This weeks Indianapolis Monday Night Skate at Major Taylor's 5PM (9/28)

Sorry for the super late notice everybody...I'm still coping with the loss of Joel Fargus.

Joel Fargus: 7/29/09 - 9/27/09

An afternoon with the Monday Night Skate by Owen Nevins and Alex Braunagel

So Owen and Alex threw this up on the messageboard today from this week's Monday Night Skate...this is probably a more accurate (and funnier) way that things usually go.

West Lafayette Wednesday Night Skate at the Faith Baptist Park at 7:00 pm (9/22)

We're moving the skate night to Wednesday to accommodate to The Office and people's drinking and homework schedules. The session this week will be at the Faith Baptist park like always. Bring a helmet and make sure not to say anything rude in front of Joe.
-Eric Frankenberger

The 2009 Brass Knuckle Beatdown by Josh Mayo

Josh just got this online...check out the footage from all angles of an awesome comp.

A Day in the Life of the Monday Night Skate

So it's finished...hope you dig it. Thanks to everybody who helped film and everybody who shows up to Monday Night Skate every week...I love you.

THIS WEEK'S MONDAY NIGHT SKATE AT MAJOR TAYLOR'S 6pm (9/21)

Day in the life of the Monday Night Skate Edit almost finished!!!

I've just got to go through it a few more times and clean it up...I'm trying to get it online tonight so check back but if not it will most definately be up on Sunday. Everybody down for major taylor's for next weeks Monday Night Skate? Eh?

Be-Mag's Balance Issue 2 Online Now!!!

The second (and much improved) issue of Balance features interviews with Iain McLeod, Chynna Weierstall, Mike Koliner and Matt Lorch. 34 pages, over 10,000 words and more than 25 pictures to entertain you while you kill some time on your lunch break. Click the image to check it out. Go Matt Lorch!

This weeks West Lafayette Thursday Night Skate at the Faith Baptist Skatepark 6:30 PM (9/17)

Check out the pictures that sam put up on the messageboard. And watch out for the recruiters at the skate park...remember that nothing is ever really free. Even if it's warm and delicious pizza. Haha.

Photo: Andy from last thursday

This weeks Indianapolis Monday Night Skate at Major Taylors 6PM (9/14)

Be there...free punch and pie.

This weeks West Lafayette Thursday Night Skate at the Faith Baptist Skatepark 6:30 PM (9/10)

The West Lafayatte Thursday night session will be at the Faith Baptist skatepark tonight at 6:30 PM. Make sure to bring a helmet, they're required there. See you there!

--
Eric Frankenberger

This weeks Indianapolis Monday Night Skate at Major Taylor's 6PM (9/7)

Sorry for the late notice ya'll...let's blade it up. Not too many more monday night skates left in the year so let's make all of these count. If you want to be featured in tiny beautiful things I strongly suggest coming out to the street sessions afterwards. Ok bye!

Brass Knuckle Beatdown 2009 Results

So Vince just sent me the results of the comp and a little teaser of things to come. He'll have shots up on his site within the next day or 2 so I'll make sure to post up the link once it's on. I'm about to head over to Josh Mayo's house to give him the footage he shot on my camera so he can get the edit going for the event. And believe it or not I am still trying to get the rest of the Blade Jam footage so keep looking out for that. Anyways, awesome comp...shame shame shame if you missed it.

Expert Division:

1. Reed Huston
2. Danny Gantchev
3. Sean Darst

Open Division:

1. Tyler Ailes
2. Jake Jackson
3. Justin Frederikson

Beginner Division:

1. Shane Herbst
2. Zach Murphy
3. Jon Kerr

Old Person (25+ or have a kid)

1. Matt Lorch - 32
2. Daniel Kinney - 26
3. Jeremy Adamowicz - father

Photo: Jake Wilkes Topsoul stall attempt on the tallest of all coping by Vincent Morretino

Best(worst) edit ever!!! Monday Night Skate at the 146th St. Park

Alex Braunagel first edit ever, done in about an hour with totally awesome clips!! from Owen Nevins on Vimeo.

So Alex and Owen through this quick edit together from last night's monday night skate. I have heard whispers of an oscar nomination.