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DOGTOWN CHRONICLES: WES HUMPSTON DOGTOWN CHRONICLES INTERVIEW WITH WES HUMPSTON INTERVIEW BY ARI MARSH INTRODUCTION BY ARI MARSH   By the time he was only 20 years old, Wes Humpston, was already a legend. Wes was one of those characters whose reputation was not just intimidating, Read More

TURBONEGRO INTERVIEW BY COREY PARKS INTRODUCTION BY DAN LEVY   You may have heard Turbonegro on 'Jackass' or 'Viva la Bam'. You may not have heard of them at all. Either way, they don't care. In fact their songs are written to be offensive, appealing Read More

TOM GROHOLSKI INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTO BY GRANT BRITTAIN and GRAHAM   Under the radar, silent power, quiet storm, Tom Groholski's heavy metal monster graphic tells a story of a man with solid metal style who devours pool Read More

THEE INDIGENTS WORDS BY CHOLO I have been skating, hanging out, and running around with these guys for too long. Lloyd is the brains of the band, Sal is out there, Dean is the reliable drummer, and George is chill. Nowadays these guys are recording some new tunes. Read More

TAHITI STORY BY HERBIE FLETCHER PHOTOS BY HERBIE FLETCHER   Teahupoo is located on the southern tip of the island of Tahiti, one of the great wonders of the world. It's an amazing shallow reef. The fresh water from all the tropical rain that runs Read More

STRIDER WASILEWSKI INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO INTRODUCTION BY JEFF HO PHOTOS BY JASON MURRAY   Strider grew up in Santa Monica most of his life. He was one of the little groms that worked his way up. He surfed really hard, won all the local WSA contests, and then Read More

SERGIE VENTURA INTERVIEW BY CHRISTIAN HOSOI INTRODUCTION BY TONY HAWK PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY AND MIKI VUKOVICH   If you want to make an enjoyable career out of skateboarding, then you should take examples from Sergie Ventura. No matter what situation he's in, Read More

PEARL JAM INTERVIEW WITH JEFF AMENT INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO INTRODUCTION BY JEFF HO PHOTOS BY ADAM LUND AND JEFF AMENT Jeff Ament was one of the underground leaders of the grunge movement and DIY music-producing scene. He was an innovator of an entirely new style Read More

MARKY CLEMENTS INTERVIEW BY DAN LEVY INTRODUCTION BY DAN LEVY PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY   Do you ever meet people that are so full of life and so excited about doing something that it becomes contagious? Marky Clements lives skateboarding from the minute he wakes Read More

JAY ADAMS TRIP WORDS BY JAY ADAMS PHOTOS BY JAY ADAMS   I got a call from John Linson who produced the “Lords of Dogtown” movie. Sony agreed to pay our way to Hollywood for the premiere of the movie. After checking in at the airport, we found that we Read More

HURRICANE OPHELIA WORDS BY ARI MARSH PHOTO BY KENNY ONUFROCK and BRAD STYRON   As Hurricane Ophelia threatened landfall on the North Carolina coast in mid-September, four surfers boated out to a deserted, offshore island in hopes of squeezing in one final Read More

GARRETT MCNAMARA INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO INTRODUCTION BY JEFF HO PHOTO BY JEFF HO and BO BRIDGES   Garrett is a big wave maniac. He's always been a big wave rider. I've known him for years, from surfing and working in Hawaii. He comes from a family of surfers. Read More

ERIC DRESSEN INTERVIEW BY JAY ADAMS INTRODUCTION BY TOM KNOX PHOTOS BY RIP, THEO, WYNN MILLER and CHUCK KATZ   Eric Dressen is a living legend. I'm constantly awed by the guy's ability on a skateboard. He is the original all-terrain wizard. No doubt in Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: BIG TIM KLEMONSKY INTERVIEW WITH TIM KLEMONSKY INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY   Wow. Big Tim. Where do you start? One of the punkest things I ever witnessed was at a tradeshow/Black Label party with Big Tim. When the band came on, Tim decided 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

DALE VELZY TRIBUTE DALE VELZY TRIBUTE WORDS BY JAMES O'MAHONEY   The Dale Velzy Memorial was held at Doheny State Beach, June 14th, 2005. More than three thousand of surfing's elite made this the largest gathering of the tribe since the passing of Duke Kahanamoku Read More

CHRIS SENN INTERVIEW BY DAVE DUNCAN INTRODUCTION BY DAVE DUNCAN PHOTO BY BRIAN FICK   Skateboarding made Chris Senn. Growing up in Grass Valley, CA, he was literally born into it. Whether it's vert, street, pools or concrete parks, Chris can take on anything. Read More

CHRIS COLLETTE INTERVIEW BY CURT BAKER INTRODUCTION BY CHRIS MEARKLE PHOTOS BY PATRICK STALEY   Chris Collette A.K.A. "Chief little stomach," "Keith Richards," "ColeEchy," "The Mouth of the South" (although some would argue this title to Jimmy Leaphart). Read More