Southside Memebers Only Jam in Houston

[Sleazy]

[BallDontLie]

Makes me wish i bought a membership. I' heard it sucks now that big-o owns it. That true sleazy?

[Sleazy]

I've heard people bitching but the main complaint has been "they expect me to pay now" from people who used to skate for free. Personally I think Big O has done a great job. The new course is fun, it would have been easy for him to keep his expenses low and not rebuild but he spent the money and did it because it had been a few years since they changed it up. He also renovated the shop which looks really sick now and needed renovation but could have easily saved money there too.

Plus, I always liked Tommy (old owner) but I just like the idea of having a guy who can out skate me on a mini running things; it's an impressive thing to see a guy Big Os size do a front five O grind to fakie in a 6 foot ramp.

And if you know anything about Instrumental, Big O started and owned Instrumental which was a really sick skate company out of Houston. Darrell Staton rocks old instrumental boards on his wall and gives them a shout out in this clip. Anyway, now southside is being run by the same guy who started and did a great job on instrumental with the same artist doing the art work (with the exception of this crappy flyer).

I think the potential is really good for things stepping up at Southside but I guess only time will tell. But I'm presonally stoked on the change.

[BallDontLie]

Yeah i have some of those old instrumental vhs tapes. Tommy was always cool with me. I haven't had a chance to check out the new set up. Last time i went Big o killed the wallride. I can see good things happening to SS though with Big o in charge.

[Sleazy]

Yeah, definitely not taking anything away from Tommy. He did an amazing job for someone and I don't even know if he ever skated which makes it all that much more impressive.

[Bruce Wayne]

I don't even know if he ever skated which makes it all that much more impressive.

he used to skate.  he had his own mini ramp and by seeing so many people coming over to skate it, he realized that he should go ahead and open up a park.

[Sleazy]

Makes me wish i bought a membership. I' heard it sucks now that big-o owns it. That true sleazy?

here's some photos of the new course and the new shop: http://www.southsideskatepark.com/dnn/ParkPhotos/tabid/65/Default.aspx (site is under construction and looks like shit on ie 6 right now)

i think the new course is sick. i hate when parks have nothing but props on top of pyramids. there's lots of flat options at southside now and there is a flat box, an up ledge box, a cruved box, a picnic table type boxes and a barrier; all of which can be moved around the course. i think it's a lot of fun. they are also getting ready to rework all the tranny area.

[matt/tx]

the park looks alot different since the last time i went there but that was like a few years ago

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[Sleazy]

the park looks alot different since the last time i went there but that was like a few years ago

i think it's a lot of fun. it's a great mix of mini's, street and park and everything is spaced out so it's not cramped. it's got me making the 2 hour round trip way more often than i used too.

[BallDontLie]

Doesnt apply to SS but, Sleazy you seen FF yet? Mariano's trick on tranq was soooo insane.

[Sleazy]

no I'm saving FF for this weekend with a homie of mine. about to pick it up over a kingpinz.

it's not the nose slide to crook is it?

talking tranq, i really like what guru got there for in habitants; switch back five 0 front 180

i always wonder when that rail will be done but people some how still find new shit to get on it, it's crazy

[BallDontLie]

I agree, that rail has so many dents in it but yeah. You'll see Marc's trick too. I think that has to be the best thing done on it aside from Guru's nollie heel crook he almost did. that would have been nuts.

[Sleazy]

were you there that day? i was up there one day when he was trying them. it was rediculous. didn't he get nollie heel something on it though? maybe nose slide? anyway, just seeing guru warm up with nollie back 5050s on that rail is amazing.

[BallDontLie]

I went one day to skate those flat wooden gaps across the street. He was doing backsmiths on it like nothing. So clean. He was trying switch blunt and nollie noseblunt. That was insane. Hiser and him were skating it.

[Sleazy]

Hiser's so sick. It's so good to see him back on his board again. I've been talking to Big O about possibly doing a "catching up with" type article on him.