Check out the photos of the show!

Oh well.  Shitty for me, but it’s good for you.  Because right now you can get pants for 35 bucks, flannels for 25 bucks, hoodies for 35 bucks, t-shirts for 5, and shoes for 35-50 bucks.  Damn that’s a steal

This dude’s about to steal a kiss of that booty.  So be like that guy and come get some booty

 down at Brick and Mortar.  We close at the end of May…

And now check this out

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This Friday 4/29 Brick and Mortar is proud to present: Big Mike’s Tiny Art Show.

Starts at 8, goes to 11.  There will be Beer ( if you are 21), babes, and buddies.  Tons of fun guaranteed so don’t miss it.  And for those of you who don’t know Big Mike, first of all you should, but if you don’t he’s the guy who makes all of the awesome Brick and Mortar ads for Slug magazine.  Come one, come all.  You will not regret it!

the Neff skate team will be putting on a demo at the Milosport parking lot.  Milo is located at 3300S 3119E.  The whole team should be there so it should be pretty sick.

So nice and clean.  We also got in some decks from SHUT.  SHUT has been around for a really long time, and all of their boards are made in the US.  That’s a lot more than we can say about most brands.  Check them out.

Luis Tolentino skates for SHUT.  Watch this

It really is time to get rid of your soggy shop deck, or your ripped shoes.  So to help everyone out, we here at Brick and Mortar has put all decks at 45 bucks with grip, and all shoes ( except the adidas Buszinetz, those are 65) at 50 bucks.  Really can’t get a better deal anywhere.  So don’t sleep on it

because it will not last forever.

As for skating, here’s a quick clip.  If this is cruising a park for Dylan then I really feel bad for every kid trying to be pro…

This video to me has it all.  It has amazing spots, a skater with a good style, good trick selection, and an amazing song.  If this video part had all of the same elements, but with this song

I would hate it.

Music plays a huge part in the appreciation of skateboarding as a visual form.  But both music and skateboarding share similarities that go much deeper than song choice in a video part.  Both music and skateboarding have the possibility to change a person’s perspective on how they see and view the world.  As any skateboarder knows, once you get on a skateboard, the city is not just a city anymore.  Now instead of looking at stairs and ledges as a place to walk up, or sit down, you are now looking at them as skate able objects.  To a non-skateboarders eye this nice marble ledge

is a perfectly good place to sit and rest after a long day of walking.  But if you skate, that ledge could take up hours of your day skating, having fun.

Music is the same way.  The great composer John Cage created his famous piece 4’33″ in 1952.  This composition really changed peoples perception as to what music really is.  Take a look:

Now listen to what John Cage has to say about his work

John Cage’s music allows a person to really understand and take a look as to what is really going on around them.  His music allows people to really listen to what’s happening around them, and to look at music in an entirely different way.  4’33″ showed people that music was all around them, all of the time.    Skateboarding does the same exact thing.  Skateboarding is able to show people that everyday objects are not just what they appear to be.  Both music and skateboarding allow people to take a step back from how they view the world, and realize that there are multiple ways to look at, and listen to the world.

And because of this correlation, we at Brick and Mortar are extremely excited to welcome New York Cities’ Music skateboards into the store.  Take a look

and then come on down and pick one up!

These photos were all taken by Sam Milianta

And these photos were taken by me:

Big thanks to everyone that came.  And thanks to Dirk, Lily, and swainston for hanging art and supplying the good times