Volcom’s 2009 Wild in the Parks
There’s a memorable quote in Field of Dreams that, I’m pretty sure, everybody has heard: “If you build it, he will come.” It’s the ‘The Voice’ Ray Kinsella hears that prompts him to level his corn crop and build a baseball diamond. Well, I’ve got a quote, “if you build it, they will skate it.” … and most likely, they will destroy it. Tactics riders Nick Propios and Oudalay Philavanh... Read More
Volcom’s Wild in the Parks
Last Saturday, several Tactics riders and employees headed up I-5 for Volcom’s Wild in the Parks contest held at the Department of Skateboarding. Word from the team manager was that it was a sauna inside the Department and the skating was amazing, but you don’t need our TM to tell you that, just check out Volcom’s site for the 411 about what went down in the 503 last weekend. Tactics riders Nick Propios and Oudalay Philavanh qualifed... Read More
Weekly clip #1
With summer in full swing, linking up with the skate team has made shooting photos and filming video clips much easier. Here in Eugene, Oregon, skating between October and March doesn’t really happen, ever. As the summer months phase into fall, the rain clouds stake claim to the Willamette Valley and rarely let the sun poke through, making skating extremely difficult. We’ve got the underground parking lots and several covered mini... Read More
Austin Arrowood stacks the footy
Getting footage can be a struggle. High bust factors, rough spots, terrible lighting, dead batteries and a myriad of other things can squash a session before the urethane hits the pavement. Yesterday was no different. I met Tactics rider and employee Austin Arrowood at the shop because there’s a spot right around the corner I’ve been eyeing for a while now. The spot is a small loading dock about three feet tall; it’s nothing... Read More
Nick Propios stacks the footy
Nick Propios is coming off a fourth place finish at the Red Bull Manny Mania last week and he’s still skating strong. The other day, I went out with him and Justin James to scope some spots and see what we could shoot. Nick wanted to get a photo at a spot in northwest Eugene, but when we got there, a car was super close to the landing and he didn’t want to chance it. Not all was lost, though. I snapped some photos for the Eugene... Read More
