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Maurice Leeke - Nosegrind 180
This is one of my favorite photos I’ve made. The colors, the spot and the lighting just look really good… This day I met up with Eby Ghafarian and PiroSierra at a spot not to far from this one in Brooklyn. Eby was battling one of his crazy spots and pretty much called it quits… Needless to say I was bummed. We ended up waiting for Maurice longer than we expected sooooo Eby decided to give it a few more goes. When Maurice finally arrived Eby got his trick and we were on to the next spot! We arrived here at just about sunset and if I remember correctly the spot needed a lot of wax. Piro waxed and waxed because Maurice’s nut on the right side of his front truck kept touching the inside of the crack where his wheel would roll through. Tight fit! (Thats what she said?) Anyways, after a good amount of wax Maurice rolled away with this nosegrind 180.
Fletcher and TJ got first and second at the Homage 5Boro contest in Brooklyn on saturday. Came up on $1,000 and TJ got $300
I’ve been super busy the past few weeks.. Working at a studio and it being fashion week for the last two weeks called for me to come in and work long ass hours. Here are some random photos from the past few weeks.

Downtown BK

It rained off and on all day. We got stuck in Ft. Greene in the rain and a local skateboarder told us there was a bagel spot with a place to chill in the back. We took him up on it. Being that Colin got cupcake blue balls from getting shutdown from a cupcake truck earlier in the day. He had to stuff his face with one here instead.

Toga kept getting icing on his nose. haha

Toga warming up to get kicked out by these kooks below

Kooks

Piro loves Madonna

Singing a Madonna song.

Jake

I wish Colins whole arm caught on fire from this bad boy.

Toga turned 21 recently and gave his fake ID to Piro. Piro pulled it out on the train and this lady next to him that worked at a bar was laughing at him. Not even close to looking like him. haha

Piro’s girl has mad leg hair.

Quartersnacks Anniversary Party. Free Beers = Piro is raging.

Piro doesn’t remember leaving. He was trying to be discreet with this urinary release but I don’t think he realized he was going right out in the open. Highlight of the night, he bummed the end of a smoke off of a bum. end.
Brooklyn sunset.
My internet has been out since the hurricane so slacking on posting. These next two photos were taken from my roof the day after the “hurricane.”
Eby Ghafarian and I got the cover the july/august issue of Focus. Eby went back several times to get this ollie over the middle chair. Run up was awful, chairs are slick as hell, and the angle is super weird too. Eby is the Team Manager of Naysayer Skateboards and is the gnarliest TM I have ever come across!
Take a look at it here