a reminder from lil’ john: 1 week left to enter the chris cole wear test giveaway
Even though it’s a Leap Year you only have a little over a week left to enter the Homebase x Chris Cole S Wear Test Giveaway. Want a free set of Homebase Wheels and a chance to win a prize package from all of Chris Cole’s sponsors including DC, Zero, Omit, Thunder and Spitfire?
Just have [...]
premiere of matt pepe’s “wpcs” tonight at 8pm
Continuing our Friday night premieres of local skate videos with Matt Pepe’s “WPCS.” Featuring full parts from Homebase’s newest employee, Ben Taylor, as well as Homebase locals- Brandon Sandt, John Shanahan, Jesse Gangwere, AJ Rogers, Luis Castro, footage from Matt himself and other homies.
Come by Homebase around 8pm and bring a small donation for [...]
why we need to support the skateplaza today **please repost this info**
The City of Bethlehem announced on Thursday that the same contractor that built the phase one, FA Rohrbach will be working on the 2nd phase of the Bethlehem Skateplaza. With the mild Winter that we’ve been having, that means groundbreaking might be able to start as early as the end of this month. This is [...]
homebase events this weekend
Busy weekend for Homebase starting tonight.
Starting off with TONIGHT’S premiere of Tyler Zosky’s local skate video, SCUMBAG. Get to Homebase by 8pm or miss vital seconds of this soon-to-be-classic. DVDs will be available for $5 that night.
Scumbag Trailer
Drinky’s and The City of Easton are shutting down the circle with the help of Big [...]
try the dc “chris cole s lite” & win a package from chris’s sponsors
We’ve added the new Chris Cole S Lite to our DC Shoes Giveaway.
Try the lastest shoe from Chris, do a review, get the free wheels & get a chance to win a price package from all of Chris’s sponsors this February.
DC Shoes hooked up out own John Shanahan with a free pair to [...]
homebase at superbowl xlvi
Thanks to Brain Froustet for making sure Homebase is well represented at this year’s Super Bowl. Go . . . . um, Giants?
Right?
feature film fridays for february
Every Friday this February we’ll be featuring a new/local skate video at Homebase at 8pm. Stop by, support local skateboarding, hang out with the homies and bring a few bucks for the skateplaza while you’re at it.
Starting it off on February 10th with Tyler Zosky’s “Scumbag,” the February 17th for Matt Pape’s “WPCS,” and closing [...]
the secret fatty goes to agenda again. part 2
*I’ve actually written and lost this post 2 times. It’s super late, Agenda NY is already done, you’ve already seen all the coverage from the HUF x Haroshi party on other blogs so let me give you the shortened version of the trip. AKA- Mostly, the stuff I ate.
Agenda Long Beach was done. Headed [...]
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,” [...]
10 years of getting to know knowno
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my closet friends since way back.
Since Liberty High School courtyard sessions, since trips up to West End Skatepark, since homemade Hometeam610 t-shirts, since filming for City Without Spots, since weekend trips to Boston posting up on Erich Hornungs stoop watching Steve to Lu-Kang kicks, since Styles West slanging Timberland [...]
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 [...]
thank you for giving.
Over the Holidays we had a Homebase supporter come in with a very generous proposal. He wanted to make a donation to give two young skaters in need a complete skateboard for Christmas but he wasn’t sure how to go about making the donation.
I suggested we us Homebase reach online to ask skateboarders in the [...]
see you in 2012
Thank you for all your support and patronage in 2011. Regardless what may come in 2012, we’re planning to keep supporting skateboarding, adding onto the skateplaza and expanding Homebase. BE SAFE OUT THERE TONIGHT. See you next year.
know a skater in need? we know some people who want to help.
Do you know a young skater who absolutely LOVES skateboarding. The kid who is always out skating even if their board is totally thrashed but never complain about it? They don’t say much because they’re so focused on learning new tricks regardless of how many times they fall?
Maybe their parents are going through a hard [...]
the procrastinator’s countdown sale: perfect gift ideas under $100
Waited til the last minute to get gifts for the skateboarders in your life? Well we have 10 gift ideas that they will definitely be hyped on come Christmas morning and they’re all under $100.
$40 Gift Pack: HB Hoody & a 2 T-Shirt Mystery Grab Bag ($85 retail value)
$50 Gift Pack: HB Deck, HB Wheels [...]
lost soul x b.a.k.u. deck release party tonight
Lost Soul. BAKU. Deck release. Video premiere. Pizza. BYOB. TONIGHT. HOMEBASE. 8PM
100 gift bags & a $100 gift certificate. free. tonight.
Hope to see you all out tonight at 5pm in front of 505 Main St. Bethlehem for our Live Advent Calendar performance.
We’ll be giving out over 100 FREE Homebase Gift bags and 1 lucky winner will find a $100 Homebase Gift Certificate in their bag!
Don’t be late! The whole performance will be done by 530pm.
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 [...]
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 [...]
sb chronicles, vol.1 is online
We out here. Where are you? Are you watching?
Thank you Nike Skateboarding. Sorry out web-cam feed wasn’t working.
nike sb chronicles, vol.1 premieres tonight! do not be late.
DO NOT BE LATE. SB Chronicles is premiering all over the world through the power of this contraption called the Interweb which is allowing Nike SB to debut this monster of a video on location in LA, NY, in over 200 skateshops and thousands of houses around the world so the video is DEFINITELY STARTING [...]
and the winner is. . .
It was a close race between Trevor Rabb and Matt Pepe for the Most Interesting Quote Contest but at 8pm when we took the final count it was 15 to 14. When all was said and done Trevor Rabb came out on top.
We tweaked his quote a bit to make sure we didn’t rub anyone [...]
