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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2003

>> Yep, that's The Mez pictured above, freely picking through the boxes of product at the CrailHouse (the Crailtap warehouse), taking an advance on his next "Where The Pro's Crap" article.

>> Cory hasn't been picking up his mail lately, so we've taken the liberty of opening some of it for him. Here's an interesting letter that just came in.

>> TWS "Best Street Skater, 2002" Mark Appleyard is now skating for the "Best Street Hardware" company, Diamond Hardware.

>> "Because the song has become an anthem for teenagers, the film will be true to spirit of the song. Also titled "Sk8er Boi" the feature will focus on the two teens from different backgrounds and the social constraints in which they find themselves."

>> Did you know that The Gav gets quoted in press releases all the time? We got one in the mail today about a dude getting on some clothing team or something. Here's a part of it:
"'We expect big things from him and view him as a great addition to the team' stated Tim Gavin of Podium Distribution..."
Do you think The Gav actually said that out loud? Me neither.

>> SKATE LINK OF THE DAY:
"The team was shut down for a short period of time because of unlisted reasons, but now the team is back. And stop callin us the Dead End Skate Team. IT'S KUYA NOW"

>> Oops... a correction on yesterday's post : that Active demo in Chino with Koston, Paul Rodriguez and Justin Eldridge is on the 31st, not the 30th. That's this Saturday.

>> Banned from tha Tap for life: Tony from E's.

>> We're thinking of changing the Weekly Poll to the Daily Poll. Maybe we should take a poll on whether or not we should change the poll? Or we could take a poll on whether or not we should take a poll to change the poll. Stay tuned.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"You call that a f**king poll?" - The Mez

 

 

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2003

>> That Lakai Florida / Mid Atlantic tour sets sail tomorrow, and we'll be bringing you live updates from it, much like we did with the Harsh Euro Barge, Beware of the Flare and the Harsh Barge. Take a trip down memory lane with those links and look forward to more "live from the road" type crap later this week.

>> Here's a link to some photos from that Heroes And Villians art show we told you about. Willem Dafoe is all up in that piece.

>> TAP THE VOTE! Check that window on the bottom right and then place your vote. You're gonna be able to vote on very important things in the future, like what you want to see more of on Crail Tap, how much of a raise/demotion Mike Carroll should get, who we should fire, who should be banned from Tha Tap, who you think is responsible for pluggin the toilet at Girl all the time and if Phish is actually as radical as the Gav thinks they are.

>> What the heck were people from the New York Times doing here today? Will Clive be getting a monthly column in their magazine? Wait and see.

>> The Sucka Free Picnic this past Sunday went off without any fights, fortunately. Nick Tershay was going for three bouts in one week, but nobody wanted to fight him because they were afraid they'd break his fractured rib.

>> We got an e-mail from a Tapper today asking us if we use Apple computers and also if Brad Staba uses Apple Computers. Well, the answer is yes, we do use Apple products and yes, Brad does, too. We like Macs. And Koston is actually sponsored by Apple. Did you know that? If you work for Apple and you're reading this, please send one 30GB IPod to Girl c/o Clive Noctchaw for the plug. Thanks.

>> JACKASS LINK OF THE DAY:

Have you ever made one of those jokes at the airport as you're checking your luggage? Like the really funny jokes about having a bomb or whatever? If you have, then Steve-O is almost as smart as you are.

>> Active is having a demo this Saturday, May 30th, that Koston, Paul Rodriguez and Justin Eldridge will all be shralping at. It's at their Chino location and it starts at 3PM.

>> WHAT THE.... ? BACKYARD RAMPS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE BACKYARD? (send us photos of the stuff you've built to skate)

Corey Neufeld from Saskatoon, Canada sent in this photo of the 9ERS Crew ramp that they've got up there. All Louis Vuitton style high fashion n' shit.

Tom Tate from San Diego set this little jumper up in his backyard. All low budget n' shit, but it looks like fun.

>> MONGOS IN THE NEWS (scroll down the article for the photo).

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Are those guys trying to pretend their having a meeting since the NY Times are here?" - Marc J about the art department

"I don't fight, I just get my ass kicked" - Mike Carroll

"I'd like to give a shout out to the 5 percenters. Thanks peeps." - A.T.

"I'm a lover not a fighter" - Greg Carroll

"Want to just put 50K on red?" - Rick, with a fever

 

 

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FRI, MAY 23, 2003

>> Did you make it to the TWS awards last night and get one of your eyebrows bit off by a Mike Tyson-esque photographer who we won't name here? Ty Evans did. Wow. In good news, Paul Rodriguez won the rookie of the year award and nobody bit anything off of him.

CHICK

>> Still no e-mail access at Crail International HQ today. F**k! Not having e-mail really changes things, but we've got Chick the dog in here delivering hand written notes from one office to the next, pony express style. Here's a clip of Chick delivering a memo from Rick's office to Sam's. And here's a clip of him delivering a link to a tattoo web site from Larson to Jeremy.

>> THE MEZ CULT NEWS:
Aaron had two granola bars and a piece of ice cream cake for lunch today, and has promised another bathroom profile soon. We also just did a photo shoot for his 5's article that will be coming next week sometime. He's not fired... yet.

>> Did you read the interview with Spike Jonze in the newest issue of Strength? You should.

>> I like Tim.

CONTEST ENDED!

>> The Danny Garcia contest will be going on until next week (see Tuesday's Randoms for info), but in the meantime we're gonna run a small memorial Day contest that's kinda boring but whatever. It's called GUESS WHAT RICKY'S READING. If you've ever seen Rick here or there, you might have noticed that he probably had his nose buried in one magazine or another. He likes magazines. Take a look at the photo of power movers above, then send us the name of the magazine that you think Girl Skateboard Company president and co-founder, Rick Howard, is reading. The winner gets a signed something from Rick. Maybe a signed magazine or possibly a signed board, depending on the mood we're in. CONTEST ENDED

>> SHRALPSPOTS: THE THINGS YOU HAVE BUILT TO SHRALP (send us yours):

Justin Richie from Kentucky skates this on rainy days.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Don't bug me, I'm in escrow." - Mikey

"The dude with the garage door catalog should be here pretty soon." - Marc Johnson

 

 

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THU, MAY 22, 2003

>> If you're in New York tomorrow, stop by the Heroes and Villains show, yo.

>> Marc Johnson.

>> Nick Tershay wanted to let you know that Mike Carrroll finally bought a house in Hollywood with his recent Fillmore Wheels signing bonus. So sick.

>> I'm fairly certain that this is the same movie that somebody sent me the script for awhile back. People get really rich writing scripts for movies like that. Isn't that weird?

>> Skateboarder has a little web exclusive interview with Ty Evans about Yeah Right!

>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Remember when you were spelling your own team riders' names wrong?" - The Mez

>> Greg Carroll uses the f**king F-word a lot.

>> Everybody else was using the F-word a lot today because our f**king e-mail server is down. F**k! If we haven't replied to your question about the Yeah Right! soundtrack, that's not why. Really. Please. Stop sending us questions about the soundtrack. That's what other people's message boards are for.

>> Did you enter the free shoes and stuff contest by designing an album cover for Danny Garcia's band yet? See Tuesday's Randoms entry if you have no idea what we're talking about.

>> NO DUMB TITLE, JUST PEOPLE'S RAMPS (send us yours):

This big ol' vert ramp is at a secret location in SF's tenderloin district. Josh Brunaugh sent us the photo.

"I built this with my dad. It took 2 days. If you can't find one build one." - Colt Bowden.

This one is nestled in the cottage country of some island in Ontario, Canada, and was just finished being built last week. Thanks to Nate Smith for sending it in.

 

 

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WED, MAY 21, 2003

WARNING:
TODAY'S RANDOMS ENTRY CONTAINS A COUPLE OF SORTA BAD WORDS AS WELL AS MENTIONS OF LEWD GESTURES, 'SLASH' FROM GUNS N ROSES AND PROSTITUTION. IF YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY OFFENDED BY ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TOPICS, PLEASE CLOSE YOUR BROWSER NOW AND COME BACK TOMORROW AFTER WE CLEAN THIS BUCKET OF FILTH UP A LITTLE BIT. THANKS.
- THE CRAILSTAFF

>> We're working on getting some web polls up and running so that you can vote on things and give your opinions without actually having to contact us dicks (that's one of the sorta bad words we warned you about). Isn't that cool? It will be. The polls will hopefully be up by the end of the week.

>> A press release from the big company that sends out all of those press releases came yesterday, soon after we posted that they hadn't sent one out yet. So I guess it makes it that much more official that Koston won the Global X-Games in San Antonio. And that information is for immediate release, in case you were wondering.

>> DIAMOND SUPPLY CO BUZZ, CUZ:

- Fillmore Wheels should be in stores within a month. Look for the ad with photos of the first designs in the next Thrasher.
- Congrats to Danny Montoya who just bought himself a house in the LBC.
- Koston signature hardware?

>> YOUR SLASH'S SNAKE PIT (that's the 'Slash from GNR' reference) GARAGE RAMPS AND BACKYARD GRASS GAPSCAPADES (send us photos of what you've built to skate):

Viper from Mammoth Lakes, California, sent in these photos of an indoor setup there: "We used to grow grass in the garage but we needed a place to skate during the winter months so we harvested and built ramps in there instead." (OOPS! We forgot to warn you about the drug reference that we received in a letter)

This photo was a lot funnier when we thought that the little kid on the left was throwing the finger (that was the first mention of a lewd gesture), but it's still a pretty cool photo of Evan S from Tucson skating a makeshift grass gap.

>> Have you ever seen those posters that you can buy at the mall of babies wearing sunglasses and throwing the finger? (that was the second mention of a lewd gesture) Man, those are hilarious. One time somebody sent me a card with one of those images on it for my birthday and I still chuckle when I think about it. I'm pretty sure the baby was wearing a leather jacket on the card, too! What'll they think of next?

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"It's a whore's life." - Brad Staba (that's the mention of prostitution that we warned you about, but we kinda took it out of context)

"I might spend a few months at my uncle Larry's cabin in the woods" - Marc Johnson

 

 

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TUE, MAY 20, 2003

>> I think that Koston might have just won some world Xtreme championship or something, but I haven't got a press release about it from that big shoe company that sends me press releases every time they hire a new cleaning company or get a new employee in their warehouse, so I could be mistaken.

Oh, what... wait a minute... yep, it's official: I just got a verbal press release from Smyth who told me that Froston won the Global X-Games in that city where the Spurs are from and that it's gonna be on ESPN2 tonight at 7:00.

>> OH MY SWEET, GOD-FEARING GOODNESS! IT'S ANOTHER GODDAMNED CONTEST:

Today's contest is called I'VE NEVER HEARD DANNY GARCIA'S BAND AND THEY MIGHT TOTALLY SUCK ROCKS BUT I DESIGNED THIS ALBUM COVER FOR THEM ANYWAY. All you've got to do is design an album cover for Lakai dude, Danny Garcia's band, "H-PIECE" using the entry form below and send it to us via e-mail or in the real mail. Danny will be picking out his favorite one next Wednesday before the Mid Atlantic Lakai tour kicks off. Oh yeah, and the winner of the contest takes home a free pair of Lakai shoes, a t-shirt, a hat, a sweatshirt, and a whole lot of honor.

CLICK ABOVE TO GET THE ENTRY FORM THING FOR THE DANNY GARCIA / LAKAI CONTEST

>> THE JENKINS' MX REPORT #1:

This is just a scratch on the surface... there are more than you all think.

>> LA Sucka Free Summer Bash this weekend put on by the Frisco Angels? Sounds hella tight.

>> Based on data reports from our server this morning, it appears as though 14 Tappers sent in e-mails regarding soundtracks last night. Maybe they did it as a funny joke? Well, I don't know what's funnier, the Crail Labs™ E-Matrix™ wiping out your entire hard drive or you thinking that you could fool it somehow. Never underestimate the Crail Laboratories™.

>> The winner of the JACKED SHIT contest was from a town called Plympton. Say it out loud: Plympton. Plympton, Plymtpton, Plympton. That's a pretty cool word to say out loud, isn't it?

>> DELIVERANCE: YOUR BACKWOODS RAMPS ETC (send us photos of the stuff you've built to skate):

"This is our ramp. It's in the bay area but don't try to find it. We shoot trespassers."

>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"I wanted to say something witty and get a quote of the day." - Marc Johnson

 

 

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MON, MAY 19, 2003

Brad Staba Crail slides for Kickstand
at Fort Miley on Saturday

>> THA DOGG POUND:
Brad Staba's dog, Kickstand, ate some toxic slug-be-gone pellets in the garden last Friday and almost died, but he's doing okay now after 8 enemas and a couple of days hooked up to all sorts of machines at the vet. Lori D's dog, Low, had stomach surgery last week because he's been eating a lot of rocks and things that dogs shouldn't be eating. He's gonna be okay, too. Megan's dog, Chick, got his butt shaved again and nobody's seen Nick Tershay's poodle since that first day when he stole it from the pet store in Del Amo mall.

>> There were a bunch of fakers who entered, but we got entries from some bonafied poor folks to the MY SH!T IS JACKED contest. It was super tough choosing the most needy, but Pat Harper (click his name to view his entry) is the grand prize winner. His shoes are jacked, his deck is jacked, and even his hand looks all jacked up. Congrats, Pat, a new pair of Lakais and a deck are in the mail for you. You're on your own with that hand, though.

>> HUNGRY FOR THE WOLFE? IT'S THE DAN WOLFE REPORT:
Dan has told us that his new film, Closure, is going to be done within the next couple of weeks. Do we believe him? Mmmm... maybe.

>> No love for The Hime yet. In case you forgot, he got robbed in Costa Rica and we were counting on you to open your wallets and help a brother out. Hime still needs:

- 1 IPOD
- 1 Laptop
- 1 Rolex
- 2 Gucci Loafers
- 1 Spinner's Guide to Happy Travel

>> They describe Tappers as "Brave, courageous, valiant, plucky!", but it doesn't change the fact that somebody's bitin' our shit!

>> GET MENTAL (coming sooner).

>> Again, we don't have the Yeah Right! soundtrack list so please stop e-mailing us about "That one song from that one dude's part... I'd be so stoked if you could hook me up and let me know, dude!". As an added incentive for you not to contact us about the music, the Crail Labs™ have rigged up a new E-matrix™ here where if the words "soundtrack" or "music" are contained within a letter you send to us, our server will automatically send you a virus that wipes out your hard drive. One day we'll stop being dicks and make a list of all of the soundtrack info, but not today. Sorry.

>> TO HECK WITH THE BACKYARD, THE PEOPLE ARE BRINGING IT TO THE STREETS:

This is the 52nd ramp photo thing that's been sent to us since we started asking you for them, and it's a doozy. Thanks to Chris Hubbard of Highlands Ranch, CO for sending it in.

This is a homemade spot called "Dead End" in Burlington, VT. Thanks to Ghetto for the photo.

This one was sent in by Dave Waite of Federal Way, Washington. The setup looks like it'd be pretty fun to skate, but that huge stack of old boards on the right is what we find really interesting. What the... ?

>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"I had a shitty birthday. I only got twenty bucks and my dad didnt even show up." - MY SHIT IS JACKED entry #32

LIVE UPDATES FROM THE ROAD?

 

 

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FRI, MAY 16, 2003

>> ATTENTION SHOPPERS:
Please read the Crailshop Update located in the window two over from this one. Thank you and have a nice day.

>> So far, we've only received two entries to the MY SH!T IS JACKED contest that we started yesterday, and they were both fake.

>> Lodown Magazine is hosting a Yeah Right! premiere at "Kino Central Rosenthalerstrasse 39 Berlin Mitte". We're guessing that's somewhere in Germany, so if you're in Germany, maybe look into it. It appears as though there's a 100 German person capacity at their venue, so you should probably look soon.

>> YOUR STUFF TO SKATE AND DUDE, WHATEVER:

We asked to see what you guys had to skate at your houses, and we got a photo from Jesse Castillo that was taken 13 years ago. I mean it's all fine and dandy and it reminds us of the fun ol' past when everybody was blasting off of launch ramps, and the Budweiser basketball hoop above the garage door is awesome (if anybody has a line on one of those, let us know because we want one), but we want to see what kinda stuff you've got to skate at your house right now... like this decade. Take a photo and send it to us. It's easy.

>> QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"They're no Baltimore Bars, but they're aight" - Smyth on Torrance Bakery's cookies

 

 

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THU, MAY 15, 2003

>> Love Park's skatability rating has been riding at a steady .001 out of 10 for a long time, but the skaters of Philly haven't lost hope. Click here to check out some cool concepts for a street style skatepark there. Courtesy of the good folks at Skatenerd.

CLICK TO LEARN ABOUT THE UPCOMING FLORIDA / MID ATLANTIC LAKAI TOUR

>> No, we haven't abandoned Lakai. The link is missing from the top right of this page because we forgot to add it, holmes. It'll be up there in a day or so.

>> LINK OF THE DAY:

DJ Delvin is in the hizouse.

>> How many times was the word "dude" used at Girl on Tuesday? 612 times! Congratulations to Julien from Nova Scotia (that's in Canada) who guessed the correct answer and is now the proud owner of that fancy, one of a kind Diamond hat.

CLICK TO VIEW

>> Earlier this afternoon, Richard Javier from Lomita snuck up to Crailtap HQ and left the board pictured above on our stoop along with a nasty little note telling us how lame we are for sending him a free board that broke soon after he skated it. It's the board that Rick, Rudy, Chico and Jeron signed. The collectible one. Wow. You're welcome, Javier.

>> SO, on that somewhat bitter note, we bring you today's contest. It's called MY SH!T IS JACKED AND I'D BE SO HAPPY AND ALSO GRATEFUL IF YOU HOOKED ME UP WITH SOME FREE GEAR, BRO! In order to win, you have to be poor. I'm not even kidding. Send us a photo of your board or your shoes or whatever you've got that is falling apart but you still use because you can't afford to buy new stuff all the time. The most jacked setup or whatever it is will win a free something or other. Like, if the soles of your shoes have holes in the bottoms and your feet are bleeding, maybe we'll send you a pair of shoes. Or if your board has no nose or tail left, maybe we'll send you a board. Remember, there can only be ONE WINNER so if your shit isn't totally jacked and you're not poor, then don't bother entering. No fake entries, either. We can sniff out the fakers. Contest ends Monday afternoon because everybody knows that people who can't afford skate stuff can't afford computers. Poor kids, send us photos of your jacked gear using the computers at your school, then send us those photos and you might win something.

>> Remember yesterday when I said that I didn't have the answers to your soundtrack questions? Well, I still don't, but these guys do!

>> Carroll is working hard on the answers for round two of the Ask Mikey feature. Okay, maybe he's not, but we're posting that he is in order to turn the heat on and let him know that the Tappers are eagerly awaiting his answers to their burning questions.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"I just want to be able to talk some shit" - Rickk

"Should I be worried?" - Mikey

"Dude, tell Jenkins we're partying on Saturday night" - Spike

"You do look a little swollen, maybe a little fat" - Meg to The Gav

"I'll be in my warehouse or in my office!" - Greg Carroll

"Did you get my expense report?" - Bob K