January 15, 2007
Here's another of the never-before-seen manual article interviews from a few years ago with Marc Johnson. Coming soon are Henry Sanchez, Tim O'Connor, Karl Watson and Biebel!
What was your favorite place to do manuals?
On the manual island.
Who/what made you first want to try manual tricks?
Watching Jovante Turner, Brian Lotti, Mark Gonzales, Jason Lee and Mike Vallely.
January 11, 2007
Here's the third installment of the never-before-seen manual article interviews from a few years ago. This time, one of Pier 7's finest, Rob Welsh, is on the mic...
RB: What was your favorite place to do manuals?
RW: My personal favorite is that one in Toronto that Jamie nose manuals to big drop! I've never skated it, but I'm sure it feels really good on the knees.
January 11, 2007
GSD got some new éS jeans the other day but they were too long. Since then, he's been fearlessly rockin' these mondo cuffs all week.
January 10, 2007
Whether you're an etnies fan or still one of the non-believers, the new Restless video coming out soon might surprise you. Good stuff for sure. I'm stoked on it. Check the footage!
January 10, 2007
Ronnie & I "working."
I thought it might be a good idea to to inform all you people out in blogville on what I've been working on lately, 'cuz I have been one busy sonofabitch, my head's about to explode, but as a result, some of you might be psyched on this stuff:
January 10, 2007
Video reviews are gay but The Foundation Testament box set is badass...the reason I am up at 3:30 a.m. because I am too stoked on watching all of this shit to fall asleep. Barbarians at the Gate is even on this thing! And Rolling Thunder is one of the best videos ever. If I need to explain why, you might never know.
January 10, 2007
Daily Ops: Tim O'Connor
10 Ways to not have a driver's license and still maintain a skateboarding career
By Rob Brink & Tim O'Connor
The Skateboard Mag February 2007
Back in the day, the members of our north Jersey skate crew with cars and driving privileges would rotate, pass off and fight over whose turn it was to go pick Tim up or drop him off—for over 10 years—easily. Sometimes we didn't think anything of it, other times is was downright unbearable. Thinking back on things like his Eastern Exposure 3 video part, sometimes I'm baffled as to how he got anything done. Its hard enough being from the East Coast and making a name for yourself in skateboarding; not driving until your mid-twenties and you're making shit nearly impossible. To this day, after about thirteen years of knowing Tim, I've yet to be a passenger in Tim's vehicle.
January 9, 2007
I dunno about the rest of the world, but growing up as a skateboarder in NJ in the early '90s, the most common insult I got from the jocks and guidos and other assholes was "Skate Fag." I'm not really sure of the origin, or how this term came to be so common, but it was standard fare for me. People used to just yell it at me as they passed in the hallway of my high school. Seriously. I used to get soooooo bummed.
January 8, 2007
Every once in awhile, a skateboard company does or says something that gets me psyched and reminds me not to abandon all hope. This happened today when I read this "press release"...
January 7, 2007
Yes, John is skinnier now. Lonely artist in an airport. Kinda reminiscent of that Bon Jovi Wanted Dead or Alive video, huh?
Ok, so I'm in the airport the other day, heading home from a few weeks in the motherland of NJ, and John Popper, lead singer of Blues Traveler is on the security line behind me. I was kinda lookin' at him to see what his story was, then he set off the metal detector and essentially got pulled aside and searched for about 15 minutes. Now, I've set off the alarm and gone through these searches before...nothing too bad. But this security guard was like reaching into Popper's shirt and the waistband of his pants and shit. It was getting borderline gay.