Bizhouse Grip Rings

Got a set of Bizhouse grip rings for my beater build. I used to not like these too much because I thought they were too hard, but I guess they've started using a softer compound recently, so I'm going to give them another shot...

Halloween is coming

Got the kid some new scoots as well...

Saw this interview today...

...with Jonathan Burkett from MASH:


The quote in bold reminded me of a line near the end of a song by Ice Cube called "Steady Mobbin'"...

The hoe said, "Pappy could you slap me
On the ass, hard and fast,
And could you please try not to leave a gash?"
I said, "Yeah, but I don't play sex
Without puttin' on the latex."

Ice Cube killed it back in the day. Steady Mobbin'...



...and here's my all time favorite Ice Cube song, Jackin' for Beats. Gotta love how he's wearing a shirt with his own mug on it...



Wait, what was the point I was going to make when I started this post? Eh, I forget. Oh well... one last classic Cube song for you...

Skate or Die

Before there was EA's "Skate," there was Konami's "Skate or Die." And I'm talking WAY before, like about 20 years or so. I found a Java version of Skate or Die that you can play online, so that's pretty much what I've been doing today. The only part of the game that is even remotely entertaining is the freestyle ramp section, everything else pretty much sucks. Keep in mind that this game came out before street skating was even a twinkle in anyone's eye.

Here you can see me stretching a nice invert...



...and here I am blasting a huge ollie air 540...

Club Homeboy

I was cleaning out my office yesterday when I found this...



Most of you won't have any idea what this is, but the few of you who do understand how completely hardcore it is. Member #7323, dated 06/1989. If you were a member, you'd better represent!

The most important part of a new build is...

...the bar ends. What, you thought it was the frame or the wheels or something? Hell no. Got a new set of Dog Collars from Profile (thanks Christian!) for the beater I'm building up...



Love those things. I also got a tube cutter so I don't have to hacksaw my bars down to size anymore...



I haven't tried it out yet (obviously, since it's still in the package). Hopefully it works, the hacksaw thing kills my shoulder after awhile.

Sproket Grind @ Brooklyn Banks

Let's see you top that shit, LaMarche!