art showz are all the same........

A show for Matt French at the Unknown Boardshop in Bellingham last friday was no exception.  A artist, sum peepz.  i just happened to be holding my camera.

the sandwhich board tellz the masses

a cool dia de muertos installation, john aguilar and his wife put together in the window at the unknown.

graham

grahams art

tofe stopped by

the guy with the art on display, matthew french

Zac owns a skateshop

phil owns the tattoo shop next door, Sabbath.  get ink there.

and bob werks at phils.

random kittens

robert

and ben

matt's stuffz

igor approved.  thumbz up.

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SEDRO WOOLEY.........

skatepark opens tommorow.  there having sum kind of grand opening shenanigans and it looks like its gonna rain.  i could care less about sum crappy punk bands and sum hotdoggers showcasing their talents anyway so whatever.  Let the hype of the new park happen then hopefully quickly die down, so we can make this our new home.  looks to be one of funnest bowls ive seen.

thats whats up.....

and then sum randoms i find particularly pleasurable to the peeperz.

see you in the val bro.

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ever wanted to know a little more.......

about the masterminds behind one of the greatest and most provocative written publications and one of the most entertaining internerd channels ever!!  Heres a little insight into Shane Smith's start and end? of none other than VICE MAGAZINE, interviewed by one of the owners of GIRL skateboards, who is also the ex husband of the daughter of the director of the that one gangster movie, the GODFATHER. 

 part 1



part 2



part 3



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chances are.....

you know of Jordan Sanchez, maybe personally, have run into him at a skatespot or have already seen this, his part in the new BLVD skateboard video, called AMBURGLER.  I suggest finding and watching the entire video, as it's certainly a treat.  But Jordon snags the ender, here, and as as always, his part is filled with the most creative, quick-footed shennanigans you should be lucky enough to be familiar with by now.  The dude is so rad to watch skate.  True to their crew Vics Market's style, the part is filled with Washington crust and if i remember right, straight VX action.  No So-Cal HD here.  just some pebbles and sum durt.



i suggest a enlarging of yer smart boxz' face.

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this is what i got goin on.......

get outta yer plush home/apt, buy a van and join me.  Lets hit the road down the coast, hell tommorow.  no tie downs, no rent, no billz.  you can do whatever you want.  seriously.  what do you have to lose.  think about it.

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oldie but goodie.....

here is a photo i shot of sir ryan williams at Dahl park in north seattle when it first opened.  This quarter is perfect.  And the decklessness is rad but creates a most certain element of death and inner shin dismemberment, making tricks on the thing feel that much radder.  fruntside floater like only ryan has.

hey blair habenicht.  if yer out there, what up buddy?  hope yer well and i run into you soon.
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if this doesn't make.......

me feel dumb about complaining about my aches and pains at the ripe age of 34, i don't know what will.  total fugging shred.

GMC was always werking on a installation of sorts last night when i stopped by the skateshop.  It involved strolling around downtown round bar closing time and leaving wheat-pasted sandwhich boards around the bar vacinitys.  Maybe one of you caught it?  to late for my blood these daze.

boys at werk getting things ready.

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one day in new york city.......

with P.J. 



and as far as a video that gets me wanna get out the door and go get a rip?  this one does it.  a little promo video from mr. alv's company outta malmo sweden,  POLAR SKATE CO.



another nice day.  get outside.

bricks down......

i guess b.j. got a bolt thru the shoe and into the foot.  ain't lookin to purty.  get well homie.

skated this for the first time in a long time.  this was my first concrete diy mission.

xanadu is home

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COAL PAD WEEKEND

so in case you havent heard, the coal pad DIY skatespot is officially a go.  With that came a impromptu desconstruct-struct weekend.  Jeremy was in town to orchestrate, brice came up from seattle, sage was in town manning the giant machine with his skatepark building expertise and i, i was there to help with whatever i could.  We got a lot done.  Get hyped.  shits legal!!!!

the first night begins

sage knows whats up

 

i was twenty feet in the air in the bucket of the excavator here above rubbled concrete.  sage, watch the controls buddy.

brice sweeping up the mess, while spanky rips

20 ft. up

new back ameoba

brice just quit his long time job repping for NHS.  he wanted me to get a pick and show them what hes doing now!

puttin in a drain

hobo camp

theres a coal pad benefit skate contest at the bellingham park this saturday the 22nd with after party at the Redlight bar.  be there.

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this makes me so happy........

25 minutes from Bellingham.  Population maybe 5,000.  Small towns always produce the best gems.  Way to to guys.  This crete looks amazingly promising.

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being in transition.......

and without a home has been real good.  It has been forcing me to get out and constantly smell them roses instead of confining myself to the comforts of my home.  Been enjoying sunsets, hanging downtown at the skateshops, spending more time at the park.  Anyways, it's been real.  Heres a couple snaps from yesterday before it went real south.

never gets old.  Bellingham is a beautiful place.  Lummi and Orcas islands.

Josh Wilgress taking the road rarely traveled.

fish

watch where yer going buster.

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