Hosoi, Keegan, and Art'n'Soul

The wedensday night vert session was on at Cunningham! I was working on this shot of none-other-than Christian Hosoi...



Keegan skates over to say hi.

Keegan: Hey D what's up?
D: Keegan, hey man, how's school?
K Great, I'm digging it.
D: Cool.
K: Blah blah blah, Frontside grind, blah blah
D: Sounds great

Five minutes go by, Keegan skates back over.

Keegan: I can get a frontside grind in the cradle in max two tries
D: Oh, you want me to get that shot for you?
K: Yea, that'd be sweet.
D: OK, let's do it.

Keegan got this.



Keegan's dad Terrance was there to see and he was super stoked on it too.

Cunningham shut down by 9PM so I rolled over to the monthly fixture at Voodoo Lounge San Jose: Art'n'Soul.

Blake, F/S 5-0 Kickflip out



The boys put a new coat of paint on the ramp and added a nice extension.





Then it really went off! The band took the stage.




Luis got after it.







Daniel Boyer is always on.



Noggin climbed up to the top.



Then shit got a little weird.

Tony started himself on fire.



The band started getting buggy.



Mike went INSANE.



Abstract and out.



Go check out Art'n'Soul at Voodoo Lounge. It's a great time. If you want to see more photos from Cunningham, check the Tim Brauch Memorial set up on flickr.

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Ponderosa to Las Palmas

After a few weeks in the making, today I finally hooked up with Nicky Gaston for a photo session. Nicky works at and rides for Society Skateshop in San Carlos where we met.

We headed to a spot he knew called Ponderosa Park in Sunnyvale. When we got there, it was clear Ponderosa park wasn't the spot. A phone call to his girl and things got even more hectic.

Nicky: "Hey, what's the name of that park we used to go to in Sunnyvale."
Girl: "Ponderosa Park."
Nicky: "No, we're at Ponderosa Park."
Girl: "Yea, that's it."
Nicky, "It's definitely not it because we're here right now."
Girl (Text): "You an asshole"

Eventually, we figured out it wasn't Ponderosa Park at all but rather Las Palmas Park.

It was worth the trip.



Be sure to check out some of Nicky's art on display at Society. He's also connected to the Tea Shack Project.

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No Sleep Till Richmond

Vert. Tall Wall. U pipe. Call it what you will, this place is gnarly. When some buds confirmed they were heading up to Richmond to skate this monster, I hightailed it up to get down.

Part 1, Brad was there.



Part 2

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621SkateboardNation Episode 1

My buds over at 6 Twenty-One are getting it done son.

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Tim Brauch Memorial Photos Picked Up By Ohana Board Shop

Head over to Ohana Board Shop to see a gallery of my shots from the Tim Brauch Memorial contest featuring Steve Caballero, Josh Mattson, Brad McClain and more. Here's a sneak peak of their newly designed site, featuring my Layback shot of Cab. Sweet!

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12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest

Sunday October 3rd marked day two of twelfth annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Contest.  Held at Cunningham skatepark in San Jose, the event was put on by Sessions, one of Brauch's many sponsors.  Hundrds showed up to celebrate Tim Brauch's memory by watching the contest unfold all day Sunday.

The contest started at 10:30 Sunday morning with girls skating followed by the groms.  Locals had a chance to rip before stepping aside for the Grandmasters starting just afternoon.  Here are some of the highlights featuring unbelievable skating from the Grandmasters throwing down in the Skull Bowl

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Steve Caballero





Jeff Hedges





Steve Alba



Mark Partain





Gavin Pierce





Cab took first for the Grandmasters. He was silky smooth and consistent as always.

Layback



Pros

Once the Grandmasters had finished the qualifiers it was up to the pros to get in the pool. There were four heats. Some early action:



Frank's down for Skidmark and Pile Style.



So is Zach.



Mattson



McClain





Hendo



Once the finals hit, it was getting hectic.





In the end, Josh Mattson could not be stopped.





Into the deep end



Stoked?

For more action, head over to flickr.

For even more coverage, and final results, head over to Strangenotes.com.

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