Arrival in Montreal With the Editor from Frontside Grind Magazine

We land at 2pm in Montreal, spend an hour in customs, then two hours in traffic. It's early evening by the time we get to stop by on site where they're setting up and getting ready for the big event this weekend.

That's the widest spine ramp I've seen since The New Deal days. If you know those days, you're thinking of Neal Hendrix right now. Neal is actually here to help announce for the live webcast on Sunday. Maybe we'll see him take a five minute long run like the old days here.

Out in the back behind La Taz Skatepark is the best variety of DIY stuff you'll ever find.

You need to have some Grant Taylor blood to skate this thing. Ryan Clements dips a toe in the gnarly water with a fakie rock.

Porpe does not have his signature backside disaster move on this thing. He's settling for a simple back truck love tap.

Channel zero in the bushes.

Porpe's getting there with having his ollie's nice and flat.

Now we're completing our skateboard tourist mission by coming to The Big O. They recently got this thing preserved and moved over a few hundred feet where it now sits as a legit skateboarding spot. With all this tranny, The Editor of Frontside Grind Magazine had to put the hat on. Frontside Grind Magazine is a fake magazine I made up years ago after I picked up a copy of Juice Magazine and was blown away by all the frontside grind photos in it. I'll be stacking plenty of covers here on FSG's new home, The Boardr.

In 2013, Ryan Clements has a new company, The Boardr, but the tricks remain the same. Frontside grind at The Big O clocks him in for maybe his fourth or fifth cover.

Ryan's shadow on this backside disaster looks like he's in a straight jacket.

Porpe's got his backside tail in there.

I had this same pivot to fakie five or so years ago when I came here for the first time. Skateboarding makes time stand still even in old age.

Ryan's got a pivot fakie in there, too.

The Editor is picturing Porpe riding a serious Harley with apehanger handlebars right now.

We're out for dinner right now at a classy place that has an nice Ed Hardy special.

Wow, a random run-in with Lance Mountain? Yep, he's here with the entire Flip team on tour.

There's some kind of metal show going on right now. It's free so we have to stop by and try to barge to the front row.

It sounds like a metal show until you hear this soft girl's voice speaking French on the mic. She parted the crowd and came all the way out to the back. Thanks for the entertainment.

Another random run-in on the late night streets of Montreal: Zack Ferguson, Jon Cosentino, Ben Patterson, and damn, forgot your name, homie. This crew is on the way to a bar named Trash to get trashed. They have street beers and side car Charlies in cups for the pre-party. Damn, wish we could join you guys, but we have to go work at the crack of dawn. Good night, ya'll.

Setting up for the event is looking very patriotic for Americans right now. Is that a coincidence?

Zack Ferguson killed it in the Qualifiers. I'm looking forward to seeing him skate the Semis tomorrow.

That's a nollie in that Jon Cosentino is doing right there. He's insane in the bowl and qualified first today.

If you're not in this crowd, you better be watching online.

I spent the last month coding this new app like a maniac and today was the first event where it was used. It's called The Boardr Live. Find out about how it can help you run a tight ass event at TheBoardr.com/live. Additionally, today was the first time Ryan Clements ever said on the mic, "I'm Ryan Clements with The Boardr." At this point, we're still a few days away from going public with our new company. I couldn't be more excited about what we have planned.