Well, in a few hours 2010 will be over. It hasn't been the best year for a lot of people...the economy seems to be hitting a lot of skateshops hard this year. Lots of mom and pop shops all over the country have gone out of business in the last 12 months... Fortunately, Columbus has maintained a pretty strong scene. Kids are skating and the local shops seem to be hanging on. I hope you all realize how important it is to support your local shop and scene in general. I know it's really easy to sit at your computer and order that new deck or shoes from some mailorder site, but keep in mind that shops like Embassy, Old Skool, JP Skate, Black Sheep and Trilogy,R&R most likely have what you're looking for. Beyond that, these guys are the ones supporting the scene, providing demos, video premier's, hosting contests and giving you a place to hang out, meet up, watch videos and more... Also we're also quite lucky to have two indoor skateparks in the city. The Flow on the eastside... Skate Naked in Grandview is constantly upgrading and building new stuff to skate. Resident Skateboards is about 2 years old now... We have the Cowtown Showdown coming up..
None of these guys are getting rich....Ok, sorry to ramble on, I guess my point is I'd like you to stop and think about how great we have it here...2011 should be an awesome year for Columbus skateboarding.
Here is an edit of stuff I filmed at Skate Naked over the last two or three weeks.. It's mostly the Embassy guys and friends. Since Eric Barkow from Embassy LOVES all things Morrissey, I figured that he'd love it if I used "The Queen is Dead" by The Smiths....
Last edit of 2010 from michael newton on Vimeo.
