“Built in manual steering shit” by Matt Grabowski

“I have to disappoint you. Every year I lose interest in skateboarding. It’s all show everywhere. Show. Tradeshow. Car shows. Even car shows suck. It’s all costume design hot rodded “I like the old style but I also like the new 2014 power steering shit.” I make my car drive-able, you know. And then there is this manual steering thing. The manual skateboarders that blast your head off. The road skate soldiers you meet out there no matter where you go. So because of those who hype you up I like to skate even more every day. Is this making any sense?

I’m loosing interest in skateboarding but I´m stoked to skate more and more every year. Right when I got back home again, I heard: “Instagram is the new shit“. Facebook is still out there but I guess there is too much writing, too many words, it takes too much time to write shit.. now let’s post shit in pictures. And here we go again. Pictures feature style. And style matters. Only style matters. No contents. Style, man. Fake? Who cares.. I´m telling you, let’s make this story short and watch those pictures. Who wants to read anyways? The day before I took off I hesitated to bring my camera bag. The next shit is going to be this blog without word and pictures. People go backwards. In a way, that´s pretty cool. We’re gonna have cars without blinkers back soon. Cars without breaks. Skateboarding without cameras. So sick. Having all this and the mass media ain’t paying attention.” – Matt Grabowski

Jamison Peil loves to skate the streets as well. FS air above killer coping.
Jamison Peil loves to skate the streets as well. FS air above killer coping.

So here is some random shit to say about this trip to Cali a couple weeks ago:

  • In north LA, we watched Rob Dyrdek´s shows all day long on this 7 x 5 foot TV. We won this auction on ebay, went to the guys place the next day and canceled the deal. This is LA, n.gg.a. I know you don´t say that word in public restaurants. This is LA, n.gg.a.
  • In El Centro the whole Crew went to Venice. Before that, we did that “Day of the Road” shit. Like grinding deathboxes both sides and stairs and eating burritos going downhill downless. I don´t know man.
  • We skated ditches on a rainy day in San Diego, when else? And the question of the day was: Why not?
  • There is this girl who´s pussy fell off. Yeah you heard it right. She lost her pussy during work at Hodad´s. It was the talk of the town. By now someone might found it next to some curb and put it back in place. If you want free food, send out your old license plates to Hodad´s. Giving them your plates you will eat for free and find enough time to find out more infos about this girl. Get yourself in a win win situation. Also check: http://hodadies.com/catering/
  • General Sherman Floats move their warehouse to Hawaii. The new catalog features prefab lava quarters and banks. They are all in stock soon.
  • Man, one day me and JR will have a normal conversation while a generator runs in between us.
  • Old man Andy missed a german pro board and 500 bucks per week by going back to work the other day while we were skating pools.
  • Finding a car within the first 48 hours, going to the Combi and the Love bowl never happened.
  • California is history very soon. Texas gets the biggest skatepark of the states right now.
  • ..and Gerit, you did a very good job trimming this tree man.

“What else you wanna know about being on the road? Life is great. Being a skateboarder living on the road even better. Kick your ass. Hype yourself up. Get some. Check.”

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William " Soup" Campbell goes maniac in the Clinton Keith pool, RIP ...the pool, Soup is still kicking it.
William ” Soup” Campbell goes maniac in the Clinton Keith pool, RIP …the pool, Soup is still kicking it.
No viagra pills needed ever! Old man Andy hits the shallow end hard... Women, watch this guy...
No viagra pills needed ever! Old man Andy hits the shallow end hard… Women, watch this guy…
JR. Man at work.
JR. Man at work.
Chad "JR" Leblanc grinds the shit out the shallow at Rays pool.
Chad “JR” Leblanc grinds the shit out the shallow at Rays pool.
Some loveseats look like that.
Some loveseats look like that.
Robbie Russo goes indy over the hip at San Pedro´s old channel street skatepark section.
Robbie Russo goes indy over the hip at San Pedro´s old channel street skatepark section.

Pool 1

Robbie Russo bs layback over and in a slide, channel street skatepark
Robbie Russo bs layback over and into a slide. Channel street skatepark.

Pool 2

Riley Stevens shreds bs tailslides over the hip into the pocket.
Riley Stevens shreds bs tailslides over the hip into the pocket.
Some human flesh and bone in a world of concrete. Lloyd bs schmitts the very first obstacle ever made at the bridge.
Some human flesh and bone in a world of concrete. Lloyd bs schmitts the very first obstacle ever made at the bridge.
Jamison Peil from the legendarynomads.com nosegrinds a north LA ditch
Jamison Peil from the legendarynomads.com nosegrinds a north LA ditch
Suffer mix.
Suffer mix.
General Sherman Floats move to Hawaii
General Sherman Floats move to Hawaii
Hermanns hole´s JP fs rocked this wall first try.
Hermann’s Hole´s JP fs rocked this wall first try.
Pipedreams on a rainy day
Pipedreams on a rainy day
Blue Haven - If you are over 40 years old you like blue haven pools!
If you are over 40 years old you like Blue Haven pools!
Soup is cleaning the El Centro pool. Next time he brings his anti graffity´n clean. Than you´ll see. 
Soup is cleaning the El Centro pool. Next time he brings his anti graffiti´n clean. Than you´ll see.
The every sesh killer. Going for the stairs after only a couple runs. Get the fuck outta my way, we doing stairs. You gatto do what you gotto do.
Chris Cope. The every sesh killer. Going for the stairs after only a couple runs. Get the fuck outta my way, we doing stairs. You gatto do what you gotto do.
First truck marks on the coping. Chris Cope split his upper lip in half and loosened his front teeth after trying these stairs. Stitches? naa.. let´s check the other pool..
First truck marks on the coping. Chris Cope split his upper lip in half and loosened his front teeth after trying these stairs. Stitches? naa.. Let´s check the other pool…
Brandon Klein is a rad photographer and a gnar skateboarder. He would probably have put his nose in focus. Fs grind over the box in barefoot Mike's pool.
Brandon Klein is a rad photographer and a gnar skateboarder. He would probably have put his nose in focus. Fs grind over the box in barefoot Mike’s pool.
Chris Cope is the man of the hour. This Kid is no joke. When he´s your tour guide for a day, he will drag you through a dark tunnel to this spot. Some of you wouldn´t even get out the van and the rest of you would not even bring boards. After spending some days with Chris, we start calling his spots "the Chris spots
Chris Cope is the man of the hour. This Kid is no joke. When he´s your tour guide for a day, he will drag you through a dark tunnel to this spot. Some of you wouldn´t even get out the van and the rest of you would not even bring boards. After spending some days with Chris, we start calling his spots “the Chris spots
Tornado spot
Tornado spot
Chris Cope loves to do them. Every month he gets higher and higher. The record is two boards stacked sideways. Al Qaida Chris board required.
Chris Cope loves to do them. Every month he gets higher and higher. The record is two boards stacked sideways. Al Qaida Chris board required.
Jr to Matt: hmmmm. hffsmm mhhhaahah, hhmmmmmfslien. Matt to Jr: Ja lass es uns tun, da vorne. JR shot this lien air over the hip at the bridge.
Jr to Matt: hmmmm. hffsmm mhhhaahah, hhmmmmmfslien. Matt to Jr: Ja lass es uns tun, da vorne. JR shot this lien air over the hip at the bridge.
That one Chad “JR” Leblanc shot. Me FS tailblocking the loveseat in El Centro. Someone wants to tailblock the face wall?… good luck brother.

 

it´s all about style, yeah, style, real El Centro Crew on facebook
It´s all about style, yeah, style, real El Centro Crew on facebook.

Words / photos / video edit: Matt Grabowski


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