CURRENT ENTRY
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2003

>> The DRAW A UNICORN AND TELL US WHY UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL FOR $1000 contest is officially closed for entries! If you didn't send out an entry already or you flailed at the last minute and tried to send one to us via e-mail, you're a total loser. I mean, you lost the contest. If you DID send an entry, then cross your fingers because the judging has begun. There's a grip of entries to go through but we should be announcing a winner and possibly some runner ups by mid week.

>> It's kinda sad that it's not Friendster Wendster today, but it's happy that Chomp has already made 195 friends since last Wendster.

>> Mike York and Daniel Castillo came wandering through Girl today talking about basketball, skatin', knees and the death of Soulja Slim.

>> Biebel got a tattoo this weekend. It says "Biebel".

>> That's it.

 

 

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FRIENDSTER WENDSTER, NOVEMBER 26, 2003

>> I know, I know, it's wild and crazy, but we're renaming "Wednesday" to "Friendster Wendster"! Because of the upcoming holiday, we won't be around to celebrate Friendster Friday with you, so we bumped it a couple of days. Party!

Perhaps you recall a couple of months back when our beloved Chomp got his entire Friendster account deleted by the powers that be because he had too many friends on it? We were all pretty devastated over that one. In fact it's difficult to say which of our fallen soldiers we miss more, the original iPod or Chomp. Long story short, Chomp is back from the dead and he's inviting everyone to be his Friendster again! Just search for:
First name: Backfromdadead
Last name: Aka chomp

and click to add him as your friend and BOOM! Instant cool, bro.

>> Somebody found this somewhat disturbing photo of Bird in some girl's profile on Friendster.

>> NATE UPDATE:
The loveable Mr Sherwood went in for another CT scan today. Apparently the fluid isn't draining from his brain as fast as it should be so it's going to be another couple of months before he goes in for the big surgery.

Here's a really gross little fun fact that Nate told us today. Don't read this next sentence if you don't feel like barfing: the fluid that is draining from his brain right now is "the same stuff that's in zits".

>> Get sponsored, hang with Biebel or Danny Garcia... we paid Slap Magazine a lot of cash on the side this month so that they'd feature our team riders and team manager. Keep that little bit of news under your hat, okay?

>> Banned from the Tap: Alex Klein.

>> You now have less than a week left to mail us your unicorn drawing and tell us why unicorns are special to enter our $1000 contest. If you don't send an entry, you're probably one of the people who'll be talking about the winner like "Shit, I could draw a better fuckin' unicorn than that. You dicks should give me the thousand bucks" and we'll delete your e-mail without reading it because that's what we do to most of the e-mails that we receive that have even the slightest hint of whine in them. So just draw a unicorn and lose fair and square, okay?

>> Did you ever see the movie Heathers? That part where Winona Ryder burns her hand with the cigarette lighter after realizing that they actually killed the jocks instead of shooting them with blanks? And then Christian Slater lights his cigarette off of her burning hand? That part was insane, man.

 

 

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2003

>> Holy dork-worthy! Sorry about yesterday, it took some huge brass ones to pull that off.

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE THIRTEEN)
Today we bring you Rick Howard's top 5 things to do on a rainy day when he lived in Vancouver (back in the Virtual Reality(?) days)

1. Richmond skate ranch
2. The Eaton's undergound manual pad
3. Capitol 6 movie theatre
4. Skytrain
5. 9 levels underground


CLICK TO VIEW THE NEW YEAH RIGHT! TRAILER!

>> Oh yeah, that Diamond innovation we were warming you up to? It's bubble-less griptape! You know how when you put on normal griptape you get all those bubbles in there and you gotta pop em with a pin or an exacto or whatever and it's a pain in the ass? Well, this stuff has a patent pending system that makes it so there's no bubbles. We're not kidding. It's due out in a week or so, so ask your local shop to call Girl and order a box. I'm pretty sure it only comes in pre-cut sheets.

>> THE SF VENDOR'S SNACK NEWS:
The day you all have been eagerly awaiting has now come. The new chips have arrived! Tastes never before experienced await you... Parmesan Garlic, Jalapeño, and Sweet Maui Onion. Welcome to flavor country! GET SNACKY!

>> Everybody around here has a cold today except for Mikey.

>> Speaking of viruses, did you see that movie 28 Days Later where the guy is looking up at the crow that's picking at a dead body and a drop of blood falls and lands in the dude's eye and then his friends have to kill him? That part was messed up, man.

>> Gino and Kenny are both on the covers of magazines this month. They've been tearing it up for the upcoming Hot Chocolate video. Not tearing themselves new assholes like some Chocolate team riders, just good ol' fashioned tearing it up.

>> Remember that GANGSTA GANGSTA contest that we ran awhile back? Well, it flopped. It seemed like a good idea at the time but shortly after launching it, we realized that the entries were going to be painfully hard and actually embarassing to watch, so we quietly sent off Fourstar clocks to the first few people who sent entries and tucked the contest away in the archives. It's over. Please stop writing in and asking who won because we're not telling. If you got a clock in the mail, you won. If you didn't get a clock, you lost. The end.

>> One contest that's NOT getting swept under the rug is the DRAW A UNICORN AND TELL US WHY UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL FOR $1000 contest! You have until December 1st to send us your entry. Our favorite entry wins $1000. This is a real contest. We're giving away a thousand dollars. So send your entry to:

UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL
c/o Crailtap

22500 S Vermont Ave
Torrance CA
90502

>> Where's Tito?

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"I'm not that good at fucking around" - Jenkins

"Don't hype that shit up" - Smyth

 

 

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BOB K DAY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2003

>> Today is our first annual Bob Kronbauer Day at the Tap! This is the day where we celebrate the extra ordinary genius of Bob K!


FLOATING HEAD OF THE DAY:
BOB KRONBAUER!

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE TWELVE)
Today we bring you Bob Kronbauer's top 5 adjectives that describe Bob Kronbauer:

1. Clever
2. Handsome
3. Strong
4. Creative
5. Nice

>> Bob Kronbauer is selling Ruby clothing and other stuff off of his Crownfarmer web site now. Go buy a Christmas gift for the one you love so that Bob Kronbauer can make enough money to purchase a Mercedes C class station wagon. Bob Kronbauer wanted you to know that he has the limited Brad Staba skateboard deck, the Andy Jenkins signature notepad and the Mike Carroll signature pillbox all for sale on Bob Kronbauer's Crownfarmer web site.

>> Here's a photo of Bob Kronbauer's parents, Pete and Linda Kronbauer. They both donated chromosomes and a fine upbringing to make sure that Bob turned out the way that he did. These are some damned proud parents you're looking at here. In fact I think they're about to make a toast to Bob Kronbauer in that photo (photo taken by Bob Kronbauer).

>> Here's a board series that Bob Kronbauer designed for Girl Skateboards not long ago.

>> Bob Kronbauer went as Marilyn Manson for halloween this year.

>> Bob Kronbauer just got marrried and his wife is expecting! Just kidding. Bob Kronbauer is a swinging bachelor.

>> Bob Kronbauer once made the cover of a Canadian skateboard magazine doing a wicked switch heelfip.

>> Bob Kronbauer had a photo feature in issue #18 of Arkitip magazine that you might not have seen yet. There's a photo of Ed's boner on the page following Bob's photos and Bob Kronbauer was kinda bummed about that but he got over it.

>>Here's a photo of Paris Hilton that Bob Kronbauer took about a week before that porno hit the internet. Bob is always a step ahead of the game.

>> Please send all Bob Kronbauer fan mail to:

I Love Bob Kronbauer Almost As Much As Bob Kronbauer Loves Bob Kronbauer
c/o Girl Skateboards
22500 S Vermont
Torrance CA
90502

 

 

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2003


TOP 5's WITH SPIKE JONZE!

>> In an attempt to patch things up with the Ringer, we won't be talking about female or male genitalia in today's Randoms. Apologies to anyone who came here hoping that we were going to be talking about that kind of stuff today.

>> Nate Sherwood's movie review #5: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.

>> Man, what a star studded afternoon! Here's a list of all the heavies who skated the Girl park today:
Tony Hawk
Mat Hoffman
The Mez
Matt Shnurr

>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. THE PRESS RELEASE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"People will go broke if they have to pay all the time," said Howard in regards to the new Girl park in Lake Forest, laughing. "Our park is way too good!"

>> Here's a sketchy quicktime clip of Rob Abeyta and Andy Jenkins standing in front of the Pedrosideways installation/mural/collage thing. The show closes tomorrow so if you still haven't gone, get your ass down to Pedro.

>> Ever been rummaging through a storage closet and came across a dusty yet still brand new VX1000 with a death lens and wondered whose it was and why they left it there? Weird.

>> There's a new Diamond site up, fool! And there's a full catalog and ad archive up, son! And that innovation has to do with griptape but I'm not telling you what it is until next week so that you can spend the weekend pouring over what could possibly be improved on with griptape. And don't think you're all clever because you figure that it's a different color, because it's just black.

>> Skateboarder magazine sent us a press release about how exciting it is that they're changing the trim size for their ads! You don't even know what trim size is! In similar news, Clive freed up 11.74 GB of hard drive space with a LaCie D2 drive and Mueller ordered a new Pantone chipbook today!

>> Did you ever see that Cheech Marin movie called Born In East LA where he's bumming trying to get a green card? That's one of Chico Brenes' favorite movies. Thought you might be interested.

 

 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE ELEVEN)
Today we bring you Lew's top 5 Top 5's (click on each for the list):

1. Top 5 ways to destroy beehives
2. Top 5 tricks for staying up all night
3. Top 5 old school Spike capers
4. Top 5 things to note about Eugene, Oregon
5. Top 5 vagina euphemisms

>> Nate Sherwood's movie review #4: THE HOUSE OF YES.

>> We've got a full length mystery 5's in the pipeline for tomorrow. Just thought we'd mention that in here to give the illusion that today's Randoms are chock full with tidbits of news and hot shit. It's called filler.

>> Draw us a unicorn and you could win one thousand dollars (that's more filler, in case you were wondering).

>> Diamond innovation clue: it has something to do with that stuff that you put on your board (that sentence is kinda like filler but not really because it's a hint and you might actually be interested).

HOLY BONUS!
ANOTHER DAILY 5's!

(EPISODE TWELVE)
This one is Jon Buscemi's top 5 people who he thinks Kelly Bird likes:

1. Jon
2. Buscemi
3. Long Island Jon
4. DVS team manager candidate
5. DC's new brand manager.

>> Rudy Johnson and his wife are putting on a music/dance thing called Pangea in Silverlake this weekend but the venue only holds 60 people and it's already almost full and we don't want to blitz it so yeah. Don't go there. Unless you were already planning on going there, in which case, you should go there.

>> A MESSAGE FROM CLIVE:
"Hi everybody.
Yesterday Carl asked you to e-mail me and give me your opinion on whether or not we should get rid of the daily poll and put Tito's column in it's place. Unfortunately, I'm not at all interested in what you have to say about this or any other subject so please send any future questions or concerns directly to Carl. Thanks.
Love, Clive"

>> "I wish I was Canadian" - Nate Sherwood

 

 

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE TEN)
Today we bring you yet another daily 5's with The Mez. It's his top 5 favorite Koston's last minute halloween costumes:

1. G.G. Allin
2. Master P
3. Sisco
4. Raver
5. Banana hammock

>> "It's his top 5 favorite Koston's last minute halloween costumes". Did that sentence even make sense?

>> Okay, false alarm. I think Jereme and Paul might still be teenagers.

>> Nate Sherwood's movie review #3: SCARY MOVIE 3!

>> HEY NATE: CALL BOB K AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS. LIKE RIGHT NOW, DUDE.

>> SMYTH'S SNACK NEWS:
I found a new source for potato chips. My question to you is, would you be willing to pay .75 for a higher grade of chips? Flavors like:

Jalapeno
Salt & Vinegar
Parmesan & Garlic
Sweet Maui Onion
Alder Smoked BBQ

The brand is "Tim's". You may have seen them in the red and white striped bags. Let me know what you think, and what your top two flavors would be. Thank you.
- GET SNACKY staff.

>> 50 Cent and G Unit were on Power 106 FM this morning. You missed it.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Who's Caine Gable?" - Spike

 

 

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE NINE)
Today we bring you another daily 5's with Aaron Meza. This time it's his top 5 public restrooms to use when he's out filming with the homies in the Los Angeles area and is about to have an emergency blowout:

1. Rita Flora on 6th and La Brea, used it this weekend
2. Canters
3. The Chateau Marmont, a lovely facility
4. Baja Fresh on Sunset, usually right after you've had Baja Fresh on Sunset
5. Scott Johnston's house, aerosol fresh at all times and a porcelain seat you can eat off of

>> First it was his WHERE THE PRO'S SHIT article. Next it was his TOP 5 PLACES TO POOP IN LA. What does The Mez have in store for you next? Why, it's a photo feature on pro skaters' dogs and the places that they choose to relieve themselves, of course. Here's a sneak peek at what Scott Johnston's dog, Blue, left on Rick Howard's door jam. The photo was taken by The Mez himself.

>> In case you didn't make it to that SF art show that we've mentioned a few too many times already, you can now buy some of the work online.

>> Is it just me or has THE SHAMPOO LOUNGE evolved into something weird? When it was all about champagne and foam parties and hot tubs being towed behind tour vans it seemed normal, but now it's just wacky.

>> Diamond innovation? The suspense is almost too much to bear!

>> Did you accidentally click ENTER THE CRAILSHOP yesterday when you meant to ENTER THA TAP? Pavlov called, he wants his bell back.

>> It's been a slow couple of days for random happenings worthy of mention. Now draw us a unicorn.

 

 

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE EIGHT)
Today we bring you Ty Evans' top 5 places to be without a shirt on:

1. Home
2. Tour
3. Chateau Marmont hotel
4. At Girl
5. All up in your face

>> Aside from Ty with his shirt off, this is pretty much the only other thing that matters today:


($1000)

>> Thanks. Later.

>> Oh, wait... a little more hype for that mysterious Diamond product that's going to change skateboarding as we know it. OoooOOoohhh! AaaaAAaahhh! The suspense is killing you.

 

 

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FRIENDSTER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE SEVEN)
Today we bring you the top 5 bad habits Marc Johnson is glad he never picked up:

1. Drugs
2. Cell phone addiction
3. Dressing to impress
4. Buying stuff to sit on shelves and look at
5. Tinted windows and rims on my cars

>> Smyth is bringing that kid, Justin Eldridge, and those two fully grown men, Jereme and P-Rod, to Houston this weekend for the Make-A-Wish skater jammy jam thing. I think I might have overheard Kenny Skittles Anderson saying something about going out there too.

>> Tito's Skate Art #7 and something about a rub-n-tug.

>> We were trying to beat Sanger to the posting of a link to our friends over at Monster Children who have a nice, new issue out, complete with a 4 page pull out poster designed by our very own Andrew Carl Jenkins and I think we just might have done it.

>> Diamond wants us to drop some hints about a new innovation / patented technology product thing that they're launching in a couple of weeks so stay tuned over the next few days as we attempt to build up some sort of mystery and hype about this new product so that you'll go to your local shop and buy tons of it when it's released. If you're one of those clever, knows everything about skateboarding types you're probably thinking that we're taking a crack at those companies who take out two page ads in Transworld three years before they release their product and/or tell people what that product even is, but we're not, so chill.

>> We found this banner on Friendster but we didn't click on it so we have no idea what the hell it's for. It's pretty rad though.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"My taint shouldn't be the focus of anything" - Marc Johnson

 

 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE SIX)
Today we bring you Mike Carroll's top 5 fears:

1. Driving through an intersection with loud music and not hearing the siren to an ambulance, police, firetruck, etc... and getting hit
2. Phone calls from unfamiliar numbers
3. The last couple minutes of being in the cabin of an airplane when it's about to crash and everyone is freaking out screaming, things are flying everywhere, the plane is shaking and I'm just sitting there, palms all sweaty, waiting for it to just end
4. Rick Howard's hot butter knifes
5. Drinking after people, especially after they just ate Doritos

>> We still haven't received as many entries to the DRAW A UNICORN AND TELL US WHY UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL FOR $1000 contest as we had hoped to. In fact, only one entry came in today.

This is any easy thousand dollars, man. It's not a box of Mueller's crap or a Fourstar clock or a patch. I don't care who you are, I know you could use an easy thousand dollars. Do you know what you can do with a thousand dollars? You can buy a lot of shit with a thousand dollars. The contest to win a thousand dollars ends December 1st. Send your entry to us today:

UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL
c/o CRAILTAP.COM
22500 S Vermont Ave
Torrance CA
90502

>> Did you skip the pink unicorn paragraph and read this one instead? Sucker! Enter the unicorn contest.

>> Hey. If you go to the Chocolate web site you can see new video clips of all of the team riders. All of em. These video clips are not your standard crappy video clips that you see on web sites, these are video clips that you're going to watch over and over again until your mom comes in the room and says "Do you hear that noise? It keeps repeating over and over again like a broken record is playing in one of these rooms." and you can just shrug and think to yourself "Man, she'd think I was crazy if she knew I had just watched the same 3 second video clip 200 times in the last 10 minutes" and then you could say "What noise? You're crazy. Get out of here." as you're closing the browser window and pretending to be checking your e-mail.

That Justin Eldridge clip is good to watch a couple hundred times in ten minutes.

>> Tito's attempting to expand his readership with some skate talk and some talk about West Nile and some home improvement talk thrown in to balance it all out. There's something for everybody today in the Shampoo Lounge.

>> Yesterday when we told you that we were giving you "Rick McCrank's top 5 places to drive a motorcycle" we meant to say "Rick McCrank's top 5 places to ride a motorcycle". Man, that was almost as bad as the second hand information we gave you about Marc Johnson's torn anus. Again, sincere apologies to everyone.

>> We don't usually discuss television in the Randoms but did anybody see that 48 Hours or whatever it was thing on Robert Blake last night where they went to his house and he pretended to not be completely insane? Holy guilty.

>> We're going to watch Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight and Extra this evening and bring back all kinds of celebrity news for you tomorrow. Man, that's gonna be rad.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Don't go putting this up on the Tap, either" - Aaron Meza at the end of every conversation he's had with Bob K in the past year or so

 

 

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003


HOT CHOCOLATE VIDEO PREVIEW:
"Here's a clip from Hot Chocolate that I've been working on" - Ty

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE FIVE)
Today we bring you Rick McCrank's top 5 places to drive on a motorcycle:

1. Chuckanut Drive
2. The entire West coast
3. The flat track in Vernon BC
4. Skate spots
5. Anywhere and everywhere

>> CLEARING THE AIR:
Sincere apologies to Kelly Bird and everybody at Lakai for reporting that Marc Johnson tore his anus the other day. He actually has a lacerated "taint" but we didn't have our heads up his ass so we didn't get the story straight and give you the hard hitting facts like we usually do. Once again, apologies to anybody who might have been caught up in and/or hurt by the confusion that we spread.

>> Lew is still over the news but this isn't really news it's just a link to the World Beard and Moustache Championships.

>> Construction and de-construction, landscapes and bubbles, all in Tito's daily.

>> Here's some photos from John Trippe / FF's Arty Party 6 this past weekend in SF.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Do you think you cry three times a week?" - Spike to Megan

"Chill with The Tap, fool" - Buscemi to Megan

 

 

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2003

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE FOUR)
Today we bring you the top 5 people that Kelly Bird doesn't hate:

1. Mom
2. Steve Francis
3. Yao Ming
4. David Cross
5. Buscemi before Halloween and [his new job]

>> We've received some pretty rad entries for the DRAW A UNICORN AND TELL US WHY UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL FOR $1000 contest but you've still got until December 1st to get us yours. See November 4th's Randoms for details on how you could win a cool thousand bucks.

>> Did you know that today is Rememberance Day in Canada? Kinda like Veteran's Day only with a slight twist. Here's some more info on similarities in Canadian and American holidays.

>> Lew is over the news but we found this one about some kids and a missile launcher.

>> The Tito poll is still going and from the looks of today's entry in the Shampoo Lounge it would appear as though Tito is writing exclusively for the 25+ male crowd now.

>> SMYTH'S SNACK REPORT:
Check out the snack machine! That thing is packed to the glass with all kindsa good stuff. Gold Fish are stocked, with back up in storage. Nutter Butters are back! On the healthier side, Granola Bars and Clif Bars are finally here. Don't forget the gum, Granola Breath. Now GET SNACKY!

>> Oh my sweet goodness... could it be? Yes! Yes, it is! It's BIRD IS EXTREME, ARE YOU? THE REVIVAL! (send us photos of the things you've built to skate!):

"This is what we skate in Yokohama, Japan. Yokohama is about an hour southwest of Tokyo. This is not a public spot, it's built and kept up by the people who skate there" - Michele

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"In the flesh?" - Rick Raymond after somebody told him that Lance Mountain was at Girl today

 

 

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2003

>> GET YOUR SHOP ON AND SAVE 50% ON STRAIGHT UP RIGHTEOUS GEAR. THE GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER SALE IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE CRAILSHOP.

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE THREE)
Today we bring you Nate Sherwood's top 5 meals:

1. Swanson's chicken pot pie
2. Michalangelo's chicken parmesan fettucini
3. #4 kid's meal at Muchos Gracias in San Diego
4. French toast
5. Watermelon

>> I know the Ringer usually writes about the Rick's but I figured I'd let you know that Rick took the staples out of the back of his head with wire cutters a couple of nights ago because he wanted to go skating and I guess he couldn't skate with staples in his head. When asked exactly how he went about removing the staples, Rick commented "With great agony". Yikes.

>> Have you ever driven for ten hours and had all of these awesome ideas of things to put in the Randoms but once you actually sat down to write it all down you didn't even remember what one of those ideas was? Yeah. Me neither.

>> Aside from Bobby Echo making a shocking late night appearance and heckling Brad Staba, all went well at that SF benefit show/party that Jenkins and Bob K were in this weekend. Lots of folks listneing to the bands that played, looking at art, straight up partyin' hard and in the end helping raise a bunch of money for Fecal Face and John Trippe's future SF art gallery, Low.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"This fuckin' sucks, I gotta play games to get grown men out of bed" - Bird, to himself

"Are you still doing that?" - Megan, regarding Friendster

 

 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003


Still haven't entered our DRAW A UNICORN AND TELL US WHY UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL FOR $1000 contest? See Tuesday's Randoms for entry details and then get crackin'.

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE TWO)

Today we bring you Eric Koston's top 5 food condiments:

1. Guacamole
2. Red Rooster hot sauce
3. Cheese
4. Salt & pepper
5. Mayo

>> Did you get that e-mail with the photos of the staples that Rick got in his head? Gross. I mean, get well soon, Rick.

>> While we're on the topic of skull trauma... yesterday Nate went against doctor's orders and skated for the first time since he got out of the hospital. Nate: we love you. You're going in for surgery for spinal meningitis in two weeks and you're out skating. Probably not a good idea. Keep with the eating and watching movies for just a couple more months, please.

>> Somebody said The Muska was gonna be here this morning but I never saw him.

>> OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DIAMOND SUPPLY CO:

PJ Ladd is on Diamond now.

>> Somehow Tito has managed to relate women who have children to women who are dumb. The views expressed in Tito's column are not neccesraily those of the Crail Tap Company Inc.

>> If you're in San Francisco this Saturday night, check out this thing that Andy Jenkins and Bob K are involved in. It's a one night only deal and there'll be an art auction and bands and booze (for the big kids) and lots of product giveaways (for all of the kids). It's a benefit for John Trippe's Low Gallery that he's opening up there.

>> The fact that we're posting this link might be as lame as the fact that somebody e-mailed us the link thinking that we might post it.

>> CRAIL TAP SWOOPS THE NEW YORK TIMES:
This was published today.

>> SOME PEOPLE GOT NEW STUFF:
Sam Smyth got a new team manager's couch for his office and is thinking about buying one of those coin operated massage chairs to go along with it. Megan got 2 matching porno producer couches. Marc Johnson got some new shoes and a new ping pong paddle. Rick Howard got a bunch of new sweaters for the winter. And I think Nick Tershay got new rims (again).

>> I think there's some Lakai demos in Arizona this weekend.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"I shoved it up my ass and brought it right back" - Spike

"That's awesome like Blossom" - Nate

"If I could wish for one thing better in my life, I'd wish for better hair" - Smyth

 

 

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003


BRAD STABA'S RUBY BOARDS (THE FIRST BOARDS EVER PRODUCED BY RUBY) ARE IN STOCK AND WILL BE IN SHOPS SOON! CLICK ABOVE TO CHECK OUT THE GRAPHIC. IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, EACH BOARD COMES WITH A SWEET HEADBAND.


Did you enter the DRAW A UNICORN AND TELL US WHY UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL FOR $1000 contest yet? You need to. That's a thousand bucks, man. See yesterday's Randoms for entry details.

>> 50% OFF GNARLY SKATE GEAR! CHECK OUT THE SALE IN THE CRAILSHOP.

DAILY 5's
(EPISODE ONE)
Today we bring you Aaron Meza's top 5 songs with the cow bell:

1. "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
2. "Low Rider" by WAR
3. "Anything Goes" by GNR
4. "Thirsty for Blood" by Dragon Flight [Meza's old band]
5. Motley Crue's "Too Fast For Love", the whole album

>> Who was that weird dude dressed up as Jereme Rogers on halloween? That tattoo looks kinda familiar.

>> Remember when we called Jereme Rogers Jereme Roberts? Yep, so does Meza. So does Meza.

>> Isn't it funny that Bryan Adams and Ryan Adams share the same birthday? Oh, man, that's hilarious.

>> Oh, man... still laughing here. Sorry... just a second.

>> Okay, all better.

>> Not exactly sure what's going on here but Ty says it's "Jason King's Life After Skateboarding". Okay.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"[censored by Tha Tap]" - Nick Tershay

 

 

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2003


That's right, Crail Tap is giving away one thousand dollars. No shit. All you have to do to enter to win the cash is draw a unicorn and also tell us why unicorns are special. The contest runs until December 1st, 2003 and the winner will be chosen by a select panel of professional skateboarders and artists.

Send your entry to:
UNICORNS ARE SPECIAL
c/o Crail Tap
22500 S Vermont Ave
Torrance CA
90502

>> LEW'S OVER THE NEWS:
Ipods are rad, but there is one serious flaw with the little white Godboxes: you never get to feast upon the often stunning imagery the musicians used to represent their unique sound. For instance:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

>> [Clive was gonna talk some shit right here, but we backspaced it because it was pretty lame].

>> Also shit related: somebody spilled manure in Tito's driveway.

>> It's sad, but it looks as though our BIRD IS EXTREME, ARE YOU? running feature might actually be coming to an end this time. Something about an exclusivity deal with the studio that's releasing the BIRD'S BACKYARD RAMPS television show this spring. But look forward to our look back on THE BEST OF BIRD IS EXTREME, ARE YOU? feature coming soon.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"That fool's whack... he ain't even consistent with his 'there's and his 'thur's" - York

>> Another shout out to the Ringer! Whatsup!

 

 

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2003

>> The Fourstar Fall/Winter 2003 line is up online, but you already knew that.

>> Here's the winning entry to the I'M STALKING ANDY MUELLER contest, shot this past Friday while Andy was leaving work. Thomas Muselli is now the proud new owner of yet another box of Mueller's crap that we gave away.

>> The greatest contest ever in the history of the world is coming very soon. Be skeered. Wait... no... be excited.

>> It's a good thing Tito didn't make it to that Best Trick thing with a bucket of chicken wings because we flaked on it too because we got stuck watching cartoons on the couch at the Crail Tap satellite office. Smyth was there though and he gave us the scoop on who knows how to do what tricks down handrails right now. We're pretty much totally thrilled and we're sure that you'll see some of those tricks in one of those video magazines that always does little articles on contests like that soon. Rad.

>> The winds changed at the last minute and spared Nate's house from the fire so now he says he's "No stressin' like Eric Dressen". Okay.

>> But back to Tito. He's gettin' all deep n' shit again in his column.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"They just feel like they just feel good" - Mikey on some new Lakais that are coming out

>> Lastly, a shout out to the Ring, Ring, Ringer! Yo, Ringer!

 

 

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FRIENDSTER FRIDAY HALLOWEEN EXTRA SPECIAL HAPPY DAY, OCTOBER 31, 2003


FLOATING HEAD OF THE DAY:
KELLY BIRD!
(IS ON BLAST)

>> Okay, last reminder for the BEST TRICK CONTEST.

>> Okay, not the last reminder for the MASSIVE CRAILSHOP SALE.

>> Tito's Skate Art #6 and a Halloween message from Mr Larue.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"I plan to be in the drunk-tank, naked, by 8:30 tonight" - Tito on his halloween costume, 'Naked Man'

>> Oh, man.

 

 

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2003


FLOATING HEAD OF THE DAY:
MILES WILKINS' JACK O LANTERN!

>> Warm up your pencils and paints and felt markers because there's a wicked new contest coming to the Tap soon. It's pretty much gonna blow away any other contest ever held anywhere.

THIS CONTEST IS OVER:
Before we begin that contest, we have another contest to hold you over. It's the I'M STALKING ANDY MUELLER contest! Included in the prize pack is one Lakai hooded sweatshirt, three Lakai flexfit hats, one Lakai keychain, one Fourstar wallet, one new indie rock CD, a key to something, 100 stickers, a weird t-shirt and a roll of scotch tape... yep, it's another one of Andy's boxfuls of crap that he's getting us to get rid of. And here are the rules:
Send us a photo of Andy Mueller leaving the building after a hard day at work. Our favorite stalker photo wins the box full of goods. THIS CONTEST IS OVER.

>> I know we tell it to you every single day but there's a huge sale going on in the Crailshop right now and you can save tons of money on a bunch of stuff and you should go there and the stuff is 50% off and it's a wacky, crazy sale and we're going to keep mentioning it until all of the product that we're clearing out is gone so just buy something now please thanks.

>> BIRD IS EXTREME, ARE YOU?:

Some kids in LA sent us an e-mail to let us know they're getting rid of this backyard ramp and you know that Bird is gonna be there as soon as it sells to help move the thing.

>> DUDE, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS DOING IN MY RANDOMS #1 (THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF 'MAYBE NOT THE BEST IDEA BUT WHATEVER's):

The Socal forerst fires suck and it's lame that people are losing their homes and stuff but perhaps you didn't know that forests actually need fires in order to thrive. Before we got here to put them out they raged and the world never ended because of them, so don't worry too hard about this being a sign of the end of the world or something. Here's a news article for you if you like reading but you probably don't care so just skip it and read the quote of the day about Carrot Top instead.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"I wanna know who those people are that think Craptop can beat me" - Andy Jenkins

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003


FLOATING HEADS OF THE DAY:
MILES AND KEVIN WILKINS!

>> Sanger already told you about the updated Chocolate web site and you probably already checked it out so you should probaby just go and spend a couple hundred dollars in the Crailshop now.

>> 2 out of 5 people working at the Subway near Girl HQ have really big hickeys on their necks today. Tomorrow would probably be a good day to go for a hamburger or a taco or something.

>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PRESS RELEASE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"I'm definitely psyched to be a part of Crailtap" says Spike Jonze "Shit's gonna blow up in 2004!"

>> SHERWOOD'S IN THE FOREST:
We got a message from Nate today letting us know that he's packed up and ready to flee should the Socal forest fires get any closer to his house in San Diego. Right now they're 5 miles from his neighborhood and if the wind changes directions he says he's going to be forced to evacuskate. Can't Nate just live? Damn.

>> Yesterday we mentioned the $8000 installation piece at the pedrosideways show that you're going to buy. Today Arkitip has a bunch of Evan's prints and originals and stuff from his Japan show that you're probably gonna get. So much art to buy, so little time.

>> I'm kinda getting stoked on this best trick thing on Sunday but I think it's mostly because Tito's meeting me there with a bucket of chicken wings.

>> "Out with the bad, in with the good", it's Tito's daily.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"The kickflip back lip is the new benihana finger flip" - Smyth

"I almost got kicked out of the Chateau Marmont for not having my shirt on" - Ty Evans

 

 

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2003


FLOATING HEAD OF THE DAY:
BRANDON BIEBEL!

>> THAT BIG F'N SALE IS STILL GOING ON IN THE CRAILSHOP. SAVE 50% OR MORE ON WICKED GEAR FOR A LIMITED TIME.

>> The headless shit cupcake? What? It's Tito's skate art #5!.

>> That magazine that Mueller is helping out with released their first issue and it's pretty good. Take a peek.

>> Does it annoy you when people spell "peek" as "peak"? EXAMPLE: "Take a sneak peak at this cool stuff!". For some reason that really bugs me.

>> Also helping-related: the pedrosideways show is still up at Walled City in San Pedro and there's still fine art pieces, t-shirts and posters for sale there. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood and help some dudes under a bridge. Oh, and if you have $8000 to spend on art you can buy the entire 8'H x 28'W installation wall. Pony up, rich boy, it's for a good cause.

>> Smyth wanted us to mention this again.

>> More Smyth: a new cricket recently moved into the kitchen at Girl and Sam has yet to end it's life. I guess he's still working off all of the bad luck he got from the last one he murdered.

>> Even MORE Smyth: we don't have any more news about Smyth today. Sorry.

>> Here's a wicked skate photo we found. And another one. And yet another one. You should probably just go watch Everybody Loves Raymond now.

 

 

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2003

>> Here's a little advance warning for you: today's Randoms totally suck. There are days when we get on a roll and we're not busy doing ten other things and the shit just all comes together and once we post it we're like "Hot damn! That's good. Yep. That just works real nice.". Today is not one of those days. So maybe instead of reading any further you might want to save about one minute of your life and do something better with it. Call a friend, go to the freezer and get a popsicle, do ten ollies, make out with your girlfriend, hell, even turning on the TV and watching a little Everybody Loves Raymond might be better than what you're about to get into here.

>> Tito's livejournal entry for Monday, October 27, 2003.

>> Did I ever tell you about that one time when my cousin got a rock stuck up his nose and he had to go to the hospital? Did I tell you that he did that twice before he learned his lesson? I think I might have told you that already.

>> We thought you might be interested in knowing that Paris Hilton's cat got ran over earlier this week.

>> In other cat news, here's a weird photo that we found on the internet. Don't say we didn't warn you... you're wasting your time, man.

>> QUOTES OF THE DAY:

"Any word on the Fuck list?" - Rick Howard

"I haven't been in a good mood since I was 6 years old" - Andy Jenkins

 

 

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