Billy Rohan

Nike stadium Ninjas

2012-01-26T14:32:00.001-08:00

DQM

2011-09-08T13:58:00.001-07:00

Started working at DQM so Tight!

Quick books all day.

12th & A is open

2011-07-09T07:39:00.001-07:00

Get Your Shred On!!!

New rails

2011-06-25T09:39:00.001-07:00

Hooking it up for the girl demo!!

Quim Time

2011-05-18T18:51:00.001-07:00

Make it Count this Saturday!!

2011-05-06T06:53:00.001-07:00

Soho skate session

2011-04-30T14:07:00.001-07:00

Grrrrr

New tees

2011-04-28T10:31:00.001-07:00

Samurai tees by William Rohan
Now available at Boundless NY for a limited time.

New Stuff at 12th and A

2011-04-26T09:13:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Miya Ando and the good folks at California Skateparks and Element we have two new additions to 12th and A just in time for spring.

Miya Ando Rolled steel sculpture Quarter pipe. So Fun!

New ledge over gap courtesy of California Skatepark a special thanks to Bill and Bart for pouring the cement and using the pond water for the mixing.
Thanks again!

Happy Easter from Bona Lisa

2011-04-24T10:32:00.001-07:00

Ninja

2011-04-15T18:20:00.001-07:00

Photo bomb Dr.Who

2011-04-14T20:58:00.001-07:00

Tees coming soon

2011-04-14T05:14:00.001-07:00

Prince Micheal

2011-04-13T06:58:00.001-07:00

Tight

2011-04-05T08:34:00.001-07:00

Nature wins

2011-04-03T10:00:00.001-07:00

Winning

Wu Tang will Survive

2011-04-03T05:30:00.001-07:00

Victorias Secret.

Power, Derrick And

The Boss Lady.

Wall of Game.

Harold Atkins Hunter R.I.P

Brother.

The Door.

Samurai Mirror made of Masking Tape. Seriously this was an incredible work.

Good People.
Mad Fun!
151 gallery
350 Bowery
Check it out today if your in the hood.

Wu tang Store

2011-04-01T23:11:00.001-07:00

Taji Ameen Wu Tang

Wu Tang Clan , Rohan III

Shawn Powers Wu Tang boards man

Derrick the boss!

153 stanton St WU store

Derrick 151 Gallery owner!

Cream Team

American.

Wu Tang Clan ,

1st Wu art show.

Records

Flying guillotine

Protect ya neck.

Peace,

Danny Hastings

2011-04-01T16:36:00.001-07:00

Dannyhastingsphotography.com

Clarksville

2011-04-01T11:14:00.001-07:00

Chocolate Peanut Butter Clarks

Quote of the Day

2011-04-01T08:41:00.001-07:00

"Hagakure"

Bird man

Taji Ameen pro for Tompkins

Quote of the Day

2011-03-31T15:04:00.001-07:00

This saturday

2011-03-31T10:43:00.001-07:00

Washington sq

2011-03-29T12:42:00.001-07:00

Quim killin it

Quim fu

2011-03-29T05:05:00.001-07:00

Quim Time

2011-03-29T04:43:00.001-07:00

Vans Warp-tour party

2011-03-26T06:14:00.001-07:00

Mad Fun Yo

Lady blog blog was there in full effect.

Ledgens session.

Disco bowl.

Thats G

2011-03-24T08:10:00.001-07:00

Ollie mag Japan

2011-03-18T07:08:00.001-07:00

Our Prayers go out to Japan.

Thank You for the Support.

Domo Origato!!!

Gville

2011-03-18T04:46:00.001-07:00

Mantis

Praying mantis

Falcor the luck dragon.

Christina, Viv and Homer.

J

Fun times

Happy St. Patrick day

Yeah Gville Shore !!!

Gonz tribute board at Satchles Pizza.

SPOT Steve

2011-03-12T19:43:00.001-08:00

The white Reakwon

Tampa PRO

2011-03-12T17:30:00.001-08:00

Blind giant 40

Plate of Wu Tang

Gino I'm Rollin with you!

AYO

Bobby Digital

Bobby = Forever

Peace Out!

Tampa Pro 17th year

2011-03-11T16:30:00.001-08:00

Billy Rohan Sword Fight

2011-03-10T07:31:00.000-08:00

Gville

2011-03-10T05:04:00.001-08:00

Gville, Swamp Life.

This is MR. Drake he was my history teacher in seventh grade and the coolest teacher I've had since then. The way he tough made you interested in the mysteries that the ancient world
is so full of.
Thanks G.

Sir Francis Drake incarnation?
Nice Nimbus.

Gville has some one of a kind businesses. In Da Kut Nahmean!

Don't try to play me like I got a flower pot on my head.

Stopped by the Krishna house for some Vegetarian food. Gave up pork for lent ... No Adams Rib Co on this trip.

Adams Rib Co in Gainesville FL=
The Truth!

Peace.

Thanks Tony Hawk

2011-03-05T16:22:00.001-08:00

The Tony Hawk Foundation gave a number of boards to East side community high school for the Skateboarding PE program.
Thanks Again!

Lady Blog Blog

2011-02-25T06:13:00.001-08:00

Sweet Jesus!

Jenna and Lady Blog Blog,

Ninja Status,

Max Fish Ninja Craze,

Jenna and a guy who just smelled her Fart :(

Henry Lewtwiler Photo

2011-02-24T04:46:00.001-08:00

This is from a shoot a few weeks ago with Henrys dad such a fun day.

Peep the shoes Bruno Magli's;)

Great time at max Fish

2011-02-20T06:00:00.001-08:00

Lurker Lu killing it at the Fish alway with some great stories!

Smoke that Shit Fool.

I think not ;)

Billy Flips out at the White House

2011-02-06T17:44:00.000-08:00

Fun Day in DC

2011-02-06T13:12:00.001-08:00

Capital tour guide brunch meeting!

Skate session with the homies!
Game of S.K.A.T.E!

A Stop by the White House!

Good times!

World WAR III Has Began

2011-02-06T00:30:00.001-08:00

The Third and final world war has
Begun kind of I'm talking about the Tour Wars that we have going on here in Washington DC and Alexandria VA. My Brother and friend Micheal Seay from The George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria VA is the "HEAD" Tour guide of the monument has offered me a job at the memorial helping him give tours of the building.

Knights Templar Room.

The Man.

The Myth.

The Ledgend.

George Washington.

I took him up on this challenge on one special condition that he would also help send people to the House of the Temple of the 33 .•. degree Freemasons on 16th Ave in Washington DC.

Entrance Room of the Temple Salve Frater means Welcome Brother in Latin.

Carved where they sit watch over the temple.

A Warning from Pike that once you pass this point between these pillars you world will never be the same.

Knowledge is Power.

Let there be Light!

Have A seat in Americas Pyramid and chose you Holy book of Choice we have the Greatest writings of all time ; The Holy Bible! The Koran! The Torah! The Bagavagita! And The Teachings of Buddha! all in one place what is this NYC on the Alter.

Make a Wish it may just come true.

Have a seat in the west and act like you know.

Take in the Suns Rays of Illumination and learn why the Serpents of ignorance in this world can only be destroyed by Education. The darkness of Fear, Hate and Superstition can only be Killed By the Illuminati of Wisdom, Strength, and Love of GOD and Charity towards The Brother of Mankind.

God and My Right.

Whom Virtue Unite Death Death Will not Separate.

Enjoy a seat in the East and sit on the Thrown of where some of the greatest thinkers the world has ever produced sat.

Find the Lost Symbol and Tell them what you thought of Dan Browns Book after seeing the real thing.

Take a stroll thru the art gallery and see how our nation was born.

View the beautiful paintings as we walk you thru the 33' of Freemasonry.

Get your tour for free if you mention that Michael Seay sent you.

Hope you enjoyed World War III as much as Me and MR. Seay

Enjoy The Future I'm sure will all end up Fat and Happy!

Peace and Love from Julia and Me.
GOD Bless You and have a Great Tour.

U.S. State Department is Cool

2011-02-05T02:05:00.001-08:00

You know it's funny when you turn on you TV and see politicians talking about Government and the go to is almost always "do you want everything to be like the DMV where you get your Drivers licenses?" Well yesterday Seth Levy and I were fortunate enough to meet with the U.S. State Department to show them a short screening of Skateistan a movie that will open your eyes to the global possibilities of what skateboarding has to offer in a place some would consider to be hell on earth the middle of a war torn Afghanistan. Where thru the great works of skateboardings magic allure of the sensation of flight that any kid can't seem to resist no matter what race creed or religious back ground they may come from has planted a seed in the heart of what many well see as a turning point in how we view sports diplomacy for our future generations. As we sat in this room full some of the best and brightest minds in the U.S. Government think Jedi knight level conference the opposite end of what you see at you local DMV. I couldn't help but wonder if it was simply a case of that no one had asked them if they had ever considered sending skateboarding as another sport for diplomacy. I mean it couldn't be that simple could it? That after an industry that nets billions a year for the U.S. Economy and has been around for almost 50 years had never asked our own government how we could help with sports diplomacy one of the oldest ways of finding an A political common ground with our fellow Man but yet to be allies. The answer was exactly that, simply no one had asked.
It's an interesting world we live in where you have something like skateboarding that is truly a universal language of it's own. That speaks to the inner child in us all that wishes we could ride up that wall and defy all laws of gravity and reality for just a second of our life's. How this magic carpet on wheels uses physics and propulsion to create the illusion that it's allowing man to fly down a 20 foot gap of space
with no magnets or motors. That skateboarding had never been used to get foreign kids excited about one of the greatest inventions in U.S. History. After our meeting with the U.S. State Department today it was one of the most meaningful and fulfilling moments in my life to think that after all skateboarding has done for so many millions of kids through out the world the American Government had awaken today and suddenly realized that Skateboarding was just that a National Treasure that has literally changed the world right before their eyes. With unlimited possibilities ahead of us in the New World of the choices between Quality of life and Materialism know that the U.S. Government is aware of skateboardings positive impacts on our rapidly changing world and is proud of the work our industry and art has been cultivating for the last 40 years.
Skateistan has the support of the Norwegian, Canadian and Afghan
Olympic Counsil as well as from the private sector of U.S. Corporations like Nike's Social Responsibility department who gave over $500,000 to the cause along with Zero Jamie Thomas and many other U.S. Skateboarding companies.
Thank you Skatistan for giving us the chance to show the U.S.A how great skateboarding is. Good luck God bless what you have created and keep up the good work.

To support Skateistan go to www.Skatistan.com

Congratulating NYJAH

2011-01-28T03:12:00.001-08:00

Warrior Athlete

Nyjah Huston is part of the Element family.

Nyjah is one of the hardest working people in skateboarding. Only for him it's not work, he loves what he does and thats skate all the time. I saw him in action at last years Tampa pro and was reminded of what its like to see a truly gifted individual on a skateboard. Knowing that Nyjah is capable of pretty much anything he puts his mind to on or off a skateboard it was not a surprised that he was a nice kid with a shapely focused energy that seemed to push you in to trying tricks you didn't think were possible after seeing him set down run after perfect run effortlessly. You have so many great years ahead of you and the kids we talked to in NYC are stoked for you and hope that we will see NYjah in NY sometime this year. Congratulations Again.

New Element Team Rider

2011-01-27T16:04:00.000-08:00

New Element team rider is going to be known very soon all I Know is this young man is NINjA Status for sure and more tech and light footed than Mohammad ali. He also has about 10 years under his belt and about 25 more years to go sit back and enjoy the ride.

New Puleo Interview

2011-01-27T06:31:00.000-08:00

Click here to read

This is a tough interview coming from Bobby Puleo. Because of the many conversations I've had with him over the years from everything to do with the great thinkers of the world to global conspiracy theories he has, to who the best member of the Wu Tang Clan was. Though we agree to disagree on a number of topics I still consider him one of the foremost thinkers of our time. In a simialar light Bobby reminds me of a 21st century version of Albert Pike if he were a Skater.

Much like Puleo Pike was a self educated man with ideas at the time that were so far ahead that he was seen as a Genius by some and a madman by others. Pike wrote Morals and Dogma a book that combines many mythical stories that take place through history and loosely connects stories to eachother in a way that even the most trained historian will leaves with his head spinning after the first two chapters. It's not because it makes no since but because there is almost no way to tell when Pike is writing and when he is plagiarizing an ancient mythical story being throw into the conversation to teach a moral lesson.
This how many people were educated back then but times change and though he is rembered by some as a madman he is also incase in a Mausoleum in Washington DC at the House of the Temple for the 33rd degree freemasons.

Puleo in his own way has traveled the world and become a self taught genius in the craft of skateboarding. The chapters of his book are almost undecipherable to the modern skater as the complex puzzels of spots others would never think to approach. They seemed to be made for Bobby, almost as if they found him as long as he did his part and kept lurking in the shadows drawing these diamonds out of the coal thru his illuminating process that made perfect since to him but could never be understood to the average mind. The culmination of Bobby Artwork is a very simialar process. It seems easy to explain "found art" right? The problem is that after visiting one of Bobbys art shows you realize that the art finds him he just happens to understand the universe in a way that where most are blinded by material illusion he is guided to the most ubscure places on earth to connect the dots of his complex life. Whether or not this interview destroys his skate career has no relivance in your mid thirties. The true legacy of Robert Puleo will rest with art historians 200 years from now in museums thru out the country. Much like Pike who spent his final days being taken care of by his fraternity brothers with just enough money to survive and who eventuly died pennyless only to be entombed in Americas sacred Pyramid years after his death.

So to does Bobby Puleo at the least deserve to have the respect and care of the brotherhood of skaters that reconize his devotion and contribution to the art of skateboarding. Theres a much larger world out there waiting for Bobby Puleo his Mausoleum in skateboarding will live in the minds of people who grew up listing to Wu tang watching him skate in the Infamous videos,La Luz, Static and Mad circle and said to themselves " I want to leave my shitty town in Florida and skate that dope marble shit in NYC or SF or London." Not because we wanted to take you out but because you inspried us to think differently about are surroundings and all thats out there to be explored. Thank you Bobby Puleo if this is your fair well interview for skateboarding where ever you rest and no matter how much money you dont have the ideas you sparked in thousand of street skaters across the world will never be replace with maketing money. We will always be reminded of a different time which served as a foundation for the next generation of kids to have much more than we ever thought possible thru skateboarding.

Peace Brother.

"What we do for ourselves alone dies with us ; what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal " - Albert Pike
Click Here for more on Pike

"I skate about 3 or 4 days a week. I gotta work now. I basically make no money from skateboarding these days. Isn't that insane?"- Bobby Puleo

Charles Lamb Taking care of Biz in Europe

2011-01-26T15:52:00.001-08:00

Charles Lamb 2010 from Pryce Holmes on Vimeo.

What makes Charles Lamb so unique as a skater and a person is that, for one, Skateboarding is not his entire life he is a master Pianist, Paid for college on his own thru working super hard teaching kids at Chealsea piers how to skate then working at Supreme all the while maintaining a great level of skating on the board. Very rarely if ever had I heard Charles complain about anything that happened with his sponsors or not making the money he should be off of skateboarding as a once sponsored member of Zoo York none of that from Charles. Now in his early 3o's he still is one of the best NYC has ever produced and is actually from Statin Island but im not sure if he has ever felt the need to claim he's from NYC he Just does what he does and is one of the funniest people you will ever be lucky enough to hang out with. Sick footage from Europe. Keep killing it and reminding us that theres more to life than fighting over who invented the wallie and homeless cellar door spots in Brownsville. Keep me up to date on the next Iced coffee game of skate session at !2Th and A Im buying.
Cheers!!

Click Here

For more

Check out the article Taji wrote on The Grand Lodge of New York

2011-01-26T14:22:00.000-08:00

Click Here

Good Work Taji !!!

Funny Stuff!! I Miss Shanghai

2011-01-26T07:53:00.001-08:00

Thugxury

2011-01-25T20:40:00.000-08:00

Skateistan Unbelievable Video in Afganistan

2011-01-20T12:12:00.000-08:00

'Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul' trailer from grain media on Vimeo.

Ny skateboarding gets a makeover

2011-01-19T15:58:00.001-08:00

Go read up all the winter happenings here in NYC at www.nyskateboarding.com

Who just remade there site for the new year with all sorts of tight new features and pages.

Good Job Rick and Shawn It's
On !!!

New Park on Mulberry and Kenmar

2011-01-19T12:08:00.001-08:00

This place is where we built the quicksilver autumn space a few years back. They really stepped it up. It's a park inside a space at
201 mulberry St open to the public and really feel like your in a park. I stopped by with Taji and here are some flick of the space. Good work John and Whitney!!!

Lurking in the park.

Taji in full work mode.

People watching.

Babies.

Bloggers pretending to work.

Be sure to stop in if your in soho it's a pretty cool concept.
For more info go to
www.openhousegalley.org

House of Vans open session

2011-01-17T22:03:00.001-08:00

Great time tonight At House of Vans!!!

Squirrels

Ledgens

Lurkers

Ladies

And of course Brother Land!

Donny Barley Visits NYC KCDC and House of Vans

2011-01-17T21:51:00.000-08:00

Today Skateboarding Legend Donny Barley came to NYC to stop by the shops in the city and say whats up. Along the way we stopped by KCDC for a ramp session after passing by Autumn, Supreme, Blades and Homage a full day to say the least, We wrapped up with an open session at The House Of Vans where just about all of the NYC family of skaters was in full effect.

Sick Time today.

My Friends Dream House

2011-01-16T08:03:00.001-08:00

This is down in Gainesville Florida in a part of the city that used to be really hood. We use these shipping containers at 12th and A and they work great as a snack shack. A friend of mine back in Gville has devoted almost a year into developing this massive container living space in downtown Gville.

Good work. For more info check out http://mwbender.com/?p=422

Hill billys killin it

2011-01-14T21:00:00.001-08:00

No Pants Subway Day Video # 2

2011-01-09T20:45:00.000-08:00

No pants subway day

2011-01-09T17:03:00.001-08:00

Today was super funny. I love how people keep a strait face the whole time. I road into union square with my mom today and there were thousands of people with no pants today.

YouTube Video

NYC Cake capital!/ Dude has a boner.

Muska Art Show!!!

2011-01-08T17:47:00.001-08:00

Great art from a true pioneer in skateboarding and art, apparently.
Look out!!!

Muska Art Show

2011-01-06T05:04:00.001-08:00

Be There Or Be Square!!

2011-01-01T14:39:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year

2010-12-31T20:05:00.001-08:00

This is a photo from the grand opening The Bull, our friends Tree and Maya's new bar in Gainesville, Florida. Stop in if you roll through town. It's on 1st and 1st - the center of the universe!

New Possom Creek Skatepark

2010-12-30T18:27:00.001-08:00

YouTube Video

Adams Rib co best Ribs

2010-12-29T16:54:00.001-08:00

Gainesville Skatepark

2010-12-26T13:21:00.001-08:00

The new park looks super fun there was a bunch of kids ripping it today, but after riding my scooter 10miles in the freezing cold my hands and feet were frost bitten. I'll be there tomorrow good work G'ville!!! Go Gators!!!

Epic RZA Book

2010-12-26T06:48:00.001-08:00

Julia gave me this book on Christmas eve and it was finished as I touched down in Gainesville yesterday. This book is an epic journey of the RZA and the events in his life that lead to the formation of the Wu Tang Clan the most influential Rap group of our generation. Along with great tales of NYC street survival of some of the most dangerous projects in New York. There is also a number of great lessons tough on Christianity, Buddha,Islam and life itself.

Great work and a must have for anyone who grew up skateboarding in the 90's.
Wu Tang!!!!

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Great time today

2010-12-18T20:57:00.001-08:00

The Maloof / Vans Santa Giveaway was an Amazing Time

an Amazing time today!!! Thanks to everyone who came out

12th And A all Day

2010-12-18T06:30:00.001-08:00

Make it to 12th and A today for the Maloof Vans Santa Giveaway tons of free stuff and Fun

2010-12-17T11:46:00.001-08:00

http://www.viceland.com/fullbleed/uncategorized/12th-and-a-holliday-gift-off/

Location:Great article on Vice

Maloof/Vans Santa giveaway

2010-12-17T06:23:00.001-08:00

Big Jumps Drop Spot

2010-09-26T15:08:00.000-07:00

This Kid did this from flatground!

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Big trees

2010-08-25T10:24:00.000-07:00

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Twall wall ride

2010-06-22T16:25:00.001-07:00

Recreation on base with the ugandans

2010-06-22T16:24:00.001-07:00

Iraqi 12th and A

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US ARMY travel

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iraq country side

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Falcon FOB base

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big guns

2010-06-22T16:18:00.001-07:00

Blackhawk ride !!!

2010-06-22T16:16:00.001-07:00

250 ba'ath party members killed in one bomb blast while watching pretty woman the movie in sadams theater

2010-06-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

The troops rule

2010-06-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

MRAP

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mad fish yo

2010-06-22T16:09:00.002-07:00

war lord

2010-06-22T16:09:00.001-07:00

3star General Hunzeker this is the boss of IRAQ

2010-06-22T16:08:00.001-07:00

This is Catfish he is a Ledgend in BMX and rules!!

2010-06-22T16:06:00.000-07:00

A Chair that Yaser Arafat gave To Sadam ... Farted on it I did

2010-06-22T16:05:00.002-07:00

This place is no joke

2010-06-22T16:05:00.001-07:00

For real

2010-06-22T16:03:00.000-07:00

Desert ramp building By Nate Wessel so gnarly

2010-06-22T16:01:00.000-07:00

Ron krimler famous Woodward ramp builder

2010-06-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

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rooftop view of baghdad

2010-06-22T15:56:00.000-07:00

ba'ath party deadquarters

2010-06-22T13:25:00.001-07:00

indoor soccer

2010-06-22T13:18:00.001-07:00

bombs over baghdad

2010-06-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

Sadam's Palace

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