Whoa, Dude….

Stumbled on this spiffy video today by a company called MoFrames. The motion over time effect reminds me of my Skaterpede video. Neat effect. They even sort of fly around in the 3D space that’s created by the trails of the individual video frames.

Big Fat Ollies
 

 
Stumbled on this full version of the old Powell Peralta skateboarding video, Propoganda. Lots of wooden half pipes, baggy shorts, mini ramps, and big floppy Frankie Hill ollies. Some interesting editing in parts of this video - before the days of non-linear digital editing. Kind of funny at the beginning where Lance Mountain […]

Slap, grind, flick, smak

Some fresh footage of Chet Childress, I think this is from the new Nike SB video? Love the no music, all skate noise soundtrack. And check out his crazy line in Orcas Island, all the way across the big bowls like it was flatland.

flexible, full-body padding

Stumbled on this odd bit of video about a new flexible material that turns hard when force is applied. It looks like you could maybe make some ove-the-knee skate shorts with this D3O stuff that would act like a set of knee pads when you fall. Or maybe a stylin’ hat/helmet like the […]

Battleground Washington Skatepark

Pablo and I have been to all of the new skateparks in the Portland area, and I’d have to say the Battelground is my favorite of the newest batch of concrete goodies. It’s huge, smooth, and creative. The bowl area(s) are super-fun for us old guys, and the kids dig the big ‘ol […]