AZ Ripper

Matt Berry Is A Beast!

Counting Sheep

Train In Vain

The Scrapper Nick Episode

Any guesses?

What trick?

Photo: Reuben

Go Faster Next Time

Always take one more push

The Hounds of Hasselvander

Ain't No Hero

The other day I was getting on BART heading to Peace Wall Park to get my grind on. I saw a kid around twelve years old holding a skateboard a little ways down the platform. When we got on the train he walked through the car and started talking to me about skateboarding. He seemed to be pretty smart and mature, which is a rare sight these days when most kids try to act stupid as possible. Upon parting ways he asked my name, then he asked if I was really a Christian. "Nope, that's just the name they gave me." I said. He looked confused by my answer and responded, "So you don't believe in God?!". All I could think to say was "Only stupid people believe in the simplest answers."


Skateboarding is kind of funny some times. You know that feeling you get looking at a photo or footage of yourself skating? So cool, right?. When I was doing this kickflip it felt so stupid, really low and mob. But surprise, surprise! When I got the film back it looked pretty F-ing Ok. Roll Forever

Blue Cheer

Wowzerk!

Tasty Tail Block

Ian Schaefer

Weekend Hype

Can't Wait Till He Can Skate Again

Red Handed

Follow The Leader

Cephalic Carnage Two Sixteen Oh'Eight!

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Looking Backward

all the way to January 2008. Kinda of a peak at what an average day was like for me back then.

Coffee, bagel combo

Running into homies on the streets

Fakie flip?

The grind stone

Spring Cleaning

Digging through the cobwebs of my hard drive, finding glimpses of the past.

Warm those legs

Getting all Hosoi with the lay back front rock

Cliché Moment

Street Beaver

The Writing On The Wall

Gears Of The Machine

You Look Worried...

Well Don't Be! New Stuff In The Works!

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Love.Friendship.Life.Drunk

You Don't Miss Your Water

Till The Well Runs Dry

Things Are Getting Wierd

Cops And Robbers

Chambers

Listen To The Noise

Who Remembers This?

Return To Sender

Lurker Of The Year Award '08

Bouncy Ball Kid

Blanco No Mas

Merry Christmas From FlatBroken and PeaceWallPark

Bounce House Party

510 Ten Years Of Lurking Hard And Hardly Working

Bridge Dwellers

Brothers From Other Mothers

He Can Manual Too

Is He A Nutcase? No, He's A Rock Biter.

Any Guesses What Trick Daniel Did At This Crusty Spot? See For Yourself

Demons Wear Muted Colors

Listen Up Ya'll!

Blast From The Past...Forth Of July Ramp Jam

Timeless Classic

The True Beast

Sorry Yusef

Heaven or Las Vegas

William Theodore Hunter

I once saw Ted nosegrind this WHOLE ledge. You can barely see the other end of this monster, let alone think of getting all the way across it balancing on one truck. It took him about an hour to land it and not once did he complain. In fact I've never heard Ted complain about anything, not the fact that he rides his boards till death or that his toes are always hanging out of whatever sale shoes he bought six months ago. When I think of Ted I imagine Him saying that line in Fast Times At Ridgemont High, "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."-Spicoli

Kickflip

Flatbroken: Yo Ted, You Ready For This Interview?
Ted Hunter:Yeah let's go
FB:OK Lets get some stats. name, age, hometown.

TH:Tedrosexual, 25, Stuart, FL
FB:I heard that people move to Florida to retire and eventually die. that true?
TH:Yeah man, like the U.S. southwest it is really humid in Florida, good for the old bones. Grew up just down the road from a "retirement community"
FB:The only time I was in Florida our family car broke down so we spent a week at Disneyworld.
TH:Yeah Disney definitely put Florida on the world map. But I would say it is not a real good representation of Florida. Its like saying you went to California cuz you spent a weekend in LaLa land.I mean Los Angeles...my bad
FB:How was it growing up in Stuart? Is that a small town?
TH:Yeah, the area is mostly agriculture and tourism. Orange groves and Beautiful beaches. I liked it as a youngster, but once I learned about the larger world I began to dislike the politics of the area. Florida is unusual cuz its not really the south but in a number of ways it is. Also it was originally settled by the Spanish coming from the Caribbean so there has always been a Latin presence there. Also as you pointed out tons of people move to Florida from the northern states so it is this unusual sub tropical melting pot built on a swamp.

Noseslide

FB:How'd you get into skateboarding?
TH:In the womb. My mom carved around on a banana board, one of those small, plastic, bright yellow boards that were popular in the 60s and 70s. Thanks Mom. I remember skateboards being around my neighborhood when I was in elementary and middle school. It got to the point where I wasn't really enjoying the team sports I was involved in and skating just worked. You don't really have to rely on anyone but yourself to skate.
FB:Didn't your Mom only eat pizza and drink beer when she was pregnant?
TH:You know, I don't think that was her entire diet but yeah she complained about me being real active and her doctor told her she should try beer and pizza so she did. The 80's man what can I say.
FB:Haha, thats awesome! She sounds tight, skating and drinking beer. Now we know where you get it from.
TH:Have to thank my mom for my penchant for skating and beer. Also she's just a real kind and intelligent lady, so that's what's up.
FB:What do you like to skate?
TH:Down for whatever. Mostly skate ledges and manual pads, but it's all good whatever a session is going down on.
FB:Do you skate PWP everyday?
TH:I wish. Naw man sometimes I will skate there three or four days in a row but no I don't skate there everyday. I live right around the way and I really like the vibe of the Peace Wall. So I go there whenever I can. It is funny because there are so many people I know (skaters and folks who don't skate) just from seeing them at in the park. A few months ago I was skating and a lady came up to me and was real supportive and friendly just talking about how cool it is that all the kids have a spot to skate. I always skate there with out a shirt on and she was trying to give me a shirt, telling me it should be my special Peace Wall T-shirt.
FB:I like that it doesn't feel like a skatepark, but like a real spot. no fences and kind of hard to figure out.
TH:Yeah I agree. We complain when people sit on the ledges or just act oblivious to us skating but that is the beauty of the place. It is as if the city built some ledges and we made them a skate spot. People come up to me all the time and ask, "Are you allowed to skate here?" or "Were these built for skateboarding?"

Front Crook

FB:Lets do some word association.
TH:Alright man
FB:Hella
TH:Straight Bay
FB:Epic
TH:Daniel Wienstein
FB:Who
TH:Pinball Wizard
FB:Action
TH:Sproul Plaza Saturday
FB:Steez
TH:Effortless skating
FB:Hungry
TH:Berkeley Bowl
FB:Lurk
TH:Telegraph Ave
FB:Smoke
TH:Cali green
FB:Chicks
TH:Umm? Yeah! Where do I sign

TOP 3's

Albums:Stevie Wonder Definitive Collection, Nas Illmatic, Buena Vista Social Club, Biggie Ready to Die, Wu Tang Forever

Books:Giovanni's Room, Beloved, The Third Policeman, Any Shakespeare

Movies:Squid and the Whale, Barbarians Invasion, Clerks

Tricks:nose manual, nollie flip, hill bomb

Nollie Heelflip

FB:I think we have enough. Wanna thank anyone?
TH:Just thanks to Christian Alexander for interviewing this idiot.

Some Things Are Hard To Swallow

Hoop Dreams

"Where's Daniel Weinstein?"

Matt Berry

Neon Grove

Tommy Makes Music In Oakland

High Plains Played Their First Show Last Night

Check Them Out Here

Day Three: Looking Grave

Day Two: This Spot Is Now Un-Skate Friendly

Today Marks The Start Of Milon Week

Omar AKA Smokey

Gold Digger And Drunk Off Five Beers. Dan K

It Costs More Than Money

Like Dylan In The Movies

You Can Light The Fire Thats In Your Head

Abandonded By Birds

Lurking For Happiness

I Gave Him A Dollar To Take This Photo And He Said "That A Waste Of A Picture."

How Can I Be In Your Solid State?

Canned Heat

Take These Broken Wings And Learn To Fly

Don't Be Like This Doofus

Learn Your Limits

Walker J.F. Glenn

Demons Wear Muted Colors

I Turn My Camera On, I Cut My Fingers On The Way

I Loved The 2 Dollar Beers Last Night, Hate Them This Morning

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City

They Start Young Out Here

You Asked For Nothing, Why Don't You Share It

Happy Birthday Alex

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Ditches Are Hot Right Now

Raymond IS Better Than You...

Livin' The Nightmare

Holla If You Want One And We'll Figure Somethin' Out

I Can Get Artsy Too...

... But My Sensor Is Dirty. More Money Down The Tube

The Hunter Becomes The Hunted

I Was Wandering Through The Forest With My Trusted Nikon W/ 50mm Lens And Got A Rare Glimpse Of A Wild Ted, Or Should I Say Ted Going Wild. Once Deemed A Creature Of Street Prowess Is Seen Here Exerting Feats Of Transitional Mastery. I Witnessed His Proper Use Of A Board Tool Not Once But Thrice, Hence Proving It Not A Matter Of Luck But Science In Motion.
Yours Truly, Dr. Christian Goodwin Alexander P.H.D

Oh And Lil Ray Has Steez

And He Shwoops Drinks For The Whole Crew

Thanks For The Birthday Board Jim!

Even If It Creaks

Gotta Catch That Train

This Can Only Be In Berkeley

When To Santa Cruz...

...And Did A Trick I've Wanted Since Grom-Hood!

Hitting The San Francisco Streets

Josh Robertson

And Let Me Introduce To You...

Ted Hunter

All You Interweb Lurkers!

Check Out Andrew's Wesite PeaceWallPark

Chubb Love

The Sorrow Of Modern Life

Knight Of The Round Table Pizza

Law Enforcement Of The Future

Marty Mar

Under Developed Film=Back Smith Over A No Skateboarding Sign.

Nature Is A Language

Can't You Read

Better Then The Hells Angels At Altamont

sequence

The Last Human On Earth

For Every One Who Dies Someone New Is Born