Still Skateboarding

Hosoi wins X Games 16 Skate Park Legends

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:39:00 +0000

Ok, I kept my eyes glued to the TV during X-Games 16 so I could catch all the skateboarding that they aired and had to put up with all the BMX and motocross...don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching the other sports, but I hate when they keep telling you that skatepark or skateboard street is coming up and really it's been hours since they starting telling you that skateboarding was coming up next...so annoying! So anyway, I don't think they actually aired the Skate Park Legends compitition but I was stoked to hear that my idol growing up won back to back this year! Yep, Christian Hosoi took the gold again! Now I'm going to go on a quest to find the footage!

Tommy Guerrero Feature at Color Magazine

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:53:00 +0000

Remember watching Tommy Guerrero skate down the streets of San Francisco in Future Primitive or listening to all his funny lines from Search For Animal Chin like "No way, he's got his own milk carton!" Well, then I bet you woke up this morning wondering what Tommy G has been up to lately, well I think we all know he is all about art and music and working behind the scenes over at Deluxe these days but here is a nice feature on him over at Color Magazine's website. Check it out HERE!

Chad Tim Tim's Brother Has A Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:22:00 +0000

I was very stoked about finding this out after DJ Tim Tim (Chad's Older Brother) posted a comment on one of my blogs. To me, this is like a celebrity's brother commenting on my site. These pro skateboarders are celebrities to us non Pro Skateboarders. I remember back in the 80s, the Bones Brigade were all celebrities to me...in some sense they were bigger than life. Also guys like Christian Hosoi were just huge. I actually got to meet and shake Christian Hosoi's hand a couple years ago in Virginia Beach. I have to admit, I was very nervous...I idolized this guy for years....I also met Mike Vallely at a small concert in 2005 and Andy MacDonald at my local skatepark around the same time. I felt nervous and excited meeting all these guys that I used to watch on an almost daily basis trying to learn to skate like them, my idols.

So be sure to check out My Brother Is A Pro Skateboarder...I bet his blog will prove to be a very interesting look at what it's like to be the big brother of a pro skateboarder who also skateboards himself.

Hosoi, Cab, and Eddie Posing for the Cam

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +0000

These are some big time legends of skateboarding here...we have Christian Hosoi (my childhood favorite), Steve Caballero, and Eddie Reategui (one of those hardcore Alva dudes! :)) Hosoi has been thriving since he was let out of jail quite a few years ago and became a Christian....it suits his name very well, don't ya think? :) Steve Caballero never stopped shredding - the man is amazing! Eddie Reategui has kept a foot in skateboarding since his hey days. Hosoi and Eddie were both in the 80s movie "Thrashin'" as part of the skateboard gang "The Daggers".

Refocusing Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Ok, since I am now going to attempt to operate two skateboarding blogs, I need to try and keep some sort of structure. So, what I am going to do with Still Skateboarding is make it about older guys and girls who are still shreddin! With No Comply News, that blog will just be about everything and anything skateboarding. Of course both blogs will have reviews of different products and services as usual to help pay the bills. :)

Got My First Domain Name!

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:00 +0000

www.stillskateboarding.com is all mine!!!

Okay, this is scary for me....I don't know why, but it is for some reason. I've finally purchased my own domain name. I figured I made enough money blogging now that I can spend the money on a domain name from the blogging and this should now open some more opportunities to make money since some places would not accept my application because my domain name had blogspot.com at the end of it...how annoying!

I feel like I should have purchased a domain name for my other blog http://nocomplynews.blogspot.com, but that page is actually ranked by google as a PR2 and I didn't want to lose that because with a pagerank of 0, you hardly get any opportunities to make money blogging. So that is the reason I decided to purchase a domain name for my unranked blog and I'll just have to work on it's pagerank now....wish me luck! :)

Michael Jackson skateboarding

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:42:00 +0000

I don't know the story behind this photo, but the man was talented with his feet! :) Plus, he had that song and album "Off the Wall"....hmmmm, ya know, the Vans slogan....The King of Pop may have had more ties to skateboarding than I realized! :) That board looks like the first one I ever stepped on as a kid. One of my first memories skateboarding was on one of those skinny plastic boards from the 70s and I was riding on one knee down my sidewalk, I hit a crack and did a nice face plant lip slide....I remember being just a bloody mess running to my mom crying....I was horified seeing my lips all bloody. I'm sure my mom was too, I wonder if she remembers that.

Need HELP with your Rental Property?

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:03:00 +0000

Since I am a 35 year old skater, some of my readers are most likely older skaters like myself who have homes and mortgages and sometimes rental properties. Well I have friends who have told me what a nightmare and hassle it can be to maintain there own property that they are renting out especially when its location is far away.

Real Property Management manages over 20,000 units nationwide, so you know this is a company that handles the job. Also, RMP Midwest joins the National Association of Residential Property Managers to ensure the highest standards in property management services. This is excellent because one thing you don’t want to worry about is the quality of work that your Property Management Company is doing when you are hundreds or thousands of miles away from your property.

If this company wasn’t impressive enough, Freddie Mac has just signed an exclusive agreement with Real Property Management to manage the new REO Rental Initiative. They were featured in the Bizjournal of Cincinnati and Columbus and received the “Franchise of the Year Honorable Mention” award! What more can you ask from a Property Management company?

Tony Hawk Skates with the Zulu

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:55:00 +0000

Straight out of being a comentator at X Games 15, Tony Hawk flew to South Africa on the outskirts of Durban and discovered a skatepark in believe it or not, a Zulu village! "No Way! He's got his own milk carton!" :) LOL. Hawk is a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy and was on hand for the launch of a partnership with Indigo Youth Movement, as part of a larger project to help young people in rural communities develop life skills and confidence through skateboarding. Ya gotta love that man! :)

Web Hosting Geeks

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:22:00 +0000

I think all of us who have our own blogs at some point start toying with the idea of having you own domain and possibly switching from a free service to a pay web hosting provider. The next step is what we all have trouble with. What company should I use? I know I am at a loss. About the only company I can think of off the top of my head is GoDaddy.com because of those commercials they run on TV. Even then, I know nothing about them, if they are any good or even affordable. This is where Web Hosting Geeks comes in to help. They provide you with information as well as reviews of each Web Hosting Service. They rank all the different Web Hosting providers and well as list their features. The ranking is based on the best price-value ratio. Host reliability, uptime, key features, bonus features, customer support, past and current user feedbacks, user-friendliness and hosting awards have been taken into account as well.

In addition to helpful tools for picking your web hosting service, Web Hosting Geeks provides resources such as a Web Hosting Guide as well as articles on How To Make Money with web hosting. Web Hosting Geeks also has a blog on their site that has entries on useful information such as SEO/SEM, e-commerce, security issues as well as web hosting news. If you have more advanced needs, you may want to consider dedicated server hosting geared for a more resource-intensive ecommerce web site or sites that requires extra security. So if you are looking to move your skateboarding blog up in the world and get your own web hosting service and domain name, be sure to visit Web Hosting Geeks first to get all the information you need to make an informed choice.

Dave Chappelle Skateboards?

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:18:00 +0000

That is awesome. I would have never thought he skateboarded! What's even cooler is that he is there skateboarding with his kids. Now Momma needs one too! :)

Copier Guy Requirement: Must wear Musk

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:53:00 +0000

A coworker and I were having a good laugh today after another visit from our copier guy. You see, for some reason, no matter who the repair guy is who is sent to fix our copier, it never fails that they wear way to much cologne! It really must be a requirement for the job. I really am not exaggerating either, you can smell him once he enters the building. Ok, so maybe it’s not entirely that he wears way to much cologne, it could be the fact that we have a no scent policy in my workplace, unfortunately sometimes this policy backfires for those who don’t even wear deorderant…. Yuck!

Since my workplace prohibits it, I rarely wear any scent other than deoderant. When I do wear cologne, I prefer scents like Calvin Klein’s Escape or Drakkar. As far as scents of perfumes, I tend to enjoy the fruity sweet scents of perfume. I’m not a big fan of the flowery scents. I have loved vanilla perfumes that my wife has worn on occasion.

If you are looking for cologne or perfume, be sure to check out Scent They carry a large collection of mens cologne and womens perfume, both discount and popular fragrances at great prices.

Goodbye Earl, Welcome back Jason Lee?

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:58:00 +0000

I guess Jason Lee can shave off his mustache now :( Man, I loved that show and "The Office". I wished they could have saved the show...c'mon people, this is quality entertainment here. Oh well....Farewell. Maybe we'll see more of Jason Lee on the skateboardin' front now with Stereo Skateboards. Or maybe another Jay and Silent Bob Film? Jason Lee has got some talent my friends.

Article below is from http://www.thrfeed.com

Official: 'Earl' finishes list, not going to TBS
Despite attempts to continue NBC's "My Name Is Earl" on cable, seems the studio and TBS were unable to reach an agreement. The show is now officially gone. Here's the post-mortem statement from 20th TV:

"Greg Garcia's brilliant 'My Name is Earl' kept America laughing for the past four seasons and certainly deserved to continue for many more."

"While we had hoped to find a way to produce additional episodes for TBS, in the final analysis we simply could not make the economics work without seriously undermining the artistic integrity of the series."

"As none of us, Greg included, want the show to go out on anything but a high note, we regret that we must put to rest any speculation that Earl will continue. We are grateful to everyone at TBS for their enthusiasm for the series and wish to offer our heartfelt thanks to the cast and crew of My Name is Earl for their incredible work."

Bye Randy, Catalina, Earl, Joy and Darnell

Bye Crabman and Mr. Turtle! Ha! :)

New York's Skate Legend Andy Kessler R.I.P.

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Andy Kessler was a pioneer during New York City's 1970s skateboarding scene and a designer of skate parks who was admired by boarders on both coasts. He died Monday from a Heart Attack brought upon by an allergic reaction to a Wasp sting. He was 48. To learn more about Andy Kessler, watch the following video below...

Skate Shoe Memories: Converse Cons, Vision Street Wear

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:51:00 +0000

I can't believe it, the Converse Cons that I used to wear back in the late 80s have been revamped for the Converse Skateboarding line! How cool is that. The Gold and Black is the new one incase you couldn't tell. They also brought back the Weapon but I don't think that is in the skateboarding lineup. I don't have pics of the other skateboarding shoes they have released because I mainly wanted to show a comparison of the same model from back in the day to now. I'm so happy that the skate companies have started in recent years to bring back the high top....man, when I first started skateboarding, all I would wear was high tops, it just made sense with the ankle protection and stability it brought. Yep, the rolled up jeans and the converse high tops, of course then I moved on to a pair of suede Vision Street Wear High Tops, with the "Ollie Pad" :) Ah yes, there they are down below! Totally Rad! :) Hmm, they still look awesome, wonder if they still make 'em...gonna go check now! :)

Skateboard Legends...I feel sooooo old.

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:37:00 +0000

Man, how did we get so old? I'm so grateful that skateboarding is as big as it is today. I remember thinking I would never quit skating as a kid, but then I did right before I set off for college and I didn't look back really until 12 years later. I do remember throughout the years though when I would see an object that looked skateable, I would envision myself skating it. I think that is something that becomes ingrained in you when you really get into skateboarding and then it never leaves, you see objects in society different than others. EVERYTHING becomes skateable! As you drive down the road, in the back of your mind, you are saying "Oh, that would be fun to skate!" It's really cool to be still watching these guys skate and compete and now instead of just watching a little skate vid that nobody else in the world outside of skateboarding views. We see them compete on the X Games in front of the world...I don't know, some people don't like the media attention on skateboarding, but I like it because it means as I flip through the channels on the TV, I might come across some skateboarding and I love that! :)

Skate Tunes

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:24:00 +0000

I have put a playlist of music I liked skating to back in the day on here. It's a nice collection of old school punk and some newer stuff...project playlist doesn't have everything I'd like to have on here, but I did what I could...check it out and enjoy some punk tunes. I'd love to get the Bones Brigade Tunes album on here...good stuff! :)

So Close to Hitting the Skatepark once again...

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:12:00 +0000

Well, it's been a year and 4 months since I had a car and at the end of last month, I got a car!!!! Yes, I'm so stoked about it and so grateful for the generous friends of the family that donated it to us. You see, my engine threw a rod and at the time, we just could not afford to replace the car and so I traveled mainly by bus, sometimes by bike and sometime by foot. Also a week before my engine blew, I had broken my foot which made life even more insane...I was in 3 different casts for a total of 13 weeks and then was in physical therapy for awhile so I could get rid of my limp! So, things are starting to get back to normal and though I haven't taken my new car to the skatepark, I do have my deck, skate tool and shoes in the trunk and one of these days when I get some time, I shall skate! I have to be honest though, I'm a little scared of injuring myself again because last time really hurt my family financially so I'm a little paranoid about that. I keep thinking I need to shed the 40 lbs I've put on first....baby steps! :)

Hosoi grabs Gold at X Games 15!

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Hosoi

At the Skatepark Legends Final this past Sunday, 10 of the most influential people in skateboarding convened for a showdown of many years of crafted talent. When I look at the list of people, I feel like I must be dreamin'! Just look at this list of legends...

1. Christian Hosoi
2. Chris Miller
3. Lance Mountain
4. Steve Cabellero and Tony Magnusson (Tied)

Other competitors were big names from the 80s...
Lester Kasai, Steve Alba, Duane Peters, Steve Steadham and Pat Ngoho

I'm still scouring the web for the video footage of this so if anyone knows where to find it, please comment with the link! :) Now they need a "Legends of Street" competition! Wouldn't it be awesome to have like Natas Kaupas, Matt Hensley, Mark Gonzalez, Mike Vallely, Johnny Kop, Ron Allen, Tom Knox, Eric Dressen, and whoever else I didn't think of. Now that would be fun to watch too! Here are some more pics from the event that I could find.

Lester Kasai

Lance Mountain

Steve Alba

X Games 15 SuperPark

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Well, X Games 15 is over and somehow all I saw was a little of the big air contest, a little of the big air rail contest and MotoX contest where you are trying to jump the highest. I have got alot to catch up on as far as the skateboarding...I mean, that's all I really care about. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love watching the rest of it too and would if I could. I was trying to find video of the contest I was most looking forward too and that is the Skateboard Park Legends. I have still only found some pics and results but no video except an early practice video. The picture above of the skateboard park is insane! It is so monsterous compared to anything I have skated. It would definitely take me awhile of rolling along the bottom before working up my nerves to try even to get up the walls high enough to grind I think. Given the chance to skate this, I definitely would and I would definitely pad up.

Another Old Skaters Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Sweetness, I just found another Old Skaters Blog! I get a little jealous of alot of these blogs, because I haven't been able to skate as much as they do and I don't ever get any footage, but that's okay. I get enjoyment from the other sites and reading about there adventures and fun. Maybe I'll get out there one of these days with a camera and try to get some more pictures of me skating. Until then, I'll just enjoy other peoples pics of them skateing! HA! Check out this blog guys, it rocks!

Stoked on Hosoi

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:32:00 +0000

Wow, I was browsing the Skateboard Mag website and stumbled upon this advertisement....The board is what caught my eye. I'll have to make sure I check out this interview in the September issue. I was fortunate enough to catch Hosoi while he was in Virginia Beach promoting his movie a couple years ago.

Want a 71 Camaro SS for Free?

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:50:00 +0000

This is just too funny to not share....Free, Disassembled and cut up! Wow, I guess it's already to drive home if you have a flatbed! :) Uhh, does it have an engine? How about cupholders? LOL! :)

Link to real listing.

Old News: Skateboarder Skates Interstate 405 in SoCal

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:56:00 +0000

How did I miss this story of last year....I was browsing a cool site called Skatepunk. You all probably have already checked it out since it was the site of the week on SkateDaily.net Well I don't remember hearing about this, but this dude is nuts! :) I can't believe traffic kept there distance from him though! That is impressive! Be sure to check out the video of it below. Oh, BTW, this was on Go Skateboarding Day of 2008.

Licensed to Ill: Beastie Boys Cancel Tour, Push Back Album Due to Tumor

noreply@blogger.com (Kraston) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:12:00 +0000

The Beastie Boys are canceling their tour and postponing their album after Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with cancer last week, according to the announcement video they posted on their site. That includes their performance at All Points West, a publicist just confirmed to us, meaning that the festival is currently without a first-day headliner. In true Beastie fashion Yauch apologized to fans, ending with a straightforward “So that’s what’s up.”

Oh man, I can't believe that Adam has cancer. I don't like this getting older bit guys. Everyone starts dying and getting diseases...it sucks. I'm glad he sounds optimistic and I hope these doctors get this tumor removed and Adam is able to overcome this setback and continue to make the awesome music he does with the Beastie Boys. You know, I am a huge fan of older rap groups like Run-DMC, Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys...if I had to pick my favorites, those are them, but if I had to pick a group that has been around and together for decades still making awesome records...it has to be the Beastie Boys. I mean, hell, they still play tracks from the "License to Ill" album today on the alternative stations and rap stations. Beastie Boys, you guys rock! Get well soon Adam! :)