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Rest in Peace Bob.

Check out the Chris Miller interview by Ozzie Ausband over at Blue Tile Obsession Great photos and interview to get you stoked.

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Check out the new Nike SB's Don't Fear the Sweeper Tour Video which includes some sick footage of new riders Cory Kennedy and Eric Koston. Be sure to check out the nike site on January 25th for Part 2.

There where so many great mini ramps we built and skated back in the late 80's, but there is always that one ramp you wish you could go back in time and skate again. That ramp for me and probably many others was located in Morris Plains NJ about a 10 minute skate from the downtown train station. 30 foot wide 5 ½ foot high, two 7 foot extensions and a spine into another 12 foot mini. Nowadays that isn't very big, but back in the 80's it was huge and we made sure to skate it hard. Big front side tail slides, disaster to smith grind, no handed blunts, huge Ollie stalefish airs, miller flips......the list goes on and on. There where so many really great skaters that hit up that ramp. One of the best sessions was after a Mike V. Psycho Skates demo (Skate shop in Morristown NJ) .....there must have been 80 kids on the ramp along with Mike V. I'll never forget that day and the many great friends I met skating that ramp.

As life gets more complicated and the years tick on I find that the time I have to skateboard, exercise and do the things that I love to be less and less.  The days of 5 hours curb sessions or spending all day at a pool are fewer and less appealing.  So, I have decided to skate to work once a week,  why?  Well, once I hit 35 things like big ollies and the newest trick became less important and just being on the board, enjoying being outside and riding became more important.  Also, doctor said I need more exercise, cholesterol is not the best.  So, my town, Boulder, Colorado has a really intricate system of mulit-use paths which virtually connect most of the city.  I have my wife drop me off within a few miles of my job and I skate in, it is quiet and peaceful and fast and fun.  I have put together a route that allows me to hit some fun ditches and ollie spots.  1 hour of skating before work!  Sweet.  Most people at my job ride bikes into the office, which I do the other days of the week,  but I find that skating into work really mellows me out for the day and gives me a great start to the day....

A short documentary of Mike Vallely's final trip to the Brooklyn Banks before they where closed. The banks are shut down until 2014 and may never be skated again. Also a little of Mike's history with the banks.