Our homie Terry Adams is filming a show on Fuel TV, and he just sent us a sick photo of him along with Chris “Dune” Pastras, a long time, well respected pro skater and co owner of Stereo skateboards.
…now I know Terry, and I’m pretty sure he should be the one wearing the wig. Either way, sick as hell! We’re always stoked to report on our ever-so-popular little bro!
…thought it was over? Oh hell no… just get your five bucks ready, come over to the shop, fill out a raffle ticket and cross your fingers. As always, the money from this will go directly to the Big Mike Trust, so even if you don’t win, you’re still winning just for helping out people that the Hammond community loves, all in the honor of our friend.
I’ll post up the winner-announcement date soon, but I can say that you’ve got at least a couple of weeks (after this post) to enter (over and over), and help out your chances of winning a huge stash of stuff:
Here’s what you’re looking at:
1 alien workshop deck
1 true love deck
2 flip decks
1 signed Jake Brown Blind deck
1 signed Lindsey Robertson Mystery deck
1 signed Adrian Lopez Mystery deck
1 signed Ryan Smith Mystery deck
2 sets blank wheels
1 set zero wheels
1 alien workshop pillow
1 listen dvd
1 element dvd
1 atmosphere dvd
2 zero t’s
4 world t’s
3 globe t’s
1 darkstar t
1 blind t
1 almost t
1 enjoi t
2 dc t’s
4 world hoodies
3 blind hoodies
2 darkstar hoodies
…FIVE BUCKS AN ENTRY, ENTER A MILLION TIMES!
Roll forever!
We want to give some huge props to everyone that has shown support… THe Big Mike crew and the rest of the Small Times family have a lot of love for you cats. You guys and gals did this, and we’re honored that skaters and non-skaters alike would be so willing to contribute to the cause.
Some of you may already be aware of this, but I want to make sure that those of you that don’t know… know.
The Hammond Harley Davidson Shop here in town has gone out if its way to show its alliance with Small Time Skates. They recently put out a newsletter, and in it, three of our friends are shown rocking a couple of mean bikes as well as a stash of Small Times’ boards… at the bottom of the newsletter, they even state that “Hammond H-D proudly supports Small Time Skates,” and I personally think that’s the sickest thing ever. The cats over at the Harley shop are seriously cool, and they’ve been down with us since we all got introduced to each other.
Here’s the newsletter in question.
Personally, I think core bikers and skaters have a number of commonalities… the main one being that neither of us are quite understood by the general public, but at the same time, we really don’t care to be. For the most part, we’re all good people that choose to live our lives based around an activity that saturates every cell in our bodies. Core skaters and core bikers are lifers… it’s in our blood, and I’m glad to say that we have a mutual respect for each other because to some degree, bot groups know where the others are coming from. If you’re in the market for a Hog, Buell, some leather, or just need to get your old bike back up to showroom standards, check out Hammond’s very own Harley Davidson shop. They’re cool as hell, and they’re 100% down with the cause.
We don’t normally do plugs for businesses… but it’s Harley Davidson, son! How bad ass is that?
While I’m at it… be sure to add Hammond Harley Davidson to your MySpace list… they’re right here!
As should be expected, Big Mike’s family got a proper stack of the limited edition Big Mike Memorial boards… the aim was to make sure that everyone in the family got a deck or two, because the loss of Mike hit them harder than anyone.
Just to show you how f’ing awesome the whole BM crew is, they dropped off a completely customized version of the limited edition board, as a complete, and damn did they go off!
Custom painted riser pads (painted white) and two-tone custom painted trucks… the front hangar has a blue finish, but what you can’t see is that they painted the underside of the hangar red:
Then they did the opposite with the back truck (inverting the colors… note the blue trim inside the truck):
They didn’t stop there, either… they added red and blue seals to some stock Bones bearings, and wrapped them inside some Bulldog wheels, red and Blue respectively:
As if that weren’t enough, they did the most amazing griptape job I’ve ever seen in my life, not only cutting around the top graphic, but topping it and trimming it in both red and blue to match the deck:
Here’s Josh holding it to give you a sense of scale:
And last, here’s a ginormous pic of the underbelly of what may very be the most amazing effort I’ve ever seen:
Mike’s twin brother Tony wanted to give this to Kerry for skating, but there’s no way! Everyone in the crew (including Mike’s son Erik) lent a hand in putting this together, and you really need to see it to believe it. It’ll be on display at the shop for some time to come… I still can’t get over it.
The Jeansonne family is seriously what it’s all about. We love you guys and gals, and all of us that witnessed this board were awestruck with how amazing it is.
All of you kick serious ass, all the way down to the marrow in your bones. It really is beautiful.
Today is voting day all around the state up until 8pm… don’t forget to be a part of the process!
Revolution Mother will be playing at the House of Blues tomorrow night… the opening band starts at 6:30 pm. I’ll personally be there to celebrate my birthday (that midnight) and to give some love out to Mike V for helping us put Hammond on the map. I hope to see all of the homies there… it’s an all ages show, so you don’t have to be a geezer to get in. Come do this.
Every time I have a birthday coming up, I feel an urge to share my perspective on skateboarding to younger skaters… I can’t relate to my teenage (and younger) friends about much these days, but we can all relate to skateboarding. Below is a copy of a message that I wrote to some online skaters I know, most of which are half my age and weren’t even born when I started skating roughly 22 years ago:
Enjoy skating at the level that you’re at and don’t let tricks frustrate you. I promise that you will progress naturally as long as you stay on board and skate whenever you can. Don’t ever compare your skating to anyone else’s, because all that matters is that you enjoy being on your board. Push yourself when you feel like it. There are all kinds of ways to manipulate a skateboard on just about every kind of terrain… consider skateboarding an exploration rather than a challenge you feel that you’re required to meet. If someone tells you you suck at skating, tell them to ‘eff off and continue enjoying your board. The relationship you have with skating can last your entire life as long as you keep up your end. Skateboards aren’t to be stared at, they’re to be skated on. Just keep that in the back of your mind and be part of the next generation of older skateboarders.
I get some surprised looks when people find out that I’m an active skateboarder at nearly 33 years of age… but what else am I supposed to be doing? Drinking beer and watching the game? That’s fine and all, but if I can skate, why shouldn’t I?
Anyway, that’s it… just keep with it and skate for yourself.
Because articles bump older content from the main page, I wanted to make sure we had one page that was permanent and set aside to honor our friend Big Mike.
Keep this page in your bookmarks, and share it with friends.
Peace.
