October 19, 2005
Ronnie Creager
By Rob Brink
etnies.com 2005
Having been a fan of Ronnie's since day one, you can imagine how stoked I was to interview him for etnies when he got on the team this year. The following goodies are from his etnies.com team page.
October 18, 2005
Conhuir Lynn
by Rob Brink
etnies.com 2005
Conhuir Lynn is another skater I worked with for etnies.com. He's kinda low-key right now, but he's stylish as hell and you'll here more of him soon enough.
Conhuir Lynn is an Irishman but he's not a tough guy. He loves video games, Van Morrison and playing the guitar. He is mellow and timid but provoke him and you might be at the mercy of a hyper bloke. At the young age of nineteen, he looks like an old man. Maybe it's the moustache he proudly rocks on the regular. His tre flips will make you jealous—no one except Stefan can even step to the casual back leg action that Conhuir possesses. He's got a mean switch tre as well.
October 16, 2005
Versus: Cops Vs. Security Guards
By Rob Brink
TransWorld Skateboarding July 2005 / No Comply: Skateboarding Speaks on Authority
As spring is in full swing and summer is quickly approaching, cops nationwide are preparing for what they call a “chronic warm-weather resurgence of illegal skateboarding.” No wonder we feel they and their less-skilled brethren, the security guard, are the bane of our skateboarding existence. Both will rain on our parade at any cost. Both power trip and could most likely find something better to do than bust you. Every once in a blue moon, they might even be cool. But in the end, both are like pit bulls—you never can, and never should, entirely trust them, 'cause they don't give a rat's ass about you and when one might be somewhat cool, chances are he was a prick to the person before or after you, and the next guy to come bust you won't be as cool. The only thing worse than a security guard is a cop. And the only thing worse than a cop is, well, nothing really.
October 12, 2005
Two of my pieces from TransWorld magazine will be included in an anthology about skateboarding and the law entitled No Comply: Skateboarding Speaks On Authority.