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August 18, 2008
Back to the Banks Retrospective
Brooklyn back to the Banks 2008 was an epic event that reminded me of the old school jam style contest of times past, but like everything in this world, what goes around comes around. The walls underneath of the Brooklyn Bridge were lined with old friends and new, hailing from all corners of our great country of skaters. I saw skaters not seen in years and skaters seen the week before. There was not a heavy turn out of professionals but more so ams down to make a name for themselves. One pro that did choose to shine was Chad Fernandez who earned every bit of the prize money that he won and then turned around and gave it away to little kids who needed it more that him. To me that is what made this contest rad. There was no deodorant sponsor and probably not much deodorant even used that day (I know I wasn’t wearing any). There was however, a natural wallride, a sick bank with a ledge on top of it and some insane quarter pipe with a huge marble slab on top of it, and most importantly a handrail that had been there for the lifetime of street skating.
Ever since the Maloof Money Cup my eyebrow has been raised to the newly revamped World Industries team and let me tell you people these Ams on World mean business, Timmy Knuth was out there ripping with front feebles and amazing attempts at kickflip front nose grinds. Dustin Blauvelt was ripping with relentless attempts at full cabs over the rail.
Chad Fernandez screamed hurricanes down the rail with precision. Most importantly Matt Beach was there showing us all how to frontside flip.
This contest was a great time and as good of and excuse for me and my friends could’ve ever had to load up the car and get in a good road trip to NYC. We ate at Papaya Dogs almost every day and soaked up the rays of the sun while enjoying beautiful scenery and wonderful weather as well as some great skateboarding.
Damian Callihan
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