Eric Aguirre with AB Black
The Valo Premiere was nothing less than perfect, as we were widely welcomed and allowed to be ourselves in spite of the intriguing art garnishing the walls. The event ran from 7-11 as the crowd of old and new graced the Haven Arts Gallery to support the still growing community of bladers. Making this all possible was Ray Mendez with help from owner Barry Kostrinsky, Valo Skate Brand, Blades Board n Skate, Matt Andrews, Victor Callender, Ron Hunter and the other sponsors that were also in attendance. NY Valo support including Austin Paz, Franco Cammayo, and Joey Graziano were in attendance with the likes of Bobby Reichel, Trevor Johnson, Billy O'Neill, Nick Riggle, Skeptic Media, Ralphy Herrera, John Stephens, Ariel Suron, Kelly Mathews and many others.
As a p-rail was taking shape behind the screen, an extended version of the Skeptic Connecticut Comp played off the projector which was followed by a trailer of their new dvd expected to drop in time for BCSD '09. From the little I saw, I can say only that rolling owes Franco for his undying love and constant sacrifices. All this aside I was able to treat the crowd and Nick Riggle to portions of "Mushroom Blading" which is out in stores now and I highly recommend it just for the intro. Before the main event, Jon Julio stopped by via live video conference call only making the night more worthwhile. Somewhere in the middle there was the trailer to the "Truth II" and the Last Man Standing Trailer as well.
JJ via Conference Call
I almost forgot to mention that the fashionably late Brown Brothers and their entourage did make it out in time to show support for the affair. Now to keep things short, I enjoyed "WAV 3" just as much as the previous release but some of you might complain about the swagged out music or the dominant park footage which I found refreshing and properly placed. The editing, videography, and motion graphics were all very professional and complimented each other. With all that said, NYC is winning back its title as the place to be and "We Are Valo 2.5/3" should be in everyone's collection.
For pics follow the link http://photobucket.com/wav3premiere
haven arts gallery
50 bruckner ave, bldg a
bronx ny 10454
info@havenarts.org
www.havenarts.org/
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