June 14, 2004
Troy went to Chicago with Sage this last week... ...and I went to Athens.	+ The Good Times Contest Video is up. Music by Bleeding Through and God Forbid. goodtimes_hi.wmv(17.4mb) goodtimes_lo.wmv(10.4mb) + In case you haven't heard DC shoes is sponsoring a new wave of skateparks, with the first being built in Kettering, Ohio. The Skate Plaza has been designed by skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and will feature only the things you'd find in real street surroundings. It will be built in Indian Riffle park, and the City of Kettering will host a groundbreaking ceremony on June 22nd. skateplaza.com ketteringoh.org + I visited the Athens, Ohio park this past week. I thouroughly enjoy it and want to go back soon. While I was there I took new pictures to update the spot database with. So check that out to see the updated pictures of Athens, as well as the park in Bryan newly added. more... + While in Athens I cracked my frame for a third time. It's time to say goodbye. I had to do a fairwell bike check. more... -Bud
June 3, 2004
+ Jamie Bestwick's Good Times Contest went down at the Flow in Columbus this past weekend. Steve McCann took 1st, Morgan Wade 2nd, Alister Whitton 3rd, and Flow local Shanton Wilson took 4th. The rest of the results have been posted on the Flow website. I shot lots of footage and am working on a video of it. The video will be up in a few days, but for now I've uploaded a clip of Dan Sieg. I'm not sure what he was goin for over this gap, but the ultimate result was a broken arm. Dan Sieg video clip ridetheflow.com + This weekend was supposed to be the final sessions at Xscape Skatepark but I have been told from numerous sources that the park won't be opening up this weekend afterall. Last weekend was it. Xscape has closed its doors, for good this time. The contest that was scheduled to be there might be moved to a new location if things work out. + There's supposed to be a small jam of sorts at the Wapak park tomorrow. + This coming Wednesday, the 9th, Hit The Lights will be hosting their tour kick off party at the Bath Township hall just outside of Lima. They'll be going out for 3 weeks with Rockstar Down of Chicago and Transition of Pittsburgh. Helping them kick things off will be The Fight Within, Up Till Now, and more. hitthelightsmusic.com + Troy, Sage, and Tim are all high school graduates now. Congratulations goes out to them. Troy had some people over to ride after his graduation party last week. I've uploaded a couple pictures of him and Russel riding the barn. And a couple of Troy riding the fullpipe that him and Sage cleaned up and rode. -Bud	[video] Dan Sieg breaking his arm at the Flow(3.1mb) Troy Merkle