Sunday afternoon promised some free fun in the form of an open to all promo event for Larry Clark's new movie: Wassup Rockers - the story of a bunch of Latino punk loving, tight trousered, long haired skaters who ditch south central to skate Beverly Hills for a day.

The block party was held way downtown, at American Apparels factory from late afternoon until the film screening at 8:30PM. I didn't get to stay long enough for the movie, but I did get to soak up the vibe. Skate mayhem, with a couple of hundred kids tearing it up on some quarter pipes, mini-ramp and street obstacles. A small stage hosting some hardcore bands from the soundtrack...most of whom were firmly committed to their art...but sounded bloody awful. Tons of young, good natured, mainly Latino punk kids hanging out. And? Larry Clark and the cast of the movie signing posters and doing lots and lots of media.

So, not as amazing as it promised to be, but kind of fun to...and definitely different to my usual Sunday afternoon. Here's some pics I took:

Mini ramp with AA factory and Wassup banner in the background:


Larry:


Cast signing posters for da kidz:


Larry and friend smile for Muton:


Young punkettes doing their thing:


This guy was being interviewed - pro skater maybe?


Hangin' wit da crue:


Skate Action (this little kid was the best street skater I saw all day)


This chick was getting some attention, and working it:


Cops "chatting" to well behaved punka as we leave:

Where can I score one of those pink bullet belts?

I think the unknown akater is Chad Muska. One of my childhood heroes. Ahhhh....

Yeah, that is the Muska!

http://www.crustpunks.com/index.php?cPath=25

colored bullet belts...

You're right Vard...great or terrible...I'm not sure!

I wonder how the movie was.

I can't believe jeans colored stretch pants are so popular in LA. so many weird styles.

wow, LA has gotten deep into the 80's, too much VH1.

Stretch pants RULE!!!!

Nearly every skate kid was rockin' super tight pants, including most all of the older crew who were tearin up the mini-ramp. Its a good things those things stretch!!!

I used to skate in the same cut in the eighties, but they didn't stretch....I remember totally ripping out the crotch on a contorted hands down power slide - so coooooooool.

I think we can all agree that stretchy pants are a priveledge, not a right...

We call that "10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound (stretchy) sack".

People in Stretchy pants/lycra should not look like a bockwurst.

I'm pretty over the stretch denim, it doesn't feel right so now I only wear unwashed raw denim that is both tight and stiff, and I don't wash it, EVER!! I'm going to fucking smell by the end of summer, it's getting hot and my balls are sweating like glacier run off.

Thanks, I was wondering about that D'OH!

welcome to the club.

Go buy some febreeze and a little starch to make it through the summer.

What brand of jeans are you trying to break in? (sorry for the hijack)

Chad Muska wishes he was from da' ghetto......

Al Jolson for the 2006...

did I mention he makes wack beats too....I wonder if he wears his eat the rich shirt when hes rolling in his Muskalade.....oh I just love the ironing....

I didn't read this whole thread, but I just wanted to chime in and say that that played at the Philly Film Fest and I successfully avoided it because I think Larry Clark is a hack.

From what I've heard, the movie didn't get the greatest reviews, but I like the idea of it...and Sunday was fun.

It looks it . . thanks for sharing the pics!

Your Sunday was about a million miles away from mine . . . watching my girls Under 11 soccer team battle for 3rd in Leeds, eating bacon butties and milky sweet tea to keep warm!

Definitely no stretch pants, lycra or bullet belts to be seen

c'mon Ceasar, you gotta admit, he's not like Eminem or anything like that. He did grow up in the ghetto. The trailer park kind His beats are a nightmare to anyone that enjoys music but the kid can skate his ass off. And he did donate his Hosoi board graphics to "Holmes" legal funds.

I'm still waiting for the baggy Jimmy'Z pants to come back so I can be in vouge.

Leeds eh? I can relate - it always seemed to rain every Sunday inn York, oratleast that how I remember it.