Skate til You Die ! is a benefit skateboard event founded by me, John the Baker. The benefit idea started because one day my friends and I rode skateboards from Richmond to San Jose and it was fun. it took 16 hours and was around 60 miles.
We decided to do it again and this time make it into a benefit and do it like a skate a thon. And also to take it in 3 days so more people could do it and so we could do benefit shows each night in 3 different cities.
MAY 21 Richmond BRS 7-11pm $5
NO THANKS, Instant Asshole, Cheapskate , You Die , Speed Wobbles
MAY 22 Hayward Dreamland 3-7pm DAY SHOW! $5
I.A. + Good Neighbor Policy, Duck and Cover
MAY 23 THAT SECRET SPOT San Jose 5pm $5
I.A. + Septic Shock, Virulence, Smut Jerks, Rats
WHATS IT FOR ?
My band, Instant Asshole wanted to buy a van for upcoming tours and so I thought it would be cool if we got a big vehicle that 2 bands could tour in at once and also something we could lend/rent to other bands to use when we weren't on tour.
So I decided to do this benefit to raise money for the van. Instant Asshole is also planning a split 7" release with The Prosthetics from Phoenix and one of the new songs IA recorded for the split is called, "Skate til you Die!". So I thought rather than have the benefit raise money just for the van we would also donate some money raised to alter-abled skaters and so we will be skating to benefit:
Adaptive Action Sports, a group dedicated to skaters and boarders with prosthetic limbs. I learned about this group while doing another skateboarding benefit called SKATE THE LAKE, an annual benefit skate around Lake Tahoe.
http://www.adaptiveactionsports.com
In Addition, while I was skating at Cunningham State Park in SJ with my girlfriend and friends we met this kid Aaron in a wheelchair. He was there to do a backflip, in the chair! He is awesome and every chance I get, I am going to talk about him with regards to Skate Til You Die ! Aaron is what the benefit is about, people need to just get over their shit and get out their and live their dreams.
TOTALLY INSPIRING !
Visit Aaron at HARDCORE SITTING.
http://www.hardcoresitting.com
The Event will start thursday May 21 7pm at Burnt Ramen studios in richmond. There will be a 3 or 4 band show and it will be all ages and $5 at the door. After the show we will start the SKATE leaving Richmond around 12 midnight and doing a 3 hour moonlight ride to The Instant Asshole house in East Oakland.
At the IA house, we will sleep and then leave in the morning and skate to Hayward for the 2nd show May 22 @ Dreamland, a new alternative space for shows and gallery openings and DIY art etc.in Hayward.
The Show at Dreamland will be in early evening 3-7pm and after that, we will skate again from like 8pm til 12 er 1am. Sleep in Fremont or Milpitas somewhere?? Wake up get breakfast and Skate to San Jose for the Final Benefit show May 23rd in San Jose at FRANKS HOUSE 5pm.
To donate you can either sponsor a skater by the mile or send direct donation to us via paypal:
lcatera@sbcglobal.net
If you want/need to make a tax deductable donation then send direct to Adaptive Action Sports via their website. Tell em Skate Til You Die sent you to them !
Heres a list of registered skaters to sponsor:
1. John the Baker
http://www.myspace.com/johnthebaker
jtbaker666@juno.com
2. Jared Power
greenplasticgrass@yahoo.com
3. Alex DucknCover
4. JAY
www.myspace.com/jpmypants
5. Rotten Steve
http://www.myspace.com/svfollowblindly
If you want to skate in the event read the blog on How to Register and send us a message.
THANKS.
Registered Donors:
1. f Labels
http://www.myspace.com/flabels
2. Powell Peralta/Bones
http://www.skateone.com
3. Tankcrimes Records
http://www.tankcrimes.com
4. INSTANT ASSHOLE
http://www.instantasshole.com
5. Kyle Nixon
6. Alternative Tentacles Records
http://www.alternativetentacles.com
7. Youth Deceiver
http://www.myspace.com/youthdeceiver
8. Scarrie Carrie
9. Jay Rosen Guitars
http://www.jayrosen.com/
10. Brent Blacklisted
11. CYTOMAX
http://www.cytosport.com/
12. Alicia from Dallas
13. Eli Neil Grovel
14. EARHAMMER RECORDING STUDIOS
http://www.myspace.com/earhammer
15. MONOLITH PRESS
http://www.monolithpress.net
16. MACULA Skateboards Santa Cruz
http://www.myspace.com/virusskateboards
17. Murray Bowles
http://www.myspace.com/murrayb
18. Camellia
19. Adrian
If you want to donate to the event send us a message.
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