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Tomorrow: What's under the bridge? Not trolls, skate parks!

POSTED: Friday, September 18, 2009, 8:54 PM

Filed Under: Movies | Music Magazine

Thrasher magazine's newest skate DVD, Under the Bridge,' will have its East Coast premiere at FDR Skate Park (Pattison Ave. & S. Broad St., 215-683-0205) tomorrow, Sept. 19 at noon for $5. Under the Bridge (High Speed Production) is directed by Preston Maigetter, and takes a historical look at DIY skateparks. It shows never-before-seen footage of FDR (the only East Coast park in the film, ahem) along with San Diego's Washington Street, San Pedro's Channel Street, Oakland's Bordertown and Burnside in Portland, Ore. The film also features skaters Christian Hosoi, Peter Hewitt and Dan Drehobl as well as plenty of local Philly skaters. The premiere will also include all-day access to live music from local bands like McRad and Vacant Progress, general skater-induced chaos and plenty of beer from Pabst Blue Ribbon. Local skater Johnny Mateu, who provided footage of FDR for the film, stresses that all the money made from the premiere goes directly back into the park. 'Every one of these parks is skater-run, skater-built, skater-designed and skater-funded," he says. "It's just us doing it for the love of it.' Their only requests: Bring beer money and leave your bikes at home.

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