July 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 24 Jul 2008
Due to staffing issues at the engineering firm creating the construction documents for Austin’s next full-blown public skatepark, the project has been slowed down a few months. It’s looking like an early-spring build now.
Those Michael Sieben shoes are hovering around $75. Ouch. That’s three pairs of Trujillos at the Round Rock outlet mall. I suppose Addidas isn’t doing anything different than the other shoe companies. Charge $80 for shoes it costs $5 to make in Asia.
Famed early-nineties pro, Justin Lynch, posted some comments on an old ASN story. Nice to get a clarification from him. I miss his alley-oop backside face-high ollies.
Tony Hawk stopped by the new public skatepark in Houston the other day.
People have been pretty respectful of the PPMR. I go out there a few times each day to water the grass seeds and people have been using the trash can and so forth. Thanks.
Fri 18 Jul 2008
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No Comply has completed its move to its new location at 12th & Lamar anticipating the construction of a new public skatepark. Well, that’s still going to be several months away, but in the meantime, Jake Nunn & friends are hosting a party celebrating the release of Michael Sieben’s new signature Addidas shoe model. If you visit this link to the Addidas site supplied by Brete Anderson, you can watch the movie Michael shot in San Francisco about his shoes. (more…)
Thu 17 Jul 2008
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Ralph Barrera came by the Patterson Mini Ramp this afternoon and shot a photo for Thursday’s Statesman. Don’t know if they got the caption right, though.
According to the Austinist, Henry Rollins is bringing some monologues about himself in October. $25 bucks at La Zona Rosa. A couple weeks ago, Keith Morris came to the Mohawk and answered any question you had about Black Flag for $10 and there were other bands and some comedians.
That guy from the ‘Foot Fist Way’ and the forthcoming ‘Pineapple Express’ shot a short skateboarding movie. (more…)
Tue 15 Jul 2008
Get your sessions in quick. A meeting with the city this morning resulted in a decision to temporarily fence off the mini ramp to ensure that sod will take root and grow on the berms to stabilize the soil. Funds are also being raised privately to install stairs on each corner of the ramp to provide an easy climb up to the decks. The fence will likely go up before the end of this week.
Consumer beware: Home Depot is gouging rental customers by charging a $5.00 gas surcharge regardless of how much gas you have in the tank of rental equipment you return.
Another PPMR volunteer has suffered a serious injury. Lee Brooks was visiting Orcas Island on a skate trip last week and broke his foot while just taking a step off his board. The report I heard indicated that he underwent surgery for the injury.
Sat 5 Jul 2008
Cary Jackson, Dave Reynolds, and I poured the flatbottom on the Patterson Park Miniramp wednesday morning. In spite of a threatening thunderstorm, the pour turned out great. We gave it a day to cure, then unwrapped it Friday, July 4th for a session. The news spread like a virus and we had guys coming down from Round Rock to check it out.
Basically, it’s open for skating at this point. The site is still under construction as we have to bring in some topsoil, spread it, and plant grass. If you visit, please be gentle on the orange fencing, pick up your trash, and generally respect the park and other visitors. The ramp was built entirely with donated funds for materials and volunteer labor.
