Big Sky

A collection of holiday roadtrip skies for you to art out on. Usual skateboarding hub-bub continues tomorrow.

Matt B and M. Sinclair go east for Thanksgiving...

Here is an update from the road on Bennett and Sinclair's Turkey-Day journey:

After Holiday Mega-Post: Austin Stephens

Happy Thanksgiving from Toy Machine

Fan Mail Bonanza, More Needed

Since the riders are not sending in photos for me to put up here, I have resorted to posting drawings that come in the mail from our demented (in a good way) fans.

Dodging Bullets

A day with Duffel...

Dodging Bullets

Met up with Skin and the Osiris possee Duffel came along too Russel and Duffel got a line at the downhill school See that guy way in the back…that's Kong..check the Osiris blog for his photos of the day Mike Fitz came out too. Meanwhile Kong is still blogging. Someone tried to assinate Duffel First Biggie, then Pac… now Duffel Duffel lives but the Brian Anderson hubba has seen better days It aint easy being Duffel.

In the case that Kevin forgets to update...

Since he is on "Vacation" for Thanksgiving... (although he said he had 2 days of posts, this being the second.) I would imagine he would have posted by now.

Part 2- The Berrics

We had another stop to make after the signing...

Part 2- The Berrics

After the Signing Corey and a few of us stopped by the Berrics for a quick session. Sierra came along too Sierra warms up the Hubba with a 5.0 Flow Trash Vic Zanoni was in the neighborhood so he came by for a minute. Vic rips Chris Larue came up on a bluntslide The last time I tried to get something of Duffel for the blog it took him out for a few weeks. This is Duffels go to trick for the night.

Active Am re-cap

We made it out to Active Am this past weekend.

Foundation Signing Part 1

The team was at Boarders in Glendale this past Friday. The line was forming quick.

Foundation Signing Part 1

The team was at Boarders in Glendale this past Friday. The line was forming quick. Duffman was signing Duffman boards. This kid was hyped on Foundation. Gareth Stehr showed up. It took a while for everyone to recognize him with his beard. Sierra. We liked this kids message. When we ran out of posters. The team just signed shirts. and boards...duh. Group shot. Siera had a couple of things up his sleeve...Check back tomorrow for Part 2 of the day- The Berrics.

better late than never

Ed's art show opened last weekend. It was a full house...always a good thing.

Rev Mo Rocks

 Ed tries out Mike V. and Revolution Mother.

Robert Zemeckis Center For Half Cab Noseslides

 Los Angeles with Matt B and Co.

720x480

A gallery of frame grabs for you to peruse and complain about. 

Everybody Splatter!

 A quilted rag tag post for you to enjoy.

Gareth's Vitals

Just came acrosss this old footage of Gareth Stehr. Make sure to check out Vital Skate Part 1 and Part 2 before you go skate!

Boarder's Signing Tomorrow

Come out to the Boarders @ the Glendale Galleria to meet the team and get some shizaz signed!! Duffel, Gareth, Alex G, Sierra ,David Reyes and Nuge will all be there. Will you?

Boarders Signing Tomorrow

Come out to the Boarders @ the Glendale Galleria to meet the team and get some shizaz signed!!

Ditch The Web

 Here's a crappy frame grab of Austin schralping for you to chew on for a minute. 

Rain Dodging Propositions

A select few photos from a Sunday San Diego mission. 

Who Dat?

So who WAS the Foundation rider that made a fort out of the bathroom?

Who dat?

So who WAS the Foundation rider that made a fort out of the bathroom? For those of you who guessed Abdias, you were... wrong. It was David Reyes of course.

A Day in the Life...

of a 3-legged dog. What a nice guy....David couldn't keep his hands off of this 3-legged dog (weird). It kind of freaked me out a little- not gonna lie. They were posing together and David was putting his chin in the area that the leg use to be. Angel didn't like the dog either because it messed up his Thrasher mag. David was making excuses for the dog but I didn't feel bad for the dog one bit. We cleaned up the mess and let the amputee go. We had a few spots on the way home that we had to hit up. The dog tried to run after the van but it turns out 3-legged dogs just aren't that fast.

A Day in the Life...

of a 3 legged dog.

Ed Templeton's Big Exhibition!

Sunday Skate Day...

Map Of The Inner War TONIGHT!

 You should come and scope it!

The Last Attacka Of Cacka

 The final post of the Siege of Raleigh.

Flow Trash

Met up with Nick Merlino and some friends. Switch ollie warm up. Next spot. Smith check Nosegrind check Frontblunt for the cops. Man down. Truck down.

Cacka Attacka Part 4

 North Carolina

Flow Trash

The guessing game

Cacka Attacka Part 3

 Yep, you guessed it, more from NC.

The guessing game

Guess which Foundation rider opted to make a fort out of blankets and sheets and sleep in there rather than just sleeping on one of the beds on a previous trip...

Cacka Attacka Part 2

 Further coverage of the North Carolina trip.

Dekline in Mallorca

Olly Todd, Chris Pastras, Soy Panday & Peter Molec all arrived in Mallorca Spain today to film and shoot photos for a upcoming Kingpin article. Check back for updates. 

Cacka Attacka Part 1

 This week will feature posts of a road trip to North Carolina with Matt B and Nicky T.

the saga continues

the saga continues

As we left off our last skate session here I was overwhelmed by the amount of "real work" I actually had to do. I wanted to make sure that I was allotted the appropriate amount of time to finish up the previous blog. Sorry for the delay. Angel decides to go shirtless for the remainder of the day. Who could blame him? Its only winter in other places not southern California. Nevermind. Shirts back on. We're at a real spot...not just the Tum Yeto parking lot picking up other people... David warms up quick with a backside 50-50. I wonder what his writing fans think of his skating ability. And I wonder what his skating fans think of his writing ability. hmmm.. Only time will tell for young David and his many career options. Until then he will settle for looking for all his sleep over gear because he's trapped in California on a skate mission. Angel helps the young buckaroo out with his newly acquired guitar. Sometimes I feel like they should maybe have selective voting or controlled voting for only those who qualify. This is Not one of those time. Bart Jones with his electoral vote in hand...

Some things to see on the internet

Intertim Trim in the Meanwhile

Website Changes Underway: Bear With Us

We are in the process of making a few changes, and we should smooth out the kinks by next week!

A Day In The Whale's Vagina

A Day In The Whale's Vagina

Matt B hopped right up to a front board in the 'burbs of San Diego the other day. Jordan had to test it first... But then got straight to biz. Matt found a dew rag for original SD style points. Jordan got weird and started finger sniffing. Cruised downtown and met up with some old buds. Scoped a wobbly spot. Matt gets on the wiggles. Oh, what up dog? Fuck a spare tire, get that spare rim, son.

Red, White and Blue and Yellow

F it!

The team was at Industry Board Shop this past weekend.

F it!

The team was at Industry Board Shop this past weekend. On the way up Abdias farted and tried to pretend that he didn't. It was weird.... When we got there. The team was preparing for the madness. What madness you ask? This madness I answer. A line up the ying yang. This is what happens at a signing in case you didn't know. The team signs things. It can range from a poster to a board to a boob. It just depends on which way the sun is shining. Sometimes at signings the team can't make it so we just send card board cut outs of them. Corey was the only real person that made it to this one but no one had a clue. Corey was pretty bummed that the rest of the team didn't show up. We wrapped up the day... ...and headed home to sunny San Diego.

Melcher's Board

Patrick Melcher's new Brian Lotti designed board is in. Check out his blog for more on melch.

Melcher's Board

Patrick Melcher's new Brian Lotti designed board is in. Check out his blog for more on melch.

Red, White and Blue and Yellow

Matt posted up on some Ronald McDonald steps in between tricks. Grif alternately rocked out... And gave us smoldering glares during our McMission. Austin saw the orange stench of ignorance was everywhere. Where was that coming from? Oh... The penal codes had a distinctly casual feel to them. Found a Zero ad.

Back To The Trenches

Cash Flo

It took a little extra cash and some canoodling to get Nuge one last go at this spot. Check out the video.

Back To The Trenches

Josh found an epic ditch in his old stomping grounds. He had it fenced off so no one else could get to it. Matt B called up all his homies and claimed shit left and right. Then he fulfilled his prophecy. Josh intimidated Matt with his jerky while Z-Harm threatened Bennett with homework. Damn those handsome Harmonys. Austin and Grif giggled with relief, knowing they were free from the Harm's wrath.

Vote For Obama

Vote or else....

someone will find out that you didn't and you will probably get beat up. VOTE!!!!!

Vote For Obama

Because complacency is self indulgence. Because apathy is a disease. Because willful ignorance is sadder than informed optimism. Because handing the country to the organized but irrational, idealistic but unrealistic fringes of our culture has led to war, recession, fear, and divisiveness. Because we can't do any worse. Because we've rarely done better.

GO VOTE!

Make sure to get your butt down to the poll's and vote today!!

I'm on break

I'm taking a one day break before adding the 2nd part to the ducks in a row post. Be patient. It will be worth your wait. Maybe.

Halloween Mega-Post of Doom: Part 2

Halloween Mega-Post of Doom: Part 2

All these photos were sent in by Mike Sinclair, posted by Kevin, and embellished by Ed... Darth Billy was popping Force floaters everywhere. Never underestimate the power of the dark side. Edward enforced a law of nose-blunting every demo for life. And doing impossible nose-taps too. The Myspace costume was my favorite. Check out the Toy Machine Costume Contest !!!!!!! Ladies and gentlemen, Nicky Stardust and the Stoners from Phoenix. The lovely Active Erica and her sister. (in the Motorhead shirt: priceless.) Matt B followed the bluntslide law with this backside variety. "Now, you just need to get your wheels on top and make that screeching sound. Then you'll be in full accordance with the law and..." Photo Key Two old men, one real, one fake. Ed tore his pants and had to reel in his tackle. Johnny came as a lein to tail. He had to stay in the air all day. Photo Key

Leftovers

Check out the leftover footage from the Dekline east coast trip up on The Skateboard Mag site.

Leftovers

Check out the leftover footage from the Dekline east coast trip up on The Skateboard Mag site.

Halloween Mega-Post of Doom: Part 1

So this is part 1 of the Halloween Mega-Thon as seen through Ed Templeton's eyes (and camera)
There will surely be more photos coming soon from Kevin Barnett and Mike Sinclair...

Pastras & Friends

Check out this little clip of Chris Pastras & friends.

Getting the ducks in a row

I asked a couple guys to grace me with your presence by coming down to San Diego to skate a couple spots with us. When the car showed up I noticed that they brought more than just the Foundation guys. We were rolling 3 teams deep. I like that. That's respectable. Abdias... Angel... David... -----With Special Guests----- Grant Patterson... Windsor James... Jani Laitiala... We went to the Trapasso Transworld ledge spot. I just named it that because for one he is closely related to our team and because 2 if someone mentions my name around him he might say we're friends. Moving on... Luckily this spot is only like a stones throw away from Tum Yeto. But if a stone was a kite that didn't have a string because yeah its kinda far in a way. I wouldn't want to throw a rock that far because to make it I would probably have to throw it above Tum Yeto in a airplane to make sure it had enough distance to make it. If that makes sense. Angel bluntslides this one home for Colorado. While the guys were taking a small break our spot quickly became a baseball diamond. I wish I had a Keanu Reeves sighting... The guys took a much needed break and David got amped up on some Mexican style chips... David: "Hey guy's want to see some new moves" Guys: "Sure" Me: "I'm about to blog the shit out of this" "This could be ground breaking never before seen shit" David: "surely its not" Me: "oh ok" David: "ok" Guys: "ok" Me: "that's a lot of oks in a row" Guys "yeah" David "yeah" *no one was talking* Josh was amazed by the technical advancements David had just accomplished in the skateboarding world. What was that even the casper pogo or something... Mooooooving on already... A quick stop by Tum Yeto to grab former Denver native Gordie who now works at Tum Yeto in San Diego... Stay tuned for the rest of the day's antics...

Toy Machine Halloween Costume Contest-!!!!

The cooler kids who were not worried about looking cool wore costumes! What Champs! And they also put themselves in the running for a 'PHAT' box of Toy Machine product. Here are some of the costumes we had to choose from. I see a homeless dude, a self described 'old man ninja' and a, a, I don't know, Pornstar? Looks like a Whoopie Cushion, A chubby George Bush, The guy from the SAW movies, and is that the invisible man back there? Now that I think about it, the SAW guy should have won. Oh well. We have a Reno 911 guy and a John McCain here, in the background we have a Toy MAchine MySpace page... Photo Key. Here we have mini Dracula, giant skull head guy, I see a clown back there too... Some perp I brought in... Handmade matching Toy/Halloween shirts! They got my vote! Winner: Tapatillo Dude! He won the Toy package! They were filming for Fuel TV, so maybe this will be on there, someone let me know if it is, I never watch!

Halloween Demo Date

Halloween Demo Date

Looks like Austin had a hot date for the demo yesterday. Oh wait, that's Rob. Matt was late to meet up because he couldn't find a sitter. Halloween mega-post soon to follow. Stay tuned.