Journey’s Backyard BBQ with the Vans team

The Journey’s Backyard BBQ went off this weekend in Nashville! I traveled out there with the Vans team and even though I couldn’t skate (b/c of my knee) we did alot of PR stuff with local media, with Journey’s, and also visited the Vanderbilt Children’s hospital there. It was a moving experience to meet so many sick/hurt young kids. They are very inspiring little people! Here are some pics from the weekend:

Children’s Hospital Visit with the team..

6th Annual Protec Pool Party

Here are some pics of me hanging at the Protec Pool Party this past weekend! There wasn’t a ladies division this year, but CB represented for us all by entering the Masters division with the men! This event is always high energy and this year was no different.. Everyone ripped! Congrats to all the guys that skated (and survived)!

Mighty Mike Rogers

Double D! Always fun to see Duncan..

Congrats on the win, Cab!

The man himself, Steve Van Doren..

Madness!

hoopla was there..

The finals were nuts!

In the pit.. Skater’s-eye-view

The Side Project

My friend Lisa came down and hung out w/ Karen Jonz and I at the Clairemont skatepark last weekend.. Lisa snapped some pics and shot some video of the session. Check out The Side Project to see the video and the rest of the pics!

Bowl-B-Q at Bucky’s

Bucky had one of his Bowl-B-Q’s this past weekend (the day after the Clash @ Clairemont).. A few of my childhood favs showed up to skate; Mountain, Grosso, Cab- just to name a few. It was so sick to skate with them all! Here’s a little video and some pics from the sesh..

Video footage shot by my brother, Stephen Knoop:

Swift on the grill

Overview..

My brother says when he first saw Bucky’s bowl, it reminded him of a walrus exhibit. Classic!

Legends everywhere..

The crew.

Clash at Clairemont IV

The 4th annual Clash at Clairemont was last weekend- it was probably the largest pro demo EVER- and all the proceeds went to help destroy cancer. Thanks to Mike Rogers, Chris Conway and of course Grind for Life for such an awesome, fun event that helps so many.. Here are some pics from the Clash (I reposted a couple that Brandon Wong shot.. nice pics!):

@Mayerinated and @Adambombz -these guys are my entertainment!

Darren showed up w/ his hot rod..

Lance’s Pool

I had the pleasure of skating Lance’s pool last weekend in Arcadia.. It was a very eventful trip! I got bit by a ferocious chihuahua when we got there.. but I survived. The pool was as perfect as they come, and some of the Arcadia legends were there ripping. Thanks for the fun day, Lance!

Thanks to Spooner for the footage:

Thanks to Ozzie for the pics:

More painting pics..

Here are some more pics of my work in progress… slowly but surely it’s coming along!

New Painting

I just started working on a new painting.. I’ll post up more pics as I go, so check back later if you want to see the final product!

Nikita Chikita 2010

187 Pads

I just got back from picking up some brand new knee pads from Vinton at 187 pads.. Not only does Vinton hook me up with super functional pads- he also takes the time to custom design each set, one-by-one. How cool is that?? So, I just wanted to thank Vinton and 187 for always hooking me up with such a great product!! To check out 187, click here.

Here are some pics from the 187 shop..

My new pads with a custom Nikita scarf used on the top…

Some “Grind For Life” pads for Mike Rogers.. skate and destroy cancer!