I really could never not live in NY. I don’t know how other people do it. There’s no where else in the world you could have a night like this without planning it. Started out with Java gettin the streets wet in the Antenna Soul. Kicked it at Shut for a while before hitting up the Lupe show at Governor’s Island. We even saw Q-Tip peepin it tough outside the Apple store on 14th. Then we rolled down to Lit to link up with the Trouble Gang and the rest is history as usual. Watch it unfold after the jump.

I had the chance to chop it up with another legend today, Shut’s Rodney Smith. I’m doing a piece on Shut for Living Proof and we got shit cracking today. Man, this dude is so deep its not even funny. Getting schooled is rad. Shouts to Cohen!

Did it up right last night at the Altamont x Boogie jumpoff with Murphy’s Law. The show was outta control! Here’s German Shut skater and the dude behind Monster Skateboard Mag, Oli Tielsch fresh off the plane. Me and Cohen kept telling him that claiming jet lag from Germany was bullshit and giving him another beer. You can peep the whole gallery of pics from the party at RadCollector. Thanks to Brian!

Every year in March, I make a pilgrimage to Vermont for the last great weekend of the East Coast season: The US Open and World Quarters. Its an almost Groundhog Day-esque affair, each year the snow is sparse, the sun is shining and everybody is in the mood to wile out. Ok every now and then the weather gets wack but the wile out part, that’s always true. This year was no different. Actually, this year was off the hook. Uncle Craig (Frank151), Michael (Shut NYC), Tracy (ESPN) and I packed up a brolic Toyota Tundra LTD Crew Max and headed up to Stratton on the Wednesday before the Open so we could get entrenched before the madness. For the next 6 days the entire shred world dropped in and did it right: Danny Kass won his fifth US Open halfpipe, Louie Vito turned 21 and the World Quarters pushed the boundaries of competitive riding from rad to literally fucking insane. Check out the full trip photo gallery courtesy of Craig Wetherby after the jump.

The Concierge sent me over this teaser for the upcoming Halloween Hell Raiser contest to be held on the roof of the New Design High School on November 1st. Sponsored by Vans, Supreme, Shut, Acapulco Gold, Red Bull, KCDC, 5Boro and more plus a $3000 check for best trick, the Hell Raiser is an event that only NY could pull off. Hit back for pics and results yo!