OMNIA MEA MECUM PORTO.
Sunday, February 27th, 2011
Turn up your Subs for this beat.
Or put your headphones to full.
Featuring Andrew Davidson, Max Bell,
Nicky Young, and Joel Scullard.
Loft life. Simple.
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Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Video 200. My friends are amazing. Hyped to make 100 more.
Find what makes you FEEL REEL GOOD and do it everyday.
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Omnia Mea Mecum Porto. “All that’s mine I carry with me.” I left Toronto 4 weeks ago and have been driving across the country in order to end up in Nelson BC for the winter. Traveling with no solid plans is great because you can do whatever you feel like doing, on your own schedule. Real simple. Real Good.
Day 1: Toronto to Sault St. Marie - Not a bad mission. Lounged out in the car super hung over from the night before. Pops was nice enough to drive the entire 8 hours, as well as pay for a ghetto motel in the sault. Saw where Winnie the Pooh is from. Made one million stickers. Pretty good day/night.
Day 2: Sault St. Marie to Thunder Bay - Woke up to an ugly grey day with a torrential down pour outside. Good day for driving. After driving for 3 hours I hear a weird noise coming from the front right tire. Boom. A minute later our tread explodes all over the the trans Canada highway, and we are forced to pull over and change to our spare, which gets us to Thunder Bay.
Day 3: Thunder Bay to Winnipeg - Started the day off checking out Kakabecka Falls in the rain. Incredible place. Blasted through the rest of Ontario, which was incredibly scenic, and when we hit the Ontario/Manitoba border, the sun peaked out and things were looking up. We arrived in Winnipeg and drove around a bit checking out the sites, and admiring the really ghetto looking north end of the city. Saw a high school brass band do a terrible Queen medley. As well as a massive bride getting married in her adidas.
Day 4: Winnipeg to Moose Jaw - Woke up at 6:30 this morning and headed to the Plaza at the forks. Skated and filmed the park one man for a few hours. Ended up in Moose Jaw, and spent the night at the Capones hideaway motel. Moose Jaw is an amazing town with a coloured past of mining and booze smuggling. If you ever get a chance to stop through, I suggest you do.
Day 5: Moose Jaw to Calgary – Hopped back in the car and made our way Calgary, where we were greeted by Blake. Then we headed over to his parents house, where they had prepared us a meal fit for kings. Let me tell you, after a week of fast food and greasy breakfasts, a home cooked meal, a couple of drinks, and some good conversation was exactly what I needed.
Day 6: Calgary to Nelson - Got up pretty early and feeling a little rough from the night before, but had a coffee and started driving to interior BC. The Kootenay pass was possibly the most gnarly yet beautiful road I have ever been on, so much fun. Arrived in Nelson in the afternoon, and had a great reunion with the Toronto Fam at their place. So good to see everyone and hear about how great life is out here. Can’t wait to get back there for the snowboard season. Gonna be good.
Day 7: Nelson to Kelowna – Got into Kelowna early. Came to stay at my Godmothers, a log cabin that faces the Okanagan river, surrounded by orchards and vineyards, with a hot tub to lounge in while soaking up the view. Had another nice night of conversation and drinks, and fell asleep listening to the coyotes howl at the moon.
Day 8: Kelowna/Okanagan Valley - Went for an amazing walk along the kettle valley train trestles in the Myra canyon, which were leading to a massive tunnel half way along the trail. Headed next to the Mission Hill winery in West Kelowna for a wine tasting, which was interesting and hilarious to say the least. Once again fell asleep to the sounds of coyotes. Erie.
Day 9: Kelowna to Calgary - Woke up feeling still kinda drunk. Perfect. Went for a boat ride around lake Okanagan. Hopped in the car and started the 7 hour drive back to Calgary, up the 95 and across the trans Canada through rogers pass and glacier national park. Headed back to Blake’s place for a well earned sleep.
Day 10: Calgary – Calgary is pretty hype so far. Got in my car and headed over to the millennium park in the north end of town to see what all the fuss was about. Pictures can trick you. Looks a lot better than it is. You can tell a bunch of bikers built this park. But fun none the less. Met up with Blake and Melody after work and went out for some bar food.
Day 11: Still Calgary - Saturday! We hopped in Blake’s car and headed towards Drumheller. Stopped off at this place called Horseshoe canyon, which was incredible. Some of the most bizarre landscapes I have ever seen, and footage and photos just can’t do it justice. Kept on driving until we hit the town of Drumheller, where we are greeted by the worlds tallest T Rex. Continue our drive, and end up at the Royal Tyrell Museum. Another amazing pit stop. What a good day. Even I envy myself sometimes.
Day 12: Calgary still? - Got up to a not so nice day out, but was still hyped because I knew I was going skating with Blake. He had been feeling terrible from a head cold he had, but we still shot over to the millennium park and skated there for a few hours. I was pretty hyped after the session, and even more hyped when I got to eat a wild boar and buffalo burger for dinner. Had the classic few drinks before bed and called it a night.
Day 13: Calgary to Nelson - Spent the first half of the day waiting around an auto shop waiting to get some car issues dealt with. Bummer. Once I got my ride back, I headed west back to Nelson. Gonna spend the week here before deciding what next, so I will be able to have thanksgiving dinner with my friends here which will be great. This place is amazing, and I think spending the next few months here will be great. Omnia Mea Mecum Porto.
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
I am lucky. The program that I was working for this season asked if I would like to come out to the 2010 US open and shoot a short piece about what it was like for them to be at the open, and I agreed in seconds. This gave me the chance to shoot a lot of other amazing events that were going on, such as the Black and Night rail jam and the Half pipe finals, the kind of things that even to see, let alone shoot is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most. On top of being one of the best snowboarding seasons of my life, I was able to get some amazing footage of the top professional riders of the day. Go ahead. Check it out.
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Happy holidays to all. Here’s a montage of some new warehouse footage for you to enjoy in this season of gluttony and greed. Eat, drink and enjoy your family and friends.
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Its getting cold, so the warehouse is the place to go. A few of the Hammer skateshop homies have been rolling through, so some mellow footy was poached. If you watch closely you may even spot the elusive hammer alumni rider Blake McKay copping a trick or two before heading out to Calgary to begin a new life as a gun wielding redneck. Oh, and two good buddies are out with injuries (Zach with a broken femur and Max with torn ligaments in his ankle), so speedy healling to one and all. They’ll be back. All of em.
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Friday, October 2nd, 2009
If you make 5 of something, doesn’t it just seem logical to make 5 more? Well I think yes. Sequels seem to be very “hot” these days, so here come the next 5 installments of the 2:34 series. Enjoy. Go skate Ashbridges now. NOW!
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Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Bodies of water and rock in the northern reaches of Ontario are great. Getting away from the artificial madness of the city, even if its for a short 48 hour excursion, are best spent within these blissful retreats. Its a rare moment that I ever film at the cottage, but I had a camera, so what the hell. Drink a beer. Do something funny.
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
That’s it. Thats all. This is the last episode in this years snowboarding series, and i’m glad i won’t have to be editing footage with snow in it for the next few months. All of these clips came from the last 2 days on the hill with Matty G, O-dawg, Sam, and myself. The summer is almost here, and I am forced to put away one board and step onto another. It was fun while it lasted. But hey, it always is. Until next winter. Adios.
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Matty. G. As the season was winding down, some more rippers were emerging from the woodworks and coming out with us to shred. Lucky for us, Matty G was one of them. This dudes super fun to ride with, and is down for whatever when it comes to pretty much everything. Peep that ass crack style. Mad points. Bet you thats the new hot trend on the slopes next year right alongside neon and tight pants. Once again Sam and I were able to cop a clip or two, but Matty owned the day. Hopefully there will be more of this fun next year. Out west. POW WOW.
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