>> Girl Family hair trends. RING RING RING 3! Click over here ------------->

>> Justin Strubing and Kevin Taylor have both been added to the Diamond roster. Do you think those two guys have ever met? It'd be cool if they were in a sitcom together about a smily white dude from SF who moves out to Philly to live with his long lost stepbrother. It'd be a totally wacky comedy targeted towards today's extreme youth culture. It could be called Struby and Kevs.

Man, that was totally dumb. Sorry.

>> Liam Bishop is taking it easy chillin' in Riverside right now with his girlfriend, but he tells us that he'll be coming into Torrance for a photo shoot one of these days. He also tells us that he's really looking forward to the upcoming Yosemite trip.

>> Arvedis called in today to let us know that he's been "writing like a ton of reviews for the Tap" and that he feel like he's "let down the Tockers". Don't worry Arvedis, we ain't mad atcha.

>> Did you know that the word "ollie" is now in the dictionary? Thank Alan Gelfand. What? You don't know who he is? Look him up in the encyclopedia, bro.

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JULY 30, 2002

>> If anybody sees Sherm, tell him to phone home. His mom's worried sick about him.

>> New tees available only in the Crailstore including this limited YEAH RIGHT! one.

>> SHAQ FU? RING RING RING 2 ---------->

>> THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH [YOUR NAME HERE]:
CLIVE: Long time no see, dude. What's shakin'?
[YOUR NAME HERE]: [your response here].

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JULY 29, 2002

>> The first RING RING RING, IT'S ME entry is up. Click that little phone on the right.
Right here ------------------------>

>> Dan Wolfe knows what a crailtap is and so does Greg Carroll. Here's a flatland year 2000 attempt gone wrong in Tokyo, Japan. Click the photo for the quicktime clip.

>> Somebody found a stack of those Koston Soccer boards from '82(?) under a pile of Fourstar fannypacks in the warehouse. We need to get rid of em for cheap in order to make room for the '03 line of leg-warmers.

>> Why are they called FANNYpacks anyway? Isn't your fanny in the back? WOAH! THAT'S TOTALLY WIERD, DUDE!

>> Mike Carroll is still typing out the answers to your questions but he has a question of his own for Tony Ferguson: "Where the hell are my DVD's at, beyotch?".

>> GATOR AND Z-BOYZ... SO HOT RIGHT NOW!

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JULY 26, 2002

>> Remember the NOW WHO'S A BITCH column that you grew to love? Well it's back! Sorta. RING RING RING, IT'S ME is the new NOW WHO'S A BITCH. Click on that little icon on the right to find out more.

>> OH SNAP, check out EMB4LIFE.COM and the Pimpsons comics/zines based on real life events that went down at Embarcadero back in the day. James Kelch AKA Big Dirt AKA Big Belch is all over it.

>> The first annual Girl Family motivational trip to Yosemite is coming up. Has everybody got their Fourstar sleeping bags?

>> Mike Carroll has the best 12 questions that you guys sent in and is right now, this very second, typing out some advice for you.

>> Spike's pretty much done his new film, Adaptation, that's going to premiere in December so now he's working on putting together the next Wallride catalog all by himself. Where does he find the time?

>> Diamond's very own Nick Tershay is vacationing in Cabo right now. Could he be staying at Club Med? Does this confirm any of the Hawkmeister rumors? Hmmm...

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JULY 25, 2002

>> If you're gonna be in the valley on August 4th you should definitely check out the Girl & Chocolate Val Surf Demo.

>> What's this about Jereme taking up smoking? Where are his Two Dads during these crucial years? Is it a joke, a phase or is this a genuine cry for help from a rebellious and troubled teen?

>> Does Diamond have everybody from the THPS2 video game on the team except for the Birdman himself or was a deal inked and signed yesterday?

>> "What's with all of these questions, dude? You're supposed to be giving us the answers here."

>> Okay, okay...

>> Gino's hooked up some bleached blonde hair for his next trip to Cali, bro. He's probably gonna be at that Val Surf demo. You should go there and ask him about his hair.

>> Wolfe's got lost Gonz footage but Rosenberg's got lost Smyth footage! Resn's long lost Think video part may soon be revealed on Tha Tap.

>> Don't worry, we're not turning into one of those "cool sneaker sites" but, uh, yeah... woah.

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JULY 24, 2002

>> Video dude Dan Wolfe is working on a retrospective skateboard film called Closure and he's claiming daily updates to his site. GO THERE.

>> Harsh poser of the month.

>> Whaaaaaaat? Is it true that Tony Hawk's on Diamond?

>> We're gonna sift through all of your questions and send the best ones to Mike Carroll tomorrow, so if you've got any more about life or love, go ahead and Ask Mikey.

>> Frontside crails everywhere. Remember this one?

>> Chris Roberts is moving out of Malibu and into the Girl mansion in Santa Monica with Robbie Mckinley and Dirty Dan.

>> Ultimate Gary was spotted in a West Hollywood Home Depot sizing up a John Deere ride-em lawnmower and a nitro kit last weekend. What could this possibly mean?

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JULY 23, 2002

>> Yeah right!

>> All of this bickering over who the real pirates are is just plain silly because everybody knows that WE ARE THE ORIGINAL STREET PIRATES! Click here if you wanna spend some bullions on this new Fourstar tee.

>> THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH RICK HOWARD (PART ONE):
CLIVE: Did your hair grow a mile while you were in Europe or what?
RICK: I don't think so. I just usually wear hats.
CLIVE: Oh.

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JULY 20, 2002

>> Rickoo's got a digicam in Europe, dudes...

1. The boys passed up the contest in Germany to try to get some clips for the new video.
2. Krank flew home early with a sore foot and some 3rd place hardware from Switzerland. He left from Barcy.
3. Will and Grace (Carroll & Scott) pulled a textbook beanout from Barcy.
4. Chico's still in Spain with Jesus till Thursday.
5. Kenny will be the last man standing. He's going to Prauge for a contest this weekend.
6. Froston, Ferguson and Ty2k are in Paris till Friday. Here Froston is pictured hiding his new wig.

>> ONE MORE THING about the Ask Mikey column:

1. One or two sentence questions or die. Remember that he is only one Mikey. He's babysitting Jereme right now too, so his days are filled.

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JULY 19, 2002

>> FINALLY! Ben Smart, a tapper just like you, sent in a video clip of a real-life crailtap! Perfect form, Ben. Click here to download the MPG.

>> In other crailtap spotting news... thought we'd never notice, Mel?

>> A couple more things about the Ask Mikey column:

1. He's not going to answer ANY questions about the Girl video.
2. If you start your letter off with "hey bitch!" he's probably not going to answer your question.
3. He's only one Mikey, so please keep your questions less than 2000 words long.

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JULY 18, 2002

>> Damn, Hime doesn't know what a Crailtap is either: "Crail Tap this buddy."

>> Okay, so a few things about this Ask Mikey column.

1. He's not going to tell you when the Girl video is coming out, so stop asking.
2. He's not going to send you free boards, so stop asking.
3. He probably doesn't want to talk about the bubble, so stop asking.
4. He WILL give you advice on real life problems, so keep asking.

>> THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH NOBODY IN PARTICULAR:
CLIVE: So have you solved that Rubik's cube yet?
NOBODY: [laughs] Um... [scratches head]... I don't know, dude... sorta. I took it apart and put it back together again, does that count?
CLIVE: No.

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JULY 17, 2002

>> Jason Dill never pushed mongo, says a friend of the Land Pirates... read all about it.

>> Holy crap, you 'tappers have sent in a lot of questions for the Ask Mikey column. Keep sending them and in about a week we'll choose the best ones and forward them on to Mr Carroll. We can only guess what will happen to them from there.

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JULY 16, 2002

>> Mike Carroll doesn't know it yet, but he's got a new column on Crailtap called Ask Mikey. If you need advice about anything that you think he could help with, please send your questions to us and we'll forward them on to Mikey.

>> Did you know that there's hidden Biebel footage in the ON Video Spring 2002 issue? It's the one with the Harsh Barge tour article. Find it.

>> Street Pirates VS Land Pirates:
"If we have to go to war, ships will sink"

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JULY 15, 2002

>> Okay, this is a crailtap.

>> ON Video honcho Kirk Dianda is walking a thin line. First he retracts his bid from Bob K's 50 pairs of shoes auction then he makes a public statement harshing out the Land Pirates*, claiming that "I'M the original Street Pirate!". Will Kirk incur a lifetime ban from the tap with the likes of Hime? Only time will tell.

* = Land Pirates: a new video put out by some dude that's a friend of a friend or something. Chris Roberts and Daniel Castillo both have parts in it.

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JULY 14, 2002

>> Dude, that's not a crailtap either.

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JULY 13, 2002

>> Thanks Pat Wilkins, but this isn't a crailtap either. C'mon people... SOMEbody must have photos of themselves doing crailtaps.

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JULY 12, 2002

>> WHHHHAAAATT? It's the Brad Staba Top 5's.

>> The 2002 Crailtap Achievements in Advertising Awards Nominee #6.

>> Yesterday we asked for photos of you or your friends doing crailtaps. Sor far all we've received have been some random photos of somebody doing kickflips off of a loading dock and this letter and photo from some dude named Lacky:

"Yo i got no clue what a crailtap is but this picture is still hardcore!"

Listen, We know that 62% of you DO know what a crailtap is. So get out there and take photos of the crailtaps, dudes! Then send em in and we'll send you some crap back. Cool?

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JULY 11, 2002

>> We want your crailtap photos! Send us JPGs or real photos of you or your friends doing crailtaps and we'll send you stuff in the real mail. Send real photos to:
CRAILTAP
22500 S Vermont
Torrance CA 90502

>> His lawyer got us a quick phone call with Arvedis today so we could ask him a few questions for...

THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH ARVEDIS TOCK:
CLIVE: So what the heck were you trying to bring into the country this time?
ARVEDIS: They were party favors. You know, like those things you blow at midnight on New Years eve? Stuff like that, confetti, noisemakers. The imagery on the items was a bit suspect, but I didn't know they'd freak out like they did.
CLIVE: What kind of imagery was it? And when are you gonna be back? There's a ton of fan mail waiting for you here.
ARVEDIS: Well it was South American in nature, and it was somewhat satanic I guess...But they use them on one of their holidays, and I thought they looked cool...One of them looked like a gun too, so they freaked I guess. I'll be back soon. I'm working on a ton of reviews right now for the Tap. I've received a lot of requests from the Tappers.
CLIVE: Thanks, Arvedis. Hopefully we'll see you soon. Try to stay out of jail, okay?
ARVEDIS: I will. Tell Megan I said hi. And Rick too. And the Art Dumpers. And Hector too.

>> It's still really nice out there. Go skateboarding again.

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JULY 10, 2002

>> It's really nice out there. Go skateboarding.

>> All this talk about The Knife Song but what about Twelver? This shit's legendary dude, people have been looking for the album for years.

>> Oh MAN! Arvedis freakin' got busted AGAIN, dudes. This time he was trying to bring illegal party favors across the border. For some reason they deported him to New Zealand and we're not sure when he's gonna be back this time. The amount of money that Tha Tap has paid for the Tocker's legal bills since we hired him a few months back could probably feed a third world nation for a year. Damn.

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JULY 9, 2002

>> CRAILTAP TRICK TIP #1:
How to break your finger with Chocolate pro Kenny Anderson.

>> You like stories, don't you? How come you're not buying a Crailtale right now? Instead of just sitting there you could be buying a Crailtale right now. Just imagine it... you're, like, sitting there right? And you click around and stuff and then you click on this Crailtales link and get all excited about owning your very own story written by Carl, Clive or Arvedis. You get so excited that you, like, click a couple more times and then you type in your name and some numbers and stuff and then BOOM! THE JOY OF BUYING HITS YOU LIKE A FREAKIN' TIDAL WAVE! ADRENALIN, BABY! NOW THAT'S LIVING!

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JULY 8, 2002

>> This just in from Le Suisse:
3rd Place: Rick McCrank
4th Place: Mike Carroll
8th Place: Eric Koston
10th Place: Scott Johnston
12th Place: Carl Sanger
41st Place: Rick Howard, who made the finals then took a nap and woke up after the contest was over. Oops.

>> If you're in and around San Jose in the next month, you should stop by this art show at Circle A skateshop. Cool pieces from Crail homey Marc Johnson and other Tilt Moders.

>> Bob K is hoping to clear his conscience of 50 pairs of guilt.

>> THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH GIRL DISTRIBUTION SECRETARY CHUCK:
CLIVE: Who was that cute girl that was sitting here earlier?
CHUCK: A potential Ruby model. She wasn't THAT cute, you know.
CLIVE: She was a lot cuter than the person that's usually sitting on that couch.
CHUCK: Who's that?
CLIVE: Nick Tershay.
CHUCK: Oh. Okay.

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JULY 3, 2002

>> Costa Mesa wants a skatepark.

>> THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH LAKAI ART DIRECTOR ANDY MUELLER:
MIKE LEON: Hey, do you wanna go outside and skate?
MUELLER: Yeah, but I'm not even gonna ollie, dude. I'm just gonna roll right off the curb.

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JULY 2, 2002

>> El Chocolate web site got a facelift. The only thing not working on it right now is the video clips... we're working out a pay per view deal on them that should be ironed out soon. Hang in there.

>> Photos: Stürt.

>> The Dudes are off to Europe today. Later, dudes.

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JULY 1, 2002

>> The 2002 Crailtap Achievements in Advertising Awards Nominee #5.

>> Do you know what today is?

>> Pick up some tunes to tap to.