Back to the Berg' Photos and Commentary

I know, these are ridiculously late, but better late than never, right?  The reason I didn’t post the photos sooner is because I thought the two shots at the bottom of Anti Hero Rider Chris Pfanner were going to be used for something else.  Also, my little guy, Mr. Stan Man, has been keeping my hands plenty full, which leaves me far less time these days to process photos.  I know I've said this before in a previous post, but I’m seriously lucky if I get my teeth brushed before noon most days.

For what’s it worth, here are my thoughts on the somewhat recent “Back to the Berg" contest that took place here in San Francisco at the end of last May: Excluding the X-Games of 1999 (a.k.a. “The X-Ploitation” Games) and those turtle biscuit Icer-Air events at AT&T Park, the contest was probably one of the most bustling skate events I’ve ever witnessed in San Francisco.  I mean, the place was absolutely packed, and anyone who’s anyone in skateboarding was in attendance.  Unless you showed up early to secure a spot in the front -- I’m talking like five or six in the morning -- you couldn’t see anything without a ladder or chair to stand on.  I just heard through word of mouth who was landing what.  I’m still in awe over what tricks people threw down (Click HERE and HERE for video documentation).  If you’ve ever skated Wallenberg, then you know those stairs are no joke.  Just an ollie down them merits a lifetime achievement award in my book.  Since I really didn’t witness any of the madness firsthand, I’m going to say that watching Chris Pfanner ollie and front and back 180 over the mini dumpster pictured below was probably the highlight of the contest for me.  I still can’t get over this guy’s POP!  He’s one of my new favorites.

And on that note, I gotta run ‘cause Stan’s waking up from his nap now…special thanks to Thrasher Mag for hosting the event.

Enjoy the photos!

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About all I could see from where I was standing were the brave soldiers lining up for their shot at glory...

Phelps hecklin'

Benny Gold was in attendance...

Lieutenant Slap Pal Isaac Mckay-Randozzi was interviewing Slap Photog Joe Brook about the day's happenings...

If these two photos below were going to be used for print, here's what my proposed caption would be:

"While the rest of skateboarding had their eyes glued on the Big Four at Wallenberg, in true Anti-Hero fashion, Chris Pfanner was blasting ollies and front and back 180s over this chest-high, sour milk smelling dumpster in the background."