Okay. The "best thing" might be an exaggeration.
And "all damn week" incorrectly implies the very latest things.
So: Here's some neat stuff I stumbled across at some point.
Crap Surfer
/I'm crap at quite a few things.
I'm crap at most things actually. For the record, I'm not crap if you need help lifting heavy things. I'm not crap if you're looking for overly precious alliteration. But outside of those two fairly narrow skill sets, I'm crap.
I'm a crap surfer too. But I'm not even a good crap surfer. Bill Bankes-Jones, on the other hand, is the world champion of crap surfing. This is his story.
Skiers vs. Snowboarders circa 1985
/Skiers and snowboarders. We all ended up getting along eventually. Even though quite a few skiers (of which I was one at the time) were pretty dickish to the snowboarders (of which I am one now).
Either way, though, this makes for some fun viewing. Also: mustache-guy is sporting some sweet Vuarnets.
Skaters. And Lasers.
/I like both those things.
Doing it all wrong
/I love the way Richie Jackson skates. Ditto for the way Scott Stevens snowboards. Which is to say: I love the wrong way. The not worrying about being cool way. The let's just make stuff up and have some fun way.
You don't need to be a skateboarder to appreciate this one, I swear. Check it out and then how about let's see what we can do incorrectly today!
Don't worry be happy
/I just randomly found this video. All I know about it is that it was shot by Florin-Ciprian Andrecut, a radiology and nuclear medical imaging technician from Romania.
If I ever get around to making Bring Limes t-shirts, I'm sending the first batch to these guys.
New generation of climbers.
Making a monster
/Last week I posted Brandon Semenuk's single-shot unReal segment. If you haven't seen it, scroll down or hit this link. Then take a look at the Making Of video below. Obviously his ride is incredible. But the shot itself is the real stunner here. I sometimes prefer not knowing how things were done. But in this case, holy moly.
Download the complete film on iTunes now: http://radi.al/unReal. unReal is available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and more and is currently on a worldwide film tour. Last week, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Anthill Films released one of the most acclaimed segments from unReal, Brandon Semenuk's "One Shot" segment.
Skating In Cuba
/"In this city, it's not easy to have a purpose. But neither is it difficult to find one."
EL RITUAL | Film Department Director – Ivan Olita Featuring – Yojani Perez Rivera Art Direction – Davide Di Teodoro Music & Sound Design – JEAN Production – Will Foster Camera Assistant – Jakub Halfar Live Audio – Ahmed Gonzalez Colorist – Roy Sun VFX Compositor – Milan Nikolic Runner – Carlos Aguilo Driver – Armando Pumar Hernandez YOJANI'S LAMENT | Original Score Arranged By, Written By – Gian Andreucci & Luca Bergomi Drums – Lorenzo Rotteglia Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Max Trapani Bass, Organ, Percussion – Luca Bergomi Recorded By – Andrea Rovacchi Audio Engineer – Gabriele Riccioni Recorded at the Bunker, Reggio Emilia IT 2015 Mixed at JEAN HQ - Sound Design Studio, Milan IT 2015 Read full article: https://www.nowness.com/series/skaters-paradise/el-ritual-ivan-olita-cuba-havana Studio: http://je-an.com/ –
I walk the line
/On November 15, 2015 Théo Sanson walked nearly 500 meters on a slackline rigged from The Rectory to Castleton Tower in Castle Valley, Utah - likely a new world record. Rigging the line is perhaps as significant a feat as walking it. The team included: Andy Lewis Brent Cain Aleta Edinger Sylvan Slacks Scott Rogers Brian Mosbaugh Homer Manson Ryan Zorg Thibault Arrappiccatu Mathieu Pertus Crack Mouse Sara Zorg Guillaume Rolland Antony Newton Mimi Guesdon Filmed and Edited by Tim Kemple, Renan Ozturk and Anson Fogel // Camp4 Collective (.com) www.slackline.fr www.theosanson.fr www.nograd.fr www.facebook.com/sanson.theo www.camp4collective.com Music by Ennio Morricone from The Good The Bad and The Guly, 1966
