The Backyard

I was just home for a week in Waldorf, Maryland where I grew up. I spent more time at my mom's house then I have in the last 4 years for sure. We grilled out in the backyard almost every night. The weather was so nice we had to. While I was there, sitting in the backyard I couldn't help but think about all the days spent skating back there with SO many of my friends over the years. This is an old photo of what the yard once looked like.



Then.. to add to my nostalgia, I got a call from a local Maryland newspaper wanting to do an interview with me about my parents old backyard. He was contacted because of articles he had written lately about skateboarding in Maryland and was tipped off about our old yard being once called "the Waldorf Skatepark". Check it out HERE. I was asked about a lot of stuff that I hadn't thought about in a long time.

Austin Memories

I realized the other day I never posted any photos from my trip to Austin, TX for Toad & Salmon's Austin Chili Bowl cook off and skate contest. It was my first time in Austin and even Texas for that matter. Heres some photos I shot while on my week-long Austin hell ride.


The two in charge.


Grass Valley?


420 Gus!


It was SO dam HOT most of us spent much of the week in Ian and Heidi's pool.


Strubing gave it big ups.


Dude! party!


Pool time after-party.


Sandy and Skato... killing it.


It was so freakin HOT the day of the contest...


...Mumma crawled into a cooler filled with ice water.


Halsey, riverside.


and Toad, filming it.


This well known skate spot is just outside of Austin.












The Salmon crashed out after a long, long week.

Ps. Yesterday was my birthday. I'm pretty old now.

Cool shit from June & July

K-Rock (aka good friend and old roommate from Baltimore) moved to SF!! ...and found a place right across the street from Maggie Mudd's Ice Cream shop.


Hustle made it to the TOP of the Pop's 86'd list. Way to go Jamie!


This is me, sandy and billy closing up Pop's on my last night working there (ever).


Pork Chop got a new toy!


...and loves it.


I don't remember this... and have no explanation for what is going on right here.


Sandy and I went to Sushi Boat at 16th and Church. The place rules.



...and got named Randumb photo of the week over at the TRIFE.
No big deal.

Interview-wise 48 block style

Jimmy asked the questions and 48 Blocks put up the interview. Pretty stoked. Just in case you needed to know more about ME or just like listening to ME talk about ME... well... Click HERE.
Photo by Kevtron. Thanks again Kev!

Drehobl on Pop Culture

Well... that basically covers it.

Invaded by Crackheads!

Our store got broken into last Wed. night. Read more about it on our new home page over at Cruzskateshop.com.

This Friday..

Hesh out in denim.

How to talk to Chicks

I went to Austin, TX and met this chicken.