Monday, November 15, 2010

Instead of Ledges....Skate Barriers

While we were skating the up-ledge.. Bobby thought it would be ill to skate the high part from flat... switch...

Bobby Taylor Sw Noseslide

Jets & Planes

peep this song the homies sent over

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

We on 1

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Interview: Jason Pillow

"Been Out" here with Jason Pillow
Skateboarding is not a job; its an adventure.




Where are you from?
STL... in fact I was born on Grand in the big building with the green roof...

You been in these streetz for a long time….when and how did you start skating?
Around 1984... I was wearing a lot of OP shirts which had surf imagery, and I asked my Grandpa in Virginia if I could surf out there sometime.. he suggested I start skateboarding first. My very 1st board was a plain-ass wooden lil number from Kay-Bee toys!





And still skating…I was wondering what were some of the most enjoyable years for you skateboarding? Why
Honestly... looking back...it was the early years, when I only knew a handful of other skaters... we all had Variflex boards from Target and had never seen a skate mag or video. Which sounds weak... I suppose but it felt more intimate. We were all there was, as far as we knew. We must have knew there was more...but it didn't matter. I learned to ollie w/o ever seeing anyone do one... someone had simply described the idea to me. Early grab airs off curb-cuts,acid-drops, power slides..

noseslide cira early 90's

What’s your favorite obstacle to skate?
THE CITY

circa early 1990's

When I was a lil kid…I was at kiener plaza skatin and saw your initials on top of a parking garage…so im guessing you used to get up?
yeahhh... Is that still there? I did a piece up there on the walls were the elevators come out on top... middle of the day... just busted it out. A smoking Uzi... Surely, I'm just a toy in the graffiti world, but, yeah, y'know Ive dabbled. Had a few up on MetroLink, probably faded by now


I’m sure you got some wild stories from livin in STL….what was one of the most wildest stories you experienced in the city?
Well, back when the Darst-Webbe projects were still there I got mobbed by like 30 dudes... nothing even happened, but I remember looking back and this crowd running across 12th st. Nobody really ever messed with me even when I was alone cruisin' around North Side lookin for spots... Sidenote: I found the tennis courts and Vashon pool from my schoolbus window.


Since you been in the skate game for along time…is there any advice you would give to the yg’s just getting into skateboarding?
Its not a job; its an adventure.


Thanks for doing this interview…I would like to ask you what does the statement, “WE ARE THE CITY” mean to you?
Well, We ARE the CITY... and WE know who WE are...


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Told Ya by DarkPlanetRecords

Told Ya by DarkPlanetRecords

Check out this track sent by Sydney Shaw....for more info contact Sydney Shaw via facebook http://www.facebook.com/SydneyRebeccaDC

N.I.G.G.A

N ever
i gnoranat
g etting
g oals
a ccomplished
Is it now ok to use the N-word?
food for thought
WEARETHECITY

If you got to go you got to go...

While drivin to the next spot we saw this guy doing his thang....however...he appeared to be finished and his pants were still below his knees...I'm assuming his belt broke....if this guy was a skateboarder....he would have known that a shoe lace woud have done the job....anotha day in The City....

The price is right

Mike Price-Backsmith

Price jumped out the car three blunts deep and backsmith this rail first try....i dont need to say anything else...the picture says it all...

StL Native: Bionic



Check out Local artist Bionic.. track entitled "RFT Riverfront Times (the anthem)"

Monday, November 8, 2010

Antwuan Dixon Part 4

BOOK: Bomb The Suburbs by William Wimsatt

Inside cover of - William Wimsatt's book - Bomb The Suburbs

Plan-B *(lyfestile and Nato Caliph w/D-Ex on the tables) is the City

The Provider (remix) by lyfestile7

Anotha dope track sent by Lyfe Stile

WeAreTheCity Chi-Town

Went out with Uthus, Randy, and a few of their homies yesterday and skated some spots.. it was sick until I got broke off twice.. but still fun haha


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this bump spot was ILL.. broke my board here though, then for some reason thought it was still a good idea to go for that back 180 I was trying.. fuckin foot got caught on the blue thing and I ate it.. good times


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this area has hella spots.. here I somehow slipped out of a 5-0 and fucked my hand up...however these dudes were killin it so I had fun watching. The dude above that hit the feeble went to switch smith and stuck it! Oh and the back nose grind picture, he went to back lip.. I was just too lazy to shoot the sequence.. but it was sick. WE OUT HERE!