a big week for Ronnie

Willy Santos is a skate legend. When Tony Hawk decided to leave Powell Peralta and start Birdhouse he asked Willy to be one of the original team members (and Willy still rides for Birdhouse to this day). Willy was selected as TransWorld SKATE's 1992 Rider Of The Year. Along with Steve Caballero, Willy was one of the first Vans riders to have a signature shoe. And on his website, willysantos.com, he posted a Three Try Thursday video recently of our very own Ronnie Kessner (seen above). Not only that, but Jetty officially announced the addition of Ronnie to their skate team today. What a week for the kid. Hopefully he's doing just as well in school now that it's begun.

And as a bonus, below is Willy Santos' part from one of Birdhouse's best flicks, The End.