5 Stages of Jap: A Photo Story

This is a story about a little man named Jap and the 5 key parts of his chemical make-up.

1. Drink

2. Eat.

3. Drink and Eat.

4. Skate.

5. Smoke.

The end.

Long day buddy, get some rest.

Thanks for following along.

I have....

JB in Paris.

Watch this.

Halloween Ramp Jam

The grommets and shitbags have done all the work organizing this shindig. The least you could do is show up.

200th Post! Instrument and Galaxie Sequence

No better way to mark this occasion than with this sequence from the Instrument Block Party. I'm bummed I missed the event and especially bummed that I didn't get to skate the Galaxie Skate Shop ramp.

Sequence by Adam Bass, Pushing by Zac Coyne.

Two days in NOLA

Couple days in Louisiana.

I don't need much else.

Hell storm in Atlanta. Delays, delays, delays...

delays, delays, delays...

Phat City Seafood coming soon.

Hello Titty.

NOLA.

Ass.

Man and Ass. Man's Ass?

St. Louis Cathedral, French Quarter, NOLA

The Crescent City. NOLA

God damn groups of segway-ers rule this town. No respect for anybody.

Watch this.

Harmony Korine

Nice Couple Days

Lots of miles, lots of skating, lots of friends.

First time going to the Louisville park, pretty gnarly.

The Nice Law Firm

Aviation Pics

Some pics of flying from a couple weeks ago.

Tom Penny

Switch ollie off the bump@00:30

Gary Collins and Instrument Skateboards

Twenty before noon. from Tyler Macko on Vimeo.

Do.It.Yourself. Extras

Photos by Chase Bowie

At the end of the day, after all of the work, this is what it's all about.

Do.It.Yourself.

I've been getting periodic updates via cell pics from Braydon Kavanagh. Thought I would post a few up. Just a small example of what motivated kids can get accomplished by themselves. Make sure to check out the edit on the bottom of this update.

Letter to Galaxie Skateshop

Andrew at Galaxie Skateshop received this letter last week. This letter exemplifies what skateboarding is and what it can be. Skateboarding is a community and like any community, there's good and bad elements. This correspondence is just a small preview of the good. In

other words, it's skateboarding at its best, period.

P.S. The video is amazing.

PhotoHunt

Just curious, what grabs your eye in this picture?

It'd be interesting to see the differences in observations between my friends that skate and the ones that don't.

Major Taylor Skatepark

Another fun park to skate in the Indianapolis area.

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Good banks.

Filming in Progress

Filming in progress.

Colerain Park

Earlier this week, I had a night in Cincinnati and finally got to check out the new Grindline park in Colerain.

Deep end of the bowl, horrifying.

Lines galore in the flow bowl.

Great morning skating with friends.

PARISien

Paris is a great city. This edit makes me want to go back.

Homegrown Space Footage

Amazing footage starts around 2:35.

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

Tim O'Connor

4 DOWN WITH TIM O´CONNOR from PLACE FOR SKATEBOARD CULTURE on Vimeo.

New China Pics

Just received photos from a family in China that I gave a board to on my last visit. It makes my day knowing that there's a couple kids pushing around on the streets of rural China.