Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
Sometimes I just have to sit back and laugh at myself. I mean it. I can seriously laugh at so many aspects of my life. From my looks and my goofy skate style to so many other things I do. Like when I stay up until the wee hours when I know I have a long day ahead of me the next morning. Or when I start a load of laundry only to forget about it until a day or two later and end up having to rewash the load again because of that brain burning odor. For some reason I never learn. Anyway, on to something... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
JEDI GRIND TRICKS By Scooter Newell If there’s any one thing that’s important to skateboarding it’s the local skate scene. Not the skateboard companies. Not the shoe companies. Not the X-games. Not the videos. Not even the newest magazine ads or articles (except, of course, this one). What we’re talking about here are the individuals who make up your skate scene. The skaters — from the rippers and the old guys, to the girls and beginners — the park operators,... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
Back in the day, Janus, some ancient god of beginnings and guardian of doors and entrances was the coolest guy around on New Year’s Eve in ancient Rome. I guess these ancients believed that Janus, who had two faces, could see backward and forward at the same time, and on December 31st they imagined Janus looking back at the old year and forward to the new one. So traditions began — giving gifts of branches, fruit, nuts, coins, etc. … Eventually, a couple of thousand years later, that led... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
Regardless of how much of a Grinch I try to be, I eventually get swept up in the holiday buzz. Sometimes the pressure of gift giving can be a bit overwhelming, so usually I pass when it comes to participating in the holiday shopping rat marathon. Of course, I’m not a total scrooge; I do end up trying to get something going in the spirit of the mass-marketed holiday. Even though I gripe about how we get over-bombarded with pressure to spend money and shop, I still love the holiday season almost... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
So, believe it or not, I got an email about five hours after last month’s Resident went live online regarding my October article. It was from Katie at the Dew Tour who was kind enough to hook me up with media credentials so I could be one of a million vulturesque paparazzi trying to feed their families on the freshest road-kill of the century: “Action Sports.” Anyway I was excited that Katie went out of her way to get me a media pass because both Timmy Knuth and Adam Taylor were... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
JEDI GRIND TRICKS By Scooter Newell I recently decided that Hawaii was a fine destination for a skateboarding adventure. Well, actually, that Hawaii was a fine destination for a surf trip/honeymoon with my lovely wife. However cool that is, I did the unthinkable: I brought my first love along on the trip. I knew I could pull it off. I knew that if I was calm and cool, I could bring my board and turn it into a skate trip. Of course, I (we) live in an area that is drenched in skateboard history,... [Read more...]
Words and photos by Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
Throughout a skater’s life the perception of “back to school” will be defined in many ways — some good, some bad. However, in the end, if the skater is patient enough, it will be a great thing. Right now, there are hundreds of skaters all across Brevard County who are fully bummin’ right now. Yes, it’s that time of year again, and the kids are back in school! There’s about to be a whole new set of book covers (do kids still use books?) and folders adorned... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
I decided to do things the way we did it back in the ’80s. I decided to search for the topic of this month’s installment by grabbing my board, walking out my front door, and pushing down the street in no particular direction. Let the board decide. I wound up heading north, deep into “the ‘Nav,” which is slang for Cape Canaveral. I found myself on a semi-new asphalt road that felt like it had been resurfaced within the last 18 to 24 months. It felt nice as I carved... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
I wanted to write something meaningful this month, as this is the first official entry where I’m not graciously thanking the editor for helping local skateboarding by printing this. Or maybe I just did thank the editor… Either way, I was thinking that I wanted to write something profound since we just celebrated “Go Skateboarding Day.” And then it hit me: Why do we need one specific day out of the year to go skateboarding? As skaters, we tend to live a lifestyle instead of following... [Read more...]
By: Scooter Newell
Article Category: Jedi Grind Tricks
This is the first time that we as skateboarders get our own corner of the Resident. Big props to the editor for letting us contribute — after all, we Brevardians can boast a rich local skate history from Bruce Walker on down. We have more skate parks than you can shake a stick at, — something like 7 or 8 private and city parks. That’s a lot. Check out a local skate park near you and support their shops and programs! Skateboard News Cocoa Beach Native Adam Taylor took the 2nd Place... [Read more...]
