One Love for the Kiddies

Oct 29,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

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 4^th, 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.

Halloween at Leeside 2012

Oct 26,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

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?

Oct 25,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

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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Bonsor Loc’s – Doin’ Their Thing

Oct 25,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

In Spring of this year Sebastien “Fez” Tellez took over the old Push Skate Shop in Metrotown and renamed it “Have 2 Skate” Shop. Being right across the street from Bonsor Skate Park this shop always has a posse hangin’ out and Fez loves to film with his budds. Here’s a video from the summertime featuring Bonsor Loc’s such as Kodi Amohgraphix, Travis Emerson, Ryan Prasad and Protest Team Rider Brad “Fighter” Muscat, plus some more. There’s a bunch of stuff in this video that doesn’t need to be, and some that probably shouldn’t be, if you know what I’m saying. The good skating starts around 7 1/2 minutes in, and you should definitely give it a watch just to see a cop in full uniform bust a heelflip on someone’s board outside the shop.

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Charley Ford Fundraiser

Oct 24,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Another amazing skateboarder loses his life to the bullet. Why can’t we escape these guns?

Charley Ford was shot dead while sitting in a car in Compton over he weekend. Why I’m not sure, but either way it’s just another ignorant murder with an unnecessary weapon. Why must all of someone’s friends and family mourn and suffer because one person loses there respect for human life and shots another, and worse, right in front of a 10 month old baby….

Filmed by Nigel Alexander, Darren Munoz, Amir GT, Davonte Jolly, Mannie Escamilla, Marc Ohata and Mannie Salazar, this video was created by Charley’s Bro’s to showcase the man we just lost in the skateboard industry. It proves that he was super skilled and talented and could have ended up the next huge name of street skating. You can really see the patience he had when he does his tricks. A great Loss.

The video also has a huge purpose to try to raise funds for Charley Ford’s Mother who is suffering from Cancer, and now grieving the loss of her loved one while worrying about her own life. Please support this cause by watching the video and sharing it on Facebook.

And please, get rid of the guns….

R.I.P. Charley Ford

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Chuck Bailey Halloween Jam

Oct 24,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Another event at Chuck Bailey Skate Park hosted by Hippie Mike and the Chuck Bailey Youth Park Committee. This one’s easy. Show up in your Halloween Costumes and ride the park. Mike will be tossing out candy for tricks, costumes and style throughout the event. DJ Cuzo will be rockin’ the scary tunes and there will be a Grand Prize for the overall Best Costume.

October 29^th – 4-8pm

Rain or Shine

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Time to Vote – Store Wars

Oct 24,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Store Wars – one of the original Online Skateboard Contests presents yet another year of their Canada Wide Skate Shop vs. Skate Shop Video Contest. Shops from across the country submitted their videos one week ago and now it’s time for you guys to decide which one was the best. Hit up www.push.ca for all the details and to watch the vids. Support the guys you love (Hint Hint Coastal Riders…) but also make sure your not just favouring them, and really decide who you think deserves to win.

You have 2 weeks to vote and can vote once a day from your computer

http://push.ca/StoreWars/

A Quick Sunday Sesh with the Budds

Oct 22,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

With this weather going back and forth and being completely unpredictable we had to pick and choose where we were skating on Sunday. It was a toss up between Tsawwassen Skate Park or White Rock Res, so we chose the quieter one. Still a bit puddley when we first arrived but that was not issue for these Protest boys. It was Andy Anderson, Jordan Strong, Jaden Easton-Ellett and myself Hippie Mike just chillin’ at the Res. Andy and Jordan threw down a couple lines while Jaden and I stuck to what we do best and only rode the nasty obstacles.

Enjoy

13 Tricks – plus a couple more

Oct 22,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

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Here’s a video featuring “13 tricks with Will Cristofaro” that I ran across. This video is super sick filled with awesome spots that most people would be nervous to climb on. Edited by Benjamin Lachance for Universe Boardshop in Quebec – it features the talented skating of Jonathan Dawe, Alexis Martel, Jeff Denomme, Felix Boisclair, and of course William Cristofaro. What I really enjoyed watching this video is the obstacles they choose to skate. The tricks are bangin’ but I’m all about the creative spots that people lay those tricks down on. The more that street skating changes to keep skaters off the normal ledge and rail obstacles, the more creative the skaters get in what they look at as skateable and the cooler the videos end up being.

Great Job Guys. Keep those wheels rollin’.

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Another Build at Leeside

Oct 22,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

October 20^th, 2012 – A full crew of hard working skaters showed their faces, and their muscles yesterday at Leeside Tunnel to help build on once again. Another 2 sections were concreted on the big corner pocket quarter and then another section was added in to the long side quarters, this one creating a sick hip. Led by Baxter and Scottish Andy, the crew greeted the concrete truck at 1:30pm and started pushing the the mix down the chute to the boys at the bottom who filled up buckets and wheelbarrow loads for about an hour. It’s definitely getting crazier at Leeside. Way to work together as a team and Git ‘R Done.

I’m not completely sure when the next build will be but the next event is an easy one

Halloween Night – after 6pm