A.Skate Foundation Clinic Footage

April 19, 2011

A few Saturdays ago, Paul and Kevin spent the day doing something worthwhile. The A.skate Foundation is a non-profit organization that introduces Autistic kids to the world of Skateboarding by holding skate clinics around the country, often with appearances by pro skateboarders who help the kids learn the basics of rolling around. This program is free to the families of the children.

Los Angeles Times

April 7, 2011

“The tax man’s taken all my dough… and all I’ve got’s this sunny afternoon.” — The Kinks

Even when Kevin Coakley, Mr. Shier-Shier, and Gareth Stehr aren’t skateboarding and filming… they are out skateboarding and filming. This time, The Shierness was operating the camera in order to document the good times.

A Blueprint, A Map, And A Skateboard

April 1, 2011

A few weeks ago Paul Shier, Kevin Coakley, and Marty Murawski hit the road, bound for Ohio and Pennsylvania. As part of their Make Friends With The Midwest Tour, they visited some shops, sang some karaoke, and most importantly: skated new terrain with new friends. Add some Lucky Charms to the equation and you have the formula for fun.

Make Friends With The Midwest Tour

March 5, 2011

Next week Paul Shier, Kevin Coakley, and Marty Murawski will be touring the heartland of America for the Make Friends With The Midwest Tour. If you are near any of the retailers or parks on the list, we suggest you check it out! Special thanks to everyone involved in making these demos possible. For more information, click here. The Midwest is cool.

SKATE Theories: Coakley vs. Steiner

February 17, 2011

One of our favorite websites, Theories of Atlantis, just posted some footage from a casual game of SKATE between Kevin Coakley and Pat Steiner. Enjoyoyoyoy.

Grey Magazine Asks Kevin & Paul About Their Blueprint Banes

December 28, 2010

Grey Skateboard Magazine quizzes Paul Shier and Kevin Coakley about their most memorable tricks in Make Friends With the Color Blue. Kevin asserts that “the wallie fifty fifty on the rainbow bar was pretty memorable… The biggest problem was the landing because the brick surface was so bad. It was pretty much impossible to roll away from… This was the first day, first spot of the trip and [after ten tries] I absolutely killed myself. I ended up rolling my ankle really badly… Then we ended up finding a piece of wood [for a landing] and sure enough next go was a make. I probably could have saved myself from so much pain if we had that wood in the first place. Oh well, I guess that’s how it is sometimes. You’ve got to put in the work but in the end it’s always worth it. In the video the trick itself didn’t look like it was too hard but at least it made for a good slam. It was easily one of the hardest tricks for me in my whole part.” (Source: Grey Skateboard Mag)

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The Transformation of Orchard

October 27, 2010

Orchard originally opened in Boston (Kevin Coakley turf) during the summer of 2006. They quickly outgrew their Mission Hill location and after nearly a year of renovating, they moved into their new 5,000 sq foot location in the Allston area. If you’re not in Boston, at least take some time to visit their website. If it’s from Orchard it’s always fresh. Below are some of the images from the restoration. Click here for more.

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Kevin Coakley, Questioned

April 19, 2010

The boys over at SLAP Magazine sat Mr. Coakley down for a little chat. Click the image below to read Kevin’s interview as he discusses the new Blueprint video, being the first American dude on the British brand, and why he’s got so much love for Boston. Kevin is cool.

Next Weekend in Los Angeles

April 12, 2010

Next Thursday, April 22nd, Gareth Stehr and several of our other friends will be participating in Modern Primitives, a group exhibit to benefit Earth Day. A few days after that, Blueprint Skateboards will be hosting the Los Angeles premiere of Make Friends With The Color Blue. You know that Kevin Coakley’s part is going to amaze, and of course Paul Shier has been working hard on making sure this is one of the best videos you’ll ever watch.

Make Friends With The Color Blue

March 22, 2010

This is one of those videos that people have been waiting for. In a few weeks, the new Blueprint film Make Friends With The Color Blue will be playing on silver screens everywhere.  Trust us, you’ll definitely want to check out Paul Shier’s and Kevin Coakley’s parts.  In the meantime, this trailer will have to tide you over…