Getting Old

By: Paul Gemignani



So I recently did another interview on Buoloco.com about age and the snowboard industry. If you ever wondered why you never see old guys in the snowboard world I try to shed a little light on the situation. Plus if you want to hear me say the word "like" about a million times, watch the interview to confirm that I am my own pet peeve. Slow, wide turns brother. Check out the interview here: Old people keep talking and talking... Cheers!

Graffiti - Today's Urban Art

By: Paul Gemignani


So the other day I went for a typical morning skate session at the local skate park in town, and while I was there I noticed that there where fresh new paint marks around the skate park and in the bowls. After a bit of thought, It occurred to me that they were covering up old graffiti marks that used to adorn the pool walls.

What once was colorful works of art and a form of expression was now a pale gray, lifeless and boring. This concerns me. If not just from a skate boarders stand point but also from an artists standpoint. Graffiti and skateboarding I consider very similar, in that they are both forms of expression and ways for people to circumvent the conventional, but seeing this mainstream influence on two things I enjoy really bummed me out.




I know most people associate graffiti with gangs or whatever, but it started as a raw form of creating something new, just like skateboarding. And now, people are trying to delegate and control two things that should not become mainstream or bled dry.

I personally think, the town should embrace the graffiti and encourage creative, colorful works of art instead of repress it and maybe inspire some people. This might give the skatepark a much more personal feel, rather than just a place to skate.

Check out this article if your interested in this topic more.
County Accepts Graffiti

First Pow Turns of the Season!!!

By: Paul Gemignani

First Trip to the White Room from Shreddy Times on Vimeo.

Interview on Buoloco.com

By: Paul Gemignani



Hey everyone, just wanted to share with you a little interview I did on Buoloco the other week. I talk a little bit about the new YES. Snowboards, Nike snowboard boots, and my binding set-up. If you have ever read any interviews on Rodney Mullen the skateboard, he talks about how back around 2007 he started skating switch on his skateboard to get rid of any "preferred stance" and I thought that was a cool idea, so I have been working on that the last winter season, getting rid of my preferred stance which is "goofy" and will be continuing riding switch on a lot of my back country riding and steep lines. Not sure how it will work out, but it's a new challenge, which I am always down for. You only live once! Fuck it.

New YES. Snowboard Website Live!

By: Paul Gemignani



Hey everyone, Yes. Snowboards just updated their website for the winter season. It's looking pretty tight. I will be riding for the company for the 10/11 season, and will be part of the extended familia. So watch out for this company to turn some heads again this winter and check out some of the boys in Absinthe new film - NowHere.

Book Review - Love Thy Neighbor

By: Paul Gemignani





This book will put life in perspective. Recalling the tales of the Bosnia war, which was only in the 90's. It depicts the struggles between international politicians, the U.N., reporters in the field, and the genocide that the world let happen, not so long ago...I am surprised schools don't teach about this war in school. It is gruesomely similar to the horrible events that happened during WWII. A really powerful piece of literature...

Paul Gemignani & Friends Summer Living

By: Paul Gemignani

My summer on the West Coast this year was one for the books. Lots of sun, sand, beer and babes. Not to mention lots of driving around in the black car of death, topping out at 5,000 miles in about 2 months. I am fully ready to take it easy this fall now until the first snow fall. Looking forward to not driving all over, and maybe putting down the car keys and pick up a good book. If anyone has some good book ideas, please suggest them below. Otherwise, cheers - to another summer with friends!