LVAN x Homebase Present: Dave Vander Maas "Fragmental"

The LVAN and Homebase are proud to present Dave Vander Maas's solo show entitled "Fragmental".
Opening Friday July 3rd at Homebase from 7 till 10 pm

Taking a Stance

I check the Tap everyday. When I checked in today I had the feeling I had unintentionally overlapped their coverage with my last post. After realizing I posted my pics first , I enjoyed a second look.
Now, I in no way would try to discredit a trusted media outlet such as Crailtap because when a skateboarder passes I understand facts could get flipped. This post here has both of our recent fallen heros skating Goofy footed. I have no problem with Goofy, some of my best friends are Goofy, but this misinformation must be corrected for the sake of the children. Similar to the Bart Simpson controversy where he was seen skating both ways,HERE and HERE. However these stars are no Bart Simpson on the wood.

I have proper photos of the REGULAR footed Farrah. The Goofy here is obviously a flipped image.





fake


I feel it's my responsibility to help point out some of our more underground rippers and their proper stance, you know, just incase they pass and get swapped from their proper team postmortem.

Michael J Fox , REGULAR


Mindy , GOOFY


Shai Labeouf, REGULAR


Chris Brown and Rehanna REGUALR



Spiderman GOOFY


Pharrell GOOFY


Heath Ledger REGULAR


WonderWoman. GOOFY and MONGO


Matthew McConaughey GOOFY


Chris Angel REGULAR


ANIMAL SECTION

It's hard to put a stance on all fours. Tyson pushes REGULAR and stands straight.
This dog keeps it proper with steeze. GOOFY


Louie the Chimp REGULAR


PEOPLE THAT DONT SKATE BUT WILL STILL TRY TO CASH IN WHEN THEY CASH OUT

Brook Shields DOESN"T SKATE


Young Baldwin DOESN'T SKATE but check out that whip. Kasperholic. Backwards trucks?


This dude is skating but it's a longboard and he's pushing mongo. KOOK
Ryan Phillippe DOESN'T SKATE





Hope this helps in the future.

Goofy Vs Regular

Steeze

Please


Regardless of style or stance, we lost two more.

Ugly but Up

Left out the last post. NeckFace

SunDaze in the City

SunDaze in the City, or how we spent a rainy day eating and drinking in NY.
Gary , Ballins , and I headed to the city to spend the day and get some skating in with Colbert and Luke. Within 30 minutes of skating the drizzle became rain and we headed over the bridge to find we beat the clouds. We skated a couple spots before the rain caught up and we got stranded watching Colbert and Phil play STOOP. It's like SKATE with less runway and more windows. Once it slowed enough to walk, Colby took us to a great Korean spot close to where he helped install the latest Sol De Wit project.

Luke, in the rain.


We went by this spot in between meals and rain drops .


As we ate at the Korean spot the rain stopped and dried up. Until we left, then it was back to raining.
So,Colbert took us to another of his favorite work lunch spots.
The Patriot. Where the whole world has gone country.


2 pitchies and change for $15 in NY ? Now thats a Patriot.


It stopped raining and dried up as we were at The Pat (I'm local now). That is until we left, then it started to rain again.
So we took it to The Fish. Speaking of fish, Gary looked like one when he finally found the door.

Colbert keepin his chin up with a wizard staff




Phil keeping his coverage meter high




I know Gary didn't think our jokes were as funny as the rest of us, but no one could have planned a better deflection then him pointing out this guy's TP shoe. Always a Classic.




Then it was off to ANOTHER bar where we bumped into Pensyl ( Thanks for the drinks Homie!) We had some more laughs and met Justin Strubing before we realized it was time to eat again before we leave...Can you say HALAL ?


Remember THIS?


A final meal and highfive before Colbert was out.


Ballins Taken'em out on the road. Thanks again Man,

Crack a brew for Brewce

I wish Brewce Martin a speedy recovery from his recent accident. My thoughts are with him and the entire Farm.
Brewce is hard as nails, both in and out of the bowl. Skateboarding wouldn't be the same without Brewce and Skatopia.
I'm drinking my beer for Brewce tonight. Get well soon, Man.


When was the last time YOU got two Nono Headers? ( Sit down MRE and Geech)




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Friday Randoms

Keys open doors


A young looking Colbert and Max. PTSS Premiere?


My favorite tag on the South Side. It's been running for months (this was taken back in April)


Zern's gold. I'll save the Shrunken heads for another post. "Real"


Rain or Shine

LVAN First Friday at Homebase

This Friday Andy Colbert opened his solo LVAN show at Homebase, entitled "Faces & Places"
With the Back to The Banks and Manny Mania going on in NY this weekend it was a tug between people going to NY and Andy coming here. Andy drove down on Thursday to set up, then drove back to Brooklyn, worked Friday, then drove back down to Bethlehem Friday night to be at the opening. We had some room left but everyone that was there had a ball.
Andy's show is running all month, if you only know him through his skating or his sense of humor you need to see this other side.

Self portrait of the Artist









"Who Told you that? Roll though...Berrrrap" Know your slang.





Another portrait of the artist.


On Alison's recommendation I headed across the street along with her and some others to check out the blocks newest neighbor "Loose Threads". It's a beautiful shop that was filled with friendly people and some cool art, along with karaoke and a deer. Stop by to check'em out.

The LVAN has developed a new cutting edge technology designed to share information about current LVAN events and behind the scenes happenings with you. We’re calling it Twitter and we have a feeling it will be hot. “Follow” us at LVArtistNetwork and stay up with the get down.

Nono might have one also.

Sunny Daze in NJ

Sunday Gary and I met MRE and Pat at the car park and headed to Jersey to meet up with the Gnarlyy Boys in Niks new hometown. We wouldn't have found any of these cutty spots without a local and it was a pleasant change from the Concrete Jungle we usually race to on a day off. Thanks for the lil tour Nik, Fun times.

First spot was pretty fun. Nice warm up.

Geechybond jumpin out the tailslide


Mike with angles for days


Gearing up for getting down


This hike kind of reminded me of this one




BOOM, Paradise.

The view sparked lots of this

Guilty

We walked up on a water overfill trench. You ride it like a rollercoaster. You just drop in and enjoy the ride. That is before you need to run out at full speed into the thick grass below. We all got some with Mikes no warm up ollie , and Niks front 180 to switch bomb taking top honors. As always, and never one to Cry Wolf, This is bigger and steeper then it looks.
View from the top. In this promo John Gardner ollies off the ledge I'm standing on, big guns.


Eye'in the Ride


Nik taking the plunge




It's not often your chillin next to a beautiful lake, in a nice green field , with some close Homies, and a family strolls by walking their goats. Yes, Goats. No Biggs..


A girl and her goats

Gary battled the SwBiggie into the bank to no avail. But he will be back. (once his toes heal from that run out)


We ended the day with some burgers and beanbags at one of the many NJ roadside burger joints.

SunDaze

After a long day at Mayfair the day before, the crew was slow to rise. Gary, Pat, Kyle, Colbert, and Phil stopped by. After some chill and movie time we headed back to Reading. I was glad to be picked up so I didn't bother to ask "Why?"



Villa with the nose grind pop out


Phil stays on his grind. In this case, a switch nose.


Gary, 5shove


Half a Berrap ,is a beer.


while Kyle was filming this nosegrind, Colbert bombed the hill we were on. Now, this isn't SF and Colby isn't Stranger, but HOLY SH!T. While we sat on the side of the road Colbert hauled ass past us toward the 4 lane intersection. By the time I noticed how fast he was going, I glanced up to see a RED light. I'm sure Colbert could see more then we could but a car rightfully went through the light and Colbert didn't flinch as he bombed right through it, within 6 to 8 feet of being a Ragdoll.
The Stoke of seeing my friend live while pushing the line, excited the whole crew. We were trippin. After we picked up our jaws, we couldn't stop laughing and highfiving each other as Colby kept cool. Be safe out there, but don't forget to live.

Allentown Mayfair Homebase Skate Demo 09

Mayfair has a huge history of skateboarding in Allentown, in the early 90's it was the place to be for the week. The tennis courts would get mobbed by the Valleys different skate crews, from Emmaus to Easton, With No cover charge, 2 huge tennis courts with lights, plenty of girls, and summer just around the corner, the vibe was always high.

Although the tennis courts have since been remarked and fenced in, it was great to relive Mayfair with skateboarding.
Thanks to Po for making it happen, Source Bike shop, and Chad for keeping the ramps company from 11am till we all showed after 3.

God is a skateboarder. Told you.




Wes should get more coverage on NonoBlog He's out there rippin, so I'm going to throw in this flick I took at Saugy a couple weeks ago, this is the make of a flat ground ollie over and into the bank.

bs180nosegrind


Commeh reppin the Stye ,like biggie. I heard a cure is to put a teabag on your face. haha, teabag your face.


GeechyBond landed a bluntslide flip to fakie on "daves"box and only had one thing on his mind after that...

Hula!


Sig was most def at mayfef


Brett Wasting Days


Hank Tate with the ill filmer stance.


Alison. get yo hair did like a adult.


Max





Chris, Mayfair 1992 Alumni


The perks of mayfair

LVAN x Homebase Present: Andrew Colbert's "Faces and Places"

I first met Andy Colbert while skating at Moser Elementary School,right before filming for 'Kill The Filmer' got into full swing. After a short talk about some common friends and a good skate, We quickly became great friends. Andy and I shared a house during a exciting era. In that time Andy filmed himself a video part, finished school at Kutztown, helped bring a new appreciation of art into our house, and with his infectious laugh he quickly became a great foil to my sarcastic humor.
Andy has since gone on to graduate from Rutgers and work on multiple Sol DeWitt projects, currently on one in NYC.
Andy has always impressed me with his connection to art , From history ,to technic , his knowledge from the Guggenheim to the streets, and his willingness to share it.
From Skateboarding to Art to his current attack on the blog world , Andy embodies the term "Get Up".

The LVAN and Homebase are proud to present Andrew Colbert's solo show entitled "Faces and Places".
Opening on Friday June 5th from 7 till 10 pm at Homebase

I'm personally very excited about Andy showing with us and I encourage you all to stop out to the opening.
It's gonna be a fun night.

Sunny Daze in the City

Sundaze in the City.

Gary scooped up Phil, Kyle, and I to spend the afternoon in NY.

It was another great day of skating , laughing , berrraps, and hot sauce.

a welcome warm up




This is where they make all those hats


The wax at this spot was recently sandblasted off








By the time we got to MidTown it was time for a can and some food.
Phil was explaining the combat of good and evil through food and drink. Apparently a banana balances out a tall Import.
Something about "The balance of life"


With bevies in hand we headed to the "famous" Halal Cart for some dinner.


I enjoy hot sauce. I mean I REALLY enjoy hot sauce. The hot sauce at the cart was SO hot I was sweating after the first bite. Thinking the spice will subside I continue to eat. A second later, tears are running down my face ,sweat off my brow, and the flavor becoming more intense. I looked at my plate as I tried to quench my mouth with a drink to no avail. Thinking I Might have ruined my plate, I look over at Phil, who looks like I feel. Without saying a word we all broke into a hot sauce induced laugh. No one wanting to complain ,all the while dying while looking at your red faced,tear filled friends. We all knew what the other has done.


Next time, Less red, more white.

After the fire comes the rain

Breaking News and Laws

In a effort to continuously Bling the most up to the minute info and cyber'slang, the NoNo News Room has a breaking news story fresh from the streets.

" This coming in hot from the Easton Courthouse. In what is being heavily referred to as 'A Second  Story?' in the Nono News Office,  field reporters have just been sent word via email that, the  "Dude who broke into HB got 32-64 months upstate."

  The 'Dude',pictured below in a past Nono header, was very elusive in his catlike manners. Making sure to expose his tattoos in a effort to elude police if he was ever seen with them covered."

 "This is not a small victory for Homebase owner Andrew Po,  who was quoted as saying 'We Won!' as well as , 'Wooo-hoo.'  Andy is happy to get back to focusing his energy on candy , skating, and running the shop.  All of us here at NonoBlog are happy to hear justice being served up proppa'type."

Remember, Nono News.

"We might not have been there, but you heard it here first."