Celebrate our Philadelphia & Seattle screenings with a little 2006 mayhem at Skatopia. “Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy” in THEATERS in SEATTLE & PHILADELPHIA! Nov 16 to 22. “Skatopia is a grimy bubble of pure freedom; a skateboarder’s dream and end-of-the-world Thunderdome all at the same time.” – Film Threat
Tag: Punk Rock
Gizzard’s Tale
“Bowl Bash is a yearly event in Ohio, that attracts the Big Guns, and the Scary Brave. I consumed more alcohol in this week than in the previous several years combined, i think it was a survival response.” The Road to Skatopia -Gizzard This is a necessary trip for me, as a Skateboarder. Rutland… it’s […]
Skatopia: 40 Acres and a Pool
Originally published in Heckler by Andrew Hutchison “It’s a good idea to bring food, water, and anything else needed to sustain life.” I could give you a map with directions, but you will still get lost. I will do my best to describe it in words, but you won’t fully comprehend. I will even show you […]
Heathen’s Rant
I’ve seen a lot in my years at Skatopia. I’m not allowed to mention everything I’ve seen, less some folks would do the shackle shuffle. Here goes. I’ve seen Brewce Martin attempt (with surprising success) to bang every punker slut to set foot on the property. I’ve seen fist fights, knife fights, beer fights, car […]
Science Talks
From a Juice Magazine interview with Dave “Science” Maxwell. Skatopia is about being able to skate at 4AM and play music as loud as you want and get pissed if you want. You can blow up your car if you need to, some people need to do that, you know. I do want more skaters […]
Jack Sabbath Interview
1) What is your name? Jack Sabbath 2) Who do you ride for? CIA Wounded Knee Independent Volcom 3) Where are you from? Born CT raised in West Virginia 4) How long have you been skating? since the bicentennial 5) What is your favorite spot? Apple then , anywhere I see fire in skaters eyes […]
15 Things
15 Things You Didn’t Know About Skatopia words: Kevin Craft Originally published at 1. In 1996, skateboarder Brewce Martin’s dream to create a skate haven where he could play loud music and build ramps materialized. He purchased 88 acres of southern Ohio backwoods for a mere $45,000, and Skatopia was born. Sandwiched between garage […]
Skatopia – Sk8 or Git!
via elasticback.blogspot.com An old (but long) blog entry about city boyz terrorized into believing that Convict IS Skatopia.
I fink u freeky
We left the country but the country didn’t leave us!
SKATOPIA SOLD OUT AT MIDNIGHT!
Thank You to all the intrepid midnight filmgoers! We never guessed we’d fill the theater twice in Athens. Thanks to Brewce and the entire crew from the farm for coming out again. And to paraphrase Frank Zappa, “Thank you Athens, Ohio, wherever you are.” Photo courtesy of David Hooker