Skateropolis

On Tuesday September 29th, a memorial service for Eric Stricker will take place at the Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois.

67 E. Algonquin Rd.
South Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 765-5000

Eric was an editor for TWSkateboarding Mag and  passionate skater. Eric died on Thursday, Sept 24th—allegedly from a heart attack. RIP E.S.

Here is a sweet vid of Eric and friend, Sean Peterson, doing some good ol’ curb skating about a month before he passed. (Thanks for posting the Video Sean.)

This is one of the more soulful segments from Transworld’s Video, A Time to Shine. Dylan Rieder does the usual smooth, huge tricks expected of an awesome pro, but he also have a creative style that is often harder to find these days. Dylan is an inventive skater with mad tricks. Check out the segment above.

Dylan’s sponsors include Thunder Turcks, Bones Swiss Bearings and Alien Workshop.

Andy Kessler, an old school New York skater and huuuuge advocate to skating, died of an allergic reaction to a an insect bite.  A great article on Andy and what it means to be a skater in NYC and a skater in general is here…in the New York Times.

Link to full article

Here is some old video footage of the “Grandmaster”.

The 3rd annual Supergirl Skatejam is coming in August and September. Women compete in Skating, Surfing and Inline (Boo!). It’s a fantastic idea but the branding for the event is pretty corporate sell out. Check out the promo vid

Tim Payne and Team Pain do a nice job of showing the rich history of the Kona bowl and how they came in to make it better than ever! Check out the footage.