News From Osiris

Let’s start this thing off by getting your full name, age, and how long you’ve been riding your axe for? My name is Tom Remillard. I’m 17, and I’ve been skating for 9 years.

I remember you as the little booger creeping up into the office and thinking “who the hell is this little gromet chilling?” Tell us how you initially got hooked up with the Osiris. I was waiting for the bus after skating at the bridge and Bryan House was sitting with his chick, who I’m gunna add is hot as fuck, at the trolley stop. He came up to me, gave me his card, and told me to hit him up to go skate. I started skating this little mini ramp every Wednesday with him, Mike, and Coung during their lunch break and somehow I ended up on the flow deal.

It seems like you’ve been lurking around quite a few places since I first met you at the Clairemont park. Where do you spend most of your time shralping in SD, and what’s one of your favorite spots you’ve lurked on outta town? These days Washington St. has been super fun. As far as going out of town, Oregon is the best.

Every time we’re wrapping about skating you always have to drop knowledge on some skater that skated way before you were even born. First off I want to know how you always know these facts and second, which veteran pros influence you these days? I already know Cards is in there. I’m just a skate nerd I guess. The dudes that hype me up the most are Hewitt, Hitz, Heddings, and Cudlip: where you at dog? P-kid is sick to.

What was the newest bit of skate knowledge that you’ve learned? Arto Sari is on Alien Workshop and that bums me out a whole lot. That fool should be on flip for life.

I know your driving now. I hear from a lot of people you drive like a chinky-eyed maniac. How long have you been driving for, and have you gotten into any hyjinx while behind the wheel? I’ve been driving for about 8 months, and I’m still getting pulled over for looking under age. Shit sucks. As far as hyjinx goes, just a lot of fools looking at me because I look like I’m 13 behind the wheel.

So tell everyone what WSVT means and who came up with the term Suffer? WSVT stands for Washington St. Volleyball Team. Hitz is the one who came up with Suffer Camp, which is going to shitty ass spots and going for it knowing your going to slam. It’s just pure suffering.

I see you’ve been to a couple of contests this year little buddy. How do you feel about skating in those things? Is it more about getting out of San Diego or skating some new terrain? Contests are fun because you see people you haven’t seen for a while and you’re in a different place. I’m just trying to do as much as I can. You never know how many opportunities you’re gonna get. To do shit like that you just gotta jump in the van sometimes and see what happens.

If you had a go to trick what would it be? For most kids your age it would probably be a salad grind down a handrail, but I’m guessing yours is the front rock or rainbow slide right? Or am I wrong? Kickflip attempt.

How do you get to skate in these contests anyways? In other words who’s hooking you up these days kid? The dudes at Anti-Hero and Spitfire hook me up pretty good, and of course Osiris, Route 44 Skateshop, Ace Trucks and Alphanumeric shits back son and DAF.

Alright, one last question Hemi. If a meteor was going to hit our planet next week and you could pick any place in the world to skate at with any five people, which place would it be and what five skaters would it be? Sounds wack as fuck, but one last sesh at WSVT with Neil, Raven, Peter, Brandon, and that one Scottish fool with missing teeth.

Three titles were on the line this past Saturday night at Cage Combat Fighting Championships (CCFC) and two new champions were crowned. CCFC returned to the Grace Pavilion at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on May 17th to an estimated crowd of 2,000 fans for a night of Mixed Martial Arts action.

In the main event Buddy Roberts from Reno Nevada fighting out of Ken Shamrock’s Lion’s Den stunned the local Heavyweight Champion and K-1 kickboxing superstar, Rick Cheek, with a rear naked choke just 52 seconds into the first round. Roberts shot in for a take down and quickly took Cheek’s back; from there Robert’s sunk in the choke which left Cheek unconscious.

 

This past weekend in Nashville Tennessee Journey’s held there 3rd stop of their BBQ tour. Ryan Hagy, Derek Garland, and Johnny Ebanol were all on hand to do 3 jump shows throughout the day, while some of the guys from the office held down the tent with the “Wheel of Misfortune.” The time around the wheel had some nasty misfortunes such as “something fishy” and “bottoms up.” For a chance to win some free stuff you might have to pay the price of drinking some concoction of vinegar, olive oil, clam juice, and a little bit of Tabasco for flavor. Everyone left with something and the line was non-stop the entire day. As soon as the crowd heard the roar from the bikes, everyone dispersed to check out the jump show. Hagy was a little injured with a broken pinky finger from a basketball game gone all wrong the night before. Seems like Hagy is getting in the spirit on the NBA finals and tried to step up his game on the court. Hey Hagy, leave the basketball alone. Hagy, Garland, and Ebanol pumped up the crowd as they tore up the 75-foot gap. Garland was flipping, Hagy was throwing down his classic fully extended Indian airs, and Ebanol was on his A game. After a long day and as the sun was setting they performed their last show and then started to pack it up for next weekend’s BBQ in New York. Hope to see you there. Check out the video and photos below.