more redbull

they got some photos up from Manny Mania here.

I've been blowing it lately on here. I'll get some shit cookin.

yeah drew

Video of Redbull Manny Mania

Manny Mania Results

Hopefully it was a good time. Perhaps someone filmed? Hmm? Hmm?


Best Trick: OJ Hayes (manny up the euro pad, fakie manny back down to fakie 360 flip out)
1st Place: Drew Windan
2nd Place: OJ Hayes
3rd Place: Larry McBride

State of Mind Premiere

if the shops run out, go here

Henry broke down and made an online store for Direction East. If the shop runs out of your size get up online and getcha some up thur.

tokyo transfer this friday

OneUp will host the premiere of Traffic's Tokyo Transfer this Friday at the shop this Friday. Showings are at 8 and 9 pm. Giveaways and Raffles. Punch and Pie.

And apparently there's an afterparty at the moose where there will be 100 copies of the video, which is limited to 1000. Friday's looking pretty good.

Fourboard with J Funk

Another edition of fourboard, this time with the brains behind Bolts and Buttah and 7 Plys of Love, Justin "Can't Stop The" Funk

skate videos
1. Sight Unseen
2. Mosaic
3. Static 3
4. Bag of Suck

pgh skaters
1. Doug Plezia
2. Drew Windon
3. Panza Bros
4. Jerms

road trip destinations
1. NYC
2. Baltimore
3. Philly
4. Akron with a the whole crew

things about making a skate video
1. The first couple months of a new project. Enthusiasm is high, ideas are fresh, and getting footage is easy.
2. The finished product. Putting in hundreds of hours with your friends to create something you’ll always look back on and realize just how much fucking fun you had.
3. Premieres are fun
4. Getting your scene on the map!

least favorite things about making a skate video
1. Stressing over skateboarding?
2. Not being motivated to film
3. Not being motivated to edit
4. Not being motivated in general

things about having brothers who skate
1. Not many lone sessions
2. Half the driving time
3. You can tell them that that trick sucked or don’t want to film them and they won’t get offended unlike your friends.
4. Is there four good reasons?

skate tricks
1. f/s 5-0’s in tranny
2. I like b/s 180 nosegrinds
3. Flatground switch flips
4. Long ass 5-0 fakies

spots to not skate at
1. Heinz
2. McKinley in the dead of summer. Ground turns into tar.
3. Milliones. Probably Pittsburgh's best spot but I skate that place way too much
4. Atwood

things about working for UPMC
1. UPMC
2. Can
3. Suck
4. It. They shut my school down

reasons Rebuilding Mexico is not on DVD
1. We don’t actually own a copy ourselves
2. “What’s Rebuilding Mexico?” (I don’t want to have to explain that to anyone)
3. Kickers were a huge part of our life
4. Loading docks were a huge part of our life

things about having a mini ramp
1. Best warm up spot ever
2. BBQ’s and ramp jams in the summer days
3. Skating and not having to ollie is something I am appreciating more and more
4. Neighborhood kids using it as some sort of jungle gym

reasons not to film someone
1. I’d rather be skating
2. “Film this for throwaway”. Not real big into documenting every trick you’ve ever done
3. If “I might get lucky” is uttered. Just let me know if or when you’re close
4. I’m hungry

ways to beat Zach in SKATE
1. No- complys!
2. Anything not basic switch
3. Anything not basic nollie
4. He’ll still end up beating me

memories from the Bolts and Buttah premiere
1. We found out there was no projector with 10 minutes till the premiere. Jerry Cooper miraculously pulls one out of thin air and we get it hooked up as people are rolling in. Thank you Jerry for everything.
2. Drew Windon facing backwards and cheering for things he was definitely not seeing. Drew had a great time.
3. Doug Plezia getting a well deserved nod on ONEUP
4. Everybody that came out to support!