Brett..... and Peter???

Things got a little out of hand with Brett when we showed him some of the local watering holes... and lets just say we didn't get around to working the next day until about noon.

Anyway.. Peter Benchetler arrived fresh off the plane and ready to work.

He was a little sluggish due to a Chicago Airport McDonalds stop, but he powered thru.

This is what the computer saw all day.

Peter was telling us about this band, being really vague... "I found this band, they're an older band that like never really made it big, but their music is awesome. I think they're on a UK label now or something that put their songs out. I think it would be cool for my part." So I googled them and here is what i found... "The *********** were one of those bands that although enjoyed great local success, never really got major national recognition. We have made contact with the band, found all their old recordings and put them out for everyone to enjoy." hahaha... he was spot on.

Well the editing session put us well past 2AM.. so we went out for a late night food run...

Brett came out with Sushi, an Avocado and chips. Weird.

Mark upped the ante with Beer and Yogurt? Weirder.

Peter was smart and got gummy worms.

Hurting for sleep.

We headed back.. and got as many screens going as possible.

These dudes worked really hard this week, and now that they're gone, Adam, Mark, and I get to keep working for the next month. Movie is going to be done June 20th... we hope.

Brett Butcher is in the Building!

Brett arrived Monday evening here in Cleveland, OH to work on his video part.

Well Brett was interneting AND working on his part.

Mark was there.

Adam was there.

I was there... and yes a box of Capita gear just showed up. Get over it, your jealous.

Bretts part is coming along swimmingly. Brett was pushing hard to use a song by a an older band called "Smashmouth", but we just weren't feeling it and ended up with a song by the band "Lit". You are gonna be so pumped to see it!

We took a break from the computers and headed up to a baseball game.

Outside.

Inside.

Brett likes baseball.

And he apparently wears shades at night to the game.

We're stoked to have Brett out... especially considering he took the worst fall i've ever seen at Superpark a few weeks back and kind of broke his back. Gnarly!

More to come...

Eric summertime skating

Eric pulled this photo out of the archives. We're about to start on Eric's part... I'm jealous, his work is done and he gets to skate all summer.


cred. Jesse Anderson

WEST SIDE JAPAN

My buddy Yusaku sent over some photos from his secret mini ramp spot in the west side of Japan


Yusaku Horii


ramp of my dreams

Technicolour Trailer Is Online!!!!!

Check it out here first! (actually it got out a little sooner then expected, but here it is)


TECHNICOLOUR TRAILER from the tree project on Vimeo.

and COMBOS are the Winner!

So to all of you who voted... Combos tricks are the lamest thing in snowboarding right now. I'm going to leave my vote out of it... but i'm not going to argue. There are exceptions to every rule....

Here is a guy that doesn't do combos, but takes sweet photos now! Robbie Sell on his first cover of "Sheckler Magazine".

Lance Machado!!!!!

So today we were waiting for some rendering to finish up so we popped in an older Bald Egal movie to check out Jake OE's footage... and low and behold Lance Machado was in it!

Check it!

Superpark Madness

Mammoth is always a good time... and Superpark in Mammoth is even better.

After a bit of a slow start.. the session went off! The "Son of Beserker" jump as they dubbed it, was handled in serious style. It measured at exactly 100ft to the knuckle, so when the dudes handled it right they were going 120 and up easy. Lonnie Kauk in particular was chucking to the bottom of the landing.

Gabe.. bs180 degrees about 130ft down

The bottom setup was wild. Choose a takeoff.

Greg was busy checking the Obama/Clinton race all week on his fancy iPhone.

Brett was there... KILLIN IT!

So they had this insanely gnarly hip... dudes were sending it. After like 30 minutes there was a rut forming on the takeoff. Brett sent it a few times, but the last hit he got tossed hard right. He dropped like 100ft to pretty much flat and took a ride down in a stretcher. Brett Butcher is a TANK! Dude fractured a vertebrate in his back and still came out for sushi that night. Cheers to you Brett!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Don't worry.. i got it all on film.

On Thursday Scott Blum and I stayed up on the mountain a little late and had a quarterpipe sesh with Pat Bridges himself. Bridges has one of the best handplants in the biz, and the doubles runs with Scott and Pat were really rad. We took last chair off the mountain at 7:00.


The lift ride out was a little sketchy.

Scott Blum hittin up the ladies. He's good at that.

Blum. Capitas. Mammoth, JLA. enough said.

Oh and how can you come to Mammoth in the spring and not skate the sickest park ever!

Thank you JLA.

SUPERPARK!!!!

Day 1:

Sunny and beautiful... need I say more.

Scott Blum was throwing down on these.


Mammoth's park crew was working double time all day.

Everyone was killing it.. especially Gabe Taylor who was launching deep on the landing of the step down jump. Some people say it was 80ft, others claiming 98 to the knuckle, others said over 100 easy... i'm gonna go with 85, and Gabe went over 100.

We woke up today though for Day 2, and its a little windy.

Its nice here in town, but not up top.


Looks like Siete de Mayo.

Tomorrow will be sick for sure. Cody Rosenthal and I are gonna hit up the Volcom Brothers skatepark today. Be jealous!