Archive for October, 2008

this is a repost. truth be told, but this is THE best joint in my hood.

in australia they refer to a case of beer as a “slab” here in vancouver i think of a dozen jamaican patties from the patty shop, located just down the street from my house. it’s been there since i can remember you can get a frozen “slab” or individually ready to eat. spinach, beef, chicken, hot or mild, 15min. in the oven, damn tasty. the thing i like about VIA is the little gems that the contributors decide to share with the 10 or so people (not including the contributors) that check out the site frequently. the stats are purely speculatory by the way.

Due to a football game inconveniently scheduled on the 1st, i had to echew my usual halloween behavior of raucus and mischeif for a more conservatie approach, manning the door for the 400 kids that come down my street. Let me tell ya, the little ‘uns were super cute and the scares were ultra effective.

Plus after a few glasses of red, my mom really gets into it and dresses up to scare the bejeezus out of some kids AND adults none the less. seeing them wonder all if she was real or fake really was worth the price of admission. some little curious george lifted up her dress to see if his sneaking suspicions were true!

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Thanks to my man Virus for this installation. Another photo HERE

The Seylynn snake run in North Vancouver turned 30 recently, making it Canada’s oldest concrete skatepark that’s still intact. The legendary ‘crete has certainly seen its fair share of heavy shralping and famous skaters over the years. Hell, the Fourstar dudes even made a point this year of taking a day trip up to Seylynn to skate the curves while the Kokanees were chillin’ in Lynn Creek. Push.ca/skateboarding recently posted a 2-column series I did on Seylynn and the Bowl Series to commemorate the park’s 30th, and the Series’ 14th year as a grassroots event. I hope you enjoy ‘em.

Also, don’t forget to shake off the Halloween cobwebs tomorrow in preparation for the costumed skate jam down at Leeside, followed by Independent Trucks’ 30th anniversary party at the Sweatshop, featuring Pride Tiger. There’s a tight mini-ramp there for the boozy-brave.

It’s a new dog every day, click here to find out how to get your dog featured here if you haven’t sent in your photos yet!

Today’s dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is The Gilley Brothers’ babe, Kona. Here’s what they had to say about her…

NAME: Kona. BREED: Flat Coated Retriever. HER HOOD: Dunbar. FAVORITE SNACK: Cheese and Kibble. OTHER INFO: Kona is a very strange and super friendly dog. When she sees you for the first time, she runs at you smiling and licks your hands. She loves to roll around in the grass, she’s really calm and she only barks when the doorbell rings. She also enjoys rolling about in dead fishes on the beach.

Hey fellow contributors and regular readers. I figured I should stop procrastinating and actually submit a t-shirt design…so here she is. Thanks.

I realized the actual logo would look better, so I had to edit my post and throw in a version with the logo I nabbed from the top of the site.

I’m probably shooting everyone in the foot here… but it’s been a really dry Autumn, which is rad because the trees look brighter and the leaves blow around in the air instead of being all gross and slippery on the cement.
Fall’s color is awesome!

The other night, a family of racoons walked right into us. It was hard remembering NOT to pet them… and these sucker’s were Read more

SHARKS+HAMMERS IS A NEW INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SHOP in Gastown, 56A POWELL ST. Please come out to celebrate their official opening this Saturday – and then come to the after party. SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES!!
www.sharksandhammers.com

SR put up the challenge, and i stand behind the west side, so here are some houses we saw within a 2km bike ride the other day, the sun was shining (not THAT spooky), but you get the idea, halloween spirit! also as you can see tombstones were real big this year.

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It’s a new dog every day, click here to find out how to get your dog featured here if you haven’t sent in your photos yet!

Today’s dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Sunny Shum’s buddy, Rocco. Here’s what she had to say about him…

NAME: Rocco. BREED: Shih Tzu / Maltese AKA “Shitty Malt”. HIS HOOD: He has 2 homes actually. Coal Harbor Downtown Vancouver when he is with me and my BF and in the burbs (Richmond) when he visits grandma and grandpa. FAVORITE SNACK: Loves popcorn and turkey jerky. OTHER INFO: He climbs things like he’s a cat and he’d rather hang with humans (not one for other doggy friends).

It’s humbling when you realize that your interests are pretty similar to those of a 12 year old…. videogames…skateboarding….and street hockey.  In some ways what’s even sadder is some of the compromises I’ve made as an adult like….’man..i can’t skate street spots no more….I’m older than the dude kicking me out…’ 

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We got a civic election coming up on Nov. 15th….I always hate these cause there’s all sorts of choices (how’s that for a complaint!)…the ballot is mad long and sometimes it feels like having to fill out a skill testing question to enter your  name in a draw…. you just get annoyed and almost want to just walk away…..but seriously…..you should vote….

Well….I’m not going to tell you who to vote for (except one person later…and it’s just parksboard….) but what I want to point out is  how stoked I am that the two front runners for the next mayor are both down for skateboarding…

Both mayoral candidates’ have kids who skate….Gregor’s people tell me he’s down for all things skateboarding and while the plaza was in the works, Peter Ladner who was a councillor, showed support.  

To read more about all the candidates and to start working on your cheat sheet….HERE (click) is a good start!

*In the spirit of awesomeness….I’ve made an effort to make this post politically neutral….pls. don’t be a spoiler…..