Philly Phreeeeeeeeze!!

This day was cold as shit. Wintertime in Philly can be alright at times and extremely shitty other times. We kinda lucked out this day and managed to get alot done. I don't skate with a crew of people. Usually it's me and another person. That person being a filmer or a photographer. My buddy J-bo doubles as both at times. He does it for the love. Dude makes no money shooting photos, and he's always pushing me to go out when I rarely feel like doing much of anything that day.

Thanks homie!

TRAFFIC JAM

One of the best things about having your own blog is that you can say just about anything you please. Actually I can say EVERYTHING I please...So let's get down to business.

Everyone, meet Brannon John. In case you didn't know. He rips. He came to the park today and killed it. Everytime I see him, I kinda get on his case about Traffic. It's not that he doesn't answer me. It's just that after a while, it gets a little old..So let me say what I feel needs to be said.

BRANNON JOHN GOT SLEPT ON.....period. Take what you want from it...I don't care. Dude is good and for some odd reason or another there was a gridlock over at the Traffic camp. Where's the Brannon footy? I'm not placing the blame on anyone directly because I can't go off rumors. But it is what it is. Whatever arrangement they got over there seems to be working out...but damn if we need to see more of Brannon in the Traffic videos!!! C'mon now!!

Alright, let me stop before I stir up some shit...

i'm so hood!!

Let me clear something up..For those of you who don't know. And for those of you who don't care...Hoodlum gives me skateboards to ride. I love those guys. Down ass dudes for sure. Nothing is better than being on a team with your homies. Yea!!!

The only downside is that I'm a picky bastard with a big foot and can't hardly ride any of the boards that they give me. That's why when most of you see me, I have a spray painted beauty under my feet. I complain and whine, and for some odd reason, my name is still on the roster. But they are in the works of making boards for the big and black...John is cool like that..

One time a lovely package they sent me had a "diamond in the rough" as they say...This was one of the boards that I actually ended up riding and loved it. Too bad it was the only one....

Picture Me Rollin'

My sponsor situation is kinda weird right now. Yeah, I still have them, but it's kind of up in the air just exactly who I ride for. Thanks to anyone whose given me boards, or sent me boxes when I needed it. It's been an uphill battle and I'm still out there, trying to keep afloat. Keeping up with the latest is just as tough as holding on to what you used to do. Kids ask me about being sponsored, and it's such a grey area. It's such a tough question to answer. I'm not some uber am by any means. I'm the working man. So I don't want to make anyone seem like I'm leading some amazing life. It's far from it. But I'm happy with what I got. 

The one thing that is a constant is that, I'm still gonna skate just as hard, if not harder. Skateboarding is what I love to do. I still have the same love for it as I did when I was 13. 

This was my first day ever shooting with my new homie Dave Stuck. He's from B-More and shoots flicks of my buddies at Vu Boardshop all the time. Today he took time to spend a day or so, following me around the gritty spots of Philly. Thanks Stuck!!

Sometimes it's bad to bail..

Sometimes skateboarding just doesn't go the way you'd like it too. Nothing's better than putting a new notch on a 900 dollar lens.. 3 trips to the same spot...and all I got was this...Tight!!

Man made skate spots?

Ok, Well let me tell you this...the average person probably may never skate this spot in your life. You just won't. Some of you reading this, may have skated it already, but I'm sure you didn't skate it bust free like we did. It was a Hummer training course and this place was super fun. Banks all over this thing. It was super smooth and this bump blasted you. Here's my homie Ronnie Gordon putting those knees to the test..

Homeless John

John's alot shorter than me. So I made him lay on the griptape of one of my old boards to pose for a photo...yeah, he hated it...but he was a sport and did it anyway. 

Kyle Frederick

If you didn't know by now...Kyle is a beast. Who else do you know who frontside airs baked turtles in a sketchy pool? I think he shot the turtle earlier that day & ate it to gather the energy to pull this tight ollie....

John Note...G.Spot Supra Signing....

Supra signing a few years back. Note was in charge of keeping the kids in line...literally. As you can see, he was soo hyped. 

Ridley Park, PA

You have no clue just how mad this cop was. You definitely should be glad you weren't there. Justin (Berry) did his best to be the moderator. But this cop wasn't having it. If you go to Ridley...hope you don't bump into this guy....Pissed. 

Milford, PA

This guy cracked his head open like a pumpkin...This cop had no clue what to do. 

Harsh. 

Last Days...

These were like the last few times filming for the Hot Wax video. Kyle just got done putting his nuts on the rail in the background and still came out victorious. The days were never long enough. But they were all worth remembering. 

The Always Inquisitive Hobbes Killah

School was something for me that I never decided to fully attend, after the mandatory high school. 

So learning Photoshop was something that just didn't come easy at all. Here's my best was to impersonate some sort of Andy Warhol like picture of my dog...Hobbes Killah. This shit took forever. 

He's looking at my rabbit that's in a cage. Whether or not he would have actually eaten the rabbit, had it gotten out of the cage, I really don't know.