Thrasher Magazine

The CONS Team rolled through Kansas City with one of the largest crews on a Thrasher Weekend trip to date—Louie Lopez, Milton Martinez, Zered Basset, Brian O’Dwyer, Jake Johnson, Ariana Spencer, Sammy Baca, Zion Effs, and the list goes on and on. They should add five stars onto the One Star shoe, 'cause that's how we ate the whole trip. Big ups to Escapist, Barnside, Harrison ST DIY, Skullcandy, Voodoo Ranger and all the fans who came out for the demos. KC, y’all know about hospitality and good food. ‘Til next time! —Rhino

Let's start with a Memento-esque shot of the whole CONS crew out front of Escapist Skateboarding in Kansas City. We'll be back here in a bit

First looks. The crew watches the new dude Romel handle business

Romel Torres escaped death and got one hell of a trick. You’re gonna need to wait for this photo in the mag

Backin’ him up, Raney Beres gets a Smith pop out

This spot ain't trash! Louie goes 5-0 on a bump to dumpster

An hour or more outside of KCK is a place called Barnside. It’s exactly what you’d imagine from the name

Thanks for letting us come and skate!

Felt like we were on KOTR. Louie hops in the bed on this wild kicker to pickup

Brian Delatorre, back Smith on the toolbox

The heat in Kansas is no joke. Jake Johnson and Aaron Herrington play it cool

Zion said this is the funnest place he has ever been. High praise from a Florida kid

Hell yeah they got ATVs at the barn! Kaue Cossa, Peter blunt

Cape Cod’s all-time star Zered Bassett snaps an O on the Midwest’s concrete mecca

Raney in his element, textbook boneless

Louie samples one of their multi-wheeled options. He’s gotta get the miles in somehow

He also never neglects arm day. Monkey-bar assisted slash

On the way out, Romel Torres rips a nosegrind around the bend. Solid first day in KC

The next day, the whole crew rolled up for a demo over at Penn Valley Skatepark

Straight to business, Brian O’Dwyer points out a switch front feebs

Ryan Townley, upstream board slide yank over. Thought he wouldn’t?!

Zered blasting a kickflip over the hip

You already know this SOTY can soar. Bank-skippin’ Ollie

Brian was locked on the two-block for a minute. Back Smith from the far side

If you did, I dip. Louie Lopez backs up the BOD

As is tradition, we close it out with some high-impact hits. Townley drops the first bomb

Romel, front crooks

Brian back on a hubba, front blunt

And the showstopper Louie shut it down with a 180 switch crook

Inspired by Barnside, we hit the streets with some ‘crete. Good way to kill time while saving the legs

BOD’s first time with the grinder. Look out, Philly

Bridge life. Next day, we started off at the big bank

Dude was workin’ on this trip

Shane Farber on B cam

Ariana handled business. Just wait for the CONS video!

Ledge life. Romel styles out a BSNB in KCK

Shane and Ariana kept it cool

But only Zion Effs can keep it this cool

Raney double trucking some Kansas curbs

Check that backdrop

Then it was time to pay a visit to KC’s iconic Escapist Skateboarding. They came correct with window wraps

Zion got one

And Ariana

Louie too!

Milton met many fans along the way

Jake Johnson and Kaue Cossa in the AC

Visiting artist Ryan Townley had a show inside the shop. All proceeds went to Harrison ST DIY. Which reminds us…

We gotta check get a session there!

Help support the mission! 

Over in the park, Louie Lopez throws a FSO

This place is huge. Brian, front crook on the bump to rail

The little homies are Baca fans

Squad up

Motley Crew

Inked up and linked up

Sean Evans rolled his ankle pretty bad, but still made it out!

Local Jared Smith pokes a front feeble

Another local ripper Lucas was right behind with a back tail

Raney, sky-high frontside air

Click-click-click, proper layback on the bricks

Nothin’ but good spirits

The big homies too! Sammy got hella fans!

No notes, y’all. Thank you

You’re killin’ it too

Brian’s got fans from coast to coast

Jake Johnson had to test the concrete block

Local Scotty Laird and his wife. Check that P-Stone shirt!

Yep, Raney shut it down! Transfer from Kansas to Missouri

Back in the streets, we're greeted by a security cop vaping with a gun on his side. Careful out there

If it wasn’t security, it was the water

Then the real cops got called

That’s a wrap on this spot. Quick pic, then we’re movin’ on

Ariana…

Next up, we found another skinny ledge to roll on. Romel hopped to it with a boardslide pop out. This kid rips!

We had Aaron Herrington in the van, so a rail mission was mandatory. He brought the back 180 nosegrind easy

Louie, nollie crook before getting kicked off campus

Aaron Herrington on rougher ground, 50-50 back 180 out

Somethin’ sketchy was goin’ down on the sidelines

On the straight and narrow, Townley front boards across and down

Sean Evans took the boot off for this blunt

Hell yeah

Romel Every-Spot Torres, crook yank over

Skatin’ like he’s on the Scramble, Romel takes down another rail. Back Smith

Manual god Bobby De Keyzer somehow did backside flip fakie nose manny over this bench. Photo doesn’t do it justice. Again, we ask you to be patient for the footage

In KC, you can get a pizza and a pole jam for five bucks at Little Caesars. BOD takes the latter, no-comply PJ

Brian Delatorre, hot-and-ready switch pole jam

We stopped at a rollercoaster for Zered to roll-on 5-0

Oh, this thing?! Zered tests the waters switch

Raney’s more of a top-turnbuckle kinda guy

Maybe the last spot was a little too clean for Kaue. Back 180 nosegrind on the cutty stuff

This crew was on a straight-up TEAR. Townley, gap to front wallride

A perfect mellow rail? Hold my soda. Zion, back lip

BOD backs him up with a tipped up BSNB

Thought Romel would leave it alone? How have you made it this far? Kickflip 50-50 from the kid

Locked up in front of an ‘85 Deville

Last rail rip of the trip. Townley slides through the kinks for the fans


Aaron Herrington with an even heavier 50-50 back 180 out

And sliding into home, Romel hits the roll-on grind into the KC’s iconic slide

And who better to go out on than Big Lou? Shuttin’ it down with a fakie frontside flip from the top deck. Thanks again to CONS, Escapist, Skullcandy, Voodoo Ranger and everyone in Kansas City that made this a weekend to remember