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4:20 p.m. In The Dirty South
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The search for Darth Knuggs.One of the most overlooked things in life, next to pivot bushings, is a single minute in the day. For instance, most appointments are scheduled on the hour or half hour. You never say, "I have to be at work at 7:02 p.m." or "I'm going skating at 2:13 a.m." But people check out of hotels at 11:00 a.m. and FedEX packages are promised arrived at 10:30 a.m. What I'm getting at is that this subject's really deep, and with it you could possibly figure out... Read more...
Free Basin
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Transitions carve into traditions in Chicago.by Tony LarsonIt's not news to anyone that skateboarding and art-making have rolled along right next to each other from the beginning. They've each informed, reformed, and deformed one another countless times. Locate any skate scene and you'll find an accompanying art squad. Whether it's kids silk-screening in their garages or putting on their black sweatshirts and hitting the late-night streets to do some "writing," this sport acts as a glue to which a lot of creative processes stick. In the last ten years we've... Read more...
Check Out: Matt Worley
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Age: 16Home: San Marcos, CaliforniaSponsors: Ocean Snowboard ShopI hard a hard time writing Matt's Check Out. I wanted to point out all of his flaws and let the world know how many problems he has. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't come up with one bad quality about Matt. While so many are trying to keep it real, Matt's keeping things right. This boy isn't going to be a household name, he's going to be a universal one.¿Matt Daughters Read more...
Check Out: Ryan Parsons
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Age: 16Home: Sacramento, CaliforniaSponsors: Santa Cruz, Venture, Lucky, Alcohol"Hey Ryan, can I have a jelly bean?" He hears me, yet he doesn't even look at me as he folds the bag up and puts it in his pocket.I think most folks around expect younger people to treat them with some sort of respect. These people should avoid Ryan, unless they'd like to be ruined by a sixteen year old. I've seen him make adults cry on the inside.We've been on tour, and Ryan recently took some time off from telling... Read more...
Check Out: Preston Acoff
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Age: 23Home: Little Rock, Arkansas; Los Angeles, CaliforniaSponsors: Dogtown Skateboards, Hot Rod SkateshopI'm not going to sit here and tell you how cool a guy Preston is. I'm not going to sit here and tell you to go up and talk to him because he is so friendly. If you do see him out skating and he's not having a good day, then surely do not try to talk to him, because he'll probably not be the cool guy he really is. Then all you kids will start to talk... Read more...
Sun Over Arizona
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by Jon HumphriesIt's always nice to escape the rainy days of Oregon and have a summer vacation in January.In Portland it rains on average 151 days out of the year, so close to half the year is made up of rain¿36 inches a year of rain is what I just read. Most of this precipitation happens throughout the winter months, leaving a beautiful summer as long as one can make it through the winter.I can't make it through the winter without a number of vacations to get healed by the... Read more...
Check Out: Gareth Stehr
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Age: 17Home: Howick, Auckland, New ZealandSponsors: Foundation Super Co., Destructo, Emerica, Cheapskates ManukauHailing from New Zealand, Gareth Stehr is not a sheep who follows. He wears and does what he wants, when he wants. In fact, he wears those terrible knee-length black socks that his friends give him shit about and rocks studded collars¿he doesn't care. One thing he does do well is skateboard. It would take me an hour to explain everything I've seen him do on a skateboard. You'll just have to trust me, this guy is badass.... Read more...
Andrew Reynolds Pro Spotlight
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Vol. 2 ... The Life And Times of A. Reynoldsby Atiba JeffersonAndrew Reynolds has control. He has the utter command of a skateboard under his feet and a level of confidence that allows him to push the limits of what is considered possible. He also has control of his life¿much more than most people his age. He moved from Florida to California at the age of eighteen and now lives on his own in Los Angeles. These are huge changes for anyone, but he has always had a clear view... Read more...
Volume
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Sunny Day Real EstateJeremy Enigk Interviewby Nick BogardusHow did you approach The Rising Tide compared to your previous albums?I think we really wanted to dive in deeper this album as far as putting extra colors, instruments, and different things on the album that we've never really done. I think ultimately we tried to perfect our performance this recording. What would be your ideal environment to make new music?When we recorded in Woodstock New York, one of the amazing things about recording there was that it was constantly snowing¿a winter wonderland... Read more...
Visual Diary
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by Tara RyanQuotes that inspired this Visual Diary."The contemplation of things as they are, without error or confusion, without substitution or imposture, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention."¿Francis Bacon"One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind."¿Dorothea Lange"Making a good photograph requires genuine interest in the subject."¿Andreas Feininger"I was there, and this is what life was at the moment that I saw it."¿Henri Cariter-Bresson"The camera is a kind of license."¿Diane Arbus"You cannot do anything without passion."¿KrishnamurtiSkateboarding seems to freeze youth... Read more...
Trick Tips: Blunt to fakie with Kris Markovich.
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1. Get ready by placing your back foot on your tail and your front foot behind your front-truck bolts.2. As you approach the lip, you're going to lift up your front wheels.3. Now you need to put some pressure on your tail to lock it into the blunt position.4. Rather than getting directly over the coping, you actually keep your weight leaning into the ramp for this trick.5. To pop back in, think of it like a fakie ollie.6. Some people land on their back wheels and fakie manual in,... Read more...
Reader's Poll - Best Vert Skater: Tony Hawk
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by Joel PattersonAt last year's Triple Crown finals in Huntington Beach, California, Tony Hawk skated in his last professional contest, announcing after the event his official retirement from the tedious competition circuit for good. After fifteen-plus years and two generations of competing, he'd decided to get out while still ahead, which is how all the great ones with vision do it.He couldn't have picked a better moment to peace out, either. His skating was nothing short of amazing that weekend in early October, and his win capped a hectic year,... Read more...
The Valley
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Fer Sher!A glimpse at a few days in the life of the Valley.Photography by Mike BlabacI moved to the San Fernando Valley from San Francisco in January of 1998 after marrying a "Valley girl" who swore up and down I would like this sprawling L.A. County area more than San Francisco¿and she was right. Compared to San Francisco, the San Fernando Valley is massive. The Valley is made up of over 30 cities: Arleta, North Hills, Sunland/Tujunga, Bell Canyon, North Hollywood, Sylmar, Burbank, Northridge, Tarzana, Calabasas, Pacoima, Toluca Lake, Canoga... Read more...
Tangent
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5boroby Andy Seifert 5boro has been around my neck of the woods for a while now¿that's Noo Yawk, y'all. Some people have likened them to an East Coast Think team. They don't have any "little people" on their team, so I guess that means they're just gnarly hessians. This video is short (just longer than a promo), but it offers a good first impression of what 5boro is all about. Although the whole thing is enjoyable, the part most worth mentioning is Aaron Suski's¿homeboy does his thang'. From pools to... Read more...
Tampa Pro 2000 sidebar
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What was the raddest thing you saw this weekend?Rob Dotson: It would have to be Andrew Reynolds' frontside flip over the pyramid to the ground, and Rodrigo Teixeira's kickflip noseslide down the rail, killing it. Some crazy skateboarding going on. Rob Dyrdek: Everything Sean Sheffey did, from his switch backside flips and switch backside lipslides to pulling down his pants, showing his jockstrap, and whipping a beer onto the ground. He managed to almost get it together and switch 50-50 the rail at the end.Sean Sheffey: Tony Hawk's appearance here.Rick... Read more...
Tampa Pro 2000
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Back To The Cave, Part VIBy Miki VuckovichBrian Schaefer had hoped to host this year's contest at a new location; by March he planned to move his SkatePark of Tampa into a larger and more accommodating space. But much to his dismay, no suitable spot for the new SPoT has emerged. So this year's am contest in January and the pro event two months later were crammed into the metal warehouse that's been the park's home for the last seven years, a space that's been described as everything from a... Read more...
Starting Point: Manuals with Jimmy Lacasse
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1. Remember, manuals are fun. Think of them as skateboard wheelies. Now put your feet like you would when ollieing up a curb.2. Ollie onto the curb, and make sure your back wheels don't lock up.3. Once you get above the curb, you're going to start putting your weight back over the tail.4. Put pressure on your tail, and keep those front wheels up.5. Here's where all that flatground manual practice pays off. Keep balancing!6. To pop off, try to pop a mini ollie.7. Start centering your weight to roll... Read more...
Starting Point: Roll-ins with Andy Mac
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*It's good to learn this trick so you can get speed and flow at skateparks.1. Learn how to drop in and do axle stalls then this trick is easy.2. Roll toward the bowl or ramp at a slight angle.3. You want to lift up your front wheels to pop over the coping.4. While rolling over the coping, begin leaning forward like you're dropping in.5. Keep your knees bent, and slam those front wheels down.6. Stay low and centered while you pump down the transition.7. With practice, this technique will give... Read more...
The Readers'/Riders' Polls
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The Readers'/Riders' PollsLast year we decided to stop worrying so much about what's in the September issue of the magazine and chose instead to let you do some of the work for a change. Thus, the Readers' Poll was born. We figured that while we were at it, why not ask a whole bunch of pros with working phones who they thought the best were, and voila¿we had the Riders' Poll. So we added up all the votes, cashed our checks from Shorty's (just kidding), and threw a big party... Read more...
Oregon Parks
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by Jon HumphriesIt's funny how the politics of life in the mainstream can sneak into something like skateboarding, and you don't even know it. I'm referring to how skateboarding is gaining common public acceptance. Growing up in the late 80s and early 90s period of skateboarding, skateparks were virtually unheard of¿especially a public park that's free and built by the city government. This period was also a time when skateboarding was at an all-time low. This was a time when the kid whose parents were involved with city government was... Read more...
North By Northwest: Vancouver, Portland, and Seattle.
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by Tara RyanIf all you know about the Pacific Northwest is rainy weather, Burnside, coffee, and The Slam City Jam, then you know nothing. These three cities are blowing up right under your nose, so look and listen, and you just might learn something.Vancouver, British Columbia is a large city located in southwestern British Columbia about 26 miles northwest of the good-old United States border. A couple of years ago, in order to keep kids off the streets, the City Council funded about fifteen amazing concrete skateboard parks. This makes... Read more...
Readers - Poll Best Street Skater Rick McCrank
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by Shad LambertWelcome to the next level. At this stage, Rick McCrank can do airs like professional fighter pilots, come up with more skate-combo meals than McDonald's, bust nollie kickflip lipslides on handrails, and stomp his tricks smoother than a tub of butta on a hot summer day. All this while simultaneously raising a family, starting a wheel company, designing a shoe, filming nonstop, golfing, snowboarding, and don't forget being voted best street skater. Ahhhhh! This sounds like a crazy video game. By the way, Rick is going to be... Read more...
Litterbox
|TransWorld Skateboarding
To Josh Pollina's dismay, Shad's in Vancouver, so Tania and I had to do Litterbox. Our responses might seem kind of bitter, that's because we used to be in charge of Litterbox and we got burnt out on you. Shad will burn out eventually. Next month Shorty's employees and team riders are answering the letters, so look out for that. Send your letters to: Litterbox, c/o TransWorld Skate, 353 Airport Road, Oceanside, CA 92054. Our e-mail is still skatemag@twsnet.com.¿JoelI LOVE SHAD I like the way Litterbox is going now. Shad... Read more...
Last Words: Pat Duffy
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Last Words: Pat DuffyLast time you skated a handrail in the rain:Last week.Last time you felt important:Today.Last time you felt insignificant:Today.Last time you wanted to give up being pro:The last time I skated.Last time you watched the Plan B Questionable Video:A while ago.Last time you listenend to Primus:I saw them play last Friday in Anaheim.Last video game you played:Golden Tee '98 golf.Last spot you skated:Frankfurt, Germany.Last trick you landed:Dumptruck.Last CD you bought:Squarepusher, Selection Sixteen.Last dream you had:I crashed Danny Way's old truck and got everyone thrown in jail.Last video you... Read more...