KICKING IT AT THE BEACH

Here's some great shots of Joel skating at Venice Beach. They were shot by his friend Chris Pycior.

SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

Frontside flip, backside flip, what's the difference bro? Bobby and Joel certainly don't care, that's for sure. -Worful

BIG BROTHER X GOOGLE

No, not the defunct skateboarding magazine Big Brother, THIS ONE. Man this Google ad marketing really creeps me out sometimes. I mean, shit, is my Guy Gray-coined nickname really so pervasive that even google knows I would have a hard time not clicking on "Dolphin party supplies"? Its almost as if I were guided by some otherworldly force... God save us all.

More from Peru soon.

MORE WEST COAST MOVES

I had NOT seen Jabari's Western Edition ad until now, so sick! Way to go Jabari! Keep up the good work. -Worful

WEST COAST MOVES

Montage #4: Different montage from Carlo Pelaez on Vimeo.

Bobby Taylor sent us this montage that he's in, along with some other rippers. Thanks Bobby!

CALIFORNIA REPORT FROM JOEL

Joel recently made his way out west and snapped these pictures with his phone of the famous Zephyr shop as well as the famous Bay St. hill in the dogtown area. Thanks Joel!

OH BABY

Ok, Drew's not having a baby, but it certainly looks like it. Never the less, he, Bobby, and Bobby's friend Ryan "delivered" quite a show for the rest of us at the Kingshighway spot yesterday. Ryan had never been to the spot, so he was super psyched. Good to see you Ryan!
-Worful

SUMMER LOVIN'

I forgot to post this before I left for Peru, but here's some pics of a recent session at the blind school. This was shortly before Chris moved, and he and his friends took advantage of the banked planter in the front of the blind school. I can't even remember the last time I saw someone skate THAT part of the blind school, so it was fun to see. Meanwhile, everyone else focused on the ledges of course. Afterwards we went to a gap over a bar and Randy got something super sick that you'll have to wait to see. All in all a great day and a good official start to summer. -Worful

HAPPY CHRIS DAY!!!

If Chris were here I'm sure he'd be out ripping on such a sunny Saturday. But since he's not here's a couple videos that Adam and Jake made in his honor. We hope you're well Chris!

THIS IS TOTALLY TRIPPY BRO!!!

This is incredible! David and Randy re-filmed Randy's very first part in it's entirety. Amazing! I just wish Randy still pushed mongo. Thanks for sending David!

NEW BOARDS ARE HERE!

The new boards are here! Contact us if you want one, or as always stop by Infinity if you live in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

BUTT CAN

What's up with Gabe's butt can?

PERUVE IT! (PART 2)

And we're BACK ladies and germs! Boy does it feel good to be posting again. So yeah, Randy and I's trip to Peru was amazing and I'm so glad I got to go with him and our other friends. We got to do so much fun stuff and see so many amazing places along the way. So here's the first of some of my photos from the trip, starting off with our arrival in Lima and our trip to the skate park there. Also seen in these pictures are our travel mates Lucy, Cat, Jill, Jesiey, and Zach. Thanks for such a great trip guys! -Worful

PERUVE IT! (PART 1)

small Peruvian powerhouse VS. Big drunk jerk from Randy Ploesser on Vimeo.

Big Worf and I just got back from Perusing Peru and I have an hour of Flip video footage to Prove it to all of you skeptical "show-me-staters" and the 3 other people from around the globe that look at this blog.

Not unfortunately, there wasn't a large amount of shralping on our trip so most of the video was predominantly shot to capture the vast and varied scenic beauty of Peru. However, in between our overnight bus rides and pathetic attempts to grow beards to fit in with the smug backpacker and expatriate types we often ran into there, we got some entertaining and exotic skateboard footage.

I'll kick it off with this video from our first day. After a huge dinner and several stiff pisco sours we went to check out the skatepark on the coast of the Miraflores area of Lima. Its a relatively good park but is coated with that obnoxious anti-graffiti shit that makes you slide out unpredictably and knock your teeth out. Think Plan Nine park times 3 (although this park was only the second slickest spot we skated as you'll find out later). Anyhow, I was cruising around half-drunk trying not to fall or run into the throngs of kids on scooters or driving remote control cars around, when a young Peruvian boy approached me and said something to me in broken English and extended his fist towards me. I gave him knucks and he shook his head and looked confusedly over at a large group of people to our right. He extended his fist again and I gave him knucks and made it explode. He looked over again at the group and they all said "SKATE, SKATE". I then realized it was a group of older friends who had apparently egged him on to challenge the tall white guy to a game of S.K.A.T.E. and that he was trying to Rochambeau with me.

I usually don't play people I don't know in S.K.A.T.E. because A) I'd rather continue skating at my own pace and pleasure or B) its some competitive little prick who just wants to beat you for bragging rights or to prove that he is a "better" skateboarder. However in this situation the kid, Nicolas, seemed nice, and flatground was probably the safest thing to skate at the park so I took him up on his challenge. He took me out with a swift "paper" (damnit, trusty rock!) and he proceeded to start the game. The ever perceptive Worful must have sensed the spectacle about to take place and took out my Flip camera and started recording. I looked at Nicolas's tattered board and shoes and thought "man, I'm pretty drunk but I think I got this little fucker easy." Boy, was I wrong. Nicolas tired me down and took me out with a deft series of unique flip and spin tricks that would have made Koston blush.

Worf suggested I give him my board since it was obvious he needed a new one and after the brutal beatdown he gave me, probably deserved it. Alas, it was the only board I had for the whole trip and I had to hold on to it. I gave Nicolas the web address for the blog in case he wanted to review his slaughter-fest when I posted it, so if him or any of his amigos see this, send us an email with his home address so I can send down some goods!

Stay tuned for more videos, i'm sure Worful has some great photos to post from the trip soon too!