Having been inspired by friends with knuckle tattoos, I’ve lately toyed with the notion of getting my own finger ink. As with anything permanent, it’s been hard for me to make up my mind as to what I want to run with forever. Nathan Black has put together a cool website that hosts an archive of knuckle art, which has likewise been inspiring for my decision making process. After browsing his gallery, I figured I’d take it to the next step by making a tool to dynamically preview knuckle tattoos. Nathan said he’d host the tool on his site and eventually it’ll get over there. For now, though, I’m debuting it on Austin Skate Notes.
September 2006
Monthly Archive
Fri 29 Sep 2006
Thu 28 Sep 2006
Adam, Mancub, Shannon the Cannon, et. al. visited the Claw Ramp in San Antonio over the weekend for a session. On Adam’s second run, he mysteriously slammed on a carve through one of the ramp’s corners and broke his two front teeth. He visited an emergency room and also a dentist and is now looking at perhaps $13,000 in reconstructive surgery. His employer has him covered with medical and dental insurance, and both companies are now battling to push responsibility onto the other provider. Hopefully, it’ll get sorted soon and he can get his chompers replaced.
Mon 25 Sep 2006
While cycling about friday afternoon with my camera, I caught the unmistakeable odor of rotting flesh near the Congress Avenue bridge. So pungent was this smell, that it overwhelmed the pervasive bat turd stench that usually greets pedestrians crossing Town Lake. I’ve read the Zombie Survival Guide cover-to-cover three times, so I’m clued into the tell-tale signs of a zombie uprising. When I saw the shuffling mob coming across Congress Avenue bridge, I was ahead of the game. Already on my bicycle, I had Lesson #7 taken care of from the Top Ten Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack: "Get out of the car, get onto the bike."
Wed 20 Sep 2006
A pile of skateboarders showed up for the design input meeting this evening at Round Rock’s Clay Madsen recreation center. So many viewpoints were present that it was surprising that we all spoke the same language. Micah Shapiro from Grindline tried to run the meeting and gather the crowd’s input on what elements should be present in the Round Rock public skatepark.
He began the meeting with a screening of Grindline’s forthcoming DVD which may have bored street skaters with its heavy bowl content. The South Jordan section popped off the projection for these skaters and at least one person wanted to know more about that park. Afterwards, Micah ran through a powerpoint presentation describing the value of concrete and how they build these skateparks.
Fri 15 Sep 2006
Round Rock skatepark project gets nitrus boost
Posted by seth johnson under skatepark , transition skating[41] Comments
For those who might not be aware, I’m in training. I’m planning to participate in the MS 150 "bike to the beach" which is a bicycle ride from San Antonio to Corpus Christi. I’ve built up a Peugeot 12-speed road bike (thanks Yellow Bike Project!) and I’m trying to log as many hours as possible on it in preparation for this two-day journey scheduled for October 7th. So, the other day I rode down to check out the status of this apartment pool that people have been riding for the past few months. It’s closed down now, so I’m posting these photos I shot at an earlier session. It wasn’t the type of pool people might use a word like ‘good’ to describe its skateability, but it certainly was a novelty. If you’re trying to sleuth out the location, the hint is that my round trip bike ride from 51st and Duval was about 8 miles.
Tue 12 Sep 2006
tyler skatepark street design revealed
Posted by seth johnson under Mabel Davis Bowl , Session Notes , skatepark , transition skating[2] Comments
Dave Reynolds’ new skatepark construction company, Lonestar Skateparks, has been contracted by the city of Tyler, Texas to retrofit its wooden ramp street course with an all-concrete street course. The design is still evolving, but here’s a preliminary concept that Lonestar may implement in Tyler. No completion date is currently available, but physical work on the project should start very soon.
Carter Dennis showed up at Mabel Davis on Saturday with his girlfriend, Kim. A few other guys also showed up and it was a full-on session complete with shade canopy.
Doug King is also expected to break ground this week on a skatepark in Hondo, Texas, which is just outside of San Antonio. Although Doug is one of the most experienced Danny Way mega-jump-ramp builders in the world, the sketches I’ve seen of this project look like he’s scoping it down to be an all concrete street course.
