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 […]

Just got the word from Steph and Geth at Airspeed Skateparks that they are confirmed to be building a new skatepark in Yachats, Oregon! I think that the locals there have been trying to get  saktepark for like 15 years now, so I am surprised that the red tape has finally cleared and Yachats will […]

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 […]

let’s go skate, eh?

I love these kinds of skateboarding videos. Locals havin fun at their skatepark. Doesn’t matter if they aren’t pushing the concrete envelope - they’re obviously having a great time.

Tricky

I thought I was pretty clever when I came up with the idea for my Video Panaoramas, but this is a whole nother set of bearings. Check out this interactive, 360 degree video panorama of the Louisville skatepark. Spiffy. I wonder if there are that many BMX bikes there all the time?