Las Vegas local, Tony Rivituso, makes a pact with dark gods and gains the power to slay skateparks and stuff.

Tony Rivituso takes to the streets of Vegas on the Derek Henderson pro wheel from Fester Wheels. - Brett Austin Walters.

Video Offline. Shot on the Digital Bolex D16 with a grimey Som Berthiot 12-120mm f3.3 by Brett Austin Walters. Music: Ty Segall Band – Diddy Wah Diddy.

The homie Shawnzee gave me this tape… But then I dropped it in the gutter… still plays though :) Beware: You will see rollerblading in public parks. - Brett Austin Walters.

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Good times and a few bad busts with the Salt Lake and Vegas boys. Filmed by Mykel Fatali, Dan Bird and Cody Lampman.

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Featuring Mykel Fatali, Cody Lampman, Tad Tregeagle, Chris Napoleon, Dan Bird and Tony Rivituso.

Tony Rivituso - park edit by Brett Austin Walters. Shot on the Digital Bolex D16. Music by Dumbo Gets Mad. Video Offline

When most people think of Vegas they think of the Strip, neon lights, gambling… the asshole of America. Is this an accurate picture? As a local, how do you relate to this picture?

The area that consists of Las Vegas is huge (the strip being a small fraction of the city), and this isn’t counting the surrounding cities of Henderson and Boulder City. It’s like a 50 square mile island surrounded by desert instead of water. There are a considerable amount of skate spots that have been found and even more uncharted territory to be conquered. So physically, I would say no…

As far as the caliber of people, I would say that “asshole of America” is a fairly accurate description. Fortunately, the niche of people that I am blessed to be involved with on a regular basis is very down to earth. Outside of that, I find it difficult to meet people here that don’t trip my douche bag alarm some way or another. My particular favorite is the mutated-westcoastern-guido breed that seems to be ever prevalent in these parts.

Being a local in the city that never sleeps has its advantages though. Since it’s a 24 hour city, we have no last call. Most bars don’t even close. It rarely rains, hence it being a desert. If out-of-towners visit, we have a wide variety of goofy attractions to offer (i.e. Bellagio water show, Helicopter rides to the Grand Canyon, Rooms with wall to wall trampolines.) It’s kind of bittersweet; I love and hate this place. […]

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• Full Interview on Stabyourselfintheface.com (link down)