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It’s almost that time of the year again, Go Skateboarding Day is happening June 21 and there’re a whole lot of things to do. Dwindle will be at the Venice Beach park with pro autograph signings. Stay tuned for more GSD events.


This year’s mania has come and gone, and 2009’s Red Bull manual champ is none other than NYC local Eli Reed. Stay tuned for photos and videos from Sunday’s contest right here on skateboarding.com.

FINAL RESULTS:
1. Eli Reed $10,000.00
2. Mike Mo Capaldi $5,000.00
3. Kelly Hart $3,000.00
4. Joey Brezinski $2,500.00
5. Ronson Lambert $2,000.00
6. Stevie Williams $1,500.00
7. Florentine Marfring $1,000.00
8. Forrest Kirby $1,000.00
9. Alex Carolino $1,000.00
10. Lenny Rivas $1,000.00
11. Danny Falla $500.00
12. Jack Curtin $500.00

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Through the winter weather, the grimy neighborhoods and the rough streets, New York's skate scene still manages to unite itself and no event is bigger than Back to the Banks. Josh Brooks

The Brooklyn Bridge running team sprinted through the event with shirts commemorating Harold Hunter. "Nothing Gold Can Stay," they said, under a portrait of Harold.
The uneven bricks, the echo of rolling wheels in the imposing arches of the Brooklyn bridge, the filthy walls, the stink of urine—it's all characteristically New York. Judgments about which coast is better aside (I think they're both awesome in their own way), New York's scene is rough around the edges. In a city that contains the whole world, you get everything.

Luckily for NYC, 5Boro's Steve Rodriguez is there to bring everyone together. Rodriguez, with the help of 5Boro , Emerica , Spitfire , Volcom , Skateboarder Magazine , Red Bull , MetroPlus , World Industries , Bones and Tech Deck , drew crowds of people to the historic skate spot under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge for the fourth annual Back to the Banks contest (considered the fifth, but Steve Rodriguez stressed that the first was not Back to the Banks, just a jam). The crowd was a beast, screaming, littering and coming and going all day. It stayed packed and all manner of human came out.
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Former Shorty's homies, Muska and Sammy Baptista. It brings back good memories to see them together. By the way, Muska came on that basket bike and got mobbed. Still peoples' favorite after all these years.

5Boro's Willy Akers took best trick on the wallride with a frontside wallride 180, frontside wallride 270, backside wallride to bluntslide on the side of the wall and a wallride nollie 360. Flip's David Gonzalez took best trick on the spine ledge with an impossible 50-50 and a frontside blunt to fakie. Willy Akers also took the bank to ledge with a tailslide on the top and a noseblunt on the top ledge (that ledge is nearly impossible to get to unless you're nuking at it). Lastly, Floridian and mere 5Boro flow kid (not for long) Chris Blake won the rail with a switchstance front blunt. Out of the whole day, Collin Provost skated the whole place the best and won the MVP for the day.

The event was beyond amazing, in that dirty New York way and after the crowd shouted in unison to get schwag and the winners were announced, kids dispersed, spreading through the city streets like tentacles of stoke.

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Vans Book Signings with Alva, Caballero & Steve Van Doren

It’s been talked about for many years and now it’s finally come to life! On June 1, Vans released its first-ever book, Vans: Off the Wall, featuring 20-some-odd stories that collectively tell the story of the brand: from Rowley to Warped Tour, from Customs to Joel Tudor, from Alva and Cab to artist collabs. To celebrate the launch, Vans will be hosting book signings with skate legends Steve Caballero and Tony Alva and Vans namesake Steve Van Doren at Vans stores in Washington D.C., Houston and Dallas, as well as at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn. Tuesday night’s signing at powerHouse Arena will feature a special Q&A, followed by a signing, plus drinks, music and giveaways. Those interested in attending can RSVP to vans@powerhousearena.com.

For additional book info and bonus content visit www.vans.com/vansbook


Zoo York's video, State of Mind had its world premiere in NYC last night and it seemed like the entire skateboard industry showed up to celebrate. The video, several years in the making, was amazing. Without letting the cat out of the bag, I will say that Brandon Westgate clearly earned his new pro model. That kid's pop is out of control. Zered Bassett is amazing and, though you've seen a lot of his bangers in interviews and photos that have emerged over the past few years, he's definitely got some gems in his part that hadn't seen the light of day yet. He holds it down.

The veterans of the team, Aaron Suski, Forrest Kirby, Kevin Taylor and Donny Barley all come through with solid footage and showcase why their positions on the team should be cemented for a long time to come.

The young bucks are representing the new generation of Zoo well with Matt Miller and Ron Deily leading the charge. And young Chaz Ortiz proves that his street skills can compliment his contest accomplishments well.

My personal favorite part in the vid is rising star, Eli Reed. man that kid is amazing; his switch skills are so on point and his mix of really tech and seriously gnar is perfect.

For me, the highlight of this video was the serious emphasis on gritty East Coast spots that really add character and personality to the vid. If you're from the East Coast, you know that many of these spots are way more difficult to skate than they appear. Well done Zoo crew. Well done!

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By now, you've seen most of the video, you've read all the message boards and you've sat atop a chopped tree stump, envisioning all the tricks you wish you would have seen flicked or spun over Wallenberg—or Wallieingberg, as Jimmy Carlin accidentally called it the day after it all went down.

But, be grateful—it was amazing and proof of how far skating's come in the last five years. Click below to see some photos of the event, including links in the captions to more footage and coverage you probably haven't seen. Enjoy. Wallenberg Secondhand.


In what can only be described as an unusual incident, Jereme Rogers was taken into police custody Monday morning after police apprehended him ranting nude atop the roof of his home in Redondo Beach. Apparently, Rogers had, "ate some `mushrooms' and bugged out."

Props to Los Angeles' Daily Breeze for getting the scoop on this weird and amazing story. J-Rog upped the ante while being interviewed about the incident as he prepared another illegal substance in the reporter's presence. I'll say one thing for the skater and aspiring rapper, he certainly isn't boring.

Will Jereme show up in NYC for Manny Mania this weekend? Will he keep his clothes on? We'll keep you posted.


NYC skateboard madness weekend is upon us! Pros, ams and industry types are flocking to the Big Apple for what is truly the biggest weekend in NY skate events all year.

This year, Adam Salo and I will be covering different angles of the events with some help from Chris Nieratko, Skate Filmmaker, Josh Stewart and Photographer, Allen Ying. Things are gonna get interesting so keep checking in all weekend long for our exclusive coverage.

Here's a breakdown of just what's in store:

Zoo York premieres their new video, State of Mind tonight. We'll be on hand to catch the flick and scope the scene. The 5Boro 13th Anniversary Party is on Friday night.

The Back to the Banks skate jam is Saturday. Bobby Worrest's éS Shoe Release Party is later Saturday night.Red Bull's Manny Mania goes down on Sunday. And The NYC premiere of Rob Dyrdek's feature-length film, Street Dreams is Sunday night.

We'll have full coverage, so check in every day this weekend for what went down and what's coming up.

BACK2BACK SKATEBOARD SINGAPORE

Fauzan B2B Rider ( Front Cover of shifty Mag)

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Wild in the Streets will probably occur all over the planet, but the Emerica team will be heading for Vancouver to rush the streets on June 21st, 2009. They will also make an appearance at Underworld on Saturday June 20th at 2 pm.

In addition, Emerica plans to host the event, sell T-shirts to raise awareness about Lee Matasi's untimely murder by gunshot in 2005 and benefit the underground DIY project he began before his death.

If you are in the area, try to make it to the event to support Vancouver's growing skate community and pick up an I Heart Leeside T-shirt to expand construction of LeeSide park.
Emerica

Those of you who are unable to make it that far, you can organize your own Wild in the Streets event, find an event already planned nearby or find anything else Wild in the Streets related at www.emericawildinthestreets.com. For more information on Lee, go to www.leematasi.threethousand.org/


While we made our move from EXPN to ESPN, it seems that others have chosen to stay with the X. LA's Xtreme Boardshop are holding strong with Real's best—Ramondetta, Busenitz, Dompierre, JT Aultz, Ernie Torres, Keith Hufnagel, Justin Brock, Damian Bravo, Davis Torgerson and Jake Donnelly. The whole team will be down in LA for a roof top skate contest on Sunday June 7th from 12 pm to 3 pm. If you're in the area, head down to Koreatown Plaza (Roof Top Parking Lot) at 920 S. Western Ave. #343 Los Angeles, CA . The Real team never disappoints.

While I'm talking Deluxe-talk, head on over to the new Thunder catalog . It's got some gems in there.


It's been talked about for many years and now is finally coming to life. On June 1, Vans released its first-ever book, Vans: Off the Wall, featuring 20-some-odd stories that collectively tell the story of the brand: from Rowley to Warped Tour, from Customs to Joel Tudor, from Alva and Cab to artist collabs. The book is 208 pages in hardback, with more than 350 full-color photos, and published by Abrams, world renowned for high quality pop culture books. Vans is rolling out lots of bonus content and book info all of which can be tracked at www.vans.com/vansbook.

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Good times were held on the road to Norcal with Matix team riders Marc Johnson, Brandon Beibel, Jeron Wilson, Mike Mo Capaldi, Torey Pudwill, Mike Anderson, Marty Murawski and Danny Brady. Spending five days in San Francisco was ideal for these dudes, handling a Matix catalog shoot and some signings at DLX SF, Mainland Surf and Revolution skate shop in Rohnert Park. At the Revolution signing the team invited the kids to the Santa Rosa skate park for an afternoon of BBQ'in, skating and playing a little football. Biebel, MJ and a couple of random skate-park kids went up against Mo, Jeron and more park kids for a pretty comedic nerf-ball battle. MJ definitely took MVP during that game, even throwing a solid reception to Jeron mid-game. Only problem here was Jeron wasn't on MJ's team. So while those dudes played football, Torey, Mike Anderson and Marty skated the park, grilled some dogs and kicked it with the kids.

When the team moved to Sacramento, the weather got a bit heated (100 degrees, to be exact). Naturally the pool party started at 11 am, ended around 4 pm, then the filming missions began. The Skateboard Mag article should be looking tight in a few months, with almost every rider getting a trick for the article. Sacto shop Ground Zero did it big with a private sushi-and-beer fest before the signing, keeping the dudes well-fed and beered-up for the last signing of the tour. Big thanks to all the shops involved  DLX SF, Mainland, Revolution and Ground Zero for their support on this trip and to our Norcal reps Todd and Josh, our homies at "916" for handing out birthday cake and some hella' tight brownies, and FTC for the lift. One final shout-out goes to all the kids who showed up to our signings and hung out with the team. Enjoy the few photos below from the tour, and be sure to Click here for more photos.

SKATEBOARDING SINGAPORE COMPETITION

Host: Bigfoot Industries singapore
Type: Sports - Sporting Event
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: 9:00am - 10:00pm
Location: somerset skatepark
Street: orchard rd
City/Town: Singapore, Singapore
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Phone: 90116944
Email: nazir@bfikt.com

DescriptionCategory:
( $5)Agg Inline
(Free)Junior Skateboard under 13
( $5) Rookie skateboard Division
($10)Open skateboard Division
Registration form..Interstate Boardshop and Rollerplus Skate Specialist.

0900hrs : Inline skate clinic
1030hrs : Briefing for aggressive Inline competition
1045hrs : Start of Aggressive Inline Event (30 competitors)
1130hrs : Inline Final (10 competitor)
1200hrs : Break for lunch

1400hrs : Flea market and BMX Demo
1415hrs : Briefing for Junior Skateboard competitors (30 competitors)
1430hrs : Junior Skateboard Division
1500hrs : Junior Skateboard Division Final (10 competitors)
1510hrs : End of Junior Skateboard Division Final

1515hrs : Dance Demo
1530hrs : Briefing for Rookie Category Division(50 competitors)
1540hrs : Start of Rookie Category Division
1630hrs : Rookie Category Final (15 competitors)
1645hrs : End of Rookie Category Final

1650hrs : Local music performance no.1 (CESSPIT)
1705hrs : Briefing for Open Skateboard Division (20 competitors)
1715hrs : End of music performance and start of Open Division
1815hrs : Open Skateboard Division Finals (10 competitors)
1835hrs : End of Open Skateboard Division
1900hrs : Prize giving
1930hrs : Local Music Performance 2(THE DADDIES)
2015hrs : Local Music Performance 3(FISHTANK)
2130hrs: End Of Day

SKATE COMPETITIONS

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Airspeed just added Pat Washington— check his new footage on his site. Airspeed also added Will Powers to the team this month.


We've just learned that skateboarding lost a good one. One time pro and long time East Coast ripper JR Neves has passed away. There are no details as yet about his untimely passing but he will be missed by friends, family and the skateboarders he influenced and inspired over the years.

JR was a child prodigy skater who grew up shredding the Cheap Skates skatepark of Line Lexington, Pennsylvania. With a solid mix of transition and street skills, JR was noticed early on and sponsored at a young age. He rode for Stereo in its former iteration in the late '90s as well as Mike Vallely and Charlie Wilkins' short lived brand, Transit. Later JR rode for the Scott Bourne and Jeremy Fish collaboration company the Unbelievers. After that, JR faded from skateboarding's spotlight but would still pop up at Philadelphia's DIY park FDR on occasion and proceed to tear the place apart.

Deluxe posted this video of JR in memoriam.

Our hearts and thoughts go out to JR's loved ones during this difficult time. His contributions are fondly remembered and he will be deeply missed.