Indian Summer



Here are a few photos I shot on a couple of warm days we have had lately.

 

Kevin Blann- Kickflip

 

Carson Silva- BS 180

 
 

Carson Silva- FS Shuv

 

Justin Henry- Wallride Nollie Out

Casual Conversation Update.

It has been awhile since I have done a post here. I have been working hard to get the Casual Conversation video finished before the winter weather hits. I am hoping to have it completed sometime in January.

 

In the meantime, below are some photos I have shot over the last couple weeks. Enjoy!

 

 

Dan Charlton- BS Smith Grind

 

 

Jordan West- Switch Nose Manual Fakie Flip

 

 

Seth Zwick- Lipslide to Nose Manual

 

 

Justin Henry, Phil Burton, and Alex Deweese

 

 

Alex Deweese- Switch Ollie

 

 

Alex Deweese- Switch BS 180

 

 

Justin Henry- Switch Heelflip

 

Kevin Blann- Pole Jam

 

 Kevin Blann- Pole Jam

 

 

Kevin Blann

 



Kevin and Justin- Skate Naked.

This past Sunday the rain had Justin, Kevin, and myself retreating to Skate Naked indoor park. Here is a short edit I made of some of the tricks that went down towards the end of the session.




Justin & Kevin- Skate Naked from Andrew Helvey on Vimeo.

The Ohio Strangers.

The last two weeks I have been working with Steve over at The Northern Co. on the Ohio Strangers collaboration video. Featuring Justin Henry, Alex Deweese, Carson Silva, Kevin Blann, and Tedd Cookerly. Give it a view, then head over to thenorthernco.com and check them out. Big shout out to Steve for giving us this opportunity!

Fiming: Andy Helvey
Editing: Steve Fletschinger


ohio strangers from THE NORTHERN COMPANY on Vimeo.

Cincinnati Weekend.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been a bit of a weekend warrior as of late. Here are some photos from my trip to Cincinnati this weekend, as well as some photos from around here. Enjoy!

Alex Deweese- Ollie

 

Carson Silva- Noseslide

 

Justin Henry- Wallie

 

Kevin Blann- FS Wallie

 

Kevin Blann- Wallie

 

Kevin Blann- 50-50

 

Labor Day Weekend.

Here are a couple of photos I was able to shoot between cookouts and family events over the long weekend. Enjoy!

Kevin Blann- Ollie

 

Carson Silva- Kickflip Fakie

Carson Silva- 360 Flip

 

Justin Henry- Wallride



Carson Silva- Welcome to Hella Cool SBC!

My good friend Carson Silva just got on James Kelch's new board company Hella Cool SBC. If you have The Mayor of EMB backing you, you are obviously doing something right. Super proud of my little brother! Below is a short welcome video of some footage Carson and I filmed over the summer. Give it a watch, go buy a Hella Cool board, and congratulate him when you see him!

Carson Silva- Welcome to the Hella Cool SBC from Andrew Helvey on Vimeo.

We're Back.





Sorry for the lack of updates. Things have been pretty hectic lately. Unfortunately I have been stuck at the office and only skating a few days a week. Here are some photos I have been sitting on the last couple of weeks. Enjoy.

 



Natty Mams- BS Tailslide

 

Alex Deweese- FS Bluntslide

 

Justin Henry- BS Noseblunt

 

Justin Henry- Kickflip

 

Justin Henry- BS Flip

 

Kevin Blann- Wallie

You win some, You lose some.

Every skateboarder knows that Sunday is usually the best day of the week to skate and get things done. Unfortunately, this past Sunday was not exactly fruitful. Kevin, Justin, and I made a trip out to Reynoldsberg to skate this fence gap that Taylor Nawrocki had showed us a few months back. I was lucky enough to snap these photos of Kevin and Justin before the landlord came out and started mowing the grass. We decided to be respectful and we left for a bit so he could finish his work. 

About a half hour later we got back to the spot and it looked like it was gonna be smooth sailing from there. Kevin and Justin warmed up again, and things were looking good. As as soon as I got my camera out on to start filming, the lady who owns the building parked her car right in the landing area.

I guess I can't complain too much though. All things considered, this is the first day in a really long time where we really haven't gotten a whole lot done. There's always next weekend right? Until then enjoy these photos, an I'll see you out in the streets. -AH-

Kevin Blann- Ollie

 

Justin Henry- Switch Ollie



Weekend Warriors

I am making this post while on my lunch break at work so I will keep this short and sweet. Everyone has been killing it the last couple of weeks. Here are some new photos and sequences. Enjoy. 

Joey Penry- BS Alley Oop Wallride





Alex Deweese- BS 50-50 180

Carson Silva- Kickflip

Kevin Blann- Hippy Jump

 

Justin Henry- Switch Ollie

 

Justin Henry- Wallie Fakie

 

Justin Henry- BS Noseblunt

B-Sides Vol. 1

My boredom got the best of me last night so I decided to put this little edit together. It's sort of a remix of footage that has already been presented on the site and some new throwaway footage from Kevin Blann, Alex Deweese, Carson Silva, and Justin Henry. Enjoy!

Principe B-Sides Vol. 1 from Andrew Helvey on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Tedd Cookerly

I want to go ahead and wish my older brother I never had, Tedd Cookerly, a happy birthday. A few months ago, Tedd approached me about doing a small video part to release here on the blog for his 42nd birthday. What had originally started out as a joke turned into a really challenging, fun, and inspiring project. I hope when you guys watch this it makes you want to go skate, but also make you realize that you are never too old to skate hard, progress, learn new tricks, and most importantly, have fun with your friends. Happy 42nd Tedd, and heres to many more! -AH-
tedd cookerly birthday part from Andrew Helvey on Vimeo.

A Letter of Apology.

A Letter of Apology

(Words: Tedd Cookerly)

 

  

  I am not sure how often Andy is going to allow me this platform to vent, so I am going to take full advantage of this moment. I feel that it’s only fitting that I should start with something as simple and as honest as an apology to my skateboarding peers. I believe that the hardest thing to do is admit that you have been abundantly wrong/ ignorant/ lame / inconsiderate/ and I would like to right that wrong now. I hope that this is seen by the right people and they can take it as an honest “I am sorry.”

       

  Over the last two months, I have been working on something that I never in my life would have thought of doing. Yes my friends, I have been working on a video part. When Andy launched Principle, we had jokingly talked about doing something “short” that would be a fun project. What’s come from that is a video part scheduled to release on July 20th 2013 which, if you are keeping score at home, is my 42nd birthday. Andy and I have been out most every day trying to piece something together that will show that, maybe, this old man still has a few tricks up his sleeve.

 

  My only hope is that when it comes out, it makes you, the skater, want to go out and skate and know, with confidence, this is something you can do for a very long time and still love it like I do. As it is said so aptly on social media everyday; thank you skateboarding.

 

Tedd Cookerly- Big Ole BS Ollie

(Photo: Andy Helvey)

Sunday Funday

Here are a couple photos of Alex Deweese, Justin Henry, and Kevin Blann from this weekend. These guys have been on an absolute tear lately! Enjoy!

Alex Deweese- BS Tailslide

(photo: Andy Helvey)

 

Kevin Blann- Boardslide from flat

(photo: Andy Helvey)

Justin Henry- Ollie up Crooked Grind

(photo: Andy Helvey)

Justin Henry: Nollie Crooked Grind Pop Out

(Photo: Andy Helvey)

Justin Henry- FS Nosegrind

(photo: Andy Helvey)

Go Skateboarding Day 2013 by Joe Charlton

My good friend Joe Charlton just released this Go Skateboarding Day edit from his trip to Cincinnati and Newport. Give it a watch, lots of good skateboarding in there! Dan absolutely kills it and Joe did an amazing job behind the lens as always! Enjoy!

Featuring: Dan Charlton, Kendall Boyd, Seth Zwick, Gary Collins, Nate Horn and Chad Butler.

Trees, Rocks, Bricks, and Rails

Its always sick to go out and skate with Kevin Blann and Justin Henry. They always make the worst spots work for them. Here are some photos from this past Friday of Kevin and Justin just making the best of what they got.


Kevin hit me up this past Friday about this tree he wanted to do a trick on. I have to admit I was a little skeptical, but he rolled away from this in about 5 tries.

Kevin Blann- FS Tree Ride

Next we stopped at the Bro Rail. Justin landed this crooked grind pop out in no time at all.

Justin Henry- Crooked Grind

On our way back to the car we found this stone  pillar that had Kevin psyched. I have Never seen a guy that can skate rocks so well before!

Kevin Blann- Manual

 To end the day we stopped by a brick ledge that Kevin made skate able. Justin came through with two NBD's in no time at all.

Justin Henry- 5-0

Justin Henry- 5-0 180