Ninetimes News

Yo, if you're not on Corey's mailing list, or don't regularly check the Ninetimes Website, here is a link to a press release announcing that Jason Gordon is now the owner of Ninetimes Skateshop.

I'm sure I speak for Pulv and Ian here as well when I say congratulations to Steve Dave, this is a huge step in your life, and we're all really proud of you.

Also Corey, I'll miss having you at the shop even though you were hardly ever there anyway, and I haven't been there in months since some little pricks stole my truck. Hopefully this means you will have more free time to do some old-man ripping with me.

Watson: Totally Backing The Duff-Man

I just finished reading the Corey Duffel Interview on the Thrasher website, and I gotta say, I'm pretty stoked on the Duff-Man.

Yeah yeah, I know, he called Stevie Williams a trashy nigger, and that is totally unacceptable, I agree. However, that was like seven years ago or something when he was just a teenage kid. I'm sure all of us have said/done some really stupid shit when we were sixteen years old. From what I can tell from all the interviews I have read, he doesn't seem to be a racist, and seems genuinely sorry for what he said. And let's face it, there is absoloutley no excuse for calling Stevie a nigger, but he IS pretty trashy. Plus, what Duffel said isn't nearly as offensive as half the stuff I hear come out of Jon Osback's mouth on a regular afternoon, and I still like him.

And yeah yeah, I know, his style is pretty crazy. His hair is totally fuckin lame, but as far as how he dresses, I respect the fact that he dresses the way he does for a specific reason. He's into '77 punk rock, and he dresses that way to emulate bands that he is in to. He's not just one of these kids you see at the skatepark that is like "Oooooh Reynolds wears tight pants, I'm gonna too!" And to top it all off, you can't deny that the kid is a fuckin beast. The sheer amount of footage he gets, not to mention how gnarly it all is really blows my mind. But here are some specific parts about the interview that got me really stoked:

-He states that two of his all-time favourite skaters are Joey Bast and Drake Jones. JUST LIKE ME!
"I was really down for Drake Jones and Joey Bast. They were my all-time favorites. They were just superstars, and wore cool looking Chino pants. I thought those guys looked really cool when I was a kid. They had good style and lots of pop."

-He's stoked on The Ramones. JUST LIKE ME!

-He's stoked on goth chicks. JUST LIKE ME!

-He hates fat people. JUST LIKE ME!

-He clowns Ryan Sheckler. JUST LIKE ME!
"What went through your mind when you saw Sheckler’s back tattoo?
“Not for me, that’s for sure.” I can’t say anything wrong ’cause his massive upper body strength would kick my ass, but fuck."

Good on ya, Duffel.

The Quiz Of Ryan

Thought the Sheckler content was done now that the season is over? Nope. There's all kinds of things out there on the world wide web making this idiot look like a little loser.

Somehow Panasonic was smart enough to give photo blogs to Mike Carroll, Eric Koston, Sam Smyth, Atiba Jefferson, and The Art Dump, but were also lame enough to give Sheckler his own page on the website.

Go to www.sharetheair.net/ryan to check out his page. You can click on a variety of headphones and see them change as he wears them staring back at you with his dreamy bedroom eyes and hair to match. There is also a quiz on there about Ryan which is just some more shameless product plugging. "What's my favourite skate shoes? Etnies, Nike SB, Birkenstocks, I skate in bare feet." Duhhhhhhhhhh I don't know Ryan, let me guess, you skate for Etnies sooo...... Birkenstocks?!" It's like this kid was genetically engineered in a lab to be a fuckin marketing rep's wet dream. Yeesh. It's actually a really funny quiz, as lots of the questions are not typed in correctly "What is a TV show I get pissed?" There are also some utterly ridiculous questions that no one could possible know such as "What was the last movie I watched?" It's pretty funny though, he smiles when you get the answer right, and furrows his brow when you get it wrong (but doesn't tell you what the right answer was.) I could totally imagine a bunch of 15 year old girls dicing themselves off to this, drunk with the ecstacy of controlling Ryan Sheckler with the touch of a button (pun intended).

I scored 10-14 correct, although I failed to notice how many questions there were in total. But according to Shecks 10-14 correct means "You have been on this site way too long. You know what makes me tick!" Awwwww shucks, Shecks. You got me on that one, the amount of time it took me to do the quiz totally was being on that website too long, and I DO know what makes you tick.... DICK!

Press Release: Genesis Inline

Jamie Thomas Announces New Brand Under Black Box Distribution
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Late Friday afternoon, Jamie Thomas shocked the skateboarding world by announcing that he was adding another company to his already heavily stacked list of brands operating under his Black Box Distribution. However, it wasn't the fact that he was starting a new company that was shocking, rather the nature of the brand that shocked attendees at the press release.

"It's an inline skate company" Thomas revealed. "I know that the worlds of skateboarding and inline skating have been at eachother's throats for a very long time. However, I think that this is a vast, untapped area of the action sports industry that needs proper representation. So without further ado, I proudly introduce Genesis Inline."

However, what was even more shocking to the crowd in attendance was Jamie's announcement that not only was he starting an inline skate company, but also that he would be retiring from skateboarding to be the very first pro for Genesis Inline.

"I just feel that I've gone as far as I can with skateboarding. I mean, you can only lipslide so many twelve-stair rails, you know? With inline skating, I feel that there is a huge potential for me to go bigger with both gaps and rails now that I will have the wheels attached to my feet, and don't have to worry about the board getting away on me." Thomas assured everyone that we could still look forward to seeing him skate in his usual "Go big or go home" style.

"I've recently jumped the biggest double set I've ever done. I feel like I am really helping to advance the sport."

"I've even gone back to conquer the Leap Of Faith, but once again couldn't pull it together."

"But one day I know, by the grace of God, I'll conquer it."

Thomas went on to talk about his pro model skate The Messiah, and gave everyone there a sneak preview on what it would look like.


Thomas then went on to announce the team. "This is very exciting for both skateboarding AND inline skating..." he stated. "We really are combining the best of both worlds, bringing over established skateboard pros such as Josh Kasper and Chad Fernandez to our inline team, but also we have on board some of the most revolutionary inline skaters today such as Chris Farmer. I mean have you seen that kinked rail he did? Pure insanity."


When asked what his inspiration was for starting an inline skate company, Thomas responded: "Well like I said, it's just a huge, untapped market. It seems that the majority of of inline skaters, and inline skate companies are really oriented towards a more "fresh" gangsta sort of style. This leaves a huge opportunity for more of a"hesh" representation. Also, I think it's a really great opportunity that I can't pass up to help spread the word of the Lord to a whole new group of kids. I just feel like Jesus has blessed me with so much, from sleeping on the streets in San Francisco to owning four successful companies."

"Well, actually soon to be five I guess." He added in afterwards with a slight chuckle.

35-Stair Shecklair Goes Down In Dickland. 2nd Try!

When Watson made the very first Sheckler post I went and Wikipedia'd his crybaby ass. I was in Saskatoon at the time I came across this so I took a screenshot on my Dad's computer, only to completely forget about it. Well I was back there and I found it. Its probably funnier now then it was before anyway. Gotta let these things marinate.

I was surprised to learn that Shecks has a signature trick, the "Shecklair". I'll try to find some photos of that move, I bet the kid can bone out that stiffy like a seasoned pro. However, I was not surprised to see that he had recently travelled to "dickland". Although, I don't think one can travel to a place that exists only in the five foot radius around one. I am also completely sure that GRETCHEEEEN! writes and updates his Wikipedia page for him.

tricks

During the summer vacation, me and my homie Jima were spending at least one night a week skating central Tokyo. It was fun.

The first little line was taken first try, whatever. The second spot we just came across at random, it was really sick.

GO SKATE

Globe Shoes Rule!

Today at work we got in the winner of the Globe Design-A-Shoe contest.

Pretty damn boring compared to mine, if I do say so myself. I got robbed.

YWS Journalism: Tokyo Panty Trade

Panty sellers roll in the cash by rolling off their soiled skimpies in disabled toilets

Safety and easy accessibility is increasingly transforming toilets for the disabled at Tokyo's railway stations into marketplaces for schoolgirls' panties, according to Spa! (10/23).

Large numbers of high school girls are often seen going into the roomier johns and those in the know say the kind of business they're getting up to is not what normally goes on in public conveniences.

"They're actually engaged in burusera trading inside there," a writer specializing on the adult entertainment world tells Spa! Burusera, of course, is the name given to the panty trade, with the term derived from the manufactured English phrase "bloomer seller."

"Recently," the writer continues, "many of the contact points specified for meetings on burusera sites have been the disabled toilets at railway stations. Girls selling their panties prefer it this way because they don't have to go through burusera shops and can therefore increase their margins."

That's been precisely the case for 17-year-old Maki, a schoolgirl who has been using a disabled toilet at a suburban Tokyo railway station for the past two years as the place to sell her soiled underwear.

"Customers prefer it this way, too, because you never know for sure if the panties you buy at a burusera shop are the real thing. There's always that doubt. And on top of that, buyers pay extra if they see you take off your panties in front of them. We can barter together and I can get somewhere from 5,000 yen to 7,000 yen if I strip off my panties in front of the buyer," Maki tells Spa! "You get more money for panties the longer you've been wearing them and the dirtier they get. Depending on the circumstances, there are some guys who'll pay as much as 20,000 yen* for a single pair of panties."

Girls like Maki have few qualms about carrying out their illegal and illicit trade in toilets that are supposed to provide access to people who struggle to use regular facilities. They say the disabled toilets provide them with a safety not available with alternatives.

"Some of the weirdoes who buy used panties can be really scary, Sometimes, they kind of leer at you as though they're going to swoop down on you any second. If I'm in a station's disabled toilet, people can hear my cries for help and safety is never far away," Maki says. "You can't get that peace of mind in places like love hotels."

Maki adds there are also other convenient aspects about public conveniences.

"Occasionally, and I mean really occasionally, there are perverts who'll give you money if you spit, or piss, or shit for them," schoolgirl Maki tells Spa! "At those times, doing business in the toilet makes things so much easier." (By Ryann Connell)

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20071022p2g00m0dm003000c.html

* 172.122 CAD

- ka-ching

YWS Case And Point: Volume 1

We were rocking it on skateboards before E-40 taught everyone how to ghost ride the whip, now everyone's favorite hot-shit am is doing it too. You Will Soon.

MY Life WITH Ryan Special: But Wait, There's More!

Thought/hoped that the season was over? Me too. No such luck. In what I suppose is an effort to make this show even more shameless, MTV has produced and aired a one-time game show special where a bunch of girls compete to win a date with Ryan Sheckler, cleverly changing the name from The Life Of Ryan, to MY Life WITH Ryan. My God, I thought the reality show was the worst thing to ever happen to skateboarding, but this game show trumps it by orders of magnitude.

So this is how the game works: It's just a complete bite of The Price Is Right. They pick contestants at "random", even though I am sure there was no way in hell a big fat chick was going to be randomly chosen, and that person comes up to the equivilant of Contestant's Row. Then they guess the number of something, and the contestant who comes closest without going over gets to play a game with the chance for a prize. Then all the contestants spin a wheel with different money amounts represented by different sponsors of Shecks' and the person who.... yadda yadda yadda, you know how The Price Is Right works. This show is seriously so disgusting. It's filmed in the Times Square studio of MTV's Total Request Live, and I seriously don't think there has been that many screaming girls there since The Backstreet Boys, N' Sync, or Hanson. Coincidentally enough, all a bunch of fags with girls screaming for them too. But the worst part of this show is the blatant product promotion, which I guess is not that surprising giving the nature of the reality show. One of the contests is actually "Guess how much Ryan's outfit is worth." Where they go through all of Ryan's clothing, say the brand, and say how much it is worth. Like I said, worst thing to ever happen to skateboarding. Well, this show is so bad that I don't even really want to talk about it. I'm just gonna review all the girls and their catchphrases they use to introduce themselves in order of when they get on.

Dana: This black chick who tells Ryan that "You need some chocolate in your life." I'm totally not into black chicks, but even if I was, I totally wouldn't be into this one. She's shit.

Allyson: A pretty sexy little blonde who tells Ryan "Forget the diamonds, you can be MY best friend!" Which somehow elicits a response from the crowd that they were shocked at what she said. Strange. Definitely wouldn't be too bad for Shecks if she won.

Emma: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I love Ryan Sheckler, you'll love me too." This bitch is pure Jersey scum.

Danielle: Brunette who tells Ryan "You make my heart do a kickflip." She's got horse teeth, and also looks like one of those "cool chicks" who probably says "man" a lot. I hate those girls. But she also looks like she may be really freaky in bed and willing to lick your ass and all kinds of crazy shit. I love those girls.

Lindsay: Another horse-faced bitch. "They all say 'I love New York', well I say "I love Ry." And she holds up a homemade sign that says "I (heart) RY". How cute. Unfortunately you're not. Get your fuckin horse gums out of my face, bitch.

Serena: A blonde chick who looks like she's 12 and says "Seriously Ryan, you should drop the zeros, and get with a hero!" as she unzips her hoodie, showing off a Superman tank top. How original. You couldn't even make your own saying up? Ugly, lame, AND dumb.

Dawn: A 19 year old brunette looking for a little bit of young cock. "You may have mastered your 360, but there'll be no 180 with THIS southern lady." She then turns around and pulls up her skirt, revealing an under-skirt with Ryan's name on her ass. Holy fuck Dawn, you're 2 years older than him, don't be so goddamn desperate. Whatever, she's got horse teeth too. Just a fuckin bunch a horse-mouth bitches on this show, man.

Lindsay: Another Lindsay who is the last girl on the show. "Looks like you saved the best for last." Pffffff you wish.

So at the end, making it to the final round is Allyson, and Dawn. Betty VS. Veronica up in this bitch. In the end Dawn, the horse-faced 19 year old wins the game in the tie-breaker. Bummer for Shecks, Allyson was totally the hottest one on the show. But despite the horse mouth, Dawn is still quite fuckable, so no big deal. The big grand prize she wins is a trip to LA to go hang out with Sheckler. So apparently her wet dreams will come true and she'll soon be getting banged by Sheckler as he stares at himself in the mirror and flexes his muscles. Congratulations, Dawn.

But don't worry, there's still a consolation prize for all of you other horse faced losers. I'm sure Shecks' bum-buddies Tony and Casey, and Shecks' little brother would be happy to scoop up his leftover girls, as they so eagerly scoop up the leftovers from his sponsor's packages.

Well hopefully for me, they don't come out with a Sheckler cartoon, or a "Sheckle My Ride" show or something before next season, and I can enjoy in a brief respite from this complete and utter douchebaggery. One can only hope. See you guys next season.

Life Of Ryan Episode 7/Season Finale: Criminy Why Can't We Seem To Keep It Together?

God, I can't stand the theme song for this show. It's so fucking bad. You think that at least they would just have some generic beats or something for the intro, not some Yellowcard/Simple Plan/Moneen lame "punk" bullshit. Oh yeah, this show is gay as fag, I forgot. The song makes sense.

This is the season finale. Thank God. Guess how it starts? Sheck's Dad giving him a guilt trip. Seriously I hate Sheck's Dad more than I hate Shecks. His Dad is the worst person ever. The episode starts out with Sheck's Dad calling him on the phone "You gotta understand where I'm coming from: Ousted from the dream home, living in my office, alone. Your mother decided a long time ago she didn't want to be with me."
Seriously, it's possible in this day and age for a parent to be this bad? For anyone on earth to not realize what a piece of shit they are being? Complaining to your son to try and make his mother look like a bad person in the divorce? It's like watching the Dad from Squid And The Whale, except this is real and therefore, not funny. Plus his name is Randy. Worst name ever.

After he gets off the phone with Randy, Shecks walks in to his house and barks orders at his mom again "MOM! COME DOWNSTAIRS!" Then Randy calls back, and he puts him on speaker phone without him knowing it, so his Mom can listen in on his Dad shit talking her. God this family is so fucked up that it makes me sick. Apparently it makes Shecks sick too, because at 17 years old, he decides to move out and get his own house. Like THAT is gonna stop his Dad from being a selfish, childish asshole.

Shortly after, he goes to a studio to shoot a commercial with Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, and Bam, for Tony Hawk's Proving Ground video game where they all have feathers on, and are supposed to be pigeons sitting up high watching a skater. Pretty indicative of why EA Skate is blowing the Tony Hawk franchise out of the water. Just look at the difference between the ad campaigns. Bollocks. What IS funny though is that in the trademark Life Of Ryan flashback, they show a flashback of Shecks as basically a toddler at the YMCA ramp, and Tony Hawk is skating. You can hear Sheck's Dad as he is filming yelling "Study it Ryan, study it!" Gives you some insight into what this guy's skateboarding background is like. While we were all out downtown waxing curbs and telling security guards to fuck off, Shecks was at the skatepark while Randy was telling him to study Tony Hawk and skoaching him to be the best skater ever.

Okay so yeah, Shecks goes and looks at houses. You should see some of the fucking places he looks at. I think he goes and takes a tour of the fucking Playboy Mansion judging from the grotto in the pool. Seriously, if you are a pro skater and you can afford a house with a grotto in the pool, you definitely have some lame sponsorships. Not worth it. By the end of the show, Shecks divulges to his friends that he put an offer in on a house, but they don't show which one. Must be saving that for next season. (I think I just threw up in my mouth when I typed "next season".) I hope he picked the "castle" with a 7 car garage. Funniest part of the whole episode is when he tells his friends that he put in an offer on a house, Sheck's bum buddy Tony just fully wigs out. "YES!" he screams as he pumps his fists. Must be excited to have somewhere new to get fucked up the ass without Gretchen knocking on the door asking what the noises are.

But the episode obviously wouldn't be complete without more footage of Randy being a complete fucking asshole, so Shecks goes to his office to tell him he has been looking into getting a house. Of course instead of congratulating him, he tells Shecks how bummed he is that his mom and his agent knew before him. "Make no mistake, I am not happy about that. I'm so over it. You don't even know." Randy tells him like three times how "over it" he is that he is consulting his mom and his agent, and not him. And then, in a move we have seen many times before, he makes Shecks feel as though he has no confidence in him whatsoever by berating him about "How much are the payments? What's the down payment? What's the financing?" Come on man, just be happy for your son. But I guess it is important, because as Randy states "It's the biggest step for pretty much any human."

See you next season, people. God help skateboarding, and God help us all.

Life Of Owen Episode 1: So Sexy.

Apparently Owen looks as good in front of the camera as he does behind it:


(Thanks to Steve Dave for the link.)

Brazilian kid does every trick ever in one afternoon

New flip kid Luan de Oliveira.

Yeah I Skate, Nigga. So What, Nigga?!

Found this dope spot on some Bobby Puleo shit on the way home from work. Went and skated it with Kevin and Billy last Friday night and Owen shot this nice little picture for me. I was trying pivot fakie, but couldn't put it down with them flashes poppin in my eyes. Damn paparazzi, always tryin to get a piece of me. I did a bunch of other tricks though, so you know, I'm still pretty badass n' shit.



Well yeah, I am gonna go back and land that shit, so consider this a land. Thanks for the shot Owen! STOKED!

Tuesday Top Ten #1

Okay so Life Of Ryan wasn't on yesterday. I guess it's on Mondays in the US, Thursdays in Canada. So you can expect the review for the finale probably sometime in..... November I'm guessing.

But I came up with an idea today. "Tuesday Top Ten". So that I never have a lack of content, or an excuse not to post, I am going to try and post a new top ten every Tuesday on whatever the fuck I want to top ten about. Now keep in mind that I am going to TRY to do this, but as any loyal readers here know, we are super fucking bad at keeping promises.

But without further ado, here is the new little feature here on YouWillSoon - Tuesday Top Ten:

Top Ten Skaters I Wish Were Still Coming Out With Footage:
(In no particular order, except for the first one)

1. Joey Bast

2. Drake Jones

3. Lennie Kirk

4. Knox Godoy

5. Sean Sheffey

6. Jeremy Wray

7. Richard Mulder

8. Keenan Milton

9. Kareem Campbell

10. Tony Ferguson

11. Dan Gesmer

Pulv and Ian, feel free to fill out any of the Top Tens if you think your answers will be any different.

STRANGE BREW

go to www.skatenewspot.com and watch the trailer for Strange Brew

SHOOZ NEWZ!

I was wasting time at work today, looking at shoes on the internet, and discovered that Saucony has made a Hangtime Skate.





Man, I know the cool thing for non-skate shoe companies to do now is make skate versions of their classic shoes, but these Skate Hangtimes are fucking gross. So let me get this straight, you take a shoe with a perfectly good shape:

Extend the toe piece to some hideous length so it looks like a pair of Nice Skate Shoes, pad the tounge, give it cheap suede, make the shape all fucked like a potato, and then it is a "skate" shoe? Seriously I remember people wearing NSS Shoes when I was in high school that looked EXACTLY like that tan with gum sole Hangtime up there, and even in '94 they made me want to puke.

Besides, I totally skated a pair of regular Hangtimes,and there was nothing at all wrong with them that needed changing. Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Guess it doesn't really matter, they will only be released in Japan anyway, and I don't want to slag off Saucony Japan too much because they do have some really fuckin dope shoes over there.

Pulv, hook me up with some of those Master Court Hi Toppos?

Post Edit:
Actually while all you shoe companies are busy making skate versions of your classic shoes, uhhhhhh New Balance can you go ahead and throw a vulcanized sole on the 574 and not change a damn thing at all on the upper for me? Thanks a mill.

Life Ryan Episode 7: My Dad's Still A Douchebag

This episode revolves around Shecks going to the Dew Tour in Portland. But first, Shecks goes to see his Dad to clear up all the drama that they had at the X-Games. Proving that his Dad is still just a total dick, whenever Shecks tells him "I think we just have to work on communication." His Dad just keeps telling him "I think you just need to chill out. You need to chill out." His Dad's a fuckin douchebag prick! He doesn't even say sorry for being an asshole at the X-Games, he just tells Ryan he needs to chill out.

The other plotline of this episode, is that Ryan decides to hire his friend Casey as his personal assistant. Great idea Ryan, and great idea Casey. Turn your friend into a fucking lackey for money and see how that works out. Obviously it didn't turn out too well. At one point Ryan asks him to go upstairs and get his board (why you need a personal assistant for that is beyond me), and Casey gets mad at him and tells him to shut up, and storms away. Towards the end of the show Shecks has to tell Casey that he wasn't a good assistant, and then he tells Casey "I don't know man, this feels weird. It feels like I'm breaking up with you." UH OH! Watch out Tony, Casey may be taking over as his number one bum-buddy.

Also, I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that it makes me fucking sick the amount of money this kid wastes. Seriously, every contest he goes to, he brings Tony, Casey, Casey's girlfriend, both his little brothers, and sometimes a bunch of other random ass people. Flights, hotel rooms, meals, I'm sure he pays for it all. To make it worse they're traveling to and from the contest in hummer limos! What the fuck?! It's disgusting. Like the whole Casey-personal-assistant thing. Do you REALLY need to pay someone to go upstairs and get your board for you while you are eating? It's seriously just a power trip when he is trying to get his buddy to go get his board. And Shecks lost.

So yeah, whatever, Shecks skates in the contest and breaks his elbow, and he cries, and he only gets second behind fag-boy Greg Lutzka, and he cries about it. Then him and his Dad get in a fight about if second places is good enough or not in the hotel room and he cries about it. So much for your goal of winning every Dew Tour stop like you claimed in your top fives in Transworld. Poor little baby. Anyway, that's pretty much it for this episode. It was pretty much the most boring episode yet. However, tomorrow, on my birthday is the season finale of Life Of Ryan. And I seriously couldn't think of a better birthday present than this season ending, because I really don't think I can handle watching much more of this insufferable little faggot, or do too many more of these reviews. I feel dirty after they are done.

Life Of Ryan Episode 6: I'm A Fuckin Dick To My Mom/Manager

So I was kind of over doing these whole reviews, but Owen told me there is this guy in Toronto named Brian Garson who is waiting for the reviews because he posts them on his blog or something. So I am so back in to it now. Don't know you Brian, but holler at your boy, shit's dope.


This kid is so fucking annoying. The voiceovers on this show are unbearable. The way he reads them are SO FUCKING ANNOYING.
It wasn't always.
Like this it seems there was.
A time when everything.
Was chill.
Well it pays off at least in this episode when he says "Growing up I could never imagine... sharing my mom... with anyone besides my Dad and my Brothers." Dude, what the fuck. Who says "Share my mom"? That's totally not the right type of relationship to use that term with. Anyway, fuckin Gretchen breaks it to her sons that she is going out on a date. The dude Bruce, is one thousand times cooler than her ex roid-rage douchebag husband. Good for Gretchen. Get the dust knocked off that old pussy.

But the main plot of this episode is that Ryan and Julia split up. First off, Ryan heads over to his bum-buddy Tony's house for another lover's spat. They sit in the kitchen, gaze at eachother without saying a word, and then Shecks blurts out "Dude, you're making this so hard Tony." Sure, there is a great boner joke in there, but the really funny part is how amazingly it seems like they are dating. After he lives Tony's house all in a hissy, he calls Julia on his iPhone from his big gay Hummer. He tells her how bummed he is that she doesn't want to hang out with his friends, and as the conversation gets a little more heated, she hangs up on him. Apparently this is a HUGE deal to Shecks, because he drives home, storms in the house and takes it out on his mom. It went a little something like this:
"Mom..... GRETCHEN!"
"I'm on the phoooone."
"Kay, well hang up!"
"Steve's on the phone."
"I don't care. I need to talk to you. Nevermind, whatever. GOD!"
"What's going on that you would come in there, and..."
"I was gonna try and tell you about Julia and how she... I don't know!"
What a fuckin spoiled little faggot. So then he goes to the garage and sets up a board well she complains about Julia to his Mom and hsi bum-buddy Casey's girlfriend Taylor while he sits in front of thousands of Red Bulls. Seriously. You should she the fuckin cases of Red Bull he has behind him. Looks to be 28 packs, and there is at least 50 sitting there. Unreal. Maybe that is why he is so high strung.
After all that, he goes to Julia's house to do the official break up or whatever the fuck it is since they weren't dating. She doesn't seem bummed at all, but then later Shecks talks about how he thinks he hurt her feelings and how she slammed the door and shit. I think she isn't into you Ryan because you are a drama queen crybaby needy controlling loser. Just a thought.
So after Ryan is single again, he goes back to Tony's house to patch things up with his bum-buddy. Not really all that surprising, Shecks walks into Tony's room, goes into the closet, closes the door, and then when Tony says "'Sup man?" Shecks peeks his head out, says "Tonyyyyyyy" and then comes out of the closet. Yes, Ryan Sheckler comes out of the closet. How metaphoric. Well you'll all be happy to know that Ryan and Tony make up. Ryan tells him "There's no way a girl can ever obviously take your place...." And then Tony tells Ryan that he loves him. Awwwww a happy ending. A happy rear-ending!

Next episode: The Dew Tour!!!

The Video.

Here you go. Filmed by all of us, edited by Watson, all for you...and us. Photos from the trip coming when my computer is less fucked.

Fountain turned off because kids 'too noisy'

BY NAOKAZU HIRUMA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

Children have been effectively banned from playing in a water fountain in a suburban Tokyo park after complaints to the local government about noise levels.

The fountain has been turned off and skateboarders are no longer welcome at the Nishi-Tokyo Ikoino-Mori Park in western Tokyo.

The Hachioji branch of the Tokyo District Court issued a provisional injunction Oct. 1 ordering the city government to turn off the water and to ban skateboarders from the municipal park.

The complainant was a woman in her late 60s recuperating from heart disease at her home, which is just 45 meters from the fountain and about 90 m from the square for skateboarders and BMX riders.

She told the court she could not tolerate the incessant noise, which she said had also prevented her grandchild from concentrating on studying at home.

According to city officials, the voices of children playing around the fountain was measured at 60 decibels while the noise made by the skateboarders registered 58 dB.

Those figures exceeded the limit of 50 dB set by the Tokyo metropolitan government ordinance on noise regulations.

The law prohibits noise levels of more than 50 dB in that particular area between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

The city government had argued that the voices of children playing should not be regarded as noise. But the court disagreed, ruling that the laughter and shouts associated with children playing can be considered as noise if the sounds exceed a certain level.

The court also turned down the city's argument that the park's highly public nature justified the noise. It said the city could have built other types of facilities that allowed children to play with water but which did not cause them to get overly excited.

The court also said that due to the fact skateboarders were a minority, their space was not of high importance to the general public.

Following the court injunction, the city was forced to turn off the water to the fountain and prohibit skateboarders from using the area.

However, the BMX riders and inline skaters have not been banned.

A municipal government official said the city would discuss the court's decision with its legal team before deciding whether to file an appeal.

The ruling drew mixed reactions among the public.

The city government said it received 75 phone calls and e-mail messages from Oct. 5 to 9, following media coverage of the decision.

A city official said many of the messages expressed concern about the decision on grounds it could result in fewer venues for children to play.

The official noted that other parks may encounter similar noise problems.

A 29-year-old woman who came to the park on Sunday with her 4-year-old son was clearly saddened by the court decision.

"I often let my son play in the fountain during the summer. He really enjoyed himself," she said.

A 25-year-old Briton and a 24-year-old Australian, both skateboarders, said they had not heard about the prohibition.

The two men said they come from Saitama Prefecture to skateboard in the park about twice a month.

They said the noise of cars and dogs being taken for walks was much louder than the sounds of children playing.

A woman in her 50s whose home overlooks the park said she did not find that children were overly noisy, although she admitted she closed her windows during summer when they were especially loud.

A woman in her 30s said she was not bothered by the noise because she had small children, too.

However, both of the women expressed empathy with the plaintiff, saying they, too, might have felt irritated if they had been sick at home.

Kiyoshi Nakasugi, a lawyer representing the plaintiff, said the problem stemmed from the fact the city government had neglected to take measures to prevent noise pollution.

He said his client is prepared to respond flexibly if the city government soundproofs the park by building sound insulating walls or taking other measures.

Yep, this is basically what skaters in Tokyo have to deal with. So insane. I hope that granny dies.

R.I.P Johnny Blaze

So remember how my truck got stolen awhile ago? Well I had to take it in to SGI today. So the Johnny Blazer is done. It's a sad, sad day for me, and if I dare say, for the entire Saskatoon skateboarding scene. You know how many BGPs that truck got?! How many bench and desk sessions that thing provided? Not to mention how many sessions it's even driven people to. I fuckin love that truck. Bummer.

What happened with the whole ordeal, is after it got stolen, I took it in to SGI, and they decalred it a total loss. After waiting for 2 weeks for them to figure out how much it's worth, they called me and told me it was only worth $620. So after a $700 deductible, that left me with a swift kick in the anus. Well my claims adjuster forwarded my claim on to someone else, who managed to value the vehicle at $1500. How the hell do you go from $620 to $1500? Who cares?! So after my $700 deductible, that left me with a settlement of $800. Not a lot of help in trying to get a new vehicle, but still better than the aforementioned kick in the anus.

So two days after they told me they were giving me $800, my truck got stolen. Again. So I called the cops, reported the truck stolen at 1:00 in the morning, and surprisingly enough, they caught the person driving it about 10 or 15 minutes later. However, the person fled, and they didn't catch him. So after that, they towed the truck to the Astro Towing compound way up in the North Industrial area, and I had to find a way up there to pick it up. Again.

But here's the funny part: When I picked my truck up yesterday morning, as soon as I got in, I look on the passenger's side seat and see a pair of shitty orange sunglasses and a cell phone. Yes, a cell phone that the cops did not notice.

So let me get this straight: I can get arrested and taken to jail based on someone simply phoning in my license plate number and telling the cops that I was damaging their property, but if they actually catch someone in the act, and that person runs away, they can't catch him? Isn't that what cops do? Chase people?!

Also, when I get arrested, they confiscate my camera, which is completely unnecessary as evidence, but when they catch someone in my stolen vehicle, and he runs, and they don't catch him, they don't even check the vehicle for the easiest, most obvious piece of evidence in the world?!

Holy shit, way to fight the stereotype of cops being lazy, you big fat fucks.

All in all I got my truck back, and ended taking it in to SGI today for my phat $800 scrillaz. One thing I was bummed about though was that the thief stole my totally fackin sa-weet Dakine multi tool, brah. But on the plus side, I scored some totally fackin sa-weet sunglasses and a cell phone that doesn't work, brah.


Okay, I am gonna go work on a good update now, see ya.

YWS Tour Video Soon!

Ok, so it isn't really a tour video, but we're working on a little video comprised of the footage I collected on my most recent trip to Saskatoon. This video project will feature the skateboarding art of myself, Jon Osback, Jason Gordon, Luke Buchan, Cam Buchan, Dylan Walker, and Dan Watson. Get ready.

Thailand

At every red light, dozens of bikes/scooters pile up at the intersection. It looks like the start of a race.


Grand Palace in Bangkok


Reclining Buddha


Bangkok, a city rich in phallic symbols


view from my friend's apartment in Bangkok


tuk-tuk, the best way to see the city


I watched this monk meditate for like 45 minutes. It was mesmerizing.


14-meter golden Buddha


the marble temple


the girly on the beach, Phi Phi island


boat ride


snorkeling. so beautiful


me and Oly, a PhiPhi island local... after hitting the bamboo bong *zing


much love for Phi Phi island


much love for Thailand

HOLY SHIT.

80s Party 2007!

Okay so Saturday I had my fourth annual 80s Party, and I think it may have been the best one yet. But really there can't be a bad 80s party. Dancing went down, ridiculous outfits definitely went down, and sooooo much booze went down (down people's throats). Actually I think as much booze ended up on the floor as ended up in people's mouths because my god was that floor disgusting to clean the next day. By the way, never mop floors when you're hungover, it sucks. I think I may have taken less pictures than usual this year. Maybe I was more drunk. Actually I remember, last year I got anyone who took pictures that night to e-mail them to me and I used all the best ones from the whole group. Well guess what? FUCK THAT! Too much work! Besides, all you'se fucks have Facebook anyway and can get alerts or whatever the fuck when someone tags you or whatever the fuck, so just check out other 80s pictures on Facebook you'se fucks. Okay so I am just gonna let all these pictures speak for themselves, no captions (also don't want to bother doing captions). You can click on the photos to see them full size and download them or whatever. Thanks to everyone who came, and to everyone who showed up without 80s gear on: Thanks for coming anyways but if you think that shit is gonna fly next year you're dead fuckin wrong.

Here we go:














































That's all, folks. Special thanks to Ian, Kaitlen, and Jae who all flew here all the way from Vancouver for the party, and especially Kaitlen and Jae for making me all those delicious boobie cupcakes!