Flat Broken

AZ Ripper

2009-07-02T11:24:00.001-07:00

Matt Berry Is A Beast!

2009-06-17T17:36:00.001-07:00

Counting Sheep

2009-06-07T20:53:00.000-07:00

Train In Vain

2009-05-31T23:57:00.000-07:00

The Scrapper Nick Episode

2009-05-27T22:22:00.001-07:00

Any guesses?

2009-05-02T19:23:00.000-07:00

What trick?

Photo: Reuben

Go Faster Next Time

2009-04-26T15:28:00.000-07:00

Always take one more push

The Hounds of Hasselvander

Ain't No Hero

2009-04-25T12:52:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-07T21:38:00.001-07:00

Tasty Tail Block

2009-04-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

Ian Schaefer

Weekend Hype

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

Can't Wait Till He Can Skate Again

2009-04-02T22:03:00.000-07:00

Red Handed

2009-03-17T19:06:00.001-07:00

Follow The Leader

2009-03-16T20:12:00.000-07:00

Cephalic Carnage Two Sixteen Oh'Eight!

2009-03-15T02:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.myspace.com/cephaliccarnage

Looking Backward

2009-03-12T08:23:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-10T11:31:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-07T20:53:00.000-08:00

Street Beaver

2009-02-16T13:24:00.000-08:00

The Writing On The Wall

2009-02-13T19:25:00.000-08:00

Gears Of The Machine

2009-02-11T08:41:00.000-08:00

You Look Worried...

2009-02-10T20:52:00.000-08:00

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

Happy Birthday Daniel!

2009-02-10T20:35:00.000-08:00

Love.Friendship.Life.Drunk

2009-01-13T23:57:00.000-08:00

You Don't Miss Your Water

2009-01-12T22:13:00.000-08:00

Till The Well Runs Dry

Things Are Getting Wierd

2009-01-07T22:59:00.000-08:00

Cops And Robbers

2009-01-05T18:21:00.001-08:00

Chambers

2009-01-02T23:18:00.000-08:00

Listen To The Noise

Who Remembers This?

2008-12-30T13:11:00.000-08:00

Return To Sender

2008-12-28T13:27:00.000-08:00

Lurker Of The Year Award '08

2008-12-27T12:44:00.000-08:00

Bouncy Ball Kid

Blanco No Mas

2008-12-26T11:33:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas From FlatBroken and PeaceWallPark

2008-12-25T11:38:00.001-08:00

Bounce House Party

2008-12-24T10:53:00.001-08:00

510 Ten Years Of Lurking Hard And Hardly Working

2008-12-23T11:50:00.000-08:00

Bridge Dwellers

2008-12-22T10:27:00.000-08:00

Brothers From Other Mothers

2008-12-21T11:30:00.000-08:00

He Can Manual Too

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

2008-12-20T12:36:00.000-08:00

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

Demons Wear Muted Colors

2008-12-19T17:36:00.000-08:00

Listen Up Ya'll!

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

2008-12-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

Timeless Classic

2008-12-17T18:07:00.000-08:00

The True Beast

2008-12-08T08:39:00.000-08:00

Sorry Yusef

2008-12-07T18:02:00.001-08:00

Heaven or Las Vegas

2008-12-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

William Theodore Hunter

2008-12-03T20:04:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-18T18:14:00.000-08:00

Hoop Dreams

2008-11-10T10:47:00.000-08:00

"Where's Daniel Weinstein?"

2008-09-06T19:06:00.000-07:00

Matt Berry

2008-08-24T17:14:00.000-07:00

Neon Grove

2008-08-18T23:13:00.000-07:00

Tommy Makes Music In Oakland

High Plains Played Their First Show Last Night

2008-08-16T08:23:00.000-07:00

Check Them Out Here

Day Three: Looking Grave

2008-08-15T08:01:00.000-07:00

Day Two: This Spot Is Now Un-Skate Friendly

2008-08-13T07:47:00.000-07:00

Today Marks The Start Of Milon Week

2008-08-12T08:13:00.000-07:00

Omar AKA Smokey

2008-08-11T16:39:00.000-07:00

Gold Digger And Drunk Off Five Beers. Dan K

2008-08-08T17:09:00.000-07:00

It Costs More Than Money

2008-08-07T08:24:00.000-07:00

Like Dylan In The Movies

2008-08-06T08:13:00.000-07:00

You Can Light The Fire Thats In Your Head

2008-08-05T08:29:00.000-07:00

Abandonded By Birds

2008-08-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

Lurking For Happiness

2008-08-03T10:51:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-02T10:07:00.000-07:00

How Can I Be In Your Solid State?

2008-08-01T08:26:00.000-07:00

Canned Heat

2008-07-31T17:39:00.000-07:00

Take These Broken Wings And Learn To Fly

2008-07-30T20:20:00.000-07:00

Don't Be Like This Doofus

2008-07-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

Learn Your Limits

Walker J.F. Glenn

2008-07-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

Demons Wear Muted Colors

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

2008-07-27T19:08:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-27T12:23:00.000-07:00

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City

2008-07-26T08:33:00.000-07:00

They Start Young Out Here

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

2008-07-25T07:34:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Alex

2008-07-24T07:47:00.000-07:00

http://nameofthisdrain.blogspot.com/

Ditches Are Hot Right Now

2008-07-23T12:52:00.000-07:00

Raymond IS Better Than You...

Livin' The Nightmare

2008-07-10T19:30:00.001-07:00

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

I Can Get Artsy Too...

2008-06-25T23:24:00.000-07:00

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

The Hunter Becomes The Hunted

2008-06-23T21:58:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-14T22:51:00.000-07:00

And He Shwoops Drinks For The Whole Crew

Thanks For The Birthday Board Jim!

2008-05-14T22:49:00.000-07:00

Even If It Creaks

Gotta Catch That Train

2008-05-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

This Can Only Be In Berkeley

2008-05-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

When To Santa Cruz...

2008-04-19T19:15:00.000-07:00

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

Hitting The San Francisco Streets

2008-04-07T21:49:00.001-07:00

Josh Robertson

And Let Me Introduce To You...

2008-03-28T14:25:00.001-07:00

Ted Hunter

All You Interweb Lurkers!

2008-03-14T13:47:00.001-07:00

Check Out Andrew's Wesite PeaceWallPark

Chubb Love

2007-12-23T01:23:00.001-08:00

The Sorrow Of Modern Life

2007-12-21T12:55:00.001-08:00

Knight Of The Round Table Pizza

2007-12-19T00:35:00.001-08:00

Law Enforcement Of The Future

2007-12-17T23:50:00.000-08:00

Marty Mar

2007-09-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

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

Nature Is A Language

2007-08-23T01:37:00.000-07:00

Can't You Read

Better Then The Hells Angels At Altamont

2007-08-22T02:23:00.000-07:00

sequence

The Last Human On Earth

2007-08-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

For Every One Who Dies Someone New Is Born

2007-08-21T01:13:00.001-07:00