Filed under: Event, Skate Park, Skate Products | Tags: free, giveaway, helmets, Houston Parks Board, jamail skatepark, President's Day, s-one, skatepark
It’s the President’s Day Free Helmet Giveaway!
The Houston Parks Board is giving away 50 S-One helmets to the first 50 riders who are 16 or younger on Saturday, February 13th at 10am in front of the Jamail Skatepark.
The Jamail Skatepark is located at 103 Sabine St. off of the Sabine Street Bridge in between Memorial and Allen Parkway near Eleanor Tinsley Park.
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Friday evening session at the Jamail Skatepark near downtown Houston, Tx.
T-Anderson hipped me to a session that was going down Friday and I grabbed my gear and headed to the park to cap off the week with some skate shots. The weather was brisk and cool and the skies were blue and filled with clouds. Perfect for pics.
Well, the guys ripped it up and I’m glad I was there to catch it! Enjoy the photos.
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Tuesday night I headed over to Southside Skatepark for an evening session with T-Anderson, Dave Donalson and several other skaters.
Southside is an indoor skatepark off of 45 South. They have a large street course, two bowls as well as a mini ramp.
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: action shots, Canon 5D, Canon Photography, downtown, Houston, Ken Fillion, lee and joe jamail skatepark, Max Peterson, photography, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skate shots, skatepark, T. Anderson, Texas
Hit up the Jamail Skatepark for an early evening session trying to get some shots before sunset.
Ken Fillion, Max Peterson, T. Anderson and Andrew were all out, ripping it up.
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Canon 5D, fisheye, Ken Fillion, lee and joe jamail skatepark, sigma 15mm, skate photography, skate photos, skateboard
It’s been over a month since I hit up the skatepark and I’m glad I stopped by today as Ken Fillion, Dave Donalson, Angry Andy, Wiley Robertson, Frankie, Andrew and a few others were skating and taking advantage of the awesome weather.
I’ve been super busy shooting for the Houston Press which keeps me away from my first love, skate photography.
I’ll admit, I was a little rusty but as I was warming up, the session was ending. The day wasn’t a loss by any means, I got a few shots I was happy with.
Happy Skateboarder Holidays!
The Houston Parks Board and the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark are giving away 50 free helmets for the first 50 skateboarders (16 and under) on Saturday, December 19th at 10am. The giveaway will be held in front of the Jamail Skatepark at 103 Sabine St.
If you are 16 or younger and are in need of a helmet, this is your chance to get one for free!
Filed under: Events, News, Photos, Skate Contests, Skate Park | Tags: chris gentry, Chris Russel, Dave Duncan, Johnny Romano, rock the cradle, Skate Contests, skate photography, Sky Siljeg, World Cup Skateboarding
Sky Siljeg airing out of the bowl during Rock The Cradle 2009
Saturday, October 24th was a beautiful day for skateboarding and honoring the memory of Johnny Romano. More than 1500 people showed up to the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark to take in a day of amazing pro skateboarding. $20,000 was raised for the Johnny Kicks Cancer Foundation and 22 blood donations (which saves 66 lives) were collected by the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center.
Some of the pro skaters that were out at the park that day included Pierre Luc Gagnon, Omar Hassan, Kevin Kowalski, Pedro Barros, Tim Johnson, Sergie Ventura, Bryan Pennington, Lester Kasai, Tony Magnusson, Jim Gray, Craig Johnson, Chris Gentry, Sky Seljig, Chris Russel and some of the women included Priscilla Lee, Carabeth Burnside, Mimi Knoop, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins and Lizzie Armanto. Local skater, Ben Raybourn showed up but because he broke his arm at the Rumble In Ramona, he was unable to skate.
This year also included live music from Blackholicus, Los Skarnales and McRad.
More info on Rock The Cradle with official contest results can be found at the World Cup Skateboarding site.
Also, check out French photographer, Jean-Baptiste Farge’s photos from the day’s events.
The Houston Chronicle also produced a video of the event.
SK808.blogspot.com also has some awesome video from the practice sessions and Saturday’s events.
Embassy Skateboards also has some photos up from the weekend.
Check out Peter Furnée’s photos on the Concrete Disciples website.
Winners of the Womens event
1. Carabeth Burnside
2. LynZ Adams Hawkins
3. Mimi Knoop
Winners of the Masters event
1. Bryan Pennington
2. Jason Espeseth
3. Lester Kasai
Winners of the Pro event
1. Pedro Barros
2. Nolan Monroe
3. Tim Johnson
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Canon 5D, craig johnson, Dave Duncan, Houston, Jimmy "The Greek Marcus, Omar Hassan, Photos, rock the cradle, skate photography, Texas
Friday night saw a lot more pros out at the skatepark practicing for Saturday’s Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano.
Since I had to work, I missed a lot of the action that happened that day, but was glad I caught the evening sessions which included Dave Duncan, Jimmy “The Greek” Marcus, Craig Johnson and Omar Hassan!
Filed under: Events, News, Skate Contests | Tags: Boost Mobile, Houston Texas, Pierre Luc Gagnon, PLG, skatehouston
The winner of the Boost Mobile PLG Board Giveaway is Jean-Baptiste Farge who sent in the correct answer, 2005, via email.
Skatehouston.info would like to thank Boost Mobile and PLG for making this giveaway happen.
Check back here for photos of PLG and all the skaters from Rock The Cradle!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Brian Pennington, Canon 5D, Chris Russell, Houston Texas, lee and joe jamail skatepark, photography, skate photography, skate pics, skate shots, Tony Magnusson
Tony Magnusson
The pros are in town for Rock The Cradle and the Jamail Skatepark was kicking last night with the likes of Magnusson, Kasai, Kowalski, Gentry, Pennington, Sky, Chris Russell, Jim Gray, The Embassy Skateboard Team and some of the guys from Cockfight Skateboards as well as many others trying to find lines and basically just ripping the park to shreds.
Tonight guarantees to be another great shred-a-thon!
Filed under: Events, News, Skate Contests, Skate Park, Skate Products | Tags: board giveaway, Boost Mobile, contest, Pierre Luc Gagnon, PLG
Skatehouston.info and Boost Mobile are giving away an autographed Pierre Luc Gagnon board. This is our first ever board giveaway on this site and there are a few rules.
Before we get into the rules, we want to give a big thanks to Boost Mobile and Pierre Luc Gagnon for this exciting opportunity to giveaway an autographed PLG board!
THE RULES
1. Participants must correctly answer the trivia question via email. Do not leave your answer in the comments. You must email it to sk8houston (at) gmail (dot) com. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
2. The names of all the contestants who submit a correct answer will be collected and a winner will be chosen at random.
3. The winner must be present at Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano on Saturday, October 24th at the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark in Houston, Tx to receive the autographed board. The board presentation will be at 2:30pm. This means you have to be at the contest on Saturday to pick up your prize!
4. Skatehouston and Boost Mobile will NOT ship the board, you must pick it up, in person, at the event.
THE TRIVIA QUESTION
What year did Pierre Luc Gagnon join the Boost Mobile skate team?
Email your answer to sk8houston (at) gmail (dot) com – Remember, you must be at the event in Houston to claim your board, we will not ship the board.
The winner will be chosen and announced on Friday (10/23) on this site and the board presentation will be at 2:30pm on Saturday (10/24) during Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano at the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark in Houston, Tx.
In the event that the initial winner does not show up at the contest, another name will be chosen until a winner claims the deck.
Good luck!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: canon, Houston, Lee and Joe Jamail Skate Park, photography, Photos, skate, skate photography, skate pics, skate shots, Texas
After about a month from being away from the skatepark and skate photography, this past weekend I finally made it out to the park. The Embassy Skateboard team was out, over the weekend, practicing for the upcoming Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano event.
They weren’t the only ones who were out skating, there were plenty of locals too!
Filed under: Events, News, Skate Contests, Skate Park | Tags: Boost Mobile, contest, Houston, jamail skatepark, Johnny Romano, Lee and Joe Jamail Skate Park, masters, October, pro skaters, rock the cradle, skate contest, skateboard, skateboarders, skating, Texas, womens skateboarding
Yes, I’ve been away for a while but I have not forgotten about my first love, skate photography. I will be back at the park and shooting soon!
One event I will not miss will be Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano which is going down in a just a few weeks right here in Houston, Tx.
This event is going to be huge with some of the biggest names in the business coming to our very own Jamail Skatepark!
There are going to be over 20 pro skaters, there’s going to be a Masters division and they will also have a women’s event. Like I said, this event will be HUGE!
One of the confirmed pro skaters is Pierre Luc Gagnon. Thanks to Boost Mobile, skatehouston.info will have a PLG interview and we’ll also be giving away a signed PLG deck! So please check back for more information on the giveaway.
So put October 24th on your calendar and come out to the Jamail Skatepark for a day of incredible skating!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Houston, jamail skatepark, Jason Espeseth, Ken Fillion, lee and joe jamail skatepark, skatepark, Texas, Troy Chason
Here are some photos from last weekend at the skatepark. These were taken on Saturday, 08.29.09.
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Canon 5D, embassy skateboards, fisheye, Houston, lee and joe jamail skatepark, Peleng 8mm, photography, skate p, skate photog, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skatepark, Troy Chason, tx
Here’s a shot of Embassy Skateboards team rider, Troy Chason, during Saturday night’s killer session at the Jamail Skatepark in Houston, TX.
More photos coming soon!
