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Abdias Rivera
Tampa, Florida
Oh man, you guys are going to be stoked on Abdias Rivera’s Sponsor Me vid! In fact, Emerica started flowing him shoes because of this video. Abdias is a ripper with sick tricks, a clean style and awesome spots. A video like this is really what you need to compare your skating to if you’re trying to get sponsored, as Abdias is on the same level as most of the sponsored ams out there. The difficulty in spots is something you have to look at when you see so many Sponsor Me videos. Abdias shows that he can skate really difficult obstacles and make it look easy. I also like to see skaters who can flip their board down big sets of stairs, which Abdias can obviously do, as well. Good filming and editing is also nice to see. You will definitely be seeing more of Abdias in the future. —Jeff Henderson
On Sunday, June 19, the SPUI Square in the Hague was the place to be for all skateboarders in Holland. SPUI Square is suffering the same uncertain future as LOVE Park in Philadelphia, so the locals got together for a Wild in the Streets celebration with Emerica to show the city how much skateboarders care for their spot. At 1:00 p.m., everyone came together. Some skateboarders took a two-hour train to the Hague. And even though it was warm out (almost 30 degrees C, 100 degrees F), most everyone skated all day.
That’s right, if you were at Emerica’s Wild in the Streets celebration in Philadelphia (only, not other locations) on June 21, 2005, please send in your footage on mini-DV...
If there was one word to describe our Wild in the Streets celebration in Brasov, Romania, "gnarly" had to be it. Gnarly was seeing more than 150 people gathered for pure skateboarding. Gnarly was conquering the streets and stopping rush-hour traffic for several minutes. Gnarly was witnessing perfect frontside flips and tré flips stuck on wet marble. Gnarly was riding a skateboard behind a police vehicle together with friends. Gnarly was watching a huge crowd of skaters acting civilized for their sport.
All you Dutch Kids better shake off your wooden shoes and slap on your Emericas! Leo Romero, Tosh Townend, Matt Allen and Aaron Suski are heading over to Holland this coming July 13-23!
Emerica pro Andrew Reynolds is somehow finding time to work on an interview for The Skateboard Mag while continuing non-stop editing duties for the Baker video.
Title: 2nd Avenue Zine Publisher: Colin Kinniburgh Issue Number: 5 Date: Spring 2004 Page Size: 8.5" x 11" Page Count: 22 Printing method: Black and white photocopy (with a four-color cover!) Price: Email the publisher. Email: the2ndavenuezine at aol.com (Use the @ symbol with no spaces around it.) Web site:2nd Avenue Zine
Aw, yeah! Here be the fifth issue of 2nd Avenue Zine, straight outta Brooklyn...and sportin’ the traditional (for this zine, anyway) four-color cover, to boot. The rest of you zine makers better step it up and go color, too! Just stop buying food and you can afford it. This latest issue features ’80s vert pro Mike McGill dropping in on a hot Autumn skate shop ad; spot profiles of Bobby’s Bank Ledge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and an Amazing Bank in the middle of nowhere, France; an interview with photographer Bob Kronbauer; plus the obligatory music / video reviews and a nice photo gallery, as well. It’s all wrapped-up with a hilarious Gonz article called The Best Weekend Ever, Part II: Gonzomania! Good job, Colin! This is a well-put together issue, for sure, and you alls is missin’ out if you don’t getchaself one.
Become a hapless victim in style with any one of these three Emericawallets: The Bullet, Eager or Prep. The only question I have is, when you’re at the shop and you take your...
Hey, all y’all sneaker fanatics, shred sledders and Emerikids inhabiting the Los Angeles area, you better head on over to Rec Center Studio this Friday, July 8 at 8:00 p.m. to scope the opening night of Sneaker Pimps, the world’s largest touring sneaker show! It’s located at 1161 Logan Street, Los Angeles, California 90026. I’m sure you’ll see a lot of your favorite kicks hanging around, done-up all special-like.
There’ll be a skate session with Stevie Williams, plus live DJs like Biz Markie, Mix Master Mike, DJ Am, DJ Trasha You gotta be at least 18 to get in, though, and it’s ten dollars at the door. Early arrival is suggested, as the venue is sure to reach capacity. The guest list closes early, too. The first 100 people inside will receive a special Sneaker Pimps gift bag. See you there!
We here at Emerica would like to offer a belated congratulations to Canadian Emerica rider Antoine Asselin for winning $8,000 smackeroos (Canadian smackeroos, that is.) at the Red Bull Combat contest on June 24 in Place D’Youvill, Quebec, Canada. Here’s some pics of the action:
