Peep the heavy flossing of DC shoes, and "Gold" watches I used to rock. Oh mannnn! Amazing! Theres probably a few tricks in there I would be hard pressed to do now!

The second clip I posted was just a log of old footage from the same tape featuring vintage Volpe, LaBella, Big Willy J, and way to much crappy footage of myself. So fire up those VHS tapes and search for gold!

Worst fake steeze ever. what!

Diggin Deep

2007-03-09T01:57:00.000-05:00

Its been a while since I have posted anything, but rest assured, the Blog is back in full force. Be sure to check back for a recent "428 Field Trip" Starring Carmine LaBella. But for now, I have come classic 35mm shots from the depths of my harddrives.

Carm Gets Down on a Switch Flip in the Harsh Oakville Winter.

Condren with a familiar 180 nosegrind. I remember Mccourt giving me some lighting pointers on this shot.

Growing up in Milton, there was really nothing to skate, so anytime we got to "travel" to missisauga, it was always a good sesh. Me an Marc Madersbacher used to cruise around and skate all day, hittin up all the sauga spots.

LaBella throws down a FS nosegrind in the Milton ghetto. We put coping on this ledge, and hit it hard almost everyday. You may reconize this hot ledge from John LaBellas STNS part, where he serves up a fresh FS willy. Speaking of which...

This Ramp has been in the scene for many years. It started off as a hella steep, hella vert, pretty much unskateable ramp, but we fixed it up, recut the tranny, and it was golden. Volpe obviously killed it, this FS flip is a lofty example.

For Those Who Dont Already Know...

2007-02-05T22:46:00.000-05:00

No Words, Just ...

Top of The Charts

2007-01-23T01:52:00.000-05:00

T-Cab and I were talking the other day about google searches, and what comes up when you look up certain things. T-Cabs blog and site get the top hits when you search em in google:

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=andrew+norton&meta=

My name doesnt quite bring up the same thing. It seems someone else has already claimed top cheese as "Kris King Photography". Wierd thing is, the guy is from Toronto. Thats fine with me, cause I like to play it from all angles, im not gonna limit myself to just photography like he does:

http://www.kriskingphoto.com/

WESTmetro Productions on the other hand, brings up some intersting results. Ranging from other peoples skate video blogs, to this crazy asian site:

Looks like were takin over the world. Stay tuned for more vids, and not just some stupid stuff I find in google. Holler!

428 and a Half

2007-01-17T20:18:00.000-05:00

So, Carm was down for the week, and it was much fun. Comming off his recent liver hacking, Carm is back on the mean streets, and rocking vans harder than Salman Agah. It was obvious that a 428 Morning Moss sesh was in order, and getting three drunk bastards up at 10:30 am was nothing short of a miracle .... or maybe it was just Andrews home-made banana pan cakes. Deee lish. This is a video summary of what happens when Moss gets attacked, by 428 and a Half.

428 December

2007-01-04T23:36:00.000-05:00

The combined forces of 428 Media, ie T-Cab and King, have been taking advantage of this unseasonably warm weather to "get stoked". I know ive been lacking a bit on the postings, but its only because I have been to busy skating! T-Cab and I have been rolling with many-a-crew around toronto, and hitting up some well known spots. Here is a little taste of summer, right in the middle of winter!

Pooched It!

2006-12-12T21:34:00.000-05:00

I poached this clip of poached footage from a morning moss sesh like 3 or 4 weeks ago. Mike Maines was on fire landing every trick possible. Props to T-Cab with the Smith Seq. Holla!

Bolton Park!

2006-11-27T22:44:00.000-05:00

The Dream is now a reality, well, almost. Last weekend, John and I traveled North up to Bolton for an early sesh at the brand new Bolton Park. We got in a decent session with some of the local skate rats, the park wasnt 100% finished, but it was close enough. There were still large sections of concrete that still needed to dry, and they were tarped off. But the parts that we could skate were amazing. Its pretty cool when you get to see, and SKATE a park that you helped design from the ground up.

Pimp My Space

2006-11-24T20:12:00.000-05:00

Recently, I recieved an email from Gordons people, requesting some footage for Andrew's MySpace page. I thought it was a little wierd, but whatever, some people like to pimp thier page.

"Hey Kris King. This is Andrew's friend.. we need the footage for him personally. We're editing his myspace and want some footage. We'll give you thanks. Email it to cxxxxxxxxxxn@hotmail.com Thanks man!"

Hopefully this footy will help Gordo mack hot internet bitches!

- Older Footy

- Still Old, But Not Sooo Old Footy

Suffer The Toy

2006-11-22T23:04:00.000-05:00

Ed Templeton and Toy Machine have come out with another gem of a video, Suffer the Joy. Toy Machine videos are instant classics. I still watch Good and Evil on a daily basis. Cant wait to see the new B-Marks and J-Lay footy!

Classic.

Bump to Three

2006-11-15T21:31:00.000-05:00

This spot was recently blown up when the 5Boro team came and put the hurt down in Toronto. Its a really fun spot, and is tucked away from most anyone who would care, or kick you out. T-Cab and I decided to mission to find this spot, and came up succesful. We also found some other dope spots, such as a gnarly 11 stair with perfect run. Heres some of the footy from the day.

Plan Bizzle

2006-11-11T23:23:00.000-05:00

Plan B - Life After Death

A real YouTube Gem. Amazing skating from the whole team. I think Ryan Galant gets the VIP on this one. PJ Ladd has to much control to be human. Classic Wenning footy aswell.

The Block is Hot!

2006-11-08T21:10:00.000-05:00

Its nice to have some half decent weather these past few days and be able to skate with the crew of 428! Just a stones throw from our apartment is this curb spot. Its super rad cause they re-paved it, and left the parking blocks in during the process. The end result is a perfectly skatable, slappy-able, painted block. We wax the hell outta the bitch and grind for days. Heres what went down Sunday night!

Two Thumbs Up: The Lost Tapes

2006-10-25T20:56:00.000-04:00

Simple Fact: To put together a video, you need to film.... alot. More often than not, you come up with footage that was just for the hell of it, or a "maybe this could work" angle, or just some stupid line that didnt go down. These next few videos will be just that, the unused tapes. Im in the works of putting together all the lost or old footage from the past Two Thumbs... I mean years. Enjoy!

Kris King

Carmine LaBella

Harsh Euro Barge

2006-10-24T23:54:00.000-04:00

man i have been so many places already and i still have 5 more countries to go to in the next 2 and half weeks, we are in berlin germany right now. i saw Chany at MACBA haha he was wearing the same shoes as me(royal family tedfords), and a nike sb guy from here but his name i cant remember. Yes sir next season is hammer season this was our year off to re-energize after the epic two thumbs up year...i checked out t-cabs site, so hype that guy is killing it..behind the lens lol. anyways i will try and talk to you again soon, peace out buddy say hi to everyone i would say hi to if i were with you.

-will

Reppin Bolton

2006-10-17T16:30:00.000-04:00

Labella and I recently had the opportunity to help plan, and design the new skatepark being built in Bolton, Ontario. The township of Caledon had a few meetings with the local skaters, and brought in a design firm to get started on some plans for the new park.

We didnt make it to the first meeting, but that wasnt a huge problem, because we hit the second one hard. It was obvious that the park was pretty un-skateable, and we knew that we could change that.

We set up a smaller third meeting, with the designer, town counsil, the rest of the KBS team and a few others. We came prepared with scale drawings and layouts of the park we wanted to build.

"No, Scrap it, We want this here, and this here.... NOW!" - John LaBella

We were amazed at open they were to our ideas, and actually willing to design what we had brought to the table. John, Phil and I completely re-worked the whole bottom half of the street section, added our own obstacles, and gave the park a much more skatable, flowing design.

They have already started construction, and they say it should be done towards the end of november. Its really a simple design, so I dont see any problems with that. We all know that skatepark deadlines are really just up in the air. Cant wait to skate it though.

Check out http://www.ccsk8.ca/ for more info on the park.

When Your Downtown

2006-10-17T00:59:00.000-04:00

Its been amazing living downtown, just a quick skate or street car will get you to any spot. The 428 crew (T-Cab, Labella & King) hit up the streets with Mr. Adam Cseff during a recent visit. We didnt film much, but here's a little bit of footy from the night sesh.

Tyler O'Grady

2006-09-14T18:59:00.000-04:00

I've known Tyler for a little while now. Ever since he was stoked on my high-top dunks, and told me he went to school with Amira. There have been alot of rumors going around about some serious shit this kid has put down. They are all true. Rob and Andrew LeGrave have been hyping him up for a while now, but I had only seen bits and pieces of his footage. His skating in person is amazing (funny to think he got beat by LaBella in skate! haha), huge pop and sick steeze.

This video clip is pretty amazing. Tyler is defiantly one of Torontos best up and coming skaters. Hopefully he can come out and shoot some photos with T-Cab, and get some recognition.

Busy Busy Buys

2006-09-08T14:32:00.000-04:00

Its been a while since I posted some new footage on here. Dont get your hopes up, I got nothing. Well, thats a lie, Will has something, and since I have been busy as ____ lately, Im gonna steal it from him!

Just some recent park footy and a little fog bank action. Between work and moving/packing/unpacking I havent been out filming so much, but with the new apartment downtown, WESTmetroPRODUCTIONS could be on the rise! Stay tuned for some hot downtown actions.

A Time To Blog

2006-08-16T00:32:00.000-04:00

Transworlds newest skateboard video: A Time To Shine.

Amazing skating from Paul Rodriguez with Mike Taylor & Jereme Rogers, Dylan Rieder, Cooper Wilt with Daewon Song & Chris Haslam, Chad Tim Tim, Ronson Lambert and Chris Roberts with Joey Brezinski & Kenny Anderson.

Don't know how long this video will last on Google, so get it while the get'ns good.

Madd Mike

2006-08-15T02:06:00.000-04:00

Mike says: (12:23:29 AM)
yo can you take off those clips on youtube from commerce and cbmk.. that shits embarassing

- Mike McCourt ... Not So Stoked

Vintage Blaxall

2006-08-10T03:33:00.000-04:00

Its amazing what you can find when you have alot of browsing time at work. I dont even remeber how I came across this stuff, but its gold. Old Gold at that. Heres a bit of Vintage Darrell & Blaxall for ya.

Brick Banks

2006-08-09T02:42:00.000-04:00

These banks suck. They really do. Interlock has no mercy, even when its formed into a perfectly shaped bank. Im sure Will would kill this place with his 62mm's and good bearings.

No one could really land anything on this thing, Cseff almost had some casper stalls and tre flips. Maybe we will go back... If anyone wants to skate it, Sherbourne and Richmond.

Get Rad

2006-08-09T00:28:00.000-04:00

A Time To Shine

2006-08-08T07:56:00.000-04:00

Midnight Shift at work = more posts ala blog. Will and I have been salavating over the new transworld video, and we've only seen the trailer. I know you can buy, or order it off Active, but I just wanna get a hard copy from a local shop. Adrift or anyone have it? Ill have to find out....

Cheese & Crackers

2006-08-08T01:56:00.000-04:00

If you havent seen, or hurd about this video... wow. I have known about it for a while but had never really looked into it. I was blown away. Daewon and Haslam are stupid good. The video is posted in two parts. So... enjoi!

Concrete Wave Evolutions Vol. 2

2006-08-06T15:52:00.000-04:00

Over the past month or so, I have been working in conjunction with Michael Brooke at Concrete Wave (the magazine, not the TV show) to produce the yearly Concrete Wave Evolutions DVD. Its appox. two and a half hours long, and features all sorts of different types of skateboarding from all over Canada, and the world. Its been a fun experience, and at the end, I got paid. I'm hoping it will give WESTmetro & Double.U Productions some good exposure. Will @ Double.U Productions contributed to the project by creating a sick edit. See Above.

The DVD is getting mass produced, 10,000 copies, and will be premiered at the ASR trade show in California. The video will also be broadcast on Google.Video.com, and will probably find its way over to YouTube.

Here is a screen shot of the main menu.

www.concretewavemagazine.com

Straight HTML Ballin!

2006-07-18T19:08:00.000-04:00

I was just surfing the net today at work, and i remebered about a web page i had created in grade 10 or 11 comm tech. Straight HTML ballin! I couldnt believe that it was still being hosted. Thanks GeoCities, for keeping my shitty webpage alive.

Pretty much a goldmine of shitty 35mm photos.

http://www.geocities.com/miltonskateboarding/

Market Research

2006-07-12T18:59:00.000-04:00

C1RCA sent a memo to all thier flow riders saying they had conducted hours of market research, and that Kickflip Frontside Tailslides would be the hot trick of 2006. They also attached a how to guide for those who were a little behind:

1- Watch Jon Allies Its Time Part
2- Wear Tight Tapered Pants, Preferably Black
3- Drink Budwiser Tall Cans
4- Repeat steps 1-3 in various orders until the perfect outcome of Kickflip frontside Tailslide-ism

Its Amiracle!

2006-07-08T00:35:00.000-04:00

As you may already know, Amira has hit the big 1-9. No more fake I.D.s or sneaking past boucers and shizzz. Its the real deal people, and this weekend (Satuday Night, the 8th) is gonna be a show-down, bro-down, hoe-down, schmo-down for all those interested.

Come on Out and Get WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBYYYYY

HAPPY B-Day Baby!!!!!!

Park Footy 06

2006-06-13T10:06:00.000-04:00

Ive been sitting on some of this park footage for almost a month now, possibly longer. I wasnt until yesterday when Carm and I were at Milton park, that I actually decided to make something of it. Now all we gotta do is take it to the streets.

KBS Video 2006

2006-06-12T12:58:00.000-04:00

So Will and I are working on the KBS video for next year. We have no idea what we are going to call it yet, there are a few names being tossed around right now. Here is a trailer we put together for the TTU DVD.

Two Thumbs Too Many!

2006-06-08T01:37:00.000-04:00

Friday the 2nd of June played host to our second premiere of Two Thumbs Up! This time the crew headed up to Bolton for some Thumb action. There was a solid turn out of kids, skaters and beer. Rumor has it, Ron got so wasted, that he was arrested and put in the drunk tank. Nah, im just josh'n, he just had a little alarm incident at 1 in the morning. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the vid, and to Ron and Eric at KBS for putting on a hell of a show!

- Will and Juan Get Down

- TTU Willie

- Some People Showed Up

- Doin It For The Kids

- Andrew Gordon Wasnt Really There, We Just PhotoShoped Him In

- John Was Really There, All The Time!

- Amira Was Soooo Supportive

- And How

- Eric Iceburg

- Ron Uses a Life Line To Answer The Question: Who Has Best Part in Two Thumbs Up?

- Jeff Adams Says He Does, Chances are, Hes Right!

- Daaaa Screen

- Daaaa Videos

More Pics Coming Soon

Two Thumbs Friday!

2006-05-29T12:17:00.000-04:00

Friday nights premiere was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came out, got a dog, and enjoyed the movies. Big thanks to Lindsay and Nathan at Adrift, and to Tcab for some memorable photos!!! Dont forget the SECOND premiere, this time a King Boardshop in Bolton. Hopefully everyone can come out. DVD's will be on sale at the premiere, and in stores shorty after!

Two Thumbs Up! Premiere May 26th & June 2nd @ 8PM

2006-05-09T11:56:00.000-04:00

In Da Ghetto!

2006-05-01T02:23:00.000-04:00

Sometimes, things just come together and work out just swell!

Will, Juan Johnny and I were driving around on our way to skate some flat bars in the Dundas/Dixie area, and we stumbled upon this really old bank. Juan was telling us Mcmurder used to rip it back in the day, and had a photo on it. BS flip? Anyways, its a pretty haggard spot; rough run up, step bank, crack at the bottom and the pavement seam. So we get there, and Will just jumps outta the car and straigh rides the thing. He was rocking the filmimg board with like gel 60mm's and some fast bearings. I couldnt skate the thing worth shit, so i busted out the flashes and set up for a photo. Will put down a few of these steezin wheely grabs, and the rest is history.

smartPRO

2006-04-28T03:18:00.000-04:00

Bordem sets in at 3:17 am.....

Two Thumbs Up!

2006-04-27T02:21:00.000-04:00

Will and I have been working tres-hard to finish up the TTU DVD for this week. I Know I Know... "Its Never Comming Out" or "Pshhh, Yeah Right"

Well, youre all wrong, because, at this point in time.... 2:23 am. the first copy is being burnt on my computer RIGHT NOW! Some touch ups here and there.... last tricks to be fillllllmed (what?) But hey, its almost there!

Premiers in early May!

April Sesh's Bring May Hesh's

2006-04-22T19:37:00.000-04:00

Ahhhhhh April. This weather has been wayyyyyyy to nice. Kindof has drawn my focus away from eveything and towards the good ol wood planks. The past few weeks have been filled with awesome weather, and great sessions. Its been a pleasure to skate with the one and only Mr. Nick Folco, who has recently doubled in size, and quadrupled in sexiness. I cant wait for May!

Some Like it RAW!

2006-04-19T02:59:00.000-04:00

The Ledgenday T-Cab has inspired me to shoot more in-depth with my camera. I hardly shoot raw, or seriously for that matter. This, i cant say is very serious either, but it was just fun to play around with some settings i dont use hardly enough. They come out nice and crisp. Not to mention the lighting was mint. Good old curve ledge.

John LaBella | Nosebonk

Good Old Days

2006-04-10T22:23:00.000-04:00

I recently recieved an email from my friend Kevin Rasmussen, (see AMC Ransack Video) that said he had found a sweet old photo in his closet by accident. Im not quite sure how old it is, but I mean, me and John are rocking Power shit pretty hard, except for the fact that im wearing vans. Yeah. Those were the good ol days! Anways, I never landed this stupid switch heel, maybee ill go back and do it soon...

Ohhhh Sh!t in the Ohhhh Six

2006-04-05T15:02:00.000-04:00

2006 is already shaping up to be a good year for skating. Footage is rolling in, and Toronto seems to be quite skatable again. Hour long sessions at UofT and a 30-40 minute stint at Unitel aint half bad. Most of the footage this year will be going towards the King Boardshop video, which remains untitled. Expect full parts from Juan, Condren, Phil, the new ripper Mitch Pryma, Lil B, John Labella, Nic Horbatz, Kris King, and whatever chill Salmon decides to film. Should be sexy!

Bif Bif

2006-03-18T00:15:00.000-05:00

This is Greg Lutzkas winning run at Tampa pro 2006. So much control, and so consistant. Bifs Included.

Damnnn Guurrllll

2006-03-08T22:11:00.000-05:00

As you may or may not have known, this past summer Girl skateboards went on a cross Canada tour blitz. There was supposed to be a demo at Iceland, but, it got rained out and moved to CBMK. Aside from the demos, the Girl squad put quite a hurtin on Toronto and most of its well known spots. New ams Mike Mo and Sean Malto didnt just sit around and take notes. Unitel felt the wrath of a Mike Mo switch flip. Proper. I hope this is a taste of things to come as the spring weather draws nearer every day. HYPE!

Paparazzi!

2006-03-03T20:42:00.000-05:00

Andrew Norton has recently been spotted escorting models aprox half his age and one third his height to Hollywoods hottest red carpet premiers. Models names/faces have been kept disclosed due to legal reasons.