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VENICE PAVILION R.I.P. VENICE PAVILION R.I.P. Introduction by Joey Tran Interviews by Andy Kessler, Dan Levy, Heidi Fitzgerald, Joey Tran Photos by:  Bagel, Block, George Wilson, Geri-I Lewis, JB Fitts, Jesse Martinez, Joey Tran, Pat Myers, Ray Flores, Will Hightower Interviews Read More

TOM RISSER THE ULTIMATE BACKYARD BY TOM RISSER PART 1: THE ULTIMATE BACKYARD RAMP It started out as your basic 8’ tall half pipe almost 8 years ago. But learning to skate on the old concrete skateparks of Charlotte in the early eighties, made me long for Read More

SLOPPY SAM Sloppy Sam Interview: Merkle & Murf Photo: Rob Murphy Samuel Patterson, Sloppy Sam, Batter Boy, Henry Rollins Disco Baiter, Rainman, Shazam, Sketchy Scumbag. . . When I was first told about a Sloppy Sam interview my first reaction was ‘it’s Read More

POOL JAM 2000 POOL PARTY 2000 POOL COLLAGE: PAT MYERS WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRIAN LENTINI The Last Session of 1999 The end is near. Repent and be saved. Live fast, die young, get it while you can before it’s gone. On the last day, masses pilgrimage to Israel Read More

JAY ADAMS JAY ADAMS INTERVIEW BY HEIDI FITZGERALD PHOTO COURTESY OF JAY ADAMS If you know anything about skateboarding, then you know one name that’s withstood the test of time is Jay Adams. Raised by surfers on the Santa Monica Pier, Jay was one of the Read More

DARREL DELGADO DARREL DELGADO Activity report: pipe renegades History: classified clearance: MAXIMUM classified: TOP SECRET Interrogation and visual evidence: Charlie Middleton You once said that surfing takes more guts than skating, can you elaborate? To Read More

BUCKY LASEK BUCKY LASEK Story by Ozzie Photos by Rhino Many things can be said regarding Bucky Lasek. Inventive, perfectionist, driven, and  incomparable are just a few. He doesn’t quite accept the mantle of professional skateboarder any more than he accepts Read More

BADLANDS BADLANDS WORDS BY DAVE REUL The California Dream gone bad. An arid wasteland. Only the strong survive. Words don’t mean much in these parts. Attitude speaks, the desert devours. Nature consumes man’s dwellings, as man himself battles for possession Read More

VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SKATEBOARDING 1999 VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SKATEBOARDING Huntington Beach, CA Story by: OZZIE AUSBAND Photos by: CHARLIE MIDDLETON Sometimes it feels like I’m falling down. Do you know the sensation? This is probably the feeling many skateboarders have during contests Read More

SKATOPIA SKATOPIA PHOTOS AND STORY BY ROB ERICKSON Every seventeen years the Cicada Locust emerges from the ground for a very brief but frenzied stint of noise making and pro-recreation. They live a simple life of rest and play. Very similar to the lifestyle Read More

REMY STRATTON REMY STRATTON Interview by Dan Levy Photos by Pat Myers, Charlie Middleton and Chris Malenfant   Remy Stratton is a skater who skates for the right reasons. He has a style all his own and he always pushes himself to progress. When he’s Read More

WES HUMPSTON THE BULLDOG - O.G. DOGTOWN INTERVIEW BY ANDY KESSLER INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY ANDY KESSLER P.O.P. in crosses, death to invaders, invaders must die, locals only, dogs and crossbones... These were the images sprayed on the walls all Read More

TINO RAZO INTERVIEW BY ANDY KESSLER PHOTOS BY IVORY SERRA How old are you? 23. How long you been skating? Fourteen or fifteen years. Where did you start skating? Bennington, VT. Who was most influential to you in Vermont as far as skateboarding? The whole Read More

JEFF GROSSO INTERVIEW BY GISH PHOTOS BY PAT MYERS   Where have you been? Huntington Beach, where I've always been. How might someone have heard of you? I used to be a pro skateboarder, now I'm just a floor nigga. Who are your sponsors? I ride for Read More

SOUL BOWL 1999 SOUL BOWL 1999 HERMOSA BEACH, CA JUNE 11-12, 1999 PHOTOS BY RHINO The Soul Bowl contest was held in a man-made wooden bowl set on Hermosa Beach. The structure was amazing and so was the skating. The event included a Masters division for skaters Read More

QUIM CARDONA A Path Train Rush Words by Quim Cardona Photos by Angela Liu Traveling through the guts of the earth to get across to the poisonous apple. The voyage begins in the heart of Newark. Back when I was small, I was able to slide right through the turn Read More

ORANGEWOOD: A BLUE HAVEN POOL ORANGEWOOD: A BLUE HAVEN POOL THIS PAGE FROM TOP: TEXAS DAN THROWS A HUGE FUCKIN’ FS AIR THAT WOULD MAKE CRAIG JOHNSON PROUD. PHOTO: RHINO F.S. GRIND – SHAGGY PHOTO: PERRYMAN OPPOSITE PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: TYCO KILLING THE Read More

NUDE BOWL Nude Bowl: a retrospective Words by Ozzie Photos by Rhino Glittering glass, shattered blocks and crumbling stone. Spray paint splatters a remaining piece of broken column that shouldered the roof of the once-new hotel. Up the hillside, the skeletal Read More