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Arizona 2011 from David Nott on Vimeo.

The new boards are in. I will get them out to the shops in the next few days so ask for them.

I am increadibly lazy.

6 weeks go by and no blog entries. Yes i suck at this. The Rad event was amazing. Many thanks to everyone who helped out. Fitchburg locals showed up in droves and really showed their support. We will be doing more low key stuff at outdoor parks throughout the spring and summer.Crazy indoor crap will resume next winter. Heres some video footage and a glimpse of the new board graphic that should be hitting stores in the next few weeks.

Brick Wheels @ Rad Skatepark from Jeff DuPaul on Vimeo.

Come to rad, eat pizza, get hit in the face with free crap.

Not that anyone cares about my personal situation, but I've been super buzy and have been neglecting this little blog, which is a shame, since there has been alot going down, weatherd wise.

First up, our biggest most ambitious event yet. Sunday march 13 at Rad skate park if you need directions click here

4 hours of skating for $10, free pizza, and free stuff from eastern boarder, brick wheels, free idea,and fitchminster aparrel.
There will also be a showing of fitchminster 2.
Hop over to rad's site to fill a waiver out and dont forget your helmets.(there are rentals if u need them.)

make the effort to come out, you wont be dissappointed. If this is well supported we will continue to bring bigger and better skate events to our area.

Now if only we could get someone from weatherd to film rad to get everyone psyched.....

Bobby Hommel footy

Video shot and edited by Joe Defilippo featuring Weatherd rider Bobby Hommel. A lot of it was shot on our Connecticut road trip last September. Great day. Warm up session in Fitchy and then we hit Deep river, Groton, and Sprague. Can't wait to repeat the trip in the spring.

BOS V.2 from DeFillippo on Vimeo.

On to the next event.

Techneeks demo was a success, pretty goood turnout and a ton of fun. sorry this video reaally sucks. Its hard to be in the moment taking it all in and trying to film at the same time. It gives you some highlights anyway.
We have another event in the works. This one is hopefully going to be sometime early march at Rad Skatepark in Mendon I hope everyone can come out to Rad with us. If all goes according to plan, there will be free pizza and a product toss loaded with goodies. Should be ridiculous.

Demo?.... Those dorks?... Really?...

      Yeah... a demo. I tried to talk Matt out of it. I figured he would much rather just have us lounge about his shop scrounging drinks and snacks and making the local moms uncomfortable, but, apparently, he wants us to try. So try we will. Come on out to see us. if you don't know Matt or techneeks, get to know him. He's working hard to breathe life into the keene skate scene, and he has built a sweet little indoor park that is a cheap alternative to shoveling spots and losing your fingers to frostbite. sessions are $4. If you are under 18 and need help getting your waver signed email me at richard.randy@rocketmail.com . Come and skate with us saturday Jan 15 6pm. we will be giving a deck away and Matt has some stuff to give out too. see you there.  

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Weatherd welcomes to the team......

Chris Macdonald aka Crazy Chris, couldn't be more psyched.

winter edit/grab a shovel

Here's Bobby Hommel making the best of what dry concret we had at Fitch Thursday. I shoveled some more and with temps in the 40's on Saturday wer should get a lot more uncovered. come on out to help shovel and then skate with us. I'll bring the hot chocolate you bring the rum!

Casting call

            So it's winter now, not half assed, kinda cold, kinda warm, brown grassed early winter. This is real snow and slush, sinus infection, endless darkness, skateless winter. It sucks. I have this sweet little blog and nothing to write about. I've gone from skating every day to skating every 2 weeks. I have a stack of sweet new boards and no one to ride them. I'm getting a bit stir crazy.
        So how do I cope? Scouring the net for new skate clips only goes so far. I need the spring. It's going to be a busy spring for Weatherd. Couple of events planned, going to be transforming a couple abandoned lots into serious skate spots. We have more boards, t-shirts, and stickers coming out, and we are going to start filming for our first full length video.
        That's a lot of stuff, and we are under staffed. We need more talent. So if you are and artist, filmer, photographer, web designer, or any other creative type, and are interested in being a part of this new venture, email me at rmailto:richard.randy@rocketmail.com. send me a sample of your work. If you have friends who would be into this, tell them about us and have them email me. We are also looking to expand the skate team, so sponsor me videos are welcome as well. I will post the interesting stuff on the blog.
       Until then, I will be heading to the Fichburg park on saturday, snow shovel in hand, hoping to clear enough concrete to satisfy my need to skate. Join me, won't you?

Techneeks.

So two weeks without a blog entry, there is no excuse for that. Unfortunately, until last nights fitchminster 2 premier at techneeks, there hasnt been much going on. Do you know about techneeks? Its a sweet little skate shop. The brain child of Matt Phelps, an all around great guy who has built and stocked this place with his own cash and sweat. Coolest thing about this place is the indoor heated skate park in the back of the store. It's small, a work in progress, but, as you can see from the videos, even in its current configuration its a lot of fun. and for $4 a session you cant beat it. so go to Techneeks at 24 production ave keene Nh  check them out on facebook

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Its just an hour from the fitchburg skatepark. Go skate there. you wont be dissapointed. Best part is theres a 5 guys burger and fries right around the corner.  Tell Matt Randy sent you and pick up a Weatherd deck while you are there. The weatherd team will be doing a demo there  saturday Jan15 6 pm. more details to come.

i'll take that one.

So its real.They are real. Weatherd decks are available at Eastern Boarder Leominster. size 8-8.25-8.5. $48. the shape varies slightly board to board so step on a few of them, i'm sure you will find one you like.

After countless delays I am relieved to say that Weatherd's first batch of boards has arrived. Jared and I set ours up right away and hit the park. Even at 28 degrees under light snow flurries the boards felt great. Come get yours at Eastern Boarder Leominster. We should have them in there in time for the video premier so you can support local skaters in two ways Wednesday night.

lets all go to the movies

If you know what Fitchminster is all about no doubt you are already planning on going to the Fitchminster 2 video premier at Entertainment Cinemas in Leominster Wednesday night. If you havent decided to go yet, just take a minute to think about it. Ask yourself, How often do I get to watch a skate film in a full sized movie theater? How often do I get to see a full length skate video featuring locals that I know? How often do I get to go to the movies for free?

Chances are the answer to all 3 questions is "not very often". So show up. Support our friends. Eat popcorn and twizzlers. Have fun. Jon, Kris, and the krew put a ton of time and effort into this. It took several years to put together and from what I hear it's pretty amazing.

Day of Awesomeness video edit

Untitled from Randy Richard on Vimeo.

Sorry for abismal camera work on this edit. I had so much going on I wasn't focused on "filming". I just wanted to soak everything in. I am glad the camera was running though.We still havent heard anything on the boards. Was hoping to have them for "black Friday" but oh well. Enjoy the clip.

marcels photos'

Sorry if i'm stealing your thunder Marcel, but these pics have to get posted. enjoy.

Another note about the Day of Awesomeness....

Yesterday’s Day of Awesomeness was truly fantastic. I really enjoyed seeing all these kids skate their hearts out. I just feel really bad for the biker who looked like he broke his leg. We wish him well. But, it was a great day and I hope that Weatherd can bring many more days like this to the local skate scene. Thanks to Randy for all the hard work. It appears to have paid off. The best way it did that was to bring so many together to do something that we all enjoy immensely, skating. It was such a blast and I look forward to the next Weatherd event. I am looking forward even more to getting my new board sometime next week. I really hope they come in soon. But, again, thanks to all the skaters who showed up to support the local scene. It is much appreciated.

Day of awesomeness remembered.

Pretty safe to say that our first event was a success. Didnt really take a count, but i figure we had 50 or 60 people total. Thanks to all who helped and especially to Eastern Boarder for providing T shirts and stickers to give away.

Congrats to David Nott for winning our contest. Hopefully we have a board to give you soon. Josh Mutti killed it as always and Jose Lara probably would have taken the whole thing if he hadn't sprained his ankle mid contest. What is it about late fall skating that makes us kill ourselves?

I was totally lazy about photos and filming. I've got someone lined up to take photo's of future events http://fotogeeek.wordpress.com/ Ifanyones interested in filming for us contact me at richard.randy@rocketmail.com

Awesomeness tomorrow

The day of Awesomeness is tommorrow at Fitchburg skatepark. contest starts at 3. I'm looking foreward to hanging out and skating with the usual Saturday crew and whoever chooses to join us. For those of you who are unfamiliar with our park or the Weatherd team i have prepared this little video presentation. Its actually kind of old but i like it. Enjoy.

weatherd fitch edit from Randy Richard on Vimeo.

Two more days.....

As the 1^st Annual Day of Awesomeness approaches, I have many mixed emotions. I am very much excited to go and watch some very good skaters. It will be a blast watching the team, and others, put on a show. I am also excited to see a few of my good friends this weekend. I am also a bit nervous for a few reasons. First, I have not been part of the skating scene for such a long time. I am terrible at skating right now, so if you see me on a board, be sure to watch because you might get a good laugh out of it. Second, I just want things to go well, for the skater’s sake and for Randall’s. He has put a lot of time and effort into this event and company and I just want it to go well for him.

Two more days until the time arrives. Two more days until the 1^st Annual Day of Awesomeness. Skaters, lube those bearings, tighten those trucks, and prepare yourselves for a day of awesomeness.

another attempt at posting kris's video

Boston from Kris Cormier on Vimeo.