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On July 17th a protest went down at Glendale's Foothills Skatepark in the heat of the day. I had showed up to document the protest and to let all the riders, parents, and any skaters (that would listen) know that the last master plan meeting for Glendale Parks and Recreation would be coming up soon. I handed out flyers and made sure they knew how important it was, and told them to stay tuned to my site for the exact date, time and location.

The next meeting for the Glendale Parks & Recreation Department Master Plan Update will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 22 at the Glendale Adult Center, 5970 W. Brown St. Help shape the future of recreation programs and the parks system! Click here for information on the master plan process and the master plan being updated.

Right after I first met Rex Golos in 2002, before we even formed the 3BC, he told me that our best shot at getting new bike parks and bike-friendly parks was to get a concrete bike park on every city's master plan. Much easier said than done. The cities won't just put your amenity on their master plan because you ask them nicely. Why? Because the amenities the city will build are determined by citizen input at meetings just like the one coming up on September 22nd. So, pretty much, if Glendale bike riders and skaters don't make your wants and needs for new BMX/skateparks known at this master plan meeting, it will be very, very difficult to get any new BMX/skateparks in Glendale for up to the next 8 years. These meetings are very rare. New master plans are only made every 5 to 8 years. In fact, as long as I've been running the 3BC, we have NEVER been able to get in on any city's master plan until now.

The Foothills Skatepark protest brought out a lot of bike riders, most of them from Glendale, and most of them from the Foothills Skatepark neighborhood. I'll be doing a story with pics on the protest soon, but that doesn't matter so much. What does matter is that on September 22nd, I'd better see every Glendale rider at that master plan meeting so we can get new BMX/Skateparks in Glendale. Both the Foothills Skatepark and the X-Court are overcrowded at many times of the day, and Glendale needs more concrete parks, period. This is how it's done, son!

Yup, Phoenix is planning their 5th skatepark, and just got a donation of 50 G's from Rob Dyrdek to help fund it. The above pic gives an idea of what it will be like (The above mock-up is of the DC Skate Plaza in Kettering, Ohio, designed with input from Dyrdek.) The article makes no mention, however, if bikes are going to be allowed in the street plaza-style skatepark. Since none of Phoenix's 4 skateparks allow bikes, and Phoenix officials have been loth to let bikes in or build a new bike park, I'm gonna go way out on a limb and guess they don't plan to allow bikes in this one, either.

If you're a rider that resides in Phoenix, e-mail me through this site to get in on our strategy to get this skatepark to allow bikes. If enough Phoenix riders will get off their collective asses, we'll get into this park. Trust me, there's a good reason why none of Phoenix's skateparks allow bikes, and it is that Phoenix riders have been lazy pieces of shit. One thing Phoenix riders can do right away is call the article's author, Emily Gersema, at 602-444-8262 to let her know that Phoenix bike riders want in that skatepark, and she needs to include that angle in her next article about it.

I had just gotten my new Canon 7d when this event went down. I took a shit ton of pictures, and plenty of the Flag guys, who made it down out of the wintry clime. I made the mistake of showing the Flag guys my pics in my zeal for the new camera, and ever since they've been riding me to post them on the site. I would have had them up a lot earlier, but I got too busy on the Ember music video (Check the BL/PFM Productions News for more info on that) and other projects. Almost ten years after starting this site, and I finally get a real still camera... I suck. But it shoots incredible HD as well, so the timing was finally right. So I forgive me.

Awww, how sweet! It looks like Smeagol and Steven Mueller are looking lovingly into each other's eyes..........homos.

If you don't like this use of otherwise utilitarian stickers you can go S a D! Cause I loves it.

Very definitely the winner of the diving contest.
For this frame, people had to dive for rocks like Antarctic penguins diving for mollusks. The pool was only slightly warmer than the frigid waters of the South Pole.

Coach is back in town (Flagstaff), and he kept trying to barspin to footjam on the sub. Oh, the agony of defeat!

When he saw my new camera, Derrick Riggs told me he had a 16mm Canon lens that I could use. I mistook that for meaning he would give it to me. He clarified and said I could borrow it whenever I needed it. Awkward.......

I don't have much of a smartass comment for Flyin' Brian, cause I don't really know him and he's kinda a quiet guy. Take that, you....quiet....hat wearing......weird look on face man!

Now this busty little honey on the left was a real gem. Here she is announcing, "My boobs are 34 G!" I was too busy having coitus with my new camera to engage them titties in conversation, but this guy.....

Twice!! Go bald guy....It's your birthday.... you're gonna molest drunk chicks like it's your birthday!

Dre was hitting up Tits McGee, too, but that's just expected. Whatever a black dude may say he does for a living, it takes a distant second place to pimpin'. He didn't get grabby like Mr. Baldypants.

I know at certain points over the years I've said, "Now I've seen it all." But seriously, doods. Seriously.

Over on Leastmost.com they've got an article on the best 5 commercials in Props history, and my commercial for The Carnie and Trailer Trash Show got all up in those nuts. It's an honor to be included, especially among the ranks of such commercials as the Baco commercial starring Chad DeGroot. Personally, though, I would easily swap out the lame JNCO commercial for the old Play commercial starring Leigh Ramsdell and Hal Brindley, set to the tune of Debbie Gibson's "Only in My Dreams". So original, so F'n funny.

Photo: Jason Ryan

Since I'm sure everyone is pining for summer, I'm throwing up a couple shots I took of one Jose Yanez on our last lake jumping trip of 2009. Actually, it was my only lake jumping trip last year. We went in mid-October, and the weather and the water were perfect. The sun wasn't cooking our nuts off, and the water wasn't freezing our taints off. I shot my first roll of slide film and got it cross-processed, with happy results.

Picture Rocks BMX/Skate Park Grand Opening

Alright, people, we got a lotta shit coming up quick, which is as it should be, cause we need to take advantage of this beautiful desert winter weather like a pencil-thin moustached villain takes advantage of a busty young lass before lashing her to train tracks.

This Saturday, February 13th, the town of Picture Rocks (located a little ways outside of Tucson) will be hosting the grand opening for their first skatepark. I pray to God there's a left hand hip that mirrors the right hand one you can see below. 270 variations all day, son, WHAT! Below all are the pertinents...

PICTURE ROCKS BMX/SKATE PARK
DEDICATION CEREMONY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010, 10:00 A.M.

The Honorable Sharon Bronson
Pima County Board of Supervisors, District 3,
Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation,
Pima County Neighborhood Reinvestment Program,
and
Citizens for Picture Rocks
Cordially Invite You to Attend the
Dedication Ceremony
of
Picture Rocks BMX/Skate Park
5615 North Sanders Road

Demonstration by Site Design/California Skate Parks
and refreshments following the ceremony

In March, 2008 our friend Sara Cowling was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Through an initial procedure in October, 2008 and all your help with The Saturday Showdown, she was doing much better. It has come to light that she will need a second operation to hopefully end the continuing seizures and memory loss that still lingers from the tumor. Due to a horrible insurance situation, the Cowling family must finance the entire procedure and all associated costs themselves with no assistance. Let’s help our friends Ryan and Sara and show them that they are not alone in this. The Showdown… part II. this year for bmx. we will have the upledge and launch ramp again. as well as a box jump. and maybe some more things to ride. come hang out, eat some food, drink some beverages and support 2 of the nicest people in the scene!

I just put my new cinematography reel up on the portfolio side of this site. It includes some shots from a short trails piece I made with Steven Mueller (now in post-production) that I aim to get on FUEL TV. Check it out HERE

PICTURE ROCKS BMX/SKATE PARK DEDICATION CEREMONY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010, 10:00 A.M.

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