tennskate. wherever skateboarding takes us.

first person shooter

2012-02-03T23:56:00.000-05:00

Ryan & I are getting out of Chattanooga for the weekend. Hopefully the weather will stay in our favor! If not ...

-Alex

going the distance

2012-01-29T19:55:00.002-05:00

Matt Sharer has been ripping in Nashville for as long as I can remember, and much longer than that. His part from Knock On Wood's: Pop Culture is online. Give it a view!

-Alex

Miami, FL

2012-01-22T23:51:00.000-05:00

Hartman and I had a fun stay with James this past week in Miami. We got to skate a ton of great spots and enjoy the most temperate winter experience possible. Here's some of what we skated, and a little of what we witnessed! Thanks James & Jerica!

-Alex

are you sleeping or being slept on?

2012-01-05T10:00:00.005-05:00

Chattanooga has received some bad publicity in the national news; Gang violence has gotten out of control at the coolest club in town. I say shoot 'em up! We may do a little shooting too...

-Alex

this and that

2012-01-02T10:50:00.005-05:00

Starting out 2012 on the right foot; Knock on Wood has been releasing their second video, Pop Culture in individual sections! Check out Kaleb & Miles, Andy, George, Casey, and the Chattanoogans. The guys over at NOLO Nashville have been putting out a healthy stack of footage from recent sessions. Also, Comfort Skateshop celebrated their second anniversary with an event at the Chattanooga Skatepark. If you haven't had a chance to check out the teaser for the upcoming Comfort Skateshop video, it is back online. Give it a click!

-Alex

lusby lickers

2011-10-25T08:59:00.006-04:00

I spent the past weekend in Maryland with the Burton family for Chris's 21st birthday. We skated the busy city of Washington D.C. twice during our stay, and this is some of what went down!

-Alex

2011-10-09T18:30:00.003-04:00

Here's what we've been up to while the site was down for the past week!

-alex

So, I've got some good news & some bad news...

2011-09-01T18:55:00.006-04:00

We've been beating this heat and filming for the first full-length film from Comfort Skateshop, and this is the teaser for the project.

but this happened last weekend...

-Alex

"Pop Culture"

2011-07-31T20:04:00.002-04:00

"Finally the new Knock video is in it’s final stages."

web banter.

2011-06-14T13:21:00.008-04:00

Here's a quick clip of Jim & Nick skating around the TVA block in downtown Chattanooga. I'm having to undergo my third knee surgery early in July. With that being said, I'm going to try my best to keep posting content while recovering, but forgive me if it slows. In other Tennessee news, Knock on Wood's third annual game of S-K-A-T-E is taking place on June 21st. Don't miss out on the free food and maybe even skate a little!

-Alex

Wheelie Mania!

2011-04-25T11:45:00.009-04:00

Redbull and Manny Mania made their first stop this year in Nashville, TN. It rained during the third heat, but luckily the course dried up in a few hours. Here's some of what went down! Also, check out what Hartman Austin has been up to in his hometown of Kingston, TN.

-Alex

Don't knock it 'til you try it!

2011-04-21T13:06:00.008-04:00

Emmanuel Perez and the rest of the Knock On Wood family are working on their second full-length film. Want to see what these guys have in store for us? Check out Drew Echols' and Matt Sharer's throwaway footage from the video!

-Alex

Wassup on Youtube?!

2011-02-10T16:42:00.007-05:00

As the final hard copies of "Wassup My Nooga?!" are selling in shops, Josh and I have been stacking mini-dv tapes head high and chipping away at rough edits for Comfort Skateshop's first full-length film. Stay tuned! In the meantime, you can click around on the individual parts from "Wassup My Nooga?!" and Matt Swinsky's vimeo page . He has uploaded sections from his project with Matt Creasy, "The VHS Tape".

-Alex

This time last year...

2011-01-27T20:12:00.011-05:00

...Comfort Skateshop's doors had just opened for business, Wassup My Nooga had just premiered, and the winter seemed a little less harsh. What hasn't changed is the countless skatepark sessions, and a little documenting to go along with them. Here's to many more years of skateboarding and good business!

-Alex

stay awake.

2010-11-10T20:23:00.003-05:00

If you haven't already seen Emerica's newest video STAY GOLD, run down to your local shop and grab a copy. Don't forget to watch the bonus features, you will find a couple familiar faces throughout the flow section. Elsewhere in Tennessee, Knock On Wood skateboards has two new graphics that are made to shred! Also, Comfort Skateshop's one year anniversary party is this Saturday, November 13th. Don't forget the after party!

- Alex

October 2010 montage; Sklog feature.

2010-10-13T17:58:00.009-04:00

The Skateboard Mag featured our site in their sklog column in the 81st issue of their magazine. They hit the shelves today, so go grab a copy from your local skate shop! This is a collection of footage that Josh and I have put together since the summer. We're about to settle in for the winter, bundle up, and keep things moving. Enjoy and stay posted!

-Alex

western limbo.

2010-09-20T16:24:00.004-04:00

While Cameron has been out west, we've been spending some time at Mikendo's.
With ants in his pants to skate, Cameron finds himself pushing around the freshly fixed driveway.

Enjoy the Fod!

-Mark

PUSH.

2010-09-02T23:18:00.005-04:00

I've been involved with Push Skateshop's video project for half of it's three year movement. People came and went, stayed and lived, they even managed to film tricks. But for some reason passing company and old friends keep coming back.

There's a constant in Asheville, North Carolina and it's the relationships between the young people and the "old" people that share a commonality in skateboarding. That is what this video represents. I'll be posting information on the premiere this coming weekend.

-Ramon

chris scoggins mini-part.

2010-06-29T22:49:00.009-04:00

this is chris's mini-part for comfort skateshop. there's plenty of left-overs from wassup my nooga?!, and a healthy stack of what chris has been skating as of late. in other tennessee skateboarding news, cameron dell took first place in the knock on wood game of skate.

-Alex

Juicy Jay

2010-06-07T00:05:00.003-04:00

This is Jay McDonald's entry for the Thrasher Magazine boneless contest. Hopefully all the flying around will pay off so he can get some free boards!

-Alex

rhinoceros.

2010-05-23T01:20:00.006-04:00

the newest addition to the team at comfort skateshop, ryan cooper, has been steadily stacking a hefty amount of footage. here's a taste of what ryan's been up to as of late.

-alex

WPM Montage

2010-05-20T23:18:00.005-04:00

This is a little something i've been meaning to post for a while. Alex and I were initially going to use it as a promo for our video, but now its been decided that we are going to do a collaboration video with Comfort Skateshop. We hope you enjoy the montage!

-josh

Washington D.C.

2010-05-20T12:22:00.010-04:00

Thanks to our family over at Comfort Skateshop, Josh and I are back in action after some technical difficulties. Scott, Cameron, Ryan, Chris and I recently packed up and ventured north to Washington D.C. for a week. Each day was packed with metro riding, filming, city skating, and of course the late night parties. A big thanks to the Burton family for putting this one together!

-alex

Clipped.

2010-05-14T12:00:00.006-04:00

To follow up on Alex's post here's Cameron's debut clip where he ripped.

-ramon

atlanta, ga.

2010-05-04T10:04:00.006-04:00

cameron and I drove up to atlanta for the day this past weekend. this is some of the footage we got. enjoy!

-Alex

continue the pursuit.

2010-04-17T15:01:00.009-04:00

josh and alex sent off another edit to post. this is of a recent trip up to louisville while filming for wassup my nooga!? i think the video sums up the way those dudes roll on trips.

picking up the slack.

2010-03-23T20:53:00.008-04:00

Mark and Ramon approached Josh and I about posting content here this past winter. Josh and I have been living in a two bedroom apartment here in Chattanooga for about six months now. so, of course there's been ample opportunity to get out and go skate/film with the WPM. here's what we've come up with so far...we hope you enjoy!

- Alex & Josh

tennessee fever.

2010-02-23T21:10:00.002-05:00

Looks like a fellow Tennessean and Knock on Wood rider made it up on the photofile contest at the skateboard mag. Congrats to Matt Sharer and Phil Blair for the W.

-mark

so..i'm sorry.

2010-02-19T13:12:00.002-05:00

Dude, seriously though. I've been busy alright?
The guys that have been showing for it though..Knock on Wood. These dudes have been on their A game with videos lately. I just spent a nice moment on their site checking the updates with cool art,photos, and videos. Take a sec and let it all in. I especially enjoyed the V-day special. Super good.

Got some more time? Alright, check out what ol Ramon has been up to. He just put up some rad holga photos on his blog, and has a few enjoyable youtubes to check out as well.

If the weather is fair, get hyped and go roll around with the homies!

-mark

comforting welcome, fun to be had.

2010-01-12T15:15:00.014-05:00

hope everyone had a good holiday. I had some fun cruising around with the buds while home. always a good time.

tennskate has a twitter!! actually, we don't. just a new year's resolution.

tennskate new year's resolution #1
make more than 15 posts in a year

tennskate new year's resolution #2
have upcoming tennskaters post more than ramon and me

tennskate new year's resolution #3
have those jerks make awesome videos

other awesomeness to add.
comfort skate shop is starting a shop crew. the first addition to the foundation is mr. nick guertin. congrats nick! check out the intro video for your viewing pleasure.

wassup my nooga! is finally out after premiering thought out all the vast tennessee area. comfort skate shop has limited copies, so head down and grab yourself a copy before they are all gone!

comfort skateshop & a video premiere

2009-11-11T00:08:00.004-05:00

Hold on, wait. What!? There is a shop in Chattanooga now? Whoa, weird. Surprised me too. Even more psyched that it's Chris Scoggins running that beast. Show up this weekend for Josh Shupe and Alex Rose's videos, and stick around to get those Christmas gifts you've been bugging your parents about.

-mark

wassup with the east coast?!

2009-10-13T23:36:00.006-04:00

Josh Shupe has been tucked away at his editing bay in downtown Chattanooga chipping away at his video entitled "Wassup my Nooga?!" Check out his trailer on vimeo along with the throwaway. Josh has done really well on this one, definitely have to add it to the TN video collection! Stay tuned.

While you're lurking, might as well check out what Elwood Clothing has been up too. Maybe you'll recognize a familiar name somewhere in there.

-mark

for the shrimp.

2009-09-20T04:40:00.003-04:00

all sorts of fun.

mark's been in culver city, locked in his apartment with no cell phone
reception. don't worry though, the guy is making the elwood tour video.

a special note to josh shupe: "who's having last part? remember, panera bread has free internet. not to mention yummy sandwiches."

-ramon

a west coast short.

2009-09-03T03:34:00.002-04:00

the documentation of the westward journey featuring cameron dell, eric hunt, and george etheredge.

-ramon

east flys west, and the rest is...

2009-08-22T01:17:00.009-04:00

history. a few of my counterparts from the southern states exercised their traveling freedoms and joined me in southern california. being constantly overwhelmed with homesickness i found this quite releiving.

about a month ago emmanuel and his lovely lady came to find the ins and outs of the many authentic mexican eateries. not to mention corey lambert chimed in at the tail end of their stay. (thanks for the high rise manny!)

the journey of journey's started when eric and george from asheville flew into the SAN regional airport with nothing more than skateboards, backpacks, and big smiles. two days later mark drove cameron down to san diego, and the four of us set out on a two week stay in the bay (next time mark.)

the trip was long, grueling, and nothing short of the best trip we've all shared. i'm breaking through the walls of the edit as fast as i can so all of you can feel the vibes just as we did.

(consider this the nine hour layover cameron had in atlanta on the mission home, glad you made your flight shrimp, see you real soon.)

-ramon

rags to riches...

2009-07-27T23:13:00.004-04:00

i had the pleasure of receiving a call from "this guy" today to film a trick in his neighborhood of san diego. check the red ledge backside 5-0, the ground is rougher than a 5 o'clock shadow and longer than the peir in ocean beach. well almost.

-ramon

PUSH!

2009-07-23T17:45:00.002-04:00

just launched their new website and through up a few new clips from recent trips.

-ramon

flow days.

2009-07-14T01:00:00.002-04:00

nowhere close to tennessee, but a good watch none the less. i'll be posting similar content over here. oh yeah, those other pages on the website that never did anything when you clicked on them...they do now!

-Ramon

friends in proximity.

2009-06-24T19:37:00.003-04:00

scott at atlanta hates us has posted a cluster of 8mm & 16mm leftovers from his recent "grime and grit" project.

-Ramon

Gratzi!

2009-06-17T14:15:00.006-04:00

i'd like to send a big thank you to james @ post22 and kristy at focus for posting the edit. we'll keep on keeping on.

-Ramon

La la land.

2009-06-11T17:52:00.002-04:00

Yesterday I drove up to Los Angeles to visit with Mark for a few days and check out his new pad. Needless to say he's off his NYC traveling kick of planes, trains, and automobiles and logging his footage on the adio visual blog.

-Ramon

content worth your while.

2009-06-09T01:23:00.009-04:00

photographer brian gaberman has a small portfolio piece up on slap's website. photos ranging from corey duffel to the gonz.

if you havn't already, stop by your local skateshop or bookstore and pick up the new skateboarder photo issue. ryan flynn and john mehring have quite a few gems in there.

i'm in sunny san diego for the summer crouching in bushes, squatting in oil stained streets, and sleeping on air mattresses. i'll be posting a few pieced together sessions of chris larue and tim williams before you know it.

keepin' it classy!

-Ramon

gray may.

2009-06-04T14:36:00.009-04:00

look what the cat dragged in. a little travel, and

a change in range.

-Ramon

while interwebbing...

2009-05-04T16:09:00.004-04:00

"almost zach, almost."

check out nate broussard and mark gutterman in aleks lewandowski's new skateboard video "feel free." after you're feeling pretty good, check out post22's issue 19. james has been putting out the goods for years and doesn't seem to quit. there is more free rainy day content courtesy of patrick and manny at knockonwoodskateboards.com.

i dropped off my super 8 camera at crystal video today. the motor had a few hiccups along with some battery terminal corrosion. hope to have it back by thursday...

the summer is eminent, get your travel plans together.

-Ramon

light at the tunnel's end.

2009-04-30T10:55:00.006-04:00

photo: M. Gardner

some of the knock on wood family was in johnson city tuesday, pat shot some goods and so did mitch gardner. george came feeling very welcome.

mark is traveling up the east coast on elwood's "dressin for recession" tour. a little bit of poached footage here, mark's full recap coming late may.

-R.J.

dancin' in the dark.

2009-04-10T20:13:00.013-04:00

aaron green is a homie from charelston, you might recognize him from the pushin' to raleigh clip. he recently had a part in blue tile skateshop's newest video "hate your friends." the guys at cskate posted an entertaining re-edit to aaron's part with some new footage and some familiar faces.

-R.J.

panhandlers.

2009-04-07T16:55:00.003-04:00

mark is MIA somewhere in south florida filling up any P2 cards he can get his hands on. keep an eye out for the adio/visual blog with stories from the road...coming soon.

kristy canon is a knoxville native currently working her magic in orlando, fl. she has a website titled southskate which she updates with only the best in floridian footage. the latest post features a new "weekendtage" of bert wooton and his homies in NYC.

speaking of new york, one slice wasn't enough and i'm heading back to the big apple tomorrow with a few asheville trolls.

-R.J.

a new york slice.

2009-03-27T13:22:00.004-04:00

new york slice.

the trip to new york ended with an all nighter in laguardia with minimal amounts of sleep in uncomfortable positions throughout airplanes and airports. zach got his painting portfolio on the interweb and he'll soon be having shows in the new york area (one can only hope!). here is a photo log from the trip as well. thanks to matt and brenna for the southern hospitality up north.

-R.J.

believe.

2009-03-25T13:14:00.009-04:00

Been waiting for this..

Local buzz.

Brian McDonald is back!

After handling a new work load with wifey, and a baby human he's back in action shooting with all the cats in Chattanooga. He's started up a blog that he's been up keeping daily. Bookmark and check it frequently. Looks like some good times.

-Mark

spring flowers.

2009-03-21T19:07:00.003-04:00

I recently received an email from a fellow Chatt filmer by the name of Alex Rose. It had a nice video from his spring break with Jim Arnold, Jay McDonald, and Nick Guertin. Maybe when Rose decides it's time to graduate to a real camera, the montages will be even better.

Recently, I took a nice break from la la land and drove out to Phoenix to hang out with the ol' buddies Randy Ploesser and Marty Murawski. I had a hell of a time hanging out with those two. If you guys haven't already checked out Marty's edit for Matix Monday's be sure and get to it! It's a good laugh for sure.

-Mark

jeremy holmes mag minute.

2009-03-17T01:52:00.005-04:00

if you guys haven't made that daily stop at the mag's website, click and watch Jeremy Holmes' Mag Minute!

Jeremy has always killed it, and hasn't stopped. Even after settling into a domestic life with a wife and kid he's still manages to get a proper minute, and he still has more to be seen! best dude ever.

-mark

the big apple and a few loose cannons.

2009-03-15T00:12:00.004-04:00

the raleigh trip was quite some time ago, but nevertheless here's an edit featuring ty's hut and the contest.

Pushin' to Raleigh

after almost missing a few connecting flights jason, zach, and i made it to nyc for a week long stay in the city. we spent today getting familiar with the friendly public transportation system, and playing a few hours of hit or miss (in reference to getting lost). i'll keep you guys in the loop with some posts and photos over the trip.

make sure and scroll down for mark's chattanooga "street lights" edit, i heard it made front page news at one of our favorite hot spots.

chattanooga street lights montage.

2009-03-09T04:44:00.008-04:00

more apologies sent out to those waiting. i feel like i've built this thing up a bit too much now. alas here it is.

i owe it to everyone that skated with me while i was home. thanks for all the awesome times rolling around with you guys.

Shouting out by appearances:

Chris Scoggins!
Ryan Cooper
Cameron Dell
Ethan Shulman
Jim Arnold
Jay McDonald
Scott Basford
Nick Guertin
Nick Brown

help behind the lens: Josh Shupe and RJ Hess!

most of the dudes you may recognize from old tennskate days, and some new faces are in there. get familiar.

hope you guys enjoy!

-Mark

jimbo!

2009-03-06T13:24:00.002-05:00

last time jim was in asheville i remember telling him to post some more stuff on his blog. jim's a good listener, and a good photographer.

-R.J.

idle days.

2009-03-06T12:52:00.003-05:00

remember when i was telling you about our raleigh trip? oh wait, now i remember, i left you in the dark on that. dominion skateshop won the contest with the skatepark of tampa and vertical urge in 2nd and 3rd. justin and eric skated they're hearts out, and even collided in the middle of their heat. i'll have a video up by sunday covering the weekend.

i was in knoxville last weekend visiting some family and friends. the rain shut out any hopes of skateboarding, but it gave me plenty of time to watch a few gems from manny's movie collection. maybe next time.

a few of the buttons are up on the site, the rest should be up between now and 2010.

-R.J.

cameron's camera.

2009-02-24T16:43:00.004-05:00

Cameron has left me on the west coast to fend for myself. But, he left behind his camera with all his memories from the trip. I grabbed some to post on my flickr. I look forward to seeing that kid's face again soon.

So, I think I'm going to post up the montage this week. You know, the one that I've been talking about for too long now. RJ found an after effects I could use, so I could finish that bad boy up. Thanks RJ!

-Mark

the road to raleigh.

2009-02-20T18:56:00.009-05:00

justin, rorey, eric, and myself left asheville yesterday afternoon for raleigh, nc. we stopped in hickory so justin could try and skate this handrail. little did we know the rail was at a college where they taught the students to kick out skateboarders...sketchy. long story short, we left without a trick and headed to ty rhode's in winston-salem.

ty treated us to a nice mini-ramp sesh and put us up for the night (thanks ty!). this morning we piled our belongings into the wagon and explored the streets of raleigh.

justin and eric from push are skating in the battle of the shops contest tomorrow, lets hope they survive the nightlife.

-R.J.

new friends.

2009-02-18T16:31:00.002-05:00

i would like to take the time to introduce two of my new ashevillian friends. george and justin. you will be seeing a lot of them on the site, i hope that's not a problem.

g & j

the homepage finally got some tlc. knock on wood and video electronics are the official sponsors of the site. mark and me are glad to have them along.

speaking of mark, he's obviously been busy trekking across the nation with one of tennessee's best and one of skateboarding's best. keep up with his posts from the west coast.

thanks to templeton elliot (mostly skateboarding, the skateboard mag) for the shout out on his website. we're glad to be back too.

-R.J.

houston. heads.

2009-02-17T18:48:00.005-05:00

We crashed at Nate's friend, Mike Holloway's house while staying in Houston, TX. He recently finished up on his driveway quarter pipe, and we all had a night of skating with the Houston Heads. Check out the Adio site to watch the footage from our night at Mike's and photos from Travis Howell's stay.

-Mark

"it's in! oh my God, it's in!"

2009-02-16T17:54:00.007-05:00

I'll be posting up a couple clips, randomly, from the time I was home filming with everyone.

This is the first one.
The spot is right under an over pass, with the landing going right into an exit ramp off I-24. It was a super windy night, and it crossed my mind about putting the lights in a better place. It was so hectic that I just set it up to get out quick since I didn't know how long we would get. Bad move. As soon as Chris got it, you see what happens.

To Chris: Thanks for all the awesome times while I was home, on and off the board. I wouldn't have had it any other way.

-Mark

no soldier left behind!

2009-02-15T17:48:00.002-05:00

We made it to Hollywood the other night. Nate, Cameron, I are getting settled into the apartment. It was an abrupt change in plans on the trip, due to hometown anxiety/homesick for Nate. I think he started to miss being around the chaotic city.

No big deal though, snapped off a few while we were on the road, but not before getting this big guy from FedEx.

bloggin'

2009-02-11T03:05:00.008-05:00

Pressed for time on packing, I kind of blew it on having a montage ready. Apologies sent to those who were waiting. I'll have it up as soon as I can. Right now, Cameron, Nate and I have made our way out to Houston, TX. Not before making a new toy, and adding on to the car. So far the stay has been awesome, hanging out with Nate's buddies and posting up at the local shop. Thanks to Mike for the dollies! If you're into checking out the photos, then click on flickr for the snazzy titles that go along with them.

-Mark

nerding out.

2009-01-30T14:36:00.006-05:00

the video wizards at video electronics have been quite helpful in keeping me behind a lens. they are indeed the first official sponsor of tennskate. if any of you have any camera mishaps, ship that bad boy up to Massachusetts.

i was talking to jason the other day about pulling an all nighter to dayton, oh for the mind field premiere. it didn't look very possible considering our schedules. however, the premiere date in nashville seems a lot more promising.

-R.J.

visit.

2009-01-26T21:34:00.002-05:00

manny's blog for a super surf expo re-cap. it brought a tear to my eye.

-R.J.

dunny bunny.

2009-01-26T16:41:00.006-05:00

If you guys didn't make your daily check on the The Skateboard Mag site, go by and check out the new Mag Minute of Evan Smith. You might catch a Tennessee clip in there!

Over the winter and spring Evan and I were filming for 411's release after the Crimson issue. Since that went south, I had nowhere to put his footage. After sitting on it all year, I decided the best way was to pitch it to Shad and DanOzone at the Mag. Those dudes were psyched and there you have it. The best tricks from his part put together in one minute! Hope you guys are as psyched as I am!

I leave next week to head back out west, so I'll be putting together a montage, this week, of all the homies that I got to roll around with during my extended extended stay in Chattanoooga.

-Mark

*EDIT* So come to find out, I'm that dude that doesn't look before he starts posting, and RJ over here went and made a mammoth of a post for everyone to see. So, make sure you keep scrolling to check out what's been going on today.

the longest post in tennskate history.

2009-01-26T15:14:00.008-05:00

knock on wood made another round to orlando last week for the surf expo tradeshow. the trip is becoming a KOW ritual (thanks
kristy).

patrick took some digi's of the trip which are on the
wooden website.

in southern advocate news...

evan smith has a new mag minute up on the
skateboard mag. there is a clip from a trip he took up to Tennessee in the mag minute. his local homies in orlando also premiered their new video "just meshin around," over the surf expo weekend.

randy ploesser got a little tennessee coverage in the newest ftk. the footage can be found in his hard hitting
mag minute.

and finally,
hartman and cameron are now getting familiar with the ups man via circa.

mag minutes courtesy of mark.
headache courtesy of rj.

MAFIA! MAFIA!

2009-01-20T01:28:00.008-05:00

Josh Shupe is coming together with an awesome video with all the heads from his humble abode of Chattanooga. Click the image below. Should be fun to watch with all the homies!

-Mark

when it rains it pours.

2009-01-17T12:41:00.004-05:00

from the few phone calls i've made back home i can safely say i'm glad to be in florida for the weekend.

when it rains it pours.

-R.J.

Step inside.

2009-01-16T22:41:00.007-05:00

I've got a good quote.

"So, Guertin, how was school today?"

Nick Guertin- "School was cancelled."

"Why?!"

Nick Guertin- "It was cold!"

School systems here are killin' it for sure. I don't think any other place has it better. To sum up our weather for the Chatt: warm with rain, or cold with wind. You pick.

-Mark

There was another trip to Asheville this weekend. RJ and I are gonna try and get something together for a proper post. Stay tuned.

whoops.

2009-01-06T01:51:00.005-05:00

while our cell phones were out of commission in mark's dungeon, manny took the initiative to drive taylor, pat, and hartman to bp skatepark in waynesville, nc. good thing he did, according to cameron we didn't do shit all weekend. don't worry homie...you've got it coming.

Somewhere on top of that country hill.....

-R.J.

life lapse.

2008-12-27T18:38:00.003-05:00

merry christmas has come and gone and 2008 is closing in fast...2009 should be an interesting year for skateboarding. there will be a tennskate sampler DVD available upon request at pluto by mid-week. it has a lot of the full-res web clips from tennskate and knock on wood. be sure and pick up the new stump graphic too, it's a beauty.

it seems the rain has drizzled out too, here is a clip from a spontaneous rainy day trip to hazard county.

hazard co. rain mission

Asheville, Norf Cakka Weekend

2008-12-20T02:46:00.004-05:00

Hello there. How are you? How was my weekend you ask? Well I had a good time in the city of Ashes. RJ put together an edit of the footage accumulated in 3 days time. The weekend was awesome, hanging out with the crew: Cameron Dell, Kaleb Mann, Zach Gibson, and Jim Arnold. Layered up with thermals bought from the Large K, we hit the cold streets of Asheville.

tennskate goes to asheville.

the road heals all wounds.

2008-12-16T23:21:00.002-05:00

mark, jim, cameron, zach and kaleb helped me move some belongings to asheville last weekend. it turned into a full blown skate trip loaded with the goods.

-R.J.

My friend, Ryan. Lay. (name drop)

2008-12-08T22:52:00.006-05:00

If you don't really know much about Ryan Lay, he's an amazing human being. That's all you need to know. On top of that he looks like he's having a great time riding his board down the street. Now, head on over to this link and hopefully you enjoy it.

If you want to jock him as much as I do, then buy this video.

-Mark

First post! Well.. for me.

2008-12-04T19:26:00.005-05:00

So, on to the headlines of the news. This guy decided to leave Skate Mental and is going back to the future of radical!

If you don't recognize the fellow, maybe this can refresh you're memory.

Wonder where his footage, for the skate mental video, is going? Hmm...

If you haven't seen the Knoxville montage RJ made, scroll down and watch that bad boy!

-Mark

still frames and street lights.

2008-12-04T14:49:00.005-05:00

you can have both tomorrow night.

this week has been busy. i don't like to pull that card often, but in dire times of harsh weather, late nights, and hobbit like behavior it fits.
if you're anywhere in the south you probably understand.

corey shot some sequences of the
homies from our nashville excursion. those guys have cameras ready at all times so watch your back for the rebels and radio slaves.

without further ado...

knoxville "street lights."

Filmer Guys.

2008-11-27T10:42:00.003-05:00

mark has been getting a lot of love lately over at the skateboard mag, and a few posts up from his is creepy kyle's clipped.

thanksgiving is about thanking and giving. duh. so here is our gift. it's quite a turkey.

knoxville park edit.

dirty south connection.

2008-11-25T09:31:00.007-05:00

mark's been cranking out the goods lately. here is "nate broussard and friends" over at adio.

nike posted a clip of the south's finest. the same skaters you'll see roaming the pages of atlanta hates us.

-R.J.

"this player ain't afraid of a little sweat "

2008-11-25T03:27:00.003-05:00

jason has an "along those lines" review over at krooklife. you'll want to check the stiener re-edit post too. once again kids, this is another website you want to bookmark.

-R.J.

DLXSF.

2008-11-24T20:28:00.003-05:00

if you havn't already, bookmark the deluxe website and check it daily. those cats are onto something...

thanks for the post jim.

-R.J.

"It's fucking tough everywhere and these are the times when we all have to be working together."

2008-11-23T22:55:00.006-05:00

to re-cap the past weekend with photos and accurate words would take hours with our non-journalistic sense of documentation. with that said, manny will have you laughing before you know it.

1) i will tell you randy's video along those lines is a must see. it features some of the best skaters on the best spots in knoxville, chattanooga, and nashville tennessee. ask about it at your local skateshop. if they don't know where to get it, holler at the loser movement.

2) i turned 20 better than i could've imagined.

3) mark stewart is the man.

4) the future is bright.

5) cameron dell is a beast.

enjoy hartman and his kingston stinks.

kingston crew

-R.J.

knoxville goes to nashville.

2008-11-21T01:27:00.004-05:00

a whole slew of skateboarders are filling up and heading west, along those lines.

Along Those Lines Promo

-R.J.

the real deal.

2008-11-18T01:42:00.003-05:00

day in the life at pluto.

alan leads you through a typical day at pluto.

leftovers for dinner.

i made this a few months back. here are some left overs post "all day."

-R.J.

Randy Ploesser

2008-11-17T00:05:00.003-05:00

mark's st. louis homie randy has the latest mag minute over at the skateboard mag. if you're unfamiliar with randy and his skateboarding, drink a cup of coffee and wake the fuck up!

-R.J.

Theories of Atlantis

2008-11-14T03:07:00.005-05:00

found some dirt over at theories

.

-R.J.

off to a good start.

2008-11-14T01:28:00.008-05:00

"All Day"

over the past few rainy days patrick, manny, and myself have been cranking out the finishing touches on the new and improved tennskate website. we hope all of you are as excited as we are to get the website up and running again.

as of right now, the other pages of the site are down, but within the next week should be up in some form or fashion.

if you're wondering where mark is in the whole equation...he is spending two weeks in texas for the make a wish contest. a two week contest? no, he's playing cool guy for the contest, and filming the good guys on the streets afterwards. oh how we love that filmer guy. expect a houston based update within the next few days.

thanks for visiting the site. hope you enjoy.

-R.J.