Chili sauce Boss

Plane spotting

2011-09-04T23:16:00.002+01:00

Hey baby!

2010-08-31T23:15:00.001+01:00

2010-07-01T13:14:00.002+01:00

Falling asleep on the bus is common, but doing it with a fist full of gold on the 149 on your way to Guy's hospital to get the mobile phone dislodged from you stomach, now that's some Gangster shit!

Spanish Chili

2010-06-16T13:47:00.001+01:00

Barca trip Spring 2010 from Chili Sauce Boss on Vimeo.

The pound is stronger than the dollar.....holla!

2010-05-20T11:08:00.006+01:00

The other day I was in Marks & Spencers and I bought a coffee. I paid with a five pound note and for my change I received a £2 coin, some pence and something I'd never seen before....a one pound note.

"A one pound note?" I questioned the cashier.

"Yes my friend." he replied.

"Is this real? Are you sure? Is this not like monopoly money or something?"

The cashier assured me it was real, even though I had never seen a £1 note before in my life.

I showed a few friends that evening, and a few said they had not been in existence since the seventies or something. The next day I google "one pound note," after a few clicks I found out that they stopped printing the £1 note in 1984. And then I read somewhere that they ceased to be legal tender in 1988. So wait, had the cashier gave me non-legal tender? Did he rip me off? I don't really mind, after all, it's just a pound - just in paper form. I think I'll hold on to it for awhile.

Barcelona

2010-03-10T21:09:00.004Z

Went to Barcelona with these guys..

Snow-Mo

2010-01-06T00:23:00.003Z

It's snowing again. Sometimes I wonder why I left California....

News Editor Shmeditor

2009-12-22T21:00:00.003Z

Thankfully, none of this for a little while. The headaches have stopped. But it was a good experience nonetheless.

I've pledged to not open a word document till at least 2010.

Nozbone shop in Paris

2009-12-15T22:07:00.002Z

Quite a few times I've been to Paris and Nozbone always seems to be a destination. Thanks to Luidgi, Jon Monie, and Lionel for showing us around the city and all the great spots. Here is their latest video, apprécier!

Rendez vous from NOZBONE on Vimeo.

Ray Barbee

2009-11-23T00:37:00.003Z

This has been up on a couple of sites, but I felt the need to repost it as Ray Barbee is such an incredible skater and human being.

Ray Barbee XX Years from Proper on Vimeo.

Death here.....

2009-10-12T22:09:00.004+01:00

The Grim Reaper was out the other day; what a comedian! "If you use an axle grinder....to trim your pubic hair......................YOU WILL DIE!

Nighttiming

2009-10-07T20:11:00.004+01:00

The days are getting shorter....

Hyped!

2009-09-18T10:46:00.002+01:00

District of Columbia

2009-09-16T14:00:00.004+01:00

NYC

2009-09-13T01:10:00.002+01:00

Bryce Golder

New York, New York

2009-08-30T05:56:00.001+01:00

Bone Zone

2009-08-13T00:00:00.003+01:00

I never thought I would ever say this.......I can't wait till school starts up again.

They Reminisce

2009-07-30T22:45:00.002+01:00

Pete Rock and CL Smooth were one of my favourite hip-hop duos from the early-mid nineties. They Reminisce Over You(T.R.O.Y) in my opinion is one of the most classic hip-hop tracks ever produced. I remember when I was in High school I used listen to WKNC, N.C. State's college radio station which had an underground hip-hop show on weeknights. I think I remember it running till 2am, so as that was quite late for a school night, I would go to sleep and record the program on cassette. I would wake up the next day with all these hip-hop gems and songs I had never heard before. It was quite thrilling when I would discover that I had happened to record a song I particularly favoured. One of which was Pete & CL's T.R.O.Y. Remix. I always tried to find this remix on the internet and on mixtapes to no avail. All I could find was the T.R.O.Y. vibes mix, which was similar, but it contained this really annoying xylophone sample. Now some fifteen years later (I lost that cassette ages ago) I've finally came upon the right song again. Well pretty much, I don't remember the chick singing in it, but perhaps the DJ cut it up and cut out her chorus. But anyways, this song has always stuck in my head and I am constantly reminded of it whenever I watch Jeff Pang's Skypager part.

In 1998, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth put out an EP called Never Coming Out and that song is the last track. Download the EP here.

The good ole days

2009-07-24T16:21:00.004+01:00

The intro and friends section of the 3D Innovations video "Messin' Around." Boston Massachusetts 1997. Khakis, Cargo pants, and White sneakers...

London July 2009

2009-07-24T15:48:00.007+01:00

Steez! (The new/next Nugget?)

Smasher and Hold Tight Henry.

Massan and Kyle were in town from NYC riding their fixed geared bikes from London to Paris!

Dislocated Shoulder

8 Helicopters

Summer

2009-07-05T19:04:00.006+01:00

Ches has been Killin' it lately.....

2009-06-23T20:33:00.007+01:00

Good friend Neil Chester has been seriously multi-tasking as of late. Check out this little Mallorca edit he made.

A weekday bike ride

2009-06-13T23:51:00.004+01:00

Hot Chili

2009-05-13T22:53:00.001+01:00

Fully stocked....

The Great Dismal Swamp

2009-04-27T19:20:00.018+01:00

While I was back in North Carolina, I got a chance to go visit the Great Dismal Swamp.

Jakob will probably appreciate this turtle.

My father is designing a visitor's center there in Elizabethtown.

North Cacalacka

2009-04-17T00:33:00.006+01:00

I was back in North Carolina last month for a few days. It was good to catch up family, old friends, and visit Endless Grind, where I got my first real board a couple of decades ago.

My man Nick is holdin' it down right now.

This is Jed's whip; as you can tell, it's red hot!

Blowin' it

2009-03-23T14:50:00.004Z

Larry Perkins and Steve Durante

2009-03-03T00:47:00.000Z

Hip Hop and 40 oz's

2009-02-25T15:16:00.003Z

Back in my late-teens, my friends and I had this urge to drink 40 ounces of Malt Liquor. I think this was primarily due to the brilliant marketing campaign developed by St. Ides(Or perhaps because a 40oz fit easily into the pocket of some Blind Jeans). These days, I never touch the stuff, but back in the mid-nineties if it was good enough for Ice Cube and the Wu; well my friends and I just had to get involved. Below is a collection of St. Ides commercials in mp3 form from some of the best MC's of that time. Enjoy!

St. Ides

2009-02-13T22:00:00.004Z

I was walking around Soho today, guess I just missed Sam.

Right back atchya...

2009-02-04T15:53:00.011Z

Mark Jackson at SLAM loves to take the piss at people with screen grabs. We had a game of S.K.A.T.E., and so I thought I would get back at him with some screen grabs of my own.

^ Switch pop-shuv

^ 'mid-air' full cab

^ tre flip

^ fakie shuv

^ switch flip

Mo' Snow

2009-02-04T01:20:00.005Z

Snow-skate

2009-02-02T18:48:00.010Z

It's not too often in London that the skate sission is interrupted by a snow storm.

Henry Kingsford and Jin Shimizu - London, February 1st, 2009

Costanza?

2009-01-26T01:53:00.004Z

Double Jackson

2009-01-15T21:40:00.003Z

Grape Drink

2009-01-12T01:04:00.004Z

East London

2009-01-09T00:12:00.008Z

Rick Ross loves Chili Sauce Boss

2009-01-02T16:14:00.013Z

It's been awhile since I've seen this Dominguez edit. For those that haven't, have a Happy New Year and enjoy!

Palace Waywards, Dominguez edit. >>

2008-12-29T21:31:00.004Z

I don't know what's more amazing, the Supreme/Paperstream collabo or the Deer bathroom graffiti.

Douceur de vivre

2008-12-19T21:22:00.037Z

This past summer I had the pleasure of going to Paris. I had been before, but never had a trip quite like this one. I went to meet my friend Chris and his friends from New Jersey/Philly, most of whom I didn't know. I kept asking Chris: "Are you sure it's cool if I stay there?" Chris's friends had rented a small apartment in the 19th district and he said I could stay, but I was a bit nervous because I hadn't met any of the other guys. I mean, If I was paying hundreds of Euros for a one bedroom flat in Paris, and I had already packed in ten other of my close friends, I would be a bit apprehensive about letting another person I didn't know cram in the apartment for a week. I was hoping they wouldn't be too bummed at me for staying on the floor. There definitely was the potential for me to receive some vibes, but I suppose I'd just have to wait and see.

So one warm night in June I boarded the Eurostar for the quick trip from London to Paris. When i arrived, I called Chris to see where to go and he said I could meet him at the Jourdain metro stop. Twenty minutes later I arrived, nerves intact I walked up the metro steps. There to meet me was not only Chris, but loads of his other friends. Everyone was friendly and nice, they seemed happy to have me! I don't know what I was worried about. It was a short skate to the apartment and soon I met everyone else. I was amazed how everyone there went by a nickname; B-Dougs, Rew, Trivs, Hern, McDougal, Jeb, Slippy Guns, Brengar, Loco, Stinky Baby Jones, Rosa, etc. It makes it easier to remember people I suppose, but sometimes you refer to nicknames so much, you can forget the person's real name! Bottom line was, everyone was really cool, they were "safe" as they might say around here.

The apartment was packed no doubt, sleeping bags and air mattresses covered all available bits of the floor; I slept in the kitchen. Showers were every other day, and thats if you were lucky. But no one really cared, all we did was skate every day, explore Paris, and drink ourselves to sleep with cheap French wine at night!
It was oddly comfortable hanging out with so many Americans, It had been awhile. Living in the UK, I'm not surrounded by very many. We all shared a common ignorance of the French language(except Jeb) and a zealousness for the Parisian way of life.

That trip to Paris last June was one of the best times of my life. It was an escape back to youthfulness that seems to be slowly slipping away. Baguettes, Cafe au laits, University spot, museum at sunset, strap it up, and pan au chocolats are just a sampling of all the memorable times. Meeting so many new friends, finding and skating such amazing skatespots, and genuinely having an amazing experience.......thats what i'll remember that summer in Paris for.

So fellas, summer 2009, what you sayin? Lets do it again!

"Philly is Jersey!" - B. Dougs

Halloween?

2008-12-18T20:40:00.010Z

I missed Halloween in 2008. Well, I suppose I was around, I just didn’t go out. Instead I was busy at home writing a news-based feature for my Features class. No parties, trick-or-treating, or costumes for me this year. Not all too different really from my Halloween 2007. In 2007, I was feeling sick, so I decided to stay in whilst all my friends bombarded me with texts about the night’s ongoing festivities.
Growing up in America, Halloween meant very much to me. I have fond memories as a child of going trick-or-treating with friends and carving out pumpkins to make Jack-o-lanterns. But the best thing was getting that huge sack of candy after trolling around the neighbourhood all night! Even as I grew older, I might have not gone from house to house asking for candy, but I did dress up and go to parties. I suppose what I’m trying to convey is, Halloween was a big thing for me in America.
Here in the UK, I feel Halloween has lost a bit of its allure. Or maybe that’s not it; maybe it’s just a different atmosphere here. I don’t mind if I don’t go out here on October 31st; as a child, that stance would be unthinkable! I do remember one Halloween from my youth that I did miss though. I must have been around seven years of age. My mother had helped me with acquiring a camouflage G.I. Joe costume, it was makeshift, but I was happy with it. Much to my dismay, I had come down with a fever that late October afternoon. My mom said; “If the fever goes down Will, then you can go out.” Six o’clock went by, and I thought maybe I’d be okay by seven. Seven o’clock went by, I still had a fever, but I thought maybe I could still catch a few hours of trick-or-treating. We checked every hour, but I was still around 100 degrees, the fever never went down.
I remember being so sad I missed Halloween. I had my costume ready and everything. I was so jealous of my younger sister who got to go out around the neighbourhood for a few hours with my dad. It seemed so cruel for a seven year-old to miss Halloween. But that was then and this is now. The last time I was out for Halloween was in San Francisco in 2006; it was a memorable night. For some odd reason I didn’t mind missing the last two Halloweens, perhaps I’m getting old, or perhaps I am just content with my American Halloweens of years past.

Here are some pictures from Halloween in San Francisco in 2006; the last time I went 'out'.

Breakfast

2008-12-16T14:01:00.001Z

All too often in our busy lives we seem to skip that morning meal. But how good is it when you can sit down and enjoy a nice hot breakfast?!

Farewell Brabs!

2008-12-08T10:15:00.005Z

Artist, Skateboarder, and good friend Paul Brabenec has left the Big Smoke for the sunnier shores of Australia. Good luck over there buddy, you'll be missed!

I don't think we've seen the last of this guy though.......rest assured, he'll be back!

Slackin'

2008-11-30T12:32:00.002Z

Sorry for the lack of posting, I've been in a hole! Well not really, but I had the flu last week. And now it's crunch time at Uni, loads of Essays to write! It just rains everyday anyways though.

November days

2008-11-20T22:23:00.001Z

John Tanner

2008-11-17T00:09:00.001Z

While the streets of London are seemingly continuously wet, James Whineray, Gustav and Brabs have fun in an underground car park.

Autumn

2008-11-16T23:52:00.001Z

London Fields sans hipsters.

nite lites

2008-11-09T14:48:00.001Z

Gustav

2008-11-03T21:25:00.001Z

British Weather

2008-10-28T23:08:00.001Z

first clouds.....

then snow.......

Manny Mania

2008-10-26T21:42:00.002Z

Did Stevie Williams invent the word Manny? I remember everyone called them manuals before he dubbed them "mannys" in some video.

Anyways, Mikey Wright, Avi, Witherup, and others killed it, even though the floor was impossibly slick!

Theorizer

2008-10-26T21:38:00.002Z

Mr. Stewart was in town this week and he kindly revealed how W. keeps his breath minty fresh!

Everyone has an iphone huh?

2008-10-23T13:57:00.002+01:00

Look at these flossers....

2008-10-20T21:48:00.001+01:00

perhaps not the best name choice for a restaurant...

2008-10-17T16:46:00.002+01:00

Hackney

Givin' it!

2008-10-17T16:44:00.000+01:00

Nice tunes the other night Jackson!

Possessed by a Kebab?!

2008-10-15T19:15:00.000+01:00

No, but Gustav sure is attacking his!
Contrary to what some may think, West Londoners do actually consume kebabs from time to time. Gustav(Although he lives East) loves kebabs and he showed us the little known West London kebab joint. For £3 you can enjoy a delicious Shawarma or falafel. And I must say, it was quite tasty, and no I hadn't been drinking!

2008-10-14T13:46:00.001+01:00

Barcelona

2008-10-14T13:06:00.001+01:00

Come out to play....

2008-10-14T12:50:00.001+01:00

Hôtel de Ville

2008-10-13T00:20:00.000+01:00

small chicken shish

Chicken Shish please....

2008-10-12T23:39:00.002+01:00