Wellborn & Tha Hood...

So, the folks over at Wellborn Clothing have just added the new text logo zip hoodie to the clothing roster for the Fall line.
They are made with a "Soft Touch" Ink that you can hold against your face all dreamy like and smile with comfort.
The Zip front is perfect for Fall, by itself or underneath a wind breaker, for those brisk Autumn daze & nytes. If you are living in Chicago or the Mid-West, you're prolly familiar with the temps. You could also have it set-up as a liner for your winter jacket, staying snug and warm without feeling too bulky uncomfortable. Available for $23.99 from the Wellborn website.
While you're there you should czech out their two different styles of Beanies, available for $9.99, to keep your pretty head warm during those winter months of skating indoor ramps/facilities with little to no heat. (carwash ramp).
You could even try keeping your pants up with one of Wellborn's belts, available in Three (3) color ways for $11.99.

Wellborn Clothing is available for purchase online or at Uprise skateshop in Chicago, IL.
Tell them Spencer sent you.

As of the end of this post I am currently listening to "Streams Of Heaven" by Smooth Genestar from the album "REM Phase" released in 2009 by Cyan Music.
Soem great great Downtempo/Chillout music much like the compilation "Highway & Landscape", if you're familiar with that.

thuMp! The World...

So, recently a skater friend of mine, the 42 year old, Amos "Soma" Fuller made a video for his group thuMp! at the Car Wash ramp on Chicago's south side in the Back O' The Yards neighborhood. Soma is an amazing songwriter, bassist and drummer, it was after visiting him at his Apartment this winter and playing on his Alesis QS8 that I got the bug to pull out at least one of my own synths and start getting back into noise making. You see, I own an Alesis QSR and it is what I used as my main source of synth and drums in all my old songs.

As the story goes apparently, Soma was getting back into skating and saw me riding at one of the local parks during the winter about 6 - 8 years ago and I sort of inspired him to get back into it more due to my lack of taking skateboarding seriously and just doing my own thing skating my own way and having the best time at it. After hearing him tell me this a few years back there was a weird feeling it gave me inside to know that I made a difference in someone's life to make them want to skate more.

Sidetracked, Okay here in this video we also have Tim (MC Activist), the kid standing next to him at the piano, who does some rapping for thuMp! on other songs. Tim is also a good street skater, kinda tech and low key with a Ray Barbee smile to match. Also in the video, Tim is wearing black next to my colored friend Alex "Turbo" Cohen of Buster Bear Clothing who is wearing the red hat painting the mural on the Canvas. "Shirtless" Mark Szymanski is the guy skating around Elena while she sings in the flat of the mini ramp. I think they did pretty good at making the small space and the ramp look as if it were filmed right in Elena's exposed brick loft apartment. I'm pretty glad the video turned out good, Soma is really excited about this project. Have a Kewl WKND where ever you are.

As of the end of this post I am currently listening to "Virtual Environment" by Valleyman from the "Pondou Fever" compilation mixed by DJ Dara Lee on Peyote records 1997.

Spencer's Barney Playground

Spencer - ridiculous down birthday cake trick tip - SuchLuck.com from Such Luck on Vimeo.
So, Like a month ago or something we were at "the Carwash" and decided on a whim to do the next in the series of Trick Tips for Such Luck since it's been some time between the last one. Here I do some Cheapo Tail-Block Leg Kick to SAG Arthur Zone's butt. It gets cold in The Chi, rep the chi rep rep the chi, and when it gets cold sometimes you get bored and kinda on the Neural Glitch. Things like this are sure to come about. Half-Cab heels are a must to learn any trick, all the components for every other trick are there in that One Trick. It's truly one of the wonders of the skate world. I think it was prolly about 13* or less on this day, in a concrete & brick facility with no heat. Well, one space heater in the corner to sit next to once in a while. (is it A While or Awhile? I always forget in what context in which to use the right one). Anyway, enjoi the new post and don't forget to Czech out the other videos @ Such Luck. By the time of the Ending of this post I am Currently listening to "Private Room" by Steel Fury from the album "Lesser Of Two Evils" 1989.

The Gall Of Some People...

Zone skates the Carwash '09 - SuchLuck from Such Luck on Vimeo.
So, You can call it The Car Wash, South Side Mini, 47th, Soma's Ramp or the Kook Ramp. You can call him Scott, Zone or SAG. Bottom line is... This boi can skate like a gay brainwasher, he'll blow your mind. I used to see Scott skate at the Roselle skatepark in Roselle, IL. I would go there after work when I worked in south Schaumburg off Irving Park road. I would try to talk to him and he never said a word in response or he spoke soooo quiet that only a dog could hear what he said, this was back in like 2005 or '06. I have since become closer to him and we go eat sometimes. One time we went to Chinatown and ate with the Owner of Buster Bear and got candy afterward. (it is afterward, right? or is it afterwards? i hope i got it right) Anyway, enjoi this video of Scott "Zone/Sag/Arthur" Gall. replay as much as possible. At the end of this post I am currently listening to "E too D" by The 27 Various off of the "Granny Smith" 7".