Sandro's Blog — June 2010 Archive Blogger Profile

Thanks to Supra Distribution and their in-house roster of Photographers and Filmers we got some timely footage and photos (above) to share from monday's ALL ABOARD event for Go Skateboarding Day.

But if that's not enough to hold you over until our premiere video drops next week, check out what Concrete cooked up here and Heart Films' video here.

It would have been impossible to capture all the tricks that went down yesterday, but expect some exquisitely artistic and thoughtful film work coming out of Vancouver and Toronto Go Skate Days this coming monday.

You heard right - This Go Skateboarding Day, Vancouver skaters are ganging up and hitting the rails to cover as much ground and variety of terrain as possible. Meet at the downtown Skate Plaza in the morning while we posse up and travel together for a full day of skateboarding!

Meet up at any time during the day and take part in the filming and photos collected during the days events. Or try and keep up and skate the whole day for your chance to win cash and take home prizes from Matix, eS, and Element.

FULL MAP AND ITINERARY

SPOT 1 - 12pm

MAIN STREET STATION @ TERMINAL
BANK/WALL on south side of Starbucks
STAIRS/RAIL on north side of Starbucks

SPOT 2 - 1pm

RENFREW STATION @ E.12TH
HIP/LOADING DOCK behind Staples (Grandview Hwy)

SPOT 3 - 1:35pm

HOLDOM STATION
GAP TO LEDGE, GAP OUT

SPOT 4 - 2pm

SPERLING SKYTRAIN
LEDGES, BANK TRANSFER, BRIDGE BOMB

SPOT 5 - 3pm

ROYAL OAK SKYTRAIN
MANUAL PAD, LAUNCH GAP, LEDGE

SPOT 6 - 3:45pm

METROTOWN STATION
BONSOR BOWL JAM

SPOT 7 - 5pm

STADIUM SKYTRAIN

DROP-IN GAP TO LEDGE

5:30pm

GEORGIA VIADUCT
THE TRADITIONAL BARGE

6:00pm

STRATHCONA
BARBECUE

RSVP on Facebook. Download the FREE TransLink iPhone app and follow us on TWITTER to stay posted on the days events, tricks, highlights and any changes to the schedule. And don't forget to buy a transit day pass - it's cheapest, safest and best way to travel.

Also, more of the same happening simultaneously in none other than TORONTO!

You're going to get the full story in-print by Isaac, but let me just say Kansas City kicks major ass and it has a lot to do with guys like Sean Malto, Dan Askew, BBQ and shops like Escapist.

It's not just enough for Pnut to setup his pieces, he does up a fresh one-off on the wall and 12 pairs of custom Vans shoes. speaking of custom Vans... 'click click'

Fos, Todd and Pnut did some collab decks with Escapist prior to our arrival and they came out badd-fuckin-ass!! check em' out at the Escapist website.

Donny told me (in a personal conversation, because we're totally tight like that), that he was working on this piece and finished it the day he heard MJ passed away. Creepy huh? It's kind of like that scene in ET when the flowers die and that's how you know the homie might not make it back to his planet.

unwed and undead. It's true KC has a lot of females - and if the skaters were taking notes then they'll probably be thinking about picking up a sketchbook soon.

Click here for Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-7. Onward to Austin, TX's No Comply shop!

On route to Grand Junction, Colorado it was important to captain McKay-Randozzi that everyone pay witness to Zion National Park in Utah.

This was a 6 hour drive in some dying heat. Dudes get delirious.

The rule "No shirt, no service" must apply in Utah. That would explain why Pnut probably picked up the front door mat and threw it over his naked abdomen.

Necessary refueling.

(Todd Bratrud) Necessary menu amendments. And back on the road to hit Denver on route to KC for the art opening at Escapist, Friday June 4th.

Peep game over at Todd Bratrud's tumblr page. Click here for Days 1, 2, 3 and 4. Onward to Kansas City's Escapist skate shop!

Okay so we already looked at Day 3 in the video section where you were introduced to our newest recruits Michael Hsiung and Phil Toselli to the One Way Or Another road trip / art show. A whole week on the road has passed since that day, tearing down the LA show now and as you can imagine, a lot of driving.

First stop was Las Vegas where the crew camped under the bright lights of Circus Circus before meeting up with cameraman aficionado Corey Adams and proceeded to shred some of the many ditches Nevada has to offer.

Onward to Kansas City's Escapist skate shop via Denver. Check back tomorrow for photos from days 5-8.

Click here for Days 1, 2, and 3 featuring more of your favorite skateboarding artists who couldn't make it on the rest of the trip for reasons unexplainable.

If you're in either San Francisco or Kansas City tonight, count your lucky stars. These events will be epic.

Saturday morning we woke to gather everyone's work and set up the first of 3 shows. Pnut wasted no time in banging out 12 pairs of one-of-a-kind Vans made available at HVW8.