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Beginnings - The Ultimate In Skate-Nerding
|TransWorld Skateboarding
In the forthcoming pages, there are a lot of things that are inarguable. Take Johnny Layton's frontside bluntslide down the Oceanside hubba (see Nine Frames Per Second), for instance-it's by far the gnarliest trick taken to the all-so-suddenly infamous behemoth. Crazily enough-crazily, not surprisingly if you've witnessed Johnny skate (it was photographer Seu Trinh's first time), he landed it twice within five tries. His last attempt, the one pictured, came just as a cop was rolling up on him to give the crew the boot. Needless to say, everyone around... Read more...
Trick Tip With Reese Forbes
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Trick TipKickflip Manuals With Reese Forbes1. Start off by rolling toward the object you plan to kickflip onto. Crouch down.2. Put your front foot, pigeon-toed, on the board right in the middle-half on, half off-in the kickflip stance.3. Watch your board flip.4. Spot your landing.5. Catch your kickflip as if you were doing it on the ground.6. Put more pressure on your back foot-especially on the heel, if you want to manual for a while.7. When you're in mid manual you'll know shit worked out, so ride that puppy.8. If... Read more...
Starting Point
|TransWorld Skateboarding
1. Here's a mini-ramp trick that combines a backside five-0 and a pivot to fakie.2. Approach the coping at a slight angle and with some speed to grind.3. Having backside five-0s down on tranny will help.4. Stand up on that five-0 like you mean it.5. The faster you go, the longer you'll grind.6. Start leaning back and into the tranny.7. Everyone does this part a little different. Some will pop a little ollie with the tail, and some will just muscle the board back into the tranny.8. Get that weightless... Read more...
Volume
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Franz FerdinandDomino RecordsOkay, kids, Music Reviewer School, day one. Pay attention: First classify the album quickly. Use no more than the 35 words about the band's influences and musical antecedents-that way people know what they're dealing with right away. Second, it's very popular these days to proclaim certain bands "saviors" or their respective scenes, or maybe you can liken them to some hugely popular band from another era. Calling someone the "new Beatles" always works. You can also tell an interesting anecdote about the band's name or something funny that... Read more...
Villa Villa Cola
|TransWorld Skateboarding
"Hey, I told you not to spray that love potion in my room."Amy and Amanda hadn't washed their jeans in a while. Their solution was a body mist from Victoria's Secret to rid their jeans of foul scents."This is a basement-it captures scents and doesn't release them." Van was pissed. "My sister lives down here, too. She'll be smelling that for weeks."This was more than Van felt she could handle. Every time she visited her parents' house, she picked up mail that accumulated in her absence-it consisted mostly of threats... Read more...
Most Wanted
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Most WantedThink SkateboardsUrban Icon Series: Pat Duffy Boot (7.75 x 31.625), Danny Fuenzalida Mailbox (7.625 x 31), Jason Masse Newsstands (7.5 x 30.75), Pancho Moler Trashcan (7.5 x 30.75), Jake Nunn Payphone (7.875 x 31.75). Powerline Series: Sunset (7.75 x 31.625), Night (7.625 x 31).thinkskateboards.comToy Machine SkateboardsEd Templeton Balloons (8 x 31.725), Austin Stephens Rocker (8 x 31.75), Bloodshot Sect (7.5 x 31.25), Diego Bucchieri Jersey (7.5 x 31.325), Billy Marks Kill Billy (7.75 x 31.5), Monster Shadow (8 x 31.75).toymachine.comDC ShoesDC Shoes and Incase cobranded this skate bag that'll... Read more...
Darrell Stanton: Naturally Inclined
|TransWorld Skateboarding
With naturals, the thing is, you can tell right away-always.Maybe it's a twelve -year-old kid just learning to fly around the park.Maybe it's an unknown teenager who's effortlessly destroying the spot.It could be a retired, broken-down ex-pro throwing up perfectly stalled inverts first try. They may be separated by generations, but they have more in common than just riding a skateboard. They're the naturals. They got the gift. All of them. The rest of us have to work for this shit. No matter how hard we try to play it... Read more...
Game Over
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Madden 2005EA SportsXbox, PlayStation 2, GameCubeTime will only tell if the Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis-Madden 2005 cover boy-will be subjected to the Madden curse. Since 2001, whoever has graced the cover of Madden has seen a less than stellar year on the field. Michael Vick, Madden 2004's face, broke his leg early in the 2003 preseason. Marshall Faulk-Madden 2003-injured his ankle early in the season, and the Rams lost its first five games. Daunte Culpepper-Madden 2002-injured his knee partway through the season. But the curse really began with Tennessee running... Read more...
Paycheck - Corey O'Brien's Reaper
|TransWorld Skateboarding
These days Blind may be running with The Reaper to the fullest extent of the law, but in the late 80s the only reaper skateboarding knew was the flame-throwing one that decorated the underside of Corey O'Brien's first Santa Cruz pro model.Although a well-known skateboarder both in his San Jose locale and nationally and having ridden for NHS as one of its only street amateurs through the mid 80s, Corey was never supposed to get a pro model. "They NHS said they didn't want to have any street models out... Read more...
Brain Floss - Bob Kronbauer
|TransWorld Skateboarding
There sometimes exists in skateboarding this false notion that the grass is greener on the other side. Like perhaps there's just a bit too much emphasis on progression: different spots, different sponsors, a different kit, other times, other places, other people. The "this is good, but that is better" ideology.If you're in West Virginia, spots are better in Chicago. If you're in Chicago, spots are better in L.A. If you're in L.A., you have to fly to Barcelona just to find a hassle-free place to lay down your next video... Read more...
Volume
|TransWorld Skateboarding
The FrequencyThe FrequencyNoreaster Failed IndustriesCall it "synth rock," "nà…-wave," or whatever you feel like calling it, the music The Frequency makes will put a gigantic smile on your face and make you want to do The Robot until the wee hours of the morning. Some of the songs are straight programmed, while others are energetic rock that's teetering on sounding like old punk rock similar to Washington D.C.'s Bad Brains. Well, like Bad Brains, The Frequency also hails from D.C., and the band is definitely into making and recording unique... Read more...
Brain Floss - Jesse Hotchkiss
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Every once in a while in this life you meet those people who are naturals-meaning that the things in life they excel at they take to very naturally, almost as if it were second nature. Usually people who are naturals in one or two facets of their lives are extremely lucky, but occasionally you meet someone who happens to be gifted in numerous areas in their life. These are the folks who're truly special.Jesse Hotchkiss is one of these gifted individuals. He has a second-nature style when it comes to... Read more...
Starting Point
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Starting Point Switch Ollies With Jeremy Wray1. Remember when you learned to ollie? Well, you gotta do it all over again.2. Switch ollies feel a lot like nollies-you're just rolling in the other direction.3. With that in mind, crouch down and get a good pop.4. Slide your leading foot up the board to get it off the ground.5. Suck that back foot up to level out the ollie.6. Now just hang on and cruise it.7. If you're going fast enough, you'll be able to clear a long four-flat-four.8. Land all... Read more...
Most Wanted
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Most WantedHawk Shoes"Inspired by Tony Hawk, designed for kids." Hawk Shoes are the only youth-specific skate-shoe brand and are available in kids' size ten through adults' size eight. Stealth (black/camo), Maxis (black/pink), and Optika (red/white).hawkshoes.comSanta CruzVeterans Division: Tom Knox (9 x 32.4), Tom Knox Powerlyte (9 x 32); Eric Dressen (8.8 x 32), Eric Dressen Roses Powerlyte (8.8 x 32); Cannery Powerlyte Series: Mike Frazier (7.8 x 31.7), Stacy Lowery (7.5 x 31), Alex Moul (7.7 x 31.4), Moon (7.8 x 31.7). Powerlyte's an eight-ply construction with a layer of... Read more...
Marseille with Mark Oblow
|TransWorld Skateboarding
On June 25, I found myself on a plane heading to an old shipping town called Marseille, France to attend the Quiksilver Bowlriders contest at the Marseille skatepark. I've been to a ton of contests all over the world, living in the skate industry longer than most people on the planet have been skating. Damn man, it's been a long time, and I've seen it all. But nothing compares to what I saw here at this park on the Mediterranean Sea.The skatepark is set into a grassy hill that's perched... Read more...
Payday
|TransWorld Skateboarding
After sifting through the 20,000 responses for the innaugaral Payday featuring the Foundation package, it looks like a few out there haven't heard about the World Wide Web and could use a crash course on how to do a word search with Google. We even had one astute reader think that the contest was a joke, because we had mispelled Foundation as Foudation. Thanks for catching the mistake, but the contest wasn't a joke.Skimthefat.com is a great video resource, but they didn't even have all of the Foundation videos databased.... Read more...
Volume
|TransWorld Skateboarding
VolumeRocket From The CryptCirca: Now! +4 (Reissue)Swami RecordsI'll never forget where I was the first time I listened to RFTC's Circa: Now! It was 1993 and I was alone in a blizzard atop Wyoming's desolate Grand Teton Pass … flipped upside down behind the wheel of a friend's suddenly demolished 1974 International Scout. With the roof flattened against my head, I sat listening to the last track at high volume as snowflakes fell through the broken windshield. "Glazed" ended with the whole band chanting, "Smoke pot, smoke pot, everybody smoke... Read more...
Check Out Shane Cross
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Age: 17Home: The Gold Coast, AustraliaSponsors: Legacy skateboards, Thunder trucks, Emerica (Australia flow), Krew (Australia flow)There're so many things that I really know nothing about anymore. It's hard to explain. See, there once was this kid. He wasn't that funny and he smells bad from time to time, but he likes bikes, sleeping, and has a knack for getting under things like skin, nerves, stairs, et cetera. These are things that everyone won't really understand. I can sit here and try to tell you that he's going to evolve into... Read more...
Back In The Day
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Back In The DayDespite all the downsides of the 80s, the latter half turned out to be quite a good time for skateboarding. Here are quotes that encapsulate the carefree, careless skateboarding attitude of the time.-Eric Stricker"I like a lot of people, but I don't really like anyone."-Jason Jessee, December 1989"We like ramps with a lot of vertical, over ten feet high. We're not poseurs, we skate like men."-Steve Godoy on himself and his brother Art, August 1985"The Rocco Division of SMA stands for Steal Major Athletes."-a Powell-Peralta skater, November... Read more...
Most Wanted
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Most WantedTraffic SkateboardsTraffic skateboards was created by Ricky Oyola-one of the most inventive skaters of this time. Pumped out of the streets of Philadelpia, Traffic's team is small but strong. Ricky Orange (7.56 x 30.875), Oyola City Scape Series 1 (7.62 x 31.19), Oyola City Scape Series 2 (7.75 x 31.38), Spot Seeker Series 1 (7.56 x 31), Spot Seeker Series 4 (8 x 31.56), Traffic Jam Series 2 (7.75 x 31.19).trafficskateboards.comBlind SkateboardsKris Markovich was added to Blind in 2003 and since then the team has been putting the finishing... Read more...
Park Spotting - Poco Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Park SpottingPoco Park, Coquitlam, British ColumbiaWhat's the name of the park?The Poco Park, in the parlance of our times.Where is it?Coquitlam, British Columbia.Directions?Take Hastings Street out of Vancouver (heading east) until it turns into the Barnet Highway. Follow to Port Moody, go left at the stoplight, and then continue on the Barnet until you reach Port Coquitlam. Turn left off of the highway onto the Lougheed Highway/Pinetree Way (heading north). Go up Pinetree Way, take a right on Pinewood Avenue. The parking lot is on your right, the skatepark is... Read more...
Starting Point - 360 Flips
|TransWorld Skateboarding
1. Some classic three flippers from back in the day are Jason Lee, Jovontae Turner, and Ocean Howell. Search out their video parts and study.2. Present-day rulers of the tre-Daewon Song, Mike Carroll, Josh Kalis, Nate Jones, and Chris Cole-are good to look to as well.3. A good catch with the front foot is what you're looking for.4. With that in mind, hang your back foot over the tail's edge a bit-you have to scoop as you pop.5. Remember to pop it! You don't want a crop-duster/worm-burner 360 flip here.6.... Read more...
Top Five Jeremy Wray
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Top FiveJeremy WrayProfessional Skateboarding Artists1. Mark Gonzales.2. Natas Kaupas.3. Neil Blender.4. Ed Templeton.5. Lance Mountain.Mexican Food Spots1. Cafe El Cholo.2. Pink Taco in Vegas.3. Puffy Taco.4. El Ranchito.5. Taqueria De Anda.Styles1. Mark Gonzales.2. Jason Lee.3. Brian Lotti.4. Jovantae Turner.5. Mike Carroll.Best Ollies1. Mark Gonzales.2. Reese Forbes.3. Alan Petersen.4. Jason Jessee.5. Lee Ralph.Gonz Graphics1. Original Vision Gonz face.2. Vision Gonz Mermaid.3. Vision Gonz big cartoon faces-bald guy with big lips and girl with necklace.4. Vision Gonz flowers with man in suit (sweatpants).5. Blind Gonz Gene Simmons Kiss Face Fish Car-puregenius.Board Graphics1.... Read more...
Skate To Medicate
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Skate To MedicateBuy the cheeseburger-it's only 99 cents.Order in-across the street is too far.Smoke a cigarette-it'll take the edge off.Lie-it's usually harmless anyway.Take the pill to lose the weight-exercising is too much effort.Cheat-it's easy, and you can.Go shopping-it'll fill the void.Have a drink-it'll calm you down.Drive through-parking is such a hassle.Eat one more-it will always taste better than the first one.Swallow the medication-seventeen side-effects aren't bad as long as you rid yourself of this one.Life is short and far from easy. Why not feel good the few years we're here?... Read more...