First of Five...

In what was an absolute blur, the first stop of the AST Dew Tour was this past weekend in Baltimore, MD.

(You are welcome for the heads up.)

Actually I would've loved to blog all about it. I gladly would've given you up to the minute recaps on all the competitions, the inside deets on superstar Ryan Sheckler, and talked all day long about Shaun White dominating the Skate Vert ramp. However, my home for a week, that would be the Sheraton on Fayette Street, had about as much internet access as one would have on a stranded island. Picture Tom Hanks and Wilson in Cast Away. My man was never going to be able to send an email. And room 1701 was no different, hence no blog.

The shows were great and we covered everything... In spite of having a few rough patches here and there, overall this season is going to be amazing. You are really going to see the progression of the sport, new talent emerge and a strong battle for the Dew Cup among all of the riders.

My thoughts and prayers to Stephen Murray and his family. He had a rough week but he is a strong guy and will pull through. The entire action sports community is behind you...

And so the next stop is Cleveland, OH. We roll in on July 19th for Prelims and the competition will air on NBC the 21st and 22nd. The USA Network will have shows on at midnight that Friday and Saturday.

*This picture was sent to me by my sister and her boyfriend. They strolled up to a sports bar in Miami and got the guy to turn on the show. She was a little excited to see her sis' mug on the big screen. haha...