Hi gang. i missed you all today, Bushy was good this morning, the sun was out and there where only about 4 BMX and 3 Skateboards. So lots of runs for me. Did you hit Belfast Eamon? Not muck news here. I was working late all week so this is me only just getting in touch, sorry.
I'm thinking of trying to head up to Belfast soon, say 2-3 weeks from now what do you think Neil, Eamon are you up for it?

Unit 13 saturday 18th

What a great day for a skate, sun splitting the stones and all that so we decided to head indoors to unit 13 in Belfast! This was arranged before we knew about the weather and it was Neil's first trip to the park. We skated 'till the old legs and lungs let us know we were at our limit - probably about an hour, but an hour well spent none the less. Lets do this again soon and hopefully we will have Scott back as well.

i hate working all the time and to make things worse when i do go to post the bloody internet conection is on the fritz. But that being said i hope you all had a better week than i did, but on the plus side the weather forcast for tomorrow is sun so is anyone free to hit Bushy early? I need some cool vids so if you have any pass them on and we'll post them.

Weather 1 skating 0
Dublin sucks. How come we don't have an in door park? Is this the and of skating for the winter months already? We got to get up to Unit 13 for a good indoor session on wood. But i'm stuck in work for the next few weeks but i'd love to get up there before Christmas is any one up for it?

Sunday was such a short session at Bushy, that its left me gagging for more. We where talking about hitting Cabra next time if anyone is up for it. It good to hear your thinking about a new deck Kenny. A new set up might be the thing you need to get you rolling like a pro.

Eamon payed a visit to Unit 13 on Sunday only to find that the park was closed because they where sifting thing around and Eamon thinks its going to add a lot more flow to the park. Maybe we should plan a road trip up to see him some tome before Christmas.

Well its Friday and that means its time to start making plans for a skate this Sunday. Any one free to hit Bushy at around 11ish on Sunday?
Eamon is still in rehab with his knee but on the plus side we are expecting to meet up with Kenny to give him his first taste of Bushy. So Fingers crossed the weather will be dry.
But speaking of Eamon he did send me a great link to a very cool movie on the SoCal Skateparks Directory. Check it out, http://socalskateparks.com/parks/SCS-TV?Openform&vid=56
nice vid buddy keep them coming.

Neil watch day three.
It appears there was contact made with the kidnappers today and as soon as the money if transferred to a hidden Swiss bank account they promise his safe return.

The mad man from the up north Eamon sent me a link for funhouse
FUNHOUSESKATEBOARDS.COM
. I know we've had it before on the blog but they say they are having a sale on all of their old decks to make way for the new line but when i went on line last night and had a look at the site i could not see any reductions. Check it out and if you can find any bargains drop us a line.
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Independent 30th Anniversary Tour Video Trailer

"this is the vid i tried to post on the blog, still can't post it, see what you think. hope you got a skate today, i wish i was there and we could have had a laugh at greystones, soon i hope soon...." Eamon

YouTube - Independent 30th Anniversary Tour Video Trailer

Me too buddy this is one of the best vids i've seen on YouTube thanks. Did you see Chris Haslam's beard. This blog could turn in to skaterbeards.blogspot.com

Its Friday guys and i think I'm going to be off of work this Sunday. So if any one is free I'm think about hitting Bushy for a few hours on Sunday. I know Kenny was interested in meeting up so if your free buddy drop us a line. The nice people at the BBC accu. weather say its going to be sunny so fingers crossed we'll be able to hit Bushy and I'm dieing to try a few thing.

Well BBC Acu. weather is still saying sun for Sunday so with any luck we'll have all the gang for Bushy. Has anyone found any cool vids from the X game superpark ?

Well that's us just back from Bushy and man that was fun. Eamon made it down and it was carve, carve, carve. Loved it i finally tried a few early airs at the end of our session and they where OK now I've got to make them bigger. Baby steps. But Eamon is growing in to a bowl skater, he has started to find new lines and he's getting a lot smoother and faster.

Also Eamon found this great picture of the bowl that's being built up in Belfast it's looking good cant wait to his it a spin.

Well i did it again I'm sorry i went to Scotland on a family holiday and was unable to do any new posting from there. But the good news is we're back and I've been in touch with Eamon and we're planning to hit bushy tomorrow morning. It should be good if the weather holds and the kids are in school. Cant wait as i never really got a chance to hit Transition Extreme skate park in Aberdeen but that's the way family holidays goes, and to tell the truth i was unable to take my new monster deck and it just didn't feel right to use another deck especially a new school deck.

Well another day another dollar and for your enjoyment we found a little vid from Skatopia as they say 88 acres of anarchy that's one crazy place we love the view of the bowl from the extension

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=mMazPeWj18g&feature=related

Well this morning was a total bust. We got up this morning thinking to days a good day to hit Bushy and just as we where sitting in Starbucks getting some get up and go the heavens opened. So with any luck tomorrow will go a little better fingers crossed. If we can hit Bushy at 10.30-11.00 get an hour or two then home to the familys for lunch that would be great. It would give Scott a chance to test drive his new set up. Cant wait to see that monster of a deck and how well it handles the bowl.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=7m5vt07W2n4#

Try this and see if it works please post a comment if you can get it to work please. YouTube really don't want us to post any more vids, so if anyone has any ideas on how to get it to work we'd be very grate full, and yes we know its not skateboarding.

There are a few trick that you would give your hind teeth to be able to do and backslides like this dude is one of them.So smooth and sweet man that's a trick anyone would love to see new or old school skater.Its a time less trick and to have what looks like a back yard bowl like that man they must have sold there souls to the Devil.(whats his number we should give him a call)(and i know its 666 it a rhetorical question)

I hate him,I hate him,I hate him......

Eamon the lucky son of a b*#@%>. is going to the US on a family holiday but he's going to make time for a skate.Damn him to hell.So just to make things worse he's taken to sending us links to all the skate parks he's going too......

Man it hurts to see all the great park they have over there, it show how we really are in the dark ages of skateboarding here. But we're just getting ourselves upset so here are the links so you can curse him too.

http://www.socalskateparks.com/park/SantaMonica

http://www.socalskateparks.com/park/VansTheBlock

First sign that your possessed to skate

The first sign that you have a problem is that when the ambulance driver is strapping you into a gurney and your first word to him as you slowly regain consciousness after being out cold frothing at the mouth and fitting in a pool of your own blood for 5 minuets your first words are "Am i alright to skate"
All we can say is that if it wasn't for that fact that's this is how our skate day ended thanks to Graystones lethal banks of Death you would never even think it was possible. But as poor sod Edd who had came all the way from the North just to almost kill him self just as we where padding up.
He rolled up the top of the banks twice and looked over the edge but we had no idea that he was going to go for it. What the hell...no one dose both banks....
But that's what he tried (tried is the word) now he's sitting in St. Vincents hospital with a head injury that almost 48 hours later still have the doctors worried.SO fingers crossed they'll discharge him over the next few days and he's make a speedy recovery, but what a day 6 hours sitting in A&E not knowing if he's going to make it or not.
So after 2 weeks yearning to skate we got about 10minuets wit John in Bushy and that's was it so with any luck we'll get together some time next week

Well the weather gods look like they might let us have a skate tomorrow after all. So we're planning to meet at Bushy around 11am then hit the road for Graystones of a quickie then back to Bushy to finish the day.

Top link if the day is from our friend Eamon

http://skateboardermag.com/skateboarder-photos-videos/videos/flash/scs-palaskateparkgrandopening/

the only problem is that there is a long ass advert at the start of it but what a great park

"Welcome to the church of Suicidal"

Man we love Suicidal Tendencies

Its Friday it feels like a month since we had a good session so with any luck the weather will improve for Sunday, We really need an indoor park in Dublin, dose anyone know if there are any plans for one?