Women of Washington Street
On June 21st the first Women of Washington Street skate jam took place in sunny San Diego, California – one of its kind in this intimidating DIY skatepark just under the bridge of the 101 pacific highway.
On June 21st the first Women of Washington Street skate jam took place in sunny San Diego, California – one of its kind in this intimidating DIY skatepark just under the bridge of the 101 pacific highway.
I was always getting into trouble as a kid so my parents got me into skating as something to do. I was too unfocused for organized sports….
The funny thing about DIY, is that we spend so much time trying to explain them, community, repurposed space, a reaction to poor government, and they’re not wrong, but they’re missing something. In an era of Street League sponsorships and skateboarding selling cars, DIY spots are a symbol. They are proof that some people still care about the thing itself.
We started building this DIY called Bay Area about five years ago in Ise, Mie prefecture. It began at a different spot but road patrol found it…
I was thinking about it since I first saw that ruined place, almost twelve years ago… but the principal reason was to quit going to skateparks where there is plenty of stupidity and fake people – small places big hells – I started right after the pandemic…
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Many moons ago, in a land not so far away, 10 skaters from across europe joined forces to reach a common goal: complete annihilation of England….
They failed, having to flee home after barely surviving the South.
In the pouring rain, we set up the tents and prayed that the weather gods would still be kind to us that day… fortunately, our prayers were heard, and the sun broke through around noon.
Haters will say another last Beast Feast has been ruined by rain. We say, no one can handle water as well as us. Bold statement you reckon? Well, you should ask the 12,000 person rave to us. They drowned while we were dancing in the mud to Suicide Catdoors…
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