QU Hectic

Went to Westside's BBQ for the release of their T-Shirt and Deck collaboration.


Jake Mednik from Kayo enjoying the fruits of their labor


Grilltesi


Jake and Ant Verdi


Westside's shop bird. I don't really mess with birds, but this guy was cool and even posed for some portraits






OG's



Yonis would rather skate flat


Everybody loves the sunshine


Stevie and posse


Business men. Stevie, John Gow, Jake Mednik and Jake's homie

Thanks Westside, Thanks Kayo. See you all soon

Wick City

I went to photography school with a girl from Clearwater and one night she told me about her boyfriend's sister, who was apparently pretty gangster.

"Yeah, she calls Clearwater 'Wick City'".

Neither her nor her boyfriend knew why Clearwater was also "Wick City" but I don't argue with gangsters.

So anyway, Brandon Knowles and me went to check out a crazy new spot he found out in "Wick City" after work yesterday.


Crazy spot. I'm really hyped on it. I'm not hyped that my camera equipment wasn't working properly. Sorry, Brandon.





We'll be back soon.

Labor Days

Labor Day meant I was off work from both of my jobs. It also meant a lot of the businesses usually not too hyped on skating going down on their property were closed, with its employees at cookouts and unconcerned with what we were up to. I like that.


Back smith


Gator Board Shop video out November 2009


John Reece, noseslide


Hamming it up


In bloom


John Reece, kickflip noseslide


This old spot


Too bad this is all we got


Because we got kicked out right after. Security guards take photos of you at the Convention Center now! Looks like I need a Halloween mask next time I go


No land front salad, which is a bummer



I'd like to say this is the part of the session where Frank got the eye of the tiger or something and totally landed that front salad down the rail. I'd like to say that...


Ended the day at University of Tampa. Luis killed it

Are You Ready For The Country?

Porpe decided it was a good idea to hold a demo at the Bushnell Skatepark, which is small, shitty and patrolled by Police who make sure helmets are always worn. I am a resident of Bushnell. My taxes go to fund this. Porpe called back to my desk about a week ago and said "Steve! Bushnell demo September 4th. You down?"
"Are you sure about this?" was all I could think of.
"Yeah, it'll be a good one."
"If you say so."

Also, I ordered an adapter cord for an off camera flash and paid $12 extra for it to be at my house at least 2 hours before the demo. According to UPS, for some reason the box was "rescheduled" for a September 8th delivery. Way to drop the ball, B&H Photo.

Addendum: This is an e-mail I got from Henry Posner, Director of Corporate Communications about my cord's late arrival: "We appreciate your purchase and understand your frustration but no one from B&H dropped anything. We received and shipped your order 9/2 for delivery 9/4. It was UPS, not B&H, which rescheduled delivery. The s&h fee originally applied to your transaction is being refunded to you in anticipation of our getting a refund from UPS. Under the circumstances I think it's reasonable to ask you to modify your comments. Thank you."

Pretty cool.

With that being out of the way, we were off to the woods for a demo.


Jereme Knibbs, back lip around the corner


Dylan Perry, back lip on the "so bad it's good" ramp at the park: a launch ramp to picnic table


Ian Gow killed the demo after working in Innetech all day. Kickflip to fakie over the channel


Body, the urbanite, in the woods



Product toss!!!!!!!!


Carrot Top came through for the demo so Porpe hooked him up with a hat


Hyped hicks

Than, later at Logan's...TRAMPOLINE!!!!!


Body put on a bouncing demo


Tommy went for the big guns with this backflip


Young bucks got in on it too


Pat couldn't resist either


Then, RayRay followed suit


Logan got one of her hunter friends to hunt and smoke a wild hog for us. Awesome

After all that, Jereme decided he wants my job and took the camera. I now present:

J. KNIBBS: artist'e.