Blade Comedy Jam contest 2008. Photos and story by Juicy H.
Like the title states, the year is 2008, and the contest is in Northern California. Blade Comedy Jam’s are usually filled with nothing but the opposite, which is rollerblading and that should be never be taken as a joke.
I mean some of the tricks are funny, but this is serious business but “Tommy Boy†AKA “Tommy Boy†seems to think that it is some sort of monkey business. Let me start out by giving you a little history behind the “el bladeo comedyo jamo.†Starting about 2 years ago Mr.Boy started throwing street contests in San Fransisco and various surrounding towns that had little in common with organization, which in rollerblading… isn’t all that bad.
At the very least all the homeys got together and skated major numbers deep at some high profile street spots. As the day went on the contest would usually dwindle at about spot #3. A Product toss would usually ensue, which would inevitably cause a frenzy amongst the kids and like a ninja using his smoke screen (You know when they throw the smoke bomb on the ground and it goes “POOooooFFFF!â€) Tommy Boy could barely be seen in the background ducking into is H2 stretch limo (one time it was a helicopter) and scooting away with yet another contest under his belt…. Well this time it was different, very different indeed. Instead of being an illegal unorganized street contest, it was an illegal unorganized skate park contest… and this was bold…so bold that the inevitable was INEVITABLE!!!!!!! [...]
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My boy, Mike “Pattie” Flynn shreddin’ out this nice acid grind in Kirkland, WA. by Afred.
Canon 1D (love the high sync speed!) + 17-40mm F/4L.
Lighting info:
1 vivitar 285HV, camera right, full power triggered with pocket wizard II’s.
VX – Adam Johnson: I do almost all of the business end, talking with the manufacturers, shops, and shipping companies. I handle the inventory, shipping, and accounting.
Jeromy Morris and Fade Hurricane are our current designers. Jero shoots almost all the photos for the company and Morris does the ads.
Alex Broskow is the other co-owner with me and I have the ability to work with the wonderful team of skaters that include Alex, Chris Farmer, Chris Haffey, Mike Lilly, Marc “Enanoh” Moreno, Brenton Wheeler, Don Bambrick, Michael Garlinghouse, Fabiola Da Silva, and Michael Collins. John Dillingham from TLS media helps out with our webgame too. [...]
The Cil (Circuito In-Line) is a serie of 6 skating competitions. Expn posted a video of the first date, which took place at the Sao Bernardo Skatecamp (Sao Paulo, Brazil).