232: The scenic overlook Ditch today

Email from John Vandermey: 

here she is bro…still local, still underground, still ridden, loved, and respected

see attached pics.

also, here’s a thing that i wrote…it was published by Concrete Wave online a couple months back…http://www.concretewavemagazine.com/exclusives.php?id=4

Some 2006 pics of the scenic overlook ditch from John Vandermey. Read his submission to Concrete waves above it rules…I think the old school guy was named Ray Bolby(thats how it was pronounced I dont know about the spelling) He road an old school set up even by 1986 standards.

thanks John look for your mug in The FRIEND “O” STEAM category and keep the cool stuff flowing.

168: Shane Thomas and his Bird Bath Bowl…VA

Hello Jason,

I was just checking out your House of Steam site and
saw a bunch of familiar faces that brought me back to
“the day.” Growing up in Dover, DE and picking up my
first real board back in 83′, I couldn’t help but
notice all the old east coast flavor you got going on
that site.

Being a East Coast skater, it’s great to see you
representing the right coast with everything and
everyone who has made us what we are today… the best
at having fun and building our own s#@t to skate. I
hang with the OBX crew a lot and friends with a ton of
folks from PA to NC.

Anyway, I wanted to shoot you a few shots of my
backyard in hopes that you can find the time to swing
through whenever you find yourself down in VA. I live
in Newport News and my “bowl” (dubbed the “Birdbath“)
was made with DIY skater love for anyone willing to
grind it. Enjoy the shots… come on down, drink a
few beers and get in some grinds. It’s made a name
for itself as a “Humbler” (as Murf put it in a
interview he did with my buddy Mark Corbett in a old
Juice mag) so, it will definity break you off if your
sleeping at the wheel. Being 34 and skating for over
24 years on the East Coast, it’s what skateboarding is
all about in my opinion. Come get some!

Keep up the solid site. That s#@t, much like the East
Coast in general, RULES.

Grind for life,
Shane T.

Shane Thomas at home Bird Bath Bowl VA 2006

Maaan how cool is that. Seems like the ideal backyard. When I get across the pond I will stop in for some fun (my folks live an hour away).

Thanks for spreading the House of Steam word!!

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159: Chuck Treece, Ray 157: Ray Barbee (Ban This) , Mike Watt and a Nichols Charnoski Production

Check out Chuck Treece Jamming with Ray Barbee and Mike Watt (Minutemen/ Firehose) in Cally.

Footage was shot by Team Steam’s Rick Steamboat Charnoski.

Click the NCP Logo an go check out Chuck!!

Weepy used to play Double Nickels on a dime in my car all too often. I remember desperately trying to get him to take it out an put in something ridiculous like King Diamond in. I learned my lesson sooner then later. (Keep in Mind Weeps thought Cookie Puss was the greatest Beastie Boy single ever)

I did get the opportunity to see “We Jam Econo” the film about The Minutemen at Lincoln Center and sat infront of Dez Cadena (Black Flag singer)..cool time

jason

If you dont know who Ray Barbee is then you must go study at the university of wikipedia! … and watch the Ban This video as well.

WARNING THIS MAY HYPNOTIZE YOU!!!
Cool stuff!

Buy Rays music… So Says the House of Steam 

jason

Uprising has reissued “absence of sanity”

so click the pic and go check it out (buyit)

jason oliva

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155: Pep Williams ,West Coast

Pep Williams Thrasher 91 Photo Cesario “Block” Montano

SO this is what Sean wrote on the site and I took it upon myself to test Pep Williams coolness and lordy, lordy…He Is cool as they come.

-Jason

How’s everything?Checked out your site.Its really cool.Here are a few pics and a small interview. http://www.illtema.com/currentissue/?p=168 The Pics in black and white are from 89 and Photos were taken by Bagel. Except for the G-turn.That was in 88 taken by Cody Cassiero. Thrasher Cover was May 91 and the Argonaught cover was last year.Its crazy because I can still kill wallrides.Hope all is well bro.Hit me up anytime http://www.myspace.com/pep_williams

Pep.

Pep Williams 2006

Pep Williams, Cally 98 Wall Ride

Photo Bagel

Pep Williams G turn 1988

photo Cody Casserio

Pep Williams 89

Photo Bagel

Thanks Pep for contributing some West Coast/Dog Towness to The House of Steam. Check out the interview (History there) and hit up Pep’s Myspace and see what he is up to!
jason oliva

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130: Duelling Grinds George Draguns and Geoff Graham

Polaroids by Rick Steamboat Charnoski

Here are some 2006 pics of George Draguns (top) and Geoff Graham (bottom) backyard pool skating… Total Team Steam session there..

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114: More from Neal Hendrix Dog psssssr to fakie 2006 Woodward West

Neal Hendrix dog pssssssr to fakie(yikes) 2006 woodward west

So whats Neal done and been up to?

I asked him….

Hmmm, a rundown of my skate career????? Holy cow, here goes….

Grew up outside of Winston-Salem,NC skating backyards and later parks
all over the mid Atlantic. Started to progress with skating when
Eastern Vert park opened in early 1990. Turned pro for New Deal in May
1991 and started traveling around the world almost full time. Eastern
Vert closed in 1993 and I moved to Southern California to be closer to
sponsors and good vert ramps. Started riding for Black Label in 1997.
Skated on the Vans Warped Tour doing vert demo’s in the US and all over
the world every summer from 1995 until about 2004. Have been skating
all of the Pro vert contests the last few years, usually about 20 comps
a year. In 2005 I started working from home for Woodward Camp which is
my first real job since I turned pro! Won Skatepark of Tampa Pro vert
contest and Shanghai Showdown in 2005. Last year skated on the Tony
Hawk Boom Boom Huckjam Tour for the first time. Nowadays, skating tons,
trying to keep my 33 year old body healthy, getting ready for a super
busy 2007 on the vert contest/demo circus, working on a bunch of cool
new projects for Woodward.

Sounds like a life worth living my Brutha!! Keep us posted and let us know whats goin down at Woodward…..

jason oliva

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108: Neal Hendrix sends some crazy good pics to The House of Steam!

Neal Hendrix lien air- Sep 2006 Missoula, MT skatepark opening

So Neal sent me an email saying he digs the site and I asked for some pics and he sent some crazy good ones!! I will shuffle them in the deck over the next couple weeks.

Im gona have to start a crazy good category if peeps keep emailing me gems like this one!!

Thanks Neal

Also checkout http://www.skatedaily.net We are site of the weeks over their and the hits are rolling in.

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