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Charmcity ripper Bob Reagan pictured here at the CharmCity Skateboard Park doing a halfcab bluntbigspin out was just recently highlighted in MTV’s (now canceled) show “SCARRED”!

The episode aired on September 18th in the 10spot line of programming. Bob seems to have made a full recovery from his broken elbow and has went on to win last weeks contest at Industry skateshop in Pennsylvania.
Good luck Bob, enjoy the national coverage, I’m sure will see you again soon!
Sequence by David Stuck
Check out Bob’s “SCARRED” segment.

Nilton Neves broke his lower leg at the Burnside park on August 18.2007.
While in Portland to compete at the AST Dew Tour. Rolpho Ramos, Wagner Ramos and Nilton Neves were enjoying a pre-dew tour session at the world reknown Burnside skatepark. The session ended early when Nilton Neves actually landed a 6foot plus judo over the steep hip in the back of the park.
It was really crazy because he landed on it. I followed up with Wagner Ramos, and he said that Nilton has eight metal pins in his leg and will hopefully be back skating in six months!
The skate community is pulling for you Nilton, get well soon!

On July 23.2007 Emerica and 5boro owner Steve Rodriguez teamed up again to bring you the now famous “Back to the Banks contest” at the Brooklyn Banks underneath the Brooklyn bridge.
Now don’t go looking for the banks in Brooklyn, they are underneath the Manhattan side of the bridge (made that mistake about 10 years ago and almost got killed) but I guess the Manhattan banks just doesn’t have the same ring to it!
This years contest was amazing and as usual all the New York killers were there, but this year Jake Duncombe, Dustin Dollin, Andrew Reynolds and many others were floating around from obstacle to hard to skate obstacle. The obstacles werent made improperly they were just built to mimmick NYC street spots. That added to this contests unique approach to what a pro street event should be. Ran by skaters for skaters in the streets.
Manny Santiago won the handrail event with tricks like this kickflip boardslide. What you can’t tell from the photo is that just to get to the rail these guys have to battle the crowd and blindly fly around a pillar that’s about fifteen feet from the rail itself. So you have no time to set up and people everywhere.
Steve Rodriguez does a bang up job of holding it down and keeping the kooks out of the way and using a small area to put on a big contest!
Interstate will definitly be back next year to cover the event, its to fun to miss!
Photo of Manny Santiago’s Kickflip Boardslide by David Stuck

The crew at Listen just released their latest video “Viajeros Locos!” Danny Montoya and company premeired the video in NYC.
It got rave reviews and its all anyone could talk about at the Back to the Banks contest which went on a few days later.
Cheers to Danny Montoya, Brian Brown, Rodrigo Petersen, and Rob G for a job well done. Look for it in your local skate shop soon!
Link: Listen Viajeros Locos Premiere [Transworld]