JUST SAY WORD

woahhhhhh

2011-01-11T23:55:00.000-05:00

its been a minute....thinkin about changin the layout of my blog.
needs to look freshhhhh

whos got my back....

2009-11-17T14:15:00.003-05:00

Footage tape posted and interview of myself for Say Word 4 ....
http://www.footagetape.com/

dont forget to check out their video

FootageTape - Bonus Montage from FootageTape on Vimeo.

STAGnation

2009-11-02T19:10:00.002-05:00

say word 4 status....
well think ive got the majority of the footage i need
its been about a year since the last episode...
lately i realized how hard it is for me to get shit done in Charlotte...filming wise.
i want to make another trip to Atlanta and possibly visit dallas sometime in November.
since my computer is trippin... im saving money, tryin to cop that mac
which should be a reality soon.
other than that i just need to collab with some designers...
and im on the serious hunt for music right now...
of course im steadily thinkin of other random things to keep the video fresh...
we will see what happens...thinkin it will be something different....
KO.

cupcakes

2009-10-22T05:08:00.002-04:00

UNluckyCAT
www.sayword.bigcartel.com

still shirts...

2009-10-14T14:59:00.004-04:00

i still have say word paraphernalia ....
soon they will be no more.....
www.sayword.bigcartel.com

adam is modeling the "do you" shirt....
the tye die looks sick....
www.sayword.bigcartel.com

in the picture above adam is "shredding"
expect nothing but dope shit from him in SayWord4
www.sayword.bigcartel.com

support

2009-09-30T01:05:00.001-04:00

Will Gordon dope dude from Ian Copp on Vimeo.

a homie in florida reedited footy from SW3 of Will Gordon
thanks IAN

out of date.

2009-09-17T13:29:00.003-04:00

look what i got .....

makes me rememeber another dope time period of skating
alot people from that time period dont even skate any more
i grew up skating with Will Gordon, and now he could care less about rollerblading
but he is still one of my favorite skaters ever.....PURE STEEZE

insignia

2009-09-13T18:27:00.005-04:00

these shirts have been out for about a month....
i finally got them for sale online....

www.sayword.bigcartel.com
www.sayword.bigcartel.com
www.sayword.bigcartel.com

catchup.

2009-09-09T13:21:00.007-04:00

I finally got my Holga pictures from Ecuador.....

the leak.....

2009-08-30T05:01:00.007-04:00

dre sent me some photos of Franky Morales stuntin in MIA for the BLACK DADA video shoot

hah with dre's skates on.....DOPE.
heres a link to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUb5AEggeb8

I WANNA MAKE !!!!!!!!

2009-08-28T03:57:00.003-04:00

i wanna create something that makes us look dope, tight, amazing.
SAY WORD 4 "thekids"

(more post coming soon)
KO

randomized

2009-07-31T14:11:00.008-04:00

above is a video still of the notorious mathesion view of charlotte.

the picture above is a still shot i took in Toyko...

and this is just some video stills from Miami...
all of these random visuals are still works in progress... kinda....hah

POST no bills

2009-07-30T10:50:00.003-04:00

These posters were for Say Word 3.
Only printed one run of them and handed
them out at the final SuperHick Competition in Atlanta 2008.
The top poster was created by James Reetzke and the bottom by Joe Dobson
Was trying to find the posters for Say Word 2 but no luck...

WackArnolds

2009-07-26T00:56:00.005-04:00

Recently the skate crew teamed up with our homie REED
who plays guitar, raps, and directs short comedy sketches.
This was a real movie set, because reed films with the RED CAM...ahah

above Joe is face down after a Mickey D's party...
HERE IS THE EDIT...belowme

The Mcdonalds Party - watch more funny videos

chasin tricks

2009-07-23T02:27:00.004-04:00

i feel really unproductive lately because
my computer has been busted but
me and dre skated everyday for the past week....
due to lack of spots we just kept endin up at the skatepark.....
heres a few clips he got for $w4

dre beasted this spot.... wait for the clip....
pictures by kevin womack

somo

2009-07-22T03:02:00.003-04:00

David dodge hooked me up with some clips of Tim taylor and some programs recently...
accompanied by a funny letter...hah but then
my computer stopped working.....bummer dood.
he just released a new video....southern motion
im looking forward to seeing it
heres the trailer

thanks boss.

zonin'

2009-07-21T03:50:00.004-04:00

i realized how easily distracted i am....
& my new goal is to make a design
or at least create something everyday.

this was simple...
but i like it...

on another note i just found my
THRILLER album....yess!!

R.I.P. MJ

captian stabin....

2009-07-16T02:41:00.007-04:00

my camera was busted for while so i had to get that fixed...
either way its way too hot during the day to skate here
jero sent us kendamas to help pass the time....

kendama is a traditional japanese toy
...supposedly 2,000 years old
jero distributes them in the USA....
here is the kendama in action

stay tuned for DRE & TRE kendama battle.
check out kendamausa.com

mr. bojangles

2009-07-08T13:30:00.005-04:00

about a month ago montre was featured in a commercial for bojangles....
if you dont know what bojnagles is.....its a chicken and biscuits restaurant in NC and SC
yeah hes a big deal now.

clubin

2009-07-04T01:30:00.002-04:00

PRINCE PRESTO from sugarsociety on Vimeo.

killin time.

2009-07-02T03:13:00.002-04:00

i will make a better version soon.
KO CEO

neglect

2009-06-29T13:36:00.002-04:00

haven't updated in a while.....
been busy....kinda
captured over 20 tapes for SAY WORD FOUR.
and finally got creative suite.
been filming other random events....
will be back with details soon.

sweet release of death....

2009-05-22T02:34:00.003-04:00

MATT ADAMS was one of the most awsome things to happen to our scene....
besides being an awsome friend, hes a sick and demented blader.

if you havent seen matt in SAY WORD THREE
then check out this section of his extra clips

MATT ADAMS from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

somedays i sit & wish i was a kid again.....

2009-05-21T14:12:00.007-04:00

here's some old black and white pics i took in 10th grade photography class.
I started skating in 9th grade while these guys were already really really good at skating.
but i was fortunate enough to skate with some of the best ever.

walt austin 540

kevin dowling - norcross torque

will gordon- 540

dre powell- royale w/ cheese

been thinking about for the next say word
making a documentary about the skating scene history of the south...
would be a good way to go out....

soy unperador

2009-05-20T01:00:00.002-04:00

"this is life, but paradise to me."

GLAMOUR LIFE from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

so yeah i made this ish....blahhh blahhh blahhh....
nothing special....just tryin to break to monotony of filming rollerblading.
more edits coming very soon.

lost ki.

2009-05-19T11:11:00.003-04:00

dirt path.

2009-05-18T02:36:00.004-04:00

Karma is a bitch ....but only when you believe in it
.
my car is done. R.I.P.
supported years of skating and tons of roads trips.

well lately i been looking to find new hobbies....
so i started this garden with the help of my neighbor

so far i got tomatoes, broccoli , and yellow/red peppers
if you know any other cool hobbies let me know.....

offerings

2009-05-07T11:26:00.004-04:00

my homie kevin womack (whos been skating longer than anyone) sent me a pic
of phil gripper....

expect to see alot of phil g in Say Word 4.
and this picture was sent to me from a homie wesly

thanks for the support dood.

TEAM HATE

2009-05-04T12:19:00.006-04:00

me and kevin dowling are the anti....

he's had a concept for a comapny/crew/movement for a while now....
i always tried to be first mate on this hell bent revolt.
here are some graphics i made 4 years ago.

team hate video will happen one day.

springy

2009-05-04T00:47:00.003-04:00

all i want to do is.... skate.

o yeah Dre is gettin clips too....

S.word4 is on the move.

magnificent scientist

2009-05-01T15:39:00.003-04:00

i dont like to post random stuff i find on the internet....
thats what your blog is for.....
but if you haven't seen this video or heard this song....
get it in your life.

turning japanese

2009-04-28T11:54:00.005-04:00

I've been thinking about Japan so much recently
and it just so happens that my friends in Tokyo sent me some
additional footage for say word 4.....
this footage is from Shiempei and the SKB crew.

and Shuseci Baba sent me some footy of him and Chiaki
but the DVD broke in the mail....so bummed.

and this final package I've tried to send twice to a guy who gave me
money at the CA cup in Nagano.... I'm really sorry it never made it.

"its been a long time....

2009-04-27T12:13:00.004-04:00

shouldn't have left you ......"

Montre Livingston Nimh Edit from Rat Tail Army on Vimeo.

dont worry this blog is not gonna turn into a montre fan page. hah.
BRB.

elusive & exclusive music.

2009-04-13T01:52:00.008-04:00

Alot of people ask me for songs from the Say Word series....
usually I'm being asked for tracks that are made here in Charlotte.

heres dre's song from his say word 2 section....
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3L0ZHWRD
and here is montre's song from his say word two section
so many people are trying to get this fire ass song by Manny and untame.
http://rapidshare.com/files/220690431/04_manny_untameTrack_4.mp3.html

i need to find a good player for the blog....no luck thus far.
anyways enjoy.
KO

in retrospec

2009-04-11T02:04:00.003-04:00

i dunno if you seen these before....
but here are some of my favorite edits by ME......haha.

i got 44 videos on youtube....
holler.

making peace

2009-04-10T15:01:00.007-04:00

Its been a full month since I've updated this shit.
I think about posting stuff a lot but ... I'm in a weird spot right now.
I need to return back to reality.... meaning find an actual job.
I've been tryin the freelance thing for a couple months now but its just not consistent enough. Feel like I've been so busy working on pointless projects but in actuality I've just been distracted by so many things. For as broke as I am, I'm actually happy...spring is here and I'm single. So I've been out being social, filming at the forum, trying to make some connections and what not. Well its time to get back to work... i realized the same shit is going on out there constantly.
... so im in the lab again.

I hadn't been in a relationship in a while....she was fun though. tobad we didnt really click, we were just extremely attracted to each other. I miss her face...but
anyways, it was just a phase.

COMING SOON
japan updates
product reviews
and the randomness.

moment of truth

2009-03-10T03:12:00.002-04:00

MONTRE WON BITTER COLD SHOWDOWN !!!
congrats bredren.....

So i posted his SW3 section

MONTRE LIVINGSTONED saywordthree 2008 from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

PARTY ON...

2009-02-19T23:16:00.006-05:00

BEING THAT I FILM ANY AND EVERYTHING.
i made this club edit.
peep.

LEGAL LIMIT

2009-02-19T01:39:00.004-05:00

SHOUT OUT TO BIG JIM ROBERTSON !!!!!

he just turned 21 this week.
look forward to seeing this guy in SAY WORD 4
he has one the best styles around, i'm not jokin either.
hes been putting in work lately, skating like a champ, you'll see.

south of the border, west of the sun.

2009-02-19T01:15:00.007-05:00

Just got back from a trip to Ecuador,South America and
then stopped in LA for a few days.
here's a few pictures. (i was more occupied with filming,
so didn't get that many gems.)

Ecuador was cool, life is extremely different but its'
simplicity is what made it awesome to me.
i took Holga pics also, I'll post them soon.

It rained most of my trip to L.A., so i got to catch up on some sleep.
I did get to go to the premiere for Fade Nation 2.

Too Faded Extras 08 from Fade Nation on Vimeo.

my recent trip was cool, got to dodge winter for 3 weeks
and work on my tan a little in South America, haha.
The footage is going to be a good mix for SAY WORD 4.

working

2009-01-21T04:05:00.005-05:00

i filmed a couple different things this weekend.
here's Pradigy with his band @ WineUp in NODA.

i really like this guest performers cover of valerie.

and this is me caught in the act by an unknown photographer.

1st try or die

2009-01-16T02:15:00.007-05:00

On my recent trip to Japan,
I brought a Holga camera and two rolls of medium format film.
It was my first time playing with this camera and here's what i got...

i really like the way they came out...got a few more I'm keeping secret.
for more info on holgas check out the website...
http://www.lomography.com/holga/

too hard to capture

2009-01-15T15:25:00.008-05:00

We Ain't Dead from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

well this was an ode to Say Word Three.
I could have spent more time and done some additional editing but ....
it pretty much sums up the video...i really didnt spend much time on post production
i enjoyed filming and traveling for this video....meeting a bunch of new people who share the same passion as me....gettin to skate some exclusive spots,
and the video being accepted by the industry and skaters worldwide
...couldnt have asked for anything more.
well yeah i made a lil money too....hah.

quit playin....

2009-01-11T02:11:00.011-05:00

i need to step my design game up....
i need to step my overall computer game up....
i dont know if i got any game....ehhhh?

2005, James helped me on this one.
2005, one of the few things i saved from school projects.

randomness 2006 design with the posse

mock album cover for dre....james designed a way iller one

Say Word 2, Montre layout.

unfinished, i made this playing around last night...
want to animate it, soon.

all the photos i took....wish i had some skill....need to put in more work.
but you can peep my big homie ... JAMES REETSKE, whos a talented designer.
www.reet-ski.net
he's pretty ill
peace

POSERS

2009-01-09T13:06:00.023-05:00

Yeah, I'm not lazy....I just move slow cuz .....I'm from the south, hah,
but here's some pictures from my trip to Cali for SDSF Open in September 08.

I took about 300 pictures, this was just a glimpse.
good times though.

kankle.

2009-01-08T04:43:00.003-05:00

While in San Diego, California for the SDSF OPEN.... my road dog Adam Macmanus busted his ankle the night before the comp......poor feller.

While he was hurt i made this section... lookit.

adam macmanus from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

Now he's skating again....
and actually just made a trip to Charlotte today with his homie Dustin Hinson.
So far Adam's got some nice tricks for SAY WORD 4.

cheese

2009-01-07T00:53:00.010-05:00

Hi, my name is KENNETH OWENS, the filmer.

these pictures are by a good friend, KEVIN DOWLING,
on a recent trip to ATLANTA.

KEVIN'S pictures are on point.
check out his blog@ www.kingdirty.blogspot.com

hustlers and hardcores......

2009-01-06T21:50:00.003-05:00

a few days before xmas i was touched by some chump stealing my stereo....
tobad it was extremely old and seldomly played cd's...

yeah that my shuffle hooked up to some ragged computer speaker....
ghetto fab life.
ON ANOTHER NOTE.im selling my xl1
works fine....
let me know if your interested
because e-bay sketchyness is creepin' me out.

think of all the things you could film.......mmmmmmmmhhhh

make it rain

2009-01-06T04:24:00.002-05:00

i recently purchased the new 4x4 video "drip drop" from intuitionskate.com
it was amazing....partially melted my face and totally blew my mind. hah
Pat Lennen's editing steeze is always immaculate...and prolly always will be.
makes me glad to be filming my new video with just a vx2000 and not some fancy HD.
He definatly shows that its all about how you do it....not what you do it with...
i dunno what else to say about the video....farmer murked it, showing his new arsenal of tricks on the illest obstacles....broskow shows why he earned skater of the year with awsome and colorful maneuvers...and shima, ahwww shiet... keepin it gully with the hiphop.(thanks) ghostface, mighty healthy....his flavor is outrageous... but he just carries with him the essence of generations past. hah....and haffey explains with his feet that he has the most control of any rollerblader alive....
on another note saw some of the homies in the montage section....adam robert and hayden ball...& ben weiss didnt go nowhere, he's still a nut.
SO BUY THAT SHIT.... SUPPORT....its worth it.

4x4 Drip Drop Team Video Trailer from Rat Tail Vimeo Page on Vimeo.
and the trailer was good enough to be the intro....or vice versa.

2009 plan of action

2009-01-05T01:27:00.003-05:00

Say WORD 4score.....
its a new year. new motivation.
i guess say word three is just a memory now.
im working on say word 4 slowly but surely.
i defaintly have a formula in my head that i want to stick to for this video.
and like the last video and the one before....i want to involve short films/skits.
if its done right it would be refreshing to see between the skating.
but who knows... i still just want say word to represent skating in the "realist" form.
not some fancy production, or kids frontin like were paid.
take it back to vg and hoax and the hundreds of videos that influenced me

i definatly have many territories in the USA and abroad that i plan on visiting.
but my first goal for this project is to get rid of my viao and buy a macbook. hah.

just remember its still "DO YOU"

THINGS TO DO (blogwise)
sdsf 2008 pictures
adam macmanus edit
sw3 TRAILER 2
and i want to post exclusive music from the say word series

dont worry....

2009-01-02T20:10:00.005-05:00

my head was just in the clouds......

say word blog will be right back.......haaaah!

smokin my motivation

2008-11-26T01:14:00.002-05:00

finally got back on the editing thang...nothing special but montre stays on point.

New Montre Edit (fall2008) from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

NORTH CAROLINA is a funky place

2008-11-15T00:29:00.002-05:00

TWO OF MY FAVORITE EDITS FROM THE MOTHER LAND

james reetzke OG EDITOR

and mike's fire edit

KO LOVE JAPAN

2008-11-14T03:02:00.000-05:00

damn i miss japan ....for real.....

shit was unreal...(best food and females)

back to reality ...(still haven't the captured footy)

peep the blog from the SKATENERDS/HRTZ crew
http://kymseen.horetaze.com/2008/10/01/sayword.html#more

heres a little japanese lesson ....given to me by SHINTARO
kuso yaro = fuck you
oreno shabure = suck my dick
yariman = bitch
kane kure = "gimme the loot"

HAAAHAAH!!!! YESSS!!!

to my new homies on the other side of the world....thanks for everything!!!

BRENT HICKS

2008-11-13T22:13:00.000-05:00

An old edit i made for razors .....they never used it ......pffftt....
anyways,enjoy!!!

brent hicks EUROTRAPSTAR from kenneth owens on Vimeo.

brent was so kind to bless me with some wheels when i was in cali .....
thanks mane.

wax it up ......

2008-11-13T01:34:00.000-05:00

EVERY SKATER LOVES WAX

when it comes to wax this is the good shit....

Montre's created a wax dinosaur....

we're always in the car ...huntin'

SUPPORT

2008-11-12T13:08:00.000-05:00

INTUITION SEND ITS REGARDS

thanks Matt Mickey.....

Cant it be.....it was all so simple then.

2008-11-12T03:30:00.000-05:00

well its 3am again....the oxycodone ive been prescribed is way to strong for me.....hopefully no one will read this shit ....and ive just been informed by one magazine that im a horrible writer anyway....the point is ....rollerblading isnt the same...ive been up all night watching old sections on youtube...reminding me of my childhood, seems like there was so much more flavor and personality involoved...this is just comin from a kid from the dirty south .... nowa days youngins have no clue how tight a persona josh petty was, and how influentual dustin latimers skating was....they dont know shit about how dion antony or tj webbers style impact...fucking tim wards creativity....or that jeff fredricks was doing every trick both ways before anyone else had thought of shit like that..cant forget about roadhouse and louie,everyone jocked them...or ryan jacklone reppin the east coast.... ron hunter punching people at NISS events....damn i miss NISS and ASA on tv....fuck it hurts my feelings ....well now ive trialed off ...and i know there are some heads out there who know what im talkin about....i guess this is who im writing this for....big ups to billy prislin, matt mantz, champion baumstler, rawlinson riveria, santigao aspursa, abdiel colberlg, calvin sayles, jose disla, bruno lowe, marques thompson, john ortiz, shawn roberstson, bryan ruteledge, aaron fieberg, matt andrews, jared majors, armand merchant, JASON MARSHALL, arlo of course and C.E.
thanks to jon julio and eric schrign and robert lievanos for still skaing...
anyone and everyone else who put it down for 1994-2000.
okay ill shut up now...... R.I.P. DAILY BREAD MAGAZINE & VIDEOGROOVE

Bored enough to Blog

2008-11-11T20:49:00.000-05:00

some more random pictures....

dre doing what he does best....socailizing

my girl rachel and joe dob chillen...

Un-employed full time BLADERS

2008-10-23T04:11:00.000-04:00

I'm really bad about updating the blog....I'll get in the habit soon.
We've just been skating like crazy.....and slanging SW3's

This is what takes us skating since the year 2000 (but its a 93)
and this is our life line

And there's fancy foot Montre.....

Check back soon for more FLICKS...peace.

mic check one two.....

2008-10-06T01:07:00.000-04:00

....what is this?

BONUS!!!BONUS!!!BONUS!!!
(saywordthree)

enjoy.

COOL KIDS NEVER HAVE THE TIME....

2008-10-05T01:33:00.000-04:00

well i just got home from japan and have plenty of work to do.....

COMING SOON
montre leftovers
japan pictures
random sessions
best of will gordon

STAY TUNED.

DID I MENTION...

2008-09-04T02:58:00.000-04:00

SAY WORD THREE ALSO INCLUDES SAY WORD 2 "DO YOU"

PEEP THE TRAILER

DONT MISS OUT...

VALUED CUSTOMERS

2008-09-03T12:08:00.000-04:00

HERES SOME OF THE FIRST SAY WORD THREE CONSUMERS

better quality trailer

2008-09-01T02:40:00.001-04:00

open your third eye.....

2008-08-30T12:30:00.000-04:00

well here's the trailer for SW3....enjoy
(the youtube version looks uber shittay....i dunno why)

and this is the music i used to score the trailer

MADLIB the beat konducta VOL.3-4
peep his trailer for the album

ARRIVAL

2008-08-29T12:53:00.000-04:00

YESSSSSSSS......they are here.

thats the horse they rode in on......

intimidating amount of wordage.

visit www.sayword.bigcartel.com

ITS COMING

2008-08-28T08:32:00.000-04:00

AGGGGHHHHH.....

2008-07-26T00:26:00.000-04:00

got the video all done and put onto a dvd but caught a couple more things i gotta fix.....hopefully it will be getting sent to the duplicator soon.

ya heard.....

2008-07-20T02:43:00.000-04:00

well.... i guess i made this site to post random shit and give heads up on future projects....
expect pictures, video clips and random writings you may not comprehend.
anyways peace and patience......grasshoppers.

ummm...

2008-07-17T01:52:00.001-04:00

i dunno what im doin