Last, but not least, if you go to New York to skateboard and “get hammers” maybe you should go to San Diego or Los Angeles. Beastie Boys originally released No Sleep Till Brooklyn written by Mike D, Ad Rock, Rick Rubin and MCA and Beastie Boys released it on the album Licensed to. Also, I need to give a shout out to Anne for letting me stay at her house while I was there and Mike Peters and Dennis (from Jersey) for the enjoyable photo-nerd talk in the village.ġ4. In no particular order, I’ll start with the Utah dudes: Andy Hill, Austin John, Garrison Conklin, Jovi Bathemess and Glenn Calvert (I heard Jesse Trujillo was there too, but I never got to meet up with him).Īnd my friends from Brooklyn: Brandon Fonville and Marty (I don’t know his last name but he was from Pennsylvania and killed it). At least that is what Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA are telling us. I guess since this is supposed to be a skate article, not a “My Life is So Awesome” article, I should mention who I skated with. Keep your energy up though because there is NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN after the day is done. Skateboarding is about fun, right? Photo: Sam Miliantaġ3. It was fun just to skate through the streets and hit up spots on the way. Amazingly enough, none of them had a video camera.

My homies from Utah killed it on this trip.

Coney Island is worth going to, not so much to skate, but totally to people watch.ġ2. I found his representation rather accurate even to this day (even though he’s not a skater).ġ1. My ideas of New York skateboarding are heavily influenced by Ari Marcopoulos’ photographs from the late ‘90s. They won’t even let you off the subway with a skateboard unless you tell them you’re planning on going to the banks. If you go to New York to skateboard, it’s mandatory that you go there. Speaking of ledges, go to the city run skatepark under the Manhattan Bridge if you want to skate ledges.ĩ. It is disgusting and intriguing at the same time.Ĩ. Car Checklist: Good tires if taking option 1, but services are plentiful along this trip. Also, ask to see his photos of a girl getting her vagina pierced. Scenic Short Unpaved: Via 12 and NF-68900. If you meet the guy on a street corner in Soho named Tiger Hoods, buy a photo from him. Don’t ever rent a car in this city, as there is no parking.ģ. It will get you anywhere you want to go on the subway. So, I guess you can run into people pretty easily.Ģ.Spend $25 and get the weekly pass Metrocard. Like I said above, New York is America’s biggest city but it occupies a small bit of land. She happened to be there on her honeymoon and used her map to help me get to the subway. Coincidentally, I ran into my friend Elisa, who I know from Cedar City of all places, on the street. I ended up wandering around the Lower East Village through some cutty-ass neighborhoods for three hours. One night I got lost trying to find the right subway. A lot of my homies were staying somewhere on Long Island and I kept seeing people with BYU shirts on. Here are a few random observations if you plan to take a skate trip to New York.ġ: Half the state of Utah seemed to be there when I was. This time, I remained strangely sober (except for that one night, thanks Marty and Brandon!) and did a ton of skating in the course of a few days. Every other time, it was with family or just to drink myself silly. I was there for a short time but it was the first time I actually really got to skate there. In the States on The-N, this episode aired on February 17, 2006.New York was the first destination in a recent trip I took.Alexz Johnson's featured songs: ' Stupid Girl.'.'No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn' is a song by The Beastie Boys.Jude Harrison's (Alexz Johnson) hair is dyed blond at the end of this episode.All I can do is keep swimming and hope somebody throws me a life buoy – before I drown. But the captain of the Titanic would give anything to go back and have more lifeboats, just like I'd give anything to go back to last night to sing what Darius wanted. There's not shoveling your icy sidewalk, and there's realizing an iceberg's about to sink your luxury liner. Jude: (voiceover)There are mistakes, and there are mistakes. Forced to perform at the newest Instant Star finale, Jamie is not happy with the new Jude. Jude,being almost dropped from her contract, has to beg for Darius' forgiveness.

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