while you were sleeping: 10th anniversary premiere of “city without spots.”
“Thanks to everyone who came out last night to celebrate a video project that set me on a 10-year path to try and do-right by the skateboarders of the Lehigh Valley.
Skating, traveling and becoming life-long friends with guys like Eric Potts, Andy Mack, Steve Hencheck, James Gleason, Dave Hill, Josh Novak, Matt Kayes, Ray [...]
10th anniversary premiere of “city without spots” tonight at homebase
Andy Vasquez literally made this happen. He reminded me 2012 was the 10th anniversary of the “City Without Spots” premiere.
V’s been working on the second issue of his ‘zine, “Equivalents” featuring drawings based on the Bethlehem Skateplaza. The ‘zine will be given out on Friday night at the 10th Anniversary premiere of “City Without Spots,” [...]
city without spots: 10th anniversary premiere
For those who were there, those who have come into the fold and for those who will be here for the first time. Thanks to Andy V for reminding me what we were doing this month 10 years ago that brought us to where we are now.
Words by Andy Vasquez:
“It’s hard to imagine skateboarding [...]
tis’ the season for giving back.
I know we’re bombarding you with SALES! and DEALS! for the Christmas shopping season (Hey, gotta keep these doors open you know) so it’s definitely a refreshing change of pace to tell you how we’ve been asked to GIVE BACK.
Two friends of Homebase have anonymously donated 2 brand new complete skateboards and a skateboard deck [...]
we’re giving out free stuff. who doesn’t like free stuff?
With all the spending you have to for other people over the Holidays why not get something for yourself . . . FO’ FREE. How can you get some FREE STUFF? Well, I’m glad you asked. . . .
Did you buy a Bethlehem Skateplaza Benefit Brick? Either through the new online purchase page or by [...]
homebase live advent calendar performance. . .what’s a live advent calendar?
I’m sure there are all kinds but the Advent Calendar I’m familiar with is a little book with a picture of a building that had 25 windows. Each window could be popped open giving up a little piece of candy for each day I patiently waited for Christmas. So what’s a Live Advent Calendar?
It’s a [...]
just born & the ‘za: a win-win situation
After the SB Chronicles premiere we picked the winning raffle ticket for the Blueprint Cruiser complete Just Born Candy donated to help us raise money for the Bethlehem Skateplaza. The raffle was able to raise $100= 2 more benefit bricks for the skateplaza. DID YOU BUY A BRICK YET?
Luke Deschenes wasn’t able to make it [...]
procrastinate now: did you miss the omit demo?
Were you waiting in this line?
The clip has been out for a while but just in case you missed the Omit team shredding the plaza live or in HD. . . . here’s the clip.
I guess they will slowly be leaking the street footage that filmed out here since it wasn’t in the tour [...]
procrastinate now: rainy day procrastinating
Rain, rain, go away. . .
Hoping to see Matt Pepe’s edit from the Skateshop Showdown Exist hosted at the Reid Menzer Skatepark this past weekend soon.
That Official. From Matt Roberge
Toupee Fiasco. From Matt Roberge
Low Expectations. From Jake Reppert
Get Siked . . . and get better Ben!
Falling Star. From Ray Mercado
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Anthony Parsi. From Kinetic Skateshop
10 Tricks [...]
while you were sleeping: the omit northest drive-by stop at homebase
So it’s been a week since The Omit crew was out at Homebase and it’s still pretty mind blowing to think about it all. I can’t wait to see the footage and photos Omit will eventually put out documenting their first tour but for now, here’s a little compilation of the photos and footage already [...]
what a day.
Much respect to the Omit crew.
They came, crushed street spots, did a 2 hour signing at Homebase, KILLED the Skateplaza til dark, ate dinner with the crew and is now heading to light up more street spots before driving to Reign. Thank you to Chris, Jimmy, Kyle, Trevor, Ed, Pat, [...]
omit is coming: rain or shine
Chris Cole and the Omit team are already making their way down from Boston to the Lehigh Valley so the signing at Homebase is happening RAIN OR SHINE starting at 4pm.
Where the demo will be will depend on the weather. We all know the skateplaza dries pretty quickly so maybe we’ll luck out and Mother [...]
omit’s “northeast drive-by” tour is only 3 days away from homebase
Omit’s newest AM, Kyle Frederick, Chris Cole, Jimmy Carlin and Trevor Colden will be hitting the northeast Sept 21 – 26th.
The crew is stopping in at Homebase on Saturday September 24th with a signing in the shop starting at 4pm and a demo (weather permitting) at the skateplaza sometime after 5pm.
Be sure to follow [...]
clear your calendar: 3 skate events in 1 weekend
After a blistering hot Summer the crisp Fall air is the perfect weather to get out and shred to. It must also be the reason why so many skate events start happening around this time of year. Take next weekend for example. . .
Two events on Saturday September 24th:
The East Swamp Church in Quakertown is [...]
omit: drive-by tour stops by homebase on 9/24
Just got the word from Omit that Chris Cole and the Omit Squad will be driving-by Homebase and the Bethlehem Skateplaza on Saturday September 24th. Full details will be posted on the autograph signing, the demo, Omit contests and all the ways you can get hooked up with some Omit swag but just save that [...]
bethlehem skateplaza is getting shady..in a good way
With all the rain this week maybe you didn’t notice the Bethlehem SkatePlaza was closed yesterday. M&T Bank has generously donated shade canopies to The Plaza and the frame work is now installed. All of the skateboarders are welcome to join us at the unveiling on SEPTEMBER 15th to thank them and enjoy some pizza [...]
bethlehem skateplaza art benefit: round two this friday
Back on August 6th , Erich Hornung , along with Soft Machine Gallery and over 20 artists, put their collective talents together to help raise money for the Bethlehem Skateplaza. It was a great event, with art, music ,and food.
Since it was a very rainy night, as well as sharing the day with the Punk [...]
glasses win contests!
The Poon Crew got a special congratulations message from Stereo Skateboards owner/pro, Fuel TV host, WESC Activist, artist and all around good DUNE dude, Chris Pastras for their winning Burrito, Boards & Bro’s video clip on top of the $400 shopping spree they won.
From the Stereo Skateboards Facebook page:
Burritos, Boards & Bro’s . . . [...]
while you were sleeping: the burritos, boards & bros party
If you check The Berrics, then you might have already read how our Burritos, Boards & Bros Benefit Video Contest ended up.
Thanks to all the skaters and skateplaza supporters who filled up Hello Burrito for our Burritos, Boards & Bro’s: Skate Plaza Video Benefit on Friday night. Plenty of burritos were eaten [...]
thank you to all the bros who ride boards that ate burritos.
Just wanted to say a real quick THANK YOU to everyone who made Burritos, Boards & Bros a success.
From the crews that entered clips to support the skateplaza, Hello Burrito for hosting the event, W.H.H. for playing an incredible set, Stereo Skateboards for hooking up a $400 prize package, All Mighty for coming up from [...]
the burritos, boards & bros party: full details here
All the videos are in . . . and well, even though there aren’t as many as we hoped in the contest its about quality, not quantity Right?
For those that did put in the effort to make us a clip and pulled together a few bucks to support the Bethlehem Skateplaza, WE THANK YOU. [...]
playing catch up. . .
Between flying out to California for the Agenda Tradeshow and skating around with John & Foxx. You’ve probably seen all the clips on The Berrics but my full Agenda post is coming soon.
Then coming home to Musikfest so you know no work got done after eating all this. . .
And trying to make deadlines for [...]
the burritos, boards & bros deadline is coming
The deadline to get your video clip & buy-a-brick donation for the Burritos, Boards & Bros video contest is this MONDAY AUGUST 15th.
For those that are entering, bring your check made payable to the City of Bethlehem to Homebase with your Buy-A-Brick form and e-mail us (Homebase610@gmail.com) the password protected YouTube or Vimeo link to [...]
the homebase burrito: get it while you can
Hello Burrito has serves up fresh burritos, wraps and homemade soups on Broad St in the Northside of Bethlehem. I eat a lot of. . . well, everything if you follow me on Instagram so it made perfect sense to team up with them to do some cross-bridge business collaborating.
Introducing the Homebase Burrito:
Steamed carrots, red [...]
