Photography by: BROOKS FRITZ

Got some time away from the wife and kids long enough to scan some more film for this weeks Fritz files. Enjoy.

Gig Harbor, Washington

Lakes are a important necessity to any road trip. Especially a skate one. In a few days with out a rinse you end up with swamp butt and trench foot. Up in Washington the lakes are plentiful so that kinda shit doesn’t happen.

Burnside, Oregon

“Built without permission by skateboarders and later sanctioned by the city, Burnside is the preeminent example of action…Like a magnifying glass in the sun, Burnside can witness a concentration of skill level unmatched anywhere. You can see crazy, crazy things there. Go, watch, learn, be humbled, excited and inspired all at the same time. It’s amazing” -from skate Oregon

Santee, San Diego

If you didn’t or more like couldn’t go over the shallow stairs this peanut was pretty much a one hitter. I got a sweet fake tree for my aquarium here. Those things are like 20 bucks!

Vista, California

Rancho High school rail was pretty popular. Not anymore though. It’s done.

Nollan Helmstetter, Front side feeble attempt

Damn, two weeks in a row of Potato head getting denied on tricks. I remember this day. It was hot as hell. Trying to   at the bottom of the handrail with the fish eye like everyone else wasn’t happening. Asphalt would just scorch you. I really could of used the Atiba Jefferson signature photo blanky.

Brad Hererra, Nose pick, Leucadia, California

I have said this before and I will say it again. Mexicans make the best neighbors. They dont give a shit about shit except staying in this country. So why would they throw a fit over us skateboarding the tree? They dont. Unlike the uptight rich white folk in Leucadia that have nothing better to do then get in your business because your doing something that is illegal. Yes skateboarding is illegal.

Sketchy Goat Keller, ollie, Oceanside, California

Across the street at the bar Bub’s Whiskey dive (that doesn’t serve whiskey) (makes sense right?)  having a couple pitchers of beer Scotty was hyping up this ollie. We finished our beers and went over to the set and Scotty got a couple of tries before the cities finest stopped us.

Scotty rips everything. Who else ollies down a 11 stair with 61mm wheels and a 8 1/2 wide deck.

Don’t you know you cant skateboard on public property in Oceanside? What’s funny is these piggies are about the same age as me and Scotty but have no clue about enjoying life. They cant figure it out why we still skateboard. That was the best quote all day. You guys are still riding those toys? Too funny. Luckily Scotty gave them bogus info and didn’t get a ticket. So after we were rolled for illegal activities we went and did something legal. Getting Blitzed in the bar. God bless America.

Shoe box, Vista, California

You can see this one from the slow lane of the freeway.

So bright in the mid day sun you definitely needed the signature Salba shades. Preferably Leopard print.

Off the corner love seat front side air to truck bash in a shoebox no one else even grinds.

Only Sketchy Goat Keller gets away with shit like this.

Orcas Island, Washington

mandatory lame nature shot on one of the best places on earth.

Have a good week. Or More like weekend. Holly shit. Today is Friday! Friday Fritz files are on point! Go ride that stupid toy with four wheels you immature grown up. -Brooks

Photos & words by: Brooks Fritz

Are you sick like me? Don’t misunderstand me. No I don’t mean sick in the sick way as in “Yo bro that’s sick!” but in the sick way as in under the weather sick. You know, the flu kind of sickness? What I’m trying to say is that I’m pretty sick right now. I’ve had this flu for a over a week now and it doesn’t feel like it’s ever going to go away. Seems like a lot of people are getting it. Almost every one I know has it. But then again maybe that’s because everyone shares the same bong. So please excuse me for my randomness. I’m feeling pretty dopey on this cold medicine.

So as I sit here all doped up thinking what to write about this week I had a thought. Pool skaters, as in people that like to ride skateboards in backyard swimming pools are a funny bunch. They get super sentimental about this skateboard stuff. So much that they cant resist taking a piece of the pool with them when they leave it. Why? I’m not sure. Maybe it’s to remember the pool? Maybe it’s because they know it wont be there forever. Maybe it’s because old pools are just that. Old. They have a certain kind of class to them if that makes any sense to you.

Think about it? Do you see street skaters keeping pieces of the stairs or a piece of their favorite handrail or ledge. Maybe they do but then again I don’t skate too many stairs or rails these days..(Like I really ever did) It’s most likely because stairs and rails don’t get demolished. They just get capped. But then again I bet a bunch of street heads have pieces of EMB when they demoed it. So maybe I’m just rambling about nothing. Pretty much what it comes down to is that all skaters are sentimental about this stuff. Why? Do I really have to say it? This skateboarding thing isn’t a sport. It’s a lifestyle.

Regardless I’m sick! Here’ some photos of some skateboard memorabilia and a few shots of Scotty Keller aka Sketchy Goat Killer with a loveseat corner truckbash. Have a good weekend. -Brooks

Kung Fu Keller

I thought this thing was a shit pit shoe box. Scotty proved me wrong.

Scotty Keller - Blue tile dolphin pool - North County, San Diego

Dorfus and a few of his mates ( I can say that since they are Australian ) flew over from their island and bought this car in Canada for 300 bucks. With no insurance, licenses or anything they proceeded to drive this car from Canada to Mexico with no hassles. The only problem they had was the Cunt Smasher would take random “naps” when ever it felt like it. These naps would last around 10 minutes or so, so they would just have to pull over and wait for it to wake up. The Aussie’s didn’t seem to mind, it was a good excuse to stretch the legs and have a cold one… Well Dorfus and his crew drove the Cunt Smasher to Oside and wanted to skate some back yard holes. Luckily Wu Weller was in town at the same time and that’s always a good thing because he gets people motivated and people in Oceanside need serious motivation. Something about the couches here, no one can get off of them. But that’s another story for another day.

Back to the story at hand. Jamie hyped up taking the Cunt Smashers up to the fire pools and with a little mota vation or a lot ( how ever you want to look at it) we were on our way. An hour into the drive on the 215 freeway the car felt like taking a nap. Mostly not a big deal but the city was doing construction on the freeway and there was no emergency lane for the car to nap in. So what do they do? Just parked it in the slow lane…..Not on the shoulder, not in the dirt, but directly in the slow lane. Shit was hectic. Car’s flying by inches away from us, how we didn’t get hit or hassled I will never know. But sure enough 10 minutes and one cold one later we we’re back on the road and on our way to do some extreme soul bowl shred the gnar pool rip riding. Shaka gnar!

Here’s some photo’s from that day….

Prince Forskin left the Dickville fortress long enough to show the Mates how to slash grind…..

“Hey girl! Spread your legs and let me take a picture!” Not really but you get the picture. Ha ha get it? Get the picture. derrrrrrrrrrrrrf. I should be a comedian.

Sketchy Goat Keller.

The artist formally known as Davey Rockit.

Luke Girling: slashes for life…

. “Can everyone move off the stairs? It’s stair time!”

Dorfus didn’t even try to carve over them. First try frontside grind over the shallows.

Boneless in a back yarder? Why not?

After the hilltop kidney we went down the street to this other one. Scotty Keller f.s.g ( I’ve been told abbreviations are cool)

concrete jungle….. Oh shit what am I doing? that could be the new mag. Wu Weller first appearance in Concrete Jungle.

T.A.F.N.A.D.R with a concrete jungle f.s.g

Noah. Noah what? Noah who? I dunno. But this Poofda is cool as hell and rip rides….. f.s.g

Way before this crail slide went down in San Bernandino Dorfus grinded every single pool block at Orcas Island. Every single god damn last one of them. Even the little half block ones on the edges and shit. Why? Why not? He also got a bottle of whiskey for it. - THE END.