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ENTRY>> >> Did Satan's little helper bring you lots of nice gifts for Christmas? All we got was the new Mike Carroll voodoo doll and curse pins that Freshjive just put out. It even comes with a lock of Mikey's hair. Kindof a cute touch, right? >> That'll be our last mention of Satan until next Christmas. Promise. >> Get on the HARSH PARTY BARGE AND RING IN THE 03, MALAKAI69 STYLE! >> Somebody sent us a link to another photo of one of our favorite crailers, Tony T. It's a blatant ad for his shoe from that big shoe company, but whatever... we don't have anything else to offer you today.
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ENTRY>> >> You're probably totally over our mentions of Satan, considering it's almost baby Jesus' birthday and all, right? Well, in order to clear up the antichrist rumors, we got the below info today from Kirk Dianda at On Video. He gets skeered when we quote him like this but whatever: "The Natas name story is all 100% correct, except that Matas and Patas had intended on naming the little girl Natalia, not Natasha. So when she came out and she was a he, they dropped the 'lia' at the end and added the 's' instead." Thanks, Kirk. Watch for more non Girl and Chocolate related skate news from K-Dogg in the Randoms in the future; we love On Video and nobody else sends us real news. Wait, that's a lie... we get Redbull press releases about their totally freakin' awesome downhill ski events all the time, but that's mountain skating so we don't post em. Do you want mountain skating news? Didn't think so. How the hell do we get off of their mailing list? Somebody help. >>In Sacto news, Biebel's been watching the Harsh Euro Barge on DVD on his brand new, eye shattering, eardrum popping, almost as wide as Felix Arguelles' home entertainment system. "Take your shoes off at the door, dude." Thanks to Rick for the Biebel photo. McCrank doesn't like being called "McCrank", so just call him "Rick" next time you see him, okay? >> "Rick" is going to have some photos in the next issue of Mass Appeal magazine. Yes, "Rick" takes photos. Mueller has a page or two of flicks in there, too >> One more "coming soon to tha 'Tap": A new column penned by skate legend, the one and only Tito LaRue! Also, look out for the Marilyn Manson advice column. >> Speaking of goths... Bob K is heading to Paris again tomorrow for the holidays, but he's leaving me, Clive Noctchaw, behind this time and bringing Bobby Echo with him instead. The entire trip will be put on the Crailtap company credit card because he claims that the goth population there is 23% and Bob K's Paris Goth Report is "coming soon to tha Tap". That guy will do anything for the sake of a decent Crailtap article. >> Did you know that in the prairie provinces of Canada they call "hoodies" "bunnyhugs"? This isn't some stupid inside joke, it's true. Ask your Canadian friends. >> Smoking is still lame. Find out more here and also in Skateboarder Magazine's Squawkbox column this month. >> Speaking of Skateboardermag.com, they put up a classic skatemag no-no on their site today... a "guy in the sky" photo. Look for more wicked vert photos on the cover of SK8-Boarder in the coming months. C'mon Meza, we dare ya. Give us a vert cover. >>
SKATE LINK OF THE DAY:
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ENTRY>> >> We've decided to offer the 4% off EVERYTHING in the Crailshop! deal again. This time the offer goes until the 31st of December. Just type in "fourpercent" in the coupon code area in the order form before you check out to take advantage of this amazing sale. The free sixpack of stickers promotion is still going on too, so spend your Christmas money today by visiting the Crailstore. >> QUOTE OF THE DAY: "You bastard[s]. I did not play the 'Trombone' in high-school. I skated every single day. Unless it rained. I was such a shredder in H.S. I was 'core... And as you know, I am a guitar person. I can't play any Zeppelin tunes, or any other tunes for that matter, but I love to jam." - Marc Johnson SKATE
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ENTRY>> >> There's no new news about Satan today, unfortunately. >> Brad Staba got sacked on a three stair rail yesterday while shooting flicks for the upcoming Skate Mental web site. >> It finally stopped raining in LA. If you live here, go skateboarding. If you don't, put on some long johns, a couple more layers of sweaters, stoke up the fire and play video games. >> 409 and paper towels: RING!
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We got some angry e-mails from a few religious tappers
out there yesterday. People. Listen: We don't really love Satan.
we do love Natas though. >> The Harsh Euro Barge DVD just shipped out. Ask your local shop for it next week-ish. >> Wallride 5 is almost ready to go to the printer. Wallrides 1, 3 and 4 are still available in the Crailshop. SKATE
LINK OF THE DAY: >> Get on the party bus: Ring ring ringin' in the 03! >> Did anybody see Clive's photos from the Girl Christmas party? They're smokin'. >>
It's all party news today. Maybe you have a christmas one coming up?
If you do, here's a joke to pull on one of your fellow partiers, compliments
of the tap...
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>> 'Member a couple of days ago when we passed you the On Video news about the Natas Kaupas article in the next vid? We got some more info from On today: "... we just did a limited edition (only 500 of them) Natas baby blue shirt (to match the cover's color) with this written huge across the front: "limited edition natas kaupas handwriting t-shirt". Of course all designed by, laid out by, and hand drawn by Natas. Oh yeah, and each one is signed and numbered by him too on the back." Click here for a couple of Natas/On photos. >>
MUSIC NEWS!: >> Mrs. McCrank, if you read Crailtap, we're totally kidding about the guitar... he's actually buying you a breadmaker! >> It's been rumored that our beloved Arvedis Tock, reviewer of web sites and zines and everything, is dead. We're hoping it's not true, but until we find out we're going to have to bring you new links via the Randoms... SKATE
LINK OF THE DAY: >> Rick's, Carroll's, headbutts and Osbournes: Ring! Ring! Ring! >> I laughed my ass off when I read Smyth's latest Real World review, even though I haven't seen a single episode of the show this season. Who needs TV when you've got the tap?
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MINI
5's WITH RICK MCCRANK!: 1.
Wiping my ass TOP 5 THINGS I'D LIKE TO BE DOING RIGHT NOW: 1.
School >> Rick's not really as bummed as you think he is, but please send well wishes to him c/o the tap anyway. And send food because everybody here is on pre-christmas holiday blitz deadline and we're too busy to go and eat. And we do mean everybody. Yeah right? >> There's a new Mark Gonzales Day In The Life photo series up over at the Fourstar web site. Good sh!ts. >> Who's cooler, Ako or Atiba?: Ring ring ring. >>
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ENTRY>> >> This just in from the good folks at ON Video: "Natas's feature article is officially 99% done and is going down in the record books as our best article yet. Not to mention the most taxing by any stretch of the imagination due to story building, footage and photo compiling, and graphics. Oh well, it's done now and will be premiering in January at the AS-Argh show". >> PRESS RELEASE BLITZ: There's talk of OCX changing it's name to Out Cold Xplosion. Here's the second press release from OCX team manager, Kelly Bird. >> Yes, the porno thing is real. The maker of that previously mentioned porno has asked us to refrain from using his nate... oops... I mean his name on the tap because he doesn't want people coming up to him and asking him about it at demos. He originally told us about the whole thing while we were at a demo. Damn, that's some serious irony ain't it? >> Don't you just love those people who know all of the hottest skate gossip and they love to be the first to tell it to you so they can prove that they're way cooler than you are? Like "Oh, you didn't hear, bro? So-and-so is on such-and-such. I knew that sh!t like two weeks ago. Dude, where've you been?". Rad. But seriously... did you hear about so-and-so getting on such-and-such? >> Rent-A-Meza: Rrrrrrring! >> Coming soon to Crailtap: "The Daily Crap" - a new image every day, and "The Wilkins Flannel Report" - a periodic look at Kevin's extensive flannel shirt collection, plus the oh-so-popular two headed goat under the rainbow will likely be making an exit in the new year. >>
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ENTRY>> >> You missed the Girl Christmas party last night. Highlights included Koston's hair, Biebel, Howard taking a nap under a table, Tim Gavin slapping people for no apparent reason and a special guest appearance by Jack Osbourne. Is there really any other news you need to know? >> Okay, fine. Check out the newly designed Fourstar site and expect some more updates on it in the next month. >> The Summer/Fall 03 Lakai catalogs just came in. Yes, catalogs, plural. One is a kinda boring one for the shops and the other one is a not at all boring one for you. Lots of pictures and stuff, we'll have em soon in the Crailshop. >> There's an interesting article on skateboarding and urban geography in the new issue of that magazine that might be the world's greatest contradiction of itself, Adbusters. >> Have you been keeping up with The Real World? Sam has. >> Have you seen the new Roots video for "Break U Off"? I guess Musiq Soulchild knows that the Stacks "Love on the Beat" shirt has much pull with the ladies. There is a lesson to be learned here, and Stacks has since decided to gear all marketing toward R&B singers. >> Got a call from Nate Sherwood today. The video's in the mail. He doesn't want us to show you video grabs, so you'll just have to take our word for it. >> There's no new entry today, but I'm just so used to typing it: Ring ring ring. >>
THE WORD OF THE DAY: >>
THIS JUST IN FROM THE SECOND MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN SKATEBOARDING,
BRIAN METTEE:
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>> I just overheard somebody ask "Hey, are those Harsh Euro Barge DVD's coming in today?" and then somebody answered "Yeah, I think they're coming in later this afternoon". Look for em at your local shop and in the Crailshop one day soon. >> Uh, we're kinda worried about Mike York. This recent air guitar photo was sent in by his girlfriend Michi , who is equally scared for him. We're not quite sure what we can do to help, but I think that first we need to convince him to get rid of the hair. The hair has got to go. >> YEAH RIGHT! >> Looks like Jereme Rogers is officially badass now. >> That jumpramp jam at Venice beach on Saturday was bitchin', holmes. Somebody set up a huge gap that Pat Duffy quickly ollied, followed by Laban Phiedais who early grab stalefished the damn thing. Not to be outdone, Frank Hirata stepped up with a HUGE frickin' crail air over it. Not sure if "crail air" is the correct terminology, but if you want to be 100% sure just call Meza at Skateboarder and he'll set you straight. >> That was almost like real news or something, wasn't it? Weird. >> Okay, remember last week when we told you all of those lies? Well, you're gonna think this is another lie, but I swear it's 100% truth. Okay, are you ready? Here it goes: Nate Sherwood has made a porno film and is sending it to producers in an attempt to break into the sleazy world of adult video. He's sending us a copy and we might post some censored video grab images from it so you know that we're not just full of crap, but we probably won't because, well, you know. >> Hereyougo: ringringringring.
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ENTRY>> >> Did you read the newest issue of Skateboarder magazine with Jason Dill on the cover? If you did, you'd know that Rick Howard used to work at Cinnabon. >> There's some sort of Big Brother magazine 80's jumpramp jam happening tomorrow down at Venice Beach. I haven't heard much about it and I'm not sure if it's some sort of exclusive deal but if it is, it shouldn't be... so I'm inviting you and all of your friends to come and session the jumpramp. Jesse Martinez is bringing it there. Awesome. >> Is "jumpramp" one word of two words? >>
BREAKFAST,
LUNCH AND DINNER - TAKE FOUR (THE LAND PIRATES EDITION): >> Half and half: Ring / Ring. >> It's Friday the 13th today, you know. Don't be skeered, but if you go skateboarding, please watch for cars and black cats walking in front of you and stuff. Thanks. >>
Sorry, we don't have as much news for you today as we did the past couple
of days, so here's five OUTRIGHT, BOLDFACED
LIES for you to spread around the scene: >> REMEMBER : Cell Blocks? U-Bolts? Rip Grip?
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LUNCH AND DINNER - THIRD EDITION: >> Do you ever read Transworld Skateboarding? Crailstaffer Kevin Wilkins writes a little bit for them in his spare time (when he's not working for us) and today we are proud to present the final omitted sentences from Toner 20 from the brand spanking new February 2003 issue of TWS. Toner is kinda towards the back, somewhere within the last seven or eight hundred pages. Here's what got omitted: Moments later, he ended his silence and yelled over the wind, "He who travels fastest goes alone." My companion nodded, and turned to me and said, "It's not what you do. It's not even how you do it. It's what you don't do. And what you don't do is anything that isn't fun." Then, just like that, he tick tacked off into the horizon. I turned, looked at the houses, and wondered how the plane missed hitting them. >> We watched Speed Freaks today at lunch. I think Santa Cruz just re-released all of their old videos from the late 80's/early 90's. Go get em. >> From the desk of Skateboarder Magazine editor, Aaron Meza: "You guys have been repeatedly calling CrailSLIDES Crailtaps for a longtime now and I just can't sit here and take it anymore. As a member of the flow team, I must step in and correct this long standing problem of yours." Okay, Aaron. We admit we've maybe kinda been a little bit wrong maybe once before. Here's a recent photo of Zak Grove pulling what appears to be a CrailSLIDE. You happy now? >> You didn't know that Meza is on the Crailtap flow team? Wait... we didn't tell you about the Crailtap team yet... uh, never mind. We'll tell you more about it some other time. >> All night pillow fight: Ring-a-ding-ding. >>
LETTER OF THE DAY:
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THA
TAP'S MINI INTERVIEW WITH RICK MCCRANK: >>
BREAKFAST,
LUNCH AND DINNER - SECOND EDITION: >> You get stuck at the Scandinavian border for less than a week and when you return your mouse is taped to the arm of your chair, all of your pens are missing, there's dog poop under your desk and everybody's "joking" about how you're about to get fired. Yep, that's me; Clive, accepting my warm welcome back, as always. Did you miss me? If I had a dog I bet he'd be happy when I got home after a week away. He'd probably be pretty hungry too. As soon as I walked in the door I'd throw him a pork flavored milkbone, give him a big hug, rub his ears and say "DID YOU MISS ME, BUDDY? HUH? DID YOU MISS ME?" in a tone similar to one that you'd use on a 2 year old child. He'd be so happy and we'd be so happy together then he'd take a crap on the carpet and I'd remember why I didn't want a dog in the first place. >> Spike has some serious fans. >> Fig Newtons and B-Ball: Ring Ring Ring. >> Broken bones suck. Try to avoid breaking any of your bones, okay? And send PD at Skullskates an e-mail or a piece of real mail or something so he doesn't die of boredom while healing his recently snapped-completely-in-half lower leg. He can't even walk to the bathroom, for Pete's sake. >> There's another photo of somebody pulling a random crailtap here if you scroll down the page a bit. Can you do em? >> If you live in or are visiting Vancouver, we'd like to remind you once again to stop by antisocial (2425 Main Street) and check out the Humanfive show there. Click the lil dudes below for the Humanfive web site.
>> The antisocial site is in the works and, no, they didn't choose any of the domain name suggestions you sent in for the contest we held awhile back. Kinda sucks for you but whatever... it was only a t-shirt, dude. You'll get over it. >> Ask Mike Carroll some more questions for round two of the ASK MIKEY column. When we asked him if he liked answering the last ones, Mikey replied: "I hate writing. I was forced to do it.". Cool. Take two. >>Things that Bob K missed while he was "stuck" in Canada: *Josh's
Birthday Party >> Get this: Smyth added to his list of pet peeves! Everyone knows how he hates valet parking and bathroom attendants. Now, after a long time of being merely annoying, "DJs talking over perfectly good songs" has made the official list. Congratulations to all you annoying disc jockeys who love to hear yourself talk. >> REMEMBER : Plan B? H-Street? Mike Ternasky.
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>> New skate mag from Europe -- France to be precise. Got the clue from Benjamin Deberdt who was at one time involved with the beautiful Sugar magazine. Ever see that one? Great French skate mag. Anyhow, the new one is KINGPIN and features a damn LAYBACK on the cover. YEAH! Might be hard to find in the states, but if it's anything like Sugar, it'll be worth looking for. >> Speaking of Euro mags, Lodown, the culture/skate mag from Berlin has gotten an online facelift. There's a little write up on Don Pendleton of Alien and Elephont fame. >> I went to the Adaptation premiere last night. Yeah, I got in... believe it. A few skaters I spotted: Steve Berra, Ty, R. Howard, Brad Pitt, Jeff Tremaine, Party Boy and Ring, Ring, Ring (two updates!) luminaries, Lee and Carroll. Anyhow, the film. Damn. Amazing stuff. I'm putting my money on at least 4 Oscar nominations (our own Megan Baltimore, for one) Big pat on the back for Spike Jonze. It opens wide this weekend. Oh yeah, I got my picture with Jonze, the Jenkins duo and PHATLIP! >> Wow, Stussy made a Rubics/Chocolate puzzle cube. Wonders never cease. >> Brian "I get it done" Mettee found this interesting link on Richard Mulder, Chocolate and Nike. Check it here. >> The Harsh Euro Barge DVD is almost here. Lots of extras.
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