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Keystone Gnarvest Tour

2009-11-25T14:45:00.000-08:00

Keystone's finest came together this weekend to harvest some gnar.. 3 days and 3 states led to a slew of crazy events; such as being chased down by Police helicopter in Baltimore, divorce' party at a bar in NJ, and skating Philly's version on the Autumn bowl.. Check out a few photos, look out for an article and be sure to hit up Keystone and show them some love..

2009-11-19T15:01:00.000-08:00

Topic East Coast shirts are now available! get one while you can.

5boro Florida Tour

2009-11-19T14:41:00.000-08:00

5boro skateboards is going down south, specifically Florida, for a 2 week plus tour. Check out the flier and see if they come to a town near you..

Vengece Clothing welcomes two new riders..

2009-11-13T14:39:00.000-08:00

Vengeance is excited to welcome Mike Fields and Sean Whitcomb to the AM team. Coming out of Port Huron, Michigan; Mike and Sean make up 2 / 6 of the underground skate mixtape kings, "The Crew." These two are pure street skaters, who can hold their own anywhere. They've shredded "The Berrics" and "Fantasy Factory" earlier this year and are constantly on the move looking to take the next step in their skating lives. Check out the welcome videos below and be on the lookout for a lot more coming from Vengeance, Mike and Sean in the very near future!

Save the Unisphere

2009-11-05T08:47:00.000-08:00

Check out what Open Road of New York is up to..
Also take a minute to sign their petition..

We're supporting local efforts led by Rodney Torres to add new skateboarding areas to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. These include a new skateboarding area under the Van Wyck Expressweay, new skateable art benches along the park's winding pathways, and a new skate plaza near the Unisphere.

Halloween Hellrose

2009-11-03T20:48:00.000-08:00

This years Halloween Hellraiser was the perfect ending to a crazy weekend. Few costumes were present but the overall holiday spirit was in full effect, or rather the sense that everyone was a bit hung-over/over tired.
As always it was put on by Open Road of NY, Billy Rohan, and Alex Corporan.. Rohan was obviously in a costume; wearing Nikes this outing. This got off to a rough start, dunion devision. None of those kids killed it in any sense of the word. Things picked up as some real skating started but there was a lack of genuine excitement throughout the whole event.. Either way Ishod Wair took it again.. Julian Heller in Second and Sean Powderly from Baltimore.. All out of towners..NY, step up your game..

The City Of Brotherly Love...

2009-10-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

We rolled through Philadelphia this weekend.. By "We" I mean several skaters from NYC, NJ, and one Australian.. We got a chance to see almost everything that this 'great' city had to offer..From hood ass gay dudes, chunder on the front steps of an upscale high rise, to the suburbs with a mini-mansion everywhere you looked..
As always we created a lot of attention, however negative/positive it may have been.. Rolling down the highway getting grilled as fuck , skate rats tailing only to blow up the spot, and ay-ing and oh-ing at any girl that was remotely attractive..
Skating went down, and it went down pretty hard.. Here are some of the photos that I snapped..look forward to a full article in the 3rd issue of Topic East Coast..

_Bill

2009-10-05T08:19:00.000-07:00

Some shots from November 27th.. Dakine, Chopper Dave, and Brent Atchley
held a contest at the Autmun Bowl in Greenpoint.. Free beer and liquor
from Ashai, live music, and sick skating..

Andrew Langi killed it, not that you should expect anything less..
Along with people like Taji Ameen, Kyle Berard and even Steve Rodriguez
was shredding around the bowl..

1. Kyle Berard—$800

2. Andrew Langi—$500

3. Dan Carriero—$300

2009-09-24T10:12:00.000-07:00

Dustin Younie Wallie to drop

DC King Of

2009-09-21T10:43:00.001-07:00

The DC King Of qualifier for the contest in Chicago was
held at LES Park on Saturday to a great turn out..

Skaters were to be signed up in advance by the shop that
they ride for but, for kids who didn't have the luxury there
was an open qualifier..

Four groups of ten competed against each other on the section
a section of ledges for 7 minutes..Then the attention was
moved on to the pyramid..

Luis Perez was the stand out along with Jose Pereyra,
Dave Willis, Rob Gonyon, and Timmie Fulton..

We all know who won..and we all know he deserved it..

Great fun..

Mass. Is. Legit.

2009-09-08T10:51:00.001-07:00

Nate Greenwood..

Wallride..

Nate Greenwood..
Backlip..First try..

John Santaniello..
Front 180..

BBQ Skate Jam..
Thanks to the owners of Theory..

More Laterrr...

2009-09-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

Quick little sesh in Kingston...

Dustin...
Wallie...

Jeremy...
Switch Back Tail...

Kevin...
Front Noseslide...

World Industries Welcomes Anthony Shetler to the team from World Industries on Vimeo.

Danbury, CT leads to many bangers...

2009-08-31T22:36:00.000-07:00

....
With no definite plan...
8 skateboarders end up in CT...
With hopes of skating some new terrain...
....

Dustin, Jeremy, Rob, Sivan, Bowen, Nick, Maff and Myself..

Danbury ledges..
Bust..

Jeremy..

Dustin Younie...
Switchflip..

Sivan Dor...
Heelfip...

Dustin...
Kickflip..

Nick Zuck...
Front Board...

Rob Mauceri...
Front Lip...

Mini Trip To New Haven..

2009-08-27T17:31:00.001-07:00

Took a day trip to New Haven CT..
No filmer..
No Spots..
Bust..

Sivan ollied this pretty intimidating gap..

Nick makes mini-ramps look stupid..

FS flipping channels now..

First time in a while

2009-08-21T23:51:00.000-07:00

Went on a trip to Upstate NY last weekend..

Bakwoods..
Nick Zuck, Jeremy Jordan, Rob Mauceri, and Jake Neal..
Fredonia, Rochester, and Buffalo..

Stayed with our friend Steve Shryzpek..

There are more spots in these areas than I could have imagined..
One really has there choice in flatbars when it comes to Rochester..

Jeremy..Kickflip in Rochester, NY

Jeremy..5-0 fakie Rochester, NY

Rob killed it so hard.. 5-0 Rochester, NY

Nick made this sketchy halfpipe look like a miniramp.. Ollie Fredonia, NY

Great trip..
A lot of tricks..
Even more bonding..

Hype Welcomes Kurt Winter..

2009-08-09T17:48:00.000-07:00

"No matter where you are from, you had to be living under a rock if you missed Kurt's part in Digital's Smoke and Mirrors. His injuries are a thing of the past, and HYPE! is a part of his future. We couldn't be happier to have him reppin' the superficial down under. We are proud to call Kurt a BELIEVER"

A small trip to Peekskill...

2009-07-28T21:44:00.000-07:00

Drove 40 minutes to skate a rail yesterday..
We avoided the rain..
Had a pretty good session..

Zuck went to work..

I tried something a bit different due to the heavy backlight..

The only conventional shot that worked out from the time we spent there..

Later on..
After eating and wasting some time..

Caleb Kaiser threw down on this sketchy ass rock gap with locals breathing down his neck..

Small NYC update..

2009-07-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

I spent the last 8 days in NY trying to get some work done..
I wish that I had more to show..
I did however learn how easy it is to be sucked into the vortex of chilling/partying...

Stephan Martinez..Tre flip attempt..
The gates were closed before we could get any more tries..

Gilberto Cannarozzi..Feeble to fakie..
All the way from Italy..

David Perry..
Warming up at Battery Park before we decided to go to a different spot..

Spent A Few Days In NY...

2009-07-15T22:04:00.000-07:00

Trying to stack photos..
Got a decent amount of work done..
Also spent too much time at 12 and A and Union..

Met up with some kids from NJ on Monday..

Richie Blackshaw crailslide..throwaway angle..

Timmie Fulton with a back smith off the side..

Monday night..

Jesse from CA..crook pop over..
DJ from VA with the vx21 steeze..

Tuesday..

Dave Willis front board fakie into the bank..

Headed down on Friday..

2009-07-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

Got some skating in today..

Found some sick spots in an apartment complex..
Usually these type prove to be an instant bust
Not the case on this particular trip..

Ryan Grossnickle got this front board done in no time..

Nick Zuck popping over this double sets like curbs..

This lady was awesome..not only did she let us skate on her front steps..she wanted me to send her the photo..

Overall it was a solid day in upstate NY..

Check out the new Hype Skateboards Am promo..
Start Believing

HYPE! SKATEBOARDS "BELIEVE" PROMO - ALEC JAMIR, JEFF FIGUEROA, JOVAHN BERGERON & DAVID PERRY from HYPE! Skateboards on Vimeo.

2009-07-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

Check out the new Keystone Am..
He took 1st at Black Diamond “Skatefest” contest in the AM division June 27th-Moorestown, NJ

Here is a little clip

2009-07-04T16:01:00.001-07:00

RIP Keenan Milton (August 4, 1974 - July 4, 2001)

Video of Keenan
For those who have no idea who I'm talking about

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RIP Pyramid Ledges?
Maybe since people have started skating up the ledges it's time close up shop..

2009-06-24T21:54:00.000-07:00

Jamel did this in like 2 tries for the sequence..

Kevin Jones..back crook pop out..
I have wanted to shoot a photo at this flat rail for a while..
Even though I didn't really nail the photo I am still stoked that Kevin crooked it..

Nick Zuck..Kickflip..
Black clothes and skate shots don't mix..
Nick popped the first trick over this gap to street yesterday..

Oh hey! It's David Gonzalez

Go Skate Day NYC reschedule type deal Saturday...
I better see you there..

2009-06-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Go Skate day..
New York decided to postpone the day's event due to weather..

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The Contest at Rye Airfield was a great time..
I made the trip to support my good friend Nick Zuck
Elementary, middle, and highschoolers went head to head in a skate jam setting..
Street, mini, and bowl..

Nick Zuck...1st place middle school division..

Paul Arnore

Chris Anderson

These kids were killing it..

The es' Game Of Skate took place after the winners for the Schooled contest were announced..
Super informal..

Mark Nicholson took the cake with his nollie inward reverts, nollie cab heels, the list goes on..

Events update..

2009-06-18T10:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some upcoming events that you should go to...

Saturday, June 20th

eS' Game Of Skate at Rye Airfield
Regional Qualifier(not an official stop)

-More info here-

Also this Saturday

Schooled Series Contest Finals
11-19 years of age can enter..

-More info here-

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Sunday, June 21st
Go Skate Day NYC!!
Will you be skating or hanging out with a girl?

All of the sponsors that you would expect for an event like this..
Meet at the LES park at 1pm..
If you want to be part of the mob..

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June 25-28th
Skatefest 09 at Black Diamond skatepark

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Look for updates as the weekend comes to a close..

Pt. 2

2009-06-14T08:54:00.000-07:00

Timeline is fuzzy on this event..sick back noseblunt though..

Taji won $100 for his wallride

Kane and Nate before the rail/stairs best trick

Kane Cameron

David Perry

Danny Falla hurt his ankle on a switch heel down the set..

Ishod Wain(best trick winner) with a big flip front board to seal the deal..

The future is bright for this kid..

Oh hey, it's Benny Fairfax

The Nike video Debacle had a premiere in the auditorium after the contest..

Rampaging on a rooftop!!!

2009-06-13T20:13:00.001-07:00

As some of you may know..
The 2nd annual Rooftop Rampage contest was today..
Lower East..
New Design School Rooftop..
Etnies.. Acapulco Gold..
Billy Rohan as the host..
and guest judging by Giovanni..

The day started off with a 15 year and under jam session.
These kids went to work quickly and surely didn't hold back..

Nick Zuck 3rd place...............................Connor Smallwood 1st place

Second place kid doesn't look too psyched..

The next event was the 15 and under mini-ramp jam..
Nick Zuck and Connor Smallwood were the standouts..

Front feebles all day...

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On to the alligator to garbage can/redbull can..
This is when the crowd started to pick up..

tre..

Live music..

The wallride competition was my personal favorite...

Jamal Williams...............................................................

#300 for ringing the bell

The rest later....

Legit ass weekend in NYC

2009-06-07T20:36:00.000-07:00

Thursday

As you all know..
The Zoo York video premiered in NYC on the 4th..
Held at Sunshine Theater..
Three showings..
8pm, 9pm and 10:15pm

Hopped in at 10:15

Manny Mania Winner Eli Reed outside before the show..

Everyone was mezmorized

All that I can say is Brandon Westgate's part, along with the whole video..
Will blow your mind..
Everyone on the team did their thing..

And you know the filming and editing was tight..RB Umali

After Party at Max Fish..

Felix

Todd Jordan

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Friday

Rain...
Logged some hours at KCDC..
Shredding the mini..

Larry Schmidt tucking all kinds of knee with a broken wrist..

Guess who showed up..

KCDC shop owner in the middle..

We went to LES to meet up with a friend..
We were pleasantly surprised by the folks at Open Road NY and Billy Rohan..
Team Pain installed new skateART ledges..

They were in the process of installation when we arrived..
We got to go in and watch them set everything up..

They set up 9 pieces in the pouring rain..
Props to that..

5boro 13th Anniversary Party at 7
Redbull Space..
Pabst..
Vodka..

Suski

Shetler

Falla

Every 5boro deck ever..Literally..

Apprehensive but cute about it..

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Saturday..

LES to check out the new Team Pain skateART

Back To the Banks..
Another 5boro event..

David Gonzalez was on a war path..

Guess who..

Jerry

Kalis

Sick sick sick...

eS had a party for the release of the new Bobby Worrest pro model..
Etnies showroom..
SoHo Area..

Bobby and some dude...

Upstairs.. Roof top..
Felix, Pott, and Aaron Brown..

Figgy, Marquis, and Provost..

Tolentino and Karl Watson

Stefan Janowski and his girl Jessica..

More Tomorrow...

Update..

2009-06-04T11:47:00.001-07:00

Just returned from Madrid..
Did the whole tourist thing..
Semi-lame..

Skated with some locals..
Went to some skate shops..
Met some people..
Stance Skate Shop is by far the best shop I have been to in a while...

Clean look..
Diverse selection..
Helpful staff of real skateboarders..

One thing that wasn't so great.. Not very many Spanish or Euro Brands were available..

Large selection of Dekline

Decks..

More different types of trucks than I have ever seen in one place..

Tons o' wheels

A downstairs section for clothes

Shirts were an A+

If you're ever in Madrid..Hit this place up..

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Zoo York State Of Mind World Premier Tonight!!!!!

NYC..
I will be attending with an associate of mine..
Watch out for pics..

Also..
5Boro's Back To The Banks is on Saturday..

Be there..

Covers..Straight covers...

2009-05-24T11:26:00.000-07:00

26 dollars and an hour and a half later we're in New York..

First stop LES..Of course..

After meeting up with everyone..
Avoiding some scooters..
And getting warmed up..
It was time to head out..

Everyone included..

Timmie Fulton
Jake Neal
Larry Schmidt
Jeremy Jordan
Monte
Atilla
Sivan
Fifty
And myself..

Timmie and Larry at the Chinatown many pad..

We wasted some time skating flat..
Then off to the pyramid ledges..

Larry prepping with Sivan supervising...

After Larry got his trick we shifted over the the bump to iron thing

Monte..Back heel

Jeremy Jordan...Backside flip

Filmed in midtown for a minute..
Then we split up and headed to the bubble banks..
Awesome brick bump spot..

Kevin Jones..Front bigspin

Sivan Dor..Ollie to fakie

Backside flip and almost hit the lens...

Timmie Fulton...Half cab heel

Timmie killed it all day..

Great trip..
I <3>

It's Friday...Time to take out the trash..

2009-05-21T22:01:00.000-07:00

Not really though..
These are some photos I had sitting around..

Sivan Dor sliding on the back of his lip

Jeremy Jordan rode switch for this one..

Nick Zuck- back lip Bristol, CT

Kevin Jones- Is he goofy or regular??

Nick Zuck looking epic...

Timmy Fulton repping NJ in PK

Skating Banned in PV??

2009-05-20T18:57:00.000-07:00

Check this out...
Just another step forward in the criminalization of skateboarding..

Reckless skateboarding will yield fines

The article states that skateboarding will be subject to strict law in the town of Pleasant Valley, NY..
Their precious little benches and their beloved stairs can't take the abuse..
State Police are on the job..
First time caught is a warning..
Second time around lands you a fine..
Pleasant Valley sucks anyway..

I wish more people felt that way...

Important Message To PK skaters!!!!!

2009-05-19T21:23:00.000-07:00

There is a rumor floating around that the Poughkeepsie skate park will not open and will be dismantled..

I personally spoke to a City Parks worker who was sizing up the ramps to be dis-assembled..
He had this to say..
(Not direct quote mind you)
'Enjoy it while it lasts because we will be tearing it down..'
'I spoke to the city about it and they can't afford the insurance..'

Is this man 100% accurate?
Are they in fact going to tear it down?
I sure hope not..
For the skate of the PK skate scene and all of the kids that will be forced to the streets this summer..

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Maybe no one realizes the joy that this place brings people...

Or that it is one of 2 parks within an hour radius..

Does everything have to be about the Almighty Dollar??
I'm sure that we can get enough support from the community to keep this park..

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We should all take a moment to remember another PK spot that has been taken away from us..

Rest In Peace Warehouse...

Stay tuned for more news on the PK Park debacle..

Hot off the presses

2009-05-19T09:06:00.000-07:00

Zoo York named Westgate pro last night!!

Couldn't they have gotten a better model??

On the subject of Zoo York..
Their New video 'State Of Mind' is set to Premier in NYC on June 4th..

The days from June 4th to the 6th is packed with East Coast skate awesomeness..

5Boro is having a party to celebrate 13 years with a party and Art show in SoHo..
21+
Free drinks
Art
What more can you ask for?

That splitting headache you are dealing with from all of the free vodka and redbull will be forgotten the next day, again thanks to 5boro..

The annual 'Back To The Banks' contest is sure to lead to many bangers...

The beginning to the end of the end of the week..

2009-05-17T21:06:00.000-07:00

Saturday..

With a grim weather forecast and a late start
Jeremy, Rob, Sivan, Jake, and I piled into my
Pathfinder and headed north, destination, Albany..

After a seemingly short trip we arrived at our state
capital to find impressive architecture and that the rain had held off..

Warmed up at the Vietnam Vet Memorial..

Skate stopped..

A short skate down the road led to a 3 stair over a rail..

Jeremy..kickflip

Switch front 180

Rob snuck in a back 180 before i could focus..

Do work...

Privileged, we decided to leave this spot rather than being booted..
The sky was looking ominous and had a feeling of rain as we headed downtown to eat..

Random spot across from the over priced pizza place..
Apparently Albany wants to stop people from skating shitty ledges..

..Progression of getting a trick..

Rob found a pretty gnarly ollie on to gap..
He makes it happen and here is how..

Scoping

Riding up

Jumping

Encouraging

Landing

Watching

Snapped the tail on a retake...

The rain finally let loose shortly after Rob landed the first ollie..
It was off to the Shelter for a minute..
Then a long ride home in torrential rain...

Good Saturday...

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Sunday was mellow..

Caught up with Mr. Marrone..

What do you know about back shiftys??

Pre-Weekend Hype...

2009-05-15T00:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos that were either intended for the magazine or forgotten about..

Nick Marrone at Skate Time 209-front blunt

Ethan Barnett at Skate Time 209- indy

Lovable Ryan Grossnickle sneaks in a late night switch crook on the Vassar ledge..

This little 9 year old was flying around Poughkeepsie skate park most of the day..
After we were done shooting photos he shakes my hand and says 'Pleasure doing business with you'..
He then disappeared..
Not before doing a back flip off of the box though..

Nick Marrone-front board
After King Of Spring and a 24oz wieser, he pulls this off no problem..

Marrone cracks one headed the wrong direction down this famous 9..

Sivan Dor- back tail action in Beacon on one of the hottest days ever...

Really Saturday? Are you really going to do that to us?
Sunday? You too!?

2009-05-10T20:56:00.000-07:00

Mothers Day...
Corporate holiday..
While most were spending time with their mothers..
Some of us got some skating in..

It seems to me that Kingston is where it's at..
An abandoned tennis court in the middle of nowhere..
Hidden to the eye..
With makeshift skateables..

Rob Mauceri is pretty gnar..

Watching the footy..

Jake was on his game today...

Jeremy...
Quiet most of the session..
Pulls out this bolts kickflip before we leave..

2009-05-10T20:51:00.001-07:00

Two shots from Saturday at West Conn..
photo cred: Colby Strong..

Andrew DiMaaggio

Sivan Dor

Thanks Colby...

2009-05-09T23:29:00.000-07:00

Today....
I guess it's yesterday at this point..
Was not as productive as one would hope..

-Late start..
-Plans changing every few minutes..
-Security guards..
-Sub par spots..
-Rain..
It's all part of it..

We did however have a legit film/photo crew today..

Colby Strong..
Cool name, even cooler kid..

Jay Cannizzaro..
Filmer and Acura extraordinaire..

The first spot we hit was a rock gap that had some height to it..
Everyone stretched the legs after a long drive from PK..
Then we started to shoot..

Andrew DiMaggio doing work..Kickflip

Colby pulled this back 180 out of his pocket..

Shortly after things started to get semi serious, we were booted..
Then it was a trip through CT that led to a bump spot and the mall?

West Conn was the most fun part of the trip..
Colby and I worked side by side for the most part..
I had never shot with another photographer and I must say that it was a good time..

Sizing up the challenge..

Andrew DiMaggio, not one to waste time goes straight at the 10

Not a problem..Nick Zuck kickflips the 8

Then pops down the 10...

Sivan put it down and then it started to rain..

Behind the scenes..Andrew kickflip 10 stair attempt..

That pretty much wraps up today..
Happy Mothers Day?

2009-05-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

Got a bit of skating in today..
Not much..
Weather was kind of shitty and so were the spots..

Kevin Jones jammed this pole pretty hard..

Nick Zuck popped over the carwash gap..

As did Kevin...just not from the best angle...

Fuck this shit....

2009-05-03T23:39:00.000-07:00

Today was really weird...

Got a really late start and ended up going to Skate Time..

I'm sure whatever Nick was saying was really intense..

Sivan with a little bs flip..

Behind the scenes...

Wall of decks...

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Here are a few shirt logo ideas that I have been tooling with...

Shirts will be made by May 20th..

Peace..

2009-05-03T12:48:00.000-07:00

New Paltz is the worst..
The campus has spots galore..
None of which are skate able..
This was about as good as it got..

Which led to a lot of this..

Enough on that..

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Pre New Paltz, Zuck killed the Adrience rail..
Which has just recently become a spot again...

He wasted no time getting 4 tricks within a half hour..

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Kingston never ceases to impress..

Up ledge..

This obstacle led to an epic shot..

Kevin Jones kickflips going the wrong way..

Jeremy Jordan front bigspin...

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Late night PK...
Back to back 50-50 pop overs...

That pretty much sums up Saturday...

Until the next time...

2009-05-01T11:35:00.000-07:00

Things are going well here at Topic East Coast..

Advertisements are starting to roll in..
Layout is coming together...
And I am playing around with some shirt ideas..

Dan Scott of Keystone Skateboards is really coming through with a lot of support..

Be sure to check them out..

Also...
Bill Tomlin has a photo on the :::all Skateboards website..

http://allskatenyc.com/Team.htm

Of team rider Jeremy Jordan...

Look for more updates as the weekend progresses...

2009-04-28T21:06:00.000-07:00

Ohhh Poughkeepsie...
Such nice weather at the river front...
Locals should consider themselves lucky to have such a nice park in such a nice location...

Good little sesh today..

Watch out for this kid...
He rips..

Kyle with a first try tre...

Air baby central...

Ryan amazes..

5 frames per second...
Haha..

Peace..

2009-04-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

Quite an eventful weekend...

90* weather..
Clear skies..
Constant skating..
And our good friend Jamel came up from Queens..

Jamel steez..

Friday was an insta-bust at Vassar....

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We started off both Saturday and Sunday at PK park for some warm up..

Sivan with his famed backside flip..

Jamel popped a quick fs bigspin..

Met up with Jeremy and Rob at big 8

Marrone, fs flip attempt..

Jamel battled for this fs shuvit

The stairs won..

Stopped at Beacon for a minute..
Then it was off to New Burgh..

Nick has pop when he needs it..

Dustin with a ginormous kickflip..
Stuck it..
No land.. :(

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Sunday was all about Kingston..
Jeremy, Rob, Kevon Jones, Jake, Sivan, and Jamel..

The up-ledge was a pretty solid spot..

Rob Mauceri, hilarious kid and even better skater..

Back tail steez..

Jeremy Jordan..

Has a lot of skill...
But I shouldn't have to tell you that..

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Until next time....

Peace..

2009-04-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

Skate Time 209...

Weird Music...
Fast ramps...
Sick skating.

Ethan Crabcakes Barnett killed it..

Sivan..no biggie..

Marrone..'nuff said

The mini ramp was well built much like everything else in the park..
-vert wall
-and two mild hips..

Step up to rail made for some interesting maneuvers..

Marrone got some work done on this trip..

Overall I'd say that this place is well worth the $10 fee and the lengthy drive that it may take most..

taken form skatetime209.com

Peace..

2009-04-22T17:22:00.001-07:00

After...
The King Of Spring..

We chilled for a bit..
Had a beer and a sweetie bag..

Then..

OMG!! Saw Alex Olson and Chad Muska..

Made the trip to the banks..
Tricks went down..

Naturally, we went to LES afterwards..

Mad kooks...

More laterrrr..

2009-04-21T21:13:00.000-07:00

So..

Topic East Coast had the privilege of attending the King Of Spring skate competition in NYC..
I shot numerous amounts of photos, met some cool people, and saw some bangers..

King Of Spring..
Hosted by Billy Rohan..and his nuts...

Yeah, I got a hero shot of Reda..

Substance Skateboards team rider Dan Miller was killing it..

Oh yeah, Gonz was there too.. hucking himself down the rail..

2009-04-21T20:56:00.000-07:00

Entry one..
Things are moving along well at Topic East Coast..
Recruiting photographers, crunching numbers, contacting advertisers, setting up shoots, laying out pages, and settling legal matters..
All in a days work..

This project's goal is to showcase talents of skaters, photographers, filmers, expose companies, shops ,and parks.
To keep the scene strong and to connect all east coast skaters..