HesH SesH 8

It comes on May 17th.
La Mesita Park in La Mesa.
10am-5pm
skateboarding, barbque, beer, friends, water balloons?

HesH SesH Anniversary

The first year has passed. Many great events behind us and many more ahead of us. Skateboarding. This HesH SesH marks the beginning of the next year. John Snay and Zach Petschek have been putting this together every other month since the first one on March 31st, 2007. At the last one we had an astro jump that was a hit. We decided to top ourselves this time with something better. We reserved a joisting arena instead. You'll have to see the images to understand. I knew someone would get hurt at some point. This thing was too much fun for someone not to walk away with a limp, or gash. Craig Price too the prize on that one. Apparently Daryl Schiflett was a soldier in a past life. Daryl hit Craig so hard in the head that he gushed blood all over the mat from large hole in the middle of his head. Needless to say no one would fight Daryl after that.

Thanks to some contributions from Black Wax we held a second best trick contest. This one was a hard one to judge. Everyone was given 15 minutes to throw down their best shit. Back noseblunt, bigspin front B 270 out, hard flip back 50, kickflip front Board 270 out, kickflip back smith, switch lip. It was hard to judge. Finally we had a tie with big spin front board 270 and hard flip back 50. Thank you Black wax for your donations.

Enough with the words, here's some god damn photos.
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John Snay and Daryl Schiflett

Craig Price with a hole in his head


Sick ass Smith Grind on the Box



Craig Price laughing at the amount of blood that pooled out of his head on the mat




Balanced Frontside Nosegrind across the whole Box



Kickflip Front Board on the Green Rail



Steezy Front board the Entire Rail



Kickflip Back 50 the RAIL!




John Snay and Alec Hooker taking out some agression before the close end of the day.

HesH SesH 6

The biggest session to date. Also the most eventful session so far. The morning started with picking up the boxes and quarterpipe. That was a hell of an ordeal. Crystal Soucie drove 3 boxes and a rail to the park while Sam Carey and I drove the quarterpipe back. This is a solid ramp made of the most dense 2x6's I have ever encountered. It took 4 of us to walk it into his truck. In the process we bent the tailgate from the weight. Afterwards it came straight up almost 9 feet out of the truck bed. When we got there some souls had already began to collect and assemble. Sam Carey drove his truck down to the spot so we could unload it. With the help of a few kids we managed to wiggle the quarterpipe out of the truck and into place without anyone getting hurt. At that point the guy delivering the astro jump showed up so I talked to him and got him started. As I returned there was a man in blue talking to Sam next to his truck that was still parked on the sidewalk in the park. Not good.

I walked back over and asked what the problem was. The officer explained that no vehicles are aloud within the park and this event required a permit from the city. This was appalling since I had spoken to the La Mesa Parks and Recreation department about this shindig. In fact this was the 3 time I had checked in about having one of these events. An event we have had every other month for a year. Politely, but aggressively, I preached my case and spelled out everything that I had done. He budged but not far enough out of my way. I then pointed out the permit that I had for the astro jump already. Still nothing. Finally I gave notice to the band of ancient warriors swinging sticks and thrusting swords at each other only a hundred yards away. "They are joisting eachother right over there. Do they need a permit too? They are actually trying to hurt each other. Where do you draw the line?" With nothing to say he took Sam up to his car and we all waited in suspense. Waiting for the final result. Was today in vane? Do we have to tell 20 kids and growing that they must all go home now? That would be devastating considering all the planning and money already spent. All the money coming out of our pockets.

Sam returned slowly without the cop. He then explained to us that the officer looked through 3 different law books trying to find the exact code that says we cannot be here. He didn't find anything. Not even one about Sam driving in the park. We won! Joyous days!

This was the biggest turnout to record. At one point we had 45 people. The astro jump was a hit as it will be next time. In the spirit of our joisting friends we might have a battle theme this time.

Thanks to John Snay, Crystal Soucie and Black Wax, Mellissa Leyendecker and Theresa Leyendecker (implied thanks to Steve Leyendecker), Lori Swain and everyone else that contributed.

Thank you everyone.
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Mellissa's Pics

HesH SesH 6

Cops, confusion, astro jumps, donations, sponsorships, contests and the biggest turn out yet. This was the best session to date. I will be posting photos by the end of the week. Thank you everyone.

Skating Adio

Some stuff at Adio from last Tuesday.



180 switch 5-0

180 switch 5-0 180 out

Skateboarders Owe it to Nestle

If you go to the Washington skatepark website (I didn't know they had one either until now) and click on the sponsors page you will see a list of contributors. A list of companies that donated to the washington skatepark crew to get the park built. You can see the usual line up, Element, DC, Tum-Yeto, Black Box etc. However the two strangest are Premise Intelligence Agency and Nestle. Rock on for their contributions and we must all be thankful but who would have thought raw, dirty, bloody, transition skaters would have to thank a multi million dollar chocolate company?
Happy Tuesday!

Pablo at Washington Elementary

Pablo Favela took a bite out of the world famous Washington four stair. On a whim, backside big spin, kickflip and back 180. Steezy. Now let's wait and see if Automatic thinks the same.

HesH SesH 5

Thank you to everyone that contributed. John Snay, Courtney Pierce, Crystal Soucie, and Sam Carey. We had more rails than boxes at this event. That is what made the session this time. The element slant rail was beautiful. We set up one rail across the gap and had a regular one before it in a line. The best part was Sam's tall rail. This rail was waist high and heavily sessioned. John Snay back lipped, front board, smith, and lip slid it. Pablo Favela feebled and nollie back lipped it. Rich 50-50 and front B like it was nothing. I had to use a kicker ramp to get up to it but these guys hit it flat fucking ground!

We had plenty of food and the liquids were just sufficient. There was a scare for a few minutes when local authorities started marching across the park towards our setup. In the end they only asked what was happening. Chris Gonzales told them that we were just hanging out and skating because the skate park was closed. Good call. Another success. Next time we have plans for going old school. There are rumors of a youthful activity that is sure to bring hype. I just hope we can get everyone out of it when it's time to go. zachpetschek.com/hesh-sesh5

HesH SesH 6: January 19th (third Saturday every other month)

Jonathan Spooner on Milo's Ramp

John Spooner skating Milo's vert ramp. It was solid steel so it sounded like a roller coaster everytime he dropped in. Bad ass ramp though.

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Some pics of Justin Berni at Rancho Penasquitos skatepark. He landed both of these tricks more than once. On the front board there were a few shuvit out and to fakie as well while he was humoring me. Bastard.
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Wilderness session

Wilderness was a pool in Santa Barbara. It is going to be destroyed very soon so they can expand the 101. In the 5 years it has been around it has seen a lot.
The house originated as the business location of Wildereness surf boards. As business picked up the house was too small to meet the demand of the surf industry. He relocated but kept the house. The house was nestled between one neighbor and a freeway. Because of the prime location they built a pool. No noise issues and plenty of parking. The popularity of the pool grew but always remained underground to a degree. The famous parties at this echoed of a party house in San Diego.
I am proud that I was able to be a part of history and I am hurt that it will end soon. It will be buried in time like many other skate spots. I'll be posting photos that I have taken there over the years.
Cheers!

HesH SesH 4

It was so fucking hot that day. That is the first thing anyone says when they refer to the 4th HesH SesH. No one would skate more than 15 minutes at a time. John Snay and Michelle Oleary were dripping sweat at 8 in the morning before anyone even got there.

That aside, it was fun. Tommy Sandoval came out for a bit and like usual Cory invited some people that didn't mingle well with others. They just sat in the corner by themselves like a high school clique. Cory, when the fuck will you learn. Thank you to everyone that came out, even if for a short time. Sara brought a stick board in the morning and that was a blast. She brought it later to the after party. People played with that thing for hours!

Anyways here are some pics

How we spent 9-11

A few photos of Derek Elmendorf and Erik Browarny















The next day Paul Snay and I went back and found a sewer drain. What an awesome spot!

HesH SesH 3

What a frickin day. We loaded the quarter pipe in the back of my truck the night before. The next morning when I got on the freeway it worked as an excellent sail. There were only a couple of us there until about 11, so 5 of us were skating. I got broke off 3 times in less than an hour. One of which I thought I was done for the day. It's not often that the sole of my shoe looks up to the sky at the mercy of my ankle and this was just such an occasion.

The Broke crew showed up and ripped. Marcelle Johnson put the hammers down on the quarter pipe. James Washington popped switch heels over a trash can like he was ollieing off a curb. Cory had his glory too with a massive air over the quarter pipe. I'd say it was a success once again. Somehow we plowed through over 150 beers before it was over.

Thanks again and keep checking back for the next session.
HesH Sesh 3

John Hunt



James Washington: Switch Heelflip


James Washington: Switch Heelflip


Ratty: Backside Flip


Derek Hooker: Heelflip rock fakie


John Snay: Backside Flip


Cory


James Washington: Hard Flip


Cory: Air over the quarterpipe


James Washington: Hard Flip

Extreme Flatground

I can shoot flatground skate too.








Here is the website
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Broke on June 24 2007

Steezy pop shuvit down blockbuster's gap *Jared

Nollie Bigspin down a not so small gap. *Oscar


Heelflip Back Fiver, Switch! *James Washington

These guys are dedicated and make skateboarding fun again. It's fun skating and hanging out with them because it reminds me of skating way back when. Here's some stuff that went down on that day.
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54 Banks

This is a rare sight. John Snay skating transition. We setup this chunk of concrete on top of the bank. John got a front fiver stall on it like what. This place has potential and would be an excellent spot to skate late in the afternoon. John and I were talking about bringing a parking block and maybe a box to put on top of the bank. Maybe even have the box in the middle of the bank going parrallel to it. Whatever it is, this place has a lot of creative potential.
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Erik and The Pit

what can i say, erik can ollie anything
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Skateboarding memorial

John Spooner, Michelle Oleary and I skated Memorial skatepark the day after the skate event in May. It was an overcast shitty day, but a lot of fun. I landed a new trick I haven't tried before and an old one I haven't been able to do in a while. I got to watch Spooner blast airs off of all the big lips in the park. Michelle almost got a padless backside grind in the keyhole. She had it but the helmet kept getting the way. She's too gnarly for pads.

We went to Washington skatepark next and were all humbled by the place. The locals rule and they fucking know it.

Afterwards we had a few beers at Spooner's and watched skate videos and Michelle was bouncing off the walls. Here is the link to all the images http://zachpetschek.com/skate_2

Dallas Park group two

I have more images from Saturday May Nineteenth, Two Thousand Seven. This is the rest of the images from that day. Thank you John Snay and Jojo Seaman for helping pioneer this event. Mike and Sabrina Thompson, Craig Price, Jomar Cabintoy, Daryl Schifflet, Justin Bernie, Erik Browarny, Derek Hooker, Paul Snay, Michelle, Felix (help me out with your last name), and everyone else, thank you for coming. It was a lot of fun. See you all at Dallas again in July.

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HesH SesH 2

We did it again. We had another hesh sesh at Dallas park this last weekend. If you made it thank you, if you didn't you missed out. We had twice the people this time and no one felt left out. There was constantly things happening as the day passed. At one point I had a poacher to deal with. There was a random guy walking around the perimeter taking photos of everyone skating. I still don't know who this guy was. But I know i got some of the best photos I have ever gotten on that day. To everyone thank you. It was fun. In two months you can expect to see us again.


















You can also see the rest of the images at http://zachpetschek.com/hesh-sesh

More Skateboarding

Cinco de Mayo is a favorite american holiday. Most people go out and buy some corona and have an outdoor party somewhere. Skateboarders view it as a day to be outside too. However we celebrate in a different way. Although a few cold ones are not out of the question!











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Thompson Tailslide

Mikey T is the man.

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Mini Ramp Steez

Here are a few photos from Derek pulling a frontside air on his brother's miniramp. Every Saturday we have been going out there for a good, backyard, hangin out with the bros, skateboard session. I have a lot more shots from previous sessions that I will be posting later. Enjoy!

HesH SesH 1

I'll post some photos later. On March 31st an event was put into place. To those that attended it was merely some guys with some boxes and rails. To the ones that held the event, it was a reinvention of the past.

At La Mesita Park (once called Dallas Park) in La Mesa, four friends brought four, 2 rails, a quarter pipe, and a kicker ramp to the famous, not so famous cement slab in the middle of the park. skateboarders have been bringing obstacles there for years, but never like this. Many people were invited, and even more stumbled upon it. It was a place where some people felt at home. It was a place you could skate, sit and talk with friends, or just fuck around. It was a resurrection of the Mount Miguel Church skate crew.

The Mount Miguel Church closed in December of 2001 to the dismay of many that called it home away from home. A lot of kids grew up there and a lot of memeories were had there. They were locked away behind the gates for 6 years. Although nothing will ever replace the MMC in our hearts, we have a new place to call home as we all grow older.

Please post any memories you have of the church. I'd like to hear them all. You can check out the photos at zachpetschek.com/Dallas