Thursday, July 2, 2015
A Little Edit Aaron Christopher Made
Here is a little edit Aaron Christopher made. Check his channel for more edits!
Friday, June 26, 2015
Tour De Scour Edit and Photos
Last Saturday all of the Scour Skateboards guys went to a couple parks and filmed an edit. A ton of people showed up. Here are the photos, shot by Aaron Ibey and the edit, filmed by Matt Gehl, Aaron Christopher, and Nick Holub, and edited by Matt Gehl.
scour skateboards internet promo 10 - the scour tour from Matthew Gehl on Vimeo.
scour skateboards internet promo 10 - the scour tour from Matthew Gehl on Vimeo.
Monday, June 22, 2015
The Jonathan Prather, Rhett Skateboarding Interview
I met Jonathan on a trip probably 10 years ago. We both rode for Diverge at the time and Jacob set up this random trip with Me, Jonathan, himself, and Adam Burkholder. The trip was a disaster, nothing went right, but it was still an amazing time. That trip makes me think of 2 things, making fun of Jonathan for wearing bright green Dickies on St. Patricks day, and him trying to ollie off a 6 foot drop to flat. Jonathan is a great dude, and has an awesome shop. If you're ever in Bloomington, IN stop by Rhett Skateboarding, but whatever you do, don't ask him for some of his "spots". You never will want to skate a Prather Spot.
Name: Jonathan James Prather. 32. DOB: August, 5 1982 Born and Raised in Deputy, Indiana
How long have you been skateboarding?
When i was a little kid my mom gave piano lessons to this girl Tracy. She had a skateboard...I was probably 5 or 6. Her driveway was down hill, so I'd ride down that and before i got to the rode I'd roll into the grass. Dude it was so fun!!!! I always had a crappy Nash board, and would push around, but nothing cool...Then when I was 13 or 14, my cousins got good pro skateboards...One of them got an Alien Workshop. The other one got an Invisible. They were learning to Ollie, so i got my old crappy one and tried to learn to Ollie too. I think it took me a couple of weeks, but I finally made it. After about a month of messing around with them, my cousin Dusty decided he was over it. So I bought his Alien board for $40. I was stoked! My dad was so pissed I'd spend so much on a toy. His mom was pissed because she had spent $100 on it...A side note-my cousin is in jail for selling meth, so I'm glad I never quit skating! Not a whole lot of opportunities in Deputy
When and why did you move into Life?
Oh that was when I quit college. So I met my friends Sam and Adam at this music festival called Cornerstone. Maybe in 2002 or 2003...Sam had just started a skate shop in Upland, IN called Life. Anyway I was going to school an hour away from there in Ft. Wayne. So we ended up becoming friends. After a year and a half of college I was so over it. Seriously hated college. So I was just kinda couch surfing around Ft. Wayne. Well Sam had just moved Life to Muncie, so he could have an indoor park. He offered to let me crash on the couch in the park. So i moved to Muncie and lived in the skate shop for almost a year. It was pretty rad. I could skate anytime I wanted. And there were no houses close, so we'd just blast jams and skate till like 4 am. Oh, and I had lots of homies in Muncie. So that's who I'd skate with. And my friend Adam ended up moving into the shop too. So it was super fun just skate ALL the time!
Did you move to Bloomington right after Life closed?
No, I actually moved back to Deputy, and Madison. Deputy is about 20 miles outside of Madison. It's like farm land. Madison was where I went to school. So I lived with my parents for a few, then got a place in Madison. That way I didn't have to drive 30 minutes every time I had to work or skate. I chilled in Madison for a couple of years. Lots of friends there. But not where I wanted to be. So I ended up quitting my job and moving to Bloomington. I think that was 2008. Also living in Madison, we traveled a lot. Louisville, Indy, Cincinatti, and Bloomington, We're all within an hour and a half so we left town a lot.
How long were you in Bloomington before you started working at RISE?
I have known Ryan (smith, the owner of the bloomington rise) for a long time. He's been a HUGE influence on my life and my skating! I was coming to Bloomington a lot to skate, so we were chillin a bunch. He actually told me they were looking for an extra dude to help at the shop. So that kinda motivated me to get up here! But by the time I got here, there were already a couple homies working there. So i just worked at the Laughing Planet. I think for a year. Then RISE needed some help. So I started working there. I honestly think it was a good thing for me to kinda get involved in the scene before I started there.
Once the Bloomington RISE closed did you know immediately that you wanted to start your own thing?
Hahaha. No, quite the opposite. RISE closed in January. I was kinda hoping someone would start something. I was always asking myself "who could start a shop and not blow it?" I even had a little money saved up, and I kinda offered to help out whoever I thought might be able to do it. But by the end of March, nothing was happening, and I kinda realized, there aren't that many people who are used to being broke all of the time, and who can live off of $500 a month, but I could! So I realized, that maybe I was a good candidate to start a shop. But I didn't have enough money to start one. I also knew I'd have to give up other things I was doing a lot. Like, playing in bands, and leaving town on whims. But I love skating, and there was a huge hole in our scene. So to make a long story short. I borrowed some cash from family, and started the shop. I was probably one of the most reluctant business owners ever. I'm not a salesman. I hate talking business with people. It's seriously so wack! But I felt like the skate shop is the cornerstone of a skate scene. And with no shop, there's not much of a scene! So I worked everyday for the first year 7 days a week, and from May-Sept I worked a job baking at night, a few days a week. I lived on that. Didn't pay myself from the shop. I put every penny back into it! So the shop grew double by the time the first year was up. It's something i'm pretty proud of! I worked really hard, and it payed off. It was harsh some days, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
I also gotta mention I got a HUGE amount of encouragement and support from Buddy at RISE, Ryan Smith, Joe at Blacklist, Sam at Life, and Nick Weaver at RISE Ft. Wayne. All of those dudes were huge helps!
What does Rhett mean? And why did you decide to use that as the name for your shop?
Dude. I tried so hard to think of a name for the shop! Seriously, I have a piece of paper with 100 different names. I wanted something different from RISE. RISE is such an amazing name for a shop and it means so much. But I think the Bloomington scene is a little more goofball than the Indy and Ft. Wayne scenes. So after weeks of trying to figure out a name, I just decided to name the shop after my friends!
Rhett was all started from and inside joke between a couple of homies when we were like 14 or 15. A couple of dudes started writing it on their skateboards, then a couple more. Then suddenly there was this whole crew of friends all writing Rhett on their boards, t-shirts, tagging it in stuff, getting it tattooed on them. When i moved to Muncie, those were my dudes! So I became part of the crew. And honestly, the best part about Rhett was it's not a pretentious group of dudes. Basically, if you skate and are down with the homies and you aren't an idiot, you're part of Rhett. There's dudes in Portland who have Rhett tattoos who i've never met. But we're all homies. It's just how skateboarding is. If you're down, and not a jerk, then let's skate. Thats why I named the shop Rhett. It's named after my homies! And the idea of Rhett is that we're all homies. We're all a family! Skateboarding is a family...It may be a little dysfunctional sometimes, but we're so much more rad that anything else!
Rhett has grown quite a bit over the years. Is the support from the local community pretty strong?
Yeah. The shop has definitely grown a lot! Everyone here and out of town is SUPER supportive. I mean, we were broken into 2 weeks ago. Within the first week, we got everything that had been stolen back, except for 1 longboard. That's pretty rad! I think Bloomington does have a pretty tight scene. It's small, so we all know each other. And I think for most skaters here, it's more of supporting their friends than supporting the skate shop. I also think another reason folks here are so supportive is because we have seen the worst. We saw RISE Bloomington close. That was a very heavy blow to the scene.
Rise and Ryan did so much. It was such a monumental bummer when it was done. I think that gave a lot of people here perspective. That if you want a rad shop, and a rad scene, you have to support it! and in the same vein, the shop has to support the scene. It's gotta be a co-operative effort on both ends. I definitely feel very blessed to be a part of the Bloomington/Indiana/Midwest skateboard science!
Whats the plan for the next year? Do you have a video in the works?
Quit skating, make a million dollars, buy a hummer! HAHAHAHA! Well we've been talking about a video. So far I think there are like 5 clips. So my plan for the next year is to get my butt in gear, pull out my camera, and get these fools (and myself) motivated! The video is called RHETT DREAMS. It's gonna be like a Midwest Street Dreams. I'm trying to talk Dyrdek into a cameo! We'll see what happens!!!
Wow, can I be the TK of the video?
Yeah but you gotta rap!
Done and done! What brands are you stoked to carry at your shop?
I'm stoked to carry pretty much any skateboard brand that's giving back to skateboarding in a positive way. I'm really proud of all the local guys who are making it happen. So always super stoked to sell those. I do feel like we carry a lot of smaller brands though.
What inspires you?
Wow! Inspiration. Now that's a heavy question! I definitely get inspired by so many different things and people. Just the fact that we are friends and have created this worldwide community, based on riding a wooden toy, is pretty damn amazing!
So I guess on the daily music is a huge inspiration to me. Early on, when I first started skating, punk and hardcore were huge. Minor Threat and Operation Ivy, are definitely two bands that I can honestly say changed my life! Now a days I'm listening to a lot of jazz, hip hop, reggae, and of course all of the punk i can get my hands on. Been jamming to a lot of Mingus, Rassan Rolland Kirk, Ornette Coleman a lot lately...I feel like there is a lot of similarities between punk and jazz. Maybe not in the music but in the attitude!
As far as skating goes, I'm pretty hyped on all the smaller brands doing new and cool stuff. I get really inspired to skate by riding around and just looking at architecture. I think skating gives us a very different lens to see the world through. I think we appreciate architecture in a way that most people will never get. I get excited about not only skating it, but thinking about building it. What I would do if I owned a place. My friend Bart is making some killer skate parks right now. He's a huge inspiration...I could literally go on for hours!
One final question. What do you hope to see in the future as far as Indiana skateboarding goes.
I think Indiana skateboarding is amazing! I think being so far removed from the "industry" people here generally have way better attitudes, and skate more for the enjoyment. I think it's more pure here than a lot of places.
I guess one think I'd like to see is the Indiana skate community grow, and become more connected. I would love for dudes from Ft. Wayne, NWI, and Evansville to support events in Lawrenceburg. It's easy for kids from Indy to come to Bloomington, and vice versa, but it would be cool if everyone in Indiana wanted to support every scene. And insted of bitch about our differences, be excited about them, and embrace them. I believe that skateboarding has the potential to bring so much positivity. I think once folks realize that we are a big family, that it's not about competition, that we need each other to better ourselves, then we can really do some amazing things. That's what I would like to see the most. Just lots of support and respect for one another.
It would be cool for the "industry" to recognize Indiana as a viable place to skate and live. But we don't need an industry to make things here rad. We can do it ourselves!
Interview by Nick Holub
Name: Jonathan James Prather. 32. DOB: August, 5 1982 Born and Raised in Deputy, Indiana
How long have you been skateboarding?
When i was a little kid my mom gave piano lessons to this girl Tracy. She had a skateboard...I was probably 5 or 6. Her driveway was down hill, so I'd ride down that and before i got to the rode I'd roll into the grass. Dude it was so fun!!!! I always had a crappy Nash board, and would push around, but nothing cool...Then when I was 13 or 14, my cousins got good pro skateboards...One of them got an Alien Workshop. The other one got an Invisible. They were learning to Ollie, so i got my old crappy one and tried to learn to Ollie too. I think it took me a couple of weeks, but I finally made it. After about a month of messing around with them, my cousin Dusty decided he was over it. So I bought his Alien board for $40. I was stoked! My dad was so pissed I'd spend so much on a toy. His mom was pissed because she had spent $100 on it...A side note-my cousin is in jail for selling meth, so I'm glad I never quit skating! Not a whole lot of opportunities in Deputy
When and why did you move into Life?
Oh that was when I quit college. So I met my friends Sam and Adam at this music festival called Cornerstone. Maybe in 2002 or 2003...Sam had just started a skate shop in Upland, IN called Life. Anyway I was going to school an hour away from there in Ft. Wayne. So we ended up becoming friends. After a year and a half of college I was so over it. Seriously hated college. So I was just kinda couch surfing around Ft. Wayne. Well Sam had just moved Life to Muncie, so he could have an indoor park. He offered to let me crash on the couch in the park. So i moved to Muncie and lived in the skate shop for almost a year. It was pretty rad. I could skate anytime I wanted. And there were no houses close, so we'd just blast jams and skate till like 4 am. Oh, and I had lots of homies in Muncie. So that's who I'd skate with. And my friend Adam ended up moving into the shop too. So it was super fun just skate ALL the time!
Did you move to Bloomington right after Life closed?
No, I actually moved back to Deputy, and Madison. Deputy is about 20 miles outside of Madison. It's like farm land. Madison was where I went to school. So I lived with my parents for a few, then got a place in Madison. That way I didn't have to drive 30 minutes every time I had to work or skate. I chilled in Madison for a couple of years. Lots of friends there. But not where I wanted to be. So I ended up quitting my job and moving to Bloomington. I think that was 2008. Also living in Madison, we traveled a lot. Louisville, Indy, Cincinatti, and Bloomington, We're all within an hour and a half so we left town a lot.
How long were you in Bloomington before you started working at RISE?
I have known Ryan (smith, the owner of the bloomington rise) for a long time. He's been a HUGE influence on my life and my skating! I was coming to Bloomington a lot to skate, so we were chillin a bunch. He actually told me they were looking for an extra dude to help at the shop. So that kinda motivated me to get up here! But by the time I got here, there were already a couple homies working there. So i just worked at the Laughing Planet. I think for a year. Then RISE needed some help. So I started working there. I honestly think it was a good thing for me to kinda get involved in the scene before I started there.
Once the Bloomington RISE closed did you know immediately that you wanted to start your own thing?
Hahaha. No, quite the opposite. RISE closed in January. I was kinda hoping someone would start something. I was always asking myself "who could start a shop and not blow it?" I even had a little money saved up, and I kinda offered to help out whoever I thought might be able to do it. But by the end of March, nothing was happening, and I kinda realized, there aren't that many people who are used to being broke all of the time, and who can live off of $500 a month, but I could! So I realized, that maybe I was a good candidate to start a shop. But I didn't have enough money to start one. I also knew I'd have to give up other things I was doing a lot. Like, playing in bands, and leaving town on whims. But I love skating, and there was a huge hole in our scene. So to make a long story short. I borrowed some cash from family, and started the shop. I was probably one of the most reluctant business owners ever. I'm not a salesman. I hate talking business with people. It's seriously so wack! But I felt like the skate shop is the cornerstone of a skate scene. And with no shop, there's not much of a scene! So I worked everyday for the first year 7 days a week, and from May-Sept I worked a job baking at night, a few days a week. I lived on that. Didn't pay myself from the shop. I put every penny back into it! So the shop grew double by the time the first year was up. It's something i'm pretty proud of! I worked really hard, and it payed off. It was harsh some days, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
I also gotta mention I got a HUGE amount of encouragement and support from Buddy at RISE, Ryan Smith, Joe at Blacklist, Sam at Life, and Nick Weaver at RISE Ft. Wayne. All of those dudes were huge helps!
What does Rhett mean? And why did you decide to use that as the name for your shop?
Dude. I tried so hard to think of a name for the shop! Seriously, I have a piece of paper with 100 different names. I wanted something different from RISE. RISE is such an amazing name for a shop and it means so much. But I think the Bloomington scene is a little more goofball than the Indy and Ft. Wayne scenes. So after weeks of trying to figure out a name, I just decided to name the shop after my friends!
Rhett was all started from and inside joke between a couple of homies when we were like 14 or 15. A couple of dudes started writing it on their skateboards, then a couple more. Then suddenly there was this whole crew of friends all writing Rhett on their boards, t-shirts, tagging it in stuff, getting it tattooed on them. When i moved to Muncie, those were my dudes! So I became part of the crew. And honestly, the best part about Rhett was it's not a pretentious group of dudes. Basically, if you skate and are down with the homies and you aren't an idiot, you're part of Rhett. There's dudes in Portland who have Rhett tattoos who i've never met. But we're all homies. It's just how skateboarding is. If you're down, and not a jerk, then let's skate. Thats why I named the shop Rhett. It's named after my homies! And the idea of Rhett is that we're all homies. We're all a family! Skateboarding is a family...It may be a little dysfunctional sometimes, but we're so much more rad that anything else!
Rhett has grown quite a bit over the years. Is the support from the local community pretty strong?
Yeah. The shop has definitely grown a lot! Everyone here and out of town is SUPER supportive. I mean, we were broken into 2 weeks ago. Within the first week, we got everything that had been stolen back, except for 1 longboard. That's pretty rad! I think Bloomington does have a pretty tight scene. It's small, so we all know each other. And I think for most skaters here, it's more of supporting their friends than supporting the skate shop. I also think another reason folks here are so supportive is because we have seen the worst. We saw RISE Bloomington close. That was a very heavy blow to the scene.
Rise and Ryan did so much. It was such a monumental bummer when it was done. I think that gave a lot of people here perspective. That if you want a rad shop, and a rad scene, you have to support it! and in the same vein, the shop has to support the scene. It's gotta be a co-operative effort on both ends. I definitely feel very blessed to be a part of the Bloomington/Indiana/Midwest skateboard science!
Whats the plan for the next year? Do you have a video in the works?
Quit skating, make a million dollars, buy a hummer! HAHAHAHA! Well we've been talking about a video. So far I think there are like 5 clips. So my plan for the next year is to get my butt in gear, pull out my camera, and get these fools (and myself) motivated! The video is called RHETT DREAMS. It's gonna be like a Midwest Street Dreams. I'm trying to talk Dyrdek into a cameo! We'll see what happens!!!
Wow, can I be the TK of the video?
Yeah but you gotta rap!
Done and done! What brands are you stoked to carry at your shop?
I'm stoked to carry pretty much any skateboard brand that's giving back to skateboarding in a positive way. I'm really proud of all the local guys who are making it happen. So always super stoked to sell those. I do feel like we carry a lot of smaller brands though.
What inspires you?
Wow! Inspiration. Now that's a heavy question! I definitely get inspired by so many different things and people. Just the fact that we are friends and have created this worldwide community, based on riding a wooden toy, is pretty damn amazing!
So I guess on the daily music is a huge inspiration to me. Early on, when I first started skating, punk and hardcore were huge. Minor Threat and Operation Ivy, are definitely two bands that I can honestly say changed my life! Now a days I'm listening to a lot of jazz, hip hop, reggae, and of course all of the punk i can get my hands on. Been jamming to a lot of Mingus, Rassan Rolland Kirk, Ornette Coleman a lot lately...I feel like there is a lot of similarities between punk and jazz. Maybe not in the music but in the attitude!
As far as skating goes, I'm pretty hyped on all the smaller brands doing new and cool stuff. I get really inspired to skate by riding around and just looking at architecture. I think skating gives us a very different lens to see the world through. I think we appreciate architecture in a way that most people will never get. I get excited about not only skating it, but thinking about building it. What I would do if I owned a place. My friend Bart is making some killer skate parks right now. He's a huge inspiration...I could literally go on for hours!
One final question. What do you hope to see in the future as far as Indiana skateboarding goes.
I think Indiana skateboarding is amazing! I think being so far removed from the "industry" people here generally have way better attitudes, and skate more for the enjoyment. I think it's more pure here than a lot of places.
I guess one think I'd like to see is the Indiana skate community grow, and become more connected. I would love for dudes from Ft. Wayne, NWI, and Evansville to support events in Lawrenceburg. It's easy for kids from Indy to come to Bloomington, and vice versa, but it would be cool if everyone in Indiana wanted to support every scene. And insted of bitch about our differences, be excited about them, and embrace them. I believe that skateboarding has the potential to bring so much positivity. I think once folks realize that we are a big family, that it's not about competition, that we need each other to better ourselves, then we can really do some amazing things. That's what I would like to see the most. Just lots of support and respect for one another.
It would be cool for the "industry" to recognize Indiana as a viable place to skate and live. But we don't need an industry to make things here rad. We can do it ourselves!
Interview by Nick Holub
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Go Skateboarding Day and Surrounding Events!
There are a lot of awesome things happening over the next week so do your best to check these things out! Get out there and go skateboarding!
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Scour Skateboards Internet Promo 9
Due to song regulations and some file size issues, I had to upload the edit to my vimeo instead of Scour's account…
Click here to check the promo!
Scour Skateboards Internet Promo 9! Special thanks to Nich Estes for contributing footage to this one. Featuring Scour, family, and the #scumstachethevideo rebels! Check the link to their trailer below -
Click here to check the promo!
Scour Skateboards Internet Promo 9! Special thanks to Nich Estes for contributing footage to this one. Featuring Scour, family, and the #scumstachethevideo rebels! Check the link to their trailer below -
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Summer Begins V2
Luke Miles does these cool little edits using his phone and a Death Lens. Check out his You Tube channel for more.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Sorry For The Lack Of Updates
Sorry about the lack of updates! We've been working on a couple things, a few interviews will be up soon. We are starting a local shop section where we will be interviewing owners from the local skate shops in Indiana so everyone can get a little insight into the shops and the people behind them. While you wait for that, here are a couple videos from people who film in the area. Check out their YouTube Channels for more Indiana skateboarding.
Monday, May 18, 2015
A Video No One Will Ever See
About 2 years ago I was really bored in the middle of the winter. I dug out one of my old hard drives and started going through footage. I ended up organizing it and finding out that I had enough for a full video of stuff that people would never actually see. 2 pots of coffee and 12 hours later this was the result of that boredom. Its about 8 years of footage probably. It was all filmed between The Tie That Binds and Life Wont Wait if that gives you a little bit of a time frame. I never put it out because I thought it was kind of funny to have a full video sitting on my computer that only a handful of people had actually seen. Ive been filming skateboarding for 11 years and I have made quite a few videos but honestly, this one was the most fun to make. Probably because there wasn't any pressure on it. So here it is in its entirety. Its nothing amazing by any means, its just a bunch of footage that you probably have never seen.
-Nick Holub
-Nick Holub
The Video No One Will Ever See from Scour Skateboards on Vimeo.
Friday, May 15, 2015
The Nick Traycoff Interview
The following is a text interview I had with Nick Traycoff the night following his knee reconstruction surgery. Nick is one of my closest friends and favorite skateboarders, and although I'm sure you've heard more of the brokeboy in recent months with the release of Bloomington Indiana's "Dirty Brah" video and his introduction to Scour Skateboards, Nick has remained relatively under the radar over the years, skating more than anyone and stacking footage incessantly. Here's a quick conversation with him; hopefully you can get a bit more understanding into the baby-faced ripper who you've heard about but never seen.
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You ready to do this?
Yeah, you got questions ready or are you some kind of amateur?
I'm winging it. So explain to me how you are feeling right now and why you are feeling that way. A type of way.
Right now I feel a little trapped. Stuck in my basement. I'm on some gnarly pain meds from surgery today.
Fuck dude, that sucks. How did you fuck your shit up again? A half cab heel attempt?
Yeah. I have a new rule, if you can't jump up it don't jump down it. I think its Pete Eldrige's rule.
I saw some shirts on the internet that had that printed on them. Prob gonna order you some. So you tore your acl? And they fixed you up good? How long you think til your back cruising around?
Probably like 6 months.
:(. That's not too bad. Lots of kayaking to do this summer, right?
Yessir. Lake time.
It's the best time. So, you just came out with a part in Bloomington's very own "Dirty Brah" video. It's gnarly! I would know ;). How did you get involved with the video?
Thanks to you dude! I'm pretty sure Michael (Wissig) asked me. I'm not a "dirty butt" or a "sah brah" but I've skated with all those dudes for a long time and they were down to let me intrude on their video which is awesome cuz they're the best crew to skate with.
We were a tag team, a dynamic duo some might say. And yes, they are the best dudes, it was amazing to see you shine in another amazing Bloomington epic.
You killed it. I miss filming with you. Everyone in Bloomington does.
Can you break down some of your part for me? A few questions to help: Hardest trick to get, easiest, trick Gehl bugged you to get the most, scariest trick you got, amount of time it took for you and Gehl to settle with a song and why.
Every line was the hardest. The flatground kickflip in one of the lines was one of the hardest. I remember freaking out over that. Easiest was the indoor shuv it. The tail drop at the health center was the scariest. Why do you ask this?? It took forever to come up with a song cuz you didn't like anything.
Haha it took us a while, we just couldn't agree on anything! I don't know if people are ready for the first version I had edited with Fleetwood Mac/Ms. Jackson…or was it Lady Marmalade? There was a few rough cuts…
I like the song we went with. Glad we put feet on it.
Gehl is my hero
This may bum you out, but what were you working towards before you messed up you knee?
Me, Chris Cardenas and some other fools went on a filming spree for magg the movie.
You guys did. And some scour stuff too, eh? Some edit promotional things here and there.
Yeah. Whatever didn't pass the Gehl test for the magg haha.
Haha, nice. We will be back on it sooner than you think. Just a few more questions Traycoff, I promise. This is my first interview thing I think ever, am I doing ok?
I wonder if pros ever try and change things they say
I bet they do.
And say nevermind but its actually too late and the writer puts it in anyways.
Haha sometimes you gotta though! Lame question time but I want an honest answer. What is so great about Bloomington? What makes the scene so special? I don't know why but I keep coming back, weekend after weekend, just to have Cardenas have me film some 15 trick flatground line down Kirkwood, but I love it. I don't get it. What makes it such a special place for Indiana skateboarding then?
Bloomington is sick because everyone is hyped on everyone else's shit for the most part. There are legends who keep everyone in check if people start blowing it. There's also a surprising amount of spots in a close area that makes street skating awesome without driving anywhere. Not to mention the free nonprofit skatepark "the warehouse" and the spine ramp, and the outdoor park.
And Kilroys! ;)
The real reason Bloomington is sick is because Prather keeps it going strong at Rhett. He loves skateboarding more than anyone I've ever met and supports everybody...oviously Roys.
I totally agree even though he smells.
Yeah dude he's hyped on it too.
Rhett is the best, he taught me how to grip boards!
Should attack him with axe but he'd probably hurt me because he's freaked about some toxins or other hippie idea shit.
Exactly, and that's what makes him great - and smelly. Talking all this Bloomington talk makes me wanna come down. I'm thinking two weekends from now if I can. That's the other best part about skateboarding in Bloomington; half of the best times I've had down there skateboarding don't even involve riding a skateboard. I'm pretty sure Ben Sharritt told me that, and it's stuck with me ever since.
I'll be right here on the couch waiting.
We can tinder together. Stay swiping to the right.
Damn right! Why didn't you just interview me about tinder??
I know! I've been waiting to ask you about it.
Ben is the wisest. You should throw this interview away and talk to him.
How's it going so far? Thinking the knee will get you some sympathy swipes? I won't throw this away but I will definitely talk to him soon…
I wish dude. I'd take sympathy swipes.
As would I. Alright I think that's enough for now Nick…I we covered enough b.s. Thanks for putting up with my questions. Best believe I'll be down there soon enough.
Hurry up I'm losing it. Seriously though, interview Ben. It'd be so funny.
I will.
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- Interview by Matt Gehl
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Aaron Ibey Photo Corner #1
Aaron has been shooting photos for a while and he's been getting pretty damn good at it. Every month we hope to have a few new photos to throw up on here that he has shot. I asked him a few questions so you can get a little insight into who Aaron is before you take a look at the first 7 photos.
How old are you?
I am 19 years old
How long have you been shooting photos?
I have been shooting photos for almost 6 years. So since 2010
What got you into shooting photos?
When i got my first Skateboard Mag. I was about 12 years old and on the cover was Brandon Biebel doing a heelflip down a triple set. I immediately was hyped on the photo and I knew I eventually wanted to take skateboarding photos and photos in general. That's what really got me into shooting photos.
What kind of camera do you have?
The cameras i use to shoot photos with are a Nikon D600, Hasselblad 500, and a Nikon FA
What are your favorite kind of photos to shoot?
My all time favorite photos to take are the "behind the scenes" photos of skateboarding. Sure, shooting the trick is awesome but getting those candid moments of your friends doing something stupid or someone pissed and bloody from falling for an hour trying to land a trick. Those are my favorite things to shoot.
What is your favorite skateboard photo you have ever shot?
My favorite photo is of David Turnwald 5050ing the Wood Brooke rail. That was seriously so unreal to watch him do that.
Who are your favorite photographers?
My favorite photographers are Grant Brittain, Jacob Messex, Michael Burnett, Brad Westcott, Arto Saari, and Matt Day
Do you have any advice for people that want to start shooting photos?
My advice is to always have a camera on you no matter what. Always keep shooting and shoot anything and everything.
How old are you?
I am 19 years old
How long have you been shooting photos?
I have been shooting photos for almost 6 years. So since 2010
What got you into shooting photos?
When i got my first Skateboard Mag. I was about 12 years old and on the cover was Brandon Biebel doing a heelflip down a triple set. I immediately was hyped on the photo and I knew I eventually wanted to take skateboarding photos and photos in general. That's what really got me into shooting photos.
What kind of camera do you have?
The cameras i use to shoot photos with are a Nikon D600, Hasselblad 500, and a Nikon FA
What are your favorite kind of photos to shoot?
My all time favorite photos to take are the "behind the scenes" photos of skateboarding. Sure, shooting the trick is awesome but getting those candid moments of your friends doing something stupid or someone pissed and bloody from falling for an hour trying to land a trick. Those are my favorite things to shoot.
What is your favorite skateboard photo you have ever shot?
My favorite photo is of David Turnwald 5050ing the Wood Brooke rail. That was seriously so unreal to watch him do that.
Who are your favorite photographers?
My favorite photographers are Grant Brittain, Jacob Messex, Michael Burnett, Brad Westcott, Arto Saari, and Matt Day
Do you have any advice for people that want to start shooting photos?
My advice is to always have a camera on you no matter what. Always keep shooting and shoot anything and everything.
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| John Howland-BS Smith Stall |
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| David Turnwald-BS Carve |
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| Nyle Lovett- FS Noseblunt slide |
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| Ben Teter- FS Boardslide |
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| Tristen Moncel-FS Feeble Grind |
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| Nyle Lovett-Switch Crooked Grind |
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| David Turnwald-5050 |
Monday, May 11, 2015
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Searching through YouTube you stumble on some pretty weird stuff. Sometimes you stumble on some really great stuff, especially with skateboarding. Some of you have probably seen this stuff, some of you haven't. Either way, here are some awesome Indiana parts from previous videos.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Homebase Skate Supply Contest!
Saturday, May 23 Homebase Skate Supply will be hosting their very first contest at Lester Square Skatepark in Vincennes, Indiana. The contest will consist of 3 jam sessions (beginner and advanced), and a best trick contest. They will be selling raffle tickets to raise money for the skate park. They will post more about it this week so go check out their instagram @homebaseskatesupply. Support local skateboarding!
Friday, May 8, 2015
Elliott Gress Of The Naptown Collective Interview
I met Elliott maybe 4 or 5 years ago when he had first started what is now "The Naptown Collective". He was just doing a little grip tape art then, and I would have never thought that it would grow into what it is now. With his premiere of "The Manifesto" right around the corner at Rhett, I got a hold of Elliot and asked him a few questions about the past, present, and future of "The Naptown Collective.
Where are you from?
Im from Noblesville, IN, like the country part by Lapel
When did you start doing "The Naptown Collective", and what were your intentions behind it?
I started "The Naptown Collective" out of high school going into college. Mainly because I wanted to explore other mediums that I wasn't familiar with. These being; photography, screen printing, and really whatever medium I could manipulate that I didn't already know. I didn't really intend for it to turn into a company, but after trial and error things started coming together and before I knew it I was focusing more on Naptown than any other part of my life.
You recently spent some time in New York, what was that like?
Yeah I recently got an opportunity through my college to transfer to an art school in Brooklyn for a semester. The living expenses weren't covered so i invited my friend Logan Hamm to some split rent and skate in the city for a couple months. I'd highly recommend to anyone to go skate NYC, its the Mecca in my opinion. I know that there are a million cities with spots, but the culture that surrounds it is unbeatable, the spots are everywhere, and besides insane rent, everything else isn't that crazy.
How important is it to you that you make everything yourself?
I think making things by hand is crucial and really synonymous with every person everywhere. I mean obviously I'm not going to rule out using machines because even then a human directs them. For example, I hand design, print, and advertise everything I make but I still use equipment like computers, printers, ovens. I think as long as you have your hand in it that's all that really matters.
Does anyone help you with it?
I do have people who help, I'm lucky enough to live with all of my close friends and they're down to put in work for some free gear and the love. Respect.
You have your first video coming out, how did that come about?
Our first video and magazine entitled "The Manifesto" just came out May 2nd but we will be premiering it this coming weekend May 9th at Rhett Skateshop in Bloomington, Indiana. Logan and I decided on the first week we arrived in Brooklyn that it was time to really focus our energy and work on something. I would shoot the 35mm photos for the magazine, curate it, and shoot the Super 8mm for the video, while Logan would take care of all the VX footy and oversee the editing process of the whole video.
How long did you work on it?
Although we decided on this 10 months ago we have footage and photos stemming long before that. Logan and I both like to just make a lot and filter through after the fact, its not as much about putting it out there as it is enjoying the process of it being created.
Do you plan on making another video any time soon?
I'd love to make another video, but who knows what the future holds just yet, hopefully more traveling first.
What do you hope for the future of "The Naptown Collective"?
As for "Naptown", we have a pop-up shop planned for downtown Cincinnati in July, but wait to hear more details about that. You can probably catch us lurking around at spots getting all the angles. I have some exciting releases planned for the next 6 months, but were gonna take it day by day.
Interview by Nick Holub
Where are you from?
Im from Noblesville, IN, like the country part by Lapel
When did you start doing "The Naptown Collective", and what were your intentions behind it?
I started "The Naptown Collective" out of high school going into college. Mainly because I wanted to explore other mediums that I wasn't familiar with. These being; photography, screen printing, and really whatever medium I could manipulate that I didn't already know. I didn't really intend for it to turn into a company, but after trial and error things started coming together and before I knew it I was focusing more on Naptown than any other part of my life.
You recently spent some time in New York, what was that like?
Yeah I recently got an opportunity through my college to transfer to an art school in Brooklyn for a semester. The living expenses weren't covered so i invited my friend Logan Hamm to some split rent and skate in the city for a couple months. I'd highly recommend to anyone to go skate NYC, its the Mecca in my opinion. I know that there are a million cities with spots, but the culture that surrounds it is unbeatable, the spots are everywhere, and besides insane rent, everything else isn't that crazy.
How important is it to you that you make everything yourself?
I think making things by hand is crucial and really synonymous with every person everywhere. I mean obviously I'm not going to rule out using machines because even then a human directs them. For example, I hand design, print, and advertise everything I make but I still use equipment like computers, printers, ovens. I think as long as you have your hand in it that's all that really matters.
Does anyone help you with it?
I do have people who help, I'm lucky enough to live with all of my close friends and they're down to put in work for some free gear and the love. Respect.
You have your first video coming out, how did that come about?
Our first video and magazine entitled "The Manifesto" just came out May 2nd but we will be premiering it this coming weekend May 9th at Rhett Skateshop in Bloomington, Indiana. Logan and I decided on the first week we arrived in Brooklyn that it was time to really focus our energy and work on something. I would shoot the 35mm photos for the magazine, curate it, and shoot the Super 8mm for the video, while Logan would take care of all the VX footy and oversee the editing process of the whole video.
How long did you work on it?
Although we decided on this 10 months ago we have footage and photos stemming long before that. Logan and I both like to just make a lot and filter through after the fact, its not as much about putting it out there as it is enjoying the process of it being created.
Do you plan on making another video any time soon?
I'd love to make another video, but who knows what the future holds just yet, hopefully more traveling first.
What do you hope for the future of "The Naptown Collective"?
As for "Naptown", we have a pop-up shop planned for downtown Cincinnati in July, but wait to hear more details about that. You can probably catch us lurking around at spots getting all the angles. I have some exciting releases planned for the next 6 months, but were gonna take it day by day.
Interview by Nick Holub
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Magg The Movie Trailer
A ton of us have been working on a video over the last year and a half. Its called "Magg The Movie". Here is the trailer that Matt Gehl put up a couple months ago, full of crazy editing and inside jokes. The video should be out this winter. There will be a full interview with Matt Gehl about Magg the Movie very soon.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Nyle Lovett On The Ride Channel
Did you guys know that over a year ago Nyle Lovett had a Shredit Cards on the Ride Channel? I totally had forgotten he had one, then in the depths of my YouTube lurking I stumbled on it again, and its still mind blowing. So give it a watch, even if you have seen it before, because its awesome.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Thomas Tucker 26 Tricks
Skater owned skate shops are a dying breed. Slowly the places you love to hang out and talk about skateboarding are going out of business. They are being replaced by a mall store, or an online store, where you have no idea who the person behind the counter is, Or the person shipping your board to you is. You have little to no hope of ever running into these people at a skate park, or these people being able to tell you the difference in trucks, or the wood shops, or even grip tape. The future of skateboarding, and skate shops, is literally in your hands. Here is a little edit that Nyle Lovett just put up of Thomas Tucker. Thomas owns a skate shop in Vincennes, Indiana called Homebase Skate Supply. Thomas is a great dude, and a great skateboarder. This is proof that real skate shops are out there. These are the places you should support.
posted by Nick Holub
posted by Nick Holub
"Dirty Brah," The Naptown Collective's "Manifesto" and New Order Skateboard's "NewoLRders Vol.1"
Three amazing Indiana based skateboarding videos are about to be premiering! All information below has been ripped from FB or insta.
"We are finally premiering Dirty Brah, a local skateboarding video, at The Bishop on May 10th at 8:30 pm(the video will be starting at 8:30, so show up a bit early to get drinks and get situated). Yes, it is Mothers Day. But for those of you who have plans with your beautiful mamas, and you youngin's(The Bishop premier is 18+ only), we will be doing a second showing at Rhett skateboard shop on Friday, May 15th at 8:00pm. So come enjoy some drinks and fancy skateboard maneuvers!!!!"
You won't want to miss any of these.
- gehl
Sunday, May 3, 2015
The Chris Cardenas Space Movies Interview
Below you will find the full video made by Bloomington local Chris Cardenas titled "Space Movies". I did a really small interview with him, just to find out a few things behind the making of this video. It came out of nowhere, he gets a camera, makes a few edits, then boom, hes making a full video, all in the matter of a few months. Even with winter, he would always be filming. So anyway, here is that interview.
Chris, what is Space Movies?
Space movies is an intergalactic adventure filled with grave danger and extravagant wonders.
But really its just an edit I filmed for 5 weeks of everyone I possibly could, and people really went for it.
You just recently started filming a ton, what motivated you to start?
Ive always wanted to, but never had a camera, it just so happened that Aaron Christopher was getting a new one, and had his old one up for grabs, he knew I wanted to film so he hit me up. After that it has been non stop.
Who are your favorite filmers in skateboarding?
Umm, I was always hyped to see the Jon Holland/Jason Hernandez combo when they were filming Transworld videos, like "Are You Alright" or "First Love". Im way more stoked on local filmers though. Gonzo (Alex Gonzales) is a wizard behind a fisheye and Gehl (Matt Gehl) has the best longlens in the game. I try to base my filming off of them, really. My buddy Kelsey Perin is awesome too.
That's Awesome! Are you working on any other projects right now?
I've got a couple things going on but that's all for a later date. Im just hyped that a lot of different things are coming out in the very near future, especially in the Bloomington world. "Space Movies" is finally online, the "Dirty Brah" video is FINALLY premiering, the "New Order" video and our buddies Freddy and Robbie made a video too. Of course you can't leave out "Magg the Movie", that may come out? We'll see.
Thanks for answering the questions! Im Stoked to see what you have in the works!
No problem man!
Posted by Nick Holub
Chris, what is Space Movies?
Space movies is an intergalactic adventure filled with grave danger and extravagant wonders.
But really its just an edit I filmed for 5 weeks of everyone I possibly could, and people really went for it.
You just recently started filming a ton, what motivated you to start?
Ive always wanted to, but never had a camera, it just so happened that Aaron Christopher was getting a new one, and had his old one up for grabs, he knew I wanted to film so he hit me up. After that it has been non stop.
Who are your favorite filmers in skateboarding?
Umm, I was always hyped to see the Jon Holland/Jason Hernandez combo when they were filming Transworld videos, like "Are You Alright" or "First Love". Im way more stoked on local filmers though. Gonzo (Alex Gonzales) is a wizard behind a fisheye and Gehl (Matt Gehl) has the best longlens in the game. I try to base my filming off of them, really. My buddy Kelsey Perin is awesome too.
That's Awesome! Are you working on any other projects right now?
I've got a couple things going on but that's all for a later date. Im just hyped that a lot of different things are coming out in the very near future, especially in the Bloomington world. "Space Movies" is finally online, the "Dirty Brah" video is FINALLY premiering, the "New Order" video and our buddies Freddy and Robbie made a video too. Of course you can't leave out "Magg the Movie", that may come out? We'll see.
Thanks for answering the questions! Im Stoked to see what you have in the works!
No problem man!
Posted by Nick Holub
Saturday, May 2, 2015
magg monday xll "not your little brothers go pro edit at new park"
This is the newest magg monday, a series I've helped contribute to
over the past year or however long it's been. Originally started by
Petey Krivi, it's nothing more than a group of friends who skate and the
community of skateboarders that surround them on a daily basis (with a
few trolls thrown in here and there.) I applaud you if you can make it
past the happy mask salesman.
-gehl
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Welcome to Weathered Skateboarding!
Welcome to Weathered Skateboarding! This will be a (hopefully) frequently updated website about Indiana skateboarding and the people involved with it. It's for all of you. A way for you to keep up with what is happening in the scene, learn a little, watch some local skateboarding, and get you stoked to go skate!
Posted by Nick Holub
So why did I call it Weathered Skateboarding? In a time when everyone's attention span is the length of the new video part on Thrasher, or the 15 second clip of the guy on Instagram who tried late backside shove it down El Toro (that's real), full length videos are few and far between. Weathered is one of my best memories of skateboarding. It was the first local video premiere I had ever gone to. It was all of the dudes that I saw around and looked up to, and that is the reason it stuck with me like it did. I remember who I went with, who I was sitting by, I remember the energy in the room, how loud it was because everyone was so stoked on everything happening. Scott Wilsons kickflip down the Ponderosa Gap, Nate Olps backside 180 over what could best be described as a landmass, Mike Mcginness big flipping the HH Gregg bump, Jacob Bryan 5-0ing white 9, Lee Benders Ollies, Buddy Best's boardslide Ollie out, Rick Euseys first trick ollieing greenwood 16. These things all stuck with me. A lot of you, or most of you, have never seen the video, and that's totally fine. It never came out on DVD, it was on a VHS tape, in sleeves that were made at RISE. If you have a copy of Life Won't Wait, a few parts are in the bonus, but as far as the full video goes, you have to work to find a copy. Local skateboarding is the heart of skateboarding. Its your friends, its the people you see learning at the skate park. Hopefully this shed a little light on what is going on in Indiana skateboarding.
Don't worry, this isn't going to be a big trip down memory lane, it's going to be current, with interviews, videos, photos, and whatever else we can come up with. This is about what we all love, and that's skateboarding. So check back when you can, tell your friends, but mostly, have fun. Go skateboarding.
Posted by Nick Holub
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