Check the vid info for a bunch of stuff, related and not related to the video itself! First of all, thanks to everyone who voted for the A.Skate Foundation... WE WON! http://www.askate.org Now, onto the video: First, we take a look at some Supra Shoes- http://www.www.suprafootwear.com -namely some leather and canvas Muska Skytops and some Terry Kennedy Society Satin Tuf models. We take a close look at the shoes, and for anyone that hasn't seen these in person, I put 'em up next to a bunch of other shoes so you can see just how high these things are. After that, geek time again... I've talked to a number of homies that weren't clear on the difference between vulcanized sole shoes versus cupsoles. Basically, vulcs are made in part by a chemical process, while cups are more of a mechanical process. For some good reads on the vulcanization process (generally) as well as its history (invented by Mr. Goodyear, of Goodyear Tire fame) check these out: http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/CharlesGoodyear.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vulcanized-rubber.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcanization To close: I brought out my little red riding rail and an even smaller rail (for a couple of days) to break in both pairs of shoes. I dig 'em a lot. The next Johnny Romano Skate Jam is coming up soon... if you can make it, come up and holla! Info on the Johnny Romano Jam here: http://www.skateboarder.com Now, why are you indoors? TIME TO SKATE w00t! -Neal PS As always, big ups to http://www.www.flatfitty.com for the support. PPS This vid was recorded (tapeless, high speed SD memory) with a Canon Vixia HF40, using some regular long lens shots, some .43 widescreens, and some .3x baby death off to be edited in Premiere CS 5 on both a Mac and PC. I usually prefer the HDV format, but the weather and constant use seems to kill the CMOS chips... I'm hoping that the more enclosed nature of the new camera (which has been used on the channel, albeit mixed with other footage, aside from the A.Skate plea video). It's weird not capturing with a firewire cable, and the lack of tape was something to get used to. I just like tape, but the camera has been fun to work with. I'll be using it in different ways on another channel soon (mostly non skate related). If you made it this far, then I'll share a little secret with you. I made an intentionally ridiculous entry to this year's Slap One In A Million (OIAM) contest... when I say ridiculous, I mean just that. I only used You Tube footage that I still had laying around, and abiding by the contest rules (one minute of skating, one minute of talking), I managed to fit 46 tricks into the first minute... and like the first 7 are on a curb! hehe. I did the second minute in the most ridiculous manner possible. Hope you get a laugh. Peace and thanks for all of the cool discussions, homies, questions, hype, and getting where I'm coming from. I love skateboarding, and I hope you feel that love yourselves. It's the best shit. Anyway, my OIAM link (secret, whooooo!) {edit: I just made it public, 10.07.2011} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqKdwnYvcws grimcity outty for realz, tho!

• published: 02 Oct 2011
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