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Tickle My Slow Loris
Posted by: Josh Ellis On: Apr 23 2009
It rained most of last weekend, but we did get some quality shred time Saturday before the skies were naughty.
The world's heaviest duty flatbar available. Requires at least six people to move. Max Murphy - Backside 5-0. Actually, it was already raining when we were skating this, probably made the grindings very scary.
One of my flashes didn't go off on this one and naughty shadows invaded Tj's face. My own fault, I forgot to buy new batteries for the dumb things. The only reason I got any flash action at all is because Risser had some batteries I borrowed which revitalized the one that was lively in this photo. Blowing it. Tj Bohach - Backside nosegrind.
Self explanatory.
The bottom 1/3 of the set of stairs were laying off to the side and we broke a few steps off and made a sweet one foot wide, six foot long ride up to this thing. Max actually ollied onto this noseslide. Everyone was all "what are you going to do when you get to the end?" "I don't know, I'm just going to try it". He slid about 1/3 of the way down down the rail, rode down some stairs, laughed. Good enough?
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The world's heaviest duty flatbar available. Requires at least six people to move. Max Murphy - Backside 5-0. Actually, it was already raining when we were skating this, probably made the grindings very scary.
One of my flashes didn't go off on this one and naughty shadows invaded Tj's face. My own fault, I forgot to buy new batteries for the dumb things. The only reason I got any flash action at all is because Risser had some batteries I borrowed which revitalized the one that was lively in this photo. Blowing it. Tj Bohach - Backside nosegrind.
Self explanatory.
The bottom 1/3 of the set of stairs were laying off to the side and we broke a few steps off and made a sweet one foot wide, six foot long ride up to this thing. Max actually ollied onto this noseslide. Everyone was all "what are you going to do when you get to the end?" "I don't know, I'm just going to try it". He slid about 1/3 of the way down down the rail, rode down some stairs, laughed. Good enough?
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Witchcraft vs. Aircraft
Posted by: Risser On: Apr 19 2009
I am here with another barrage of photo content.
Matt Nordness 50-50 on the wall vs. brutalist architecture.
Matt Nordness - Frontside Bluntslide.
I still think this looks like a backside 5-0, but really it's a gap to frontside 5-0.
A gap-to again. T.J. Bohach - Gap to Backside Noselide.
LEFT: Pizzy's facebook. RIGHT: TJ SS BS TS.
Another perfectly angular backside smith marred by unfortunate light leaks.
Matt Nordness goes over a makeshift wallie.
Certified purveyor of the gorf life.
T.J. - Switch Frontside Boardslide.
After I developed this roll of film I remember trying to explain to T.J. in detail how absolutely delighted he looks in this photo and he remarked "I was actually probably very depressed". I don't buy it.
LEFT: Sometimes after a day of skating non-sanctioned skatespots you have to rest on your laurels and skate something regulation size. RIGHT: Dudes helping dudes. Thirty feet later they almost made it to first base.
And one last photo from when I was in California a few months ago. Erik Switzer - Kickflip. Only serious skate photo I took. I was too busy living on the strand. If you haven't seen them, I made two video clips of this adventure.
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Matt Nordness 50-50 on the wall vs. brutalist architecture.
Matt Nordness - Frontside Bluntslide.
I still think this looks like a backside 5-0, but really it's a gap to frontside 5-0.
A gap-to again. T.J. Bohach - Gap to Backside Noselide.
LEFT: Pizzy's facebook. RIGHT: TJ SS BS TS.
Another perfectly angular backside smith marred by unfortunate light leaks.
Matt Nordness goes over a makeshift wallie.
Certified purveyor of the gorf life.
T.J. - Switch Frontside Boardslide.
After I developed this roll of film I remember trying to explain to T.J. in detail how absolutely delighted he looks in this photo and he remarked "I was actually probably very depressed". I don't buy it.
LEFT: Sometimes after a day of skating non-sanctioned skatespots you have to rest on your laurels and skate something regulation size. RIGHT: Dudes helping dudes. Thirty feet later they almost made it to first base.
And one last photo from when I was in California a few months ago. Erik Switzer - Kickflip. Only serious skate photo I took. I was too busy living on the strand. If you haven't seen them, I made two video clips of this adventure.
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Brown Around Town vs. Sidewinder vs. Racist Santa
Posted by: Josh Ellis On: Apr 16 2009
Sunday was cold and windy. We were somewhat lazy, and we mostly skated curbs. We have high curb standards though and only will skate them if they are waxed 1991 style. Nothing but the best!
This is the only photo I took the entire day. Tj Bohach - Frontside Nosegrind. They repaved .3% of the parking lot since the last time this spot was on the site and it's still the shittiest run up ever.
That's all I got. I don't want to leave you hanging, so I present this very exciting photo pictorial from the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Stay horn.
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This is the only photo I took the entire day. Tj Bohach - Frontside Nosegrind. They repaved .3% of the parking lot since the last time this spot was on the site and it's still the shittiest run up ever.
That's all I got. I don't want to leave you hanging, so I present this very exciting photo pictorial from the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Stay horn.
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Piss Yourself, Five Baths Daily
Posted by: Josh Ellis On: Apr 15 2009
Saturday continued..
Golden hour wheat or long light rat tail or sunshiny weave, your choice.
2/3 Shorewood, 1/3 releasing the dogs.
Bill said this was the first rail he had ever done. But those were different times. Times when it was a mighty four stair. How the mighty fall. Max, Backside 50-50.
Remember during the big rails era when all a guy had to do for his new video part was do every trick in his last part, but on a rail one stair longer? We've always discussed how great it would be in reverse world if the sizes of the rails got smaller with each consecutive video part. This day it became reality. Tj, frontside nosegrind.
Reiser, second street rail of his career. Twenty four hours later he upped that statistic to three. Year of the Reiser!
Speaking of Reiser, I also have just added a bunch of his photos to the "Photo Archive" thing on the site. I hope you will enjoy to view them.
The Gorf Life!
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Golden hour wheat or long light rat tail or sunshiny weave, your choice.
2/3 Shorewood, 1/3 releasing the dogs.
Bill said this was the first rail he had ever done. But those were different times. Times when it was a mighty four stair. How the mighty fall. Max, Backside 50-50.
Remember during the big rails era when all a guy had to do for his new video part was do every trick in his last part, but on a rail one stair longer? We've always discussed how great it would be in reverse world if the sizes of the rails got smaller with each consecutive video part. This day it became reality. Tj, frontside nosegrind.
Reiser, second street rail of his career. Twenty four hours later he upped that statistic to three. Year of the Reiser!
Speaking of Reiser, I also have just added a bunch of his photos to the "Photo Archive" thing on the site. I hope you will enjoy to view them.
The Gorf Life!
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Gorf Life
Posted by: Josh Ellis On: Apr 14 2009
The Weekend Report.
First spot of the day, first chance to totally mess up a photo, Tj Bohach one try Bs 50-50 on a curved rail. Usually I'd ask dudes to try it again so I can fix the lighting, but in cases of extreme danger we'll just keep the one we got.
How can a guy be dead and still have new albums come out for like ten years? PROOF.
It might be hard to see, but this is a quick hop onto the base of the light, then hop onto the rail. Tj took it to the end. Max has dreamed of this exact move since he was a young youngster.
Max Murphy shows bad judgment with this ollie. So she says.
..to be continued.
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First spot of the day, first chance to totally mess up a photo, Tj Bohach one try Bs 50-50 on a curved rail. Usually I'd ask dudes to try it again so I can fix the lighting, but in cases of extreme danger we'll just keep the one we got.
How can a guy be dead and still have new albums come out for like ten years? PROOF.
It might be hard to see, but this is a quick hop onto the base of the light, then hop onto the rail. Tj took it to the end. Max has dreamed of this exact move since he was a young youngster.
Max Murphy shows bad judgment with this ollie. So she says.
..to be continued.
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Snakin Since 79
Posted by: Pizzy On: Apr 10 2009
I hope you all have heard about the Turf show tonight. If not check out the flier a few posts down from here.
In case you didn't know, Turf was a skatepark built in 1979 on the South Side of Milwaukee. It stayed open for about four years, then became a strip club called Bell-E-Bbuttons. It reopened in 87 and most of the pictures in the show are from that time. The second wave of Turf. The park was so popular then that you had to make reservations to skate in one of the two hour sessions they had per day. I went there when I was a little grom and after getting snaked by the locals hundreds of times and taking many a slam trying to skate the pools, I ended up slowly befriending the people there. It was a really fun place, and for the last ten years almost forgotten. So, come check this out and see a little skate history.
Here's a photo of turf with the bell-e-buttons sign still on it.
Santa Cruz is one of the event sponsors and I got to talk to Jeff Kendall about skating the Turf. He is from Indianapolis and was pro for Santa Cruz.
Somebody told me you grew up skating the Turf. When did you first
skate the turf and how old were you?
PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE TO SAY I SKATED THE TURF WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE TURF WAS WINTER OF 1981. WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD A TRIP PLANNED TO GO TO APPLE SKATEPARK IN COLUMBUS BUT FOUND OUT LAST MINUTE THAT IT HAD CLOSED. MY MOTHER DROVE MY DAD'S PIMPED-OUT CUSTOM VAN UP WITH ANOTHER MOM. I WAS 14 AND THE REST OF OUR CREW WERE 16- CHIP JONES, STEVE SCHICK AND BOB PRIBBLE. I PROBABLY SKATED THE TURF 5 OR 6 TIMES TOTAL.
What was your first impression of the bowls and had you skated
anything like the turf before? I REMEMBER BEING SO FLIPPING STOKED AND EXCITED TO GET INTO THE PARK. COULDN'T PUT MY PADS ON QUICK ENOUGH. THAT WAS THE FIRST SKATEPARK I HAD SEEN IN REAL LIFE. WE SKATED THE FOOTIE BOWL FOR A LONG TIME JUST TO GET USED TO EASE OUR WAY IN AND GET USED TO CONCRETE. WE ALL BASICALLY LEARNED HOW TO SKATE TRANNY ON PLYWOOD HALF-PIPES AND QUARTERS.
Being from Indiana, What was the Midwest scene like then?
AT LEAST 30% OF THE SKATE SCENE WAS THE CREW I MENTIONED EARLIER. IT WAS SMALL, TIGHT-KNIT, AND COMPLETELY FROWNED UPON BY MOST. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED, I THINK. I'M SO GLAD AND PROUD TO HAVE GROWN UP IN THAT GENERATION IN THE MIDWEST WHERE EVERY SKATER WAS A BROTHER IN A SENSE. SKATEBOARDING AND PUNK ROCK.
Do you remember any of the locals that stood out to you? Skating or
being a character. ZILLY, OZ, MARTY, STEVIE B, GOMER WERE THE MAIN STANDOUTS. AS FAR AS BEING A CHARACTER- HANDS DOWN ZILL BEAUDOIN. W/O DRAWING ATTENTION TO HIMSELF OR BEING DARED BY ANYONE DUDE TRIED TO DO A HANDSTAND ROLL-IN INTO THE KEYHOLE. . PACKED INTO THE FACE WALL. ALSO REMEMBER HIM HAVING LEAF-STUFFED DUMMY THAT HE MADE W/ JEANS AND A FLANNEL THAT HE WOULD DROP OUT OF A TREE INTO THE MIDDLE OF A STREET ADJACENT TO THEIR HOME JUST AS CARS WERE APPROACHING. WE MADE FRIENDS FOR LIFE IN MILWA' FROM THOSE TRIPS. CAME BACK AFTER THE TURF CLOSED THE FIRST TIME AND HELPED BUILD A HALFPIPE IN THE BEAUDOIN'S BACKYARD.
What was your favorite pool to ride? Any memorable tricks you did there? HARD TO SAY. PROBABLY THE CLOVER. ALTHOUGH PRETTY SMALL AND LACKING ANY VERT YOU COULD GET CREATIVE IN THERE AND IT WAS EASY TO RIDE. THE HALFPIPE WAS FUN ALSO. EVENTUALLY I WOULD PUMP DOWN A WALL TO GET SPEED AND FORGET THAT THERE WAS NO FLAT BOTTOM AND PAY THE PRICE.
Were you in any contests there and did you ride there after turning pro? I WASN'T IN ANY CONTESTS AT THE TURF. I SKATED THERE ONCE AS A PRO WHEN WE WERE THERE ON A FILMING TRIP FOR STREETS ON FIRE. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I GOT TO SKATE THERE.
Is there anywhere right now that is similar to the pools at the turf? NOT THAT I KNOW OF. THE TURF'S DESIGN WAS BACK IN THE DAYS WHERE PARKS DIDN'T FLOW LIKE THEY DO NOW. EVERY ENTITY WAS SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER WHERE CROWDS OF SKATERS WOULD QUEUE UP TO DROP/ROLL IN. GREAT EARLY-SKATEBOARDING MEMORIES FOR ME AT "SURF N TURF".
Bonus question: Did you ever go to bell-e-buttons? UNFORTUNATELY, OR MAYBE FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT.
See you there!
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In case you didn't know, Turf was a skatepark built in 1979 on the South Side of Milwaukee. It stayed open for about four years, then became a strip club called Bell-E-Bbuttons. It reopened in 87 and most of the pictures in the show are from that time. The second wave of Turf. The park was so popular then that you had to make reservations to skate in one of the two hour sessions they had per day. I went there when I was a little grom and after getting snaked by the locals hundreds of times and taking many a slam trying to skate the pools, I ended up slowly befriending the people there. It was a really fun place, and for the last ten years almost forgotten. So, come check this out and see a little skate history.
Here's a photo of turf with the bell-e-buttons sign still on it.
Santa Cruz is one of the event sponsors and I got to talk to Jeff Kendall about skating the Turf. He is from Indianapolis and was pro for Santa Cruz.
Somebody told me you grew up skating the Turf. When did you first
skate the turf and how old were you?
PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE TO SAY I SKATED THE TURF WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE TURF WAS WINTER OF 1981. WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD A TRIP PLANNED TO GO TO APPLE SKATEPARK IN COLUMBUS BUT FOUND OUT LAST MINUTE THAT IT HAD CLOSED. MY MOTHER DROVE MY DAD'S PIMPED-OUT CUSTOM VAN UP WITH ANOTHER MOM. I WAS 14 AND THE REST OF OUR CREW WERE 16- CHIP JONES, STEVE SCHICK AND BOB PRIBBLE. I PROBABLY SKATED THE TURF 5 OR 6 TIMES TOTAL.
What was your first impression of the bowls and had you skated
anything like the turf before? I REMEMBER BEING SO FLIPPING STOKED AND EXCITED TO GET INTO THE PARK. COULDN'T PUT MY PADS ON QUICK ENOUGH. THAT WAS THE FIRST SKATEPARK I HAD SEEN IN REAL LIFE. WE SKATED THE FOOTIE BOWL FOR A LONG TIME JUST TO GET USED TO EASE OUR WAY IN AND GET USED TO CONCRETE. WE ALL BASICALLY LEARNED HOW TO SKATE TRANNY ON PLYWOOD HALF-PIPES AND QUARTERS.
Being from Indiana, What was the Midwest scene like then?
AT LEAST 30% OF THE SKATE SCENE WAS THE CREW I MENTIONED EARLIER. IT WAS SMALL, TIGHT-KNIT, AND COMPLETELY FROWNED UPON BY MOST. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED, I THINK. I'M SO GLAD AND PROUD TO HAVE GROWN UP IN THAT GENERATION IN THE MIDWEST WHERE EVERY SKATER WAS A BROTHER IN A SENSE. SKATEBOARDING AND PUNK ROCK.
Do you remember any of the locals that stood out to you? Skating or
being a character. ZILLY, OZ, MARTY, STEVIE B, GOMER WERE THE MAIN STANDOUTS. AS FAR AS BEING A CHARACTER- HANDS DOWN ZILL BEAUDOIN. W/O DRAWING ATTENTION TO HIMSELF OR BEING DARED BY ANYONE DUDE TRIED TO DO A HANDSTAND ROLL-IN INTO THE KEYHOLE. . PACKED INTO THE FACE WALL. ALSO REMEMBER HIM HAVING LEAF-STUFFED DUMMY THAT HE MADE W/ JEANS AND A FLANNEL THAT HE WOULD DROP OUT OF A TREE INTO THE MIDDLE OF A STREET ADJACENT TO THEIR HOME JUST AS CARS WERE APPROACHING. WE MADE FRIENDS FOR LIFE IN MILWA' FROM THOSE TRIPS. CAME BACK AFTER THE TURF CLOSED THE FIRST TIME AND HELPED BUILD A HALFPIPE IN THE BEAUDOIN'S BACKYARD.
What was your favorite pool to ride? Any memorable tricks you did there? HARD TO SAY. PROBABLY THE CLOVER. ALTHOUGH PRETTY SMALL AND LACKING ANY VERT YOU COULD GET CREATIVE IN THERE AND IT WAS EASY TO RIDE. THE HALFPIPE WAS FUN ALSO. EVENTUALLY I WOULD PUMP DOWN A WALL TO GET SPEED AND FORGET THAT THERE WAS NO FLAT BOTTOM AND PAY THE PRICE.
Were you in any contests there and did you ride there after turning pro? I WASN'T IN ANY CONTESTS AT THE TURF. I SKATED THERE ONCE AS A PRO WHEN WE WERE THERE ON A FILMING TRIP FOR STREETS ON FIRE. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I GOT TO SKATE THERE.
Is there anywhere right now that is similar to the pools at the turf? NOT THAT I KNOW OF. THE TURF'S DESIGN WAS BACK IN THE DAYS WHERE PARKS DIDN'T FLOW LIKE THEY DO NOW. EVERY ENTITY WAS SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER WHERE CROWDS OF SKATERS WOULD QUEUE UP TO DROP/ROLL IN. GREAT EARLY-SKATEBOARDING MEMORIES FOR ME AT "SURF N TURF".
Bonus question: Did you ever go to bell-e-buttons? UNFORTUNATELY, OR MAYBE FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT.
See you there!
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USA on 6 Rubles a Day
Posted by: Josh Ellis On: Apr 07 2009
These things happened:
Pizzy Gorfed.
Bill Skitched.
Pizzy towered over Dig Dug.
Bill cosplayed.
Tj did a switch frontside noseslide.
Max did a backside tailslide.
Later, some other things happened.
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Pizzy Gorfed.
Bill Skitched.
Pizzy towered over Dig Dug.
Bill cosplayed.
Tj did a switch frontside noseslide.
Max did a backside tailslide.
Later, some other things happened.
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I Smell A Rat.
Posted by: Tim On: Apr 02 2009
I always find it funny when I hear kids (and adults) talking about getting "hooked up" or making sponsor tapes. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good people here in Milwaukee and the surrounding area, but when you see a clip like this from a virtually unknown kid from who knows where, it has to make you realize there is no way in hell any sponsor tape is going to get you anywhere. Between that and the fact that the skateboarding industry on a whole is taking a shit: "no one is getting sponsored in 2009". My advice to you, the hopeful future pro? Go to school, get a degree in pet grooming and get me a discount. Gary's fur is atrocious.
Have you been to Cream City lately? If not, get out there now. Lots of good stuff to skate that is always changing and some real good microwave foods to upset your little tummies. Bill and I are planning something pretty big for May, so keep your eyes and ears open for someone to spill the beans.
On April tenth there is a Turf skatepark art show for you to go to. I don't have any information other than that, so next time you see Pizzy, make sure to ask him about it.
Later nerds.
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Have you been to Cream City lately? If not, get out there now. Lots of good stuff to skate that is always changing and some real good microwave foods to upset your little tummies. Bill and I are planning something pretty big for May, so keep your eyes and ears open for someone to spill the beans.
On April tenth there is a Turf skatepark art show for you to go to. I don't have any information other than that, so next time you see Pizzy, make sure to ask him about it.
Later nerds.
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Hated
Posted by: Josh Ellis On: Mar 27 2009
Mini Video 54 - San Diego 3
Our third foray into Southern Californian skateboarding. A video montage of the best times ever.
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