Distracted NYC

Go check out fellow team skateboarder, Tom Mikos’ blogspot. Click on the image above.

Lemonaids from Matt Pavone on Vimeo.
This is another hysterical short by Matt Pavone. He made it last summer and just got around to uploading it onto vimeo today.

Drew filled me in earlier today that he is signing up for the Army, or already has signed up for the Army. I guess he certainly has the haircut of a soldier. We wish him the best of luck with it.

The Star Struck movie (minus one chapter) has been up on the website for like 2 weeks now. The link is up at the top of the page right next to the Real American TV link…. or you can just click on the image above and it’ll take you to the page. Go peep it now!

At the Bar from Matt Pavone on Vimeo.

Powerbomb from Matt Pavone on Vimeo.

My buddy Matt Pavone has done some awesome work in film. He’s got unique writing skills along with good acting and good editing. This is some of his recent work or atleast recent uploads to his vimeo account.

I think this was probably one of the best episodes of the infamous Barreto’s Basement show. Will Barreto’s Basement make its return ever again? I have no idea. Alot of work would have to be done.

Top: a park in Pennsylvania
Middle: Nick standing in the middle of a river.
Bottom: Travis hitting ledge in Cincinnati
You can check out more photos from the trip by clicking on one of the images.

Steve sent over a link to me the other night for his new website/blog. It looks pretty cool so go check it out.

I have decided to shoot a double video biography of team inliners Nicholas Danchuk and Travis Capacete. These two guys are some pretty unique, talented, and entertaining fellows to say the least. Entire bio will be shot in HD and should be a pretty damn good edit. Look forward to watching it in about 3 or 4 weeks.

Go visit Gerritsenbeach.net right now. Its legit and yours truly will be taking photos and writing news stories on it weekly.

Distracted Midwest Trip (Cincinnati - Day One and Two) from Joseph Mikos on Vimeo.
This is the first two days of the recent Midwest Road Trip. We rode and reeked havok in Cincinnati. You can expect the rest of the trip within the next week or so. Cincinnati was where the most skating/riding took place though.

Joe Mikos: B-ball Champ from Joseph Mikos on Vimeo.
I took Barreto on in a 1-on-1 b-ball battle on the first day of the Midwest Road Trip. Needless to say, I destroyed him in a best of 3 series on the rainy, wet pavement of Nicholas Danchuk’s driveway court. This could possibly be one of the few events that led to Barreto’s recent resignation.

The Distracted Midwest Tour was pretty damn swell. Chris, Nick, myself, and new team skater, Travis went on a 9 day trip through the Midwest. We hit Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Cleveland. Every city had alot to offer. Thanks to a young lady named Morgan, we were able to find Rob Dyrdek’s or DC’s skate park in Cincinnati for one of the first stops of the tour. I lost some respect for Mr. Dyrdek when I learned that bikes were not allowed at the park. Other than that, the skaters shredded the park and much footage was collected. The following day we rode downtown Cincinnati, or the closest thing to the ghetto. Cincinnati was a cool city to hang out and ride in. We then made our way to Louisville where our hotel was only 10 minutes from one of the sickest skate parks in the country. We spent most of the 2 days we were there at the skate park and managed to film only one clip there. Alot of stuff went down at the park, but no one really wanted to pick up the camera to film it. Sunburn, hillbilly inliners and their weird rundown local spots, the longest hospital visit ever for just a few stitches to the chin, and a weird cult at our hotel pretty much sums up our stay in Louisville. And finally Cleveland was the last stop of the tour. By this point Barreto had had it with all of us and basically didn’t speak to any of us the entire first day there. We arrived at the hotel, rested, and drank in the hot tub at the hotel all night. On the final day, me, Travis, and Nick went out to Cleveland while Barreto stayed in the hotel the entire day. We rode a crappy skate park right next the the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, got into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame for free, and then went to an Indians game. It was a great trip and a great experience with a bunch of cool dudes.
Road Trip video coming soon!

Chris Barreto has left the Distracted family. After a series of incidents on the recent Midwest road trip, Barreto decided to quit the team after the final recap session in Macedonia, OH (last stop on the trip). Chris went off on the camera during his recap cursing up a storm and hating on the riders on the tour and officially resigned immediately after. We hope Chris will rejoin us soon. We wish him all the best.

 
Tanning Bro from Joseph Mikos on Vimeo.

A short by Matt Pavone and Joseph Mikos. It was our final project for our Persuasion class.

A buddy of mine showed me this today… This just proves pretty much everything can be found on youtube these days.

This is a pretty ridiculous flyer I put together in 5 minutes for a class project. Posts have been scarce so I decided to post this.

 
This is the very first trailer for the new film coming out in May called Star Struck. Enjoy!
You can check out the Star Struck Photo Shoot by clicking here

Photo by David Ngo

- Me and Dave took another late night trip to Philly last week. We got some good footage and some photos (like the one above). Me and Dave left Philly around 5am, hit up a random diner and stuffed our faces in Jersey, and then returned home around 7:30am. It was a pretty good night once again.

- I am working on another HD edit… looking to shoot once more in Philly, NJ, and NYC before I put it together.

- My buddy John (the guy who plays John Cutterwood in Real American TV) and I are currently shooting a mockumentary film about a legendary beer pong duo… it has certainly allowed for many parties in the last couple of weeks. Film should be out sometime in May and will be up on the internet as well.

- Safety’s 21st birthday was last week. All of us here at Distracted wish him the best and look forward to an awesome birthday bash soon.

- Look forward to a brand new Unforgivable, brought to you by Safety. Should have one or two new ones up for you within the next couple of weeks.

Star Struck: A True Story. Documenting the lives and lifestyles of 2 beer pong legends.
This is a film a buddy and I are making… due out sometime in May. Trailer coming real soon!