What Up Rolling Train Wrecks!?!
IT WAS ASR TIME AGAIN!!!! CROSSROADS TIME AGAIN!!!! PARTY TIME AGAIN!!!! SHREDDING TIME AGAIN!!!! So Much Shizzle going off in America's Finest City on August 13th-15th, 2010!!!! The Action Sport's Retail Show in San Diego Before the End of Summer whether it's in August or September, Stands Alone as THE GO TO Trade SHOW dealing with BRANDS and New Products of Surfing, Motorcross, Wakeboarding, Rollerskates, Street Wear & (Our Personal Favorite) SKATEBOARDING, B*TCHES!!!! If Your Lucky enough to go to This Expo, It's EPIC Sh*t to Say The least( Since We already said too much)!!!! Here's what We Saw!!!!

FIRST, The Outdoors CROSSROADS TRADE SHOW=THE SKATEBOARDER'S TRADE SHOW!!!! Let The Brain Behind The Event Tell it!!!! Here's "The Chief" Jaime Thomas of Black Box Distribution as found on asrbiz.com breaking down The 4-1-1!!!!



Okay! Enough About That.... First Person I run into was 80's Schmitt Stix Skate Legend, Curb-Slappy Inventor, Honorary Curb-Crusher & Black Label Overlord, JOHN Friggin' LUCERO!!!! Check The Label Coozie!!!! AWESOMENESS!!!!



Next, We run into Another 80's Skateboarding Legend & Deluxe Distribution(Anti-Hero,Real,Spitfire,Krooked), Sick Boys and Nor Cal Triple OG, MICK E REYES!!!! The HOMEY Pic!!!!



Ever Heard Of PARADOX GRIPTAPE? It's Only THE Best Griptape in The Whole Skateboarding Biz....DUH!!!! Ever Heard Of ARI EVAN GOLD? He's Only The Coolest Shredding Eccentric Griptape Owner Who put together the BEST GRIPTAPE TEAM in The Whole Skateboarding Biz!!!! Here's Mastermind Ari's Fave Candy Idea....



Mr. Dave Andrecht!!!! Yes The Creator of "THE ANDRECHT(backside grab) HANDPLANT" and SIMS Skateboards & H-Street Representative!!!! Holding down The Syndrome Distribution(Silver Trucks, FKD Bearings, The Blvd, Traffic Skateboards) Booth!!!! Str8 Up Legend!!!! Yo Dave, What's up with an Industry Job!?!:)



We Can't Overlook The Next Generation's Up and Comer of Street Rippers, Chula Vista,Ca.'s IVAN ORTIZ of Prophecy Skateboards chillin' before taking some of The Cash that The Phelper(Jake Phelps) was handing out for Throwing down Heaters on The Crossroads Street Course!!!! You could catch Ivan's Kickflip Frontboard or His Backside Blunt down the Kinked Hand Rail on Thrasher.com on "Crossroads 2010" Footage or Random Footy on The Berrics.com/United Nations Section under Chula Homies!!!! Don't Sleep on Ivan!!!!



Indoors @ASR wasn't just the usual Mainstream Action Sports Event filled with UBER FASHIONISTA's,SWIMSUIT MODELS, House DJ's, Over Priced food & weak cocktails, overzealous badge-checking security,etc; This Time There was a LIFE SIZED Card Board Cut Out of Artist/MotorBike Designer/Skateboarder MIKEY RATT of Route 44 Representing for LOSER MACHINE in The High End Section of ASR CLASS!!!! MIKEY'S LOSER MACHINE Signature Custom Made Motorcycle Helmets ARE The Bidness!!!! Best Kop One before their gone!!!!



The Volcomm Booth was RAGING by 4PM!!!! This years Theme was Bright Colored Disco Club & The Free Brews were in Effect!!!! LOL!!!! HILARIOUS SH*T!!!! Check Out



Luckily We Escaped The Nonsense to Watch Skate Standard/Paradox Grip/Vox Footwear's ULTRA RIPPER CORY JUNEAU Warm Up on The Volcomm Ramp!!!! RADNESS FO SHIZZLES!!!! Cory was voted Most Improved Skateboarder for The ASR Weekend by The S.P.O.T.(Skatepark of Tampa) Series Guys!!!!



But Then....It was ESTRO JEN TIME!!!! The Betty Page Of Roller Skates, MOXI SKATES and Long Beach Roller Derby Takes Over!!!!



And with That....ESTRO JEN sends Us On Our Way with a Take OFF!!!!



Til Next Time.............PEACE O-U-T!!!!