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Trick Tip - Nollie Crooked Grinds With Danny Garcia
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1. Put your feet in the nollie position (front foot on the nose, back foot behind the rear truck bolts).2. Start your nollie far enough away from the ledge to allow you to clear it on the way up.3. Once you get your nose above the ledge, start putting your weight back and aim your front truck at the ledge.4. Put a lot of pressure on the nose of your board.5. Keep it locked in, use your back foot as a guide to keep the board straight.6. Get ready to... Read more...
Winter Issue Ten Top 5
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Ten Top 5 Tony HawkPro skaters list their all-time favorites Skaters Of All Time 1. Steve Caballero.2. Eddie Elguera.3. Rodney Mullen.4. Tony Alva.5. Bob Burnquist.Skaters 20021. Eric Koston.2. Bob Burnquist.3. Arto Saari.4. Kerry Getz.5. Brian Sumner.Skate Videos 1. The Search For Animal Chin.2. Menikmati.3. One Step Beyond.4. The End.5. Sorry.Albums 1. The Clash-London Calling.2. Beatles-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.3. Jane's Addiction-Nothing's Shocking.4. AC/DC-Back In Black.5. Pixies-Doolittle.Video Parts1. Eric Koston-Menikmati.2. Heath Kirchart/Jeremy Klein-The End.3. Bob Burnquist-Menikmati.4. Andrew Reynolds-The End.5. Arto Saari-Sorry.Five Things Left To Do1. Raise my kids.2. Indy 9.3.... Read more...
Starting PointBackside Five-0s With Ryan Sheckler
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1. Approach the object rolling parallel to it.2. Ollie up, then look down so you can concentrate on getting your back truck over the obstacle.3. Lean back a bit to put most of your weight over your rear truck. 4. Now put pressure on your tail to keep it in the five-0 position.5. You front foot actually keeps the board by straight by guiding the board and keeping it locked in.6. When you get near the end, you should start centering your weight.7. Extend your legs to absorb the drop.8.... Read more...
Parkspotting Aspen Skatepark
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Far from the sprawling metropolis known as Denver, high in the mountains called the Rockies, is a ski town named Aspen where lies a buttery-smooth skatepark. Slick concrete with metal coping (except on the vert extension where you'll find concrete pool coping) and smooth transitions is what you'll be riding on. Go, man, go. Ride fast, ride every inch. Look out for the po-po 'cause they'll come down on you if you're not wearing a helmet. You don't want a hundred-dollar ticket, do you? Enjoy the clean air. Laugh at... Read more...
James Cassimus Portfolio
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Where did the name "King James" come from?Glen E. Friedman gave me that name sometime in the mid to late 70s—the early Skateboarder magazine days.Why did he call you that?I have no idea. I was photo editor of Skateboarder. I guess I was in charge of everything, so I was the king.All right. Who kept putting it in the magazine? Like when they'd refer to you as King James.In the early days, Brian Gillogy and Craig Stecyk.Does anybody still call you King James?Glen does.How did you get into shooting skateboarding?We... Read more...
Gas Bag Winter Issue 2002
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Does Time Matter?The history of the calendar dates back to an era when time wasn't relative. Time didn't matter. Life revolved around the seasons. The original Roman calendar didn't even use twelve months, and it wasn't until the eighth century B.C. that the Romans decided to add the eleventh and twelfth months. Based upon the lunar cycle of 29.5 days, twelve months equalled 354 days, so in order to keep the seasons falling in the same months from year to year, a thirteenth month was added periodically to make up... Read more...
Video Reviews - Winter Issue 2002
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5boro Video Review5boro VideoSo, I was chillin' up at the A.B.C. training facility located in beautiful Thompkins Square Park when Pat Smith walked up to me and said, "Hey, Andy-you should write an article about big-city hessians," or something to that extent. We'd get together with all of the 5boro boys and various other hessian cells throughout New York City and take pictures. Then I could write a piece about how "dirty rocker" they are. After each photo shoot, we'd most definitely go to some dark, grimy bar in Williamsburg.... Read more...
Check Out Silas Baxter-Neal
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Check Out Silas Baxter-NealAge: 18Home: Eugene, OregonSponsors: Powell, Venture, Eugene Board Sports, Ezekiel (flow), Savier (flow)A silo is one of those tall round things that farmers store crap like wheat in, but a Silas is a person who likes to skateboard a lot. His name doesn't roll off the tongue and is too weird to say, so I've opted to call him "Slice."Slice is so easy to say, and when he busts a trick, you can say funny stuff like, "Slice it up, Slice!" He also has a quality that's... Read more...
Check Out Shane Azar
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Check Out Shane AzarAge: 18Home: Sydney, AustraliaSponsors: PSC skate shop, Volcom, DVS, Electric, Red Bull, Boost, XEN skateboardsHave you ever heard the term "short man's complex?" Well, Shane defines this term. This little man promotes a world of big, believing that size doesn't matter. Whether it's skateboarding or everyday life, Shane goes big 24/7. He's loud, tough, and just doesn't give a f-k. Shane's me mate, and I think he's great, mate.-Andrew Mapstone Read more...
Check Out Dan Murphy
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Check Out Dan MurphyAge: 21Home: Boston, Massachusetts Sponsors: Reef, Accel. (flow), Endless Grind skate shopDan Murphy is a super-hyper kid from New Hampshire who recently moved to North Carolina to attend college at NCSU. Dan and I met at a spot on his first day of arrival. After meeting him, I quickly noticed how different he was from me and everyone else in the area by the way he ... ... drinks eight cups of coffee every day. ... doesn't get excited because he'll get a lazy eye and start... Read more...
Check Out Andre Genovesi
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Check Out Andre Genovesi Age: 20Home: Irvine, CaliforniaSponsors: Arcade, Autobahn, Droors (flow), Venture, OsirisI went to work one day and saw a videotape sitting on my desk. It had the name "Andre Genovesi" written on it. I asked where it came from, and no one knew. So Jason Rogers and I sat down and watched it. We were baffled. It was by far the best sponsor-me tape we'd ever seen. Andre is one of the rawest street skaters I've ever met. His determination is something special to view firsthand. The... Read more...
Video Reviews - Winter Issue
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5boro Video Review5boro VideoSo, I was chillin' up at the A.B.C. training facility located in beautiful Thompkins Square Park when Pat Smith walked up to me and said, "Hey, Andy-you should write an article about big-city hessians," or something to that extent. We'd get together with all of the 5boro boys and various other hessian cells throughout New York City and take pictures. Then I could write a piece about how "dirty rocker" they are. After each photo shoot, we'd most definitely go to some dark, grimy bar in Williamsburg.... Read more...
Tangent - Northwest Is Go!
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Northwest Is Go!The Scott Stamnes Memorial Contest at Orcas Island Skatepark.I recently took a road trip to the Northwest to scope out some new parks and also to DJ a contest with a few skate-rocker bros. We hit some sweet parks built mostly by the Dreamland/Grindline crew: Brookings, Port Orford, Aumsville, Newberg, Donald, Burnside, Ballard, Seattle Center and Grant's Pass. We also saw the Portland power trio known as Dead Moon rock out the Off Ramp nightclub in Seattle, Washington. Steve Turner from Mudhoney was spotted digging the scene as... Read more...
NY Skate Jam 2002
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Whaaaat?NYC Skate Jam.Whaaaat?! You should've seen all of the heads who showed up on the fourteenth of July for the skate jam, kid. Whose bright idea was it, and how did it all go down? Well, local accounts have it transpiring something like this: This kid named Kerel Roach was chillin' in la-la land one fine day when he started fantasizing about what it'd be like if hundreds of people got together to skate all of NYC's dopest spots. A sly smile graced his face, and he came back to... Read more...
Mandatory Info - Winter Issue 2002
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Mandatory InfoCell DivisionMitosis is a term used to describe the process of cellular division. In this case, it's used to describe the situation at Giant Distribution with its New Deal brand. Kenny Reed, Rob Gonzalez, and Chad Tim Tim left the Deal to start a new brand with Cairo Foster entitled Populis. Its current roster includes the four mentioned above with ams Ramon Molinar and Adam Crew, along with another big gun to be named later. New Deal is still charging strong, in case you were wondering. They'll continue on... Read more...
Zine Reviews - 20.1
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It's a beautiful thing what someone with a lot of ideas but not a lot of money can do when trying to put together something for public consumption, because everyone knows that ideas minus money equals creativity. That's sort of what you've got when you pick up one of these 'zines. The people who put their time and effort (and when unavoidable, money) into getting these to the public at large do so without the carrot-in-the-face mind-set that drives most of society. These 'zines are meant to be enjoyed, and... Read more...
Volume - 20.1
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Pig DestroyerProwler In The YardRelapse RecordsI love the name of this band. Pig Destroyer has a double meaning. It can either mean destruction of dirty farm animals or your city's finest-you know, peace officers. I personally don't give a shit what it means, because this is the best grind-core I've heard since Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Pig Destroyer guitarist Scott Hull is also the mastermind behind A.N., so that must be why the sound is equally as brutal. The music of Pig Destroyer is harsh, abrasive, gutteral, and not for everyone, but... Read more...
Geoff Rowley - Ten-5 - Pro skaters list their all-time favorites - 20.1
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Skaters Of All Time1. Danny Way.2. Jeremy Wray.3. Matt Hensley.4. Kris Markovich.5. FezoSkate Videos1. Savanna Slamma.2. Streets On Fire.3. This Is Not The New H-Street Video.4. Video Days-Guy and Jason Lee.5. à‡S's Menikmati.Skaters 20011. Arto Saari.2. Paul Rodriguez.3. Heath Kirchart.4. Evan Hernandez.5. Ronnie Creagar.Video Parts1. Any Matt Hensley.2. Any Danny Way.3. Any Jeremy Wray.4. Early Koston 101 videos.5. Early Natas Kaupas.Tricks1. Carve.2. Grind.3. Slash.4. Stance.5. Regular.Animals1. Cougar.2. Stoat.3. Rattler.4. Tarantula.5. Frank Gerwer.Films1. Leprechaun.2. American Psycho.3. The Jerk.4. Made In Britain.5. Monty Python's Holy Grail.Skate Spots1. Liverpool, England.2. All of Southwest... Read more...
Skate Slang - 20.1
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skurge-A large amount of freaks, bums, or just straight ghetto dudes. "Man, I think Huntington Beach might have more skurge than Oceanside."gnar boots-Describes something really crazy or gnarly. "Homie mobbed up all gnar boots and just back liped that rail."smubba-A small Hubba or a low ledge. "He's been bragging about how he backside tailslid this Hubba, but it's molre like a smubba."boob job-When your weight is super far forward and you slam and slide on your boobs. "Dude, I think I might need some Band-aids after that boob job."hot pocket-When... Read more...
Toner
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Get used to it?A popular cultural theory goes a little something like this:Movies and TV shows like Close Encounters, Star Trek, X Files, and Star Wars are produced with one thing in mind¿their content, including hydrocephalic aliens, cigar-shaped spaceships, far-away galaxies, and unexplained phenomena, is supposed to get the public used to the fact that an invasion is coming. Supposedly, if a person has seen Battlestar Galactica they'll be familiar with the idea of "other intelligent life," and it'll be easier for them to accept when non-Earthlings come to visit,... Read more...
Volume
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High On FireThe Art Of Self-DefenseMan's Ruin RecordsGuitarist Matt Pike is a f¿kin' hessian. I know this because I've seen High On Fire play live, and he's as greasy and grimy as a human could possibly be. The way he was positioned in front of his Green full-stack was rock and roll in a nutshell¿pure slaying. They played so loud my ears were still ringing the next morning¿I shit you not, these dudes play loud!After each show, Matt always comes out and talks with everyone¿he's such a bro. He's a... Read more...
Timmy's First Quiksilver Tour
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I ride for a company called Quiksilver, along with Reese Forbes, Jason Dill, and probably not you. Because we ride for Quiksilver, one day they called all our lives up to let us know we would be going on a tour royale through a few cities in America, as well as a city not in the America place. I put my project of inventing a new, futuristic cheese on hold for the time being so that I could bless this tour with my presence. A few days prior, I started... Read more...
Tangent
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BrigadeBasic TrainingBrigade skateboards has just released their latest project demonstrating some of skateboarding's primary maneuvers. Mimic Danny Wainwright's world-record pop, and before you know it you'll be ollieing over trees. Examine the technique of Paul Machnau closely, and you'll crooked grind a seventeen-stair rail, no worries¿well, maybe not. But the techniques demonstrated are definitely helpful in mastering the basics. Take your new bag of tricks, invade the best spot in town, and impress your friends.Cliché Europa"This will just be some boring Europe vid." That's what I thought, and well, I'm... Read more...
Starting Point Ollies With Keith Hufnagel
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1. The first thing you have to do is put your back foot on the tail and your front foot in the center of the board.2. Get ready to pop by compressing and bending your knees.3. Now jump, make your tail hit the ground, and let your board pop up at an angle. 4. As you jump, start sliding your front foot forward.5. Sliding your foot up is the key because it lifts the board up and levels it out.6. Suck your legs up to get higher.7. Start extending your... Read more...