AG + RS + VE + ML

You know exactly how Vinny does. Glide cam footage so good, you actually went out and bought one.

Pre-Bitter Cold 2011 from Imperial Productions on Vimeo.

Pre-BCSD edit

And… The final cutz

BCSD XI Vinny Minton from Bitter Cold Showdown on Vimeo.

BCSD XI Valo from Bitter Cold Showdown on Vimeo.

We also got Bear Walkin up in the mix, interviewing all the usual suspects… I know, it’s a little long, but it’s definitely worth it.

BCSD 2011 w Bear Walken! from Silvstr on Vimeo.

If you are going to BCSD XI this year (which you better be) You will find the official BCSD XI tee shirt in the aMALL booth. Why is it at aMALL you ask? Well since you asked, I’ll tell you. I designed it, that’s why. So if you bring ANYTHING this year, bring at least $20 for a cool souvy that you can get autographed by all your favorite pros and cherish for a lifetime. Or you could just wear it. All the profits will be going to directly to back to the BCSD which I think means $$$PRIZE-MONEY$$$$

That’s the back of the shirt BTW. Front has a cool simple logo on the left chest.

Bitter Cold Showdown XI Promo from Bitter Cold Showdown on Vimeo.

OKAY, so unless you are living under a rock you know about the BCSD. If you know about it but just aren’t going you should reconsider. If you go to any blading event this year, this is the one to go to, hell - if you were going to one event in your LIFE, this would probably be it. For those of you that do, you already know that the Bitter Cold Showdown is an annual mid-west event currently being held at Modern skate park in Royal Oak Michigan that is now on it’s 11th year and is stronger than ever. People drive, fly, bus, train and even occasionally cross boarders illegally from all over the world just to make it to this event. to Anyone who is considered anyone in the blade game will be in attendance of this 5 star W.R.S. event. (Any person(s) absent risk being considered, AWOL, MIA or KIA, or worse yet - a straight up loser.) This contest is not only the biggest in-door park contest in the USA, but the biggest park contest in general, and is probably ranked within the top 2 biggest contests in the world. In addition to that this event boasts the biggest trade show for blade gear in the entire U.S.A. It’s such a big event that it’s the ONLY event we close our doors for midweek aside from major holidays. So Check this edit out, Go to the BCSD web site, register to compete, or just show up to be hang out with the rest of your home dogs, have a good time and get ready to blown away by next level park skating from your favorite pro’s and up-and-coming am’z. That and spend all your moneys at the aMALL booth!

ROLLERBLADING IS GETTING HUGE, LOOK AT FRANKY MORALES DOING THE SKATE INSIDE!! A PHONE MAN. INSIDE A PHONE!!!!!!! I HEARD THEY BOUGHT HIM A HOUSE AND RED BULL GAVE HIM ONE OF THOSE MINI COOPERS WITH THE OVERSIZED CAN ON THE TOP TO DRIVE AROUND (PASSING OUT REDBULLS AS A JOB) BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CLICK ON THIS LINK - THEN CLICK 360 TOUR MAAAANNNNN

Connected Crids has come correct with the HD edit compressed in a non-HD format. We got it on Ye old Youtube for the swine, and a direct .mov download to enjoy in you Maybach. All of this comes courtesy of www.connectedskating.com (aka Ivan Narez!)

Here is the Youtuber

Here is the Posh High qual. (Gotta love those HVX slow motion shots!) Right click this and save as!

Ok, leave it to me to take the pictures and document an event and this is what you get. Nothing, well might as well be nothing anyways. To say the least, trip started out good and ended bad. My pictures document the entire trip to the hotel on Thursday. Enjoy!

When you fly southwest you need lots of drinks. At least it helps make the flight a little more interesting. Here is Ivan halfway to Chicago a couple deep. Plus drinking on a plane is cooler because I think you get more loaded because of the altitude, but I could be wrong.

We got offered these really sweet Southwest blankets by just filling out a survey in San Jose… little did I know that it was a credit card application for a Southwest credit card which I already have! I put down some fake info so I can’t possibly be held responsible if I get approved and rack up 20gz on it. It appears that all my effort was in vain as Ivan ended up stealing my blanket in the end.

Why are they looking at this thing like we are lost? Pointless I say! We have tickets and they have the flight time on them, no need to stare at 10 tv monitors and try and find your flight info.

Here Sneak is spotted snacking one of many urinal cakes.

Hey girl!

Pro rental car driver.

Brandon Smith is mad here, he says “Only I can take photo’s.” As Colin Kelso just sits there.

Look at this guy, thinks he’s good at pool or something.

See, Brandon now taking the photo’s. But now it’s Ivan who’s mad! (Brandon shoots with the mini Cam for ALL of his photo’s!)

Got the PT stuck, had to call for a tow. If you saw this silver PT cruiser in action anytime during the weekend it should come as no suprise that I got it stuck in the mud no more than 10 feet from our hotel…

But before we could get it out, we had to get Jon Julio’s Town and Country stuck with us.

Since the tow driver was unable to get under the cars, I had to do some of the dirty work.

All of the dirty work… Covered in Mud, but were all hooked up now!

After all of that was said and done we went rallying some more the next day, and decided to take a picture after the car wash.

Here is some of the crew at the cool bar at the days inn. It’s too bad we got here about 30 minutes before it closed every night… and to our disbelief Ohio sells diluted alcohol and doesn’t sell past 10 or something. Mike got loaded off a single drink of diluted early times so his new name is 40 proof. Look at how loaded he is in this picture.

Here is the one and only trade show picture. HVX edit coming soon? Who knows, sold the camera for $5.00

That about wraps it up for the official BCSD ag-rs-ve-ml coverage, I told you it was the worst! Oh BTW, I lost my keys in Ohio so if you find them send them back to me, I still can’t get into my house and my car is stuck in long term parking!