Butler Jam And Update

Skate Montage- Basket Ball Courts

Trick #13

Trick #12

A Dozen Days

Day 15 Update

The Bona Venture News Article

http://media.www.thebv.org/media/storage/paper1111/news/2010/02/05/Features/Skateboarders.Chronicle.100.Tricks.In.100.Days-3865257.shtml

From The Vault #1

Paul and I have been discussing whether putting old footage up is ok for one of the 100 tricks. I say no, Paul says yes. As a compromise I've decided to put up videos called "From the Vault" that will be old footage as a supplement to our 100 Tricks. Enjoy.

Triple Flip??

Trick #11

Trick #10

Trick #9

SBU Skate Club Presents Eric Thompson Teaser

Formspring.me Answers

Trick #8

Day 8 Update

Trick #7

Trick #6

Monday............

Day 5 Late Night, Skate Night

Trick #5

Day 5 Editing

The Road To Bangers Is Paved With Blood

Trick #4

Trick #4??????

Trick #3

Day 3 Wrap Up

Trick #2

Today we set out to film under the Devereaux Hall archway. I wanted to do a kickflip body varial variation, but then Byron suggested I do a late heelflip, which I actually do using the top of my shoe. So, I landed that, but it was a little sketchy and I had a better idea: why not do an early grab F/S bigspin? So, within a few tries I landed a trick I've learned some time before. Byron and I then proceeded to work on some teamwork tricks, which'll probably be revealed at a later date. The filming went to prove to me again that you don't need much to enjoy the love of skateboarding; just a little dry spot under an archway will do.

1st Day Check In

Trick #1

Today begins the wacky descent into the challenge of doing 100 creative skateboarding tricks, to post one each day. I'm down for the challenge and look forward to this endurance test, as I would sure love to have a perfect attendance at something for once in my life. I love to skate and want to take a new path in order to see what can be done in skateboarding. This tre flip to one foot lander on two boards is exactly the start that I want to see more in skateboarding. I want skateboarding to go beyond simply being something done without the arms, with only one board, only in the prescribed limits and ways that are currently being done. Skateboarding was freely "riding outside the box" and I think it's boxed itself into a new set of constraints, which I want to defy. Some of the core values that made me gravitate towards skateboarding when I began have changed with the popularization and industrialization of skateboarding. Whereas skateboarding seemed to attract those who didn't care about norms or being cool, in a Christian sense of embracing the outcast, now skateboarding is more popular than some traditional sports! Skateboarding has kept it real because it requires a fusion of the qualitative left side of the brain and the quantitative right side. Skateboarding is heart, body, and mind, whirling together something mighty and fierce, all wrapped up in the garments of passionate, liberated love.

In Preparation.

We embarked to the local skate park, rummaged through the selection of 6 decks. 49.99 for an anti-hero. Gripped. Set up trucks. Roommate noticed large crack in truck, Paul ignored the warning. Skating, 40 mins. Tre's, 360's, bs flips. Sidewalk crack. Broken Truck. Warm ups over. 1 day till the start.

Paul On Byron

How we met and how Byron has affected me

"Byronical". Byron Morgan has been nothing but a disgrace to my life. His mongo-pushing, fixie-tempting, licentious drug use has been so dangerous to my success, as I thought he would have destroyed my talent countless times. He has laid many traps for me like removing the bolts of boards so as to make them fall apart as I try double dolphins. He is a despicable varlet of the most ambitious kind. His violent painting constantly haunts my mind as he tyrannically inspires fear in me by forcing me to do 100 more kickflips. Byron has become a ruthless dictator who ought to be ousted by any and all methods possible. I am sorry for having every known Byron.

How we met and how Byron has affected me

"Byronical".
I met Byron Morgan when I was a freshman attending St. Bonaventure University. We both lived on the same dorm hall and shared a love of skateboarding which endures to this day. Byron has a great sense of humour and creativity and has been a great friend to think of trick ideas and share the excitement of progression with. I've seen Byron improve leaps and bounds since freshman year of college in skateboarding, and recently he's expressed his creative side in other pursuits, namely visual artwork. When Byron proposed that we do 100 Tricks in 100 Days, I was immediately excited and thankful to have someone who wanted to record and explore the depths of skateboarding with me. Byron and I have been been plotting many good things and I look forward to collaboration throughout this project and into the future. Who knows, maybe we'll even get that skatepark we were thinking about building....

Byron On Paul

What more can I say? Paul is is a great friend. I've known him for almost 4 years now and our past is full of late night tea sessions, learning the ins and outs of skateboarding and the occasional gushing over the new Richie Jackson skate videos. His influence has changed my view on the world. His talent at skating instantly blew my mind. Creativity and impeccable light feet allowed his skateboard to move in ways I have never seen before. Bs Double Flips and quirky 360s. It blew my mind. I know he has the talent to make a living off skating and I just want to take the time to show the world what I have the pleasure seeing everyday.

100 Tricks, 100 Days

Skateboarding has evolved greatly in the past few decades. When the first kickflip was landed, skating flipped. Limits were pushed. Each new day brought new tricks. New limits.

My view of skating has changed in the past 4 years at college. Meeting new friends to skate with helped progress my skating ability but I know there isn't a pro model in my future. I never thought I'd ever see real talent evolve in front of my eyes until i met Paul Hakel. Paul is easily the smartest and most talented person I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. He lacks an ultimate focus however. I always joke about him going pro and succeeding in a skating career. As the end of our college career approaches, this could be the last ditch effort to try to catch the dream every skate kid dreams of.

An idea crept up in my head. How can I push Paul, push him to pro status, or something close? Learn every trick, invent something new, progress skating. With influences from www.theberrics.com and our skating past I have thought of this:

The Idea: Get 100 tricks, bolts captured on media.

The Aim: Showcasing raw talent that is expelled from Paul everyday that only the St. Bonaventure campus has the chance to see, will change his life.

Paul has the talent and the capability to do great things on and off the skateboard. I've watched him land switch 360 flips with his eyes covered first try. Darkslide and grape flip. He blows my mind every second he rolls by me. He has the fundamentals. He has the tools. What lies ahead in the next 100 days could change the skating world.