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Author Archives: Pete Ippel
Grindin’ and Flatland
Monday Kev and I went to Haight and skated ledges at a high school whose name slips my mind right now…I had a great day working on flatland stuff, got a nollie for real, worked on skating switch, and almost got a pop shuvit down…Kev massive trey flips and a few crazy switch things that …
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How I spent February 5th By: Pete Ippel – Bay Area Art Cynic So once again like every great monthly tradition; menstruation or paying your credit card bill, the public are invited to the �First Thursday�s� at 39 Geary. It�s not that I don�t like the idea of seeing the contemporary art scene in San …
Big Bowl Days
Casey and Brian and I all piled into “God Bless John Wayne” and rode up to Novato, I got so into talking about computers that Casey and I didn’t see the exit and we were in the middle of the sticks before we caught that one…blame Brian… Anyway once we got there, it was pretty …
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Obay and the Lottery
Greetings all, I’m excited about the relationship Borges article “The Lottery of Babylon” to Obay, as well as that of Roger Callois’ “The Importance of Games of Chance” Some selections from Callois… “…under these conditions, games of chance (read auction) suddenly attain unexpected significance. They tend to replace work, provided the climate is suitable and …
I Got A Lot of Footage Today at Novato
I was at Novato again with Kev, we filmed a huge kick flip, and I got some front-side, and worked on the backside grinds, I wanted to stay a bit longer, but it didn’t work out…Noodles on Haight as always. Today I went with Jon Hittner, and Casey Logan to the “new spot” down by …