"
Magnum of the Road."
CURRENT
ENTRY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
>> On King of the Road, it came out that Smyth used to watch
"Married with Children" a lot because he was psyched on
Kelly Bundy. So for a cheap thrill, whenever Kelly came on screen
wearing a tube top, she wore them a lot, he’d hold his hand up
and cover the rest of her body, except for her exposed cleavage and
shoulders, and pretend that she was naked. When you’re young
it’s just that easy. Here’s Smyth’s photos and captions
from King of the Road. Click.
>>
We’re going to Australia! Click.
You probably can't read all the info on that flier, but then you probably
don't live in Australia anyway.
>>
I heard on the radio that they’re releasing the first season
of Magnum P.I. on DVD. Click.
I have a shitty mustache right now, too, and it sucks. Especially
since it’s all hot out. I don’t know how Magnum got through
filming a whole season out in Hawaii with that thing on his lip. And
apparently there are other seasons, too? When I was kid the big question
was that if Magnum was gay or not. My mom always said no, my dad always
said yes.
DAMN
FEW QUOTES:
"You’d
click on it and it would go to his doll."
—Megan
"Out
of work, he’s not a little bitch."
—Charlene
" You don't
want to be remembering your life when you're shitting your pants."—Rudy
Johnson on the link between drinking and dementia in old age.
CURRENT
ENTRY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2004
>> KOTR
photos round three. This time it’s from college boy Burnett
>> If you’re Rick Howard and you get kicked out of a spot
by a cop wearing Rick Howard Lakai’s—and they’re Howard
Twos, so you know he’s been running them for days—shouldn’t
the cop let you just skate the spot, on principal. Guess not.
>> Girl sales dude and all around cool guy, Shea had a photo
in Poweredge over 15 years ago. He can still do no-complies too.
When he was just a tike, he used to skate Jenkins’ flatbar—I
guess you’d call it a railslide bar back then—at the Freestylin’
offices on Kashiwa. And now they work together. Trip out!
>> Mike York Top 5 coming next week.
QUOTES:
"Why
should I try to be funny with all this competition around?"
—Carroll
"I
was doing judo airs and method airs off jump ramps before she was
even born."
—Nickavelli
Diamond
CURRENT
ENTRY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004
>> KOTR
photos, Round Two. This time they’re Carroll’s pics
and captions.
>> Brazilian bro, Andre Genovesi, is the latest to stoke out
Rudy and get on the Royal team. Welcome aboard, Andre.
>> When I was a kid we’d make up fake gangs, not like Crips
and Bloods type gangs, but like gangs from the movie "The Warriors."
We’d make little nunchucks out of the cardboard tubes from toilet
paper rolls. I’m glad I grew out of that stage. This
is what happens to those who don’t.
>> Snack Update! Smyth has upped his snack supply with the following
items: Sweet Maui and Jalapeño chips, Cheesy Goldfish, Oreos,
Nutter Butters, Mrs. Fields, and four flavors of Skittles. But more
importantly, for a limited time Smyth’s snack machine is offering
the Brian
Anderson Totally Trife Ass Beverage Holder from Skate Mental.
If you come by, bring a dollar.
>> Lakai demo plus special guests from Girl and Chocolate at
Active
this Friday 3-6pm in Temecula.
>> Gav’s sitting in on a summer catalog meeting right now.
He’s gonna call me as soon as he gets out.
QUOTES:
"You’re
gonna be feeling these! This is gonna be your new favorite shit!"
—Ty
on waffle cookies or Ty on just about anything that he likes and wants
you to try
"What
does trife mean?"
—Jeremy
Carnahan
CURRENT
ENTRY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004
>> Ruby seamstress, Misato was caught roller-skating
with Adam Sandler. That’s her on the left. Years ago Sandler
tried picking up on Carroll’s old girlfriend. You better watch
out, Brian.
>> You won’t enjoy
this as much as Ty will.
>> Who says Muska don’t get coverage.
QUOTE:
"I
was getting my cardio done just eating."
—The
Gav
CURRENT
ENTRY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2004
>> Today we start our first installment of KOTR photos. Mine
first.
>> You ever meet someone from like, Alabama or something, and
then the next thing you know Alabama keeps coming up in conversations
or in the news? Or if you buy a red hat, then you begin to notice
all the people with red hats around town? Cause damn I just realized
that there’s a lot of Mustangs in Hollywood.
>> Today’s Rickk’s birthday. He and Bird have been
saying that 30 is the new 21 all day. They’ve been talking about
the VMAs on MTV a lot too.
>> A couple of months ago we were the authority on all things
Gav. We’ve kind of fallen off though, because we haven’t
even mentioned that he turned 30 on Sunday or that he spent two days
traveling 5 miles on the way to Phish’s final show. Happy birthday
bud and welcome to the good years.
>> Also, happy birthday Mom! She turns 60 today and is an avid
reader of the Tap.
QUOTES:
"Who’s
the goof with the Mohawk?"
—Jaime
Owens
"We’re
fucked down here."
—Rickk
"Guess
who blew that one out of proportion?"
—Bird
CURRENT
ENTRY
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2004
>> King of the Road is over. And we didn’t win. But we
got second. The Eagle drove his troop to victory over at Zero. Congrats
Jamie. We, like everyone else I’m sure, are claiming that we
had the most fun. We kept things kind of quiet here at the Tap, worried
that other teams might be monitoring our progress. So for the next
week we’ll be showing various photos galleries from Carroll,
Burnett, Smyth, and myself (starting it off tomorrow).
>> Kenny was on MTV’s VMAs last night, skating on stage,
behind Tony Hawk and some stupid chick that got a record contract
before she even played a single show. I think what I really revealed
here is that I watch that "stupid chicks" show and that
I’m jealous that I don’t have a record contract. Anyway,
while in Miami, Kenny raged with only the coolest A-List
Celebs.
>> Staying with the Music Television theme, The Real
World Philadelphia is starting up next week. We’re gonna
try and bend Smyth’s arm and make him return to his "Keepin’
It Real" column with some weekly updates. I think we can get
him.
>> Smyth’s on the phone with Steve Steadham right now!
Hey, every job has its perks.
QUOTES:
"I
was sitting in a hot tub with Koston. I felt like I was alive."
—Phelps
"We
didn’t grow up with pro skaters, we grew up with pro snowboarders.
They were the ones buying everyone dinner at Chili’s."
—Burnett
on growing up in Colorado
CURRENT
ENTRY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2004
>> We got our first delivery of Skate Mental products. The Jesse
frisbee and a Killer Trife coozy. Quality merch.
>> As I compose this wonderful column, it's a wee eight hours
to the end of King of the Road. We're dead tired. But I guess that's
normal when you've been looking for handrails until 7 in the morning.
>> Raymond did 30 push ups today!
QUOTES:
"You
know how much stupid stuff I say in one day?"
—Sherm
"Who
am I talking to right now? Jessica Simpson?"
—Sherm
to someone on the phone
CURRENT
ENTRY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2004
>> On the home stretch. Smyth is currently manning the van to
S.F. Burnett's in gun. Koston's booking a flight. Carroll's making
a KOTR cheat sheet. Sherm's in Pod land. Navarrette's got his shades
on. Ty's trying to convince us to like his playlist...he's also topless
with a Cracker Barrell pillow on his lap. Rickk's wearing a funny
hat. So is Brian.
>> The Eagle's "Life in the Fastlane" is on the radio
right now. We're driving on a desert road. It's a pretty American
moment right now.
MINI
TOP 5 WITH MIKE CARROLL
Top 5 things about celebrating a birthday on KOTR
1. Carving the stairs in the shallow end of the pool for the first
time.
2. Sharing the b-day cake & Pipin lites with Jereme poolside.
3. Rocky Norton!
4. Forgeting it was my B day
5. Skating skateparks with generators & lights in the middle of
the night instead of partying.
Bonus! Jereme making out with some young hitchhiker girl.
Writing the Randoms on Koston's Sidekick, while stopped on the I-5
kind of sucks. So I'm leaving now.
Happy Birthday Nina.
CURRENT
ENTRY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2004
>> We're on King of the Road and we're tired. We have an eleven
hour drive ahead of us. Here's how everyone is feeling about it:
"Hey can you turn that Mase up."
—Carroll
"We need points bitch."
—Rickk
"I'm a lost soul. I shit myself with Rock 'n Roll."
—BA
"How white trash is a Kleenex box on the dashboard?"
—Koston
"This is the type of shit we need Tivo in the van for."
—Smyth
"Does anyone else have to piss."
—Me
"I'm very very good on the ditch"
—Ditch Boy
"Delirium will set in."
—The Vertical Vato
"It's fucking thirteen!"
—Burnett
"Mace still sucks."
—Ty
CURRENT
ENTRY
TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 24, 2004
>> As reported on an affilate site, there's a thick cloud of
secrecy surrounding all things KOTR. So I'll tell you what I can.
We had a major Mystery Guest debacle over the weekend. After much
deliberation at the High Speed offices, we were given legend and "Stoked"
scene stealer Jason Jessee. But our worst fears were realised when
he turned out to be a no show. In his place was his protege Peter
Gomez. After being hassled by airport security, Jason handed Peter
his ticket and ID, and told him to have fun. Nobody quite knew what
to make of it, including Peter. So some calls and were made and we
were awarded with Darren Navarrette, a.k.a. The Vertical Vampire,
a.k.a. The Vertical Vato. We're stoked. We got Peter a one way ticket
back to Watsonville. He was good sport.
>> Having a birthday on King of the Road, 100 points. Mike Carroll
helps us secure gold by turning
29 today. Happy birthday, Carroll. Little Mikey's all grown up!
He did his first carve over the shallow end steps of a pool today
too.
QUOTES
"The
one with the clock."
—Peter
when asked who was his favorite member of Wu-Tang
"Hot Topics is like the Gap for the underground."
—Peter
CURRENT
ENTRY
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2004
>> One of the loyal Crail readers paid heed to our call to arms
and focused Sheckler's board at a skatepark. Good job foot soldier.
>> I would like to take this line to remind you that I don't
post the daily photos on the front page. And I don't want to mention
any names, but the Ringer should cool out. We just might have to put
the Ringer on blast the next time the Ringer goes out of town.
>> Full Carbondale and mystery guest report tomorrow. Smyth's
a champ. I'm a puss.
QUOTES
"Did
you guys write something on Crail Tap about telling kids to break
my board?"
—Sheckle
Bunny
"Why
is wine so good?"
—Staba
"I
like guys with tattoos"
—Larson
CURRENT
ENTRY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2004
>> Today's
Randoms are brought to you by Eric Koston while in the F'ing Van on
King of the Road. Have at it Frost:
>>
We just witnessed
one of the most amazing punk shows courtesy of the all female rock
band "The Peppermints". Oh, by the way... it was in the
middle of a Nebraskan corn field. Stay tuned to future randoms for
photo evidence and explanation. Wow.
>>
Since our
staff randomer doesn't have any interest in what keeps my attention
longer than ten minutes, I'm going to take this time to vent about
my Lakers, Tiger Woods, and the Lakers.
>>
Tiger, we
all know you're working on a new swing and that might explain your
recent slump. Does the swing involve pulling your head out of your
ass on the follow through? Get your mind right Tiger.
>>
Anyone with
a smart comment on the Lakers can pretty much save it. I came to grips
with their meltdown\downfall in game 3 of the finals. I'm ready to
move on now. We've got an exciting team that may not win as many games
as LA expects, but at least they'll be fun to watch. All we have to
do is bag Jason Kidd and whip that frat-boy, jock Chris Mihm's ass
into shape and turn him into a solid western conference center. Then
we'll be dropping banners and sporting new fingerware in no time...
ok maybe I'm dreamin'. I'm still a fan though. Go Lakers!
>>
Oh Rickk,
by the way, that camera that you put on the rear tire of the van,
I sort of ran over it.
MINI
TOP 5 WITH JEREME ROGERS
Top 5 reasons why Jereme Rogers wants to live in the Valley for the
rest of your life:
1. There's less famous people for me to compete with
2. The girls suck better
3. I can't afford to live in Hollywood
4. Scuba Steve and Dario
5. I can get free rims in the valley
QUOTE:
"Herpes
for sure."
—Rickk
CURRENT
ENTRY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2004
>> Check
the Crail
Store for a full update.
>>
Jereme might
have a hairline fracture in his foot, putting a damper on our stair
and rail oriented points for KOTR.
>>
This is Thrasher
photographer Mike Burnett’s first outing with the Girl guys,
so…
MINI
TOP 5 WITH MIKE BURNETT
Top 5 things Mike Burnett was surprised to discover on the KOTR with
the Girl team:
1. "Just because you’re going low carb doesn’t mean
you’re going low fun"
2. "Amateur man-muff grooming, not as uncommon as you might think."
3. "Street style nudity: Finally here!"
4. "If Eric got serious about skating tranny Tas Pappas and some
of those other dudes would be out of a job."
5. "Jokes about Sheffey as a mystery guest—not so funny."
QUOTE
"It’s
Crailtap, we’re supposed to fuck up."
—Andy
Jenkins
"I’m
going easy. I’m making friends on this trip."
—Burnett
CURRENT
ENTRY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004
>> We’re
on day four of Thrasher’s King of the Road or KOTR as we like
to call it. What we’ve come up with thus far is that Mike Carroll
is an undercover agent for one of the other teams. His learning to
ride a skateboard, getting sponsored, making friends with Rickk, convincing
him to start Girl, and persuading Phelps into letting Girl go on KOTR
was all part of his lifelong master plan to sabotage our shit. Besides
garnering us very little points, he and Smyth might be tied, he’s
tried to discredit every point we earned and/or harsh our mellow every
chance he gets. Expect a Mike Carroll board from Zero, Real, or Almost,
or all three, in the next couple of months. Here’re some
photos of KOTR in New York.
>>
The "Fuckin’
Van" has been pulled over twice, in one day, in one state. But
we’ve charmed our way out of it on both occasions. These days
telling the cops you’re on a skateboard tour seems to help more
than it hurts.
>>
I used to
be embarrassed when I’d buy something like Spin or Rolling Stone
at an airport while waiting to get on a fligth. Thanks
to Jereme those days are over.
>>
Jereme’s
hump count is up to two, Carroll and myself.
QUOTES
"I
would be the one white guy in Bone Thugz."
—Smyth
suggesting what his life might have been like if he had grown up in
Cleveland, Ohio
"We
love you, Phelps."
—Rickk
after hearing that one of our mission for KOTR is to go on a Miller
brewery tour in Milwaukee
"He’s
in Guerilla Unit so he’d be bumming if he only had a chimpanzee
unit."
—Jereme
Rogers on 50 Cent
CURRENT
ENTRY
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2004
>> When
Jereme Rogers came over to Girl two years ago he was a cute little
quite kid. Sure he had red hair but whatever. Over that 24-month span
he’s gone through quite a transformation. Take
a look (quicktime 4.3megs).
Doesn’t Hime
look like one of the guys from the band Good Charlotte?
Lee Smith is back from a six month sabbatical in Europe. And he’s
already bored.
MINI
TOP 5 WITH LEE SMITH
Top 5 things Lee doesn’t miss about LA now that’s he back:
1. Being poor while everyone else is rich
2. Feeling like I’m in a big hole, and I don’t have a car
because where the fuck would I drive to? The mall?
3. I definitely don’t miss the supposed freedom of America
4. No plaza or squares to kick it
5. No where to skate
QUOTES
"Nick
has the goofiest laugh."
—Charlene
"Does
a bear shit in the woods?"
—Lee
Smith when asked if he got laid in Europe
CURRENT
ENTRY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004
>> Crail
is going mobile once again. This time it’s for Thrasher Magazine’s
King of the Road, where Girl will be competing with Zero, Almost,
and Real for the title. Here’s our squad, Carroll, Rickk, Koston,
Jereme, BA, Smyth, Burnett, and myself. The winner of KOTR gets some
cash, a trophy, and the cover of Thrasher. Here’s how we got
the points covered: Koston for the tech-gnar, Jereme for the jumps
and making out with a 50-year-old, BA for jumps and tranny (maybe
the Thrasher tat?), Carroll for the apple trick, and Rickk for the
manuals and focusing a stranger’s board. Smyth, Burnett, and
myself should be good for any sort of hot dog eating contest or if
there’s any events dealing with bloat. And here’s where
you, the average Crail reader, can get involved. If you see the Zero
guys, the Real guys, or the Almost guys, it would be really cool if
you let the air out of their tires, don’t take them to any of
your spots, snake them at the skatepark, and focus their boards. Got
it? Good.
>>
The winner
of The Name Our Van Competition, PAELONSK18, real name is Ryan Miller
from the California’s Inland Empire. He’s the one who came
up with the "Fuckin’ Van." You kiss your mother with
that mouth, Ryan? Remember to check your mailbox Ryan for the next
week or so for your box of Chocolate shit.
>>
There’s
Crail Snatches and then there’s Crail Snatches. I think you know
which kind this one is. One of Rick Howard’s favorite skaters,
Geoff Rowley, goes bio with this whopper
in a ditch. Welcome to the Tap Geoff. You want to do a Top 5 sometime?
Let me know.
QUOTES
"Do
I look fat to you after not seeing me for a while?"
—Gav
to Wei-in
"Can
I smoke in here? No! That’s stupid."
—The
Hime
CURRENT
ENTRY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2004
>> We
have a winner for the Name Our Van Competition, and it’s kind
of a bummer who won. The Ring Ring Ringer wins with “Average
White Van.” It’s a play on words for a band you’ve
never heard of. The Ringer was one of the three judges so it’s
no surprise that The Ringer would win. The prize for the winner is
a Chocolate Magnificent Seven series of decks, a Hot Chocolate DVD,
a Chocolate pin set, Chocolate wristbands, and a Chocolate wallet.
We’re pretty sure the Ringer has all that stuff already so we
picked a real winner instead, to give the prize to. The real winner
is PAELONSK18, or at least that’s his handle on his email. He,
assuming it’s a he, came up with “Fuckin’ Van”
as in, “Get in the Fuckin’ Van” or “Where’s
the Fuckin Van?” Good job whatever your name is. Make sure to
email us your name and address or else we will give the Ringer your
stuff. So, that’s it. That’s the name of our van, the “Fuckin’
Van.”
>>Here are some honorable mentions: Sam Gogan wanted to call our van “The Other White Meat,” Dan Allen went with “The Kidnapper,” and Alvin attempted to christen it the “Tony VANza.”
>>These other two guys, Billy and Brian, submitted 116 names to choose from. They get an “A” for enthusiasm, but they all kind of sucked. Hey that’s the way the crack crumbles.
>>Larson and Meg just had a discussion in my office about what’s more extreme, bull riding or jousting. We figured there’s too much chivalry in jousting, so bull riding wins. That was lame.
>>Tomorrow Geoff Rowley gets inaugurated to the Tap and Cairo gets a Top 5.
QUOTE
“I guess I’m a dick.”
—Rickk
“You make sure you have correct change at all times for that vending machine, don’t you?”
—Burnett
CURRENT ENTRY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2004
>> Bird celebrated a birthday recently. It was at the hottest of Holiday clubs, so not the entire Tap staff were able to get past those pesky red velvet ropes. Take a look at those who did.
>> A mystery guest pulled this into the parking lot. Rickk’s in the market for a new car. Maybe he could take some cues from this guy. Probably not though.
>> I saw Nick Diamond in the kitchen with his shoes off making some food. So I took a photo of it. But wait, it gets better. When he turned around he wasn’t making food. He was cleaning salad dressing off his shoes. Did we mention that he runs two companies over here??
>> Cairo Top 5 coming soon.
>> Name Our Van Contest winner revealed tomorrow!
QUOTE
"Speaking of cutting it, you were farting a lot back then."
—Johannes
CURRENT ENTRY
MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2004
>> The Crail Cubicle is going off today. Here’s who stopped by:
Daniel Castillo : quiet and well mannered
Ty : topless
Mike Carroll : asking a few questions
Tito : grabbing the donut
Caswell Berry : rapping a song
Eric Bork : bringing Rickk a bag
Mike York : topless and sweating
Devine Calloway : smiling
Devine’s brother : very quiet
Heath Brinkley : helpful
Rudy Johnson : tripped out
Bird : impatient
Ben Colen : mopey
Richard Mulder : bright eyed and bushy tailed
>> Tito wants the Tap to be a little more randy, so…
MINI TOP 5 WITH TITO
Top 5 ways Tito thinks the Tap could be sexier:
1. Get Meza on the Ty shirtless program
2. Camp Whatevs Swimsuit Calendar
3. Streaming web-cam of Smyth singing "Freebird"
4. Crail Tap Jewel Encrusted Pimp Cups
5. Finally air the Rick Raymond and Tito documentary, "Confused"
>> Have you met our boss Rickk yet? He just lit off a bottle rocket in the office. No big deal.
>> The Name Our Van Contest deadline is Wednesday at 12, Torrance time. Good Luck.
QUOTES
"Whoever fucks it up gets a beat down"
—Smyth on the new van
"Dude, there’s only like six hours of night time."
—Richard Mulder
"How was your X-Games date?"
—Ty to Carroll
CURRENT ENTRY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004
>> P-Rod’s having a major month! The cover of The Skateboard Mag and first place at that one big contest they held at Staples Center yesterday. Paul killed it with his father, Paul Rodriguez Sr., routing from the sidelines. Congrats to a $50,000 richer Paul Rodriguez. Here’s how the day looked from the stands.
>> At one of the raging after parties, of the previously mentioned contest, there was a rumor of a one Tim Gavin skirting off in a convertible sports car with one Christian Hosoi. That’s pretty tight.
>> Thank you Mikey for the box of records. Record Collection Music as The Randoms’ official label…for now.
>> R.I.P. Rick James. You will be missed. In his honor check out this shirt coming soon from Lakai
QUOTES
"Sign it R. Kelly."
—Sal to Chico, who was giving an autograph for a young female fan
"A DJ is a disgrace to the drummer."
—Rudy Johnson
"The bands wouldn’t be so bad, but their names piss me off."
—Jeremy Carnahan, commenting on emo-rock and its brethren
CURRENT ENTRY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2004
>> Brooklyn Projects had an art show the other night. Are favorite forecaster of all things trendy, John Buscemi, who’s always vying for space on the Tap, made a half-hearted attempt at covering the event. Think he made it into any of his own photos? Take a look.
>> Raymond’s coming down tomorrow to party with Smyth (Quicktime 2.6megs). Let’s see if he makes it this time.
MINI TOP 5 WITH TY EVANS
Top 5 reasons why Ty thinks we should not buy a team van:
1. No "$9 a day anything goes" insurance
2. No more using the roof as a tripod
3. The boogers on the ceiling are still there for the next trip
4. The cops have a license plate that leads them right to Girl
5. Ever smelled the Deluxe or Flip van?
>> Just a reminder to enter the NAME OUR VAN CONTEST. Scroll back a day for details.
QUOTES
"I got motherfuckers mowing my lawn and shit."
—Biebel about his new house
"I woke up today and I can't even straighten my left arm."
—Biebel on working out too much
>> And don't forget to check the Biebel 5s next door...
CURRENT ENTRY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2004
>> Mike Carroll almost made it to the X-Games this year. The contest starts tomorrow. McCrank’s a scratch because he’s decided to get knee surgery instead of skating in the contest. Good call McCrank. Sometimes it’s a choice between the lesser of two evils. But anyway, Koston tried to get Carroll in as a sub and Carroll was psyched. He even had his shirt, the Rick James Lakai shirt, already picked out. But in the end they invited Tony Trujillo instead. Maybe next year Mike.
MINI TOP 5 WITH MIKE CARROLL
Top 5 things Mike Carroll would have done with the $50,000 if he won the X-Games:
1. Landscaping
2. Hire a toxic mold specialist
3. It’d throw Tim Gavin the best 30th birthday party he could have
4. At Gavin’s party I’d hire Paris Hilton and Nick Carter, so Nick could punch Paris in the face again
5. Build a miniramp with a spine and an extension at Girl
NEW CONTEST!
Sam and Rickk are in the process of buying a new team van. It’s a ’04 Ford Econoline E350 XL and it’s white. It seats 15 comfortably, but it doesn’t have a name…yet. So this is where you come in. The comp is simple. It’s the NAME OUR VAN COMPETITION! Whoever comes up with the coolest name will win the Chocolate Magnificent Seven series of decks, a Hot Chocolate DVD, a Chocolate pin set, Chocolate wristbands, a Chocolate wallet, and the honor of coming up with the name of our new team van, which all the riders and employees must use when referring to the vehicle. Entries are due on Wednesday the 11th by noon, Pacific Time. Just in time for the van’s maiden voyage for Thrasher’s King of the Road. Good Luck!
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"All kids get sponsored and turn into cool guys."
—Rick McCrank
CURRENT ENTRY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2004
>> Chico and Carroll grew up on the same street in Daly City, California, which means that Mike’s not really from S.F. When they were kids Mike had a miniramp and wouldn’t let Chico skate it. So one day Mike came home and found Chico, who had hopped his fence, skating his ramp. Mike was pissed and didn’t talk to Chico for over a year. Chico’s younger sister Fatima lived on that street too. Here’s her Family Member Survey:
(click image for enlargement)
>> You’ve seen the ad now see the footage (Quicktime 5.5megs). Biebel is buff. And one day he’s gonna fill out his Top 5s that he wanted so bad and send it back to us. Right Biebel?
>> This month, esteemed UK mag, Sidewalk features Rickk on the cover. Inside is a whole expose on the Oi! Meets Girl Tour. I would have called it a "scathing expose" but the only person who documented Jereme’s penis puppetry show in the back of the tour bus was Carroll, and those are for private use. The entire Sidewalk staff had moved to the front of the bus by that point. Here’s the cover!
QUOTES
"Once again, my weekend is devastated because of party poopers."
—Smyth
"Can we reschedule? I’m going to X-Games."
—Rickk
CURRENT ENTRY
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2004
>> There’s been a lot of speculation on who the unidentified "crazy ball handler" was in the daily photo yesterday. Staci G thought it was Natas, as did I. No less than three people, Shea, Smyth, and Deak, made it a point to contact Crail HQ to fill us in on the identify of the ball handler. According to them it’s famous Cincinnati street skater Ned Keller, a close personal friend of Mr. James Kelch and a possessor of a mean switch tre. Smyth recalls that he was playing ball in a pair of Wallabee Clark’s at the time that the photo was shot. Again, I don’t post the daily photo. Next time you guys can take it up with Sanger.
MINI TOP 5 WITH RICHARD MULDER
Richard Mulder’s Top 5 Christian skaters:
1. Salman Agah
2. Lance Mountain
3. Ray Barbee
4. Christian Hosoi
5. Sierra Fellers
Bonus: Lennie Kirk
>> Bird celebrated a birthday this weekend. It was held at a hot Hollywood nightclub. Full report later.
>> If things seem slow around here don’t blame us. Blame the invention of the catalog. Catalogs reign supreme over here.
QUOTES
"Can you stop hammering so I can hear you?"
—Nick Diamond on the phone with his contractor
"Can we reschedule, I’m going to X-Games?"
—Rickk
"It’s gnarly! It’s pretty beautiful!"
—Richard Mulder concerning Ireland
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