This past Saturday, Mike Kelly, Ron, and Travis held a ramp jam at the Banana Farm Ramp that was very much in the spirit of famed Texas skate gatherings of years past. Bands travelled to play for free in the backyard and lonestar beer flowed from four or five kegs throughout the day and evening.

I didn’t show up until after 4:00 pm, so I probably missed a lot of the skating. It was cool seeing out-of-towners like Chris, Fields, and Carter from San Antonio shred. Local Austinites including Brian Anderson, Peyton, Adam, Ryan, Sewing Machine, Bobby, Cecil, and others skated well into the evening.

Stephen Boban was pretty stoked. He’s just expanded his team with an astonishing lineup of riders. To the best of what I can remember, Southern Star now boasts the following staff members: Peyton, Brian A., Jon Erik, Andy Mack, both Bobans (!), Adam Young, and Jimmy Finley.

DJ Kessler spun discs when the bands weren’t playing. In an unbelievable medley, Steve mixed the following songs back-to-back while people skated: Jesus Entering from the Rear (Feeders), High Energy Blast (999), and some song by 45 Grave. Keen observers will remember the 999 song from Lance Mountains contest run @ Uplands in the Bones Brigade Video Show. The 45 Grave song was the one playing during one of Gator’s runs at the Terror at Tahoe contest.

Altogether, this was a phenomenal event. If you were in Austin and didn’t go, sadly, you really missed out on a great time. Fortunately, a similar event is scheduled for this coming weekend in San Antonio. Brett has provided me with the following details (in his words):

There were some questions about TOSSJ 4 at the BFR Jam Saturday and some folks wanted the info posted here so here are Carter’s two major post on the event.”If you are taking 35 south to SA stay on the highway and take 35 through the city. Go past downtown and keep heading South. About five minutes past downtown you will exit Southcross off 35. Take the turn around and stay on the access road, get in the right lane and take a right on Stonewall. The address is 618 Stonewall, brown house, big mail that says “Dirty Boys”.
If heading from Houston take I-10 through the city to 35. head south on 35 and Southcross is right there. �

“OK. Here is the plan. I talked with Brete yesterday and we figured some things out. This TOSSJ will be a fundraiser for more crete at LBJ. T-shirt sales and hotdog/hamburger proceeds will go towards crete. Some of this $$$ will also be givin to the owner for letting us throw the shindig there. He has not asked for anything, but it will help pay his electric bill. Plus this guy basically let us build a skatepark in his backyard. Pretty fuckin cool.

The bands are gonna have to play early as to not disturb the neighbors. At least by 7-8pm I think is what we agreed too.

A few people have asked if they could camp back there. Ill ask permission today.

We are going to try to keep cars off the street. We will be able to park on the neighbors property next door. They have a big field. We have done this before and were able to avoid a visit from the police. Plus we can keep the session going later.

There is also a hotel right down the street off Division and 35. I think it’s a Holiday Inn.

We hope everybody can show up. The session should start in the afternoon on into the night. Oby may even drive down from Arkansas. It will be killer! �

Also Charlie (the guys whose yard the ramp is in) asked we not show up before noon. Also I can not emphasize how much fun this ramp is. Be there or use pink grip tape till next year.

This is an old photo of the afformentioned ramp. Both ends are now bowled in. This end is bowled in with complete over vert. More photos here.

Click the above photos to see the Banana Farm Gallery.

Click here to visit Carter’s gallery of photos from this jam on his website.

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