Boyce Skatepark (goofy rules and locked gate)

We went up on Saturday to find a locked gate. I thought about walking up, but I figured the police would catch us, and then overreact and arrest us. I drive an hour and ten minutes to find a locked gate. What are the parks and recreation thinking with all the ridicules rules.

I mean they started off by letting the park sit for a solid month before letting anyone skate. Then when they do open it they do it on a rainy weekday when kids are in school and adults are at work. What the hell is ankle protection? I think the park should send down a representative to demonstrate the proper way to wear ankle protection.

Why doesn't the park have lights? It should be open until at least 10:00pm. Is the park there for the publics enjoyment or is it just a showpiece?

I bet there are more people at the skatepark, since it has opened, on any given day then in the rest of Boyce Park. We just want to enjoy the park.

Needles to say, I drove over to Imperial. There were about 15 kids there skating. There was some ice, and guess what, everybody just avoided it.

I understand Boyce thinks they are trying to avoid lawsuits, but has anybody ever heard of someone suing a local skatepark? I haven't.

I love the park itself, just not the hoops you have to jump through to skate.

Oh well, I'm done complaining.

BigSpin on vert wall by unknown skater at FDR

BigSpin on vert wall by unknown skater at FDR. I took this video in Sept. 2004.

If anybody knows who this skater is email me his name and I'll give proper credit.

Update: Young Guns from myspace has informed me that this guy's name is Jose "Taco" and that he was in Elementality. I'll have to watch it.



FDR has some new additions, check out the pics at their myspace.

Check out FDR's MySpace @ http://www.myspace.com/95064962
or their website @ http://www.fdrsk8park.com/

ShawnZ skating Boyce Skatepark

Boyce Park Skatepark, Monroeville, PA

Pittsburgh area's newest skatepark, Boyce Park Skatepark is finally open. It's located in Monroeville, PA right near the wave pool at Boyce Park. This park is an awesome park, with medium to large sized bowls and a street area as well.

Union Skateboard's Summer Tour '06

This is my local skateshop's summer tour video.

Enjoy.

Late 70s Early 80s Skating with Cab, Hawk, and Mullen

Longboarding in Pittsburgh, PA

Here's a couple of longboarding links.
Lush Longboards
Landyachtz
SK8SonH8

New Snowboarding Blog

Snowboarding and such

Check it out. It will chronicle our snowboarding adventures this season.


ShawnZ's new sled

Our backyard mini.

Fun little ramp, amongst the play equipment.

Tony Trujillo tearing up Burnside in Portland, OR

I've got to skate this park some day.

Tony Trujillo profile

ShawnZ skating the Pool at Findlay Park

ShawnZ's myspace

http://www.myspace.com/61091442

ShawnZ going high




That's me with my first grind in the pool.

Current Steve Caballero video.

Here's a current video of Steve Caballero from Slap Magazine. It takes a little while to load, so be patient. Its in quicktime.

http://www.slapmagazine.com/new_site/issues/10_06/cab/Cab.mov

He's still ripping. Congrats on the marriage.

Enjoy.

Tony Hawk on Tom Green Live tonight at 11:00pm eastern.

Tony Hawk is on Tom Green live tonight at 11:00pm eastern time. Check it out.

The Tom Green Channel

www.tomgreen.com

Boyce Skatepark, Monroeville, PA

Some pics of the new park at Boyce Park, Monroeville, PA. It is suppose to open mid November.

Blank Skate Supply Skatepark, Natrona Heights, PA

Blank Skate Supply has redesigned their skate park and it is alot of fun. It has 3 miniramps back to back. I would say the ramps range in size from 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 feet high. The oververt is ton of fun.

Shawny going high on the oververt.

Danny Way jumps the Great Wall of China

Many of you may have already seen this, but really cool none the less. Danny Way jumped the Great Wall of China on July 9, 2005. He doesn't just air over it, he also 360s it. Danny has taken skateboarding to another level.

Shawny skating at home

Here are some pictures of my son, skating our ramp.

Not your standard skate website.

This is not your standard skate website. Check out Yoann Cimier's Portfolio.

http://www.skate-site.com/

Was the moon landing real ?

I know I normally just post skate related stuff, but I found this pretty interesting. I became more interested in the Moon landing conspiracy after listening to the current Infected podcast. This video appears to show astronauts staging a broadcast from space. They were trying to make the earth appear farther away than it really was, as if they were on their way to the moon. If the astronauts were not staging this then what were they doing.

Mt Trashmore Fire

We just skated this park this summer, see post below for pictures.

These skate sites will keep you busy for a while.

One of my favorite skate websites. Tons of articles, videos, and pictures. Great message board as well.
http://www.concretedisciples.com/


Lots of oldschool skate stuff for sale.
http://www.oldschoolskaters.net

FDR video

This is the best FDR video I have found on the web.

I have been to FDR a couple of times. It is one of my favorite parks. I have some pictures from Philly under my July 17, 2005 post.

Enjoy.

Skateboard park fire in Virginia Beach classified as arson

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=109449&ran=153124

More Mt Trashmore 2006

 

Mt Trashmore, Virginia Beach, VA Summer 2006

 

Check out this school in Pittsburgh, PA.

 

No, this isn't a skatepark, it is actually a Middle School in Pittsburgh. This spot has been skated by pros in a ton of skate videos lately.

 

On our way back home from Skatopia we made a stop at Athens Skatepark, Athens, OH. This has got to be one of the best free skateparks in the east.

 

Athens Skatepark, Athens, OH