Thrasher Magazine

Ronnie Kessner got Westgate, Neen, Ish, Blake and BOD out to Atlantic City to fire up his hometown crowd. Brave the heat with the best of 'em!

Photos by Bailey Schreiner

Heavy lineup. This is gonna be a good day

Don't tell the PO about the show

Santa Cruz dudes Tom Asta and Maurio McCoy came to add some muscle

Brian's always lookin' up to Brandon

Neen on the grill? Not a damn chance! We dine with local flavor today

Never skip some free fuel

A little prep for AC's newest spot. Let's let the pros break it in

Ish gets first rip, back Smith

It works the other way too! Neen goes ledge to grate

BOD takes the long route, backside NBS

You thought he just organized this thing?! Nah, out here Ronnie's the main event. Kickflip back tail

One-up or homage? Tom takes it up a notch with a switch flip back tail

BOD goes the distance for his Jersey neighbors, switch back nosegrind

Westgate givin' the people what they came for, frontside flip

He's just built different, 360 flip

That's how a backside flip should look

Backed up switch again?! They can't keep doin' this to him

Need another angle? We got you covered, Maurio

Jersey boy Joey Marrone rolled up with a sleeveless and a smile

You know Kris Brown's fuckin' with Gas Giants

Stay hydrated!

Westgate for the people

But the job ain't done yet. Kickflip over the whole pad

Maurio tosses a lofty tré over the spine

Looks like it's time to bless the locals. You know what the fuck goin' on

Gotta get the shoes to match 

Bustin' over the can, that's gotta be good for a shirt, right?

Bet

Who's next?

Hometown haymaker

Think he landed it?

He got shoes, didn't he?!

Who are you? You're the guy gettin' all the free goods!

You too, man

AC stands for April City

Down for life? You're makin' the blog every time

Oh shit, we got real cash to drop too? Sounds like time for round two

Fierce competitors

Kickin' off with an honorable frontside 5-0 into the bank

A popular move out here!

Crooks in the middle, can't be mad at it

Tilt that shit a little and you've got a nosegrind

House arrest don't mean you can't help the homie up

Switchin' sides, a daring young soul hits it off with a broken wing

Locked down the lunch money

Board in the way? Can't stop the back blunt

Everyone was gettin' paid

The judges take their roles hella serious out here

Fuck it, here's a couple bucks just for showin' up

Shirtless with a beanie is a flex. So is a high-speed tailblock

And one final send to close the show

Could you break me off just a little bread?

Skating in the Monster bandana alone is worth 20 bucks

Shit, are we doin' it wrong? Don't think about it; it's time to toss that proddy!

Startin' off with the hottest threads on the market

And what we assume are local favorites

It helps to have hops

Who wants it?

You can't just hand it off!

And it's up!

This game's never been easy

It takes a village, you know? Ronnie got this thing goin' with the good people at Skate AC. Now let's spill some ink before we bounce

Meet your heroes

Great shirt. No notes

You can't get this kind of face time from a gaming chair

Hope these guys brought some sunscreen

Hey, mom! Do us a favor and don't look at the shirt in front of you

Soon to be permanently stuck to a bedroom wall in Jersey

Forever young

Neen seems like a guy with good penmanship

Ish too

But it doesn't matter as long as the kids are happy

And that's a wrap on this year's SOV Takeover! Take this as your sign to get your scene together over the summer. This shit never gets old. Congrats and thanks to Ronnie, Skate AC and all the locals for doin' it right