.....And Now We Return To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

Sorry - we got carried away with all that skating in the Grand Cayman - what were we thinking? Back to the s*** that really matters - industry propaganda. While we were skating/avoiding the ASR in the Cayman, the IASC fired the shot heard 'round the world:
UNDER FIRE - A SPECIAL REPORT REPORT ON THE HARDGOODS MARKET
And even a little sticker on the front that says:
IASC PREVIEW ISSUE - 1ST BOUND COPY
THIS COPY BELONGS TO: __________________________
All those capital letters! Gawd that's enough to give you a hard on or something.....
Long-story-short: Whatever. You can judge for yourself if you go here:

A World Without Pros

(i.e. "Support A Pro" - buy pro model boards or skateboarding will cease to exist? R-i-g-h-t......)
Or maybe you take the contrarian view:

A World Without CEOs

(i.e. "Skate with a Bro" - Be what you are/Ride whatever you want? Sounds reasonable)
Or maybe you just like to masturbate (clearly the target demographic according to Fuel TV based on the number of ads for the Army, acne medications, and body spray):

A World Without Skate Shops

(i.e. "Let's Just Talk About Skating" - Maybe if we talk about it enough.....)
After a comprehensive, exhaustive analysis of this perplexing dilemna, the research staff at ADDIKT have prepared what is, in our view, a well-reasoned, articulate reponse:

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Over It

Was trying to save some of the fotos cuz' there's a Grand Cayman article comin' out in Concrete Wave next month and didn't want to ruin it, but.......well, let's just say I'm not ruining anything by posting these fotos - I'm claiming the article but other than a foto or two I am not responsible for the visual stimuli....if looking at fotos of 10 year old kids about to do their first tail drop doesn't do it for you, skip the CW article and check the last of our CI fotos out - Packy was all over the Black Pearl - think he was seriously considering dropping out of VT and getting a bartending job on the island - did I mention that Absinthe is legal there? Ah, back to where we started - Getting Tight in the Grand Cayman...........





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Welcome to Hell (Part 3)

Back to the Black Pearl, where we continue to cover the 62,000 square feet of skatepark - Packy skates the pool, Aryeh ollies over the locals - all in a days work.....the Black Pearl is worth a trip to Grand Cayman alone, not to mention the Absinthe, wayward Canadian girls, world class snorkeling and general tropical island atmosphere....OK this is almost over, I swear - when you start to sound like a travel agent it's time to cut the s***........


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Danger @ Dolphin Point

NOTE: If you want to keep skaters away from your property, its probably not a good idea to post a sign and use words like "DANGER","KEEP OUT","UNSAFE","ENTER AT OWN RISK", and "INJURIES OR DEATH" - that's like saying' "Hey c'mon in here and find something to skate on!" If you wanna' keep skaters away, try putting up a sign that says "Public Skatepark - Pads Required - Pay @ Front Desk" - that will keep 'em away for sure..........
Aryeh, padless and breakin' the law (free of charge) in Grand Cayman

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Panic in Georgetown

Aryeh took a break from the Black Pearl one night and went street skating in Georgetown with Philip. Packy and I went to Hammerland's Bar and got, well.....you know. We returned with a hangover - Aryeh returned with these fotos:


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Another Day in Paradise (Part 2)

No f****** wonder everyone wants to be pro these days - free trips to tropical locales, late night parties, sleep 'til noon, skate all day and then do it over again - nice work(?) if you can get it......Aryeh and Packy take five in the C.I. and then get back to business.......

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Another Day in Paradise

We kept Aryeh busy in the CI - in between being the filmer/TM/token street skater, he rarely had moments like this, in which he ponders the effects of sunscreen use on tattoos - didn't seem to bother him during this gap ollie.........

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Welcome to Hell (Part 2)

You want some of this......?? You might think a holiday in Grand Cayman is all fun and games until you get stuck in customs explaining all the weird s*** in your bags, exchange your US$1 for 80 cents of CI money, get a right-side drive rent-a-car, then drive on the wrong side of the road through 85 degree heat/humidity all the way to the Black Pearl only to find this thing waiting for you........ top of that 3/4 pipe has gotta' be like 18' high, no joke - maybe you wanna' stick to something a little mellower, like the 12' pocket that leads into the 3/4 pipe....? Here's Packy grabbing some well-done eggplant in that pocket - that's the cheapest meal you're gonna' get in the CI, trust me.......

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Partners in Crime

You ever fractured your kidney before? My friend did that recently - not good - it basically cost him a trip to the Grand Cayman - which reminds me, here are a couple of other things you might NOT want to do if you want to get to the C.I.:

1) DO NOT apply for a passport at the post office when you’re leaving in two weeks, especially after you were told to go straight to the passport agency (what up Aryeh!?). If you can’t figure the passport thing out, you should probably remain in the U.S., (this could explain the pitiful ratio of 1 in 4 Americans owning passports; probably more like 1 in 8 if you rule out those obtained to travel to Mexico, Canada or the Caribbean).

2) DO NOT go to the wrong airport an hour before you’re supposed to fly when the right airport is two hours away…….no joke. Packy, bro - lay off the Jaeger until AFTER you board the plane, dude...........(to be continued)
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Welcome to Hell

If Hell really is in Grand Cayman then sign me up......we just returned from our second trip to Black Pearl in CI. We laid off the Absinthe this time and managed to get 10 rolls of film shot and 4 hours of video - funny how that works....here's a shot of Packy doing his thing - stay tuned for more fotos:

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