2000 & SHINE

Some friends of mine came down to the shop, hooked me up with some sweet t's. Thanks guys.

www.unytedmovement.com

Cuong Pham from blair on Vimeo.

Went to the Nati the other day, Sessions got a new bench.

Yes, it's buttery.

Where's the New Year's party at? Poppin Bottles! End of 2000 & HATE!

Dean & Nam

Here are some more parts from the Still Filming Everyday video.

This week I posted Dean Raynes & Nam Phams part. Enjoy.

Dean Raynes from blair on Vimeo.


Nam Pham from blair on Vimeo.

RADIO EDIT

RADIOBELCHER.COM held a live feed at the Durham Mini and there was supposed to be a freestyle battle between "Dumpster Dave" and myself.
I choked.
Dumpster quit, and walked away from the situation.
Everyone at the party left.
RadioBelcher.com was let down.

Even though the entire reason for the event went sour, we all still mantained a good session on the mini ramp.

Here's the edit Travis and I filmed, edited, and then Travis made the final cut and post.

This video reminds me of the good times we had on the ramp while it was still warm, big ups to Brutus for holdin it down. Get well soon homie.

Downtown Huntington

BELIEVE THE HYPE

I usually listen to music that gets me hyped.
Mostly that music comes from a skate video.
Sometimes it'll even be the first time I've ever even heard that song or that artist.
I find myself at weird places hearing that "one song" from that "one video" and having a relapse of kickflips and backside talkslides in exact order, of that exact part.
Happens more often than you would think.

Today, I heard the song "Kid in Candy" by The Spinanes...
but this time it was in my own living room while going through old mixed CD's

The first thing that went through my mind was this....


Anthony Van Engelen & Jason Dill.
I grew up on this shit. Short but sweet all the same, this video part is epic. Little did young Ty Evans know he created something so epic.
Transworld Skateboarding's video FEEDBACK was constantly in my VCR when I could get it from my friend.

Listening to that song, remembering FEEDBACK....just led to more moves.
I'm slowly anticipating one of the best companies to drop their 4th video.
Nah, FINAL FLARE drops sooner than this. So you know it's better. Let's recap.

MEMORY SCREEN, 1991 - Duane Pitre, Bo Turner, John Pryor, Rob Dyrdek, Scott Conklin, Thomas Morgan, and Steve Claar

TIMECODE, 1997 - Bo Turner, John Drake, Fred Gall, Josh Kalis, Lennie Kirk, Rob Dyrdek, Mike Hayes, Scott Conklin, and Thomas Morgan
PHOTOSYNTHESIS, 2000 - Anthony Pappalardo, Anthony Van Engelen, Jason Dill, Josh Kalis, Pat Corcoran, and Rob Dyrdek

HABITAT SKATEBOARDS was born at the same time PHOTOSYNTHESIS dropped. Fred Gall, Mark Appleyard, Brian Wenning, Danny Garcia, Tim O'Connner, and Kerry Getz

So as we wait for MINDFIELD in 2009, be sure to watch all three ALIEN WORKSHOP videos. All are different in their own theme, so I'm sure Arto Saari, Rob Dyrdek, Dylan Rieder, Steve Berra, Heath Kirchart, Omar Salazar, Tyler Bledsoe, Mikey Taylor, Jason Dill, Anthony Van Engelen, Jack Johnson, and Grant Taylor won't mind making the 4th ALIEN WORKSHOP video just as epic as the 1st.

i lurk crailtap.com

inspiration.

sometimes, it's just that easy.

this is righteous.
Top 5 ways to blow it at Wizard's Council
1. Call it a Wizard Party
2. Come with a 12er
3. Tape an empty can to your staff
4. Call it a Wizard Stick
5. Pass out

The Farm. Rutland, OH

SKATOPIA BACKWOODS BASH '08

Goodtimes. I saw a dog with a nickel glued on his back, got pulled in a flimsy plastic seat by Brewce Martin in a 4 wheeler, got steezy in the full pipe, and became a wizard at night.

Yulp, camp Huntington/Beckley held down the fort. Here's a couple fotos that Ms. Erin White took.

Ryan McKowen. What are you doing with your life?

Brutal Mongoose

Some call em Brewtus, Brutal, Buh-buh-buh-Brewtus, Heart Breaker, Money Maker, Puppy, D-O-double-G, amongst other things.
Well he's part Mongoose.

Bangin for the Berrics

Find more videos like this on My Berrics

you should probably read this.....

hesson interview

blair-whats been up lately?
hesson-nah man you dont get to do it like this. i get to type it.....oh god im getting interview right now ...
jeeter-what are you doin interviews for? ...
hesson-for the fucking skate shop...god ima have to shotgun a beer
jeeter-yea lets do it
hesson-nah ill smell like alcohol.....
blair-shot gun a beer anyway, start this interview off right.
(hesson did'nt shotgun one, he's a bitch.)

blair-whats the definition of a bro dude?
hesson-hahaha.......hahaha.......my ex girlfriends boyfriend.ha.....oooo shit thats terrible...ill tell you.....hmmmm bro dude......thats any dude youll see at dmb concert wednesday night, fat patty's thursday night, venom friday night, and youll see him saturday night orderin YEAGAH BOMBS @ fluid

blair-who've you been skating with lately?
hesson-hahmmm....man you know who've ive been skatin with.....
jeeter-nah tell the people who you've been skatin with!
hesson-aight, fruit punch, big time nate wood, blair, cuong, a lil wit jeeter, nam pham, travis, the whole krew.

blair-favorite drink?
hesson-purple stuff mayunn...hahah dont put that.....uhhh i dunno........
jeeter-say that sizzzurppppppppppp! sip sip sip sip sip....
hesson-oh im kinda into supernova mountain dew
jeeter-haha that purple shit, you tryin to get on the dew tour?
hesson-nah, they got high voltage at speedway but no supernova, that shit is awesome
jeeter-all dat is, is mountian dew mixed with grape drink
hesson-gimme that purple stuff!

blair-where do you work? what do you do there?
hesson-what?....oh....uh...i work at the YMCA and i take care of lil ones

blair-what song are you feeling right now?
hesson- this t-pain and lil' wayne song, im so feelin it right now

blair-you goin to backwoods bash this year?
hesson- ewwww....oh thats a hot topic right now...i uno....... i want to
jeeter-what the dates?
hesson-17th of october.....shit i might i gotta do some parent shit...i dunno

blair-who tried to call you today?
hesson-hahahaahhahah, oh no we are not gonna talk about that
jeeter-haha
hesson-yea the devil from the past
jeeter-let her know the past
hesson-yea screw her....can i say fuck? FUCK HER.

(rickie walks back on the porch)
blair-you got a question to ask hesson stickie?
rickie-why is hesson so gay?
hesson-nah.....fuck dat.....
(rickie interupts and kicks hesson out of his seat theres converstions of nonsense)

rickie-did you or your mom buy you that eminem shirt?
hesson-i bought it, the orange eminem shirt thats mine i got it from jc penney for fricken like 12 dollars
(rickie was reffering to the chocolate m&m tshirt. i typed it like i heard it)

rickie-how did you meet rickie maynard?
hesson-so i used to ride this bus called 882. i used to play soccer with j lo and showed me his skateboard and i landed a heelflip first try...i get off the bus and i tell this kid rickie that i got heelflips....and we became friends eva since.

blair-you gonna shotgun that beer yet?
hesson- no im not shotgun' shit
blair- you better do it. for the interview.
jeeter-you cant shotgun a beer
hesson-yea ive shotgun a few....you all are wasting my time

blair-what 4 pros are killin it right now and why?
hesson-are you kiddin me?
dave gravette manual to kgrinds
rob d holdin down for the bro dudes
chris cole 360n wallenberg
van vastell....R.I.P.
rickie-nah...bruce martin killin it cover of slap
hesson-i do like sean maltos hair, its pretty

blair-got anything to say to mark santos?
hesson-thank you for the shower that i took on my own. i wish it was with him, chicken pizza and i wanna ask him why he shows up to the park with no board?

blair-why did you make my couch a stash spot?
hesson-stash spot? for my body?
jeeter-you've been hidin weed in there?
hesson-only thing i found under there was a used condom dog, and i was lookin for change for a bus ride
blair-nah dude i found 6 pairs of old socks and your old misfits t what up with that?
hesson-what you got my misfits shirt? you better gimme that back or ill kill you
blair-well you better shotgun that beer then
hesson-nah thats fucked up
blair-shotgun that beer nooooow
hesson-i dont even drink
(sham and boothe show up)

blair-what do you think about the fawn shop?
hesson-ha....pshhhhhhh ...........how do i say this.....they dont deserve this hate
(yo, muh bad for the typo, but ill leave it since ya linked it. the reason for hessons remarks was from when he got sick during the beckley contest. not from a hangover, just sick. and he ended up killin it anyway and did'nt make the finals. i made the finals and did'nt do jack. good times.)

blair-what happend on your 21st birthday?
hesson-ex left me at the bar early
rickie-cause you were drunk
hesson-fuck her, she was sayin my friends suck!
rickie-ima smack that bitch
hesson-i puked on rickies shoes cause of that jack, fell asleep on the floor with my dog with no pants on. i woke up with puke on the wall and floor and blamed on my dog.

blair-alright we're done with this shit, any shout outs?
hesson-everybody, fruit punch, blair burns.....shout out to all them fools that have all been too nice with all their hate. also all the members of the jon hesson fan club.

CATPOWER

The bro dude under the mask. Who might it be you asked?
Why its none other than next weeks clown we are gonna interview for your comedic pleasure.
So we can actually figure out what makes this guy who he is. Obviously this photo explains alot, but hopefully we can find out more......any question ideas?
leave a comment, and you'll get answers.

In related news.....not really actually.....
but its October now, and skateboarding is looking good for fall of '08.
hopefully ill be posted up a video of recent events that have been goin down lately.
if not, oh well.

MIND FIELD
the newest video from Alien Workshop was set to be released for fall of '08 but has been pushed back due to some injuries for some the the team: including Jason Dill and Steve Berra.
heres the teaser for your viewing pleasure.



be sure to check out the past videos: Memory Screen, Timecode and Photosythesis

I'll be posting the interview this monday. LOOK OUT WE'RE COMING FOR YOU FOOL!!!!!!!!

SKART SHOW #4

Yes I know it's a bit early. But Erin White is ready to do her thing in October.
We decided to do this on my birthday Oct. 11, so come join the festivities.

Travis just got the VX.
We've been filming very little.
It's alright tho, in due time.

Havent got the death lens yet, hopefully my boy Carlos hits me up so he can hook it up.
HOOK IT UP!

http://www.myberrics.com/
join the army.
don't be a fucking idiot.

BECKLEY CONTEST
good times, good skating, and overall great representation of how great the scene here is in our great state of West Virginia. Skaters from Charleston, Morgantown, Huntington, Hurricane, Scott Depot, Parkersburg, and ofcourse Beckley all came out to shred.

people said it was gonna rain, well it was hott as hell. couple bands played after the contests except for the last band. the cops came and shut it all down cause they're haters.

oh well, atleast we got to skate at the skatepark for a little while. bastards.

shout outs to everyone that came out, ALL THE SKATE SHOPS : PAWNSHOP, THE BOARDING HOUSE, SKATE EVERYDAY. ALL THE SPONSORS : PAWNSHOP SKATEBOARDS and SIMPLISTIX SKATEBOARDS. Props to the winners circle. steezy steve killed it. archie balls got monster'd on. zack attack flip to flat. hesson puked up black shit and lurked in the shade and i thought we mite have to take him to the HOSPTIAL but we did'nt he actually ended up skating and did a manny tre out (not during the contest but he got robbed), don king tre flizzal. dennis killin it, period. props to dude from pawn that did the tre flip lip to fakie, eddie with the nollie biggie spin over the flat.....dude's workin it. adam....i hope that heel bruise gets gone. ryan mckowen where the fuck you been at? quit lurkin on dem tweens!!!!!!!

BIG UP'S TO.....
CARY AND JAY RAIL for havin the biggest mouth, you all held shit down.

hopefully we'll get an edit up sometime, prolly not. we lazy.

SKART SHOW #3

WHO'S WASTEDER?

Jenni Snead and Josh Harshbarger ART COLLABO

Monday @ Skate Everyday @ 2-6pm

See you fools there.

It's September already.

Marshall's in session. Bro dudes are back. Who cares about football?

Went out to Lexvegas last weekend to skate woodland.

The Irish pubs are where it's at.

CONTEST SEPTEMBER 13th @ BECKLEY FREEDOM SKATE PARK

ginger contest.

I'll post some fotos later.

Keep pushin.

FRUIT PUNCH RECRUITED

Fruit Punch.
What? You did'nt know?
Appereantly they come from Scott Depot/Hurricane/Valley area
They are working on their debut video.....


You all will appreciate this one.....

We finally had our GAME OF S.K.A.T.E.
It came down to Dean Raynes and Mick Posey

Dwean came through for the GOLD medal and got a box filled with:
Board, stickers, golf ball, free dinner @ fazolis coupon Nam won, golf tee, new DGK album, monkey poo wax, alien t, posters, and LOWCARD coozie. Oh yeah...and some used matches.

Grape Ice Cream

What up.

Did you hear about them findin BigFoot?

GAME OF S.K.A.T.E./SKART SHOW #2

A couple of people have already signed up for the game. 8/8/08 is the last day you'll be able to sign up. On that day we will be having our second SKART SHOW! Travis is even framing his photos....tryin to show up Chris Guinns laziness.

Hesson is still lurking. Tryin to make ends meat by diggin through some pennies.....

If you all havent been keepin tabs......Matt Reginball sackn is the most hated hater as of now.

Get your Buttery Ass Berrics on.

http://www.theberrics.com/

In Dude Party news.....

The Sham has recently flown out to Orlando, FL to chill. All the while, Nams got his whip.

Would you let this dude drive your car when your outta town?

Dave. I'll send those tests out as soon as i post this....honest.

Chris Guinn will be traveling on tour with Sarasota and Down Goes Frazier for the next week.

Here's the schedule, check em out if their in your hood.

So it's Saturday, hott, muggy, and I'm at work watchin the Osiris video. Get your skate on.

Summer Swagger

Ryan McKowen
Photo: T. Durham


Blair Burns
Photo: T. Durham

WHAT'S REALLY GOOD PEOPLE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Skate Everyday has been slangin wood in and out and definatly keepin the scene real as eva!
Gotta update, update, update to keep you all intacked with whats goin on this summer!

HOUSE SHOW!
THE DROUT, DOWN GOES FRAZIER, AND SARASOTA
The bands def killed it, Travis wrestled Big Bruce on the lawn, Rolling Rock, need i say more?

(Left to Right) Mack, Hesson, Charlie....Travis, Hesson, The Nieb

After work one day I skated by the WAREHOUSE to find that some of THE LOC'S were skatin....I lurked on some photos. Tricks were landed, ankles got hurt, all in all a beauitful day to skateboard.

(Left to Right) Joe with a 3 flip.......Artsy fartsy.....THE LOC'S


Been skating the mini alot lately, here's me grape fruitin the deep.

FWI...if you did'nt know HESSON IS HOMELESS! SINGLE! AND MADDDDD DEPRESSED.
SO....he's been surfin' on my couch for about a month now and.....all he's been doing is eating my food, crying, and checking his FACEBOOK every 3 minutes to see if a girl has holler'd. If you know what FACEBOOK is give him a holler, I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

Here's the link.......
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=42206151&ref=ts

SHOPS OPEN

1202 4th Ave & 12th St.

Hours 11-6 MON-SAT closed on sundays

New # is (304) 525-4620

We just held the first annual "SKART" show....

There was a good turn out of homies and good food. If you missed out don't worry, the photographs will be displayed the entire month of July. So come down and check em out.

I took a bunch of photos from the "SKART" show as well as updated photos of inside the shop. I'll post them as soon as I can.

While you are waiting here's a photo of ninja Hesson

June 21st

HAPPY GO SKATEBOARDING DAY BUSSTAHS!

Today was a good day. All the homies got together for a session on the ramp with beer and burgers. Everyone shredded heres a couple photos and video of the days events.

Here's a lil clip of Cuong thrashin'......

Here's some photos of the posters i drew up and put up in the shops windows. All this coming week i'll be painting and setting all the stuff up for the new skate shop. Expected date for opening is June 30th. The date is subject to change, but i'll be sure to let you all know.

Here's thoughs photos that i promised. Courtesy of Marshall from Charleston. Thanks to The Sham and McKowen as well as Robert and Carlos. Jeah! SKATE EVERYDAY!