Jonny’s skateshop
In news even closer to home it’s a pleasure to see a new skateshop opening up in town. Jonny’s Skateshop at 40 Clarendon street should be open to the public by the time you’re reading this. With what seems to be a friendly staff and a nice selection of product from the likes of Anti-Hero, Think and Life Extension and I’m told a big delivery of soft goods on the way in time for Christmas, it should be good. Give them a like on Facebook to keep up date on all goings on or drop in yourself just to hello or next time you have a purchase to make try out Jonny’s instead of resorting to any of the many mail-order sites. Support your local skateshop.
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As exciting as a major, big budget skate video release is with its associated years of hype and gratuitous shots of groups of lads high-fiving each other in slow motion, that really isn’t the be all and end all of skate videos as a whole. Sometimes nothing’s better than a proper homie video where you haven’t even heard of most of if not all of the guys featured, a video that gives us a chance to ride along, offering a glimpse into the lives of a group of friends and we can ultimately believe that in some respect WE too are part of their circle of friends and a wider brotherhood, an international fraternity based on love, respect and a shared passion.
Nah, only messing. These videos usually just have an awesome 90’s hip-hop soundtrack and lots of long lines filmed at night through traffic and various other places where one should most certainly not be skateboarding.
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Case in point, this excellent new homie video out of Canada so, eh, check it out. But the Homie video is not just refuge of unknowns; it occasionally offers us precious goofing around footage from some heavy hitters. Gilbert Crocket (Alien Workshop pro, currently filming a part for the inevitably mind-blowing upcoming Vans video, possessor of unquestionably the best bow-legged style in skateboarding) for example came through with this gem in “cell-out” a no-budget scene video out of his native Richmond, Virginia filmed entirely on iPhones. And just because it’s all a bit of a laugh doesn’t mean old Gil doesn’t go hard. Just look at the ollie up the double set at 1.10.
