Baker has a Deathwish and so did Nine Star on Friday September 26th. Greco, Ellington and the crew were booked to show up around 6pm but the buzz was strong at Nine Star right around noon with kids hanging out and waiting for the Deathwish Skateboard crew to show up and sign autographs and just chill with the Nine Star skate rats. I think a few kids had even ditched their last two periods in school cause I've never seen so many kids just chilling at Nine Star on a weekday since school started a couple of weeks ago. At around 4 pm there was about four different game of skates going on all around the store with three more in the parking lot and the ramp was jam packed. Finally around 6 pm Greco pulls up in his Caddi and right after Ellington pulls up into the parking lot. Once they were spotted the atmosphere had changed and the everyone was psyched. The two handed out some tour limited edition posters and gave out decks and Tee's to kids and signed anything and everything thrown their way from posters to cell phones and even some cleavage (don't worry she was over 18, as a matter of fact I think she was someone's mom!) Things got even more interesting when Lizard King showed up outta nowhere. He was a bit late for the session cause I think he took a wrong turn and ended up in some sketchy spot before he could find his way to Nine Star. If you missed this event, then you missed out big, but don't worry, Deathwish has sponsored the Skate The Shop this Sunday so make sure you show up and check out the action over the furious 5 stairs. 

The best mini ramp in the West LA

kids waiting in line to get an autograph from Ellington, Greco and Lizard King

Nate Principato and Nine Star TM Jesse

Jeron making sure we're stocked up on plenty of Deathwish decks on the wall

This kid came all the way from Texas and he missed the session cause he fell asleep on the couch.

Ellington and some stoked kid

 Kids were lined up for a while

Snow Tech Max, Andrew Pott, 9* TM Jesse and Nate Principato

Mocha who has been an original skate rat since 2003 was present and came up on a signed poster

Aryeh was workinh hard in the back while all the shinanigans were taking place in the front

Teddy (another OG skate rat) dressed up for the event which wasn't really necessary

Ellington, Lizard King and Greco

Skate rat #342

Aryeh vs Ellington in a game of skate? I got my money on Aryeh!

Ellington and Lizard King hard at work

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