It’s Hershel’s 40th Miss and he’s taking no ownership of it: “I do not endorse this graphic, they made me do it.”—Hersh
Shit Clip of the Day. Rickk and Carroll sent in a few things from their phones. The Step Brothers in AZ and Daniel Espinoza’s backside 360 on flat, but in socks. You know, not all web clips can be Dylan Rieder video parts?
Here’s a gallery of The Art Dumps’ reinterpreted Girl and Chocolate film posters from their recent Double Feature Show.
Happy Birthday to Guy Mariano! It seems like this was only yesterday. Well, maybe the day before yesterday.
One of the barometers here at Girl that summer is soon to be upon us, other than the 90-degree weather in March, is Rickk showing up to work in flip-flops. But since he’s out of the office, we only have Scott and Hershel’s fogged up glasses to let us know that things are heating up.
Tap Pal, Mike McDermott’s Green Apple skate shop is the latest to answer the tough questions on our Shop Survey.
Chrome Ball Incident pays tribute to OG Chocolate ams Ben Sanchez and Shamil Randle.
Chrome also hooked up the GSU ad. Looks like Koston and The Cheeks were eating good back then and The Gav hadn’t quite discovered the post-meal appetizers, yet.
Andy Jenkins will be having his first solo show (which seems hard to believe) this Friday at the Hibbleton Gallery in Fullerton, CA. I’m assuming you’re gonna make it to this one, Jenks.
Hawaii Four-O. Looks like Fourstar is gonna be grinding on island time come the end of April.
Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Jaime Owens‘ Top 5 skaters that are the hardest to get on the phone:
1. Sheckler—Never get him on the phone but maybe with a text. But then he’ll just go completely off radar if you try to follow up. So get everything you need that first time
2. TK—No dice
3. Omar Salazar—Used to be very difficult to get, but lately he’s come around
4. Mark Gonzales—Good luck
5. Neil Blender—Never
Anderw Roberts filmed his friend (well we’re just assuming their friends really, could be a working relationship) Ben Patterson on the new and improved Crail Board Cruiser. But there’s nothing cruisey about Ben’s moves on this thing. Little late for the contest though boys. You would have had it, easy.
Congratulations to Tyler Cameron Lamb who has won the Garvy board by simply liking some shit. The shit in this case being Crailtap’s Facebook page. We’ll be setting a new milestone soon.
Funky ramp in a barn on the edge of nowhere? McCrank you better pinch yourself because I think you’re dreaming.
QUOTE:
“I was already cool trying to look cooler.”—Staba about his brief stint with smoking
Crail Couch with Lavar McBride.
Chocolate’s League C series is now available.
Dog on a board has always been a viral hit. How about dog as board though? Also, do the dog lovers like this or think it’s inhumane? O’Dell? EA? You guys wanna chime in on this?
They’re making some pretty sick boards in Mumbai. Wheels look kind of budget though.
English gentleman and host to many, Seth Curtis is this week’s Guest Front Page Poster. Good on ya Seth Mister General!
The Mini DV Drawer. Tapes 25 and 26. The bank to bench trick of Guy Mariano at the end was the first “good enough for the video” clip that he got after getting back into skating. He’d been going out filming for a few weeks before hand so it was a nice moment for Guy. I’d say shit pretty much worked out all right after that. Also featured Scott Johnston, Chico Brenes, Alex Olson, Mike Carroll, Sal Barbier, Eric Koston, and Gino Iannucci.
A dead serious Max Schaaf.
Skateboarder, Musician, Crail Couch All-Star, Royal Monarch. Chrome Ball knows what’s up with Rudy.
Clip of the Day. More B-Ball at Biebel‘s. This time Dill and Kelly Hart get in on it.
We’re calling this a fingerflip. Still wide open Gonz.
The Art Dump’s Double Feature show is tomorrow night in Chicago, and free. They’ll be doing poster reinterpretations of Girl/Chocolate video posters such as Yeah, Right!, Mouse, Goldfish, Paco, and Fully Flared.
Today’s Motto is an attempt (albeit a failed one) to make what Ben does for a living sound more important. He’s always strived for such highfalutin ideals.
Q&A Section
From Ricardo
Q: A huge fan of the videos you have done with the guys. What is your favorite Sam closer you have filmed? Look forward to more.
A: Gotta be the first one, on Girl’s “What Tour?” I forgot to put Smyth’s name in the credits and he brought it up to me, so to make it up to him I’ve tried to get a similar shot ever since. Tradition. He’s chewing on a hot turkey and mayo roll. Sounds disgusting but he’s claiming it was super good.—Aaron
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Clip of the Day. Biebel combines his two loves into one lovely move. Bet you could nollie flip out next time Brandon!
Not from Grosso, but a love letter to BA nonetheless.
Q & A Section
From Tom Berry,
Q: Hey a new store opened in Toronto. They’re biting your shit pretty hard.
A: At least with their logo they don’t have to explain that “it’s not really for girls it’s just the name” every time someone asks.-Aaron
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The good thing about cleaning your office is finding old treasures. Jenkins came across this disc of Rickk‘s photos circa ’04.
Girl’s Art Dump OG’s are now shipping.
Figures the day we go live with Follow the Team’s Twitter Koston goes on a Rogers-esque retweet-a-thon.
Alex Olson talks video parts over at TWS. The part about Alex describing Dill’s Photosynthesis part as “sexual” is worth the read alone.
Cory Kennedy Top 5 coming soon. Right, Cory?
We forgot to mention that Ian Passmore, who has been lending a helping hand to the making of the Girl/Chocolate video is this week’s Guest Front Page Poster. I think he’s also Roger’s wingman.
Shop Survey #15. They were in the park a few weeks back, now they’re answering the tough questions on the survey. Blue Tile Lounge Skateboard Shop .
We got even less going over here today, Ringer.
Hecka quotes though.
QUOTE:
“Back in the Day when Shrewgy asked me to ride for Thunder he had the nicest ponytail.”—Rudy Johnson
“How cool is the internet? It still makes me happy.”—Hershel
“Jwoww’s got a cute little face, and that’s a cute little face.”—Carroll
“What happened to men?”—Lu
The Mini DV Drawer. More Lakai throughout the Southwest with Marc Johnson, Alex Olson, Brandon Biebel, Eric Koston, Jeff Lenoce, Guy Mariano, and Scott Johnston.
Finally a site to rival The Berrics in traffic
Jenkins goes digging part two.
Q & A Section
From Robert S.,
Q: Did Andrew Allen ever make a facebook after all?
A: I have still yet to start my social networking. As of now I am blogless without a face. One of these days.—Andrew Allen
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QUOTE:
“Back in the Day when Shrewgy asked me to ride for Thunder he had the nicest ponytail.”—Rudy Johnson
Mini Top 5. The Top 5 Stoners at Stoners.
Our local leprechaun Sam Smyth is back with another gallery from Florida.
It’s St. Patty’s Day, Warehouse Jordan. Irish. Not Irie.
QUOTE:
“Wish I could ignore all this online content stuff.”–Staba
Guy spins 270 to fakie in his latest Royal Trucks ad.
Hershel reminded me this morning that The Misses are supposed to bad and thinks they’ve gotten too good. So, here he his getting back on track.
Sorry so short. Heading out to film. If I could yell at myself I would.
QUOTE:
“I gotta gap for him right by my house.”—Rudy about Ryan Sheckler
Clip of the Day. A short one of Rick McCrank and Mike Anderson in the park out back. Looks like Crank found a new manual pad.
Chocolate’s Fighter Planes series is now available at your local skate shop.
Team Sasquatch, featuring Cory Kennedy, takes this year’s All City Showdown.
Shane O’Neill’s sampling some of New York City. The kid’s good.
If you go out to eat with The Gav and he says he forgot his wallet, two sampler plates and three shakes later, you’ll find out he’s lying.
QUOTE:
“Whatever dude. You shouldn’t be awake when I’m asleep.”—Beebs, when Mikemo told him he was snoring
With all the in front of the camera tomfoolery, you often forget that Reda does 90% of his work behind the lens. To help remind you, here he returns as this week’s Guest Front Poster.
We tried doing a Crail Couch with Daniel Espinoza but he just didn’t have the strength to sit up.
Raiders of the Lost Archives with our guy Andy Jenkins.
Royal rider, Austyn Gillette with another quality Firing Line.
Yeah, there’re probably a few down there.
Q & A Section
From Nicholas Pierre,
Q: Cairo, are you ever gonna bring back your nollie hardflips of 411VM fame?
A: Ha. That’s an amazing question. I guess I should pull some out. I’m working on a few video parts for either Enjoi, RVCA, and the Real Street contest. Maybe I should have a nollie hard in each part. Whadayathink?—Cairo Foster
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QUOTE:
“I’m not funny.”—Daniel Espinoza
The Mini Dv Drawer, Fully Flared tapes 27 and 28. More of that Southwest mission in the dead of winter, featuring Eric Koston, Alex Olson, Marc Johnson, Brandon Biebel, Ty Evans, Scott Johnston, Guy Mariano, and Rick Howard.
Mini Top 5. Big Ern is back on some Mex shit.
Mini Top 31 with Rudy Johnson. All the “Dudes,” “Likes,” and “Fuckin’s” from yesterday’s Top 5 all rolled into one.
He might have his own lair, but Biebel will still cruise over to Koston for some bang bang.
And while your over there Eldy does some texting.
Q & A Section
From Michael Crimp,
Q: Hey Marc Johnson, what ever happened to that Cliff Kaufman that you credited for showing you kickflips in your Modus Operandi part?
A: I don’t know what ol’ Cliff’s vibe is these days. Weirdly enough, he was already over skateboarding in 1990, in favor of football, but he could kickflip way before anyone else I’d seen in person. The kickflip is common now, but back then it was something that only a few people did in videos, so it was trippy to see one live. That was an amazing time to be a skateboarder.—Marc Johnson
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Mini Top 5. The Top 5 reasons why we, as skaters, are different than everyone else, according to Rudy Johnson.
Rick McCrank, this is your life.
“You’ll like it dude. There’s not one explosion.”-Rudy about a movie
Outside of checking the guys in at the finest hotels, dialing the wake up calls, making sure no one gets left at the gas station, and sampling the finest local sandwiches, Smyth still takes the time to supply you, the loyal Tapper, with some visual documentation.
Jeron Wilson honored in the “How We Roll” show at the California African American Museum.
I’ve heard the name Rocky Dennis as a way to describe more than a few people in my life over the years. Kind of offensive on a multiple levels.
Q & A Section
From Chuck,
Q: Since both rip street and tranny, and seem to have a mature grasp of things in life, I feel like Rick McCrank and John Rattray should be good friends, but have never seen any evidence. Do these guys ever hang out, or just hold some crazy mutual respect for their all terrain destruction? And if they do hang out, they should hang out more.
A: John and I are indeed friends and teammates on eS. Luckily one of John’s closest friends from Scotland lives in Vancouver, he also happens to be one of my closest friends as well so John visits Vancouver pretty often. As a matter of fact I’m flying to LA on Monday and I’m going to visit John in SD for a skate. Wanna meet us at Mozy Cafe?—Rick McCrank
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Girl’s second round of one-offs, which includes those Golden Girls, are in shops now. Big ups to Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia.
Mikemo and Rickk put a little motivational wager, kind of a reverse King of the Road, together for their trip in Miami. You know it means business when it’s been drafted on a paper bag.
If you enjoy Sam Smyth’s photography as much as he enjoys a sandwich then venture over to sams klub.
Our friends from Ontario’s Blue Tile Lounge have posted their private session they recently had at Girl.
Q & A Section
From Ben Ellis,
Q: How come Raven Tershy spells his last name differently than the other Tershays?
A: Our original last name is Tarshishi, which originates from the village of Tarshish, in Lebanon. When our family immigrated to the US across Ellis Island, the officers who changed peoples last names to make them sound more American changed part of our family’s names to Tershy, and part of them to Tershay. I don’t think there is anyone in our family that still has the last name Tarshishi.—Raven Tershy
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The Cheeks is here!
“What’s going to make me make more graphics? M&Ms or Cheese Puffs?”—Hershel
Mini Top 5 with Ernie Torres and his favorite Malto moments.
Biebel with a fantastic shot and the internet’s new favorite pup, Panda.
Cory Easy Speakys over at The Skateboard Mag.
Mike Carroll came up with today’s Motto.
The Mini DV Drawer, Fully Flared tapes 31, 33, and 35. This was Guy’s first film trip for the video. He got a lot that first night. Also featured: Alex Olson, Scott Johnston, Marc Johnson, Rob Welsh, Eric Koston, Spike Jonze, and Brandon Biebel.
They hate skaters, and the girl nervously picking at the blades of grass makes a real compelling argument as to why.
Justin was really wearing this right now.
Royal rider and recently inductee to the pro ranks, Austyn Gillette takes on a Top 5.
Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Top 5 reasons The Gav thinks that Charlie Sheen might be a pro skater:
1. He’s on drugs
2. He doesn’t make sense
3. He says “dude” and “radical” a lot
4. He smokes during interviews
5. Not afraid to hold up filming
We see Paris. We see France. Thanks for sending Christof.
Q & A Section
From Tnyabdl,
Q: Smyth, favorite beer?
A: What beer have I bought more, over any other? Budweiser. It’s my go-to. But I do dabble. If I’m at a bar I go for draft, and mostly a lager. Never lite beer. If I’m going Mexican it’s Pacifico. Corona is piss. If I’m in Europe, Stella is my pick. But there is one type of beer that trumps all these, and that is free beer. My good friend P-Stone will tell you, “It all works.”—Smyth
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“I officially declare my tomb to be skateable.”—Rudy Johnson
Clip of the Day. Thrasher shirt? NWA? Oaktown hat? Fisheyes? Cube’s verse? I guess Alex Olson has just always been cool. But um, Al, you’re from Malibu, not Compton.
Hersh’s Greatest Miss #38 is Winning.
The Frank Hurts Show. Girl and Chocolate episodes. So now you know!
Vintage Koston on the Chrome. He’s on that fine wine trajectory.
If you’re going to do an article about McCrank and about photography, why not get a better photograph of McCrank?
Yesterday in a discussion about the Seven Wonders of the World, Carroll wanted to know, in addition to the Man Made Wonders and the Natural Wonders, if there was a built by aliens category as well.
“I’m not good at gang signs.”—Jeremy Carnahan
