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Win a Kilian Martin Powell-Peralta Deck

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Kilian Martin – proclaimed to be the next “Best Skateboarder in the World” has recently introduced his new Pro-model Deck from Powell Peralta. Kilian is an extremely unique skateboarder who focuses mainly on Freestyle, but following the footsteps of Rodney Mullen, he blends his Freestyle Skateboarding into Street Skating and literally annihilates everything in sight. Here’s a video where Kilian discusses how he got into skateboarding, what his biggest influences are, and how he would be lost without the world he lives in right now. Check out the video, and then click the link below to enter a contest where you could win a signature model of his new deck.

Win a Kilian Martin Deck

http://bit.ly/ride-powell-peralta-giveaway

You can enter up to November 13th, and the winner will be announced on November 19th

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Halloween War Zone

Another chaotic Leeside Halloween, every year seems to get crazier and crazier. This year was definitely the most hardcore indoor fireworks display of all time. We didn’t show up till after 9:00 and it was already full blown warfare. The costumes were solid, the skating was lean and mean, and the air was filled with smoke. There was so much smoke in the tunnel that you had to go outside for a cigarette.

It was tough to get a skate in because the obstacles were all getting dewey from all the moisture in the air, plus the ashes and soot from all the firecrackers and flares were covering the surfaces of the ramps. The ground was dirty and wet from everyone tracking mud through on their shoes, and the echo of explosions throughout the whole place was deafening to the ears. But people were still skating, and lots of footage was created by multiple videographers which I’m sure will be putting out there videos very soon. The big session was on the 8′ quarter straight off the tip of the dick. I 5-0 pick turned the coping on my 2×4 board, Fighter hit the Judo Blunt 180, and Adam Hopkins put on a long demo for the crowd.

It was definitely chaotic, but really just another Leeside Halloween.

Until next year…

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Escape the Rain


David Stevens has been filming skateboarding for quite some time now and he hangs with the majority of people who skate for Coastal Riders, and the ones that frequent North Delta Skate Park. Here’s a quick, but super solid video of the young bucks from the Coastal Team shredding some wicked benches that just magically appeared in this underground parking lot. With winter right around the corner, I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot more of these underground parking lot spots, at least I hope so.

Steven Burke, Dylan Clarke, Sam Hampton, Andy Classon and flat ledge destroyer Dave King – killin’ it

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The End of the World is Coming…

Is the end of the world on it’s way? Were the Mayans right when they predicted that December 21, 2012 will be the last day we all see? According to the Mayan Calendar, that’s the final day. And with all these chaotic Natural Disasters happening around us, people are really starting to believe it.

2 large earthquakes off the coast of British Columbia causing Tsunami Warnings on Vancouver Island, and then this nasty Hurricane Sandy happening in the Atlantic Ocean, destroying parts of New York City. The city that never sleeps, had to learn how to swim, and fast. It is very rare that both Oceans are being negatively active at the same time like this.

There is always talk of the world coming to an end, and hey, the end is on the way. That doesn’t mean that it will happen this year though. Remember the Great Millennium Scare? The world was gonna end then too. The entire North American atmosphere was upside down over that one, buying tons of supplies, and building Bomb Shelters, and preparing for all the airlines to crash, and so on. Why? Because the government and the news kept talking like it was going to happen, and people believed it. Was the whole world fooled back then? Is the whole world going to be fooled again? The news is the worst thing for us as people, you have to believe some of what you see and hear, but how much of it? Look at this photo of the Statue of Liberty getting swarmed by the clouds. Everyone knew that there was a Hurricane Warning down there and so when someone photoshopped this picture and put it out on the internet it was huge news, and everyone started worrying right away that it was really happening. I thought it was a scene from the original Ghostbusters Movie myself, but you never know what’s real and what’s not. I mean it is kind of coincidental that 2 months before the predicted end of existence there is mayhem, but mayhem happens all the time. The past decade especially has been packed with tons of Natural Disasters, or “Acts of God” as some would call them, all over the world. There was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which completely demolished New Orleans and left the people struggling to survive without immediate help from the American Government. There was the Tsunami that followed the massive Earthquake in 2010 and washed out more than half of Haiti which is still trying to recover. And what about the Cyclone Nargis in 2008 where almost 150,000 people in Burma lost their lives. All of these Disasters have been happening all over the world, and that’s part of the Earth and the way it revolves. If anything, we the Human Race, are the ones promoting these Natural Disasters in the sense of our technical evolution, drilling the earth for resources, and placing satellites all around us in space generating waves of electrical energy.

So what is going to happen next?

Is the world going to explode? Or is it just the living creatures that will be abolished?

Will we have another Ice Age?

Or is the centre of the earth just going to open up and swallow us whole?

Nobody knows what or when, but they tell you to be ready for it everyday, and that part is true. Because the way things are going, you never know what Natural Disaster is hiding around the corner ready to pounce on you, your city, and even your Country that you live in, and all you can do is hope that it doesn’t happen. Don’t take your days for granted, and love as many people as you can, so when the day does come you can feel accomplished.

Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods and fires –  

Onward to 2013.

http://voices.yahoo.com/ten-natural-disasters-2000-2009-5107511.html?cat=58 

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Hype Juice 2012

Protest Skateboards Filmer Jordan Strong put out this little teaser video strictly named “2012” portraying the chaotic times he had over this past summer going out with all his friends and gettin’ clips. There’s a lot more of the chaos displayed than the skating, but that’s okay, that’s the life he chose. Featuring all the Surrey Loc’s like Calvin Dignard, Dale Kind, Mitch Salter, Ryan Barron, Jay Mykyte, Andy Anderson, Brad “Fighter” Muscat, Jordan Strong and more. Check it out

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Good Old Chucky

We had the Chuck Bailey Halloween Jam last night from 4-8pm. I watched the weather in hope all day and then all of a sudden the sky broke open and cleared up, and the sun was blazing nice and hot, and the whole park dried right up – it was beautiful. Then reality hit and literally right as we began setting up the tables and tents, it poured rain, and the wind came and the park got wet, and stayed wet. But not the bowl, totally dry!!

So the Jam went on and a bunch of the kids were totally in costume. Allen Handley was in a full alligator outfit with a Burger King Crown on his head and called himself “Lizard King”, Brad Muscat actually cut some pants into shorts to truly match the one and only Hippie Mike with his fake dreads and beard on, I was dressed as a Caveman of course, and little 3 year old Kaelen Faux won the Best Costume Prize with his Dragon Suit. Pretty Funny.

It was a good fun time, everyone ripped it up. DJ Cuzo played the tunes, I skated and threw candy at people. Tons of awesome tricks went down by all the skaters and bikers, and everyone went home with a sore stomach.

Always a good time at Chuck Bailey – thanks to everyone who came out.

Here’s a video from Myke Johnson of some of the skating

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152246670985515

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Coastal Riders & Street Dreamz Halloween in Delta

The weather let up for a day yesterday and Scott Fierbach from Coastal Riders met up at North Delta Skate Park with Chris Somerville from Street Dreamz Boardshop to run a Halloween Skate Jam. Lots of people showed up, even though it was on super short notice, but the entire park was bone dry and they were all ready to rip it. Only a few people were in costume, Trevor Greig was the pregnant Pixie, Fighter was Hippie Mike, Tommy Gudmunson was Harry Potter, and I was a Caveman and brought out the old 2×4 board to shred caveman style.

It was a solid day, and there were a bunch of Best Trick Contests on different obstacles. Tons of tricks went down, and lots of prizes were won.

This was the first collaboration between these 2 shops, and I’m sure it won’t be the last…

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One Love for the Kiddies

Looks like winter has come early this year as we have definitely been washed away by the rain for the past 2-3 weeks. Nothing wrong with that, it just means it’s tough for most people to get a skate in. One Love Skate Shop in Maple Ridge wants to change that and is setting up an Indoor Skateboard Contest at Greg Moore Youth Park for all those rippers 13-18 years old. I’m not sure if I’d pass for 18, but I could sure try….

Get there November 4th, and show Micky Papa & Dan Pageau your skills.

The poster doesn’t actually say what time it’s at so just show up and hang out at the centre all day.

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Halloween at Leeside 2012

It’s that time of year again when Halloween is creeping up on us fast and that means Leeside Session with all the craziest rippers in outfits that make it almost impossible to tell who’s who until they start doing tricks. Leeside is  definitely the most hardcore skate park in Canada. Completely man-made and every obstacle is built to kick your ass if your not skilled enough to ride it. The Leeside Halloween Jam is always the best event because everyone dresses up and it just adds to the presence of the Tunnel. It starts at dusk, rain or shine, so be there with your costumes on. The hard part though is trying to make your tricks with fireworks deafening your ears and people shooting bottle rockets at you. But that’s part of the Jam.

If you can’t take the heat – stay the fuck out!!

Here’s a video of last year’s event so you can get a taste in your mouth of what’s to come this time around….

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Do you know William Spencer?

Okay, here you go. Sometimes you come across someone who is just like you…

This guy is insane, creative, talented, and half fucking retarded all in one. His mentality is completely about inventing new tricks, risking his life, and trying to ride obstacles that would not be considered obstacles by most skaters. My kind of guy. I think I would love to hang out with this dude.

William Spencer is insane.

Here’s 2 videos of him that should totally blow your mind.


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