tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62201122011-11-10T15:34:15.570-08:00Ongoing news concerning Burnside, sessions going down, and just random thoughts.weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-77309626645850536572011-11-10T15:30:00.000-08:002011-11-10T15:34:15.601-08:00

Burnside skate park presents the first annual skate days for kids!When? Monday and Tuesday December 19th and 20th.HighlightsPro skateboard instructors featuring Kevin Kowalski ,Cody Lockwood and many more.Teaching skills such as:safety tipsskate courtesyPotty mouth preventionpark education and cleanupPlus:snacksmusic to ride toLovely parting gifts (skate stickers ect.)End of camp on Tuesday

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-86579879473293649822011-09-15T12:40:00.000-07:002011-09-15T12:44:25.676-07:00

Burnside skatepark is now officially a 501c3 non-profit organization! It took a while but it's a done deal now. We also have had to change our website URL from burnsideskatepark.com to burnsideskatepark.org. We let the .com expire and someone came in and bought it before we realized what had happened. But I think the .org fits a non-profit better than .com anyhow, so screw that fake skate mom

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-68463136785358470172010-10-28T11:46:00.001-07:002010-10-29T10:03:56.715-07:00

I know I never update this site, but it's still alive. We'll post up some video or photos of the huge 20th Anniversary party this Halloween to show everyone what they missed...maybe.Just in case you're not aware, we have a page on facebook too. Come check us out and become a fan. BURNSIDE FACEBOOK PAGEThat's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-48731636319240272052009-12-17T10:36:00.001-08:002009-12-17T10:36:23.138-08:00

For anyone interested, there will be a big meeting concerning the Burnside Bridgehead Project on Jan. 27 at bSide6 to see what the concept plans are for the empty lot next door to the park. I know this has been going on for almost 6 years now but we are fast-tracking this new project so hopefully it won't be such a lon...g process this time.If anybody thinks that they have a great idea that is

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-36253932733635282252009-11-05T08:45:00.000-08:002009-11-10T10:52:47.517-08:00

Here are a couple of videos from Halloween 2009. The first one is from Dave Hupp. I'm not sure who filmed the other one. Enjoy.That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-72649008729951919322009-03-23T10:51:00.001-07:002009-03-23T11:11:43.307-07:00

I just wanted to put out a warning to any of you myspace users out there that may think you have the Burnside Skatepark on your friends list, WE HAVE NO MYSPACE PAGE!There is a Burnside myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/burnsidesk8park) that some unknown person has had for quite some time, but when I asked who it was, I was told that it didn't matter. That it was for the park. Well, that's all

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-23135986254314184802009-02-24T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:25:44.733-08:00

We've been getting a decent amount of donations lately and so I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of all the skaters at Burnside. It's totally appreciated and everyone will see the impact in the near future. If things continue on the path they are on, we hope to be able to continue the build-out early this spring.Thanks again.Oh, one last thing. Sorry about the format of the site lately. I

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-77935922723243059632008-11-06T10:42:00.000-08:002008-11-06T11:00:44.906-08:00

I've just added a new button on the right, and below, that is pretty self-explanatory. Why would this need to be added here after all these years? THE PARK IS OUT OF MONEY!Burnside has been forunate enough to not have to ask for donations for almost 20 years now. Of course the locals have always kicked down a $5 or $10 spot when a bit short for patch crete, paint, or what ever

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-87704286491911183932008-10-27T08:47:00.000-07:002008-10-27T08:58:26.504-07:00

A little glimpse of what's new for Halloween this year. Yeah, it's big. Photo by DLH ProductionsThat's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-16043659696031038702008-09-17T11:40:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:51:48.823-07:00

That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-47017031448415590912008-03-11T12:12:00.000-07:002008-03-11T12:22:58.418-07:00

There's a new skate video being released on April 1 from local pro photog, Dave Hupp, who also runs DLH Productions . He's been working on the film for about 3 years now and is finally in the home stretch. Hopefully I'll have a copy of the flyer up on this page in the next week or so, if not I'll at least have Release Party details.You can check out the trailer for "Why Wouldn't You?" at Daves'

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-7309692894160756632007-09-28T09:39:00.000-07:002007-09-28T09:56:23.891-07:00

There have been a few changes at Burnside recently concerning our relationship with the neighboring businesses and I thought that since Dave Hupp of DLH Productions was kind enough to send me photos of the most blatant of the bunch, I had to post them. The first one is pretty self-explanatory.Photo: Dave HuppThis one may take a bit more explaining. What you are looking at here is the newest

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-73388495674083429172007-03-06T13:16:00.000-08:002007-03-06T13:18:44.501-08:00

Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-20563085526279360732007-01-25T09:50:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:02:13.139-08:00

I was browsing Youtube the other day and came across this video of someone doing the short-lived pole jam at Burnside. This was a punisher. It was short lived because it was built on our neighbors property. I guess they weren't as into it as we were. Really, it all just came down to liability and being good neighbors. By the way, sorry about that blogger banner at the top of the page. I upgraded

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1169231100534240002007-01-19T10:06:00.000-08:002007-01-19T10:29:50.833-08:00

Well, well, well, You thought this site was dead, didn't you? Well it's not. I've just been lagging and haven't really felt like dealing with it for a while, almost a year now, damn. I'm accetping requests to become members of this site from locals, so if you're interested you can either shoot me an e-mail to burnsideskatepark@gmail.com or just talk to me in person. What's a member do? It will

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1144169855793122852006-04-04T09:56:00.000-07:002006-04-04T09:57:35.810-07:00

I received the following e-mail and think it's something every skater should see. This is a very active skateboard advocate and she has done a ton for the skateboard community. A valued member of Portland's skateboarding community sustained a severe head injury on Thursday while skating an indoor park here in Portland. "Severe, " like pool of blood, unconscious and convulsing. "Severe, " like

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1142452691552620972006-03-15T11:53:00.000-08:002006-03-15T11:58:37.710-08:00

As many of you who swing by this site every now and then know, I've been slacking and rarely update. The problem is that I just don't have the time that it takes to update very often. So.....Once again I'm asking for help from the local skaters. If any of you would like to help out with the content of this site, send me an e-mail at burnsideskatepark@gmail.com with the subject heading of "website

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1136316922293569502006-01-03T11:33:00.000-08:002006-01-03T11:35:22.313-08:00

It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally getting around to getting these pics up. Brandon and Sarah have both contributed photos for the site and I had really meant to get them on here much sooner, but.....well.....whatever. I don't usually put pictures on the front page, but since it's been so long since I've put anything here, I thought, what the heck. Brandon did send more photos than I

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1134416859934864132005-12-12T11:41:00.000-08:002005-12-12T11:47:39.943-08:00

Sorry about not updating this site for months on end. I know that I've been neglecting it and will try and do a bit better in the coming months. I've received a bunch of new pics from a local that I want to put up and there's also a bit of new info concerning the Bridgehead project and lights.So, I'll try and wake this beast back up and get it going again. I could use a little help if anyone is

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1128353977417020822005-10-03T08:38:00.000-07:002005-10-03T08:41:38.573-07:00

It's been a good, long while since I've updated this site, as I'm sure some of you have noticed. I'm working on getting new stuff up, and also am looking to do something a bit new here. It will only happen if anybody is interested and helps out. So here it is....I'm looking for contributors to the Burnside website. Like Burnside, I want this site to be a collaboration of skateboarders. I'm

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1125703277415792172005-09-02T16:19:00.000-07:002005-09-02T16:21:17.420-07:00

Come check out the Old Skars & Upstarts Tour 2005 with Die Hunns, The Hollowpoints, Primadonna and Angel City Outcasts at the Rock N' Roll Pizza located at 112th & SE Powell Blvd following a free Skateboarding expedition/event at the Burnside Skate Park starting at 4:00pm.Feel free to contact Tim H at 971-570-4692 for details.That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1123609210973308182005-08-09T09:36:00.000-07:002005-08-16T09:58:04.723-07:00

Everything is falling into place and the nontest is looking good this year. Here are the details:Place: Burnside SkateparkDate: August 20, 2005Time: 3pm - ???Why: To raise money for the future of Burnside You can get a copy of the flyer by clicking on it below, which opens a new window, and printing or saving from there. Feel free to copy, print, or post it everywhere. We've been very fortunate

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1121275351221694752005-07-13T09:03:00.000-07:002005-08-09T13:09:15.960-07:00

It's that time of year again. Coming up on August 20th, the 2nd Annual Burnside Blowout Nontest will be in full effect. Those of you that were there last year know what to expect and I guarantee will be there again this year. Those of you that missed it, sorry. You missed a great session. You don't want to miss it this year.I asked Meer if he could do a flyer for this year's blowout and he came

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1120582597297129592005-07-05T09:42:00.000-07:002005-07-05T09:56:37.303-07:00

A couple of weeks ago a new sign was hung at Burnside. There has been a sign hanging at the park for the past 13 years and this is the first time it has been updated. The new sign gives a quick history of the park and then a few simple rules.Here's what the sign says:"Welcome to the Burnside Skateboard Park. The Burnside Skateboard Park is a historical park that was started in 1990 by

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1117745846636695352005-06-02T13:48:00.000-07:002005-09-02T16:30:34.530-07:00

I've been meaning to post this for the past couple of weeks, but I hadn't downloaded my camara until just last night. Anyhow, here are a few pics of the new cage that Red, Sage, Snowman, Coy (aka Germ), and a few others built. The cage surrounds the dumpster and the two porta-potties that the parks dept. supplies for the park. Over the years the parks dept. has had to replace the portables a

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1117652990029670402005-06-01T12:05:00.000-07:002005-06-01T12:09:50.033-07:00

I reported a few months ago that the Oregon Trifecta may be coming to Burnside. Well, it's now been changed to Newberg. I'll give more details soon, but I just wanted to get this bit of info out there. And make sure you come back often as I have a whole slew of updates to bring you in the coming weeks now that winter has passed and the weather is becoming more cooperative. That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1114704759010869492005-04-28T09:11:00.000-07:002005-04-28T09:13:21.503-07:00

The verdict is in. OPUS NW has won the bid for the Burnside bridgehead project. There is quite a bit of local outcry concerning this decision because OPUS was not the public's choice, but it was never the public's choice in the first place, it was the PDC's. I won't go into all of the politics of the decision because that is not the concern of the skatepark. What is our concern is that the

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1113846364628518872005-04-18T10:23:00.000-07:002005-04-18T10:46:04.630-07:00

Well, after nearly a year, the Burnside bridgehead development is coming to a head. About a week ago the Evaluation Committee released their recommendation that the Beam Development team should be granted the project. Of course, it is only a recommendation and the PDC Commission has the final say. The public has one more chance to testify before the PDC Commission before the final decision is

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1112726079849022772005-04-05T11:29:00.000-07:002005-04-05T11:34:39.850-07:00

I had been working on a new site for our new web address, but due to some internal problems, it has been halted. Maybe in the future we will get it going on, but for now this will continue to be the home of Burnside's website. I know there haven't been a lot of updates recently, but there really hasn't been a whole heck of a lot going on. I could write about how the park was wet due to rain but I

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1111085922477003842005-03-17T10:54:00.000-08:002005-04-05T11:28:27.816-07:00

My wife was cleaning up our desk the other day and came across a bunch of really early Burnside photos. I haven't seen these in years and am amazed at how much the area has changed in the past 14 years. When you look at the photos, if you have ever been to Burnside, you will notice the difference right away. If not, trust me, there are no open fields around here anymore.I scanned the photos last

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1110827317642222642005-03-14T10:50:00.000-08:002005-03-14T11:08:37.646-08:00

For those of you who don't know, the Slam City Jam is a yearly pro contest that is held in Vancouver, BC and attracts the best skaters from around the world. It also brings a lot of great skaters through Portland on their trek north which makes for some good sessions at the local parks. The Slam City Jam has historically been held in or around May, but due to a change in organizers, the date has

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1108767700607303702005-02-18T14:40:00.000-08:002005-02-18T15:05:28.876-08:00

O.K., I'm not sure how breaking the news is, but I just found out about it, so it's news to me. I was doing some daily interweb surfing and came across something on SK8 PDX Daily that threw me for a second. What could that be you may ask? This is what I saw,"WORLD CUP AT BURNSIDE? Oh shit, we just heard the World Cup is going to sanction the Oregon Trifecta. it's going to go down at Burnside this

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1108406556372734842005-02-14T10:39:00.000-08:002005-02-14T16:31:11.210-08:00

Burnside was recently featured in a Willamette Week news article concerning the relationship between the skatepark and the developers competing for the Burnside bridgehead development. NEWS STORY Romancing the Skate Skateboards + Developers = Love. BY ZACH DUNDAS zdundas at wweek.com Cigarettes, rotting orange peels and trash litter the ground. The broken windows in the nearby buildings recall

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1108059256181033192005-02-10T10:13:00.000-08:002005-02-10T16:14:16.586-08:00

I don't know what's up, but I don't show up on a google search for "burnside skatepark" anymore. For the longest time I was the number 2 link when searched, just under Skate Oregon. So when I didn't see my site as number 2 I started going through the pages looking for my link. I found it on page freakin 23. Who goes 23 pages into a google search? What the hell is up with that? I haven't changed

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1107367290096001872005-02-02T09:51:00.000-08:002005-02-02T10:06:09.523-08:00

Check out this press release: SKATERS FOR PUBLIC SKATEPARKS LAUNCH NEW RESOURCE CENTER AND COMMUNITY FORUM www.skatersforpublicskateparks.org offers accessibility to skatepark decision makers. PORTLAND, Ore., February 1, 2005 - Skaters for Public Skateparks (SPS) today launched a new informational tool to help public officials and municipalities make key decisions about the site selecting

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1106759965686757552005-01-26T09:18:00.000-08:002005-06-28T08:47:46.676-07:00

I was at the meeting Saturday and it turned out pretty good. If you're interested you can check out the link below for the full story. It wasn't like any of the previous meetings I have attended concerning the bridgehead development. When I arrived I was given a nametag with a number, which was my assigned table. I was table 7 of the 16 tables of about 9 people each. What each table had to do was

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1106677096224155842005-01-25T09:52:00.000-08:002005-01-25T10:18:16.223-08:00

I get a lot of hits on this site each month and thought I would ask for your input. I was thinking of adding a new page to the site but want to know what people that actually come here think. My idea is to start a review page. I want to review decks, wheels, trucks, videos, books, or whatever I can get my hands on. The product I review would then be handed down to some deserving local. Does

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1105126219133226482005-01-07T10:54:00.000-08:002005-01-20T10:14:26.446-08:00

Over the past number of months, I have been attending meetings concerning a development that will have a direct impact on the skatepark. It is called the Burnside Bridgehead Development. If you haven't heard about this, then scroll down and read the last 3 or 4 entries. If you have, then you know that we are all over this. At the last meeting, which was an open house with the developers, we had a

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1103135999294297772004-12-15T09:59:00.000-08:002004-12-15T10:41:05.803-08:00

On Monday evening, the PDC held an open house with all three of the developers who have submitted proposals for the Burnside Bridgehead development. It was, in my opinion, a great way to speak one-on-one with the the developers and architects. The developers each had an area where their proposals were set up and the public could roam freely and speak with whomever they wished. There were also

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1102962234731167082004-12-13T09:52:00.000-08:002004-12-13T10:28:40.223-08:00

Last Thursday there was a presentation of all proposals submitted for the Burnside Bridgehead Development. It was really just a presentation of each proposal by the developer and then questions from the URAC committee. There was never enough time for the moderator to read the questions from the public, but she did read aloud a few of the questions submitted while the next presentation was being

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1102378785149348312004-12-06T16:07:00.000-08:002004-12-06T16:26:28.770-08:00

Coming up later this week, the developers which have submitted a proposal to the PDC for the Burnside Bridgehead development, will be showing thier designs to the public. This is really the moment we've been waiting for. Now that we know what the designs are, we can now approach the powers that be with our own proposal. We will be present at every meeting concerning this project to make sure

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1101773200316344922004-11-29T15:37:00.000-08:002004-12-06T16:28:30.296-08:00

Burnside was well represented by Sage, Kent, and myself at a meeting concerning some issues dealing with the park today. The parks department called the meeting in order to re-evaluate the "Community Policing Action Plan & Partnership Agreement" which was dated Sept. '95. The agreement basically laid out the responsibilities of each party who holds an interest in the skatepark, the local

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1101236483909122582004-11-23T10:40:00.000-08:002004-11-23T11:01:23.910-08:00

OK, if you've come by here lately, I'm sure you can tell it hasn't been updated in a while. I was planning on getting some of the Halloween stuff going, but I just haven't had the time. Now I have more on my plate and know that I won't have the time for at least another month. I will try and keep up here, but it's going to be tough. As soon as I get some other things taken care of, I will get

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1099939895591668312004-11-08T10:29:00.000-08:002004-11-08T10:51:35.590-08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I've been real busy and haven't had time to mess with this site. By the end of this week I plan to have the Halloween pics (and a little detail of what went down) up like I said I would. To tell you the truth, I haven't even been able to ride much in the past couple of weeks. I think I've skated a total of two hours since Halloween. Whatever.The local

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1099351661942502602004-11-01T15:12:00.000-08:002004-11-01T15:28:16.980-08:00

The park was clean. The sun was shining. The skating was insane. That about raps up the Halloween session at Burnside yesterday. There were rarely times when less than five people were barging the park and, really, there weren't all that many collisions. Oh, there were some good ones, but not as many as you would expect seeing everybody criss crossing the park at full speed. There were quite a

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1098917001931806502004-10-27T15:40:00.000-07:002004-10-27T15:43:21.930-07:00

Today the park is getting a good power washing and paint job. I'll have pics of the park and the Halloween session up Monday. Also, I just put up Meers interview. Check it out. That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1098812931088882832004-10-26T10:36:00.000-07:002004-10-26T10:50:41.746-07:00

Red and company will start renovating Burnside today. We had a meeting where nearly 20 local skaters got together to talk about what the park needed most. Suprisingly, there weren't too many suggestions thrown out. In the end, the final decision was to grind the square bowl "baby butt" smooth, cut-out and repair any and all problem areas, this means using a concrete saw, cutting and removing big

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1098484275480974612004-10-22T15:23:00.000-07:002004-10-22T15:31:15.480-07:00

I had a couple of good ideas given over on the Burnside forum for what we should do next week to renovate the park, thanks guys. I've now shut it down. Maybe in the future, when this site gets more traffic and I feel like getting it going again, I'll bring it back. If you plan on skating Burnside next week, don't. The park will probably be unskateable, depending on what we decide to do to it.

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1098459941320751852004-10-22T08:25:00.000-07:002004-10-22T15:19:11.146-07:00

Today will be the last day to get in your ideas for what you think we should renovate at Burnside. I don't check on the weekends, so this is it. You can leave your ideas in the forum (closed), which I will print out at the end of the day today. Another thing that will happen at the end of the day will be the removal of the same forum. I made it about a month ago just for kicks, but it has seen

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1098213802209733212004-10-19T13:11:00.000-07:002004-10-19T12:24:07.976-07:00

Tom Miller from Skaters For Portland Skateparks just sent this over to me and, even though it has nothing to do with Burnside, it is Tommy G. So be at the Fez Ballroom tonight at 10:00 to help out the skateparks and see some good music. **TONIGHT ONLY**RARE PORTLAND APPEARANCE** That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1098204900246534482004-10-19T09:19:00.000-07:002004-10-22T15:17:52.933-07:00

It's that time of year again. The park will be getting all fixed up, the skaters will try and get some sick lines wired, and the people will start to come from all around. It's time for the 14th anniversary of Burnside on Halloween. For those of you that haven't been to Burnside during Halloween, it's nothing really. It's just about 50 skaters all trying to get in some runs (at the same time), a

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There will be a group of us getting together, by the request of Red, to discuss what renovations should be done before Halloween. I thought I would let everyone that visits this site have a chance to give thier ideas. I will take all the ideas that have been posted in the forum (closed) with me to the meeting. I've opened up the forum to everyone, meaning that you don't have to register, you just

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1097600945980441462004-10-12T09:32:00.000-07:002004-10-12T10:09:05.980-07:00

I attended a Portland Development Commission meeting last night concerning the Burnside Bridgehead Development and the market impact it may have on the community. It really had nothing to do with the skatepark, but in going to the meetings, I am making sure that the skatepark is always represented in the whole process. In going to the meetings and talking to Michael O'Connell, project manager, I

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1097169629024382772004-10-07T09:45:00.000-07:002004-10-07T10:34:24.206-07:00

Yes, this could be considered the official website for Burnside. There is the first Burnside site burnsideskatepark.com too, that is a great photo history of the park and it's skaters, but this is one of only a few places you will find the link. Thanks to Bret, the owner of the original site, the Burnside web address is redirected to my site. I'm sure some people might think, "Who is this guy?

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1097001813638914972004-10-05T11:33:00.000-07:002004-10-05T15:28:23.993-07:00

OK, I just put up the new site, what do you think? Does it load any quicker? Is it too busy or text heavy? Is it easy to navigate to the other pages? Are the links working? Does it work with your browser? Is it missing anything? Let me know so I can make adjustments to make it better if I need to. I've stared at this thing for so long that I can't even tell if it sucks or not, so leave a comment

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1096651697336974782004-10-01T10:25:00.000-07:002004-10-01T10:28:17.336-07:00

I know it's been a while since there's been any updates here. Don't worry. The redesign is almost done. I have a few more things to iron out and it'll be done. So thanks for being patient and keep checking back cause you never know when I'll spring the new site on ya. That's it. Go skate!

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When I first started this site, I wasn't real sure how it would work out. I use something called Blogger to make it really easy to do updates and also because it's free. I've been slowly working on creating a site from scratch to take it's place though. In fact, I just tested it out here and it works perfectly. I'm in the home stretch of completing all of the pages but I still have a bit to go

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1094576646890900232004-09-07T09:00:00.000-07:002004-09-07T10:04:06.890-07:00

I was down at the park this weekend and a couple of people came up and asked if it was true that part of the park was going to be destroyed. I was totally surprised. I was like, "What the hell are you talking about?". They said that they heard the park was on someone else's property and they wanted it back. I just kind of laughed and told them not to believe what they hear about the future of the

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1094063950874110592004-09-01T10:51:00.000-07:002004-09-01T11:53:03.176-07:00

I took a trip to Aumsville on Sunday to catch the final contest in the Oregon Trifecta. I had just set up a new board, the whole deal, and wanted to get some runs in at Burnside first. I got to Burnside and there were only a couple of people there, it was only 10:30, so I took some runs to fine tune my trucks. Indy stock bushing suck! I was not having a good time. I decided to take off and maybe

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1093995564978466352004-08-31T16:36:00.000-07:002004-09-01T10:47:48.290-07:00

I've really been lagging on getting any thing new up. I will do something tomorrow. I have some pics of the Aumsville contest to put up and maybe I can come up with something interesting to say too. No promises on the latter. That's it. Go skate!

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1093647081895927182004-08-27T15:41:00.000-07:002004-08-27T15:51:21.896-07:00

I don't really have a reason for doing it, but I created a forum for this site. I actually was just messing around with creating one and before you know it, it looked good enough to put up. I think. Anyhow, feel free to check it out. I figure, since nobody leaves any comments on here, maybe all of you will be more into posting on a forum. It's a good place to ask questions or just give your two

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1093375641871320692004-08-24T13:21:00.000-07:002004-10-19T11:35:06.086-07:00

Did you make it to the Blowout? If you didn't you missed out on some great skating and probably a free board, mine, but more about that later. First let me say Thank you to all of the companies that kicked down the product that Sage and I were kicking down to anybody within earshot. Consolidated Skateboards - Cold War Skateboards - Seek - Habitat - Duffs - 88 Footwear - Terror Skateboards - NHS -

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The 1st annual Burnside Blowout went off pretty good, all things considered. There were a ton of people and enough product to keep everyone happy. I'll be writing up a full post on it later. Right now I'm in the middle of redesigning the site a little bit. If you think it sucks or is getting to heavy with images, so loads really slow, let me know. Sometimes when you look at something for a long

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1092941434962023932004-08-19T11:37:00.000-07:002004-08-23T10:43:42.166-07:00

There are only two days until the 1st annual Burnside Blowout. I know there are a ton of other events going on the same day, Save Ballard Bowl and the Carbondale Run, just to name a couple. I fully support the Ballard Bowl event, even though I've never been there, and if you're in the Seattle area or have a way of getting there, I suggest you go. Skaters need to stand with other skaters when it

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1092249703317111352004-08-11T11:32:00.000-07:002004-08-11T12:03:52.876-07:00

One of the best graffiti artists in the northwest, Jay Meer, is hooking this site up with a new title banner. I put up a temporary one that he sent me to give an idea of what is to come. The picture there now is one of the pieces he did for the 12th annual Halloween Burnside birthday bash. I kind of stretched it to make it fill more of the area so it isn't the cleanest picture, but keep your eye

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1092077909934539152004-08-09T11:11:00.000-07:002004-08-09T11:58:29.933-07:00

As I've been getting everything set for the upcoming Burnside Blowout on the 21st, I got a piece of interesting news, and it's not good. I am applying for a noise permit so we can have some good loud music without anybody giving us any problems. One of the requirements on the application is that I contact all of the surrounding neighbors. First let me say, a couple of our neighbors were down with

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1091659631235549242004-08-04T14:25:00.000-07:002004-08-06T11:34:02.410-07:00

I've been trying to make a new title banner for this site and have come to the conclusion that I suck when it comes to graphics. I know there really isn't anything wrong with what's there now, but I want something original. The title banner now is just modified from the original template I used. I like the look of the rest of the page but, in my opinion, the top blows. So I've come up with an

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-109155432821302262004-08-03T10:13:00.000-07:002004-08-03T10:32:08.213-07:00

First, let me say that I suck at trying to take photos of the sessions happening at the park. I had the camara with me and there was some sick skating going down, but my problem is that I get skating and don't want to stop to poach some pics. It's hard to sit down and watch everyone skate and not join in on the fun. This weekend was the big blowout at Lincoln City. I wasn't able to make it but

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1091139974216756092004-07-29T14:40:00.000-07:002004-07-29T15:30:07.240-07:00

It has come to my attention that some people are misunderstanding my intentions for the upcoming Burnside Blowout. I understand that Burnside needs to be respected and that contests and such are not really something that works there. Not because the locals won't be into it, but because it's Burnside. You don't do that kind of thing there. That's why I've called the Blowout a nontest. I know, it

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1091137198105339762004-07-29T11:57:00.000-07:002004-07-29T14:39:58.106-07:00

I just got back from a couple weeks of vacation. Last week I was in Vegas just hanging out. I didn't lose too much money, it was mostly just having a good time. I was thinking I might check out a couple of the parks in the area, but 110 degrees is a little too hot for my blood. It was usually still running around 85 at 2:00 in the morning too. It was my first time there and I've decided that I

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1090258476774135102004-07-19T10:04:00.000-07:002004-07-19T11:03:08.783-07:00

This weekend was pretty fun down at the ol' skatepark. Last week my board took a tail dive and it got a severe case of mush tail. So this week I hooked up a new deck. I can't remember when the last time I actually set up a new, not just new to me, deck. It felt like stepping into a new car from an old beat up jalopy. Saturday was real mellow. I think everybody was over at the Super Loop challenge

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1089744511194967472004-07-13T10:47:00.000-07:002004-07-13T12:05:05.086-07:00

Last night Sage and I attended a Central Eastside Urban Renewal Advisory Committee meeting at OMSI. The meeting was, I believe, the third meeting concerning the Burnside redevelopment that the PDC, Portland Development Commission, has had for public comment. Last nights meeting had three presentations, with the first two dragging on for what seemed hours, oh wait, it was hours. The meeting

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1089666601633175192004-07-12T13:45:00.000-07:002004-07-12T14:13:37.936-07:00

I've made a new page for photos I've taken at the park, but of course, my new photo hosting service is down for maintenance. So as soon as it gets back up I will be adding the page and the few photos I took this weekend. There's a great one of Q throwing down a layback cess-slide grind. I'm not exactly sure when it will be up, but hopefully by the end of the day. There's a Portland Development

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1089308004298778502004-07-08T09:42:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:51:51.140-07:00

The 4th of July. A three day weekend. Warm and sunny. You would think that with such a perfect weekend I would have skated a lot and, having a new digital camera, I would be able to post some good pics of the locals ripping it up. But no, I didn't even touch my board the entire weekend. During the weekend I moved further out into suburban hell than I ever dreamed I would. It's funny, while I

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1088805208121901202004-07-02T14:34:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:52:08.453-07:00

I've talked to quite a few people about the upcoming Burnside Blowout and realized that I've left something out. The old men, which I'm one of. So I am reorganizing the structure of the nontest a bit. Originally the plan was to give away money to the top 3 skaters that were killing it and random product to others. Well, we are still going to do that but the money is going to be distributed a bit

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1088441783602794742004-06-28T09:16:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:52:43.756-07:00

In the past week or so, the skatepark has been getting on the bad side of one of the neighboring business's. With all of the work that has been started lately to get everything cleaned up and fixed, you would think that they would be pleased. But, our neighbor sees it differently. The problem seems to be that the fence that runs along the top of the elbow and along the side of the pyramid has

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1087853821736270432004-06-21T14:26:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:53:13.390-07:00

The park has been painted. Early last week the park got a fresh coat of paint and is looking pretty good. Luckily I showed up a few days after the paint job, there's nothing worse then the virgin runs on a freshly painted park. The problem is that you can't see the trannies due having no marks on them. But by the time I got down there there were plenty of wheel marks to give just enough depth

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1087315883648896552004-06-15T08:47:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:53:31.523-07:00

For those of you who would love to ride Burnside but are a bit to timid to hop into the usual high-speed chaos, you missed your chance last weekend. On Saturday the annual Rose Festival Parade was marching right over our heads as we skated. There weren't too many people kicking around so it was a great chance to try and get some new lines figured out, without the threat of a high-speed collision.

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1086633706751129842004-06-07T11:25:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:54:08.336-07:00

If you want to see what skating at Burnside is all about, then you don't want to miss out on any kind of gathering that will draw out the talent. Kent Dahlgren, O.G. skatepark advocate, wants to get something going called a Nontest. A nontest is about the only thing that will work at Burnside. Contests, no. Nontests, yes. From Sleestak I'm selling my house. As soon as it closes and I get my

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1086300850360413112004-06-03T15:00:00.000-07:002004-07-08T13:54:26.620-07:00

I'm working on the real history of Burnside from day one until now, but it's going to take a little while to get it together. When it's done I'll add a link to it for everyone's viewing pleasure. I'm also going to create a quote's page that will basically have any and all quotes that I can muster up from anything printed concerning Burnside. The quote's page will be an ongoing project as there

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1086211938123459642004-06-02T14:31:00.000-07:002004-06-21T14:22:49.570-07:00

There have been a lot of ugly rumors going around concerning Burnside lately. The main one is that the park will be destroyed due to a huge building project in the neighborhood. I have to admit that I even got caught up in the doom and gloom scenario.(see earlier post) Well, within the past couple of weeks a whole slew of new info has become available and I think a lot of people were jumping to

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1083860142215456282004-05-06T08:58:00.000-07:002004-06-21T14:22:01.230-07:00

I have a hard time believing that the end may be drawing near for Burnside, but new developments are arising that is putting it's future in question. Less than 2 blocks away is a vacant lot and an old beat-up warehouse that sits on one of the busiest corners, Burnside and MLK, leading across the Willamette river into downtown Portland. It has been a rumor for sometime now that there is a new

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1083103870967188452004-04-27T14:41:00.000-07:002004-06-03T10:44:12.250-07:00

I recently signed on to the Gmail beta from Google and I must say I'm impressed. First off, Gmail gives you 1 gigabyte of storage. That's 1000 megabytes, not the 2-4 megabytes that Hotmail or Yahoo offer. The reason Google gives you so much storage is because they don't want you to delete e-mails. I'm still trying to come to grips with not deleting old mail but I think I'm starting to come around

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1081880776504290912004-04-13T11:06:00.000-07:002004-04-13T11:30:11.700-07:00

The Burnside skatepark has been around now for about 14 years. In the beginining it was what some would consider a squat. We just showed up one day and poured a little concrete bank. The rest is history. Well, I received a PM at Sleestak, the best NW skateboard site ever, from a buddy who was going to get things back in order with the skatepark. I say back in order because for the past few

weekendwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962093998191693668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220112.post-1077829981267568672004-02-26T13:03:00.000-08:002004-02-27T09:18:36.496-08:00

It's my grandpa! Can you believe it? I just got the news yesterday and could not stop laughing for almost an hour. If you knew my grandpa, you would understand. Check out Jack Bog's Blog for the story of the Silver Circle. The "Silver Circle", or as I like to call him, Grandpa, is one of the nicest, most sincere men you could meet. He has one small problem though, he sometimes doesn't know when

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