I have no idea where this came from, and it looks like it's like a million years old but it is definitely worth a post just cause of the awesome negative transition effects and all the zooming in and out. So here it is, the first in a series of How-to's from Nate Principato… "How to drop in on a skateboard"
This is for all the hardcore Maiden fans out there!
Ha ha, we totally spanked the West LA bus up the mountain to get the cherry parking spot while the LA bus had to park it in the overflow! We had pre-made PBJ sack lunches with raisin boxes, I think the LA crew had to pan handle for food by the side of their bus like 3 miles away from the slopes. Obviously the winner of the bus wars was “The Free Ride to Mt High” from Mission Viejo! Check the pics below, click to scroll through all the shots or go to the bottom of the picture to see more options.
Oh, and the fact that our bus broke down like 12 times on the way up and back and the driver had to fill the radiator with like a whole case of our water bottles only made the trip more exciting. Also the fact that one of our guys got a concussion only means we are “more epi-gnar-gnar like that”, so we still rule! Suck our stinky bus fumes LA bus!
this post is really small and short, cause if you know both of these brand names then you all ready need to go change your underwear. But if you don't, or you only know one of them, you won't care.
These limited release shoes are inspired by the love of the backyard mini-ramp. And to go along with their release Nike 6.0 is hooking one lucky kid up with the chance to get ramp whiz Nate Wessel to build a custom mini-ramp in their backyard! Check out the contest details and the shoe at Nine Star next week.
Hey it's one of our great gift ideas for the holidays! The Altered Electric skateboard, check it out…
Usually the day after Halloween really sucks cause you're probably all messed up from eating like 20 mini snickers bars and drinking about two liters of Pap's Blue Ribbon. But this year you better puke it off, cause The Cali Love Tour is hitting Nine Star West Los Angeles on Thursday Nov 1st @ 6PM. And if you're too busy making out with the porcelain wishing well you'll miss your chance to walk away with a ton of free stuff from Forum, Foursquare & Special Blend. Not to mention the video showings, autograph signings, and all around craziness that will be going off all night long.
For more info on the event, and to peep the trailers to the new videos [CLICK HERE]
The RV
This vid will be available to buy on Nov 3rd, but you can catch a sneak peak at the Nine Star Premiere this Sunday Oct. 28th after "Skate The Shop". Get to Nine Star by 7PM to catch all the action…
yeah, I don't have much to say about this…. but the ankle monitor is awesome.
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NEW RVCA @ Nine Star We've got a freshy new batch of tasty RVCA stuff, representing the blood, sweat and tears of the Artist Network Program. This collection is rad, with some of the best designs I've seen in a while. Plus we're chocked full of all the right sizes for back to school, so get to WLA or MV today.
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Pivotal seatpost technology has been making a big impact in BMX, and Animal’s new Cush Seat has all the features you may be looking for. Tighten your seat to your seatpost, and yourt seatpost in the frame all with one bolt. Watch the video to see exactly how this Animal works.
We've got em in stock with tons of seat post colors. Get to one of the stores today!
The LRG Team is coming to hang out at Nine Star Los Angeles on July 27th. Chico Brenes, Karl Watson, Adelmo Jr. & Kelly Hart will be there signing autographs and probably skating the 5 stair or maybe the mini. So you'll have to wait til 8pm on the 27th to meet the whole LRG team, but you can catch up with LRG wonderboy Kelly Hart right now, cause we hit him with the 9…
Where have you been? Rumor has it you were hurt?
lately ive just been back home in Laguna, skating a lot. but yes a little over 2 years ago i snapped my left foot pretty much in half. i had to get 2 surgerys… it really sucked. it took me about a year and a half to get back on my board. but im so psyched to be skatin now
As steezy as your part in was the Kayo video, we want to see more. You’ve been working on a new part?
yea. right now ive been skatin, and trying to film for the new kayo video almost everyday. Ive been going out with my friend Dana Shaw, the kayo filmer. i really like skatin around OC a lot for some reason. a lot of cool random spots.
What’s the vibe like on a LRG trip?
I just went on a trip to vancouver about a month ago with LRG. it was so sick! everyone on the team is so hilarious. its non-stop fun the whole time. I'm really psyched on being apart of the LRG crew.
Have you ever had to skate a demo in a mall parking lot? If so, did it make you feel like a dancing monkey forced to do tricks for little children?
Yea ive definitly skated a bunch of demos in a mall parking lot before. i guess i do feel like a dancing monkey a little bit haha. but no skating demos is pretty mellow. its not my favorite thing to do but whatever. id rather just play skate in the parking lot with some kids.
Rancho Santa Margarita vs. Drinking Margaritas
white fitted hats, and lifted trucks vs. hangovers
Everyone knows about your buttery tray and hard flips, are there any other tricks you’ve secretly mastered but have yet to unveil?
umm i dont even know! i guess its just what im feeling at the moment. I do like doing nollie varial flips tho.
You’re consistency begs the question, who would you fear in a game of s.k.a.t.e.?
well thats a tough one… nate sherwood maybe just because ive never done a pressure flip in my life. Truthfully tho im not a big fan of playing people in skate because some kids definitly have the wrong way of thinking when they play… they'll worry about beating u so much they dont even have fun playing the game! i really like playing my friends tho. jack Curtain is probably one of my favorites to play against. we definitly battle eachother pretty hard.
According to everyone in Los Angeles, Orange County is nothing but tons of hot girls. Has being an AM helped boost your status with the ladies?
dude there is definitly alot of beautiful girls out here. i dont think really that being AM or anything has to do with being noticed by girls… i think its just the fact that im a skater and look different from all the bro's out here. its almost like all the dudes out here look exactly the same. but anyways i have a girlfriend so it doesnt really matter anyway!
Urban vs. Suburban: where do you like skating more?
seriously i like skating both just as equal. I really like just being able to cruise around at a spot without bumping into other people and just being free to do whatever. sometimes you can do that in the citys and sometimes you cant. same within the suburbs.
