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TONY TRUJILLO TONY TRUJILLO interview by STEVE OLSON photos by GABE MORFORD Rock’n’roll, “GOOD TO GO” Tony Trujillo I’m a little nervous, so bear with me. [Laughs] You’re nervous? Alright. I’m just kidding. Where do you come from? Northern Read More

CHRISTIAN FLETCHER CHRISTIAN FLETCHER INTERVIEW BY STEVE OLSON INTRODUCTION BY STEVE OLSON PHOTO BY HERBIE FLETCHER High . . .This is Christian Fletcher, maybe you know of him, and then again, maybe you don’t. So what. The kid knows a thing or two, about a thing Read More

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

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

PIPELINE 48 6th Annual Skatepark of Tampa Am 2000 Contest Highlights of Tampa Am.  Aaron Suski ollied the pyramid to backside tailslide down the rail. Mark Appleyard nollie K grinded the whole rail across the box and down. Then in his run he did a nollie heelflip 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

ERROR TYPE 11 ERROR TYPE 11 by Brian Lentini State the members and when you came about. The band lineup is me (Phil), guitars & vocals, Arty-vocals & guitars, Adam-Bass, Erik-drums. We started the band in ‘97 and have been saving rock, one song at a 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

PIPELINE 47 SKATEPARK REPORT Bridge St. Skatepark - Nashua NH 2000 Nashua, NH - 11,000 sq ft park includes left hand kidney 6’6” shallow end to 10’ deep end. 6” of vert in shallow, 1’ vert in deep. Tile and pool coping, death box? street course with 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