Focus Skate Mag hand lettering design by Danger Brain

Who doesn't love some outstanding hand drawn typography? I do! Yes, please and thank you.

See more fantastic designs at Thedangerbrain.com

Amazing Ruckus Scooter Short shot with a Sony FS700

Film by JAOPRO Creative, Knoxville, TN.


JAOPRO | 49cc from JAOPRO on Vimeo.

Does Lil' Wayne Belong in Skateboarding?

Anyone who knows me well knows that as much as I like to keep positive and encouraging at all times, I can also be a huge hater when it suits me.

First let's acknowledge that I am from the old school of paying dues and "keeping it real" if you will. My skateboarding prime was in the late 90's and early 00's, so I experienced it all at my most impressionable... before social media, swag and auto tune.

So I am not going to lie, when I started seeing Lil Wayne mixed into my beloved skateboarding media feeds here and there, I wasn't sure what to think, and it wasn't exactly an easy thing to come to terms with.

I saw Chris Blake one night at OSP and he was explaining to me how he had been skating with "Wayne" recently, how "Wayne" had given him new perspective on skateboarding and made him feel like he's "12 again." Like there was a renewed sense of adventure and inspiration for him. 

If you've seen Chris Blake ride a skateboard, you may like me find it hard to imagine him being in any way at a loss for inspiration to skate, but after hearing him explain it, I understood what he was seeing. Chris was seeing himself and his own level of passion for skateboarding when it was all brand new, again, in a fellow skater, who just happened to be Weezy.

At that point it was very clear again that it is the ultimate hypocrisy to think skateboarding isn't for everyone and anyone. And the fact that I grew up skating when I did, when it was so widely unaccepted, gives me all the more reason to defend anyone being discouraged or excluded from doing it now, no matter who it is.

See more of Chris, the Midtown crew and more skating with Lil Wayne on Kevin Perez's Youtube channel.

You don't have to like his music or appreciate his skills or style on a board. But you have to respect his obvious love for it. Hes out there skating, having fun, getting broke-off, filming clips, making new friends and learning new tricks.

Last I checked that was in fact, what it's all about.


KMC

Skate Beer?

So apparently Paul Rodriguez, Mikey Taylor, Sean Malto, Bryan Herman and several others you will recognize have started a beer company: Saint Archer Brewing Co.

I've been inspired by the skateboarding of the above mentioned for years and now I find myself admiring them in a new way for doing something new, something maybe risky, probably a little bit scary... but awesome and amazing all the same. Perhaps similar to how it must feel to charge a switch flip down a big set like P-Rod or choosing to nollie into that perfect nose grind on a huge rail like Sean Malto...

Since these guys are no strangers to success I have to believe this new venture will be no different.

I do love my beer, and I'm backing this beer add looking forward to trying all three varieties.


Saint Archer Brewery from Saint Archer Brewery on Vimeo.
Cheers! KMC

This is the Cultship Blog.

Hello blog world! I created this blog as a place to share my perception of world as I see it, and to spread the good in terms of what moves me.

You'll find all kinds of things here such as posters, paintings, videos, t-shirts, web sites, photos and much more.

At times you'll find some randomness as well.

Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoy!

KMC