Have a safe and happy 4th of July!!

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I got some of my hand done decks featured on SpankyStokes.com. Check out the site. There’s a lot of cool toys and art showcased on there.

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Tony Magnusson (green helmet) and Lance Mountain (Wonder Bread shoes)

I found an old photo of Jace when he was 3 Years Old.

The series continues with pics of Tony Hawk from the 1985 Houston Shut Up and Skate Contest.

Here are some studies for a new logo I was working on.

Here’s a photo of my Grandparents and my Sisters in front of our house in Jersey.
I adjusted the colors to get it closer to what it was really like.

Groovehouse from Skatehouston sent me these pics. Thanks man!

There was a Vans book signing here in Houston and Jace and I were looking forward to meeting Tony Alva and Steve Caballero.

Ever since Jace watched the “Dogtown and Z-Boys” documentary, he’s been a Tony Alva fan. Tony Alva was up there with Evel Knievel and John Wayne as one of my childhood heroes and it was great to finally meet him in person.

Both guys were very kind and we were lucky enough to get this great photo.

I added some Indy 166’s and some 60mm SPF wheels and this thing flies!!

Here are most of the shows I’ve been in. If I have pics and details of the show, I’ll post them below the list. All shows in Houston unless noted.

• Art Car Hoods – Aerosol Warfare Gallery – Houston, 30 May 2009
• Dreams to Dreams (DCTO) – Japanese American Natl. Museum – Los Angeles, 6 Dec 2008
• ToyQube 4th Anniversary Party (Sharky Show) – Sullivan Room – NY, 15 Aug 2008
• Super Modified (MOD-1) – Comic-Con 20008 – San Diego, 24 Jul 2008
• Derailed – Cardboard Spaceship Art & Toy Gallery – Santa Cruz, 2 May 2008
• Get-A-Grip – MyPlasticHeartNYC – NYC, 25 Jan 2008
• Sadly Beautiful – Black Maria Gallery – Los Angeles, 08 Dec 2007
• Love Hate – Subtext – San Diego, 26-28 Jul 2007
• Attack of the Zliks – MyPlasticHeartNYC – NYC, 20 Apr 2007
• Gimme Shelter – 193c – Brooklyn, 16 Feb 2007
• Houston Are you Board? 2 – Mackey Gallery, 11 Nov 2006
• Houston Are you Board? 1 – CSAW, 3 Nov 2006
• Monster Show – Domy, 28 Oct 2006
• Scion Mural – Taxi Taxi
• Weapons Inspection 2 Motive 807 – Austin, 19 Mar 2005
• Metal Pig – Gomi Gallery – Austin, 17-21 Mar 2005
• Day of the Dead – The Orange Show
• AIGA’s Loud & Clear – Diverse Works, 2004
• Red vs Blue – Aerosol Warfare Gallery, 18 Dec 2004
• Weapons Inspection – McCaig-Welles Gallery – Brooklyn, 3 July 2004
• Cool Fuel Road Trip – TV Show, Graffiti Van – Galveston, 21 May 2004
• The Loft Art Show – 29 Jan 2004
• Monkey Show – Adfunture Gallery – Hong Kong, 2004
• Art Crawl – WOF (special guests Kel 1st, Seen), 22 Nov 2003
• Disposable – El Dogg Gallery, 2003
• Come n’ of Age – WOF, 2002
• Eye of the Beholder – OneTen Studios, 21 Sept 2002
• Shovelhead Live – Market St. Bar & Grill, Dec 1999
• Contents Under Pressure – Wall of Fame (WOF), 1999
• Graff Show – Commerce Street Art Warehouse, 1996?
• Houston Rodeo Art Contest – 1985 (1st place in district)

7 Artists 7 Car Hoods
Red Bull and The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Opening reception Saturday, May 30, 7pm – 11pm.

Over the Art Car weekend Red Bull with help from the Orange Show found seven street artists to paint seven car hoods. They were on display at Discovery Green and now you will have a chance to view (and purchase) them in our outside Gallery this weekend.

Artists include
GONZO247
Skeez 181
JESTER
Color One
give up
Ghost Town
Sode

I did this today while watching 3 episodes of Maverick. Jack Kelly and James Gardner ruled the west!

Here’s the final deck. The image on the right has the highlights added.

I took my son to the skatepark yesterday but couldn’t skate because my knee is jacked-up. I painted the deck instead.

I have a blank deck and am going to draw something on it. I came up with this yesterday.

Steve Steadham from the 1985 Houston Shut Up and Skate Contest.

Here’s a few pics of Steve Caballero taken after the Babes on Boards Event. Thanks to Lee Leal for letting me borrow his camera!!

Click the thumbnails below to view the larger images.

These were taken at the First Shut Up and Skate Contest in Houston Texas, 1985. I’ll try to get all of them scanned and make an album of them.

These 3 pics are of Steve Caballero. He was just at the Jamail Skatepark Saturday and I’ll post some of those pics later today.

Check out today’s Houston Chronicle Article on girls and skating.

Also don’t forget that this Saturday is BABES on BOARDS!!

What: Skateboarding clinic for girls and women of all ages
When: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday
Where: Lee and Joe Jamail Skate Park, 103 Sabine (parking at Fonde Rec Center)
Cost: Free. Helmet required. If possible, bring your own board.
For information: 713-222-5500

Little Buddy got some new pads today and began learning to skate!
He did pretty damn good so far! Were hitting the handrails tomorrow!

So I sent some throwing knife blanks I designed to my buddy Joe Darrah so he could make a few Mountain Man Throwers for me and he surprised me by also making this über pimped out version!

Thanks Joe!!

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Clowning around at the skatepark. Thanks to Groovehouse for the photo!

Here are the first 3 decks graphics I designed for Embassy Skateboards.

No, not D-Day, B-Day! These things are coming at an alarming rate lately!

I am celebrating the big 43rd today. I got a sweet Surefire Flashlight from my wife and even got an unexpected call from my Dad.