Phoenix AM

Since I'm about to drive out to Phoenix for the Phoenix Am contest I started searching for old footage I had of the contest. I have been out to that contest a few times and its one of the best events in skateboarding. Trent and Laura from Cowtown have been helping out the scene there for years and since its about a 5 hour drive (without traffic) to Phoenix from LA, I like driving out to support them and their event. JFA will be playing this weekend at the after party and it just so happens I'm selling 2 JFA records on ebay this week.

I'll also be staying a few days after the contest to skate with my man Andrew Cannon.

I love skating with Andrew because he pushes me to try tricks. Can't wait to skate all the good skateparks out in AZ. Here's some footage from a Listen trip I did to Phoenix Am in 2005. I went with Rodrigo Petersen and Brian Brown. I met Donnie Mitchell at the contest. We are into Donnie and added him to the Listen team. Wish I had footage of Donnie from that contest. I think he got 11th that year.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Listen0?feature=mhum#p/u/14/SV4HyTNz1Gs

Brannon John

I first met Brannon John at Love Park sometime during the mid to late 90's. We met through a mutual friend and skater, Brian Nugent. At that time, Brian was about to start a new skateboard company out of Philadelphia with another mutual friend and skater, Tara Shenkman. The company would be called Philadelphia Experiment. Brannon and I would skate for the company and since I was filming a lot at that time, we decided to make a skate video. During the filming of the video, Brian and Tara parted ways and the team went with Brian to start a short lived company called Abstract. So when we put the video out, it was called The Abstract video although some people still knew the company to be called Philadelphia Experiment. This is Brannon's part from that video which happens to be that last part. Brannon John is still one of my good friends who I love to go back to Philly and skate with when I'm back home. He still rips and he's part owners of Kinetic Skateshop in Wilmington, DE. Brannon is also about to get married! Congrats and enjoy his video part from 1997-1999.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1GMPJ0wFnM

Tim Achille

Tim Achille was one my favorite people to film and skate with. This is footage from 1998/1999.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QxgfERzsw4