INTERVIEWS

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: DAVE DUNCAN DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE INTERVIEW WITH DAVE DUNCAN INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY   They know what you want. They know what you need. Carje and Duncan have been skating since the '70s, and have ridden and built a lot of concrete and wood creations Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: DAVE LIBHART INTERVIEW WITH DAVE "SUEDE" LIBHART INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY RHINO   Just saying Libhart is from Pennsylvania says it all to most. Suede is a perfect breed of hardcore do it yourself, for the fun of it, Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: EAST COAST RAMP DESIGN INTERVIEW WITH MERK INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MERK   Chris Mearkle A.K.A. Capt. Destiny is one of the East Coast's premiere ramp and bowl builders. From his backyard ramp skate roots in Connecticut Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: EDDIE LAWRENCE GRINDLINE SKATEPARKS INTERVIEW WITH EDDIE LAWRENCE INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY DAWNDRA BUDD AND GRINDLINE   Up there with Adam Luxford and Brewce Martin, Little Eddie is one of the fastest skateboarders Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: GETH NOBLE AIRSPEED SKATEPARKS INTERVIEW WITH GETH NOBLE INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY   Geth Noble believes in building skateparks for the people, by the people. A skateboarder of 27 years, Noble started out skating at Skatepark Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: JAIME STAPULA GREENSK8LAB INTERVIEW WITH JAIME STAPULA INTERVIEW WITH TERRI NORDSTROM INTERVIEWS BY JIM MURPHY   JAIME STAPULA The ECRW army has been in training for generations and now it's time to get the real deal of what the crew is all about. Jaime Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: JAMES HEDRICK TEAM PAIN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES HEDRICK INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY DAWNDRA BUDD AND TIM MOTT   Colorado has one of the biggest growing skatepark scenes in the world right now, with small towns and major Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: JASON SPEER 4 DOWN INC. INTERVIEW WITH JASON SPEER INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOGRAPHY BY JASON SPEER   Texas is the reason... With the recent explosion in concrete skateparks, it's interesting to see how the remaining wood Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: JIM BARNUM SPECTRUM SKATEPARKS INTERVIEW WITH JIM BARNUM INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY   When you think Canada, you think of the Great White North, eh? Mooseheads and hosers, eh? But have you thought about the complications of building Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: MARC CORBETT INTERVIEW WITH MARC CORBETT INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB NELSON AND DAN LEVY   In Wanchese, where you can build a huge wooden bowl with pool coping in your backyard, Marc Corbett feels right at home, Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: MARK SCOTT DREAMLAND SKATEPARKS INTERVIEW WITH MARK "RED" SCOTT INTERVIEW BY SCOTT LAMBRIGHT I began skating with Red in the late '80s. This was prior to any parks in Oregon except Cannon Beach, which was the first public skate park. It was fun if you were Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: MERK INTERVIEW WITH MERK OF EAST COAST RAMP DESIGNS INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY BRYAN LATHROP   Building wooden bowls is a true sculptural art form, so when the jobs come around you have to get the right person Read More