Time for some Axion!

I was Fortunate enough to work on a 'Soul to Sole' commercial for Canadian Axion Footwear's Morgan Hystad. In this short clip, he gives us a few reasons why he likes skating Axion's 'Heritage' Shoe. We shot this clip in Vancouver and it is in the final stages of editing right now... I will post it on here when it is finished. In the meantime, enjoy this still photo I shot while we were out filming one day at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Tall Crooked Grind.

Freaks and Geeks Part 2: Mike Hastie MVP

In Part 2 of the 'Freaks and Geeks' Tour, Kitsch Skateboards and Coastal Riders teams do a demo at the Chuck Bailey Skatepark in Surrey. Mike Hastie is already heavy into a session by the time that the Van load I am a part of arrives. Also in the Van is Geoff Dermer, Jordan Bacon, Will Blakley,Joe Lynch,Nickey Reu, and Stacy Gabriel. Mike comes over and says 'hey, whats up?'. then looks at me and says 'I got a few things in mind to film.' I had no idea what I was about to witness... Hastie proceeds to bang out 2 lines, get 3 single tricks and a bunch of slams, then went home and put his kids to sleep! He is a machine. The only way he was able to make the demo in the first place was if he got a babysitter to watch his kids.. Part 2 of the 'Freaks and Geeks' Tour is called 'Hastie Gets a Baby-Sitter'. Check the Video to see what went down!

Kitsch Skateboards - Freaks & Geeks Part 2 from Kitsch Skateboards on Vimeo.

Battle at Hastings 2012

This past Saturday, September 1st, the third annual 'Battle at Hastings' took place and with $10,000 on the line, everyone in the contest was goin' off! The Locals were trying to stand their ground, but with the hungry, tranny-shredding Americans from the South trying to get that Canadian Dollar, it definitely was nothing short of a Battle. Dave Priest went down and suffered a dislocated knee, and Adam Hopkins later seperated his shoulder in the final minutes of the contest, trying to get his piece of the cash pie, with a 540 in the deep end. In the end, with several wounded Canadian skaters, the Americans were able to take the top 2 places respectively. Mason Merlino and 'Seattle Mike' took the top 2 places and Hopkins limped away with third place. All three of these guys were skating hard all day and deserved to get paid. Great day of Skating and hanging in the sun with good people. Enjoy the Video!