Sellers Way Sunday Sessions, Vol 1. Issue 1

Welcome to 1 Sellers Way! Spent a lovely sunday evening at my buddy Steve's house who just recently acquired and resurrected the mini ramp once owned by Sean Currie, Andy Marr, and John Exelby. The thing rides like a dream! Now throw in a trampoline, a massive yard, and a BBQ... well you know the old saying "there goes the neighborhood"? Well that shit has never rang so true! but luckily for the neighborhood, the house is home to five outstanding young gentlemen who have mastered the fine art of simply "killin' it".

Stay tuned to theBOOMBOXdream.com for more upcoming features, videos, and photos of this very special place all summer long...

Signs of change.

Found this photo today on CBC. You might need to click on it to see it better, but what struck me about this photo is the solar panels on the roofs amid a massive Simpson's styled nuclear smoke stack. Even better is that this picture is for a news story that reads "Germany to shut down nuclear plants by 2022". Just a little food for thought and a ray of sunshine on this monday...

Our Streets on Canvas

On May 24, 2011 fresh off a 9 hour drive back from Timmins with Acro, we hit up the Standard for a Standard Tuesday with DJ Acro. Lucky for us, the Standard was playing host to Our Streets on Canvas which was essentially a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation with a silent auction for some fresh photo pieces of the Ottawa skate scene. (a.k.a great night, good beats, and mad team hangs.) Cheers to Andrew Rochette and crew for keeping the skate community on point...

(favorite shot of the night, only second to Jäger tho. photo: Pat Bolduc)

The FISE dream.

Ever since my first faithful encounter with Raynald Tanny (editor of Unleashed Wake Magazine) in the Philippines at the CWC three years ago, a whole new world opened up to me. Never before did I hear of a French contest named "FISE" in Montpellier, France. Shit, did I feel stupid. But how could you blame me? I'm just a Canadian subject to the bias of North American propaganda telling you that nothing interesting happens beyond our continent in the sport of wakeboarding. 

Fortunately those times are over, and North America can no longer ignore the amazing international wakeboarding scene that exists beyond our borders. I feel somewhat privileged to be a part of that trend when four years ago, my bro and I were the first Canadians to visit the CWC. I remember talking to Raynald about some solid Canadian talent (namely the Derome brothers, and Yan Tibo) who now you can easily find gracing the inner pages of Unleashed Wake Magazine and attending all the sickest contests Europe has to offer...which brings me to my next point.

Next week from May 30-June 5, 2011 in Montpellier, France, FISE is set to go down yet again as one of Europe's biggest extreme sports festivals. Our very own Raph Derome will be looking to defend his title, and it doesn't look like it will be easy with kids like Nico Von Lechenfeld, and Kevin Henshaw stepping up their game as of late. The 2011 setup promises to be the best ever, and all made possible by the magic of a System 2.0....check it out!

(photos courtesy of Unleashed, course design by Hugo Charbit)

MAKE SURE NOT TO MISS A BEAT, FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION VIA LIVE WEBCAST AT  WWW.FISE.FR!!

Kendama time!

(my new toy arrived in the mail today)

What Up - Video Release Party!

(Justin Bonney, poster boy.)

What Up Tease I from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.

Kevin's wall

video courtesy of alliancewake.com. Kevin's progression has a rail builder has come a long way. Check out (below) his new 'signature' UNIT Parktech feature...designed by riders, for riders... a.k.a. common sense.

A*C - five years strong(er).

For you, Annie xo. 

Long MAY you RUN...

Ottawa. traffic. highway. Andy. Tim Hortons. moon rise. Moose. Ice Chest Lake. shooting star. sunrise. Yoga. Neil Young. Bailey's. coffee. radio. friends. dock. burgers. hot dogs. BBQ. trampoline. jetski. wakeboard. wakeskate. ollie. tree jibbing. sunglasses. SPF 30. horseshoes. tent. cooler. ice. blackflies. bug spray. dirt bike. 4-wheeler. engagement. Anik. Chris. fire wood. axe. trees. fricket. PBR. Coors Light. Blue. High Life. Carling. brandy. wine. rye. rum. Zeppelin. Q92. music. iPod. chirps. boys. Pierre. L.B. Mitchy. Jocey. Quinner. Krys. Justin. Johny. Neiko. dirty dog. football. catch. fetch. lake bath. out house. toilet paper. pizza. chips. propane. cigarettes. Canucks. Hockey Night in Canada. sunset. loon. call of the wild. pass out. hammick. nature. Miller Light blue cordaroy. no shoes. canoe. circle. smoke. laughing. tradition. Jack Pine. Red Pine. White Pine. Poplar. magic. tea. walk. lost. found. eggs. bacon. potatoes. ketchup. mustard. muskoka chairs. rain. cloudy. sunny. fire. smores. guests. slippers. sandals. picnic table. munchies. memories. clean up. snow. drive. traffic. Ottawa.

www.theboomboxdream.com

YAYA!! We've graduated to our very own domain name, some pretty fancy shit ay. You can now find us at www.theboomboxdream.com Still keeping it real with the same shit. same steeze. so stay tuned...

yours truly,

- the boombox dream -

Kendamamini - new edit!

Kandamamini from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.


Having fun with some footage I got back in February on a cold winter's day. As luck would have it, Ryan Rouleau knew a guy (John) with a mini ramp in a heated garage. Trust me, the 25 min ride to Kemptville, ON is well worth it. OH and in case you're wondering what that fancy ball and a cup shit is at the beginning? well it's a kendama, and pretty much the coolest thing to come out of Japan since sushi.

SBC love

(What Up getting some love from SBC wakeboard magazine)

What Up! - teaser

What Up Tease I from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.

Check out this teaser for the new video Craig McCallion and Half Cab Productions have put together showcasing Ottawa's local wake scene. This is Craig's second full length release after producing Legit the movie in 2009. The production quality on this new video is crazy with everything being in full HD and then some. Justin and I are super stoked to be a part of this project with a chance to showcase some of the footage we got last year during our 4th stint at the CWC together. WHAT UP will be available for FREE download following it's official release party at Bablyon nightclub in Ottawa, ON on June 17th, 2011. Stay tuned to halfcab.ca for some fresh news, as well as THE BOOMBOX DREAM for some fresh BOOMBOX touched teasers as well...

This is Dustin O'Ferrall.

Dustin has been around for awhile, finally getting his due!! Just goes to show you that true style always shrines through...for full screen version please visit Alliance Wake.com

Family Tree feat. Craigy Bowl-U and Jesse Millen

Family Tree Intersection 2011 Submission from Family Tree on Vimeo.
Found this video on my boy Craig Beaulieu's facebook wall, and also features another hometown cat by the name of Jesse Millen. It was done as part of a video contest submission for a new contest the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, B.C. Craigy's holmies at Family Tree were selected among 5 other production crews to compete for the top prize of 15,000$ for best video. Although this video did not win, it's pretty bad ass considering they only had 7 days to shoot and edit. Enjoy!

Ottawa can skate.

Stumbled upon this video, courtesy of Jordan Wiens, that showcases a bunch of Ottawa locals ripping the streets of O-town. Coolest thing I think is that there's no shops, clicks, politics, or hating involved. It's just a straight up mash up of some dudes simply killing it with some nice beats to go along true. SHIT! makes be wanna grab my skate and go..and so should you, PEACE! 
*(However, be warned shit gets a little weird/random at the end of this video ay haha...)

boomboxed for life.

Got INKED for the very first time a few weeks back. Decided to go all or nothing and get my ribs done. I was originally gonna get this tattoo during my stint in Australia. However through a combination of having little money and no money, it just didn't get done. So after sitting on the idea for a couple years, somehow it finally came time after meeting my dude and artist Jimmy Gobeil over @ Planet Ink. I'm not gonna go into detail on what it means and shit, but for those who know me y'all know what it's about. Team Boombox for life ya.

My man Jimmy has an art show scheduled for June 5th at the Manx Pub at 370 Elgin St. in Ottawa. Come support something real ay...

Nico Von Lerchenfeld: Notes from Thailand

Notes from Thailand from Andy Kolb on Vimeo.
Kid's got style!! Remember this name: Nico Von Lerchenfeld ailing from Germany is the new kid on the block redefining how rails should be done. I'd say he's the only kid who could give Raph Derome a run for his money...It's gonna be sick to see these two battle it out this summer on both sides of the pond.

ya D! - new video!!

ya D! from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.
This video is from April 8th, 2011 when myself, Andy Morrish, Kevin Curioustimes, and Shawn Allarie spent a sunny friday afternoon at Camp Fortune in Gatineau Park. Andy was on fire all day boosting huge off the hip and locking in a few back lips smooth azzz. The fact that the ski hill was closed with no chairlifts made things only better. Except for a few cross country skiers racing up and down the hill, we had the whole hill to ourselves! Probably one of the funnest days of riding all season, nothing better than sunshine with some boards and good bros. enjoy!