The summer for me has been filled with nothing but skating, working, and partying. The ASA Pro Tour made its stop at Summerfest in Milwaukee. A few local rollerbladers competed in the amateur competition. Pictures from the comp turned out really well and they'll be up on the page as soon as I can get them up here. One trip to Michigan was made in the middle of July. The kid I went out there with (Matt Kreuger) and I went to Airborne Skatepark and TRP (both in the Detroit area). Pictures from this trip didn't turn out too good, but a few of them might end up on the page anyways. As for the skatepark, random improvements were made throughout the summer. Things were fixed. Nothing new has been built. Yet. Expect to see some new ramps etc. before the park is closed up for the winter.
I got some new skates four days ago now. They're pretty rad. There was a fight down at the skatepark a few days ago but it was pretty lame. A lot has been worked on with the page so check it all out yo! I'm thinking about adding a skater/rider profile section to the page. I don't know if it'd be worth all the work though. E-MAIL ME and let me know what's up and what you think about that. I'd have profiles for any local that wanted one, plus any of my friends from where ever that would want one, and any random person who would want a profile could have one too. All I'd need would be a few simple questions answered and maybe a picture or something. I don't even know yet. SOME PICTURES FROM ASA REGIONALS IN DETROIT AT THE AIRBORNE SKATEPARK ARE HERE THANKS TO ALEX SOTO! Some are from the competition and some are from the after-competition fun at the hotel. That was an awesome trip so GO CHECK OUT THE PICS! More are on the way.
Been feeling kinda shitty lately. Been skatin. Pictures from the PIT contest on August 26th didn't turn out. Went to Mundelein and skated street in downtown Chicago over Labor Day weekend. I fucked up my knee kind of bad in Chicago. It was pretty rad though. I guess the mini up at Four Seasons Skatepark has been extended but I haven't been up there lately to check it out. I heard it's good though. Shit at the Racine park (hole in mini ramp, holes in the decks, crack in fly box, etc.) has been fixed. E-MAIL ME if you have any questions or want to cheer me up.
This was a pretty eventful month at the park. There was a bmx jam at the end of September that was pretty dope. Go to this site of bmx pics to see pics taken at the jam.
http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/RallyRd/nastynate262
There was a skateboard contest the second Saturday of the month.
RESULTS OF THE CONTEST: (sorry I don't have all of them)
ADVANCED (17 and up)
1st Place: Adam Norton
2nd Place: Bob
3rd Place: Pat Connelley
4th Place: Micah Savaglio
INTERMEDIATE (14-16)
1st Place: Dustin Brown
2nd Place: Adam Sheppard
3rd Place: Dustin Dowhower
4th Place: Andrew Acklam
BEGINNER (12-14)
1st Place: Patrick
4th Place: Johnny
In other news, little skateboarder Johnny broke his leg a few days ago. Pics of the Detroit trips, Kankakee, and ASA at Summerfest will be up soon if they're not up already.