Color Magazine — October 2010 Archive Blogger Profile

Cameo Wilson took first place and $12,000 at the Empire Backyard Party presented by Vans at South Parc Skatepark in Montreal.

The judges had yet to make their decision but at this point everyone knew he'd won it.

the bowl

Tons of little shredders ripped up the place.  Nose blunt over the spine from this one.

The place was even equipped with skatepark daycare.

All the kids seemed to be walking away with 2 of everything.

Miniramp in the back.

Cardiel on the turntables.

Hot Tub with Girls (coincidentally  the same ones I shot 2 days ago at Dance Laury Dance)

and Steve Van Doren

Barry Walsh and Riley Bolan, a near miss

Contest Winner Cameo Wilson, 360 flip

Pat Tremblay, Tuck Knee

Riley Bolan and a huge leap

and of course the Pumpkin fight and the first night of snow.

video courtesy of Pierre Gauthier

Last night Sala Rossa in Montreal hosted a rock 'n roll show for the books.  Dance Laury Dance, Hey Sugar, and Ottawa's Hellbros ripped it up, follow the link to see the proof.

shawnlennon.com

Get dressed up and head down to Leeside and celebrate halloween in style.

Saturday, October 30th 5-8pm

There will be fun, prizes and plenty of after parties!

Our very own music man on the move, Shawn Lennon is in New York right now after a long summer of reporting from the best festivals North America has to offer. What brings him to the big apple you might ask? the CMJs, that's who! Stay tuned for a photo essay and full report from Shawn - there's still one day left and a hell of a lot of bands to see.

Insight builders were busy transforming an old hospital into a plaza in Podborova a few weeks ago.

Pro Skates originally opened up 24 years ago on Quinpool Rd in Halifax, NS and has had a few homes within the city since then. Two doors down from where the original shop opened the new shop has been streamlined and reborn, the grand open was last week.

ProSkates, ProGirl and Uptown merged into one store, new features include: a piano, custom pro flooring, a skate bar and a massive shoe wall and board selection.

The new shop located on 6541 Quinpool looks soooo sick, I am going to have to plan a special trip to the right coast just to check it out in person.

Dave Hung's 360 flip-shop opener

Photos by: Curtis Rothney

Yesterday I posted this impromptu and unexpected fashion story with some Quiksilver bros (Alex Olson, Torey Goodall, Pat O'Rourke). You might remember me mentioning a FULL VIDEO of the 3 day trip to be posted later this week... well this isn't it, but below should give you an idea of what it was like to be on this trip from Toronto to "Take The Cake" in Niagra Falls.

Hit the jump for more photos. FULL VIDEO IS COMING...

photos by Alex Olson, Pat O'Rourke, Rob Harris, Pryce Holmes, and Torey Goodall

On a recent journey to Niagra Falls, Quiksilver Canada hooked up with Alex Olson for a three-day skate excursion starting in Toronto. Equipped with disposable cameras, we had the boys document their trip between skating. As a sneak peak into their voyage I've pulled a selection of photos I thought worked well as a segue from our fall "fashion" issue to the winter "film" issue.

It was almost a year ago Montreal's Dimestore Crew, featured in 8.3, released their video.  Here's a little reminder of why we love them.

It's pretty much a given up here in Canada that after September we won't be playing host to any more skate tours or demos. "Not so" says DC! and to celebrate, we brought the party! So if you aren't old enough, or weren't able to make it out to this issue's release parties in Calgary, Toronto or Ottawa then crack open a soda now and enjoy some photos from Montreal's release (Thanks to Nic Cote of ULC Skateboards).

And if you're looking for a place to stay dry tonight in Vancouver - why not RAD TIMES? it's fully loaded with the new mag for your greasy paws.