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OCTOBER 29, 2002
>> Thanks to all of you who sent me Tony Hawk 3 game cheats.
The best is that I now have the ability to skate as Atiba Jefferson...
one of you even suggested if I cut off the fro, I could be AKO!
I also hear that the clothes aren't so tight in TH 4. Good, I was getting
tired of sporting the side-pipe.
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REMEMBER WHEN :
Thrasher called the Godoy twins "two guys with one brain"?
Garry Skate Davis wore a skeleton suit and it wasn't even halloween?
>> Damn it. Girl is only 2nd in the Active Skateshop's Most
Favorite
Skate Company Poll. And why isn't Chocolate even on the list?
>>
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO :
Tom Groholski?
Email us if you know.
>> RING
RING RING, episode #61.
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>>OCTOBER 28, 2002
>> JACKASS BEATS VEGGIE TALES!!
Here's what the movies pulled in this past weekend of Oct. 25-27
(Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.)
1 = Jackass: The Movie $22.7
2 = The Ring $18.8
3 = Ghost Ship $11.7
4 = Sweet Home Alabama $6.4
5 = Big Fat Greek Wedding $6.3
6 = Red Dragon $4.7
7 = Punch-Drunk Love $3.5
8 = Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie $2.9
9 = The Transporter $2.8
10 = Brown Sugar $2.7
The shocked/stoked director, Jeff Tremaine had this to say, "This could be the end of the world... isn't that one of the seven signs of the apocolypse?"
(thanks, Lewman)
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OCTOBER 28, 2002
>> Tried playing the Tony Hawk 3 game this weekend without reading the instructions. Couldn't do it. Please send your tips to me at carlsanger@crailtap.com.
By the way, why do all the skaters you get to pick from have to wear skintight shirts? Did they fix this in #4? Come on, programers...
>> Walked past my office door last week: Chico, Ferguson, Fujumoto, Daniel, the Strength staff, Rickoo, Liam, Arvedis (no, wait, was that Arvedis?), not Clive, Brian Anderson, McCrankers, Jereme, Mikey, not Clive, Ricardo, and more I can't remember.
>> REMEMBER WHEN :
Gator wasn't a murderer?
Airwalk?
>> RING RING RING, episode #60.
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OCTOBER 25, 2002
>> This is the entrance to Clive and Bob's cubical as of this morning...
>> REMEMBER WHEN :
You'd drool over a freshly painted curb?
>> I got the Firm's Lance Mountain pool deck from Rickoo. Thanks, Rickoo, makes me feel younger.
>> SING RING A LING THING.
>> Marc Johnson's new Lakai model is pretty cool. Saw them in person -- well, not on Marc, but in Mueller's hands. Oh, and enter the shoe contest while you're visiting the Lakai site.
>> Vote for your favorite skate company over at the Active Online Merchandise Store. Girl in 6th? Come on? Enjoi in 7th? What?!
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OCTOBER 24, 2002
>> Sam's got Episode #7 of KEEPIN' IT REAL up. Go forth and learn Smyth's take on the self-centered TV caricatures.
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OCTOBER 24, 2002
>> We had a party last night and watched behind the scenes of Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam for a while on ESPN 2... pretty neat. Then we switched over to one of those real-life murder mystery shows on A&E. Man, oh man, people can be brutal.
>> RINGY THINGY is up for today.
>> Lakai's Andy Mueller spent last weekend taking stills on the "Yeah Right!" shoot... I'm gonna steal some and scan them today.
>> REMEMBER WHEN :
Skaters would use an Ollie Patch?
>> No word from Clive or Bob K. Lost in Paris with Ultimate Gary?
>> Inside sources indicated that indeed, Screamin' Lord Salba was seen shredding the fullpipe at the new Upland Skatepark last weekend. Last one the skate the old park, first one in the new one... just as it should be, leopard pads and all.
>> I read a quote from pro snowboarder, Todd Richards where he said something to the effect of, "Scandinavia is filled with Arto Saaris waiting to be discovered." Hmmm.
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OCTOBER 22, 2002
>> Don't email me about the Jackass Premiere any more, I DID NOT GO. But someone we know did...
>> Skatepark activist, Jim Gray (yeah, "Gray Slide" Jim Gray) attended a couple of So Cal skatepark openings this past weekend. Anahiem and Upland (whoa, is that full-pipe a replica of the original?). We'll make bets that Lord Salba was somehow involved in the Upland park.
Check out Gray's Skatepark Coalition.
>> Todays RINGER.
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OCTOBER 21, 2002
>> Clive's getting mad at me. I'll just give him his job back... if he comes back. I'm going back to data input, less pressure. I got this lovely email from a fan this morning:
you spelt prima donna wrong you dipshit
bring back clive, and as for you, go choke on your grandma's ****. write me back bitch
--bryan
I'll get right on that correspondence with you, young Mr. Bryan. Sounds like fun.
>> Jackass Premiere tonight. Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. McCrank going as Jenkins?
>> Just watched Howard and McCrank pull 7 worked day-glow green boards out of the team bus.
>> We found out McCrank has never broken a bone skateboarding. Damn... wait until you see his crazy step off in "Harsh Euro Barge."
>> Seen Biebel in any videos yet? Chomp? Beware the Flare? Harsh Barge? Imagine that dude on 7 Red Bulls. True.
>> RINGY RINGY... not who you thinky.
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OCTOBER 18, 2002
>> Big news today. I got an angry email from my boss. Read:
Carl,
Tonight I had some friends over to paint our nails and have a pillow fight. We decided to look on the internet for some cool chat rooms. Someone decided to check Crail Crap and I saw something you wrote that sort of bummed me out. You seem to imply that I have something to do with the RING RING RING column. Don't ever print my name anywhere on your website again or I'll have you fired. Come to think of it, I'll fire you. Love and Crimping Irons,
Megan Baltimore, your boss.
My sincerest apologies Ms Baltimore. Maybe Mikey writes RING RING RING? Or Tony Ferguson?
>> Word from Clive today (still in Paris), is that he wants his job back. So far the consensus on me taking over Clive's position as Randoms Editor is mixed. Most of you say, yeah, it should be me, some stick with Clive, but mostly... no one cares. One guy, however, wants Clive out, but doesn't want him relegated to Skate Facility Toilet Manager. But this, said guy, gave no alternative job descriptions for Clive. What to do, what to do?
>> Strange things happening around Girl today. Koston, Howard, Brian Anderson, Jeron Wilson and Mike Carroll were all seen spray painting their boards, wheels and trucks bright lime green. No one will tell me what's going on.
>> Don't forget... the Active Skate shop BLING-A-MA-JIG is TOMORROW, Saturday the 19th. Go forth and wallow in the blizabling scene that is skateboarding. Long live Rolex.
>> I took a peek at some board graphics the Art Dump has been comping up. SWEET. Maybe we'll show you one or two next week. Skate on, blitchy blotches... have a great weekend.
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OCTOBER 17, 2002
>> Clive emails from Paris. He now has Georgio Armani sunglasses and is headed to a Diesel party. Make your own assumptions folks. He also accused me of misspelling "skateboard." HA!
>> Skate photo luminary, Tobin Yelland, sent this old school shot of Carroll. Check the ping pong ball wheels (and Mezavision's pants).
>> RING-A-LING... hello! It's Megan.
>> I'm kinda liking this job. Those in favor of having me do it and moving Clive to Skate Facility Toilet Management, email me. Come on people... I need this cushy job. I promise more inside tips, rumors and gossip...
>> Spike Jonze (remember that guy?) booked to co-direct "Yeah Right!" footage in LA this weekend with Rickoo and the boys. Now that Jackass and Adaptation are complete, he's skating again. YE-AH. Good to see you out of that bleak editing room, little fella!
>> Almost forgot, Smyth's still Keepin' it Real.
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OCTOBER 16, 2002
>> The Jackass movie premiere is happening this coming Monday... buncha skate heads will be there. I'll give you a full report -- not that I was invited. But maybe Koston or Howard will let me in on some anecdotes.
>> Another RINGIE THINGIE up.
>> Looks like the Muska will be at the Active Bling-a-Ling Fest Thing. Now you KNOW I'll be there... that guy wears a Rolex for sure.
>> THESE ARE JUST RUMORS:
• Ty renting underwater gear for the "Yeah Right!" shoot?
• Howard skating in Sacto (OG home of the Biebel) right now. Is he the last Girl finishing up his part for "Yeah Right!"? What's that guy got up his sleeve?
• Fourstar's Michael Leon is huge in Japan but doesn't want anyone to know?
>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"I kind of barely think of these things as I write them..." - Kevin Wilkins, premium-grade skateboard journalist/writer.
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OCTOBER 15, 2002
>> Oops... RING RING RING RING RING came in last night and I forgot to post it. Fire me.
>> And don't forget about the ACTIVE BLINGFEST. I'll be reminding you all week. Promise. Do skaters wear Rolex watches? Maybe we should start a poll.
>> This is feel-good skate/art show. Our own Bob K and Andy Mueller had pieces of art there. WIndmilling #2. Yeah, that's THE Pushead -- baby skeleton in a jar, who else would it be?
>> The first shipment of "Harsh Euro Barge" videos came in yesterday...
>> Spotted outside my office door this week so far: Robbie McKinley, Daniel Castillo, Tony Ferguson, Lance Mountain, Marc Johnson, Tony Larson, Sam Smyth, Megan, Rick, the guy from Age of Aquariums, Mueller and some friend of his from Chicago, Koston, Johnston, Mikey, and some other dudes.
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OCTOBER 14, 2002
>> It's me, Carl Sanger, or, better yet, MISTER Sanger. All you OGs out there know who I am... Clive is in Paris. He didn't even take a laptop... How's that for a job well done? Means I can pretty much say whatever I want about the craphole.
>> It's Columbus Day. We're supposed to celebrate the fact that this white guy thought he discovered a new world. Instead he just started a scurge of pillagers similar to himself. And here we are!! CELEBRATE!
>> One of Rob Abeyta's wooden OGs wound up in Australia. Here she is, chillin'. What's this about the Art Dumpers doing a show down unda? Buncha spoiled pre-madonnas. Better take your damn skateboards!!
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OCTOBER 12, 2002
>> Harley Davidson repair club: RING RING RING.
>> Shouldn't you be watching cartoons or something today?
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OCTOBER 11, 2002
>> 23 hours a day: RING RING RING.
>> [place stupid and/or funny comment here].
>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:
"My husband plays Ultimate Frisbee like you wouldn't believe." - accountant lady visiting Girl today
"If I was you f**kers I'd be selling this shit all day!" - Gavin regarding his plans to become an artist
>> What, you can't use the F-word but you can use the S.H.-word? Shit, what the f**k's up with that?
>> Where the heck has Arvedis been? Still on the payroll is all we know. Rumors have been floating around about him being spotted in Europe, which brings us to...
>> Clive and Bob K are about ready to set sail on the Harsh... wait, no... the Crailtap Super Eurotour, so stay tuned on Monday when Carl Sanger blows the back door off of the Randoms. The Euro-Duo have promised to send photos back sporadically, so maybe watch out for those, too.
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OCTOBER 10, 2002
>> Looks like we're sponsoring the Active Blingfest on October 19th in Rancho Cucamonga. Best trick wins a Rolex watch. For real.
>> Whaaaaaat? Harsh Euro Barge preview clip.
>> Now we're cookin': SMYTH: KEEPIN IT REAL PART FIVE (A Real World Review).
>> Mike Leon is in Japan for his show at Beams T and was thinking about surfing a bit on his trip. Do you know if it's very popular over there?
>> Be a good sport: RING RING RING.
>> Mini ramp jam at Kenny's house?
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OCTOBER 9, 2002
>> Aaron Meza, while still holding down his many other editorial duties in the world of periodicals, is now doing stuff for Interview Magazine. No shit. The guy never sleeps.
>> Speaking of not sleeping... Ty Evans. The Harsh Euro Barge video premiered at Girl today and will be in shops soon. One word: Harsh. Really really really good stuff. You'll laugh, cry, then you'll pull yourself together, grab your skateboard and go skating somewhere. Anywhere.
>> Fun Boy Three: RING RING RING.
>> We're trying to get Jereme Rogers to come along on Noctchaw and Bob K's Super Eurotour ...or is it Euro Supertour? Either way: Jereme, pack your bags, kid.
>> CRAILTAP OWNS YOU.
>> Remember our old mascot that Megan ran over in her Porsche? Well, she finally offered an apology by buying us a new land otter for the office. We're still working on a name for the lil' guy. Megan calls him "My Friend" for now and is still training him not to poop on people when they hold him.
>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"It's true, Tha Tap ruined Marc Johnson" - Marc Johnson
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OCTOBER 8, 2002
>> Clive Noctchaw and Bob K got matching Crailtap pinky rings and are spearheading the first annual Crailtap Super Eurotour starting this coming Monday and continuing for two weeks! The cross-Paris tour begins in Paris and ends up in... well, Paris. So far the demo schedule looks like this. Randoms' OG, Carl Sanger, is going to be taking over the Randoms in their (our) absence.
>> 20 new boards (w/grip) for 35 bucks each over in the Crailshop.
>> THA TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH JASON DILL:
CLIVE: How about your stalker? That's a pretty gnarly site.
DILL: Yeah, my mom was bummed that you guys linked to it, but my friend and I took a photo of me checking out the site and sent it to the girl.
CLIVE: Let us know how that all turns out.
DILL: I will. By the way, I think Ultimate Gary is amazing.
CLIVE: Cool.
>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:
"I am loving the commute each day, especially that part through Lakewood" - Larson
"Do I look guido?" - Gavin
"I have a great explosives guy" - Spike
"A six foot person with a 5 o'clock shadow, not necessarily a man" - Bird
"I'd name him Metzger but I can't deal with the fall out" - Megan
"Meg, jump start the night, kick Jeff in the face" - Rick
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OCTOBER 7, 2002
>> "Use your whole body; don't try so hard" and "Rejuvenate the proverbial stoke": Greg Shewchuck offers some insightful and worthwhile philosophy with his new non profit skate company and accompanying web site, The Land Of Plenty.
>> Ask Gino if pink is the new black and if blonde is the new brunette.
>> Guess what? The Harsh Euro Barge video is done and will be out soon! Here's a detailed account of Ty's diet from the last 4 days of editing:
0ct 3 2002
Steph bought $150.00 worth of groceries today, so my diet has been a little better lately
5:00PM: Kraft mac n cheese
11:00PM: Kraft mac n cheese
0ct 4 2002
8:00AM: 3 sausage egg Mcmuffins 3 hashbrowns 1 small OJ
8:48PM: Apple cider
10:10PM: Steph's world famous tostadas
Oct 5 2002
5:43AM: Mama Celeste frozen pepperoni pizza (same geat taste, new look)
6:01AM: Banana, frozen waffles
8:40PM: Herb & butter pasta
9:07PM: 1 orange
OCT 6 2002
2:20AM: Kraft mac n cheese
4:32AM: 2 bowls of Cheerios
8:21PM: Fried chicken sandwich with buffalo mozzarella and french fries from Bossa Nova
9:37PM: Bud light 12 pack & 2 valiums... good night (Harsh Euro Barge video done).
>> Girl patches now available. That's thrilling, right?
>> Woah, Jason Dill's got stalkers almost as harsh as Marc Johnson's.
>> Nice 'tap.
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OCTOBER 4, 2002
>> The Jonze-Carroll-Howard-Baltimore (and Smyth) tavern: RING RING RING.
>> LAMEST EPISODE EVER!: SMYTH: KEEPIN IT REAL PART FOUR (A Real World Review).
>> Ask Mike Carroll if he can shred transitions. Japan air, Marseille, 1996. Photo: Euro Cory.
>> To hell with everything else, we're bringing you more cute baby photos! This one is of our sweetie, lil' Koston R Alderete. Ernie of Trinity Board Shop's little Koston. Thought we were kidding?
>> We decided to lift the Crailtap ban on Nick Tershay so that we might honor his new look.
>> Marc Johnson is still banned from tha Tap. See below for more on that.
>> Rob Abeyta seems to think that Crailtap is EVIL.
>> And Eric Anthony was so offended at our disses on ranch that he wrote up some Ranch Tips for you all.
>> Hecox is so hot right now.
>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"When one door closes, a bigger one opens" - Chuck Norris
>> Looks like the FLATTER MARC JOHNSON CONTEST is over:
"End the contest NOW. I'm going into hiding.... It's too bad that I'm afraid of strangers, or I might have liked this whole thing. The contest ends NOW. I officially BAN MYSELF from THA TAP. I don't want this 'ego' thing. I'm trading it in for a Civic or something.
- Marc 'yes I can get on the internet while I'm in hiding' Johnson."
Yeah. So Marc is banned until further notice and we'll be picking a random entry from the contest and sending that person all of the loot. Cross your fingers, if you get an e-mail from Clive in the next few hours, you're the lucky winner, dude (or dudette, as it were: there were a bunch of entries from Tappers of the female persuasion as well).
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OCTOBER 3, 2002
>> C'mon, people! MJ's EGO-METER™ is only at the yellow level! Let's inflate it up into the red zone! Enter the FLATTER MARC JOHNSON CONTEST to help out and to win free shoes, an autographed board and a grip of other crap (see below for details).
>> Doesn't it seem like "flatter" should be spelled "fladder"? It's not though.
>> "Then he crapped in his eyes..." Whaaaat?: RING RING RING.
>> This naming your kid Koston thing is becoming an epidemic. So far we've received three other rumored reports of Lil' Frostons in diapers and another confirmed one out in Diamond Bar, CA; Ernie of Trinity Board Shop has himself a wee Koston.
>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:
"Looks like you have to have a weird smile and an ugly dress to get on this show" - Marina after watching the opener for The Bachelor
"Don't pick on Mike too much" - Rick to Megan
"I'm trying to be artsy" - Diamond Nick
"Just wanted you to know that I didn't call with a question, OK?" - Mikey (OK? is a question, see the question mark)
"Fuck all of them. No, not really. But maybe" - Rick, having a little bit of a mood swing
"I already said I can dish it out but I can't take it, I thought you knew that, fucker" - Megan
"Hime knows me" - job applicant, not too cautious with the references
"I bought $50.00 worth of T-Bones at my mom's last weekend" - Jeremy Carnahan
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OCTOBER 2, 2002
>> LETTER OF THE MONTH:
"Dear Crailtap,
Being engrossed in skateboarding for the last 17 years of my life, I've put the final nail in the coffin in regards to being a skate nerd by naming my son Koston Michael Wendt. Just thought I'd let you know. Photo attached.
Noel from Tiki Room"
At first we doubted it, but here's the birth certificate to prove it, folks. Wow.
On a related note, anybody who can prove that they've named their kid "Crailtap.com" will receive three complimentary Crailtales.
>> Sure, I'm sort of from another country, how about you?: RING RING RING.
>> Did you flatter Marc Johnson for that prize pack yet? If you didn't hear about the contest, check out yesterday's Randoms entry. So far we've received a lot of flattery for MJ, and in case you're wondering roughly half of them talk about the size of MJ's huge-mongous wang and/or his gigantic berries. If you're gonna win, you might want to come up with something a bit more original. Just a tip for you.
>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:
"You'd better watch your back" - Nick Tershay
"Taps Fat" - Gavin
"I was trying to sell out, it didn't work" - Mikey
"My point" - Emmet, showing that one of the Jenkins parents passed down the cheating gene.
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OCTOBER 1, 2002
>> Marc Johnson's new shoe from Lakai is coming out next week, so we thought we'd put on a contest giving you a chance to win a pair, plus some other free crap. It's the
FLATTER MARC JOHNSON CONTEST!
All you have to do to be eligible to win is come up with a compliment that you think will boost Marc's ego to roughly the size of a blimp. We'll sift through the entries, pick the best ones and then give them to Marc who will choose the grand prize winner with a little help from the Ego-meter™ that we bought him. All entries must be received by this coming Sunday, October 6th, 2002.
What does the winner get, you ask? Why, a new pair of MJ1 Lakai shoes, a Lakai t-shirt, a Crailtap t-shirt, a brand new, signed MJ Enjoi board and some other crap, of course.
ENTER NOW! Write Marc Johnson a compliment for your chance to win.
>> Here's a couple of Paul Rodriguez's first Girl boards, available really soon at a shop near you.
>> Some dude from Saskatchewan mailed us today claiming that he named his kid Froston. What? More on that tomorrow.
>> We're not gonna talk about Nick Tershay anymore on the Tap. He's pretty much been banned like Hime used to be banned, only Nick's ban is a self-imposed one. We're not quite sure what it is, but the dude's heated about something.
>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:
"Don't you just want to throw that guy through a wall?" - Rick Howard
"Big deal. So you go to jail for three years. All that money you made is collecting interest" - Mike Carroll
"Nice of them to ask for some OC XPLOSION product for the shoot" - Jenkins
"I sort of want to go to bartending school" - Megan
"It can't be that hard, Gavin did it" - Rick
"Chicks
in shredded t-shirts are my number two turn on, can you guess the first?
That's right... non-spiked punch!" - Rob Abeyta.
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