Skate Night 09.07.11: Together for Carter!

Calling all BROTHERS and SISTERS!

COMING TOGETHER: a SKATE NIGHT for Carter 09.07.11 @Babylon Nightclub from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.

This month's SKATE NIGHT presented by TOP OF THE WORLD will be a very special edition honoring the memory of Carter Antila. For those who may not have known Carter, he is the younger brother of TAYLOR ANTILA, a good friend to the skate community here in Ottawa. Sadly for Taylor, his family, and the skate community as a whole, we lost a special kid in a tragic accident on the night of July 30th, 2011.

It then became apparent to Skate Night brainchild, Mr. Sam Francis, that something needed to be done in the wake of this tragedy. So after speaking with Taylor and his family, they informed Sam of a new skatepark they wanted to build in their hometown of New Liskeard, Ontario. At the end of it all this new skatepark would allow for members of the community to share in Carter's love for skateboarding, and provide kids with a progressive, safe, and fun spot to skate. 

And so with that, on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011, Babylon Nightclub (Ottawa) is set to host a worthwhile fundraiser for Taylor and his family. All proceeds from this month's Skate Night will be donated to help the Antila's develop and build a new memorial skatepark in their hometown of New Liskeard, Ontario.


For more information, please visit the facebook event page: TOGETHER FOR CARTER: A Skate Night for Carter Antila...see you all there!

All Things Classic x DJ ACRO: August edition.

ALL THINGS CLASSIC continues this month with a summer ending/fall welcoming event. This all vinyl monthly feature has quickly become one of the premiere events on the Ottawa scene and features all the best classic and wax from hip hop, soul, funk, blues, reggae, breaks, and samples. 

After holding down July as a solo effort,  DJ ACRO is going back full circle and welcoming back  DJ ILLO who helped him launch the first ever all things classic back in March. As for himself, Illo has had a busy summer, making it very clear that he has picked up some pretty heavy wax while travelling around the country and is ready to throw down for this one!

So with that, I invite you all down to the Standard Luxury Tavern (360 Elgin St.) on TUESDAY, AUGUST 30th, 2011 for what is easily the best and most unique monthly feature in Ottawa.

Starts at 10pm. NO COVER.

5$ Martinis

4$ Jagerbombs

4$ Chicken Wings

2$ Gourmet mini burgers

Raph and Still Not Famous do it again!

22,400 hits in 48 hours! unreal.
Wakeboarding wants/needs more Raph Derome.
Props to Joe Ferguson for another DOPE ass edit.


A short. from still not famous on Vimeo.

Half Cab freshness!

Check out these two new fresh edits from Craig McCallion and Half Cab Productions!


Big Bang 2011 from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.


Beach Clubbin from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.

www.halfcab.ca

Gypsie free ridin' - new edit! Pt.1

Gypsie free ridin' (Pt. 1) from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.
July was crazy fun month for me. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel from Ottawa to Timmins, back to Ottawa to Winnipeg, back to Ottawa to St-Zotique and to Trois-Rivières, and then back again. Confused? Tell me about it. Shit at the end of all that, it was already August!

Part one features myself, Johny Bonney riding at my cottage up in Northern Ontario, Yan Tibo at Adrenaline Adventures in Winnipeg (Axis, AtWater, Go Fast energy drink, CTRL Wakeboards, Von Zipper), and my bro Justin Bonney (Billabong) in Winnipeg as well. Needless to say that I got lots of riding done, visited some cool places, and met some even cooler people along the way. Stay tuned for part two...


FREE RIDE MORE.
- theboomboxdream.com -

Backyard shredder: Benjamin Leclair!

Ben Leclair. 2011 from Justin Loiselle on Vimeo.

Check out this little edit of my little buddy Benjamin Leclair (AtWater, AXIS, Slingshot, Billabong) shredding at his local spot chez les Deromes in St. Zotique, Québec. Kid's got talent!

Shot of the Summer? Pt.2

What: Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)

Where: Ice Chest Lake, Timmins

When: August 6, 2011

Photo: Johny Bonney

the WILKER lives on!

My friend Jamie Veilleux snapped this pic at his lake in Hearst, Ont. The boat you see is where and how this all started. My mom purchased it in the summer of '99 in order for her boys to spend a little more time at the cottage. Well her planned worked like a charm! The very next summer, my brother Justin convinced me that we should buy a wakeboard, and well here we are today.

We traded this boat in two summers ago for a jetski simply for the sake of convenience and efficiency. The last time I saw the Wilker, was when we sold it and it was being trailered off never to be seen again...until now. This boat represents a very special time in my life, and it's fucking awesome to see it again in the water especially with all our stickers still in tack! Many good times were had in that boat, good to see you again Miss Wilker...thanks for the memories.

Original TEAM WILKER members:

Antoine Vezina

Justin Bonney

Johny Bonney

Kyle Othmer

Co Gougeon

L.B.

Wake in'da Street FINALE! (Victoriaville, Qué.)

WAKE DANS RUE 2011 FINALE

VICTORIAVILLE, QUEBEC

AUGUST 19-20, 2011

308 Notre-Dame East

(after party @Bar L'Évasion)

SCHEDULE – FORMAT – PRIZE MONEY

FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2011

9 PM – Demo/practice

SATURDAY AUGUST 20, 2011

1 PM – QUALIFICATIONS

 30 min practice

·           45 min Round 1 (best trick, jam format, top 8 riders)

·           45 min Round 2 (best trick, jam format, top 8 riders)

7 PM – FINAL

Top 16 battle, best 2 of 3

·          WDR winners get top seat

**PRIZE MONEY**

1^ST 1000$

2^ND 500$

3^RD 250$

4^TH 150$

5^TH 100$

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

WAKEBOARD e-mail info@proamproductions.com

40$ (early bird)

50$ (on site)

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

WOMEN AND WAKESKATERS ARE WELCOME!

it's my birthday!

This past weekend I was in Timmins for a little pre-birthday jam at my cottage. I showed up only to found out that my brother Justin had built a rail by himself for my birthday as a surprise (note: we failed to build one two weeks prior) even though he had six fresh stitches in his leg and wouldn't be able to ride it. Best gift EVER!!

Johny's birthday gift. from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.

Getting to know Adrenaline Adventures in Winnipeg

Get To Know Adrenaline Adventures from EnglishJon.com on Vimeo.

Shot of the summer?

Rider: Johny Bonney (270, switch frontboard)

Photo: Julie Beaudoin

Camera: iPhone4

Location: Ice Chest Lake, Timmins

Date: August 6, 2011

Capital Cruising

Capital Cruising from Ryan Emond on Vimeo.

Thank you bywardofmouth.ca, this video is dope as!

Battle at the BARRICS is back!!

4 x shops. 4 x challenges. 1 x champion.

nurse Bonney?

"Oh man Andy ate SHIT! get the peroxide!!" haha 

--> Just another Sunday Fun Day in Mont Tremblant, from hill bomb fail to river cruising via rubber tubes <---

Wake Cracker, circa 2007?

Might be old, but this has got to be one of my favourite contests of all time. Red Bull put together a very cool concept back in the summer of '07. Riders were brought into the Quebec wilderness (not knowing where they were going of course), basically in the middle of nowhere, got their heads shaved upon arrival, and then had to get creative in making their own rails and jibs with natural features. The highlight of the video is Oli Derome's tree bonk to frontside three. Probably one wakeboarding's most underrated stunts EVER, and that's real talk.

More of the best contest ever: Wake the Line 2011.

O'Neill Wake The Line from Ben Hall on Vimeo.

Another sweet video to surface from Wake the Line 2011 that takes you behind the scenes and a little more in depth about the sickest contest of the season. People just can't seem to get enough of this contest, and with good reason ay. Hopefully something like this can make its way back to Canada someday. Props to O'Neill for the video. Enjoy!

The Big Bang 3.0

(translation please.) Well it is the return of the BIG BANG party at Mont Cascades (Cantley, Qué.) In case you've never been, well it's essentially a massive dance party combined with a wakeboarding rail contest/jam and a water slide park that's open 'till 1 a.m. Good times? mos def, and it's happening this Friday and Saturday, doors open at 8pm! visit www.megabigbang.com for more info....see you there.

Alliance Wake Mag Triple Crown Winnipeg video

Here's a little sneak peak at what went down in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the Monster Energy WWA Triple Crown #1 July 8-9, 2011. Stay tuned for the hour long special recapping all the action from the Monster Triple Crown Wake Park series set to air on CBS Sports this fall. Enjoy!

Raph Derome: stitched.

Check out this latest video from Joe Ferguson and Still Not Famous. Since winning the rail rider of the year, Raph Derome has fallen off the radar so to speak having to recover from a serious infection in his elbow. The injury occurred at the end of last season while on a winch mission in Toronto after he fell and chewed up his elbow on some concrete in some not so clean water. Almost a year later and Raph is still not 100%, but is well on his way to a full recovery. And that's some really good news cause wakeboarding needs more of Raph Derome.

Stitched from still not famous on Vimeo.

Wake'n in da street dere in Trois Rivières, Québec!

This weekend's mission took me to Trois Rivières, Québec. A small, and quaint little town pretty much halfway between Montréal and Québec City. I made the decision to go after waking up Saturday morning and having nothing really better to do on a beautiful hot sunny day. The reason for my slight hesitation was that I would first need to catch a bus to montreal at 11 am, then  board a "train de banlieu" for a 35min ride to Deux-Montagnes to meet up with Tibo, and then finally make the drive to Three Rivers. Amazingly everything lined up smooth as!

Once in Deux-Montagnes, Tibo was nice enough to drive some new friends I had made on the train and who were looking to make it to the Beach Club. So after dropping them off, we were on our way to Alex Savoie's, a.k.a Mr. Wake QC. And being the environmentalists we are, we all decided to pack into Savoie's truck and car pool our way to the 2011 edition of Wake Dans Rue in Trois Rivières.

(Arnauld going down, shoulder first)

(Marie-Line holding it down)

As per usual the setup was a good mix of fun and sketchyness. But it was really cool to know that this year's setup was designed by Raph Derome himself. Both boys AND girls were throwing down with of course the odd entertaining bail. (props to our boy Arnauld who sustained a dislocated shoulder, we wish you a speedy recovery bro!).

At the end of it all it was Yan Tibo in third, Alex Savoie in second, and p'tit Benjamin Leclair taking first place with 500$!

(Tibo's test run)

So after a few beers and having to pick up our man Arnauld at the hospital, we decided to call it a night and head back to Montreal. The next morning I headed over to check out Tibo's pimpin' new pad and for some delicious peanut butter toast. We then headed to the Beach Club for a shred on the cable with Seb Toots (yes he can also rip on a wakeboard!). So ya just another super fun trip and mission on a whim in the belle province of Québec! 

thank you Tibo, Savoie, and Stacey for some sweet québecois hospitality!! à la prochaine mes amies...

Oli Derome.

Oli Derome - Best Footy of 2010 from Wake2wake.ca on Vimeo.
Wake2wake made this edit available that features some of Oli's best stuff in 2010. Since then, Oli is now riding for Slingshot wakeboards and landed a wake to wake 1080 just a few months back. And that's whassup

I wanna skate!

TOP TEAM SKATEPARK TOUR VIDEO from Top of the World on Vimeo.

After a weekend of wakeboarding, can't wait to get back on my skate! (video courtesy of Top of the World)

Winnipeg Day 3 and 4: contests are over.

(canadian pro obstacles: Justin 3rd. Jess 2nd. Tibo 1st.)

There's something to be said about competitions. At best, I'd like to consider them to be a necessary evil. On one hand, if the sport is to grow and progress towards a legitimate board sport, it is required that there exists the necessary platform and exposure in order for that to be possible. Also, not to mention that many of these riders rely on these sort of events in order to make a living. Now on the hand, competitions can sometimes take away from the fun when taken to serious. In a competitive environment, it's easy to lose track of what's most important.

Unfortunately for myself, I let the latter get the best of me this weekend. Things started off great on Friday after I qualified for the finals at the Triple Crown open rails event with a 91.00. The reason why I think things went so well is that I had zero expectations going in. But now the game had changed, and I suddenly found myself second guessing every move I made. Needless to say that my riding went to shit as the weekend went on to the point that I didn't even make it past the qualifiers today in the Canadian Wake Park Championships pro rail event. 

Luckily for me, it's not the riding I'll remember. I mean sure ya on friday my fun was had on the water, but on saturday and sunday all the fun was happening off the water. Hanging with crew, meeting some solid locals, watching some dope ass riding, and all the while being lucky enough to ride Canada's sickest cable park was pretty fucking sweet ay. 

And now tomorrow it's back to free riding and filming for our last day with another sunny day in the forecast.

Thank you Winnipeg, Connor, and Adrenaline Adventures for a great time.

(for a full wrap up of the WWA triple crown visit alliancewake.com)

Winnipeg Day 2: getting results.

(we got bibs!)

Day two in Winnipeg, and day one of the Monster Energy WWA Wake Park Triple Crown. Justin and I competed in the open obstacles only division. My ride went really well and I qualified for the finals tomorrow with a 91.00  Justin on the other hand was having a good run until he had a brain fart and decided to fall on the far side of the cable doing absolutely nothing. Tough break, but we'll be able to make for it Sunday at the Canadian Nationals. Tibo also killed it today with a 95.00 and advanced to the pro semi-final tomorrow as well.

First ride in Winnipeg: new edit.

My first ride at Adrenaline Adventures Wake Park (Winnipeg) from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.

Winnipeg Day 1: missed flights and cable found.

Started off the trip in true style this morning. Woke up at 6:35 am to catch a 7:00 am flight, ya do the math. So after a brief freak out, I accepted my fate and paid for a second flight that got me out of Ottawa by 9:00 am and into to Winnipeg at 12:30 local time. No harm done I guess.

(not a happy camper)

Once landed, I headed straight to the hotel to check in and meet up with Yan Tibo who flew in from Montreal this morning. Now it was finally time to make our way to the brand new cable we were promised over at Adrenaline Adventures. Now at this point we finally understood that we had no idea where this cable was and how to get there. So we hired a cab and trusted he could lead us to the promise land right? not even!

(Tibo mapping it out for our cabbie)

So with a little help from the cabbie's trusted road map, the cable park was finally within our sites. Pretty much in the middle of nowhere, flat as fuck, and surrounded by farmer's fields there lied Canada's newest wake park paradise. Without further ado, Tibo and I quickly strapped in rode the rest of the day away.

(Adrenaline Adventures)

Meanwhile my brother Justin was making his way all the way from Timmins (-> toronto -> ottawa -> winnipeg). He then followed our lead and headed straight to the cable for his share of the fun. Unfortunately for Justin, his ride out to the cable did not go so smoothly. Almost 2 hours later and 70$ worth of cab fare, Justin finally made it to the cable only to ride one lap before it shut down for the day. 


And so with that, things start back up tomorrow for Day 1 of the Monster Energy WWA Triple Crown at 9:30am. Justin and I will be riding in the obstacles only division, and hoping to qualify for Saturday's semi finals and finals....stay tuned.

Unpacking to repack for Winnipeg.

Yes that's right, unpacking from a weekend back home at Ice Chest only to repack for this weekend's Monster Energy WWA Wake Park Triple Crown and the 2011 Canadian Wake Park Championships this weekend (July 8-10th) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Meeting up with my bro, Justin, and Yan Tibo tomorrow in the Peg for an extra day of riding before the contest to check out the BRAND NEW wake park @ Adrenaline Adventures! GET STOKED!!

team BOOMBOX visits NOFX in Montebello - THE MOVIE!!!

Check out this follow up to the BOOMBOX dream visits NOFX  blog entry I wrote 2 weeks back. The movie chronicles the events, misfortunes, and fun that were had on our amazing trip to Montebello, Québec to see NOFX on June 18, 2011. Enjoy!

re(new)ed hype: FLX 138.

new LF FLX 138. 

(thanks Savoie!)

TO DO:

Beach Club. 

ride

bus home to Ice Chest lake

ride
fly to Winnipeg

check out new cable park @ Adrenaline Adventures

ride

WWA Triple Crown

ride

Canadian Wake Park Nationals

ride

fly home.

What Up - Released!

One week after the Ottawa premiere and last weekend's Timmins release party with Head Down, Half Cab Productions is proud to finally release WHAT UP. A film by Craig McCallion, starring: Justin Bonney, Johny Bonney, Jordan Sien, Charlie Sirois, Dom Sirois, Kelsey Chiappa,Craig McCallion, Matt Hyde, Oli Derome, Russell Beardsley, Daryl Lussier, Chris Blais, and friends. 

In association with Slingshot wakeboards, Oakley, Slaysh, Ride the Wake, and HCP.

Some of the footage includes Justin and I's last trip to the Philippines in May 2010, enjoy!

newest feature at Ice Chest Lake

(sunday project: bank rail)

RTDUB Road Trip: Timmins 2.0

(Riding doubles with Jordan Sien and a Go Pro in Timmins, ON)

team BOOMBOX visits NOFX in MONTEBELLO

I can't remember Kevin's exact words, but it was something like "NOFX in Montebello, let's make it happen." Now whether that was back in March or April is beyond me, but whatever we'd be doing, wherever we would be, and whoever we would be with; all we knew is that we would be in Montebello on June 18, 2011 one way or another like a bat out of hell...

(dtox rockfest)

Understand that the plan on how to get to Montebello did change several times, and who exactly would be coming with also varied at times. Nevertheless with a bike marathon now out of the question, Andy Morrish generously volunteered his truck that would take us there. So with Andy, Kev, and myself committed, there remained only three more spots. So after searching for potential teammates far and wide, high and low, it would be Danielle, Bolduc, and Monica joining us for an unforgettable wholesome good time.

Our day started off as per usual, slow and scattered. Yet, after a delicious breakfast courtesy of Mr. Courioustimes and figuring out a few logistical issues, we gathered ourselves and would be on our way shortly. Not so fast, well at least for me. Worst case scenario came true minutes before exiting the door as I would get a call from work telling me  that I was needed for the day. "FACK!" 

So while I was hard at work like a chump, team got to check out most namely the Flatliners, Bouncing Souls, and Cancer Bats. And so goes the story it was a beautiful sunny day, they went swimming, yada yada yada.... And well shit it was finally time to close up shop with my man Drew who was kind enough to offer me a ride to the airport so I could pick up my rental car. From there everything ran smooth as, and before you know it I'm pulling up to Montebello and spot my crew holding it down on the main drag with a full on tail gate party happening, most proper I'd say.

I'm greeted with nothing but smiles, hand taps, and a beer. Shotguns, skateboarding, footy, laughs, and hype ensues as the anticipation builds, and the reality of seeing NOFX live finally begins to settle in....

The moment was finally here for Fat Mike, El Hefe, Smelly, and Eric Melvin to take to the stage. They said hello, bonjour, and then BOOM!!! DINOSAURS WILL DIE. SEEING DOUBLE AT THE TRIPLE ROCK. EAT THE MEEK. PERFECT GOVERNMENT. MURDER THE GOVERNMENT. HEROJUANA. KILL ALL THE WHITE MAN. CHAMP ÉLYSÉ. LEAVE IT ALONE. LINOLEUM. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND SKATE. I WANNA BE AN ALCOHOLIC. FRANCO UN-AMERICAN.  MATTERSVILLE. DOORNAILS. WE CALLED IT AMERICA. BLASPHEMY. REEKO.

Amazing show, not even gonna waste my time trying to put it in words cause it's just one of those things where you just had to be there. sorry bout ya ay!!

It was now time to set up camp somewhere. We had a camping option with our friend Sean who claimed he had a spot in the tall grass, but that proved to be pretty vague and most difficult to locate so we decided to drive up the highway and find a field. I'm not sure how we found this spot or how this spot had found us, but it was almost too good to be true. Tucked away from the highway behind, ironically enough, some tall grass, Andy parked the truck and we started setting up our tent only to realize that we were next to a field of horses. We made peace in the morning with carrots, courtesy of Courioustimes. 

(team Boombox at the ranch)

Photos: D. Piquette

What Up Timmins!!!

What, a wakeboard video premiere in Timmins, Ontario at the Vic? Really? Ya, What Up!! It has always been a dream of mine to be able to premiere a movie in my hometown in which my bro and I would be starring in. Now add to that the fact that Ride the Wake and Jordan Sien (also starring in this movie) have been killin' it on the Mattagami River for the past week, and well folks you have yourself an old fashioned hometown throwdown with us and Head Down.  Come one, come all to this very special event not to be missed!!!

Best contest EVER: Wake the Line 2011 video highlights

Check out these highlights from Wake the Line 2011. This is probably my dream contest next to FISE, and it happens every summer in Cologne, Germany in an outdoor Olympic size swimming pool. This is wakeboarding and contests done right in every way, shape, and form. Congratulations to Nico Von Lerchenfeld for the win!

(Nico's winning run!)

new edit: Fridays with Sam Francis!

For the last couple Fridays, been hitting the streets with my boy Sam Francis. Thought we'd share some of the TGIF fun with you and produce this little edit, enjoy!

What Up Tease III: theboomboxdream.com edition feat. Justin and Johny Bonney

What Up Tease III feat. Johny and Justin Bonney from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.
Got the keys to the editing room courtesy of Half Cab Productions and produced this little video for y'alls viewing pleasure. This is the third and final tease for Craig McCallion's What Up video before its premiere this FRIDAY JUNE 17th 2011 at Babylon Night Club! See you all there!

The two coolest things I have seen today!

(a mini ramp with a treehouse, thanks Callie)

(courtesy of pro youtube surfer Adam Hicks)

What's up westboro!

(just in time for Westfest 2011, photo: Blair Smith)

new edit! Backyard Sunday session with Benjamin Leclair and Johny Bonney

Backyard Sunday session with Benjamin Leclair and Johny Bonney from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.
Put together a little edit with some of the footage we got on Sunday. Another super fun day at Pop Wake School shredding Julien Derome's Backyard System in St. Zotique, Qué. The video features my friend little Benji who is killing it right now for Slingshot wakeboards...And don't forget the WHAT UP video release party on June 17th at Babylon nightclub in Ottawa!!

My hero!

(photo: CBC)

Andy's first day!

Headed back up to WOW today for a sunday session with my snowboarder friend Andy Morrish. Andy had never hit rails on a wakeboard, nor as he ever ridden a cable system. The kid did alright, hit a few bangers, and now he's hooked for life! Stay tuned to theboomboxdrea.com for a special edit coming from this day...till then, Happy Sunday!

Slingshotin' at Wow

First day at Wow/Pop Wake School in St. Zotique (a.k.a. the Derome compound) with Charlie Sirois and Craig McCallion. Great first day to get all the cobwebs out and try out some new Slingshot gear that Craig was able to score after showing them the teaser for What Up. I got to try the Slingshot Reflex 141, and was super stoked on it! Just might have to pick one up myself...

Snowjob teaser

SNOWJOB - Teaser from nowamean on Vimeo.
Solid movie teaser come out of Montreal from Nowamean, props to my boys Russel and Nic!

FISE video highlights: best trick rail contest

FISE 2011 Day 2 from FISE on Vimeo.

FISE video highlights: Day 1

FISE Montpellier 2011 jour 1 by fise

(video courtesy of dailymotion.com)