 Full Media Blast CURRENT ENTRY Tuesday, Aug 2, 2005 Man of leisure, Bob McKinley, has landed a web exclusive on the Slap site. Mr. Mike York has been added to the esteemed Val Surf team. Mini Top 5 Top 5 things Chico's son Alex likes to do when he comes to Girl 1. Skate the park 2. Hang out 3. Get a T-shirt 4. Get candy from Meg 5. See Rickk Keeping Tabs on Biebel. Throw in "skate photography" under "dribbling a basketball between his legs" and "opening a twist-off beer bottle cap with the inside of his elbow" on Biebel's long list of talents. Here he captures a Reda mid crail snatch. Ty's in the office, with his shirt on! Koston is in the office, with his shirt off! J/K dude. K.I.T. and B.F.F. QUOTE: “I gotta go pick up some talent for the games.” —Rickk on having to go to the airport to pick up McCrank Monday, Aug 1, 2005 (note: post actually came in over the weekend) We're in Paris and still no sign of Le Lee. But at least this Lee wasn't too cool to hangout with us. Paris Clip of the Day. Our old friend Tony Monster courteously frontside flips the Dome double. Some of the photos in this gallery are Kenny Anderson's first photos on The Tap, so it's quite an exciting time for young Kenny. Thursday, July 28, 2005 Now that we’re in Marseille, France, I think it’s only right that we bring you up to speed with a photo gallery. Remember Le Lee? You do? Because he doesn’t remember us. Le Lee, when someone invites you to come visit your “old American” friends don’t be a pooper and not show up. Pooper. I can only imagine how pissed Rudy is that his Top 5 isn’t up yet. For a such a tripped out dude he can be brutally honest some times. QUOTE: “I’ll try some of that. I went to high school once.” —Boost Mobile Mike on his way to swigging some Smirnoff Ice Monday, July 25, 2005 UK Clip of the Day. Scooch hops up to back tail on at a tight tranny at Wakefield's Burnside. Call it Wakeside. Actually that little tranny is the only thing that's been built. If that clip wasn't federal enough, here's a gallery. Don't you love it when you're abroad and you finally get to check your email but it's like 5 pounds per 30 minutes (that's almost $10 to you and I) and because you got a weak ass signal the entire 30 minutes is spent trying to download only one of your 162 emails because someone sent you a huge file titled "Eve's Sex Tape"? And wouldn't it be weird if the sender of that email was Mike Carroll? Weird, huh? Two more people got Reda calls today. And that's just his England calls. It's day six and Smyth's shitting tikki masala. QUOTE: “You should hire my lady and let Megan go live her life.” —Reda to Rick “Dude I'm hurt right now that's why I have nothing to do.” —Alex Olson Friday, July 22, 2005 Speaking of favorite people, if Reda calls you to talk at you for 30 minutes every other night, you shouldn’t feel so special anymore. Apparently he makes about 10 of those calls a day. He made two of those calls last night to two different people on this trip that I didn’t even know he knew. Wow, never before have so many of the columns been in sync. Burnett Top 5 coming soon! Scott’s still is wearing his Game shirt. Alex Olson, I’m sure you have better things to do with your summer than email me phone messages of Tony Alva vibing Steve Alba. You should do something more productive like ride around in the back of Carroll or Colen’s cars. Even though Big Brother rules the boob tube over here, Smyth was still able to Keep It Real with episode #5. QUOTE: “If I were a DJ I’d mix this right into DJ Quik’s ‘Sweet Black Pussy.’” —Boost Mobile Mike while listening to Webbie’s “Gimme That” Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Smyth our resident photographer, or as we like to call him “our Atiba,” hasn’t been filling his photo quota for the day. He’s too busy trying to learn tailblocks so he can impress Max. Here’s the four photos he shot yesterday: 1. Like Scooch, the English Firemen like to treat themselves to a cone after a hard day of work. 2. Justin gets run over by Kenny’s enlarged FKD bearing run amok. 3. Roberts’ got peoples all over. With his big bro in London. 4. A big prick points out a big prick. Speaking of Atiba. Hey real Atiba, call Justin Eldridge he has some more entrepreneurial ideas he wants you to invest in. Something about an enlarged peanut? Say ten grand? Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Boost Mobile Mike (that's Mike Burnett to me and you) back peddled his way into 12 free tickets to The Game show here in London. And you thought the only perk to shooting a few Boost Mobile ads was free anytime minutes. No, dog. Not only does Boost sponsor the likes of T. Kennedy and Mumford, they sponsor The Game. Britain Clip of the Day. "Even Scooch had a dream." QUOTE: “That was his 'Stairway to Heaven.'” —Burnett after The Game performed "300 Bars and Runnin'" “In Saudi Arabia you're a prince, but if you were in the United States you wouldn't be prince of shit. You'd just be you.” —The Game to the Prince of Saudi Arabia Monday, July 18, 2005 Here’re some things we’ve learned on our trip to England so far. Justin’s nationality is “white.” Well, that’s what he wrote on his entry card into the country. Here’s one for the Tappers who live in the following states; Texas, Arizona, and California. You know how when you hop over the boarder to do some quality underage drinking and your dollar is double the value? Well here it’s kinda the same here, but just the exact opposite. We’ve only been here a day. The English Photo of the Day. Mac Res pulls out his go to, the frontside piv, on a tight tranny. Mini Top 5 Burnett’s Top 5 Ways that a Chocolate Tour is Different from a Girl Tour: 1. No one on Chocolate does Rickk’s intense, eyebrows-up “Oh really?” How interesting!” look he gives to everything said to him. 2. Kenny Anderson’s hair is as long and as lovely as Sherm’s muff is brutally shorn. 3. Smyth feels less pressure to “punk” any “perps” when not surrounded by other EMB alumnus. 4. Even if nobody pulls any tricks, we’re not going to lose to Zero this time. 5. I’m not sure. Aren’t they all supposed to be black or Mexican or something. QUOTE: “Bam’s gonna be on Celebrity Fitness 4.” —Scooch “Look, it’s two Jeremes.” —Justin after seeing two kids with pink Polo shirts ride by on a bike Friday, July 15, 2005 We're putting this baby down. The Dude Looks Like Dude is no more. But for the last day we're gonna give you two. Robbie "Abe Lincoln" Stobart sent us this prophetic image of a bizarro Carroll getting hitched. And when that day comes it will be front-page material. The second — and our last — comes from The Art Dump's EA. Adelmo Jr., expect your shit to be tapped and the Feds knockin' at your door by the time this post is up. Was that one a little harsh? Dude, You're out of style. Take the runway. As a tribute to our longest running feature on the Tap (maybe even longer than when Bob K. had kids sending in photos of their driveway ramps, you know the ones Bird really hated), here's a slide show of the best and the worst Dudes Looking Like Dudes. Tonight a good chunk of the Chocolate team (get it? Chunk) will be flying to Europe for what's been called the Hittin' Britain and Oui Will Rock You Tours. We would be honored if you could make it. I wonder how much TiVo instructions Smyth gives his lady before he goes on a trip. That's a serious briefing session. Keepin' It Real, episode 4. If you have tickets to the X-Games, Brian Mettee, the guy who sits two cubes down from me, really wants a pair, bad. So if you're a key industry insider, like The Gav, and you're not using your tickets send them to us c/o Brian Really Wants to Go to the X-Games, Bad, 22500 S. Vermont Ave., Torrance, CA 90502. QUOTE: “Jeron is lookin' tight!” —Phelps “If they would have had a wheelchair guy roll down the Danny ramp it would have been the sickest thing.” —Phelps Thursday, July 14, 2005 Not sure who sent it, but now that you mention it KT and DL do bare a striking resemblance. Tomorrow is the last day for this puppy. So send us a banger here. It's true Carl, it's true. Rudy has jumped a few rungs on the corpo ladder and caused some dissension in the ranks for this Top 5. But that's the way the crack crumbles. Tappers, the Featured Email is sucking right now. Wade can't carry the weight for all of you. Felix leaned a little more towards The Cuban Puck persona we were hoping for last night on The Cut. Not since Justin Timberlake whipped out Janet Jackson's titty has there been a power surge so heavy at TiVo headquarters from people hitting the rewind button. But he's still Rickk's "guy" to win. It'd write more but Reda's breathing down my neck. QUOTE: “This week has given me two pimples.” —Charlene Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Yesterday was his birthday so here's a belated gift to the Art Dump's own Jeremy Carnahan and his illegitimate bro James Debello from Detroit Rock City and Cabin Fever. Sent to us by some guy named Bob K. I don't know, never heard of him. Could this be the last week of Dude Looks Like Dude? It could. It may. But for two more glorious days so send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. Might have to put this little baby to rest. This Friday the Chocolate team will be going to Brittan and then over to France for a couple of demos. We'll have more details soon. The Randoms will be sent from across the pond as well, so expect some delays and some clip of the days. Royal Rudy's band The Allentons will be opening for Fishbone at a Ska Festival this weekend in Canada. No, I swear! You're gonna have to scroll down a bit to see their profile. Rudy's in the red. The newlyweds, Scott and Soyoung, are back. And back to normal as they thought their dog Blue gained some weight while they were gone. QUOTE: “I like choking little dudes. I think if I was big I'd choke people all day long.” —Max “Unweigh yourself!” —Sal to Alex Olson Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Kenny might have gotten his spine tricks from his older brother Kyle Anderson, but that doesn't secure his place as his bro's fav skater. Read more.  (click image to enlarge) Berry Semexan feels it's time that Bastien and Chappelle's son's new daddy Nick Cannon were reunited. Send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. Design a Diamond T-Shirt Winner! After the hundreds of shirts came piling into Nick's office, he finally found one to call the winner. The Windy City's Robert Villatoro's Diamond had just a little more karat than everyone else's. A tribute to Eazy always goes a long way around here. Nick truly loved all of them. How do I know? Because every time he opened up a new one he'd say "Tight! Sick!" at a fairly high volume. Rudy Johnson Top 5 this week! Guaranteed to blow so minds. QUOTE: “I got too excited around the French fries.” —Rip Monday, July 11, 2005 Christopher Harland-Dunaway sent in this double take of Wu-Welsh and The Ring's Martin Henderson. Send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. Outside of a couple of no shows and a tardy pass for Koston the Fourstar Hubba Free Sunday went off without a taildrag. Here's a gallery. Do you have a receptionist who parties at the Hard Rock with Adam Corolla? Or goes to the Thunder Down Under, Las Vegas Male Revue? Or just got adult braces? We do! Did we say we were going to announce the Diamond Dunk contest winner today? We lied. Tomorrow. Maybe. QUOTE: “That's a compliment!” —a stoked Rickk when a kid at the Hubba Free contest asked him if he was PJ Ladd after he saw Rickk skating flatground “Tell me I don't have the best MySpace photos.” —Ben Colen to Alex Olsen Friday, July 8, 2005 Jim Todger sent in this one of Birdhouse's Anthony Shetler and Nicholas Cage. We don't really know Anthony, but one of the people who writes a column here was in a movie with Nicholas Cage so we thought it qualified. Send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. A reminder that the Fourstar Best Manual contest will be taking place this Sunday 1pm at Val Surf Valencia. Some of the top dogs trying to balance their way to the $5,000 will be; Daewon, Koston, Welsh, Beibel, Carroll, Devine, Eldridge, Brezinski, both Andersons and many more. An equally exciting event taking place this weekend will be Smyth's acquisition of new roommate Jereme Rogers, whose real life antics on any given Tuesday outshines an entire Real World cast whole weekend. And I'm talking the Vegas cast, at the Palm's, at Rain. Sam's Real World is about to get a whole lot realer. While we're at it let's see what the Austin Seven are up to in episode 3. Science. Technology. Is it real or is it wack? We'll be making someone's eBay dreams when we announce the winner of Nick's Diamond Dunk Contest on Monday. QUOTE: “I don't think they're too down for someone just flying over the wall.” —Rudy on why he thought Danny Way's Great Wall of China jump was initially postponed “What now?” —Nick responding to someone saying he's famous Thursday, July 7, 2005 When you work with them you can call 'em out faster than most. Indy man Keith Wilson reunites Joey Tershay and Drexyl of True Romance from a "Maternity Ward Mishap" It ain't white boy day! Send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. A fellow named Justin has Carroll and Koston crashing the crashers. It's just a backside lip, but it is Gino, so it's not just a backside lip anymore. Impossible lipslider and globetrotter Morgan Campbell did a piece on the Fairy at this tiddy little online rag. QUOTE: “He loves everybody.” —B. Mettee on Rip Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Is it Ty Norris or Chuck Evans? Do the kids even know who Chuck Norris is? J.B. Gillet sent us this one and he's not even American, so why not? Send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. It's been slated as the "100 beers per shop signing tour" or the Apero Cliché tour. So go see Lucas and the boys if you're in of one these parts of Europe this summer. Something like that, Al? MINI TOP 5 Top 5 things we learned about newlywed Scott Johnston from Dimitry Elyashkevich's best man speech: 1. Scott's not gay 2. Dimitry used to drink with Scott's wife in high school 3. Living with Scott means you don't have to do your own dishes 4. Dimitry went to the esteemed Stuyvesant high school 5. Scott's not gay A Top 5 with the most tripped out member of the Crail team coming soon. Have I written that before? I feel like I have. Do we still have team? It feels like we don't. I think it's time to give it a revamp. We'll post the new and improved roster soon. We might break some hearts with this one, but rest assured, we won't be breaking the bank. QUOTE: “I always thought Smyth was black.” —Anonymous email Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Buckminster Fuller feels the Dump's team captain Andy Jenkins bares a striking resemblance to Count Olaf of Lemony Snicket's fame. There's definitely a mad scientist thing going on. Send us your "I know of a dude who looks just like one of the dudes" here. It was an action packed weekend around here. The twins celebrated a surprise birthday, yeah they were born on the same day! and Scott married his sweetheart Soyoung. Here's photo proof. Also, our pal The Butcher snagged a Butcherette this weekend, tying the knot in Spain. Carroll, this guy that calls himself Joey Ramone, at least in his email, was saying that we should do a Bright Eyes day on the Tap. He even sent this picture. I forgot how you got involved but somehow he must have picked up on testing our "friendship" as one of my favorite pastimes. DJ Ben Colen will be spinning Acid Jazz and the best Rare Grooves and Jazz Blends tonight at White for those interested. I guess he's got a new hobby or D&D night is tomorrow. We miss you bud... QUOTE: “Hey, you with the barbeque, sorry for scaring you we were just chasing a skater.” —A cop to Rob Welsh about Mike Carroll See past Randoms |