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Sound of Contusion

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Hello fellow Robosapiens, I am here today to share with you (in no particular order) some photographs we’ve taken since the last moment in time that we communed.

Nick Mistele – Frontside Wallride
Max Murphy – Frontside Wallride
A party with friends is still a party.
Vince Stranc – Pole Jam Melon. We got sponsored by Culver’s because of this photo.
Max Murphy nosegrinds some various trash and debris that we combined into what one might considered a somewhat skateable obstacle.
Nick Matthews – Gap to Noseblunt – in the Promised Land.
Max Murphy clears the water hazard. Is skateboarding permissible under maritime law?
Samhain collage.
Vince rotates fiercely into a alley oop fakie smith type situation.
Marriage collage.
Max Murphy – Backside Noseblunt

Adios friends.

The Way You Fur, The How You Purr

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We’re here. Half a heart left on the health meter. Barely going.

Vince Stranc – Boardslide Across and Down
Street meats. Found at the spot. Heated by the pavement.
Max Murphy – Wallride Nollie. Classic through the glass photography technique. Potentially should’ve shot at night and dragged the shutter for more classicicity.
Standard angle.
Max Murphy – Duck Ollie. Quack.
Friends being friends.
Payne Counihan – Slappy Switch Crook
Max Murphy – Tailslide to Fakie
Nick Mistele – Frontside Crooked Grind to Fakie
Yikes
Sean Hanley – “Log Feel” Noseslide Pop Over

The site turns 25 this year. Hopefully we meet again. Auf weidersehen.

Thank God it’s Fridave

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Been carrying around a disposable camera in my backpack for the past year and a half. Here’s a handful of photos I got from it.

Max Murphy – Ride on grind
Juke & a juke
Taylor Lalk – Boardslide
Josh in a hole
Max – Cup carve
Crack maintenance
Max – Ollie
Jimmy Brickner – Crook
Ben Narloch – Bam drop for the people
Daves in the city

Mini Video 95 – Bodywork

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Not since Mini Video 3.1 in 1999 has a Mini Video corresponded to a major Windows release. What does it all mean?

Shot on Hi8, Winter/Spring 2022.

Starring: Max Murphy, Josh Ellis, Vince Stranc, Nick Mistele, Taylor Lalk, Payne Counihan, Gabe Chan, James Brickner, Bradford Bishop, Pat Forster, & Sean Hanley.

Filmed by: Josh Ellis and Hank Scorsese.

Production stills by Bradford Bishop:

Max Murphy – 50-50
Max Murphy – 50-50
Max Murphy – 50-50
Taylor Lalk – Lipslide
“Awww man, my favorite belt”
Chainer navigates the dystopian wastelands of today and tomorrow.
Crewed up at the “Pile of Fuck”.
Vince Stranc – 180 to Fakie 5-0

Mini Video 94 – Bushcraft

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Feeling inspired after making “Blue Building”, I set out to recapture that feeling. For the first video of 2022 I used the same Hi-8 cam I used in the late 90s, fisheye screwed on with step-up ring, and fully auto settings.  Just turn on the camera and go –  caveman style – focus, exposure, shutter speed, and white balance don’t exist in this beautiful world.  

I must admit that the camera did have some downfalls in the harsh Wisconsin winter conditions.  It was in the teens Fahrenheit for some of this, so batteries had to be kept warm in pockets or they’d last approximately four minutes.  All weapons have their weaknesses.

Skating by: Max Murphy, Vince Stranc, Josh Ellis, Bradford Bishop, Sean Hanley, Drew Rickaby, Payne Counihan, Gabe Chan, and Nick Mistele.

The Sony TRV-120. 450x digital zoom. (up to) 12 hours battery life. “Nightshot” 0 Lux. A glorious weapon.

“Bushcraft” production stills by Bradford Bishop:

Max Murphy – Lower Level Wall Plant
Vince Stranc – Wall to Grabber
Josh Ellis – Wallride Fakie
James Brick, up close w/ nightvision. During the day. Think about it.
Drew Rickaby – Backside Kickflip
Sean Hanley – Nollie Backside Kickflip
Vince Stranc – Wallie
Vince Stranc – Wallie Boardslide
Max Murphy – 50-50 Hippie Jump
Max Murphy – Frontside Bluntslide
Payne Counihan – Boardslide
Sean and Drew, Bushcraft Legends

Mini Video 93 – Qual

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It’s always difficult to think of something to say, so I’ll keep it basic. Here’s the 93rd short video created for this website, wiskate.com. (This is how we chill from 93 til…). Like an Adrenalin “Industry Section” from a 411 in 1995 it features an inordinate amount of wallie grabs.

I had promised the group chat that that I’d make at least one new Mini Vid in 2021, which I already did, so this one is just money in the bank, as they say. It had taken me from May until yesterday to collect the measly three minutes of footage contained herein. Too much bicycle riding, I suppose. And/or continuing the rich tradition of completely neglecting this website, wiskate.com.

Skating by: Max Murphy, Vince Stranc, Sean Hanley, Mikey al Wathiqui, John Mcguire, Taylor Lalk, and in his triumphant return from injury, Nick Mistele.

My friend Bradford Bishop was kind enough to provide some photos taken during the time period when number 93 was made.

Vince Stranc, Wallride Melon
Vince Stranc, Backside 50-50
Payne Counihan, 5-0 grind
Nick Mistele, Wallie
Max Murphy, Wallie Melon
Max Murphy, Wallie Layback
Gabe, snacking
Max Murphy – Nosegrind
David Gackstetter, Backside Tailslide

Should I stay, or should I go? Does anyone still look at this thing? I’ve been considering letting it go. 1998-2021, R.I.P.? Email me (wiskate@gmail.com) if you still think wiskate.com is the beez kneez. Hate mail is ok too. It’s been awhile since I’ve gotten some good old fashioned hate mail.

Mini Video 92 – Witch Hunt

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During pandemic lockdown I claimed I was going to make a new Mini Video in 2021. Promises delivered.

The saga that started over 20 years ago continues..

Starring: Max Murphy, Vince Stranc, Gabe Chan, David Gackstetter, Mike Al Wathiqui, Rory Morgan, Nick Mistele, Sean Hanley, Taylor Lalk, Jacob Mumford, and Payne Counihan

Additional behind the scenes media provided by Bradford Bishop.

Taylor Lalk – Backside Smith
Max Murphy – Backside Lip
Rory Morgan – Bomb Drop
Max Murphy – Wallride Nollie
David Gackstetter – 5-0 Grind
Behind the scenes.

Heat, On Laser Disc

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2020 into 2021.

Not much going on, right?

During this pandemic I was a decent citizen. I stayed home, and if not, I was meandering all over the city on my bike taking b/w photos of crap in alleys.

To maintain a bit of sanity I would occasionally ride the bike downtown to meet up with the skate brethren and shoot a telephoto spaced out photo or two.

I haven’t been good at sharing this stuff because well, no one looks at the site anymore. It does work as a decent photo repository for self use, so maybe I’ll keep adding more here or there.

Here’s some recent-ish selections from who knows when.

David Gackstetter, backside smith. This set up was less Berra than one might guess by just looking at the photo. All materials were found onsite, so any tricks here receive a slightly higher score than if the materials were brought in from an outside source.
A mother load of debris. I felt blessed to find this post apocalyptic scene, while actually living in an apocalyptic scenario.
Drew Rickaby, backside nosegrind. Look at Bradford’s dumb hands creeping into the scene. I shot this on a Canon Rebel 2000, the same camera I used to shoot photos of Ben Vance for use on wiskate.com twenty years ago. Ben Vance did not already do this nosegrind though.
I lied, this is from pre pandemic. You can tell, because there are humans in the photo acting like normal people. Remember that? I wonder what Pizzy is showing to Hank here? Maybe they’re looking at the wiskate.com Wiki to find out what tricks Ben Vance already did.
Sean Hanley, wallride nollie. This is also from before the pandemic. The debris used to make the cellar door skateable were found onsite in this scenario as well. It’s weird how over the years you could either skate this spot forever, or get kicked out in one second.
Vince Stranc, boneless. I really am a dummy, this is also pre lockdown. I guess I’ve just been sitting on all of these photos for longer than I realized. Landing on that grate is kind of scary. I know it’s not likely to happen, but if you fell into that zone you’d be living a similar scenario to the South Korean film “The Host”.
HANK
Max Murphy – Boban assisted tailslide. Now we’re back on track. I rode my bike over here, and Risser was unloading the Boban from his van. Some points lost due to offsite material logistics, but still a nice scene. He did the same trick on another taller loading dock roughly fifty feet from here. This photo is nicer.
Curb delivery. Pre Covid.
Safety first! I hope we’re all through this soon, friends!

The Great Cheese Drop of 2020

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Hi, here are some more photos that I’d like to share.

Drew Rickaby, Back Tail
Drew Rickaby, Fs Wallride
Sean Hanley, Bs Noseblunt
Nick Mistele, Back D
Nick Mistele, Nosegrind
Vince Stranc, Crooks
Max Murphy, Smith
Max Murphy, Ollie
Max Murphy, Wallride

Unsavory Simulation

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Some photos from November 2018 until March 2019. I don’t got much to say, enjoy the pics!

Max Murphy – Backside lip into bank.

Max Murphy – Backside Smith.

Nick Mistele – Lipslide into bank.

RUSS

Sean Hanley – Switch 180 to nosegrind.

Drew Rickaby – Backside smith.

Drew Rickaby – Switch frontside heelflip.

A special doubles routine, by Max Murphy.

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