6/30/08

Heat Wave

Summer is upon us. That means it stays light until almost 10 and I'm probably drinking more beers than usual. It also meant a weekend that didn't consist entirely of skating. One thing about spots and parks here in Oregon is they are almost always in the least shady places. A couple exceptions come to mind - Burnside and mini West Linn. But when the temps are cracking 100, skating around on a concrete heat island is the last thing I want to do. So lots of BBQing and swimming went down.


Colin rolled through the dudebarn with a crew last week. It's rad to see dudes that can really shred skate the ramp.


Colin, nosegrinding.


Steve Reeves blazing a tail skidder.


Johnny Turgesen blasting.


Portland's finest all gather at the Clackamas River. Lots of dudes doing flips off the cliffs and lots of belly button piercings.


Off to a BBQ at the Weinstein's. Skylar hand boarding.


I like that this is how animals deal with heat. Winky staying cool.


Boone.


Indy just had a tumor removed.


Little chairs for little people.


Why not have a backyard jam?


I gave the drums a try.


Skylar on guitar.


Ruby on keys.



Then to a noisier environment. The Tonic Lounge.



I don't remember this band's name but they were on point.


Andrew managed to pull his hair back into the skeeziest looking pony tail.


Set list on a paper towel? Could only be the Mean Jeans.
















"Keep Portland Weird!" Nice mosaic car.


Diesel and Kool Thing are tight.


BBQ with Kyle's parents. Good times.

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