Skate Chowder

January 3, 2014

Flash Slinging Slasher

In the process of taking these photos, we've come to realize that we need to radically reassess our lighting setup.

Matt has one hell of a frontside janitorial.

Justin juicin' a Rock and Roll.

Liam flying out of the corner and Nollies off the wall.

When Tailblocks go right.

And when they go wrong..

Justin sends a boardslide around the pocket.

Liam displays his fancy footwork on a Tailblock.

"That was stinkbug wasn't it?"

The Three Stooges can Crailslide apparently.

PRIME

We're hyped on how this photo came out.

The lurk is real.

Ryan Van snaps a Melon Disaster for the last skate photo of 2013.

Bringing in the new year with an Invert Revert, Justin behind the camera.

Crailgrab over the hip with style to spare.

Concrete is something everyone can relate to, even if you're old and grey, you've probably smacked yourself around on some nice cold 'crete once or twice. So, in order for us to smack ourselves around on some new obstacles, we had to raise some money..

FRSTLV came out with a solid crew for the day.

Cards was definitely feelin' the stoke, maybe a little buzz, too.

Leah handled the raffle without the slightest baffle.

The media was quite stacked, literally..

Ricky being a hesh motherfucker, always.

Visalia Grom Committee, having a meeting before the event.

Gilly getting mirror-less.

We didn't document everything that day, but we did document some big earnings. New concrete plans are being scientifically crafted as you read this..

December 18, 2013

SHITN'GIGGLE

In an effort not to horde clips any longer than we must, we decided to put out some clips of the last month or two. Random days spent at Skate Fe put into a short, compact clip.

Preferable Perspective

We've seen Back Tailslides shot from almost every angle imaginable, but we have yet to really find our preference.

T-Rex having this trick on lock made it a pleasure to shoot. So, we decided to try three, simple perspectives, and put this age old dispute to rest; unfortunately, we only seem to have elaborated on it..

Frontside Pointer Grind around the corner.

Well, that's that.

Mark Your Calender

80's style jam; best slappy grind, best ledge trick, and best trick on the quarter pipe. Come out, skate the park, buy a shirt, donate some money, have some fun, and support the cause all at the same time. What more could you want out of a Sunday afternoon?

December 16, 2013

Rosanna's Pool Sesh

Playing around in a permission pools with the homies.

Sanchez dives right in.

David coming through with the iPhone jams.

Master Dan and his precision Layback Rock and Roll.

A hard spot for a FSA.

Locked and loaded Frontal Smith.

Photo: Sanchez

The Slide of the Crail.

Photo: Sanchez

The Hash-Slinging-Slasher. Not exactly how we envisioned the light-play, but it was a fun experiment, nevertheless.

December 15, 2013

FRSTLV TYSFRTTS

First Love Skateshop hosted this rad Mini-Ramp-Toys-For-Tots-Drive in Hanford yesterday. Visalia homies rolled deep, and we couldn't resist taking the camera out in between runs.

20' long, a little over 5' tall, and the biggest coping you'll ever skate. Perfect.

Locals holding down the lurk.

Omar, Ollie Smith grinds every time.

Austen going the distance on a fully-lapped Back Smith grind.

Lien Air blaster in the same line.

The Sanchez patent.

One hell of a good time for one hell of a good cause. The ramp was destroyed non stop, everyone seemed to be on their game, but the ramp still gave us some fight. All in all, 3 out of 4 podium holders were Visalia heads, and all four of them walked away with an equal prize. What more could you ask for? Thanks for the good times guys, we'll definitely be back!