I try my best not to miss you, I don't try very hard.

Isn't this ridiculous?! It's actually in Oklahoma. (that's all I'm saying- pool etiquette and stuff ya know?)
Built with skating in mind, but meant to be challenging exactly like a real pool. Actually, it is a "real" pool, it probably has water in it as I type this.
Christian- over the death box
Crazy coping and practically, if not, over-vert shallow end.
Met a bunch of new dawgs at this thing.... Thanks so much for building this and allowing folks to skate, L!
Kyle- frontside grind on the shallow
Super crazy stairs
No problem for Christian to slide over though... This guy is so good.
Evan- frontside air. He's only 15.
Darrin- backside slasher
Dave has been skating pools since the 70's and it shows. Killing it at 51!
I was the only person without pads and managed to slam the most. Retardo goes rock-n-roll. ph- Darrin
So rad
Evan over the stairs
Dave and Darrin
Christian- another frontside grind, but I like this shot better and it's the best trick ever.
Thinking about being "down for life" with this crappy local company...
Eh, why not?- I'm going to be pouring concrete my whole life anyway.
Wes- Tokyo drifting kickflip with no room for error.
East Jr. High front board. You only get one baby push to get to this thing. Ph- Wes
Wesley nosegrinds it anyway.
Metal Massacre! Duane on the left is Wesley's step-dad and Seth's dad- he's keeping the metal scene alive here. (I may not like metal much, but it's great to see these guys getting to do what makes them happy.) Their band is called Grain Of Honor if you can't read the banner in the back.
Cool curb/bank/gap situation in Stillwater
I asked Wes to do something on this because the spot was so janky and cool looking. Why is there 3 feet of angle iron on this? Crooked grind.

Urine speaks louder than words.

Here's the few shots I got from the Anadarko contest I judged this weekend. Can't remember this dude's name, but remember debating whether or not it was justifiable to deduct points for wearing a tye-dye (die) Grateful Dead t-shirt. I didn't and he ripped, but for the sake of my eyes, he's getting the black and white treatment. Wallie frontside grab. (edit- his name is Dillon Bryant. Thanks, Josh!)
After Wes was out of the running this was my guy, Ryan Mabray. He won best trick with a slappy up the back of the rail, across and down. Pretty sure he got 2nd in the overall contest. Cool guy- gave him a Smash t-shirt, stickers, and 'zines for ripping so hard.
Beginner winner
These are almost never a good idea- Lucien and the dude who won. (sorry, I had a sheet of way too many names in front of me all day and couldn't possibly remember them all.) Feel free to let me know in the comments, don't want the guy to not get credit or anything....
Tye-dye guy- frontside five-o pop in to bank.
Winner (over the hip lipslide) Dakota Camp.
Winning.
Wes- backtail on some chunky, but fun ledges at the high school.
John and Wes. Thanks for showing us around and giving me someone to hate on stuff and shoot the shit with all day, John!

Don't be afraid 'cause we're enough.

I have a friend who makes jewelry out of guitar strings. It's very neat and pretty, you could call it "wearable art" for sure. She came down from Kansas City last year and sold some of her stuff via a booth at a craft show. Her attitude was, rightfully, that her stuff was too good for a craft show in Ponca City, Oklahoma. It kind of made me realize that these craft shows (along with the indie bazaar in OKC) are actually really great. When you go to or participate in an art show the attitude is somewhat "I make art and am more important because of it", where at these craft shows the feeling I get is "I make this shit for fun and you should make some shit for fun too." There's no arrogance in it whatsoever- it's just sharing your hobby with others and if they want to buy it cool, if not, that's fine too. The lady sewing cat designs onto sweatshirts isn't going to stop doing it because she can't pay her mortgage with craft show money. She probably has a real job and other hobbies too. That's how art has always been to me too. I used to not really even show it to people- it was just an excuse to spend large chunks of time listening to music and trying to make something I'd enjoy looking at. The fact is that you or anyone could probably do what I do much better, but the question is- are you?

Don't have another one.

This could be the best show in OK forevs. Just go!!!

New T-shirts are here!!!

I don't know why they turn out looking so blue in photographs. I scanned the one in on the right to show it's full purpliness....
I don't know why Wes is making this dead Eddie Money face, but here's another view I suppose....