Damn Am: 3rd Lair Skatepark: Minneapolis, HN, June 10-12.ONCE AGAIN, 3RD LAIR HOSTED the Damn Am Contest--and the series is getting even larger. With 130 kids from all over the continental US, and travelers from Brazil, Columbia and Hawaii, this was quite the weekend. The skaters have to be legit le·git adj. Slang Legitimate. ams with appropriate sponsors to enter, so basically it's the heavy hitters heavy hitter n. One that is predominant, as in influence or power: "Especially when a candidate is a challenger, appearances with heavy hitters from the party lend an air of credibility" who are in this shit. Brian Schaefer and the boys were on it again and took care the way they do. It was humid hu·mid adj. Containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor: humid air; a humid evening. See Synonyms at wet. as a bitch in Minneapolis but that didn't stop the hungry ams from skating all day. Some kids from Florida thought they were going north to escape the humidity--no way. It was nice to see pros--Nesser, Emetic emetic (əmĕt`ĭk), substance that produces vomiting. Direct, or gastric, emetics, which act directly on the stomach, include syrup of ipecac, sulfate of zinc or copper, alum, ammonium carbonate, mustard in water, or copious quantities of Pratt, Navarrette, Danny Montoya Danny Montoya is a skateboarder from Long Beach, California. His is currently sponsored by Accel Wheels, Adio, Listen Skateboards, Stussy, and Venture. He has a brother named John, who currently lives in Flushing, New York. , Sumner and Biebel--coming to check out the contest, even though Hammers vs Bangers happened on the same weekend. (Oh yeah; I don't think Darren will ever make it to the Skate Plaza.) SOME HIGHLIGHTS: * Joe and Goose at Fobia Skateshop kept the shrubs, beer, and a stripper Stripper Slang for an individual homeowner who strips the equity out of his or her home through mortgage refinancing. Proceeds are generally not re-invested, but spent on consumer goods. Notes: Most people get rich by saving and investing wisely. going until 6:00am for the Creature team. Big ups! * Free beer all weekend if you looked over the age of 12. Some of the human beer vacuums were Rodney Johnson, Preston Maigetter, Vern Laird laird n. Scots The owner of a landed estate. [Scots, from Middle English lard, variant of lord, owner, master; see lord. , Brandon Biebel. Aquil, Adam Dyet, too many Floridians to list, and hot moms. * Cops busting under-age kids in their Hotel rooms for drinking beer. Isn't that illegal? And who cares? * Some kid in the contest called a local chick "corn fed" and got kicked square in the nuts. "SOME KIDS FROM FLORIDA THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING NORTH TO ESCAPE THE HUMIDITY--NO WAY." THE ADIO DUNK TANK A dunk tank, also known as a dunking booth or dunking machine, is an attraction mainly used in funfairs, fundraisers, and personal parties. Basically, a dunk tank consists of a large tank of water, over which a seat is suspended. went off with chicks getting dunked in the murky water. Forty kids (ages 12-18) started persuaded two of the hottest moms (and I do mean hot!) to give in for the tank. Everyone was stoked stoked adj. Slang 1. Exhilarated or excited. 2. Being or feeling high or intoxicated, especially from a drug. ! Nice work! Two girls who play in the band The Soviettes showed up to watch the contest and were curious to ask some of the younger boys where they got their jeans, But they thought the kids might get freaked out. Where do you think they got them? From their sisters, of course! Too much shit went down at the contest to mention, and too many kids from all over were ripping. It basically came down to Dylan Rieder and Keegan Sauder in the finals. Both of them were skating fast as shit, combining street tricks with tranny tricks. I'm glad I didn't have to judge because it was a close one. For complete contest info go to www.DamnAm.com. It was a great turn out--be sure to hit up Minneapolis next year; it's guaranteed to be a good time. DAMN AM CONTEST RESULTS 1. Dylan Rieder 2. Keegan Sauder 3. Collin Hale 4. Jamiel Nowpapvar 5. Dominique Johnson 6. Ben Gore 7. Mike Munzenrider 8. Tulio De Oliveira 9. Brad Cromer 10. Andrew Pott 11. Nate Compher 12. CJ Tambornino BOWL CONTEST: 1. Keegan Sauder BEST TRICK: 1. Adam Dyet--kickflip backside tailslide big-spin out |
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