Moving Day

midwestacular has moved, changed names, and is going to be more awesomer. visit my new blog...

waste-deep.com!

















bookmark it, check it often, and get ready for fun!

Things Are Changing

stay tuned...

Did Skateboarding

Ben and I went street skating around the Oviedo area the other night. Spots are at a premium here, but we did find this little drop.

The Photo I Promised To Post The Other Day But Forgot About Until Now

Im told that Parks ollied this drop a few years back. Heres a photo of Alex Zimmer wallriding it last summer. We also found a human bone here. Dont mess with Omaha.

Dirt

Ben got his bike shipped down from Omaha, so he took it out to the front yard to hit some corners.

My Blog Has More Music Than MTV

heres a little diddy that i love... Roger Clyne (formerly of The Refreshments) And The Peacemakers performing "Switchblade"

A Few Photos From The Summer That Maybe You Never Saw

lots of shralping went down this summer, and a few photos fell through the cracks...

Alex Zimmer pops through the filth of a Kansas City drainage ditch. if you ever visit this spot, get your shots, and watch out for drowned rats.



Ben Bazis gets pokey down a spillway in Omaha NE


check back tomorrow for a Super Hammer! i promise you wont be dissapointed!

Throwback Thursday! Super Spectacular Edition!

part of the reason i love skateboarding is the diversity of the people involved. theres so many different personalities and styles, that you never know what you'll get. heres three photos from August 2007 of three very different personalities.

Justin Steube, hippy jump



Silent Mike, frontside flip



Ben Nevius, backside 5050 transfer

Snowboarding On Water

Ben Bazis gets pressy

If Youre Not Afraid To Be Laughed At, You Can Do So Many Things

an interview with Mark Gonzales

Three Things That Make Me Smile

so i guess Vans is doing a colab line with Yo Gabba Gabba. strange combo, but i like it. heres a video, and the classic Devo video which inspired it.

Vans x Yo Gabba Gabba! Plex from Off The Wall on Vimeo.

Devo - Freedom of Choice
Uploaded by bbclipper. - Watch more music videos, in HD!

Couples Therapy

by Grace Weston

House Quotes

"Im only wearing pants to cover my knees"

Best Halloween Costume Goes To

Jamie Thomas dressed as Chad Muska. photo by Joe Hammeke

Conspiracy Theory

besides the fact that Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes is easily the greatest idea for a show ever, does anyone else think that the tricks that the skateboarder in this intro video does look suspicously like Bart Simpsons in The Simpsons intro? i'll let you be the judge.




as it turns out, the original Simpsons intro is kind of hard to find on the internet.  or else im feeling lazy.  so, while this video doesnt at all prove my point, its still worth a look.  its the Banksy Intro!

Dance Kraze

everybody's wasting time learning how to dougie.  all the cool kids know that dance videos peaked in 1987 when Was (Not Was) taught us how to Walk The Dinosaur. 

Waste Deep

shot today with AJ Racinelli, Trevor Bashir, Todd Watson, and Tyler Trant.. all killers.  Norbi was filming, so be sure to check him out for some gnarly footage.

 Todd, i love your riding, but you make some ridiculous faces when you hit rails.

Rainy Day With Scott

a little sprinkle wont stop Scott Stewart from taking a mid afternoon set. 

His Face All Red

"his face all red" by Emily Carroll

Scott Stewart And Hansel. So Hot Right Now

for full effect, listen to This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan while you look at this photo.

Chomp On This Again

if youve never watched this, todays your lucky day. 
Jamie Thomas, Chomp On This

Dear Wakeboarding...

i think youre nice, but...

-stop trying to strap cameras onto everything.  helmets, poles, your board, your friends, and now poles attached to backpacks.  its lazy and unoriginal.  if thats all you do, you are no longer a "filmer".  riders can strap cameras onto themselves, so we dont need you anymore.

-intros.  we're all aware that everytime you go ride, you have to wake up early, walk down to the dock, put gas in the boat, lower the boat, load gear into the boat, and jump in the water.  this doesnt have to be included in your video.  i will allow some leway for full length videos, but for your 3 minute web video, please spare us.  also, we've all seen trees and weeds before.  theres no need to show us more.

-flat spins on boxes.  if i built a 400 foot long box, im sure 95 percent of riders could spin all the way down it.  it takes little to no skill.  try steezing out a press.  it looks cooler.

-stop trying to be dramatic.  slowing down a frontboard on a rail when you come off early doesnt make you any less of a kook.

-your music taste sucks.  quit using music that sounds like moby threw up all over animal collective.

-there is no such thing as "90 out" on a box or rail.  its called "fakie" or "to regular".  if youre going to tell us you're 90ing out of a slide, why not tell us youre 90ing into a slide?  for example, "frontside 90 in boardslide frontside 90 out".  sounds pretty dumb doesnt it.  you can just say "boardslide to fakie" or maybe "boardslide to switch".

-have fun.  quit taking yourselves so seriously.  im sure most of you are aware that the rest of the action/boardsports community barely knows you exist.  if youre not having fun, nobody is ever going to take you seriously.  

New OTA Video

via Tha Cake

Busted

scott complies with all safety regulations!

Nerds Would Be Mad

Raphael doesnt use nunchucks, but otherwise... good job Lexi and Dick Bones

Its Monday, Time To Get Funky

House Quotes

"you'd think that after 60 dollars worth of margaritas, i wouldnt be able to drive 90 mile per hour and get on facebook"

Go Big Shred Premiere

Heres the info for Go Big Shred. Everybody had better go to this, because nobodies gonna support Omaha except Omaha.











"Jordan Johnson's 4th skateboarding video, filmed entirely in HD (and some Super 8), featuring parts from:

-Bruce Abraham
-Cory Foster
-Drew Newlin
-Lee Osterholt
-Trey Owens
-Sean Souders
-And additional footage from many, many more!

Please come out and support Omaha skateboarding no matter what the weather conditions be on December 5th! The video will start promptly at 7:30, so get there early to get a good parking spot!

Feel free to invite anyone - capacity at Dundee is 475 people, so LET'S FILL THAT MOT*edit*KER. I'll be messaging you all as the date gets closer just to remind you of what you ought to be doing on a cold Sunday night.

Admission will be $5 per person and a mandatory hug from me, an ass slap for Jordy, an old board to focus for Cory, or an MD 20/20 for me/Trey."

OTA Rail Park Is Getting Legit

If you havent heard already, the rail park that Danny Thollander is building is the kind of thing you'd build if you had any ambition whatsoever. So quit waiting for the sun to get more orange and get to work, because progression doesnt happen on its own.

The OTA Rail Park from Danny Thollander on Vimeo.

House Quotes

"I seem to have completely lost my pants"

Throwback Thursday!

Kelly McManus wallride at the now defunct China Wall in Omaha, August 2007. I remember that when we went to shoot this photo, it was 10oclock at night and absurdly humid. So much so that when I took my camera out of my car, all of my lenses fogged over. It took a half hour for everything to acclimate before we could shoot.

Watch Out For The Shore

Its Hump Day. Here, Have This...

Who are the two most influential people in Hollywood? If you said Christopher Walken and Spike Jonze, youre absolutely correct. Heres a classic...


"Weapon Of Choice" Fatboy Slim
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Doritos and Pepsi Max Crash the Super Bowl

My HomeSlice Black John and his buddies put together an awesome submission to Doritos and Pepsi Max's Crash The Super Bowl Contest. Watch it, enjoy it, tell your friends! They could win some serious skrilla if they win... so spread the word!

New Cartoon!

I know alot of people have been waiting for me to do a new cartoon for awhile now, but I just haven't had any good ideas. UNTIL NOW!!!!!!!

Battle For Omaha!

The Battle For Omaha rages on! Sneddy From Omaha refuses to relinquish the title of "From Omaha" to C3. However, Carter keeps dropping hammers, like this little doozy.

The Internet Didnt Have Enough Cat Videos Yet

Just so you know, this blog will never be one of those "post photos/videos of a kitten every day" blogs.  But come on... this is adorable. 

House Quotes

"Why is it that every time we go out in public, we end up having to apologize to someone?"

Tampa Cable Shredtastic Fanfabulous Radicality

Went and shot photos at McCormicks Cable a few weeks back with a nice little crew.  Heres Ben Bazis and Harley Clifford "doing work", so to speak. 

House Quotes

"She realized her salad was expired, so she just ate cranberries and blue cheese dressing."

Photo Rodeo Yeehaw

Forever My Favorite Music Video

That About Sums It Up Right Now

There's more that rises in the morning than the sun
And more that shines in the night than just the moon
There's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm
In a shelter that is larger than this room

And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiments
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
Stuff of Earth competes for the allegiance
I owe only to the Giver of all good things

So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
And if I can't, let me fall on the grace that first brought me to You
So if I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home

And there's more that dances on the prairies than the wind
And more that pulses in the ocean than the tide
There's a love that's fiercer than the love between friends
More gentle than a mother's when her baby's at her side

And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiments
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
The stuff of Earth competes for the allegiance
I owe only to the Giver of all good things

So if I stand let me stand on the promise that You will pull me through
And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to You
And if I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home

And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for home

kitties

House Quotes

"Dont look at me and smile and do something weird"

"I think I may have just put hot sauce in my eye. That was a poor decision on my part"

House Quotes

"Why is there a honeycomb in my room?"

"The coffee was on my shelf with my things"
"I know, thats where I keep finding it"

im bored. lets go to epcot.

Heaven Gained a Rhymesayer

Michael “Eyedea” Larsen passed away this morning.  For those unaware, he was the voice of Eyedea and Abilities, and one of Rhymesayers most talented.  Time to be educated....

when youre having fun, you refer to yourself, and a bunch of other people

"weeeeeeeeee"














Clay Fletcher on the OTA rope swing

The Two Best Things The Internet Has Crapped Out This Week

and yes, im aware that both of these have been around longer than a week. GO START YOUR OWN BLOG WHYDONCHA??!!

what about the boat times?

1990, the year cartoons were good

I was involved in a conversation yesterday about how bad cartoons are nowadays.  Im sure this conversation has been had many many times, by many many people, so I wont bore you with that.  Theres plenty of websites dedicated to this topic, so I'll just give you the few we thought of. 

The Newest Hott Dance Kraze!!!

Check out Black Johns dance video!

Happy Throwback Thursday!

Its thursday (again), which means im posting an old photo from back in the DAY. lets get nostalgic!

 Jeff Fowler ollies the taco bell stairs, while Bryan Findell, and Gangster Jay watch (circa June 2007).

later in this same session, Jeff frontboarded the handrail.  the photo of that trick became a full page photo in the now-defunct Stuck Magazine. 

In music news, everyone in the southern/middle US should check out my good friends Vago as they tour Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado!



For tour dates, and more info, visit http://www.vagomusic.com/.

kanye west finally does something right (besides the spike jonze short)

movie night!

you're going to want to clear your schedule this evening, because this is going to take awhile. go pop some popcorn, grab a bottle of Orange Crush, and cuddle up with your significant other, because its MOVIE NIGHT! tonights feature film is "space mutiny", as seen on Mystery Science Theater 3000. in order to make this more interesting (as if it needs help), ive added a list of every nickname given to the protagonist. check them off as they appear!



Slab Bulkhead
Fridge Largemeat
Punt Speedchunk
Butch Deadlift
Bold Bigflank
Splint Chesthair
Flint Ironstag
Bolt Vanderhuge
Thick McRunfast
Blast Hardcheese
Buff Drinklots
Trunk Slamchest
Fist Rockbone
Stump Beefgnaw
Smash Lampjaw
Punch Rockgroin
Buck Plankchest
Stump Chunkman
Dirk Hardpeck
Rip Steakface
Slate Slabrock
Crud Bonemeal
Brick Hardmeat
Rip Sidecheek
Punch Sideiron
Gristle McThornBody
Slake Fistcrunch
Buff Hardback
Bob Johnson
Blast Thickneck
Crunch Buttsteak
Slab Squatthrust
Lump Beefrock
Touch Rustrod
Reef Blastbody
Big McLargeHuge
Smoke Manmuscle
Beat Punchbeef
Pack Blowfist
Roll Fizzlebeef

i have nothing new to report

so just watch this

You want to shoot a feature film with a 7D?

 Pardon the language, but this is hilarious. 

"To tell you the truth, I'm not that into it"

Mark Gonzales personifies why skateboarding will always be my favorite thing ever.  So today is dedicated to him.

First up, is a video that was in the extras of the Fourstar tour video "SuperChampionFunzone".  Its a day in the life of the Gonz.



Next is Marks part from the groundbreaking 1991 Blind video "Video Days".



And finally, Marks part from the 2006 video "Krooked Kronichles".  If this doesnt make you want to go skate, then I dont know why youre even visiting my blog (note: thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate all of my readers.  please dont leave)

almostly epic, trick frisbees, and gangsta link (or nerdy busta)

Reed's really interested in this instructional frisbee video for some reason...

And because I havent posted new music or videos in a wHile, heres a mix by Team Teamwork.  If youre not familiar with them, they do lots of good remixes, most notably smashing together rap with music from The Legend of Zelda.  In this selection, Busta Rhymes visits Gerudo Valley.

peekadude

I was trying to shoot a photo for Scott Stewarts upcoming website, when we got a visit from a certain gap-toothed gentleman, who shall remain nameless. 

THA CAKE!!!!

Hot And Fresh Out The Kitchen!

http://thacake.blogspot.com/

Throwback Thursday! Also other things! WOooOO! (party time)

First of all, happy Throwback Thursday everyone. Im still in the process of making this a recognized national holiday, but no luck so far. I blame Obama.

Anyways... onward, upward, and forever twirling.... TWIRLING!

This here is the FIRST Soop video we ever made. Filmed in Marvelous Hi8 Video, and edited IN CAMERA (the pinnacle of analog technology!). The opening card with everyones name was made in Mario Paint. You can faintly see my reflection, since I just pointed the camera at the screen. We were high tech back then. So, without further achoo, I present The Soop Video, featuring Jacob and Josh Fitzgarrald, Bryan Findell, Dave Giesbrecht, and Wade Harvey.

drumroll please.......


Boy, that was fun... right?

Anyways, lets bring it back down. Congratulations to my friend and roommate Scott Stewart for winning Buywake.com's Global Rider Search. Scotts gonna get HOOKED UP with all sorts of dope sponsors. You should check out his video...

Scott Stewart: Global Rider Search from Jen GilanFarr on Vimeo.

Ok everyone... have a nice day!

botched photoshoot. bah humbug

This was not at all what I was going for, but I'll take it.

slash

"blending in"

Ben does his best to blend in with the locals on a trip to the grocery store

Throwback Thursday!

Today for Throwback Thursday is a series of photos from July 2006. It was a fun sesh with Myself, Nick Debolt, Bryan Findell, Jay Kraus, and Silent Mike at Hartman.  Note the consumption of WoodChuck cider.