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2/21/12

Riley Hawk teamed up with his boy Jacob Nunez old school VX style to produce this amazing video feature for the Linden by Lakai.

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2/20/12

Fourstar has updated their site with its Spring 2012 Collection and the Hawaii Four-O video featuring Brian Anderson, Tyler Bledsoe, Andrew Brophy, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Eric Koston, Guy Mariano, Max Schaaf and Tony Trujillo.

Caption Contest Winner! Chris Costello takes the most obvious approach but brings it to life and takes the prize! Thanks to all that entered. You guys kill it every time.

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2/17/12

Caption Contest. Lakan de Leon’s got a good one. We’re calling it next Monday. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

Thanks to The Skateboard Mag for voting us Best Internet in their Year’s Best Issue.

On Monday Fourstar’s Hawaii Four-0 video will be going live.

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2/16/12

Ishod, in between shooting a Fourstar catalog and playing a game of skate at The Berrics. The boy is good.

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2/15/12

Elijah is The Skateboard Mag‘s 2011 Year’s Best Am. You earned it buddy! Check out the video…

Caption Contest. Check out Marlone Acosta’s entry… concentrate! We’re calling it next Monday. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

If I’m doing the randoms today mind as well hit it with a miss!
Number forty nine is for our fearless leader.

The Art Dump has a new fan page. Fan out.

Aaron is back tomorrow.

Hi Mom and Dad!

QUOTE:
“Meow. ”—Garvey

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This little gem just goes to show you that it pays to check your Twitter account from time to time. From marc93till, “This is a dead ringer for a fat Mexi Koston.”

Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Chris Roberts Top 5 other Shit Pro Skaters Say:
1. “Last try.”
2. “My shoes are too new.”
3. “Did I touch?”
4. “Can I bum a smoke?”
5. “This part sucks, but the song is sick.”

Fast forward to 1:58 for some amazing commentary of an amazing slam. Sorry Kevin, but thank you too.

Caption Contest. Crail Contest Champ, David Newbrough is good for a quality entry or 20. Thanks for caring Dave. We’re calling it next Monday. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

Hershel’s doing the Randoms tomorrow.

 QUOTE:
“You’re the master, I’m just a prawn. ”—Chris Roberts

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2/13/12

Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Top 5 things Mike Carroll misses about San Francisco :
1. The Burritos
2. Walking out your front door and just hopping on your board
3. FTC
4. Early ’90s raves
5. James Kelch

Shop Survey. Between the guitar solos, Elias, and the spurting dick drawing we photoshopped out, it seems like Austin’s No-Comply is a pretty fun place.

Caption Contest. Zack Crisostomo’s under the impression that Mo can handle double overhead staffs. Either that or he’s stealing Biebel’s. A more likely scenario. We’re calling it next Monday. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster, Chris Keeffe, once bunched the roof of my Bronco Two because the door ripped his brand new Gap cords on the way in. So this is how he pays me back.

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Girl’s second round of Pop Secret boards are now available.

TWS has got a cool Vincent Alvarez day in the life.

Follow the El Chocolate Tour on Instagram, #elchocolatetour, and watch the saga of the boys doing some time in a Panamanian prison.

QUOTE:
“I like how you’re thinking of the after party first. ”—Hershel to Carroll

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2/9/12

On the Crail Couch with Marc Johnson.

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2/8/12

Chocolate’s Bottle Caps in every flavor

Sorry so short, but trying to wrap up an MJ Crail Couch for tomorrow.

QUOTE:
“That’s what I look like from faraway?! A creep? ”—Dill

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2/7/12

Clip of the Day. What’s up Fat Bill? or What You Do When You Know You’re Not Going to Film Any Tricks that Day.

Caption Contest. Morten Westh flows the pie chart for some market penetration. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

Austyn’s got ‘em switch too.

QUOTE:
“That’s my Chino dawg.”—The Cheeks about Jerry Hsu

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Kenny, Cory, Brian and Elijah. Those are my best guesses of dudes who will have diarrhea at least once on El Chocolate Tour. I hope they don’t, but just saying if I had to guess.

Caption Contest. Aaron Johnson, why you gotta bring Brad and Angelina into it? We’re going to extend the contest for another week or so. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

And Biebel, they’re biting your shit.

A Fourstar Sale on the Crail Shop. And any purchase over $75 gets free shipping all this month.

Could this have been the first year Ty bothered to watch the Super Bowl since a commercial he shot for Chevy aired during the game? Probably not.

Our friend Amrit works his ass off to make his videos. Here’s a teaser for his latest featuring our own Vincent Alvarez. You can purchase the video here.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster with some of the best teeth in ‘boarding is Daryl Angel. He’s got a Royal truck coming soon as well.

QUOTE:
“I don’t know how to wax something.”—Alex Olson

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2/3/12

Shop Survey. Vegas’ Let It Roll recognizes Kenny Anderson as a local treasure that he is.

Clip of the Day. Elijah and his blow buddies on the Cardboard Cat Tour. And apparently it’s a trilogy.

Caption Contest. Charles Harrington reworks childhood Vincent and Mo in to the mix. We’re going to extend the contest for another week or so. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

You looking for a skater?

QUOTE:
“You sleep they creep.”—The Cheeks

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2/2/12

Guy’s working on it.

Caption Contest. Andrew Root gets stinky with it. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

The Cheeks does a damn few nollie heels for the stopwatch.

Check out Stevie Perez’ part in Good Luck now online thanks to ValSurf.

Joey Dig has excellent taste in filming, skaters and music. Thus…

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Clip of the Day. The Fuckin’ Van makes a major milestone.

Shop Survey. Ambush Board Co. since ’97! Damn, they’re almost as old as us.

Caption Contest. Gotta agree with Thuan Du (and Mo). Who likes ketchup on their dogs. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

Q&A
From: Jure Zovko
Q: I saw that Sam stepped up to the Down for Life challenge by getting some ink repping the years that he’s been on KOTR. My question is since Lakai won this year and may win in future years, does Sam plan on adding more years to his art? Has he even thought about this?
A: Absolutely thought of it. Was pretty damn sure we had it in the bag at the point too. Could’ve left room. But I felt that way before in ‘04, so I played it safe. I’ll just go crossword puzzle on that shit. Across or down or something.—Smyth

Send your questions here.

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1/31/12

Mini Top 5 with Theotis Beasley and his five new songs to lip sync to.

Caption Contest. It was only a matter of time until someone repurposed this classic Biebel quote for the contest. Jesus Angulo was the first and we like it. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

Scott Johnston’s stank feet are up for a Berrics’ Footnotes.

They got Mo on there too…and Price!

Q & A
From: Justin,
Q: What’s the deal with Jason Dill’s cast? Is his arm permanently broken?
A: I broke my wrist four times in four years. I have a metal plate, screws and pins in it from a surgery I had in 08. What you see me wearing nowadays is basically a removable cast. I wear that so I don’t break it again. Outstanding hospital bills do show up on your credit report, it’s a myth that they don’t.—Jason Dill

Send your questions here.

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1/30/12

Some of the dudes (handpicked by The Cheeks, no doubt) will be heading to Central America next month to skate Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Caption Contest. Biebel’s taser still got plenty of juice, so get your entries in because Charley Feher’s submission is in the running. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.

Manolo Mixes it up, World Park style.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is T-World upstart with much promise, Sam Muller.

Q & A
From: Zak Bagley,
Q: For Austyn Gillette, is there any footy of that kickflip ad for Royal? The photo is gnarly and I know you were hauling ass! Wanna see the vid!
A: It’s going to be in Bill Strobeck’s section in the new Transworld video, check it when it comes out! There will be a bunch of New York skaters in it, me not being one of them.—Austyn Gillette

Send your questions here.

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1/27/12

Shit Pro Skaters Say.

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1/26/12

McCrank’s Top 5 things to do when you don’t got a trick for the spot.

Girl’z Mega Jamz seriez are no brainerz.

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Rick McCrank’s Top 5 things about his beloved Leeside. Special thanks to Alex Craig for filming

Our first offering from Wallride 23, Chocolate’s Fluorescent Chunk series is sizzlin’ on the streets.

The Crailtap Caption Contest is fully swinging. Simply caption the photo below for a chance to win this Grand Prize. Two things though, if you think you’re gonna win without actually doing the photoshop leg work or by writing a lame caption about Mo leaving Lakai you’re wrong.

Q & A
From: Willie Diaz
Q: Ben Colen, judging by your shirt from your China post, what’d you think of High on Fire’s last record?
A: I thought it was really good. Frost Hammer is the shit. Blessed Black Wings is still my favorite album of theirs though.—Ben Colen

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“We don’t fuck with amateurs, dude.”—Mike Carroll on the lack of ams on Girl

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1/24/12

The Royal Trucks site has been re-launched. Start with Austyn Gillette’s latest ad and end on the Icon Series.

Yesterday, Tapper Christopher Akiba pointed out what a great photo this would make for a Caption Contest. Well, we couldn’t agree more. So get to it. Make sure to use photoshop or the like to get your caption on the photo. And that’s a taser in Biebel’s hand, if that helps. Contest ends Feb. 7. Send them here.

Here’s what you’ll win!

Stevie Perez goes 25 for Tuesday at Skateboarder.

Biebel frontside nasals for Tuesday as well.

Here’s your chance to vote on the Quiet Life Photo Contest finalists.

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1/23/12

Everything you’ll need for the next six months in Wallride 23.

Spring 2012 Footwear and Clothing Collection as well as a Danny Brady video feature for the Brady Belmont XLK is now up on Lakai’s site.

And again if you missed the final episode of KOTR here she be. We took that bitch.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is the Beavis to Mo’s Butthead. His brother Vince.

QUOTE:
“I can’t believe I bought a rap song on iTunes this weekend.”—Rudy

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1/20/12

Hersh and I are talking again. The experiment didn’t work. It was too cruel. And it felt like we were in a fight. Still kind of feels like that a little bit. Nothing like a Greatest Miss though to soak up the bad blood.

Nashville’s Sixth Ave goes way outside the margins for the Shop Survey.

Monday Wallride 23 will be going live.

And tonight at midnight the last installment of KOTR 2011 featuring Lakai will be up at Thrasher.

Q&A 
From: Brook Seely
Q: Hey Rick McCrank what’s more fun Leeside or the Girl Park? Can’t go to the Foundation for grub after Girl Park I suppose. Also I’m sure u know Deer Man of Darkwoods, what’s he like? You should do a BAKU colabo!
A: Girl Park is more fun, Leeside is more RAW! Girl is more fun because the sole reason for Girl existing is FUN! I’ve never met the BAKU sect, I don’t go out at night. I respect what they do, but I wouldn’t want to mess with them because of the human sacrifice stuff.—McCrank

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“’Cause he’s my boo.”—Alex after asked why he was talking in his boo-voice to Ben Colen

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1/19/12

Clip of the Day. Daniel Castillo’s iPhone clips, featuring Daewon Song, Manny Santiago, Lil Shmatty, Ronnie Sandoval, Chris Roberts, Mike Maldonado, Jeremy Adams, Chico Brenes, Cooper Wilt, Daniel, Yoon Sul, Jon Fitisemanu, Paul Shier and Vincent Alvarez.

QUOTE:
“It’s because he’s insane. Insanity is funny.”—Chris Roberts

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Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Top 5 things Rudy Johnson was tripping on in 1993:
1. All my friends in Polo gear
2. Every time I didn’t have weed. That happened a lot back then
3. I tripped out when Eric and Tim got their apartment. I was like, “I’m cozy at home.”
4. I was tripping that I used to drive a 5.0, just like Vanilla. Surprised I didn’t kill myself in that thing, dude
5. What really tripped me out in ’93 was when switch skating came in and Tim Gavin couldn’t do it. That was ultimately his demise

From Travis at Satori, “Spotted in SF on the way to an infamous fort with a bridge in the background.”

Girl alum Tony Larson has posted some classics on his Tony Larson Studio site.

And we’ve added some recent classics to the Crail Shop.

Keep the internet free, or something like that.

Q&A 
From: Spencer
Q: Please tell me the Girl/Chocolate video is going to be a DVD release? I’m sick of these internet video parts that I forget after one watch.
A: Me too! The Girl and Chocolate film will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital distribution outlets .—Ty Evans

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“I don’t know if I’m tripping on anything today.”—Rudy

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Mikemo’s top 5 shittiest things about living with David Loy and Matt Price.

Hershel and I decide we’re not going to talk all this week. Not mad at each other or anything. Just more of a social experiment on the level of this.

Q&A 
From: Victor
Q: Saw Carroll on the Kiss Cam at the Lakers/Warriors game the other night. Was he stoked? First time on there?
A: Yep, first time on there. More nervous at the time cuz I didn’t know if I should do her dirty or go PG. So I was going back and forth in my mind “keep it mellow or GO IN!” I kept it mellow I guess. But pretty stoked now after the fact. Rickk didn’t know I was at the game until he saw me too.—Mike Carroll

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QUOTE:
“We should have never left Simi.”—Mikemo

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1/16/12

Mini Top 5. Matt Price and David Loy’s top 5 things about living with Mikemo.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster described his first photo as “pretty un-toppable.” We’ll see how Staba does for the rest of the week or if he’ll even send us the rest of his photos at all.

Spliff Allstars Night at Biebel’s. Smyth, if only you had the foresight to move your snack machine over there for just one night.

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Florida’s Midtown gets down with the Shop Survey.

Chris Roberts acts as if he was a Shop and takes the Shop Survey.

Despite a pretty cut and dry evaluation system, you still can’t really argue as to why Malto was the 2011 Street League Champ. And on top of that, The Ringer’s got the diamond watch to prove it.

It’s January, but Staba got his summer cut.

If you enjoyed this week’s front page photos, then go ahead and follow @jasontrogers on instragram. Plenty of new shit and plenty of crust.

Erica Yary, feel privileged that Carroll doesn’t screen your calls. Just feel lucky is all I’m saying.

Want to thank Mark Suciu for making the internet a whole lot harder today.

Q&A 
From: Tim
Q: In the Fourstar video Super Champion Funzone, Sam Smyth is talking to an Asian guy about a party or being late to a party, what is going on there?
A: We were tardy for the party. He was bummed. I don’t think there’s a Japanese term for fashionably late. He just came at me kinda crazy about it. So that’s why I look like a dick!—Smyth

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“And I’m actually pretty good at cutting hair. Need to add that to the list.”—Staba

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Not much going on down here today. But we do own one of these!

QUOTE:
“I’m going pro!”—Hershel

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Gino and BA footage, no matter how little, is always worth a look. Thanks Joe!

Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Keith Hufnagel’s Top 5 things about growing up skating in NY:
1. The Banks when it had the old wall and the closed off runway ramp
2. Actually fucking skating from spot to spot with up to 30 kids at a time
3. Hanging at OD’s (Ozzie and David’s) with all the crackheads
4. Filming in Hi8
5. Meeting all my friends, especially Keenan Milton

Q&A 
From: Andy Phister
Q: Tights being the first step into $7000 carbon bikes and full blown spandex, How far is Rickk from shaving his legs?
A: They weren’t tights. In his defense, they were wool thermals for snowboarding. And Andy, we have a very strict policy here, only I pick on Trick Rick A La Rock !—The Ringer

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1/10/12

To all those who haven’t blessed the Couch yet, (Rickk, Koston, Cory, Guy, MJ, Jerry), if she can get on it, so can you.

When Colorado’s Emage isn’t selling grip to cops their filling out their Shop Survey.

Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Andy Jenkins Top 5 things about working on Dirt and Homeboy magazine with Spike and Lewman:
1. Free trips to New York every month
2. Rubbing elbows with the indy elite
3. Great mixed tapes from Lewman. Remember cassette tapes?
4. The Fools Tour—working on an entire issue of the magazine while on a road trip across the USA
5. Waking up in the middle of the night and seeing Spike sitting cross-legged in the driver’s seat of our van while driving over 100mph

The Girl companies will at the Bright show January 19-21. If you’re in Berlin around that time and need a little shelter from the storm go say hello.

A message from Kenny Anderson:
“I’m working with Skatepark PV on getting a skatepark built in my neighborhood. Whole Foods Torrance will donate $1 to Skatepark PV for every new Facebook ‘LIKE’ on their page up until 1-14-12.”

QUOTE:
“We got floss!”—Hershel

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1/9/12

Hershel’s first Greatest Miss of the year.

P.S. he went to the doctor. No pea

KOTR Webisode 9. Mixed bag.

The subject line simply read, “Am I cool now?” with this photo attached. Well, we’re not sure about you, but you’re left bicep certainly is.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is H-Street all-terrain legend, industry mogul, modern day skate rat and the first but certainly not the last to rip off this logo. That’s right, we’re flapping about Jason Rogers.

Q&A 
From: Russell
Q: Brian, since hearing about your untimely knee problems, I was wondering if Tappers can expect a re-launch of your band, Sweatpants?  I feel that the market is ready for you and Staba.
A: Yeah well be touring under our lesbian alter ego band The Camel Tones. Nah, for real though, I’m focusing on making paintings and doing design work during the cold New York months. Also rehabbing my knee accordingly. I’m hoping I don’t need surgery. But I will go to L.A. to be around my Girl and Chocolate brothers regardless of if I can skate or not. I just want to be creative on and off the board. L8R SK8R!—BA

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1/6/12

Louisville’s finest Home Skateshop takes the Survey.

Cory picks a winner for the Sk8rats edit Cory contest.

Hershel snorted a pea up his nose and can’t get it out. At least he thinks he might have. He can’t tell if he blew it back onto the dinner table or not. So if you have any tips on getting a pea out of someone’s nose (there’s a lot of advice for toddlers who have done the same, but nothing for 31-year-olds) let us know.

Q&A 
From: Dante
Q: What type of camera is Smyth using for the front page photos this week? They look awesome.
A: Mamiya 7. Thanks you.—Sam Smyth

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“Were you on TWS’ 30th influential list? Neither was I!”-The Gav to Rickk

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1/5/12

Just keeping the festivities rolling.

Howard, Carroll, Malto, Wilson, Kennedy, Alvarez, Mariano and Koston will be doing a singing (and looking hung over) at the Denver Shop this Monday.

Q&A 
From: D
Q: In Gino’s intro for Yeah Right, he backside flips up the 3 stair at Belmont. What was the line supposed to be?
A: Damn I don’t remember. Maybe cab down the steps? That board shoot out catch was sick though!—Ty Evans

Send your questions here.

Headed to Long Beach for the prom…I mean Agenda.

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1/4/12

The Shoes We Skate a new commercial from Lakai featuring Raven Tershy.

Lakai KOTR Webisode 8, Portland, Reno, Sac, donuts and lengthy make outs.

What Mo rides.

Q&A 
From: Mike Deming
Q: To anyone, what’s it like to watch Grant Taylor and Raven Tershy skate in person?
A: Watching Grant and Raven skate in real life, especially as a life-long transition skater, is a lot like the Kübler-Ross Five Stages of Grief:
1. Denial – “They’re not that rad. I mean, they’re no Mitchie Brusco.”
2. Anger – “Fuck these guys! It’s not fair!”
3. Bargaining – “I bet I could skate like them if I started doing yoga.”
4. Depression – “I give up. I should just get one of those bikes with no brakes.”
5. Acceptance – “Fuck yeah! These dudes are the sickest!”
But seriously, I can’t believe how rad they are. They’ve both got a floating ability that’s almost magical.—Mike Burnett

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1/3/12

The world famous Raven Tershy gets a World Famous Top 5s.

And local hero Brad Staba gets a local hero’s Mini Top 5.
Top 5 ways Staba is gonna kill it in 2012:
1. Going give half of the fuck I gave last year and roll it up into one big suck my dick
2. Figure out how to get Skate Mental in Spencer’s Gifts
3. I’m going to use “skater owned and operated” at least one time this year
4. I’m going to ask Jeron help with my iTunes. I got hella duplicates
5. I’m going to focus on my own website and not Crailtap

Couple of Guy clips for the sole.

The Quiet Life is having one of those cute camera contests again. Get on it Curtis.

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1/2/12

Clip of the Day. A couple of you caught us slippin’ on this one a couple of weeks back. But now we’re all above board. So once again Rickk’s iPhone cam of Malto and Mo watching the Berrics seven and Malto and Eldy watching the throne.

Ya’ll know this week’s guest front page poster, but have you been to his site lately? That’s where he holds the real gems.

Girl’s “appropriation” of Eames designs gets the gallery treatment.

The Illusion sessions with Elijah, Stevie, Ty and Logan, somewhere on Spaceship Earth.

Q&A 
From: Wally
Q: Mikemo, how’s this past year’s resolution to not miss any flatground kickflips going?
A: Missed one 6 months into last year! I’ll try again this year.—Mikemo

Send your questions here.

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12/30/11

Ishod Wair’s Top 5 things about going pro. For more Ishod behind the music go here.

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12/25/11

Mariano and friends.

You do the Textin’, Biebel does the Wreckin’.

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12/22/11

Clip of the Day. Biebel and his iPhone get the goods. Featuring, in order of appearance, Justin Eldridge, Sean Malto, Raven Tershy, Cory Kennedy, Omar Salazar, Alex Olson, Andrew Reynolds, Chico Brenes, Guy Mariano and Chris Roberts.

Turns out some dude thought it’d be cool to sucker punch Cory out front of the All City Showdown premiere in Seattle. Fully laid him out and needed to have emergency surgery to drain a blood clout in one of his arteries. Pretty lame. If anybody has any info email us here. Cory is in good condition now, but he’s just got a baseball for a cheek. Get well soon buddy.

Guess Kenny spent helluva time down at T-World because he’s pumped out something for just about all their departments. Quality stop by Ken.

Q&A 
From: Willie Diaz
Q: Ben Colen, judging by your shirt in the last photo of your china post, what’d you think of High on Fire’s last record?
A: I thought it was really good. Frost Hammer is the shit. Blessed Black Wings is still my favorite album of theirs though.—Ben Colen

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“Just knowing you is a gift.”—Chris Roberts

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12/21/11

Lakai’s first KOTR webisode is live over at Thrasher.

If you’re in Clearwater, FL area then Montesi and company have you covered over at Westside.

Danny Brady and Lucas Puig are up for Kingpin’s Readers’ Choice Award for European Skater of the Year. Pfanner’s up in there too. Vote with your heart.

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12/20/11

Girl Christmas Party 2011, the gallery.

P-Stone’s got a killer one with plenty of Ravey and Tony T.

Christian Morin is this week’s Guest Front Page Poster. He’s an artist. He’s starving. And he wants a shout out. But really, he’s the Art Director of Royal and he’s ruling it.

Q&A 
From: Ryun Rich
Q: Which Crailtap riders would best match the characters on Seinfeld?
A: The beautiful thing about Seinfeld is that we could all be on it. That show has an episode for every situation in your day, and a character for everyone in your life. That being said, I think Eldy’s got that Costanza part nailed.—Sam Smyth

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“Nothing like shooting a shotgun, drunk, in the Thrasher parking lot. Wow! Wish you were into sports.”—Staba

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12/19/11

Mini Top 5. Justin Brock and his Top 5 things about being from the Dirty South.

Ollie already found it but the details in this are too disturbing not to offer a second look.

We don’t do the our poll anymore but if we did, I think a good question would be if Crail were the Junt, out of Smyth and I, who would be The Goat Father and who would be Flip Nasty?

Q&A 
From: t
Q:  For BA, any updates on the SF-NYC transition? Ice Coast needs you.
A: I have moved from San Francisco to Brooklyn. By Red Hook. I really like being home on the East Coast. Take care yo! SF Giants for life! Thrasher Magazine too!—Brian Anderson

Send your questions here.

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12/16/11

Skate Bush. Thanks Mathieu.

That small maple of a column that lies beneath the shadows of this mighty oak has a new China update.

Q&A 
From: David
Q:  Ishod, you were wearing an IU Hoosiers hat in you “Since Day 1″ video. Are you a fan or just like the hat? Did you catch the upset with Kentucky on Saturday? Hoo-hoo-hoo-HOOSIERS!
A: I just liked the hat a bunch. I don’t really follow sports.—Ishod

Send your questions here.

QUOTE:
“I’m not going to get my hopes up but I might get a session with the best rapper alive.”—Biebel

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12/15/11

Mini Top 5 with Reda. It’s one of the oldest tricks in his book.

The Tail Drops are going to get Macho this weekend in Long Beach. Go see McCrank act and wipe the memories of that Sk8 performance clean.

Spike is loaning his body of work and himself for a most worthy cause this weekend for Cinefamily’s Fanastic Elastic 24 hour Holiday Telethon at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax. He’ll be filling the opening spot of 12-4PM this Saturday. So if you’re in the area, take a break from the Diamond store and go check it out.

Guy does the memory lane thing over at memory screened…

…then he gives the lowdown to Lowdown…

…all Chrome’d out too.

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12/14/11

(brought to you by Ben Colen)

Meza’s out on working on some secret George Lucas shit today so I apologize if there’s a major drop in Randoms Quality.

I ran into one of the Skexis from the Dark Crystal at Starbucks yesterday.

Thought I’d link a couple YouTube Holiday Classics:

Clark Grizzwald’s evil twin brother is back with a new one:

Peanuts x Bad Brains Collabo:

Spike, can we get Nicholas Cage in the new video?

Q&A 
From: Chris in Boston
Q: Instagram tells me that Ben just got back from Boston… How about a top five best/worst things about our beloved city?
A: What’s up Chris? Off the top of my head real quick:
5 Best
1- Fenway Park
2- Weather.
3- Awesome accents
4- How easy it is to get around without a car.
5- T.C.’s

5 Worst
1- Weather. So fucking cold.
2- Dude’s in cinched up white college hats, Girls in cinched up pink Sox hats.
3- Landsdown St. (see above)
4- Psycho Cops
5- No more BCH

Send your questions here.

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12/13/11

Subsect, Heath and Rogers’ joint out in Des Moines take the Shop Survey.

Chris Casey back on the Top 5 with why he don’t drive in LA.

Q&A 
From: Andrew the 6 foot 5′r from MI
Q:  In the Choco/Girl trailer’s photo, who’s the super tall dude that’s not BA in the background?
A:  That’s the big homie Daniel Wheatley. If you fucks wit Florida, you know Daniel.—Smyth

Send your questions here.

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12/12/11

Fourstar’s Leisure Till You Seizure, the movie! A demo in Palm Springs. Featuring Ishod Wair, Max Schaaf, Shane O’Neill, Tyler Bledsoe, Eric Koston and more.

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12/9/11

Raven, Elijah and Stevie might not have even cracked the Top 10 but we’re giving Smyth the gold for his coverage of their Wild Weekend in Tampa.

Thirty three and a third percent Mike Carroll, 33 1/3% Lonely Island, 33 1/3% Sean Cliver. A 100% After Party. Check out the page, listen to the song and follow along with the graphic inspired by the lyrics. Buy it now in the Crail Shop.

The Ambush is this weekend.

Q&A
From: JJ Ruiz
Q:  Rick Howard, I got some crazy weird shit happening under my toes. Any tips for getting rid of fungal growth?
A:  1.Piss on your feet in the shower.
2. Zeozorb foot powder(recommended by Marc Johnson)
3. Dry and clean socks through out the day.
Good Luck.—Rickk

Send your questions here.

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12/8/11

Daryl Angel up on ‘dem bars for the new Royal ad.

Just watch it.

Here’s a roundup of our Secret Spots winners. It was lot of fun. Hoping to do it again soon with more boards and more cities. Thanks to all who participated.

Free shipping in the Crail Shop on any order over $75.

Elijah goes 5 for 5.

Q&A
From: Jeff
Q:  In one of Gino’s Epicly Later’d episodes, he’s driving around Long Island and points to a deli that he says has the best salami ever. Where exactly is this deli? What’s the name of the place? And why is this salami so special? Not afraid to grab a long train ride on the LIRR for some excellent cured meat.
A: The deli is located in Carle Place Long Island. The name of the deli is Durazzano Deli. It’s named after a town outside Naples Italy where my father comes from and many many others in my area. It’s the same Salami you’ll find at any specialty Italian deli but it’s the best in the world because the store is two doors down from where I live! So if I get the itch for a nice Sopressata on a Semolina, it’s only a hop skip and jump! —Gino Iannucci

Send your questions here.

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12/7/11

Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Top 5 reasons why Alex Olson isn’t as pissed as you think he is:
1. I just have a naturally angry look to my face
2. The camera just never captures me smiling
3. It’s all media hype. It’s on some TMZ shit
4. You only see me when I’m skateboarding and not landing a trick and that really does piss me off
5. I don’t know, leave me the fuck alone

BA on the CCS.

Q&A
From: Matt
Q: Been a while, but are you still thinking of maybe using Van Morrison’s “Did Ye Get Healed” for your upcoming part? Also, any chance of Tito Larue having a cameo? Miss that guy.
A: No, not going with that song. Don’t know what I’m gonna do. Tito says hello from Cabo. He lives on a boat. He definitely got healed.—Marc Johnson

Send your questions here.

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12/6/11

Brophy goes up, over and thru for his World Famous Top 5.

Trickipedia Cheeks with the FS Shove. I think I might have put him onto this trick. Oh, no wait, it was Tribe that I put The Cheeks onto. My bad.

Q&A
From: Jesse Cardenas
Q:  To Alex, if you could pick any actor/historical figure to play a biopic about your dad, who would it be and who would play you?
A: I would have Joaquin Phoenix for the young part of my dad. As he gets older I would have Jack Nicholson play him also. I dunno, I would get Shia Labeouf to play me. Ha! —Alex Olson

Send your questions here.

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12/5/11

Hawaii’s 808 Skate takes the Shop Survey and passes.

We got a couple of Girl’s Secret Spots Scavenger Hunt boards to hide today. A couple of stragglers. Stay on that twitter.

Ty talks about the forthcoming Girl and Chocolate video with CCS.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is TWS’ Blair Alley. Any link on you find here that links back to TWS site is made possible by Blair. And I saw him on the deck of a bowl in Malmo on the last Beauty and the Beast. So there. Thanks Blair!

Steve Olson unfollowed Alex Olson on instagram this weekend.

Q&A
From: Tristan Brillanceau-Lewis
Q: Hey Koston, “Make ‘Em say Uhh” is the best song you have ever skated to. Any reason/story behind your decision to run it in your Chocolate Tour Part?
A: The type of video parts that get me hyped to skate always have the combination of good music and good skating. At that time I was listening to a lot of anything No Limit like, Master P, C-Murder, Soulja Slim etc. I even dressed up as Master P for Halloween that year. “Make ‘Em say Uhh” was a song I thought would be sick to use, but wasn’t sure if it’d work with skating. When we put it together with my part, everyone who saw it was psyched as well as me. I think we had a couple other song options, but unanimously everyone wanted that to be the song. I’m still backing that decision.—Eric Koston

Send your questions here.

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12/2/11

Don’t forget, this weekend is our Secret Spots Scavenger Hunt! We setting it off today in The OC, Torrance, Seattle and Oklahoma City. Follow us on Twitter @therealcrailtap for clues.

Chris Casey’s Top 5ways to get kicked off the mic. He should know.

Dre dumping the paint on Justin.

There aren’t not too many relationships out there like Alex and his dad’s. Love it.

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12/1/11

Chocolate and (RED) collaboration Kenny Anderson model will be released in Spring.

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11/30/11

They’re working on it.

Don’t forget, this weekend is the Secret Spots Scavenger Hunt!

Q&A
From: Robert
Q: So…what’s the name of the Vid? I really hope its not Titled “2012.”
A: No, Robert, it’s not called “2012.” It’s called “2013.”—Aaron

Send your questions here.

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11/29/11

Nieratko’s NJ Skateshop is apparently well stocked with humor. Shop Survey #something or other

Ben’s got Burger’s for Eyes.

Q&A
From: Andy B.
Q: For Carroll, what’s the story behind your first ollie off something ?
A: Not sure about “off something” but the first one finally high enough to make it up a curb without hanging up, I still slammed hard as fuck cuz my board shot out from under me.—Carroll

Send your questions here.

They’re promising Guy, Ishod, Carroll, Rickk, Frost, Max, Nuggie, and even some ice cream. You’d better get down there.

QUOTE:
“I don’t fuck with rappin’ bitches. Hip-hop is for men.”-Staba

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11/28/11

Girl’s Secret Spots Scavenger Hunt! Click the flier for more details.

If you haven’t noticed the Girl & Chocolate Trailer is up.

And if you also haven’t noticed we erroneously omitted Garvey. Thanks Buck!

Tappers, you really have no more questions to ask? No intimate details you’re dying to know of our skaters? Like what kind of conditioner does Cory Kennedy use? Why Raven’s last name doesn’t have an “A”? Or if Elijah has already found a date to the prom? How you going to know this stuff if you’re never going to ask? Send your questions here.

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11/25/11

Watch the first official trailer for the new Girl & Chocolate Video here:

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11/23/11

JB Gillet on the Crail Couch. Turn on your French.

KOTR Blood, blood.

Gettin’ cold out there. Time to Poler up.

QUOTE:
“I fell out of a high chair when I was a baby. That’s why I don’t skate stairs .”—Joey Brezinski

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11/22/11

Guess Whose Tat! Guess they’re not really IDing at the parlor these days.

Our boy Amrit has put together another video titled “Hard Times” under his Skate Sauce banner. Vincent’s got a full part as well as some other heavy hitters. Here’re some details if you want to go check the premiere and there’s a trailer below.

Rappers doing normal shit. And you thought pro skaters were boring. Thanks for the link Coleman!

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11/21/11

The first official trailer for the forthcoming untitled Girl & Chocolate video will be premiering this Friday. Stay tuned.

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11/18a/11

Heard 50 removed all his tats. That true?

Sk8 Rats is hosting a Cory Kennedy Editing Contest. Over six minutes of gnarly Cory footage for you to slice and dice.

Fuckin’ mondo Kenny interview over at SBC.

Happy Birthday Ringer! It just wouldn’t be The Tap without you.

And finally, a speedy recovery to JT Altuz from everyone over here.

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11/18/11

Tapper Eli took some inspirado from Moustair and did Jeron up.

Thrasher’s first teaser for KOTR featuring Lakai is web ready.

Mark Gonzales is having a show at the Franklin Parrasch Gallery on Nov. 22.

“I’m you! You’re Me!” Is that how it goes?

QUOTE:
“We’re all mistakes, bro.”—Rudy

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11/16/11

Garvy’s got a Complex.

Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Justin Eldridge’s Top 5 things about living down the street from Rickk:
1. I always have a skate buddy…sometimes
2. If he’s drunk enough he’ll pick up the tab
3. If I ever need to win at something he’s right down the street
4. He makes skating more like having fun and less like having a job
5. Best thing about living close to Rickk is living close to Meg

Justin Eldridge’s Top 5 reason not to live close to Biebel
1. No volume control
2. We already room together on trips and that’s enough
3. Temptation Island
4. He never leaves his block
5. It’d be way too much fun

QUOTE:
“I’m no good to you.”—Koston

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11/15/11

Girl’s Art Dump board series, done in conjunction with this past summer’s Public Domaine show.

Carroll, bring the Apple TV remote.

QUOTE:
“I want a less creative job.”—Hershel

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11/14/11

The boys are back from Chocolate in China. Check out their tagged photos here. Biebel having fun with his taser not being the least of them.

And if you’re more of a video guy.

Kenny, sitting on Chrome.

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11/9/11

Clip of the Day. A quick one of Raven, with a little help from Grant.

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11/8/11

Clip of the Day. We did a Fourstar demo in Palm Springs, a couple of weekends ago. Here’s some outtakes of Ishod Wair cruising around.

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11/7/11

Mini Top 5. Sebo lives in a van (sometimes, down by the river).

CURRENT ENTRY
11/4/11

Malto and his friends go Straight to the Internet.

If you haven’t “Liked” our Facebook page go there now. Do that shit. And get a promo code for 10% off at the Crail Store. If you’ve already been “Liking” some shit just hit the Crail Coupon for the same discount. Good leave you guys out.

QUOTE:
“I could go out to eat with 40 people tonight if I wanted to.”-Bill Strobeck

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11/3/11

It’s gonna be looking skimpy/skimpier around here for the next couple of days. No way around it. I’d explain to you the concept behind sales meeting videos, but I’m afraid it’d have the same effect as Dorothy and company pulling back the curtain on the Wizard of Oz. In the meantime follow the Instagram road to the boys in China.

QUOTE:
“A visual learner I am.”-Carroll

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11/2/11

The triumphant return of What Did The Gav Hav! Do two apps equal an entrée?

Kenny Anderson unearths some ghost of Transworld’s past and challenges the archives.

Rickk and I were just trying to convince Carroll that he could be grumpy at times. He wasn’t buying, but I think it was making him kind of grumpy.

QUOTE:
“I used to be a heartthrob, now I’m a heart attack.”-The Gav

CURRENT ENTRY
11/1/11

Girl One-Offs #2 doubles up on their Andersons, among other things.

This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is Bill Strobeck exclusively featuring shots of his musiest muse, Alex Olson. Yes homo.

Guy took home the gold last weekend at the CXgames…China. We’ll take it! Congrats Guy.

The Duffman picks BA’s Yeah Right! part for a Thrasher’s Classics. A little unkown piece of trivia, that’s not even worth knowing; Carroll filmed the first angle on the last trick.

See past Randoms

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ENTRY #1026, 10:36am
2/17/12

Cool Chris Roberts interview over on ESPN. Nice job Joel.

And a hilarious one with Tim Gavin and Pudwill over on the Weekend Buzz.

ENTRY #1025, 8:57am

2/7/12

SKATE THIS!

From Tapper Benny Davidson and his friend Tamara.

ENTRY #1024, 2:04pm
2/5/12

How did we ever survive this era?

Back to the BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST CONTEST tomorrow. Promise.

ENTRY #1023, 1:04pm
1/26/12

SKATE THIS!

Tapper Joel Grassi sends this one from Osaka, Japan.

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore talks skateboarding for Hand In Hand.

ENTRY #1022, 12:35pm
1/25/12

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #1021, 1:42pm
1/23/12

Feeling a little like that on this Monday afternoon.

ENTRY #1020, 12:12pm
1/21/12

This is Bad Ass;

ENTRY #1019, 11:07am
1/20/12

Sorry for the non communications, I was sick for a couple of days. But I’m back. I’ll post a photo of The BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST CONTEST prize this afternoon. Thanks for sending in the great ideas. Keep them coming;  Email me with your BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST.

ENTRY #1018, 11:57am

1/16/12

The BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST CONTEST is in full swing. From the 20 or so entries that have been submitted, about 5 are in the running to win. The rest? Let me suggest;

> Nothing Illegal

> Nothing involving nudity

> No long boards

> Hold off on the cross-dressing ideas

I still haven’t come up with a prize, but you can be assured it’ll be good. Email me with your BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST.  Stay tuned.

ENTRY #1017, 1:59pm

1/15/12

This is Bad Ass;

ENTRY #1016, 3:03pm
1/13/12

It’s a brand new 2012 and I’ve managed to start it off with… nothing special. Hell, almost nothing at all. I tried thinking of something neat to do but the only thing I came up with was to write the column in Japanese characters. But I don’t know Japanese. Then I thought, a contest!  But I’m so uninspired I can’t even think of a contest.

That’s it! Have a contest where the winner is the person who comes up with the best contest idea! Two in one, sorta. So that’s what I’m doing to start of the 2012.

Email me with your BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST and we’ll go ahead and start this BEST IDEA FOR A CONTEST CONTEST. I’ll announce the deadline and prize tomorrow.

ENTRY #1015, 11:49am
1/3/12

Put together some of skateboardings best photographers with framed prints and you get “Still Life With Wood,” opening this weekend in Laguna Beach.

ENTRY #1014, 9:48am
1/2/12

Welcome 2012, we’ve been waiting for you.

ENTRY #1013, 2:13pm
12/19/11

Own very own EMB alum, Sam Smyth, is quoted in Joel Rice‘s new article for ESPN, “History Lesson — the Gonz Gap.”

Ringer, please let Marco know my present was also stolen out of the Supra Holiday box.

ENTRY #1012, 1:42pm
12/16/11

Man, my column sucks. I promise to light it up for the 2012. In the meantime , here’s a rad short film that has nothing to do with skateboarding — except maybe the spirit of it. Enjoy The Wall of Death.

ENTRY #1011, 4:43pm
12/12/11

BOOM goes the dynamite.

ENTRY #1010, 10:54am
12/1/11

Today is World AIDS Day. Remember; The beginning of the #endofAIDS starts with you.

ENTRY #1009, 2:56pm
11/30/11

Don’t forget, tomorrow is World AIDS Day. Support your (RED) partners.

ENTRY #1008, 4:22pm
11/28/11

SKATE THIS!

In case you live in or near Frosinone, Italy, this is real.

Contributed by Tapper, James Bonney

ENTRY #1007, 4:56pm

11/8/11

SKATE THIS!

From Tapper, Edgar Ignacio.

ENTRY #1006, 4:01pm
10/27/11

Remember Ruby? Well, she’s back from vacation. Visit the Ruby Republic Facebook page and click “like.” Good things will happen.

ENTRY #1005, 9:53am
10/24/11

SKATE THIS!

Philly International Airport, from Brian Seber.

ENTRY #1004, 3:10pm
10/18/11

Joel Rice has updated his column “Flip” over at McSweeneys. This time it’s a sort of anthropological notation of a skate demo, which he promises is, mercifully short, fun and… easy to understand. He’s telling the truth, check it out. If you want to rummage through his past columns, go here.

ENTRY #1003, 9:17am
10/17/11

SKATE THIS!

Contributed by Tapper, James Bonney.

ENTRY #1002, 9:15am
10/11/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #1001, 9:45am
10/10/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #1000, 4:07pm
10/7/11

SKATED IT!

ENTRY #999, 11:31am
10/4/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #998, 2:27pm
9/28/11

Aaron’s been posting his entries from the future. Cool.

ENTRY #997, 2:56pm
9/27/11

Don’t worry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are on top of it.

Hey, the 1,000th Sanger Sings post is right around the corner. Stay tuned for hoopla, I’m going to be giving something away.

ENTRY #996, 1:32pm
9/27/11

ENTRY #995, 12:01pm

9/21/11

We’re INSPI(RED). Today is Social Good Day & we’re using social media for social good with our partner (RED). Check our Facebook pages and the team Tweeters. Meetup. Talk.

ENTRY #994, 10:56am

9/19/11

I guess everyone already knows that Lakai won the Thrasher King of the Road. And Leo ranked them last… come on man.

ENTRY #993, 1:41pm
9/16/11

Already Been Done.

ENTRY #992, 10:41am
8/29/11

Sean “The Replacement” Malto takes the whole cake…

Congratulations Sean!

ENTRY #991, 11:15am
8/18/11

Check this custom groom’s cake from Joel Rice‘s fairly formal Southern wedding…

ENTRY #990, 1:08pm
8/12/11

ENTRY #989, 11:38am
8/11/11

The best of the Godfather of skate zines is now available under one cover. Skate Fate was published for 10 years by Garry S. Davis and it was always filled with good material — it was a truly authentic window into skateboarding from ’81 to ’91. I can’t recommend this book highly enough. Go get it.

ENTRY #988, 11:49am
8/8/11

A little slo mo Primo Punishment for you.

ENTRY #987, 10:04am
8/3/11

ENTRY #986, 1:06pm
8/2/11

ENTRY #985, 2:39pm
8/1/11

ENTRY #984, 2:43pm

7/28/11

Locking down those new Royals back in the day.

ENTRY #983, 2:30pm
7/25/11

ENTRY #982, 10:17am
7/20/11

Happy birthday Emmet!

SKATE THIS! From Cam at Monster Children.

ENTRY #981, 11:33am
7/19/11

This one’s from Art Dumper & Desert Twin, Jeremy Carnahan;

“These guys (RE-SKATE) take old skateboard decks and reshape and refurbish them, then paint them with custom graphics. It’s in Spanish, so I can’t really read it, but it’s such a good idea.”

ENTRY #980, 2:42pm

7/15/11

ENTRY #979, 10:43am
7/14/11

ENTRY #978, 11:40am
7/6/11

SKATE THIS!

From Tap Alumn, Tony Larson.

ENTRY #977, 10:49am
7/1/11

SKATE THIS! Someone teach the Art Dump how to make a half-pipe…

ENTRY #976, 1:41pm
6/29/11

SKATE THIS!

Submitted by Tapper, Jules Mattaliano.

ENTRY #975, 1:43pm
6/23/11

Another shot from the “Public Domaine” exhibition in Paris…

ENTRY #974, 11:16am
6/17/11

The Girl Art Dump is part of a giant skateboard exhibition “Public Domaine” at La Gaite in Paris  this month. If you happen to be in France, drop by and check out the mega-skateable OGs.

ENTRY #973, 11:07am
6/1/11

Free Lunch with Rob Brink over at Shred or Die.

ENTRY #972, 10:36am
5/26/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #971, 1:pm
5/25/11

ENTRY #970, 11:26am
5/20/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #969, 10:19am
5/19/11

Congrats to Vincent Alvarez, your new TWS Rookie of the Year.

ENTRY #968, 1:28pm
5/12/11

Blast from the past. Spidey De Montrond on a Homeboy magazine postcard.

ENTRY #967, 11:01am
5/11/11

I thought the Art Dump might appreciate that one.

ENTRY #966, 9:25am
5/10/11

ENTRY #965, 3:59pm
5/9/11

Yikes. Please be sure to consult a typographer before going this far…

ENTRY #964, 11:40am
5/5/11

Tommy Guerrero tocar la guitara en Arktip.

ENTRY #963, 10:00am
5/4/11

ENTRY #962, 3:02pm
5/3/11

Straight Trippin‘ with Chet Childress and Al Partanen over at Skate Daily…

ENTRY #961, 1:41pm

4/29/11

ENTRY #960, 9:07am
4/28/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #959, 1:05pm
4/27/11

ENTRY #958, 2:07pm
4/26/11

ENTRY #957, 10:18am

4/25/11

GAY STYLE!

ENTRY #956, 3:09pm
4/22/11

ENTRY #955, 11:37am
4/19/11

Look at this photo by MRZ. That man is a 50 year-old. Dave Hackett ripping the lip like he did at 20.

ENTRY #954, 9:27am
4/18/11

ENTRY #953, 12:04am
4/15/11

ENTRY #952, 3:18pm
4/14/11

ENTRY #951, 2:20pm
4/13/11

ENTRY #950, 1:30pm
4/5/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #949, 10:45am
4/4/11

SKATE THIS!

ENTRY #948, 2:24pm

3/24/11

Check this interview with Girl Skate Co Alumn, Michael Blabac. Good stuff, as is this classic Blabac shot…

ENTRY #947, 12:09pm

3/23/11

The Art Dump will be showing “Double Feature” at The Family Room Gallery in Chicago this month and it opens THIS Friday. If you spot a Dumper there, give them a punch in the arm from me.

ENTRY #946, 2:09pm
3/8/11

Don’t know where to begin on this one… should I be mad at Mo, official (Skate) Lab Rat, for not letting us know about this? Should I be worried about the repercussions of posting this? Or, should I just enjoy it?

Get back to work, num-nuts.

ENTRY #945, 10:14am
2/24/11

SKATE THIS!

From Tapper, Matthew Berry. The 7th most expensive thing/project in the world… somewhere in Switzerland.

ENTRY #944, 3:31pm
2/16/11

Salman Agah and Todd Giordanella have opened a pizza joint, Toddy G’s, in downtown LA. Dave Carnie writes them up. Good luck fellas.

ENTRY #943, 11:49am
2/9/11

Tony Alva reveals his 5 most inspiring songs to Liza Richardson of KCRW fame.

ENTRY #942, 9:50am
2/8/11

SKATE THIS!

From Tapper, Will Good;

ENTRY #941, 12:17pm
2/1/11

Hubba is bulldozed. Another SF skate landmark is gone. Benny Gold saves a chunk.

CRAILTAP HALL of FAME

HAPPINESS ARCHIVE

PAST SINGERS >>

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10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16

17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23

24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28

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I’m a believer. Because just like Schlosser, I am a fan of the game. Right, Mark?

I’m officially bored. Sorry to most of my friends.

There will be no new post here tomorrow. I am going to be hiking in a forest. Or curled up in a ball crying. Oh wait, I already did that today.

ENTRY #2028
2/15/12
THE SONG: Happy Birthday, Altered Images
THE PLACE: earth and heaven
THE WORD: The Mez, EA, Cliver, Housel, the dude from Bright Eyes, Chris Farley and Susan B Anthony

I’m going to get Spike these baby bunnies as a gift. He is going to be so bummed. He doesn’t like baby bunnies. I know, jerk!

Rickk got a new bike and about 12 people are putting it together. That’s called “work harder not smarter”. We breathe that motto like a huffer does glue.

Ben? What is your deal? This guy made two three point shots last night and I still have not heard from you. Get your act together.

ENTRY #2027
2/14/12
THE SONG: Share With Me The Sun, Portugal the Man
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: more sun, please

They liked clouds before clouds were cool.

Great  Valentine’s potluck today and we played a game to find out what people’s First True Love was. Turns out Charlene is most familiar with employees first true loves, the dudes in the warehouse are momma’s boys and Rick, in addition to not acknowledging his girl in his list of all room mates, loves a salad dressing more then her anyway. Oh well, Happy Valentine’s Day Peeps.

Shhhh….it’s a sleeping baby rabbit.

Not to be gross but doesn’t her face look like he just shoved something in her butt? Mikey, help me out, is that the face girls make?

ENTRY #2026
2/13/12
THE SONG: Goodbye, Night Ranger
THE PLACE: earth
THE WORD: Sad

R.I.P.

ENTRY #2025
2/10/12
THE SONG: Not My Idea, Garbage
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: CRAIG

Ben, did you notice I didn’t send you any “asshole” texts last night after the Lakers victory over Boston? I know we both just suffered a tough Superbowl together, even though I won $920 and you just ate a lot of chip and dip. I felt like Tom Brady and Cole Slaw have connected us. I’m waiting on a “thank you” for my sportsmanship. Step up, Ben.

I might have to videotape Bird telling the story of his horn getting stuck and the antics that followed with a fix-it ticket. His horn got stuck because he punched it, you know, that’s the next natural step after you honk it. Didn’t you take Drivers Education?.

My homies are still holdin’ it down!

Today’s SIGN HERE is this guy from the second best country in North America. I’m just kidding Rickk Howard! Hockey, Rush and fake M&M’s? Now, that’s a country!

ENTRY #2024
2/9/12
THE SONG:Summer Mood, Best Coast
THE PLACE: home
THE WORD: 80 degrees

The Turnovers won last night but Bird still almost got into a fight. In a way, I might help Bird get in a fight just so these “close calls” can be done with. Oh, and Callaway is on The Turnovers now so soon I’ll be able to show spread sheets of exactly how little chemistry they have. Kidding……DUH.

Did you know the sun is 300 degrees hotter then when it was first born as a star? Well, now you do. So at dinner tonight between talking about “Lob City” and Sons of Anarchy, toss that one out. Dork.

Sweet investigative journalism. Jesus Christ.

Today’s SIGN HERE is Sabrina, clearly in logistics. That’s her motto, we’d like it to be the motto of all sorts of 3rd party shipping facilities in the south bay but sometimes you pack it tight and don’t ship it for a while.

ENTRY #2023
2/8/12
THE SONG: The Battle Of Evermore, Led Zeppelin
THE PLACE: right here
THE WORD: drag it out

A good measure of when a trend is truly “wack”? Eli Manning’s wife. Take the feathers out of your hair, hurry!

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun but who cares? Me, Motherfucker! I want to live that close to the sun. Warm all the time, no space heater, less kooks.

Today’s SIGN HERE, alumni employee, Charlene, AKA Chuck. By “Team Mom” she means she’s the one that has to send out the “f’ing flush after you crap” emails.

ENTRY #2022
2/6/12
THE SONG: For Now, Twin Shadow
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: yeah….

Craig, I bought this book for Big Schlos. I’m sorry that when you are vomiting violently he doesn’t respect you. He might be a jerk, you know he’s a Celtics fan, right?

I am officially a better dancer then Madonna. It was just a matter of time. Stoked.

Today’s SIGN HERE, Bird. When he was about to hold up the sign for the photo he said, “I was going to get cute but decided against it”. You know what cute means, right? It’s pretty gnarly.

ENTRY #2021
2/3/12
THE SONG: Temecula Sunrise, The Projector’s
THE PLACE: earth
THE WORD: nothing seems right anymore

And what about the part where nobody cares?

Everything about this tattoo is perfect but why did they make the rainbow look like it was the unicorns wiener? Other then that, fucking amazing.

I want him to win the Superbowl. Sorry.

Crankers, come get your mail. And stop telling people I’m your secretary.

Well, look who showed up for today’s SIGN HERE, The Spy. And look at his sign, now you know who he’s working for. It’s Big Schlos. (We didn’t give him that nickname, he brought it with him).

ENTRY #2020
2/2/12
THE SONG: So Sorry, Feist
THE PLACE: I don’t know
THE WORD: Who cares

Biebel beat me three games in a row at Words with Friends. Now you know who takes this seat when I retire.

Protestors need to get their shit together. Throwing glitter on someone has always been YOU celebrating THEM. Fuck Outta Here.

Today’s SIGN HERE is B Mettee. Often just known as B. He’s about to have twins if that helps with the cryptic sign. I think he’s worked here for 40 years.

ENTRY #2019
2/1/12
THE SONG: Things Aren’t Funny Anymore, Merle Haggard
THE PLACE: websites
THE WORD: columns

Bird, the date? Numerology vibe? no? Cool.

Haha, now you know how they feel.

Guess which three guys on the team all style their own hair? I can’t tell what the photographer said to them, “look normal”, “look tough” or “look proud.”

ENTRY #2018
1/31/12
THE SONG: Can’t Come In, The Congos
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: you’re insane

Last night at Jiu Jitsu I saw a guy dislocate his knee. That’s the entire story. Don’t check the blog if you’re not interested.

Check out Planet Lovejoy…she survived the sun. You couldn’t. Baby.

Today’s SIGN HERE is Transgender Hersh. He did a sound bath over the weekend so he’s really elevated today.

ENTRY #2017
1/30/12
THE SONG: Friends, Led Zeppelin
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: sure, why not

No, I don’t proof the catalogs. Fuck Outta Here.

Go America, USA #1. C’mon, we can get more fucking morons on the platform for the presidency, can’t we?

I would like to understand the use of Stranglehold by Ted Nugent in a VW commercial. Anyone understand the correlation there? I hate being dumb.

Look at the green part, Bird. It’s called “FLARE”. And it looks like the logo, too, right? Look closer.

Today’s SIGN HERE, the man with the same ratio of hippy to gangsta blood coursing through his veins,  Sam Smyth. I don’t hire the talent but I hire the managers and he’s good.

ENTRY #2016
1/27/12
THE SONG: Front Row, Metric
THE PLACE: Shit Show
THE WORD: backstage pass, as well

At Crankers birthday the other night, we were able to provide more evidence that the vegan life style sometimes is the road to disappointment. Yum! A big bowl of kale birthday cake!

In addition to wanting a pet goat, I now want a pet owl. The thing is, most of the cool looking ones are illegal to own in California so you have to buy it off some freak on Craigslist that will probably kill you when you go to pick it up. I really need to decide how badly I want the owl. I guess I could send a messenger…Mikey? Can you pick up an owl for me? One that looks like this?

Today’s SIGN HERE is a Celtics fan, he hates Kobe but we’re bound by our love of the most wasted food in America, cole slaw. My second favorite Ben. This guy.

ENTRY #2015
1/26/12
THE SONG: Crazy, Patsy Cline
THE PLACE: this general area
THE WORD: yeah, you

River’s mom works at Whole Foods nearby so rather then talk directly to him about a problem I have, I just go tell on him to her and then he is forced to come talk to me. Just like any other normal work place.

I saw a guy get choked out last night on accident. I was taking a boxing class and next to me was Jiu Jitsu and you know dudes, they just love to wrestle and attack each other and next thing you know the instructor runs over, shaking him by his feet, trying to get blood back to his head. Guy that choked him out is totally winded. I’m sorry but girls just never do that knuckle head kind of stuff. I feel like I’ve seen decades of dudes doing shenanigans. Should have started a company called Girl and….never mind.

The video might not be done as soon as we expected.

Today’s SIGN HERE use to be the guy we called “Mettee’s friend at Podium”. Now we call him “Lakai Operations Manager” or we also just call him Craig.

ENTRY #2014
1/25/12
THE SONG: Size Too Small, Sufjan Stevens
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: you’re not a Medium

There are a lot of interesting and ironic items in this story. I must say, for me, I would much rather hear of a full blown pervert getting sprayed with bear spray then a bear. Mikey, read the entire article, this is why it’s not a good idea to let your freak flag fly too high.

Malto, can you talk to Crankers about the method in which you use to make the guest bed in the guest room? He has a different Vanitude dirty hippy way that just isn’t cutting it.

Today’s SIGN HERE is one of the good guys. He likes a spread sheet, cookies and well pressed low starched button down shirts. Callaway in the house.

ENTRY #2013
1/24/12
THE SONG: Everything You See, Portugal, The Man
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: pay attention

Congratulations River. River? Yeah, you know what I’m talkin’ about.

Don’t forget to LIKE the Ruby Page. It’s like a lucky rabbit’s foot but way more humane.

Lady Gaga loves yoga.

Today’s SIGN HERE, Brandon from Level One fame. In case his wife is reading this, he loves you way more then the new skatepark.

ENTRY #2012
1/23/12
THE SONG: Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder
THE PLACE: Earth
THE WORD: Jany, Big Schlos, Crankers, Meg Jasper and of course, Princess Caroline of Monaco

San Francisco lost yesterday, Lakers blew it but this burning hot hunk of man came through for his city. Have at him ladies, the only thing more disgusting then him is you for considering it.

Spike and Rickk were both equally annoying yesterday and I didn’t talk to Mikey but I’m guessing it would have been a trifecta.

Today’s SIGN HERE is the guy that has stuck to the same story for almost a decade. The police in Arizona tased him for no reason at all. Unbelievable, River. Literally.

ENTRY #2011
1/20/12
THE SONG: Got Nowhere to Go, Astroid #4
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: lifer!

R.I.P. Etta. You were an angel.

Ever wonder where the sun was born? It’s place of birth is maybe not a “nearby star cluster”. What?

Happy Birthday to the second most fun skateboarder to ever live in my zip code! Love you Justin!

Oh, it’s Ann Romney, the other total asshole that thought it was fine for a dog to be on top of a car for 12 hours. Hey Ann, cool that assholes that think a like also fall in love.

The Mez steps into the right of his column with today’s SIGN HERE. I don’t know what the sign means but I know it’s deep, look who wrote it.

ENTRY #2010
1/19/12
THE SONG: Out of The Sinking, Paul Weller
THE PLACE: too close
THE WORD: later….

Rickk is back to his dirty gambling ways. Spike, will you talk to him? He’s even trying to get me to bet him when the individual from the Lakers crowd takes the half court shot at half time? Since it’s most likely that the person will NEVER make the shot, he makes me bet if the ball will even touch the rim. Help me.

In about 24 hours, this is going to be mine. So pumped. Only fun people are allowed in it so Smyth, can you get Sunny a life vest?

I wonder if he was born a total dick or had the proper nurturing to become one? Really, fuckface, 12 hours? Wow.

Today’s SIGN HERE is the Art Director for Lakai, the captain of The Quiet Life and a transplant from Chicago. Andy Mueller, one of two Andy’s that we house on Level 2 of this place.

ENTRY #2009
1/18/12
THE SONG: Off To The Races, Lana Del Rey
THE PLACE: The Races
THE WORD: Off

Oh, my bad, I didn’t see this totally hot photo of your boy. You’re right, he’s a full babe. NOT. I like when people’s eyes are super close together, makes them look like a cat.

We were on the verge of “hoarding” so we’re cleaning out our warehouse. Step by step, piece by piece. People not helping at all in any way: Rickk, Jenkins, Mikey, Froston and Smyth. Don’t get bummed guys, I just am mentioning who’s not helping. Relax.

Today’s SIGN HERE is Mrs. Luisina Hare. Formerly Miss Blando. She’s a housewife, a hustler and has a heart of gold.

ENTRY #2008
1/17/12
THE SONG: Opportunity, The Charlatans
THE PLACE: right there
THE WORD: toes on the line

Rickk bought a BBQ, Eldy. Just sayin’.

Crankers is coming for ten days! This means we’re bowling, NOT climbing rock walls and maybe going to see horrible live music. Yippee!

Bird had to contact me to let me know he was having some roaming issues with his phone. Dude was so calm and patient, I hope he wasn’t roofied on the plane. I just can’t seem to come up with any other explanations.

I “over heard” some banter from female Clippers fans that Blake Griffin is “hot”. Fuck Outta Here. Go ahead and be a fan but draw the line at letting your team spirit effect your brain function. Yeah, that’s f’ing hot.

New Feature Alert! Starting today there is a new feature called SIGN HERE…..First up, EA. From Yucca, great photographer, super happy when drunk, I adore him.

ENTRY #2007
1/16/12

“Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better”.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

ENTRY #2006
1/13/12
THE SONG: Live In Sunshine, The Rapture
THE PLACE: home
THE WORD: all weekend

Oh Mitt, doesn’t it suck not being able to have a large coca cola when you’re hung over? Oh, and your hair looks terrific.

You’re too old to have a favorite color if you’re older then 4. Period. If you’re a true goth then I can see how black has to be special to your little dark heart. Everyone else, knock it off.

Full ban pulled on Eldridge because I need a dance partner on Saturday. While Rickk is watching Lob City, we’ll be sipping Dark and Stormy’s and moon walking.

Me, God, and Gisele’s less hot sister, Patricia are all betting on The Partriots this weekend to win. I’m pretty sure God wants them to win, too. Of course God would be for the hotter people, right?

ENTRY #2005
1/12/12

THE SONG: Take It Like A Man, Dragonette
THE PLACE: I’m not sure
THE WORD: God, this column needs help.

I would like to wish someone on to that boat, far far away from the shore.

Let’s pretend like Monday, the 16th is the 1st and just start all over with good columns, K?

ENTRY #2004
1/11/12

THE SONG:  You Can Count On Me, Panda Bear
THE PLACE: over there
THE WORD: sure!

Don’t sleep on liking Crail on Facebook, all your dreams might come true. And there’s prizes involved!

Small oven fire last night that I put out with a towel and then woke up this morning and set a raccoon free. This country living is quite spectacular.

Could everyone stop asking me if I think I can “do whatever the fuck I want”?. It’s super annoying, especially when you scream it and spit is coming out of your mouth. Fuck Outta Here with that nonsense of a question.

Thiebaud, I think we might be over you. I have to check with The Mez, he makes all those decisions.

Rickk, get on this. Seriously. See if you can get 63 remotes with it, too.

Look how cute he is and I’m still not afraid to put an OFFICIAL BAN on him. BANNED, Eldy.

ENTRY #2003
1/9/12

THE SONG:  Sailing to Nowhere, Broken Bells
THE PLACE: Nowhere
THE WORD: ship is leaving

Kenny, just wanted to let you know that Justy and Rickk went on a bike ride again without you. The part I thought you might want to know is that Rickk wears a FREEDOM t-shirt and leggings. Might change your feelings on joining them?

Saturday night at a dinner party, it was brought to my attention that Bird didn’t have a “go to joke”. Always looking out for my bud, I armed him with a pretty funny NFL zinger. Hit him up.

Wondering about Chick? He had a sprained paw, got sprayed by a skunk and had six teeth pulled. Does that effect him being insanely cute? Absolutely not.

Young Sean Malto found out the importance of using the cross walk while watching Rickk get a $200 Jay Walking ticket. Rickk, for the love of God, follow the fucking rules.

ENTRY #2002
1/6/12

THE SONG:  Can’t Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon
THE PLACE: here
THE WORD: Oh, just wait

Stay sexy, Torrance.

I don’t want to say who, but someone in the Art Dump has a pea stuck in their nose. Here ya’ go, Hersh.

I was just talking to Spike and he said, “I’m going to call you back, I’m about to go for a walk in the park”. Cool, you’re 82, that’s awesome.

Why would a fire ball that is over 500 billion years old scare you? It shouldn’t.

ENTRY #2001
1/5/12

THE SONG: Island In The Sun, Weezer
THE PLACE: Torrance
THE WORD: Sort of…

The skank factor at Laker games is at an all time high lately. My theory was that it was because this guy is newly single? Skanks, modified Laker jersey’s are not hot in anyway.

There was some sort of bug that looked like this in our supply room. Lu put it in a mug and set it free and then asked me, “was that you screaming like a little girl?”. Lu, knock it off, you can’t speak to me like that. I’m serious.

Look what else they have in Hawaii, we should move Girl there. Forget Portland. Unless Portland wants to try to wow us with some imagery….Leon?

ENTRY #2000
1/2/12

THE SONG: Reggie, The Sounds
THE PLACE: Lakers
THE WORD: ummm….Matt

Happy Belated New Year to everyone. Especially Chris Paul, seriously dude, have a really happy new year.

Bird, you freaking out about that numerology of the date today or what? I know that and Jesus really gives you chills.

These are my new favorite thing. Gumballs filled with nerds. Genius.

As usual, the goats were much friendlier then the owner. Kauai goats, my new favorite kind.

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