Vans X Hockey Tompkins Jam Photos 9/18/2023
Ted barrow once described Tompkins Square Park as A SOURCE OF ETERNAL YOUTH IN NEW YORK CITY. So after seeing another gray whisker appear in my beard, I immediately packed my camera and headed over to discover the secrets of this mysterious flatground spot. I also went to ask a younger person if they would be interested in selling me some of their plasma for a Peter-Thiel-style sicko blood ritual. Incidentally, there was a skate jam from Vans and Hockey going on too! Join me as I deny death long enough until my DIY transfusion kicks in. —Ted Schmitz
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Rolling up, we see my first potential client, I mean fellow skater
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Don’t have an ad budget? Just build a box and leave it at the park. Thanks, Robert!
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Quick check to see the mans with the plans—or mens with the plens? This joke sucks, but Zach Sheats and Bob LaSalle don’t
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New York’s son Jiro Platt was ready to rip
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Look, it’s Will See! Limo, let a boy know if you need an intern
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Could I interest you in some Cap’n Jazz to go with that montage?
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Seattle ruler Dylan Clark warmed it up with a kicky over the orange thing
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Then Will did it switch. Not cool, man
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It’s always the ‘90s at Tompkins. High-flyin’ V from the local ripper Photo: McKenna
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DRAKE! Looks like he’s still killin’ after
that HUF vid, hardflip Photo: McKenna
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Told you Jiro rips. Smith grind on the goal Photo: McKenna
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Nothin’ says Vans X Hockey jam like Diego Todd up on the net Photo: McKenna
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Curren cops a big back Smith Photo: McKenna
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Diego slithers out a quick boardslide on another new obstacle Photo: McKenna
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Those things cost $.25 a minute. This dude must've cashed out when Billabong went public
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Hey, Grant! Make sure the media section’s a tight ship
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Not exactly what I meant
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Peace and love, Diego
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Orange things, not just for skating
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Hey, I know you from the internet! Good hangin’, Josh
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Always stoked to see the guys who’ve put their time into the streets. Joseph Delgado and Jeremy Elkin
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What’s up, Eric?!
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Top a’ tha mernin’
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Always good to see Kava and company at the gatherings
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There’s only one representative from Vans and Hockey with eyes deeper than the East River
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My associate for the day, Sam McKenna, was running the lensman’s double barrel
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Reggie’s makin’ all sorts of new friends in New York
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If you don’t know Felipe Munhoz, then you need to
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We must be in the East Village
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Looks like someone’s takin’ the Wallenberg approach for the flat ledge
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Ladies, gentlemen and friends beyond the binary, i give you the inimitable John Franco
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As raw as it gets, Elissa and Frecks
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I called the cops on Jersey Dave for murdering his thirst in broad daylight
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Let’s see some skating already
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Unstoppable K White cruises over the board gap with a SSBSTS
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Ben Patrick flies into a fakie crook
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Flech with some revolutionary belt technology
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Alright, let’s turn this thing around for some reason
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And cover that crack
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Oh no!
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A bloody false start. Maybe we shoulda left it
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Franco down!
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And he’s back up, going boardslide to lipslide down the steps. The kind of trick that is best shown in a single still image…
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Standing room only? No problem!
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Anatomy of a frontside noseblunt attempt
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Don’t worry, Kevin keeps the session lit with a classy back noseslide
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Not sure if this was for the switch back tail, but I like to think it was for the nose. Let’s see some faces before the next obstacle
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Literally radiant
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Is that a young Mr. Spicoli?
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Sean Doyle is your favorite skater, you just don’t know it yet. Seen here with Gunner, the certified savior of iconic East Coast granite
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Zach Sheats killed some thirst next to Hopps pro Keith Denley
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Seattle, stand up! The Genesis crew showed up in full force...sans Troy
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Legends, I repeat, we have LEGENDS! Aaron Meza, Lee Smith and Jeremy Elkin
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The session never stops when Drake’s on it. Unrelated, should we try to track down someone with pink hair?
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Two redheads is close enough!
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This crew is HARDBODY
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Good gang to run into, Kennedy, Jack and Evan
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They see me rollin’
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Yes. All I can say is yes!
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Alright, let’s move onto that dragon rail. Baby Sean Penn gets first dibs
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Careful, Ben!
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There’s snakes on this Dragon!
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There we go, grind to rock fakie and back down the tail
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Alright, let’s get the crowd over
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Gettin’ pitched on a Smith? That’s OD
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Now, that’s how you start a session
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Who doesn’t love a comeback story? Smith through the ribbon
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While everyone else was riding on, Dylan popped into back lip like some kind of freak. I wonder how much he charges for plasma…
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You did good, kid
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A staple of any jam, guy going well above his weight class
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The VX-2100 actually has way better low light
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Young money!
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Early-twenties money! One more lap before the final session?
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Two of the gnarliest to ever do it, Gabbers and Taylor Kirby
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Nice work on that HUF part, Sully. Sorry I missed the focus on you, Meza
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They were smiling before I asked for a photo. I have that affect on people I’m a fan of. My bad, Ben and Andrew!
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Cross-company love! Grant catches up with Nike's Ryan Flynn
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Where were you guys on the session?!
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Doesn’t matter as long as the crowd’s hyped
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Or maybe they weren’t…
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Silly goose? Nah, that’s silly Gus… and Franco
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Something immensely funny about only getting the dog in focus
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And something not at all funny about a dog thief
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Cass and Nat always bring a wholesome vibe to these things. Alright let’s see the last session
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Why are three dudes shooting fisheye? Because triples is best
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Right, Evan?
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Evan came right back with a nosegrind
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Shit, I forgot to tell Dylan this was ABD by Curren
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Jiro back on it with a front tail
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Channeling Jason Lee with a high-flyin’ one-foot nosegrind Photo: McKenna
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Session-closing bump to back tail
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You know it’s time to give out the money
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Curren’s already got a contract, so here’s a little somethin’ for that back Smith. Fatherbop is a just and generous man
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Good day for Dylan. Alright, let’s wrap up with a few goodbyes
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I gave these dudes my love, but most of them just called me the C word
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I have on good authority the delegation from Michigan hit the streets after this warmup
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SF to NYC connection stays strong. Y'all heard we got an FTC?
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Hey, Curren, I hope it’s cool we gave Dylan a few bucks…
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Oh shit, we can’t leave now. There’s free poddy!
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Hope these are your size!
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Raise your hand if you’re a 9!
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At the end of the day, I couldn’t find any eligible candidates that could sell me their life force, but that was until I realized I was looking at it all wrong. I don’t need younger blood. I need ageless blood! Here me out, Vern and Joel…just hear me out! On a normal note, thanks again to Vans and Hockey for putting this jam together. Everyone enjoying a session with their friends at Tompkins makes me think this place really is the fountain of youth
- Vans
- hockey
- Zach Sheats
- Bob Lasalle
- Jiro Platt
- Will See
- Dylan Clark
- Sam McKenna
- Drake Johnson
- Curren Caples
- Diego Todd
- Grant Hatfield
- Josh Katz
- Joseph Delgado
- Jeremy Elkin
- Eric Abo
- Kava Garcia Vasquez
- Ben Kadow
- Reggie Colvin
- Felipe Munhoz
- John Franco
- Elissa Steamer
- Frecks
- Jersey Dave
- Kevin White
- Ben Patrick
- Johnathan Flechas
- Gabe Thompson
- Sean Doyle
- Pat Heid
- Keith Denley
- Cass Lopez
- Elise Hedge
- Ian Ostrowski
- Xavier Holte
- Aaron Meza
- Lee Smith
- Kennedy Giraud
- Jack Bravstein
- Evan Tooley
- gabriel summers
- Taylor Kirby
- Salomon Cardenas
- Ben Colen
- Andrew Allen
- Ryan Flynn
- Ville Wester
- Cody Chapman
- Gus Gordon
- Dogs
- Nat
- Evan Wasser
- Tom Snape
- Greg Szudzik
- Sam Zentner
- Vern Laird
- Joel Meinholz