tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465695457588424422024-03-13T10:59:39.658-07:00Fairways & FlipsThis is about golf and skating.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.comBlogger578125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-7832678784967361682013-06-06T09:27:00.000-07:002013-06-17T15:44:39.270-07:00Long Driver breaks simulator<iframe src='http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/video-embed/75809882/embed.htm' height='315px' width='560px' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' style='border:0; padding:0; margin:0;'></iframe><br />
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Amazing clubhead speed. Two long drivers hit through the net and the simulator. And this is <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.golfchannel.com/media/morning-drive-school-of-golf-blooper-050313/" target="_blank">pretty funny</a>. I had to utilize this shot last Sunday. Didn't hit it as far as I would've liked but got it out of the bushes.<br />
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Dude is ridiculous! Amazing. <br />
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Style... check.<br />
Tranny skills... check.<br />
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2. Mark Suciu is definitely my favourite am. So many good lines. So much quality footage. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k0dq239AJAM" width="560"></iframe> <script src="http://cdn4.mobilerider.com/assets/js/mr/embed/mobilerider.min.js"></script><script>mobilerider.embedVideo(2438,65480,'',560,315,'universal', {extras:'skin:theskateboardmag,autoplay:0,continuous:1,autohide:1,vs:1'});</script> </div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/redN-JcM0Fc" width="560"></iframe> <br />
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3. Evan Smith just turned pro. Always dug his skating... he reminds me of a floppy scarecrow! <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CMEeeIGEkf8" width="560"></iframe> <br />
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5. A little Marc Johnson edit. Super smooth. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ElSnZIN9xDM" width="560"></iframe> </div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-22767035329316362012013-02-04T05:00:00.000-08:002013-02-04T05:00:13.271-08:00Hookups Battle of the Planets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WYGj3AEDFRQ/UQrv3zEA-kI/AAAAAAAAEa8/1fnXvEHEUXk/s1600/hookups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="119" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WYGj3AEDFRQ/UQrv3zEA-kI/AAAAAAAAEa8/1fnXvEHEUXk/s400/hookups.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Holy crap. I can't believe this exists! I remember watching this when I was around five or six years old. The skinny nerdy Keyop guy always talked so weird. lol Then they took it off the air and I never really saw it again. <br />
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Image from <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.skatenoize.com" target="_blank">Skate Noize</a>.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-69597200816219981322013-02-02T05:00:00.000-08:002013-02-04T15:28:44.644-08:00Crailtap drivers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OpWIyLXd6nA/UQrq2fPtN5I/AAAAAAAAEZw/ATUUXXoT7kI/s1600/m_577693_7LjSKSB8PnO2.jpg.640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="560" width="560" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OpWIyLXd6nA/UQrq2fPtN5I/AAAAAAAAEZw/ATUUXXoT7kI/s1600/m_577693_7LjSKSB8PnO2.jpg.640.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Here's a shot of Sean Malto, Chris Roberts and Justin Eldridge posing with their drivers. I guess it makes sense that Malto has a Nike. Roberts is rocking an ancient Cobra and Eldridge is also rocking a Cobra. From Biebel's instagram.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-40394817671366809652013-01-31T18:00:00.000-08:002013-01-31T18:00:06.716-08:00BBC Jason Lee Cat in the Hat?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cGLrkWAcHlg/UQrprJT5QuI/AAAAAAAAEZY/gBzx0r2ukLM/s1600/bbcjlee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="794" width="560" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cGLrkWAcHlg/UQrprJT5QuI/AAAAAAAAEZY/gBzx0r2ukLM/s1600/bbcjlee.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I just saw this on ebay and there's definitely something fishy about it. Maybe BBC was getting boards made in the same factory as SMA World Industries at that time and there was a mix up in the screening process. He definitely never rode for BBC. Link to auction <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jason-Lee-Vintage-Skateboard-NOS-BBC-/251212048575" target="_blank">here</a>.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-27518653032717133872013-01-30T18:00:00.000-08:002013-01-30T18:00:01.463-08:00Koston and Tiger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SSrWFuqYFaQ/UQmiG3qEHtI/AAAAAAAAEYM/Ljk9ksVhafQ/s1600/18e8583a65c811e2a3ff22000a1fb762_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="560" width="560" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SSrWFuqYFaQ/UQmiG3qEHtI/AAAAAAAAEYM/Ljk9ksVhafQ/s1600/18e8583a65c811e2a3ff22000a1fb762_7.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Koston and Tiger walking at Torrey Pines during what appears to be a practice round or a pro-am at last weeks Farmers Insurance Open. Pic from Koston's <a href="http://web.stagram.com/p/375575297019050112_3123805" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">instagram</a>.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-65367643033819375602013-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:002013-01-03T16:41:44.155-08:00Running Shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ocrJzpnrCvI/UOYjC3tE-nI/AAAAAAAAEW0/FEHO3o724P0/s1600/f1a8b60e55f811e2b0f722000a9f18db_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="560" width="560" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ocrJzpnrCvI/UOYjC3tE-nI/AAAAAAAAEW0/FEHO3o724P0/s1600/f1a8b60e55f811e2b0f722000a9f18db_7.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Being a statistician by day, I find it interesting that all of Vans' LXVI running shoes have <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://shop.vans.com/catalog/Vans/en_US/category/lxvi/shop-collection.html" target="_blank">math jargon names</a>. Also, LXVI is the roman numeral for 66, which, of course, is the birth year of Vans. Also, lots of photos are popping up of the New Balance NB# skate shoes, which, IMO, look similarly synthetic to the LXVI line. Image from <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://instagram.com/p/UCggfZDAza" target="_blank">Ripped Laces' Instagram</a>.<br />
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I can't remember exactly where I found this but for sure it was from one of the tumblr sites to the right in my Links. I really like these graphics and think they're a cool looking interpretation of Starwars characters. This also reminded me of these <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.andyeverson.com/2012/control.html" target="_blank">First Nation style Starwars paintings</a> I saw at a gallery in Gastown earlier this fall. Now, a Stormtrooper is definitely not my favourite character in the saga but of all the ones that he's painted, I like the way it looks the best. Image from <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://theinfiniterevolution.blogspot.ca/2012/10/they-give-in-to-dark-side.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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This is a cool clip of XXIO's factory and club assembly process.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-53493136740682225632012-11-19T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-19T05:00:12.514-08:00China - Part 3 of 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7BJqeXe7U3I/UKc5FLN4oQI/AAAAAAAAETk/I8luURyuW24/s1600/IMG_1084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7BJqeXe7U3I/UKc5FLN4oQI/AAAAAAAAETk/I8luURyuW24/s1600/IMG_1084.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><br />
Shanghai - This was the last city on our tour and it was much more relaxed. It felt like we had more time to see the sites and there was almost no rushing around. Our guide Rocky was a younger guy (28), had good knowledge of the city and his English was good. We had emailed Yan Ban about the bad restaurant experience in Xi’an so she contacted him and informed him about our expectations. He was very flexible about the restaurants and picked local ones as well as letting up pick a few. We stayed at the Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai, which is just south of E Nanjing Road and is within walking distance of the Bund and the People's Square/Park.<br />
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The order in which the cities on the tour were visited, we went from classic China to modern China. Shanghai is a massive metropolitan city. The population is pushing 25,000,000 people, which is more than 70% of all of Canada. <br />
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Our first day was pretty mellow and we started the day going up the Oriental Pearl Tower, which has a clear floor viewing platform, and then took a Huangpu River Cruise. On the flight from Xi'an to Shanghai, my wife was skimming a newspaper and read a review of a <a href="http://www.idealshanghai.com/Item/Venue/2805/" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">seafood noodle restaurant</a> on Changle in the Old French Concession so we went for lunch there. It was a small place but very good. We then cruised through Xintiandi, which is a neat pedestrian area of the Old French Concession that used to be stone Shikumen housing and now contains restaurants of all nationalities and a shopping center. There was so much variety, we ended up coming back here to eat several times. While we were there, we saw a Caucasian lady get hit by a bike, which seemed sort of ironic seeing as it is a pedestrian area. He was biking the wrong way on a one way alley. <br />
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The last stop of the day was the Yuyuan Garden, which is surrounded by shops housed in classic Chinese architecture. One of the coolest is a teahouse on an island that is only accessible via zigzag walkways. The garden itself has lots of rockeries as well as the three-toed dragon wall. The artist carved the dragon with five toes, which is reserved for Imperial dragons only. Supposedly the Emperor heard about this dragon and sent his people to inspect it and punish the carver but when they arrived, the carver removed two toes.<br />
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The next day was spent in Hangzhou. I didn't know what to expect but on the driver there, I was really surprised. You could see lots of houses along the way with a little solarium on the rooftop as well as a spire with various balls skewered on it. The former is something to do with feng shui and the latter is some sort of symbol of the wealth of the family. Our guide was telling us there are lots of factories in the area (making items such as lighters) and the owners live comfortably. <br />
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When we got close to the city, I was shocked that it was as big as it was. We had to cut through lots of traffic on the highway to get to the West Lake area. When we arrived, we had lunch at a hot pot restaurant. They bring out a big metal bowl filled with broth and heat it up in the center of the table. Then you cook your vegetables, noodles etc in it. Super tasty. A cruise on West Lake was the first tourist activity. Sometimes it's hard to get a good view and photos in China because it's so hazy. It wasn't that impressive to me. We then went to the Six Harmonies Pagoda, which has lots of nice sculptures on the grounds as well as 10% to scale copies of over a hundred of China's pagodas. We could have spent a lot more time there than the hour or so that we did. <br />
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The next part of our tour was the best part of Hangzhou. We were driving to the Ling Yin Temple and on the way, we drove by a bunch of Dragon Well tea plantations. We knew this region was famous for it but we never expected to see fields and fields of it. The temple was pretty cool with lots of caves and mountain side carvings. Our guide was telling us that many Buddhist temples were saved from the Cultural Revolution by either boarding up and closing or by putting up Mao pictures and sculptures. On the drive out, we got to visit a Dragon Well tea plantation and have a tasting, which was a cool experience. <br />
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By the time we drove back to Shanghai, it was close to 9pm and we ate dinner near the hotel. Rocky picked the place out and it totally sucked. We ordered ahrimp dish and when it came, it had no shrimp. We sent it back and when they returned with it, they came back with the exact same dish and a separate tiny dish with a single chopped up shrimp. Definite WTF moment. <br />
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The next day was spent exploring some other Shanghai sites like the Jade Buddha Temple, which contains, of course, a big ass jade Buddha. I was surprised that there were so many active Monks there. Rocky was telling us that Monks are well off financially due to many rich Chinese donating to the temples for good fortune. We visited the Shanghai Museum and also went to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianzifang" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Tianzifang</a>, which is a series of narrow alleys that were former Shikumen and was converted into artist workshops, storefronts and cafes. It was sort of like an art version of Xintiandi in narrower stone alleys.<br />
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The last site we saw was the water town of Zhouzhuang. There are several water towns around Shanghai and we just happen to pick this one. It's kind of weird... it's set up sort of like a theme park. You pay your entrance fee and then go through a turn style and you're in a strange little village/town that feels like Chinese Venice. I got the feeling that no one even lives there and they're all just employees of the "theme park". Regardless, it's a really cool experience. There's lots of great looking architecture with the narrow waterways and bridges. We mostly just cruised around the alleys, visited a few of the old style homes and took a private boat ride.<br />
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Rocky had said the restaurants there were not great and we should wait to eat lunch back in Shanghai. He picked a great one for us that he eats at regularly and it was by far the coolest restaurant we ate at. <a href="http://places.shanghaistuff.com/shanghai/hai-di-lao-hotpot-xujiahui-rd/7015" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Hai Di Lao</a> is a Szechuan hot pot restaurant that has many franchises around China. The restaurant is so popular that they provide services for people waiting in the line up that includes manicures, board games, drinks, snacks and a play area for kids. The eating experience was super fun. You order all your meat and vegetables uncooked and you cook them yourself in a broth of your choice. There is a buffet of sauces where you mix and create your own flavour.<br />
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So all in all, that pretty much sums up my trip to China with my folks. Here are a few anecdotal tidbits I learned from the tour guides on this trip:<br />
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1. Lots of websites are blocked in China including facebook and youtube, the former because of the potential of an uprising (like what happened in Egypt) and the latter because the government is embarrassed about occurrences in the past (Tienanmen Square, Lhasa riots etc).<br />
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2. Higher percent men in most area due to the one child policy gives more power to women as they get the pick of the litter. I never knew the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">one child policy</a> varied and also that ultrasound is illegal in China.<br />
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3. Government jobs pay great in China. <br />
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4. Saw this <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19409187" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">article</a> before I left for China. It's so true. The majority of public washrooms in China are terrible by North American standards. It's surprising seeing as they have the man power and technology to be able to fix and maintain a toilet of all things. For a country and people as proud as they are, it seems pretty strange.<br />
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IMO it doesn't really look cool unless it's filmed all in one take. Also, Rickie Fowler and Sheckler look like long lost brothers from different mothers... jocky looking California kids.<br />
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I yanked this ad from the Sept 2012 issue of Golf Digest. It's not often you see something skateboard related in a golf magazine. Anyone know where this skatepark is?Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-69689552238240092102012-11-05T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-06T14:07:31.685-08:00Big Break Greenbrier<iframe src='http://www.golfchannel.com/embedplayer/?v={8691E593-D81D-4F17-BDB8-95DEE350FBA9}&dap=1' width='560' height='315' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen scrolling='no'></iframe><br />
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I don't normally watch the Golf Channel but I have been tuning in to their <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.golfchannel.com/tv/big-break-greenbrier/" target="_blank">Big Break Greenbrier</a> reality tv series. The only reason I'm watching it is to see how James Lepp does... more specifically, I'm hoping to see him bust out the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://youtu.be/WhJ6ZB8koIo" target="_blank">saucer pass</a>. Super stoked that he has executed it twice successfully in back to back episodes AND he is one funny guy!<br />
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For those of you who don't know, he's from the Lower Mainland and is the owner of <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.kikkor.com/" target="_blank">Kikkor Golf</a>. He had some great success at the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.golfchannel.com/about/bio/james-lepp/" target="_blank">college level</a> but decided to go the business route rather than pursue the grind of a touring professional golfer. This past summer, he played in the Vancouver Open but had a <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.golfbox.dk/app_livescoring/leaderboard.asp?tour={BAA89A05-245D-4A3D-90CF-22F8E341D5FE}&grp=1&clubOnly=1" target="_blank">quintuple bogey</a> on the second hole of his third round en route to a 79. More recently, he entered the PGA Q-school qualifier but didn't make it past the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://pgatq.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgatq12/event/pgatq1218/contest/1/leaderboard.htm" target="_blank">first stage.</a>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-23630937307026914372012-11-04T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-04T05:00:02.780-08:00Brad Fritsch x Ottawa Senators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g7N-zN7NTBg/UJQTxqTxKvI/AAAAAAAAEPo/EqEcj_eWqLI/s1600/311098_10151206641049477_394895174_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="417" width="560" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g7N-zN7NTBg/UJQTxqTxKvI/AAAAAAAAEPo/EqEcj_eWqLI/s1600/311098_10151206641049477_394895174_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I thought this was pretty cool. Brad Fritsch (from Manotick, Ontario) just earned his PGA Tour card and will rock Ottawa Senators logos on his gear next year. Hopefully the Senators will also be playing in 2013. Photo from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ottawasenators">Senators' Facebook page</a>. Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-1296691714957061392012-11-02T11:36:00.000-07:002012-11-02T11:36:00.597-07:00Austyn Unlimited<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w8JhHE62Dek" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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If you haven't watched this part multiple times already, I suggest you do so. The line at the end of the first song is great. Nice style, pop and trick selection.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-46651361086145088702012-10-30T20:46:00.003-07:002012-10-30T20:46:35.305-07:00Darth Mall Grab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uqyJ7FvbwM8/UJCepzZMvgI/AAAAAAAAEOg/RoC5hP40pRU/s1600/ArtBlender-fos-1024x768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="420" width="560" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uqyJ7FvbwM8/UJCepzZMvgI/AAAAAAAAEOg/RoC5hP40pRU/s1600/ArtBlender-fos-1024x768.jpg" /></a></div><br />
LOL. My wife go to the library often and always grabs me the latest Concrete Magazine. This Darth Mall Grab sketch by FOS is awesome!Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-75200003416840558932012-10-25T18:00:00.000-07:002012-10-25T18:00:04.291-07:00Pennswood<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t_uENc8ECIY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Here's a cool little video of <a href="http://pennswoodmfg.com/Home.htm">Pennswood</a> pressing boards. They are probably my third favourite board manufacturer behind PS Stix and BBS.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-53253969860294642572012-10-07T05:00:00.000-07:002012-10-07T05:00:06.467-07:00Justin Eldridge in the Woods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-snZ2ARRDHB8/UG9uWKAGWVI/AAAAAAAAEK8/88hV6O04wls/s1600/je.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="560" width="560" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-snZ2ARRDHB8/UG9uWKAGWVI/AAAAAAAAEK8/88hV6O04wls/s1600/je.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Just saw this instagram photo of Justin Eldridge hitting out of the shit. Based on his stance and the tree behind him, I'd say the fairway wood or hybrid he has in his hands is a bad choice. Image from <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://instagram.com/p/WhbGz/" target="_blank">Biebel</a>.<br />
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Day 4 - There were a few hiccups on this two-day leg of the tour. Our day started super early with a 4:30am wake-up call. The guide wanted us to be at the airport two hours before our 8:00 flight. It seemed like a bit overkill as we were through security and at our gate by 6:20.<br />
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As soon as we arrived in Xi'an, we headed straight for the Terracotta Warriors. This was probably the second coolest thing I saw in China. The excavation site is pretty amazing. The main building is the crazy familiar one you generally see in pictures. It's rows upon rows of warriors. It's said that each one has a different face. In the back of this part is the warrior "hospital", where they take broken pieces and re-assemble the statues. Once completed, it is inserted back where they found the original pieces. What's amazing is the tomb all these warriors are guarding, that of the first Emperor Qin Shi Huang, is 5km away. Chinese archeologists are gonna have jobs for generations excavating everything in between. Like the Ming Tombs, because of the lack of technology to preserve artifacts, the tomb has not been opened yet. The farmer who first discovered the site while digging a well back in 1974 has a little desk in the gift store and signs books. Nice gig!<br />
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After the Warriors, the plan was to head back to the hotel, rest for a bit, and head out for a dumpling dinner and Tang Dynasty show. Ummm, not gonna happen! There were rallies against the Japanese with regard to the Senkaku/Diaoyu island and the protesters blocked traffic from entering and leaving the city for most of the day. We were stuck outside the city wall in the gnarliest traffic I've ever been in and ended up going straight to the dumplings and show. The show itself was good for what it was (nice costumes, good performers) but the food was terrible. I have no idea how anyone can steam dumplings and have them end up being dry and plasticy. We didn’t even make it to the hotel until 9:30pm and remember, we started our day in Beijing waking up at 4:30am. <br />
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The next day was a rude awakening. We were supposed to start our day at 9:30 but due to the protesters, access into and out of the city was going to be blocked off at noon so the guide and driver showed up at the hotel at 7:30. We were rushed to start the day and then 2 items on the itinerary were canceled because of protesters (bike city wall and museum). Lunch on the second day was terrible. The guide took us to a Tang Dynasty theater to eat a western buffet. We didn't want to eat there and she then brought us to another tourist restaurant and ordered our food for us before we even arrived and that food was really bad. We shouldn’t have assumed we would have a similar restaurant experience as Beijing. When we went to Shanghai, we made it very clear to our guide what our expectations were for food. Also because of the 2 cancelled excursions, we were at the airport 4 hours before our flight! I can't blame her for the protesters messing up various excursions but I think it would have been good if she had some back-up options. Her knowledge of Chinese history is also lacking... we were talking about Marco Polo and she was adamant that he was in China during the Ming Dynasty and our DK guide book was incorrect!<br />
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Here's a little summary of my trip to China. At the insistence of my Mom, we used a tour company and went on a four person/three city/eleven day tour. She left all the planning up to me and I decided to book with <a href="http://www.thechinaguide.com/" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">The China Guide</a>. Yan Ban was our contact person there and pretty much everything went smoothly. I had a general idea for our itinerary and Yan and I emailed back and forth making adjustments. A few benefits of booking with them are:<br />
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There was a lot packed into our trip but I suppose that's the nature of a tour. We zipped through a lot of sites in a small period of time. There were lots of things at many of the sites that we probably could have spent more time at but again, it was a tour.<br />
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The first city we visited was Beijing and we got to fly direct from Vancouver. Our guide and driver picked us up from the airport and we stayed at the Park Plaza Wangfujing (nice hotel!). <br />
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Day 1 - In the morning we visited Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City and Jingshan Park. We probably could have spent an entire day at these three sites. We didn't see Mao's body (there was a super long line up anyway) nor the museum in the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City wasn't as epic as I expected. In the afternoon, we went for a rickshaw ride through a hutong, went up the Drum Tower (longest steepest staircase I've ever seen), Temple of Heaven and a kung fu show. <br />
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After the first day, I got a general impression of the main tourist sites being kind of beat up/unkept. You would think the government would try to keep everything in tip top shape but it sort of reminds me of an old fair ground that wasn't being maintained. The highlight of the day was actually quite random. We drove by a big white dog and this is how the conversation went.<br />
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me: "look at the big ass white dog... wait a sec, he's wearing glasses!"<br />
wife: "you're a jackass. It's probably a statue" <br />
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wife: "jeez, it is a big white dog wearing glasses!"<br />
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Day 3 - This was our last day in Beijing and we visited the Summer Palace in the morning. If I ignore the hoards of tourists, I can imagine why the Emperor would like to hang out here. We were scheduled to eat at some hotpot place but because two of us don't eat meat, we passed on it and the guide let me pick the restaurant. We were going to Lama Temple so I googled some restaurants and we ended up at <a href="http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=21137" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Fairy Su</a>, a Buddhist Vegetarian place. The guide was tripping out because some of the tea was super expensive (I think it was pressed by a monk from the temple or something). I thought he was going to have a panic attack because of it. We basically had to talk him off the wall and they had other less expensive tea options and it was fine. This ended up being one of the best lunches we had in Beijing. Great meal for sure. The Lama Temple was pretty cool. There's a huge tall Buddha carved from a single piece of sandalwood. There's even a plaque for a Guinness world record lol <br />
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Next we cruised down Nanluoguxiang and visited Houhai Lake. The former was a cool alley with lots of places to pick up a snack and a lot of younger people. I think it would have been nice to have stayed at a hotel near this area. Houhai Lake was just an area with lots of restaurants along the water. The day was capped off with a<br />
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For dinner most nights, we went to the Wangfujing area. We saw a review of a dumpling place called <a href="http://www.moon.com/destinations/beijing-shanghai/beijing-restaurants/shun-yi-fu" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Shun Yi Fu</a> in the Moon Guide so we ate there a few times. Tasty dumplings! It used to be on a hutong east of Wangfujing but is now in the <a href="http://www.beijingapm.cn/templates/en_second/index.aspx?nodeid=46" style="color: #3333ff; font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Beijing APM Mall</a>, which also contains a Uniqlo. I also had a snack at a rice ball place there called QQ Rice. Surprisingly, they had a veggie chicken option as well as a wide variety of soy milks. <br />
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I got to check out this <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.starwarsidentities.com/" target="_blank">interactive Star Wars exhibition</a> when I was visiting Montreal in April. Super cool! Looks like <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://instagram.com/p/OuFRbnrHia/" target="_blank">Tony Hawk also went</a> when he was touring around Canada this summer. <br />
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Here's a bonus photo of his tour bus getting a ticket. It was parked near my work. <br />
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Just got back from China a few days ago. I'll have a full update soon. As far as skateboard related stuff, I drove by two skate shops in Beijing and saw a guy carving around on a cruiser board on East Nanjing Rd in Shanghai. That was it. Then again, I wasn't going out of my way to find skate shit... I did see lots of nice smooth ground and glossy untouched ledges everywhere. I can't even count how many times I said to myself "Man! This would be one of the best spots back home" and in China, it doesn't even look like it's ever been skated.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446569545758842442.post-31476718115409007012012-09-06T18:00:00.000-07:002012-09-06T18:00:00.649-07:00Wallride nollie out<script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?deepLinkEmbedCode=9yd2hsNTpGQog_WDZIhSTQofvXDYJ9k8%2CltdmhsNTrrXGA4IdlKO7SdWmiNyU7uKO%2CV1ZTRsNTqs0TLsuv6mLEPQg0PeLpRmDS&embedCode=9yd2hsNTpGQog_WDZIhSTQofvXDYJ9k8&width=560&height=312"></script><br />
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This Julien Stranger footage starting at 24 seconds in always stoked me out. The guy has an incredible loose truck style and the wallride nollie out is the best I've seen. You'll probably have to expand the video full screen to see the clip better.<br />
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