It was October 8th 2011. The day I have been waiting for. As many of you may know, the Broadway Bomb is what inspired me to start my skateboard journey as I lead this Boardinarylife. Last year in 2010 I was walking with my family on Broadway and 23rd street (...)
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Most of us have an uncle, but we all wish we had an Uncle Funky. Jeff “Uncle Funky” Gaites along with Kristen Howard own and operate the hippest NYC longboard shop called Uncle Funky’s Boards (http://www.unclefunkysboards.com/) located at 128 Charles St in the West Village of NYC. This basement shop (...)
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Here I am at Shut Skateboards NYC, founded in 1986. They are the first NYC skateboard company to make their own decks. All their decks are made from local material from the USA. They are located at 158 Orchard Street and online at www.shutnyc.com I met with Michael Cohen, the “Concierge” of Shut. He (...)
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Learning to surf, skate and do yoga at 40 has made me feel like I’m 20. The more I do it, the more I want to do it. Sports were always a part of our lives growing up—mostly soccer, football and baseball. These were all team sports that most of (...)
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Each and everyday we enter some sort of battle. Getting through the day in and of itself can a battle. The pressures that we all have with work , many family obligations, and trying to deal with all sorts of personalities. They are all types of battles. There is a (...)
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May 20
What do you do when you put 5 guys together with some longboards? A skate across the US. That’s right. Ari Mannis, Brian Kahler, Mark (...)
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I was heading uptown on 8th Ave on my Bustin Meastro longboard when all of a sudden a cop pulled me over. This was weird. (...)
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I’ve been fortunate to spend some time recently with Rob Rodrigues from SURE Skateboards (http://www.sureskateboards.com/). He is an amazing inspiration for the entire skateboarding community. He has (...)
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Most of us grew up playing organized sports, mainly in school or in after school programs. Now that we’re older, it isn’t that easy to (...)
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Hola Sayulita, Mexico! This small surf town is 45 minutes outside of Puerta Vayarta and truly is a special place. The unpaved roads, local Mexican (...)
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The Whistler Longboard Festival Blackcomb Mountain B.C. Coming this June 2012 More details (...)
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