The Landlord

 These two sequences  of Chad were taken within like 1 minute of each other. The back lip was first try. First try ever.

Chad Kramer - Kickflip

Chad Kramer - Gap to Back Lip

Grays Ferry Crescent Skatepark

Dan Hetrich - 360 flip fakie over the hip? Backside bigger spin? 390 flip?

Kevin McDonald - Floater

This is probably my favorite concrete creation by Jesse Clayton and Fifth Pocket Designs so far. The new park under the Grays Ferry bridge in Southwest Philadelphia is small (literally one person, sometimes two, skate at a time) but if you can catch it when it's empty it's a blast. Perfectly smooth ground, full of lines.


I asked Kevin to do that ollie one more time after this, just to get a different angle, and he knocked the wind out of himself. Turned out the first one was better anyway. Sorry man.

Day Trip to the Valley

Doug's got it dialed.

Victory Hug

Winter Refuge

 A lot of impromptu snaps tonight. Greg styled out a rock fakie unannounced. It's not the size of the trick in the fight, it's the size of the heart in your chest.

 Okay, I'm all for impromptu, but Chad, next time, let me put on the fisheye before you toss out a one-footer on ANYTHING. (No, it's not an ollie north. I'll never accept that terminology. This is Emporium rules, and the ol' one-footed ollie is close to my heart.)

 Chad can throw these out willy-nilly. Feeble-fakie on the part nobody but me and Greg like to skate.

 Whoa! Doug learned this trick like a week ago and he's already taking it over the volcano. Powerful Doug Griffe.

 

Greg I can't believe you dialed this one in before me. But I'm proud. Proud and jealous. Good work my friend.

Actually, good work all my friends. Great night.

Nick Tyrrell at the 2012 Shop Showdown in York, PA

Nick rides for Hard Times and exist.