Photos/words by Brooks Fritz

I went to go shoot some skate photos the other week and ended up shooting this tree instead. I did shoot some skateboarding but it just didn’t work out. However this nature stuff always comes through.

His name is Ryan Harris. You may not know him now but you will someday. Unless he falls off like the other 98%  of kids that are coming up then get one photo in a magazine and think they made it. They party, get fat and end of just being on flow for life. Lots of talking about how they “use” to kill it is is common. But I’m pretty sure that wont happen to Ryan.

Once again mother nature coming through. Unlike those shit head, pants in a can wearing, cig smoking 17 yearolds that cant jump down 19 stairs for my camera more then a few times before they cant walk for the rest of the day. Thanks Nature.

Russel Grundy “performs” a low to high front side disaster as some boarder line retarded kids look on at the Oceanside skate park.

Oooh wow look at the pretty fish. Look at that pussy wearing thumb tape so his fingers don’t get tore up. Oh wait, that pussy is me. For the non fishing type, it’s the equivalence of wearing pads skating. what a pussy…..

I dont know about spottys but fresh water bass don’t have eyelids so when you take them out of the water they are super hyped on the sun. Picture it like turning the light on in the middle of the night to take a piss and your blinded for a few seconds until your eyes adjust to see the toilet but the blindness doesn’t go away.

I wonder if this pool is still there?

I’m so stoked. My daughter just told me she had to go poo. She actually held it and waited for me to help her up onto the toilet. So rad when she doesn’t crap her pants.

Russel Grundy again. Ollie from the hip into the bank. No, it’s not the exspensive camera equipment that makes this ollie look big. Russel actually ollies big.

I’m trying to think of  some witty caption and they all sound horrible. Like how’s this one for instance. ” I prefer my fish fresh. Ryan on the other hand prefers his fish stale. You can get them either way in Big Sky country” Told you it would be lame.

The hot pocket at St. Ignatious is a big hit. Pinnacle backside disaster by Peter Gunn.

To get back at me for some antics I did my friends decided to tape a dead mackerel inside my truck underneath the carpet kit. The one day I leave my shell unlocked they got me. It wouldn’t of been that bad if I didn’t have to work that day and if it wasn’t 95 degrees out. That fish reeked. Plus they all had me saying wholly mackerel that night they taped it in there. I guess you just had to be there. This boat reminded me of that day.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It’s a secret. It’s in San Diego off of Sea World Drive. Don’t tell anyone!

Have a good week. - Brooks

Photography by Brooks Fritz

So my daughter has been sick. It was my wife’s birthday last week and she has been sick too. My dog had a tumor in her mouth and had to have surgery this past Monday. Luckily it wasn’t cancerous and just expensive as hell. I’m pretty sure I cracked a rib trying to do a  dumb stand up backside 50/50 grind around the boomerang at the new Oceanside park with Burnout Burnett last week. I also got broke off farming a good fish the other day as well…  Sorry no story time this week. Instead enjoy some randoms and  rejects. Keep it real even if it’s real shitty.

R.I.P Lux Interior. You will be missed.

David Presley, rock N roll, North County San Diego: Another pool you will never skate. Not like you would really want to. Thing was all tile and slippery as hell. Pretty cool looking though.

David Presley, frontside grind, Buttlicker bowl, Riverside, California: We showed up only to find goons having a “pool party.” We drank their keg beer. Pretended to like socializing with the goobers and watched some gay emo punk band play a few hurting songs. Then we Oside dipped. Good times.

Dom Johnson, Front blunt slide, Miramar, San Diego: This spot is more blown out then the ASR. Matt Daughters could probably retire strictly from all the photos he shot & got ran from here. Dominck front blunts just for fun.

Willis Kimmel, Backyard hip grind, Holiday Bowl, San Diego: Speaking of blown out. This pool couldn’t of got any more blown. If you were in San Diego and didn’t skate this pool I dont know what to tell you.

Russel Grundy, Backside Nollie heelflip 180 attempt, San Marcos, California: Poor Russel was sleeping off a long night of partying only to be waken up by the Biz telling him a photographer is in the car waiting. No warm up, straight to the spot we went and Russel just started jumping over this gap trying to nollie back heel it. I felt bad.

Ryan Harris, backside door way tailslide, Orcas Island, Washington: “people” said they didnt like the kid in the photo. Well I do. I hope I get to go there again.

Luke Girling, Backyard backside grind, Angry Negro pool, San Diego: Permission to skate with only the crew. Soon enough it was over. Loose lips sink ships… Thanks a lot fuckers.

Vista Square pool, Vista, California: Another pool that should still be a go. All because of what? Oh yeah you retards didn’t pick up your trash. Ever heard of common sense? Pack out what you pack in dummies. Prince Foreskin and I walked up right before the demo started. It was quite a depressing site.

CHOWDERD

The Revolution is coming! Go buy guns & lots of ammo. Your going to need it!

Have a good weekend - Brooks

Photos & words by: Brooks Fritz

Where is it? Carmel Valley, San Diego, California

Address: 12600 El Camino Real, San Diego 92130. (Just look for the Police Station. It’s right next to it)

How long as it been open? Since November 22, 2008

How big is it? 13,500 square ft.

What does it have? A bowl designed by Chris Miller, a ditch and a so called “street feel plaza” with marble ledges, brick stamped concrete, street features, etc…

How much did it cost? 2 million

Who built it? Site Design Inc.  ( http://www.sitedesigngroup.com

Is it free? Yes

When is it open? Everyday from 10am to 8pm

Do you have to wear pads? From my experience which was only yesterday is no. Even being right next to the police station no one was hassled. But you might actually want your nannies and brain bucket for the big boy bowl. That thing is pretty gnarly.

Is it gated? Yes

Does it have lights? Yes

My personal thoughts about it: It’s cool that it’s free but that’s only because the city cant afford to pay people to babysit us and take our money. It’s maybe the only good thing about our collapsing economy. What I really dont understand is why it has lights but only until 8pm. What the hell is that about? Why not at least until 10pm? Why not midnight? Then the cops could at least have a reason to bust kids for curfew. The “Chris Miller” bowl has some kinks and the coping is set too far back. Pool coping shouldn’t be flush with the riding surface. It should have some lip you know? How else are you to carve grind? Oh wait this shit is so sauced up you don’t need to carve grind. Just stand up and grind 20 blocks. What are you still doing carve grinding anyways? It pretty much looks like they just lost it and gave up building this giant thing proper. I know its not Chris Miller’s fault. But you know he cant be proud of it.

For a skatepark that cost 2 million dollars it’s pretty pathetic. But then again I’m never happy with these poor excuses for so called amazing skatepark designs.

euro gap, hip, rail, ledge, stairs, fake bricks = street area

Random with a backside flip over the brick hip.

A lot of concrete with nothing to do on.

Giant slappy curbs? Euro banks? What ever you want to call them everyone can agree they are fun.

Your Carmel Valley San Diego street training facility. The marble ledge kind of reminds me of the SD courthouse ledge except smaller.

I guess it suppose to be like a ditch.

2 million huh?

Chris Miller  bowl

Shallow end is like 8 ft deep

Front feeble grind into the bank

Met up with my friend Russel Grudy from Austrialia to shoot a few photos.

Ollie to frontside nose grind from the quarter pipe into the bank. Nose grind? Is that right? Or is it a overcrook into the bank? I dont remember but Russel rips.

Switch backside flip on some exspensive fake bricks. You dont have to tell me, I’m terrible at sequnces….

You’ll be seeing more of this guy soon.

Have a good weekend. Go checkout the park for yourself.

-Brooks