A big congratulations goes out to our friend and acclaimed skate photographer Joe Brook and his wife Kara on the birth of their son. Archer Brook came into the world at 7.7 lbs and 19.5″ long. Congrats Joe, bet all those cameras are already full of newborn pictures.

Circa Combat managed to wrangle up some footage of Ramondetta from this weekends Street League contest and sat down with Pete to pick his brain about the event.

SBCskateboard.com managed to catch up with thunder rider Ryan Decenzo a few hours before doing the Traffik jam in Dundas Square to talk about being a canadian in california and what it was like to have to do the kickflip crooked grind in Hallelujah 3 times. Also, while your there check out 10 q’s with spitfire rider Leo Romero.

Check out Thunder/spitfire  international riders Colin Kennedy and Danijel Stankovic in Nike SB’s video from Berlin.

Congratulations goes out to Peter Ramondetta on coming up on $5,000 this weekend for winning best trick in the Creative Section at the street League with an impossible 50/50.

Feeling fast Indiana? Mach down to the Bloomington skate park this Thursday where your speediness could just land you some free stuff from Rise and Spitfire F1’s!

This weekend Dave Ashley and Chris Harris of the armory skateshop threw a release party for Rob Welsh’s new Spitfire X Armory limited edition collab wheel and pleasure pack. Thanks to Doug Dellaccio for the photos and to Dave, Chris, and everyone who made it happen, looks like Welsh was siked. Get to Armory while the Welsh Wheel lasts.

Come out and Join John Cardiel and Ray Barbee for Live music and good times all along the east coast starting today in Virginia Beach, VA and finishing up at KCDC in brooklyn, NY Saturday September 5th. At Each stop Ray and the Mattson 2 will be performing live followed by Cards spinning his favorite music. Plus vans will be giving away a fender guitar, vans goods, and boards from Antihero.