Rodney Torres speaks about Create Skateboard Foundation, a new foundation coordinating after-school skateboarding programs throughout New York. Watch the clip below to see some of the programs in action.
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SLAP: One In A Million New York Concludes (2012)
We’ve been loosely following the New York version of Slap’s One In A Million, but to write about it after Chris Nieratko hit the nail on the head would be pointless. Here’s a the full series embedded below so you can watch it for yourself and dig the skateboarding and hate the reality show antics:
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Also tagged Chris Nieratko, House Of Vans, Lurker Lou, Slap, Steve Rodriguez, Webisodes
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Photo Recap: Harold Hunter All-Stars Event (2012)
On Saturday, April 14th we headed up to 2nd Nature skate park (Peekskill, NY) for the 2nd annual Harold Hunter All-Stars event, hosted by Rodney Torres. Skaters came from all over and threw down in memory of NYC skateboarding legend Harold Hunter. We had a great time and got to watch some good skating go [...]
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Also tagged 2nd Nature Skate Park, Armand Brunelle, Harold Hunter Foundation
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Today: 2nd Annual Harold Hunter All-Stars Event (2012)
Today at 2PM is the 2nd annual Harold Hunter NYC All-Stars event which will be at 2nd Nature Skate Park in Peekskill, NY. See the flyer below for more details.
Posted in NY Events
Also tagged 2nd Nature Skate Park, Harold Hunter, Harold Hunter Foundation
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JR Cronheim’s Short Version of “misunderstood.” (2012)
JR Cronheim is currently working on a feature film about skateboarding’s immense global cultural significance as an artistic movement (perhaps one of the greatest of the 21st century) and its relationship with society at large. He’s released a 15-minute short version of the film (embedded below) titled “misunderstood.” featuring interviews with Steve Rodriguez, Taji Ameen, Dave Ortiz [...]
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Also tagged Alex Corporan, Dave Ortiz, Documentary, JR Cronheim, Steve Rodriguez, Taji Ameen
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Introducing Torro Skateboards NYC (2012)
Rodney Torres announced that he’s officially launching Torro Skateboards NYC. Team includes Leo Heinert and Joseph Delgado. Here’s the info straight from Rodney: Today, after more than two decades of skateboarding and riding for various brands, I’m very proud to announce the launch of my own brand, TORRO! SKATEBOARDS NYC. Arriving at this point has [...]
10 Days in NYC via Jean-Pascal Strüwer (1998)
Jean-Pascal Strüwer took a 10 day trip to NYC from Sweden back in 1998 and sent over this footage and some pics of memorabilia. Clip includes skating by Mike Wright, Alexander Åkerlund, Geo Moya, Björne Winberg, Rodney Torres and Oskar Wennberg. Memorabilia includes some contact info from Harold Hunter, Frank Natiello and how to submit footage to 411VM. [...]
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Also tagged 1998, 411VM, Alexander Åkerlund, Björne Winberg, Frank Natiello, Geo Moya, Harold Hunter, Mike Wright, Oskar Wennberg, Vacation Tours, Video Clips
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