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This week was busy with ‘go skate day’ and school.

Barcamp was great. Check outNixternal’s blog for some coverage.

Today I went to a festival called ‘Taking It To The Streets’. It was a celebration of the IMAS fondation’s 10 year anniversary, it was a giant skate jam with 200+ people coming through a small two obstacle and it was a hip hop festival.

When I rolled up to the skate session, the first thing I noticed was Jackson Hennessy standing in the street, looking casual as can be. If you’re not familiar with the name, Jackson Hennesy is the best skateboarder in Chicago, and my personal favorite. For those who do know what I’m talking about, his part in the Uprise video ‘Chicago’s finest’ is simply amazing.

Later on that day there was a ‘best trick contest’. Basically you had a set amount of time to land the craziest maneuver possible. I came home with a tee shirt as prize for winning second place for a frontside ollie on the quarterpipe. Don’t listen to what Freddy says about there being only 3 people in the contest however. He’s just hateful because he didn’t land it.

Lastly we watched Lupe Fiasco drop his brand of hip-hop on the crowd. I mean this in the literal sense because he fell offstage and hit his head on the ground. He did get up and finish his set.

All around a great weekend.

-Eddie