Getting a pro shoe is a big deal. Getting a second is twice as huge. So TJ and the adidas team took to NYC’s Tompkins Square Park to launch his new pro model kicks. Tap in to see how they snap. —Ted Schmitz
Oh, you got a billboard? Cute. How about a box truck?
Shoes and water, GTWYC
Wouldn’t mind getting stuck at a few red lights with it. But let’s check the park
Yep, this is the place
New ground, new graffiti, new obstacles, same ol’ Tompkins
Starting off strong, Frankie flies a backside flip where pigeons dare
Over on the FTC bank, K-White warms up with a back blunt
Company man Jovi goes right to the bangers, back noseblunt
You thought Shier would leave a steep bank unbackside flipped? You’re not very smart, are you?
Even Jake Donnelly was shocked at how high he popped this frontside flip
Let’s do a lap. First up, we got Jovi with Deluxe’s Ashley Rehfeld and fellow adidas associate Joey Abarca
Most art critics would take their baby to The Met or some sh*t. Sam Korman is cooler than most art critics
I asked Lee Smith and Paul Shier if they’ve ever been to SF. They just gave me this look for a few minutes
Good people everywhere!
Pedro Biagio and filmer god Matt Schleyer probably scheming up a clip
Oh, you need more pictures of lensmen? I got you with one of the best there is! Zander Taketomo
We got Philly’s Chris Mulhern too!
Ví took the escalator up. Nose manny
Gotta get the dog in the blog
Brazil’s Felipe Munhoz is back! Not sure if the spots have recovered from his last visit
Boom! Felipe soars a heelflip
Stalwart of the NYC scene Steve Rodriguez caught up with the next gen
No notes, fellas. As you were
Astoria’s finest, Marcello and Max
You like filmers who are total dicks? Stay away from Matt and Greg then
Greg knows everyone!
A friendly fist bump between two talented dudes, Jack Sabback and Zander
Hey, what’s up?! It’s Ryan Garshell and Kevin Tierney
Markos is all in on King
Heavy crew, Lee Smith, James Copeland, Jake Donnelly and Paul Shier
Thanks for the new chain, Leon! This is official merch, right?
Lookin’ like a GOAT farm inside the fence today
NYC men of the lens, Ari and Bill
What’s goin’ on over there?
Brick underneath, and above!
First place in the product toss
Get those new jawns to impress the whole crew
Seriously, your dogs will be hyped
Or post ‘em on the story with your Zero board
sh*t, I didn’t know Vans and adidas made actual skate shoes
So stoked to see Cairo and his other half
HE’S HERE!
So is Gabriel Fortunato. Switch ollie
That escalated quickly. Bigspin over the bar
But even the best lose their boards
BRB
Guys this good are Few and Far Between
Danny Falla and Jimmy McDonald have conquered all 5Boros
Mighta shot this K-White crook a little late
I think this is Bill tellin’ me I’m too early now
Carl Aikens, switch heel with that signature loft
Kevin comes back for the boardy
Backed up frontside by Gabriel Fortunato
He asked for the @, but I told him to find the photo on the Thrasher site. Hope our friend sees his nollie frontside 180
Cappin’ off the quick grinds, Kevin puts down a precise nosegrind 180
Tyshawn’s back, and Garshell’s in the pit to help him out
What a friend!
What’s up, dog? You think the show’s about to pop off?
Looks like one more delay. TJ damn-near ripped his finger off on the basketball hoop
Feelin’ like Charlie Brown and the football
Get comfy, boys
You get it
Not a bad time for a slice
It’s always a bad time for gettin’ hit in the dick
You don’t gotta tell Nikolai how to chill
Twelve stitches later…
A captive audience awaits
For the 180 grab? We’ll take it
Zach keeps the session lit. Switch back T
Straight to business! Head-high heelflip
Followed by a well-covered hardflip
What about nollie hard? Light work
Jake got sparked for one more frontside flip
Carl never stopped blasting
I shoulda shot more photos of Nikolai ripping, but he seemed like more of a sequence guy. This is a switch shove nosegrind. See what I mean?
He didn’t even 50-50 this block. No-filler back noseblunt
Did it twice for good measure, again
Solid show
f*ck it, one more over the whole sh*t
And it’s straight to family for some well-deserved R-and-R. It’s hard to capture what a miraculous day it was to witness. From the false starts to the finale, TJ had everyone on the edge of their seats and he f*ckin’ delivered. How many demos have you seen where they make it to the hospital and come back to skate all stitched up? I’m gonna say never. But Tyshawn Jones is singular. And that’s all there is to say. Congrats on the new shoe
