Westgate 50-50: This was shot last year during an Emerica filming trip in the city. This is the last trick in a line that is in his Stay Gold part. He did the line multiple times because he was worried the guys at Emerica wouldn’t think it was good enough.
Zered Bassett Backside Tailslide:I don’t remember much from this day except that it was cold and really windy. That wouldn’t have been too bad, except the spot is in front of some sort of cement factory. The whole time we were there everyone was getting cement dust in their eyes, so we were all pretty miserable. In the end though I think it was worth it.
Eli Reed Switch 50-50: Eli had talked about doing this for awhile. It took 2 days to get it. The first day we went, he almost did it first try! He had it a bunch of times, but couldn’t stick it the first day. Sometimes you have to just walk away and clear your head. We went back a week later, and he did it pretty quick. As soon as he landed it, it started snowing, and that was the end of skating in the city for a few weeks.
The ZOO YORK INSTITUTE is proud to collaborate with our friends at EMERICA in honor of Brandon Westgate and Aaron Suski’s hard work on Stay Gold-The Emerica Video. Look for these limited edition ZOO YORK decks and EMERICA’s Stay Gold-The Emerica Video at better skate shops worldwide.
