West Gate of Babylon

Flying though the air, Chris Cole is halfway through a succesful backside 360 ollie down the Wallenberg four which he landed on his second attempt, helping him take home the $6,000 prize for 1st Place.

The ladies portion of the contest set the theme for the rest of the day: gnarly!

Marissa Del Santos (far right) made eleven attempts at being the first woman to ollie Wallenberg and came damn close.

True to the Deathwish moniker, Lizard King (a.k.a. Mike Plum) was relentless.  Here he is at the top of his ollie to disaster…

…and he sticks it!

Elissa and Braydon watch the festivities from the crowd…

[All photos by Brett Rector]

Only 48 hours until the contest at Wallenberg High School.  With $10,000 on the line you’ll be sure to see slams way gnarlier than the those found in Chris Cole’s tre-flip sequence.

The West Gate turns 72 today.  Here’s a photo taken during the consturction before the bridge opened on May 27th, 1937.

I might be way ahead of the curve or I might have been sleeping on this and everyone’s already heard, but artist Usugrow’s installation at 24FiftySF is closing this weekend.

I love his art.  It’s somewhat reminiscent of the Edmund Joseph Sullivan piece that got turned into The Greatful Dead skeleton and roses graphics, but retains a distinct japanese tatoo styleee…

24FiftySF / 252 Fillmore St / SF CA

Check out this Adidas Video of the 5th Annual Berlin Clash.  SF local turned pro, Denis Busenitz, killed it along with Bastien Salabanzi who took first overall.

This weekend is Carnival in The Mission and it’s going to be a reggae/dancehall infused affair!

Come see all of your favorite local reggae DJ’s tear shit up Saturday and Sunday on Harrison Street between 17th and 18th near Mariposa.

I’ve been busy and haven’t posted in a while, and just in case you’re wondering this is what I’ve been doing instead.

I just can’t reiterate it enough: I love San Francisco! 

Calling all Mike Mo fanboys!  Head on over to the DLX SF shop on Friday to get your Girl board autographed…  Then ask him to land a hard flip first try down six!

Local skateboard start up Blood Wizard Skateboards is hosting the 1st Annual Lord of the Ringers horse shoe tournament in two weeks at the horse shoe pits in Golden Gate Park.

Their skateboards are sick, and so is all of the Blood Wizard art which is done by local artist Skinner Davis.

He recently worked on a mural project sponsored by YouTube that was featured in a recent issue of Juxtapoz.

Here’s a close up from the mural…

On a related note, some friends and I are throwing a Wizard Staff Party to help prepare for the impending horse shoe wizardry, and our livers for Bay to Breakers…

If you’re interested in coming here’s the info:

Please join us for a day of wizardry and magic spells at the Golden Gate Park Speedway Meadows.

We’ll be celebrating the black arts, comradely between fellow wizards, and of course beer.  Here’s how you can transform yourself into a Wizard:

1. Purchase beer (cans are best as only the most experienced or foolish wizards attempt the 2. Arrive at the Golden Gate Park Speedway Meadows on May 9th at HIGH NOON!

3. Begin drinking beer rapidly

4. As you finish each beer, the empty will be magically attached (e.g. duck-taped) to the bottom of your staff.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until your staff is as tall (or taller) than you are…

Only then will you become a full fledged Wizard of unimaginable power!

We’ll be BBQ’ing so please feel free to bring your favorite cut of Orc Meat or other grill-able treats and snacks.

Also the 1st person to become a full fledge Wizard will receive an awesome prize!

Golden Gate Park Speed Way
Near 25th and Fulton
Saturday, May 9, 12:00PM

IF YOU ARE STILL CONFUSED: CHECK OUT THIS LINK!!!

Veteran roots reggae artist Chezidek passed through San Francisco on Friday night, blessing up the mic at 111 Minna as part of their Suite Jesus party.

I’ve seen Chezidek a bunch of times but I can’t believe I’ve never been to 111 before… It’s dope!  Two big rooms, nice sound system and $2 PBR’s all night.

I’m definitely passing through next month… See you there!