It’s good to see that Nate’s new livery has skateboarding influences, I myself, can’t get enough of boarding and drifting. WhatMonstersDo.com featured Nate Hamilton out of Rowlett, Texas – his new 2012 car is set for this season XtremeDriftCircuit. I hope to see him at more events this year! 🙂
Photo credit to What Monsters Do!
I was browsing /r/snowboarding the other day when I discovered a Russian dumpling that goes by the name of Alyona Alekhina… I have never been more impressed in my life since my days of shredding with Y.D. Skate Team in little old Anacortes WA… Katharine and Jessica always bowl heshed with the guys! Ms. Alekhina, you rock!
This video is hilarious and reminds me of all the antics as a kid growing up in a city where there was literally nothing to do but skateboard.
Enjoy this amazing list of songs as nostalgia slaps you in the ear!
September 10th, 2011 I took my time driving down the i5 corridor stopping at a few skate parks along the way. The Art Of Flight west coast premier at McCaw Hall was in the back of my mind. I stopped in Arlington WA to ride their skate park. To my surprise, there was a full pipe in their bowl section!
My ankle has finally healed up enough to the point where I can actually do grinds and flip tricks. I was stoked, but at the same time nervous because of how rusty I had become. I opted to ride the bowl a few times as a warm up, then practicing front side / back side board slides. My ollie manuals were utter crap, but still had crooks, 5-0’s down. I was hesitant to do flip tricks since my ankle does flare up once in a while. After about an hour and a half at Arlington Skatepark, I headed south to the Marysville WA Skatepark.
I haven’t been to the Marysville skatepark in nearly 8 years, so I was very skeptical I could gain my bearings. Luckily, it all started flowing back. Popping out of banks to backside crooks, nose slides, 50-50’s, transferring the banks. I even attempted a melon grab (but failed miserably.) The locals were friendly, complementing my ollies. Apparently I still got big pop!
I think next time I head to Seattle, I’ll wake up early to hit up skateparks on the way down i5. It was really exciting to ride parks I haven’t been to since high school! I did feel a bit winded, I have been out of the game with an ankle injury since April of this year. Prior to that, snowboarding and the gym has been keeping me in shape. I haven’t skated at legit parks since earlier in the spring (Bellingham WA skatepark).
Even though I was extremely rusty, I was able to gain back what I grew up doing. I think this needs to happen more often!
Arriving in Shoreline, WA I briefly stopped at Shorelines skatepark. Afterwards, I drove down the block to my buddies house. We immediately headed out to Seattle.
My honest review about The Art of Flight is this: Get off my fucking lawn and buy this god damn movie on iTunes! It’s only $9.99!!! If you want it on DVD-and-Blu-Ray, the collectors edition is available at ArtofFlightMovie.com, Quicksilver.com, and Amazon.com
Below is the trailers, behold it’s astronomically beast mode that is director of photography, Curt Morgans face!