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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF nick kalionzes nick@blisssmag.com

EDITOR joey marshall joey@blisssmag.com

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CONTRIBUTORS Matt Patterson, Willie Marshall, Josh Spencer, Aaron Astorga, Daniel Russo, Liz Rice, Jason Arnold, Greg Escalante, Tom Carey, Travis Millard, David Choe, Kai Garcia, Mickey Neilsen, Peter Townend, Hamilton Endo, Tawnya Schultz, Mike Murciano, Geoff Shively, Casey Holland, Steve Stratton, Robbie Sell, Andrew Miller, Pat Towersey BL!SSS Magazine 413 31st Street

JUNE 2009

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KICKING OFF SUMMER

FRESH FEESH We were trying to put finishing touches on this months’ issue and we all couldn’t help but notice how much time our editor Joey Marshall was wasting on bloodydecks. com. Turns out he took Insight’s Justin Reynolds and his buddy Forest fishing last weekend and they actually caught something. Twenty-five miles offshore, one paddy, ten yellowtail later and he thinks he’s some type of professional fisherman. Well, I gotta hand it to him for the killer fresh fish we’ve been grinding this past week, let’s just hope this doesn’t become a new obsession. No one gets ready for summer like the girls at Volcom. A couple of weeks ago the Volcom girls headed off in the RV for a mini SoCal tour. BBQ, sun, fun, freebies, manicures, pedicures, massages and good times were spent with a bunch of retail girls from San Diego, LA and Orange County. They managed to get a bunch of the girls from their surf, skate and snow team together to hangout with the reps, retailers, magazines and even a group appearance on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit”. Lots of laughs, friendships, good times and dance parties... Way to kick off the summer girls!

NEW BL!SSS TEE In case you haven’t heard, we’ve added a new ultra rare T-shirt to ever growing collection of must have BL!SSS paraphernalia. If it looks familiar it’s because it is our February 2009 cover by legendary skater/artist Ed Templeton. We’ve made an extremely limited run of these bad boys so if you’re lucky enough to get your hands on one, be sure to cherish it. But don’t you worry, plenty of fresh new gear being screened right now.

VANS ICONIC STYLE We got a little sneak peek of the newest book from our pals at Vans, titled Vans: Off the Wall, Stories of Sole from Vans Originals. These cats have been oozing steez from their canvas and rubber soles for over 40 years now, and you can’t look around and not see a pair of their iconic styles on the streets. This hardcover beauty tells the story of the community of action sports legends, musicians, artists and trendsetters that inspired it all – as well as the iconic shoes threading it all together. Pick up a copy today and check out all awesome photos and stories from the likes of Tony Alva, Steve Caballero and John Cardiel to name a few.

FRIEL DEAL : SABRE So all the rumors are true – Chris Friel, formerly with Vestal, has jumped ship to head up as VP of Sales and Brand Manager for Sabre America. The former Hollywood promoter slash fashionista couldn’t be a more perfect ﬁt for the fashionforward optic brand. We are stoked to have him just down the street from us, so we can constantly torture him about his ever-changing hairpiece and extort as many free pairs of shades as possible. Welcome to the neighborhood Chris, stop by for lunch on us anytime.

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IPUCKIT IPHONE HOME Since all of us here in BL!SSS-ville has been brainwashed by the powers that be at Apple since day one, we just wanted to let you know about this very cool yet simple concept for your iPhone. These iPuckit cases will release this summer ‘09 and are completely washable, reusable, and ultra comfortable. These ﬁtting padded designer pouches are made from 100% cotton and are available in various color combinations and come with a velcro string on both ends that acts as a carrying strap. Super simple, yet super deluxe, go get one.

ESKUCHE ME I ran in to my good friend Andrew Schulenberg just the other day and he got me all caught up on his latest venture. Turns out the ex-Ibiza DJ is pumping out some of the sweetest headphones I’ve seen in quite some time. Not only do they look good but they also come with a unique interchangeable cording system that allows them to work with nearly anything you can imagine. The company, eskuché, will be in stores by the time this ink hits your ﬁngers so be sure to ask for them by name.

ECO-FRIENDLY

I ran into Timmy Curran just the other day at what is becoming the infamous Bear Flag Fish Company. He was mid lunch with Rick Devoe and other industry heads but still was talking about his new eco-friendly Famous traction pad that just came out. The model is made from 40 percent recycled foam and portions from each sale go directly to Project Blue. So feel good about yourself and make a trip to your local shop and pick one up today.

Paying for health insurance is a bitch, but once again I can’t stress to all you out there how important it really is. Our dear friend and long time supporter Cody Rosenthal is ﬁnding out the hard way after he took a devastating, back-breaking injury during Snowboarder Magazine’s annual Superpark event in Mammoth this past month. With a two week stint in the hospital, an emergency surgery to fuse L4 to L2, two ambulance rides, and a medevac to Reno, Cody now has some heavy bills hanging over his head. He’s gonna need all the support he can get so Google or Facebook “Love for Cody Rosenthal – Back Fundraiser” and show him that you care by donating some hard earned greenbacks to help get Cody back on the mountain. We did it, so you should too.

JONES SODA Sweet Pussy Frank made it over to our office during the Echo Beach parade that went down in the BL!SSS parking lot this past month. SPF is still head honcho over at Jones Soda and dropped off about a dozen different flavors for us to enjoy. They’re putting out some pretty interesting stuff these days from Tutti Frutti to their good ol’ pure cane Rootbeer. Also new to their roster are there 24C and Gaba beverages, both to promote wellness and well-being. All of the flavors are delicious, so make sure you stock up Jones Soda today or just swing by the office and we’ll give ya one.

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MEDIA SHMEDIA You can’t always believe what see on TV or what you read on the internet. A perfect example was last months’ swine flu media-hype bullshit. It almost cost me a trip to Mainland when my two partners in crime, Madsteez and Dodge got too scared to fly through Mexico City. It took a few phone calls to our southern brethren to finally persuade them that things were safe and man am I glad. The surf was just about head high and every lineup was absolutely empty. That, combined with a return flight full of Brazilian super models and I don’t think things could have got too much better. I snapped this quick photo of Steez and the babes right before we boarded our flight home. With the current 80’s trend coming back full circle, it’s no surprise to us that Sticky Bumps is going back to their roots with some eye-popping Day Glo Wax that is now available in finer surf shops as you are reading this mumbo jumbo. There’s really no better way to give your stick some much-needed custom love without dealing with paints or markers. Photo sluts around the world rejoice!

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MANNY MANIA DOLL Gearing up for this years’ run of Manny Manias, Red Bull has sent all their elite accounts an action ﬁgure skate doll by Kicktoys. Equipped with decals to personalize your favorite rider, you better believe this is going on the top shelf of our toy collection. The ﬁrst one kicks off with the pro event on June 7th in New York City, with 15 more am events to follow through September. Get your balance in check and head on over to redbullskateboarding.com for more info on year three of this one-ofkind event.

CLASS IN SESSION

I broke this news a couple months back in Randoms about the original sports drink, Gatorade, breaking in to the action sports world and man has their athlete roster been growing. It seems like they are picking the crème of the crop and they don’t seem to be slowing any time soon. Newest addition to skate team is boy wonder Sean Malto. But it’s just not skating, Gatorade has also taken role as a key sponsor for both ESA (Eastern Surﬁng Association) and WSA (Western Surﬁng Association) so expect some tasty beverages on the beach as well.

Now that Agenda has moved away from ASR and into their own gig in HB during the US Open of Surﬁng, another show has formed to keep all you fashion hounds on your toes. Class@ASR is dubbed as a highly stylized tradeshow featuring a curated group of 100+ core and emerging designers that crossover from the action sports lifestyle into the prestige fashion market. Their debut show will join ASR this coming September at the San Diego Convention Center and will provide the opportunity for inﬂuential surf, skate and action sports designers to interact with premium, upscale fashion and resort buyers in a creative, intimate, serviceoriented environment. We’ll see you there.

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BLAKE DAVIS Making big blips on the BL!SSS radar this month is none other than HB’s Blake Davis. We all thought he deserved a little shout out after taking the overall championship trophy for the Western Surﬁng Association Championships at Pismo this past month. He also received the Sportsmanship Award for saving some poor little girl who got tangled up in the pier during the event. Way to go Blake, looking forward to getting ya some more ink in future issues.

VESTAL VISION What happens when you are killing it at what you do best? Well, you can either take the money and run or you can take on new things! The crew at Vestal is doing the latter, and they’ve now announced on Twitter that they are entering the sunglass market. The boys sure know how to do it right when it comes to watches and soft goods, so we’re sure this new venture into sunnies is going to be a smooth transition for the Vestal crew. We can’t wait to check out some of their newest additions that we hear will be hitting Socal soon.

TAX BENEFITS DONO DAL CIELO

Uncle Sam is ﬁnally cutting us all a break. New for 2009, it’s looking like we’re all gonna be allowed to write off our surfboards, snowboards and skateboards thanks to the PHIT Act (Personal Health Investment Act of 2009) recently passed through legislation. It allows up to a $2000 break, so quit stalling and buy that new Channel Island board you’ve been gawking at for the past three months.

We got a little visit from our old buddy Hunter McGillivray just the other week. He caught me up to date on the two new brands he’s been reppin’: Famous Stars & Straps and Rogue Status. He also reassured me the economy is on the road to recovery and dropped off a bottle of his family’s finest zinfandel, Dono Dal Cielo 2006. I’m writing this after glass number three and I gotta tell you this is some fabulous effing vino. Now I’m no connoisseur of sorts, but if I were this bottle would get the golden star. So next time you find yourself in Placer County feel free to swing by and let them know the BL!SSS boys sent ya. Or log on to donodalcielo.com and order a bottle for yourself and a friend, cheers.

STILL LIFE WITH SNOW I don’t know how many of you readers stumbled upon this little treasure at The Lab this past month but if you happened to make it to the Artery Gallery you would have come across some stellar snow photography to hold you over till next season. With images from Danny Zapalac, Cole Barash, Tim Zimmerman, Ryan Boyes, Jeff Curtes, Rob Mathis and many, many others there was a little slice of snow for everyone. Unfortunately, by the time this ink hits the press the closing ceremony will have already gone down but be sure to keep checking back as the Artery has many more events planned for this summer.

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It took five years, but Bucky Lasek finally got his Pro-Tec Pool Party title. Before a packed house Saturday night at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA, Bucky Lasek claimed his first title and $25,000 with former winners Omar Hassan (2006) and Rune Glifberg (2005, 2007, 2008) placing second and third in a Pro Division final that featured charges by youngsters including 14-year old Brazilian Pedro Barros, 20-year-old Josh Borden and 17-year-old Josh Rodriguez. Another electrifying performance by Chris Miller sealed his fifth ProTec Pool Party win in as many years, while the crowd for the Masters Division final was equally awed by Christian Hosoi’s contest debut after several years sitting out as a judge for the event. Dane Nicky Guerrero placed third. The Pro-tec Pool Party is made possible by the support of Vans, Fuel Tv, RockStar Energy Drink and Epiphone. For in-depth blogging and photos from the 2009 Pro-Tec Pool Party, please visit: www.vans.com/poolparty O.G Venice Posse

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Chris Miller Christian Hosoi Nicky Guerrero Steve Caballero Steve Alba

Photo: Dominic Petruzzi // dominicpetruzzi.com // Makeup: Audrey Starn // audreystarn.com I am not a fan of black and white – maybe I’m too new school or maybe I just prefer to see things how they look through my own eyes, I dunno. I have however begun to reconsider my colorful preference after receiving shots of this months’ Super Taste. WOW, this is by far the sexiest shot we have ever seen and I’m more than glad to share with the rest of you out there in Blisss-ville. Erin is a local LA girl who has worked for such heavyweights as Victoria Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hanes, Sports Illustrated, GQ, and pretty much every lingerie catalog on the planet. Yes, she is reaching super model status and now she can add BL!SSS Magazine to that ever growing roster. Model: Erin Nass :: Agency: Wilhelmina Models

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A bunch of old friends packed up their kids, goats, cousins, chickens, and caught a ride down to 54th Street in Newport Beach, CA on May 8th-10th for the VQS Hillbilly Stomp. Them boys up at Volcom tossed out a whoppin’ $50,000 in greenbacks plus a bunch of prizes for their 8th annual VQS World Championship. The VQS Hillbilly Stomp turned out to be an absolute barnburner with some rip-roaring moves from every division. We could bore you to death with all the details, but we suggest you get yer butt on down the event next May and see what all the hype is about. Here’s a rundown of the last heat on the last day: No one knew what to expect from the Bootleggers division but they definitely did not disappoint, as each was gunning for their chance at the $10,000 first place check. The final was a nuts mix, from creepy dark horses like Blake Howard and Nate Tyler, to Aussie stand out Mitch Coleborn, and finally defending champ Dustin Cuizon. Mitch lit the heat up right off the bat throwing down some of the craziest moves ever seen in a heat, from upside down reverses, to fin throws, to ridiculous upside down back flips Mitch

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was not pulling everything but definitely going for it on every wave. Dustin on the other hand waited carefully out the back for the sets, lighting each one up with the speed and quickness that won him the coveted title last year. Blake sat up the beach and surfed each wave with the same precision that had got him his spot into the talent filled final. Nate sat straight out in front of the judges picking off the steep rights running down the beach, which he surfed with the speed and power needed to win an event and grab the title of VQS World Champ.

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3. Kyle Galtes-Kilauea, HI $2,000 4. Jesse Mendes-Brazil $1,000

PORCH BABIES (GROM) 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ezekiel Lau-Honolulu, HI $5,000 Ian Crane-San Clemente, CA $2,000 Ian Gentil-Paia, HI $1,500 Kolohe Andino-San Clemente, CA $1,000

MOUNTAIN MOMMAS (GIRLS)

For his combination of incredible surﬁng and huge airs, Nate was rewarded with 1. Malia Manuel-Kapaa, HI $4,000 2. Lauren Sweeney-Encinitas, CA $2,000 $10,000 dollars and a Monster Kawasaki Jet Ski plus a crazy amount of prizes. 3. Kaleigh Gilchrist-Newport Beach, CA $1,500 4. Demi Boelsterli-Goleta, CA $1,000 BOOTLEGGERS (PRO-AM) 1. Nate Tyler-Templeton, CA $10,000 + Monster Kawasaki Jet Ski GRASSHOPPERS (AIR) 2. Mitch Coleborn-Australia $4,000 1. Torrey Meister-Kailua, Kona $2,000 3. Dustin Cuizon-Ewa Beach, HI $2,000 2. Kilian Garland-Santa Barbara, CA $1,000 4. Blake Howard-Carpenteria, CA $1,000 3. Gavin Beschen-North Shore, HI $500 4. Matt Meola-Maui, HI $500

NIGHTCRAWLERS (JUNIORS)

1. Tanner Hendrickson-Haiku, HI $7,000 2. Albee Layer-Haiku, HI $3,000

ELECTRIC HILLBILLY HUCK 1. Matt Meola-Maui, HI $1000

Winners

Ryan Decenzo : F.S 5-0

Steven Web : Manual B.S 180 Fakie 360-Flip

Ron Deily : Big Spin

Photos: Sean Peterson :: Words: NUTZ We are drunk and smoking cigarettes on the white sandy beaches of the North Shore of Oahu, peering out toward a horizonless ocean as black waves swell into a gleam. They slam head first into coral caverns, fizzle into foam, and wash cracking sparkles of ground coral and sea sediment onto the beach. We stand there, smoking cigarettes pushing each other around and enjoy our buzz. There’s a party up the escarpment; at the top of a wooden flight of stairs is a grassy muddy lawn in front of two tropical dream homes filled with wasted surfers and smoking hot babes like Kawena Chun. They are pumped up and partying in anticipation of watching haoles and

Hawaiians take on the most famous and unforgiving break in the world. Not us though, we will not be on these white sandy beaches, surrounded by hot babes, watching surfers at The Pipeline Masters gliding above the gnarly reef doing maneuvers that contain a timeless awesome. No, we will be in the urban streets of Oahu, surrounded by iced out manhoes, breaking into schools, skating the gutters that drain into the ocean that surrounds us, while seeking out new spots in search for tricks that have never been done. We won’t be on the beaches, but like our water bound board brothers we will be shredding the gnar and keeping it HI. Shredding. Where does that word come from? Many of us skateboarders associate the term with the squealing of urethane on plaster, concrete and pavement. Just say it, “Let’s Shred” and instantaneously the vibe of a good session is created. Even if you lace the statement with a subtle hint of sarcasm you can’t help but get into it. A couple months ago I called Joey Brezinski and said sarcastically, “Let’s shred HI.” We’re both from the IE (Inland Empire) so we sometimes speak in initial-isms. He was hyped and said, “Let’s get some BRO’s NUTZ and SK8 the HI” So we got a hold of Peter Jasienski, planned the trip out, and then Joey went to France to skate with the frogs. The trip ended up being a 3 on 3 game of skate paparazzi between three skateboarders with real names like Ron Deily, Ryan Decenzo, and Steven Webb versus three media muckrakers with nicknames like RB, SP, and Mikendo. Peter Jasienski led the shred, and though he goes by a real name, he was trapped between the normal named talent and the Hollywood media posse. Besides, Peter is far too epic to not to have some jazzy name, so for the purposes of this article he will be referred to as Pete Jazz.

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Pete Jazz put Steven Webb and I on the same flight as OG shredder, Omar Hassan. Though Webb spends most of his time on two wheels and Omar keeps it four down, Steven made me shoot a photo of them together. Steven coyly fanning out as Omar slept through the whole incident. I sat down and the guy next to me pulled out the Koran. He was a nerd, but I though to myself, “Is he a militant nerd?” I sized him up and determined that I could beat him up and then I realized he could blow me up. Startled, I looked forward and then quickly snapped back to look at him. I identified him as Jewish by his yarmulke. A Jewish guy reading the Koran? Was he studying to be some kind of super Zohan? I decided not to mess with him and let him go about his religious ways. We are drifting over water now, so I reclined back and pondered the significance of the funny looking hat that the Jewish race loves.

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Ryan Decenzo : Kick Flip House Gap some Red Bull wing things named Allie, Hollis, and Amber. They have the fridge packed for some spunout buzzin’ and Steven Webb takes the bait. These hotties are going to entertain us for a few days complete with dirty nasty commentary and exboyfriend drama. They are the good time girls, which brings us to the point of this trip to Hawaii. We appear to be here to document skateboarding but really we are out here living the HI life. Since that’s pretty much what being a wing-girl is all about, we are in good company. They are perfect hostesses for seven dudes with severe “I don’t want to grow up” issues. We get wasted every night, and get the job done every day. There’s a few highlights that we don’t have time to discuss, but Steven being pounced on by Hot Wing girls is a good one, especially considering how bummed he was. After being molested out of a deep sleep by two smoking hot wings he gives them a look that could

kill, followed by a puppy dogface that would make a war dad cry. Hollis, his main violator just walks out of the room. Allie, her accomplice, looked like she wanted to hold him and comfort him after she had just accosted him. Not in a sexy way either. She had just given him a hot body awakening and then moments later she looked like a mother who didn’t know how to explain to her son that she was really Santa. I felt bad for the kid but kind of wished I could trade places with him at the same time. HI RAIN It was drizzly on this trip, and we were constantly maneuvering around the city in quest of some damn endless summer that was rumored to be in Hawaii. On the fourth day of the trip we gave up and did what all pizza loving, beer drinking, skaters do when they are over skateboarding: We went bowling. Bowling is a technical sport and sliding a smooth rock down

a greasy lane with English ain’t no easy theatrics. Gutters and strikes, the story of my life, was present for all us amateur bowlers this day. Like skateboarding, bowling is all about style. Ron knocked down pins with style points that would make Superﬂy jealous. RB put pins down like an OG changing clips, and edited the competition down with all bangers. Steven, the tour rookie, held back, keeping his abilities on the DL, which is a nice way of saying he sucks at bowling. A true Canuck, Decenzo busted pins out of their sockets with precision, accuracy, and variety of tricks. Mikendo showed us all a new level of slow roll and Pete Jazz earned his name stepping up to the line and always crossing it. We had paddled out on every lane till the session was blown out. The locals started vibing us cause we were the drunken haoles cutting everyone one off. I could see them thinking, “Fuckin’ tourists, off my lane kook and out of my bowling

ally.” We felt at home, so we bailed just after getting photo booth engravings. HI and BYE We had fun but this trip was short. We had to get back to the Mainland where life was stressful and full of concrete waves that will break you. No more Man-hoes in the street, no more Wing Girls, no more partying in paradise, no more North Shore, just a plane ride back to un-civilization. Back to a place where we solidify sand into concrete buildings, our natural experience is over but soon we’ll be back out there shredding…. Shredding – there’s that word again, a term that stems from our paddle-out predecessors. When you’re shredding, your ripping apart a wave, owning that one wave that will never exist again, tearing that wave to pieces as it crashes into white water and washing silt onto deposit forever creating a new beach and yet another reason to keep it HI.

“This is beautiful Tahiti, I went in early February of ‘09. No one was around, just perfect, glassy barrels.”

Photos: Daniel Russo, www.absractlines.tv :: Words: Joe Marshall :: Captions: REEF Reef McIntosh lives a privileged life; a life most of us will never experience. He spends his time between Hawaii in the winter and Malibu in the summer. That is of course when he’s not jet setting across the globe surfing the world’s finest waves. He has only come into this life recently, as things weren’t always this way for him. Now I’m not gonna lie to you and say that Reef McIntosh is a late bloomer and he has only appeared in the media these past few years because he is just now coming into his own. The truth is, Reef has been ripping in Kauai for years now and it wasn’t only until the emergence of the Irons brothers, who dubbed him as one of the best backside tube riders they had ever seen, that Reef started getting the recognition that he has so long deserved. Fast forward to present time and Reef’s surfboards are looking more and more like a billboard, littered with non-endemic sponsors (Audi) and surf logos alike, and less and less like the beat up sun-rotten boards he’d been riding for years. Most would be intimidated by the 6-foot-three, scrappy looking surfer but it only takes one conversation to realize how respectful and humble Reef really is. He doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder or think that anyone owes him something or even that he was looked over for oh so many years. He is grateful for everything he has and it only takes one session with him in the water to realize that he really just enjoys surfing. And if you are lucky enough to get the opportunity to surf with him, the probability is high that the following things will happen: he will catch more waves than you, he will get a better barrel than you, you’ll see him smiling a lot, and contrary to what most think (that he’s just a big wave barrel rider) he will probably blow a tail or two as well. This is the Reef McIntosh I’ve come to know, never to cool to take the time to say hello but still charging and blowing minds every opportunity he gets – even if he is thirty something.

“In late February, Daniel Russo decided to rent a helicopter for an hour on the North Shore, this was one of his great ideas! It shows a different perspective of surﬁng, everything looks different from above.”

(Sequence) “This photo was taken during the afternoon at Rockpiles, just Dave Dupont and I out. It was super ripable, as you can see.”

“Another beautiful Tahitian head dip.”

“Standing tall.” Photo: Tom Carey

“This shot was taken in Mexico. Russo and I had about 11 tacos, so we had to go to work them off.”

“P-Pass in December. Amazing place and waves. I went with a classic crew, which made the trip a trip of a lifetime. This was the last wave I caught on the trip, what a way to end it. Even though I did get seeded in the Pipeline Masters I missed my heat because I was dominating the Pass, oops!”

“This is how you mangle a Mexican shoulder…”

“I love my job!” Photo: Tom Carey

“Rockpiles, feeling out my new magic Eric Arakawa. How do they look?”

“This is another shot from Russo’s helicopter session, timeless.”

“Another Mexican ﬁesta, I wish I wore my sombrero. Dame una cerveza, por favor!”

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Photos: Chris Ortiz :: Interview: Charlie Thomas Why does everyone call you Owen? Ha-ha, well it all started when I was 11 years old. I would always go hang out at this skateshop, Wheels, that was right down the street from my house and I would just go in there and talk shit to all the older kids and just be a pain in the ass. One day the owner of the shop was reading the comics in the newspaper and there was one about a little menace who would always be doing something stupid and his name was Owen. That day the owner Bob said that from now on I’m Owen because I was just like the kid in the comic. And I have been called Owen ever since. How many nicknames do you have and which one is your favorite? Aw man. I have a bunch. Some of the ones I hear the most are: Owen, Frank, O Dog, Schmoops, Scrappy, and Frankferter. I think I like the Frankferter one the best cause Andrew Cannon made it up and it sounds so ridiculous when he calls me that. Tell me about you your first setup and how you got into skating? My first setup was a Nash with some plastic trucks that I got from a garage sale. I first got into skating when I was 12, I would always hang out at the shop Wheels by my house and watch the older dudes skate the red curbs and flat ground and it was amazing to me. After watching them for a while, all I wanted to do was to get a skateboard and skate with those guys. I told my mom that’s what I wanted and a week later she brought home this old school Nash board that would barely roll and I loved it! From that point on skateboarding took over.

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Who did you look up to back then? Now? Back then, I really looked up to all the older kids at the skate shop and I remember really looking up to a few pros when I was young. I was so down for the Muska and Jamie Thomas. Nowadays I look up to a whole bunch of people. I really look up to any skateboarder that is just down to shred no matter what. I also really look up to John Cardiel - he’s the man. Describe a typical day for you? Well, usually I would wake up at around 11 with some sort of headache from the night before. Get some breakfast and start calling all the homies to go shred. Probably meet everyone at the skate park for a few hours to shred and then try to hit up some street spots till it gets dark. Then I usually go get dinner, a 40 and some greens, and head over to my friend/ﬁlmer Josh’s pad and watch some footy or skate vids. If it’s not too cold we’ll bomb some hills! How did you get on Am Force and what’s the best thing about it? My friend Carlos rides for them too and I

asked him how he got on and he said that Paul Rodriguez was in charge of picking the team, and I have known Paul since I was like 13, back in the Northridge skatepark days. So I asked my friend if he could talk to Paul about it and the next thing I knew I got a check and some Mt Dew. The best thing about being on Mt Dew is the free soda and the little extra cash I have now for some beer. I know that you like beer, so if you could only take one kind of beer to a deserted island what would it be? Aw man, that’s a tough one. I like it all so much, but if I had to pick one it would probably be Coors original. I love that shit! Beer or whiskey? Depends on the situation, but probably beer because whiskey usually just gets me in trouble or gets me a black eye. What was it like living in the apt you had with Garrett Hill and the rest of the crew? It was good times! I was such a pile of shit in

those days. Well I still am, but nothing like when I lived there. I would seriously wake up at like noon or one and make myself a Jack and Coke for breakfast. I would go skate all day and then come home and ﬁnish the whole bottle of whiskey before I left for the bar. There are a few months of my life that were just a blur! Living with those guys was great though. It was me, Garrett, his brother Gantry, and my other friend Pat in the apartment. It was so much fun hanging out with those guys, they’re awesome people to kick it and skate with. I just don’t know how they dealt with me so long. Ha-ha, I was always making a mess and would always be drunk and probably a pain in the ass. It was some of the greatest times of my life, I’m just glad I came a long way since then. No more bottles of whiskey a day for me anymore. Best party moment? Worst? Aw man, there are too many. My favorite would probably have to be my 21st birthday. It was cool because all my friends were there and we were all super wasted and belligerent at the bar, and we knew the bartender so she kept the bar open till

like four just for us. All sorts or craziness went down. By the end of the night I was carrying this huge branch of a tree, I mean this thing was like a tree in its self, through my friends’ apartment knocking over all sorts of stuff and then threw it off his balcony into the middle of the street. Good times. The worst is probably when I drank too much at a party and blacked out only to wake up next to a fat chick. I’ll just leave it at that. Other than beer I know that you like tattoos, how many do you have? Yeah, I love tattoos. I already lost count but it’s definitely not enough, I’m addicted to them. What was the first one? The first tattoo I ever got was this cool looking skull on my upper arm with the words Skate And Destroy in it! How great is it to have “fuck you” on your middle finger? It’s like telling someone to fuck off twice! Ha-ha yeah is nice cause I don’t ever have to say anything to anyone. I can just show

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it to someone that’s pissing me off and it gets the point across right away!

out of the way so now all I have left is to land it. It works sometimes. Ha-ha.

What did your mom say when she saw that tattoo? She was super bummed! She hates it. Every time she sees it she loves to tell me that I’m an idiot. Ha-ha I deﬁnitely agree!

Worst slam? Weren’t you on some MTV show that is all about people eating shit? Yeah I was on that show “Scarred”. It was just me cracking my head open. Nothing too bad. I think there is a tie for the worst slam. The ﬁrst one was on the Hollywood 16. I tried to lipslide it when I was 16 and clipped my tail on the way up. I ﬂew down the whole set to my head and elbow. I woke up with a broken elbow and a cracked skull. The other time was when I broke my ankle skating some rail and I shot the bone right out of the skin. Now I got all sorts of screws and rods in my leg. Good times!

You seem to be always hurt, why is that? Yeah that sounds about right. I don’t know? I just really like skating things that you can get hurt on I guess. If I have a trick in my head that I want to do than I’m most likely gonna try it even if I know that I’m probably gonna get broke off. Ha-ha its all good times till I’m like 40 and can’t walk anymore, but I wouldn’t have it any other way! Did you get that elbow drained yet? I think you might have some kind of animal living on that thing... Not yet. Ha-ha. I had doctor’s appoinment to do it the other day but I went skating instead. My elbow looks so jacked right now! It’s like a baseball coming out of my arm.

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I know that you are going to slam sometime in the session, so would you rather have it at the beginning or the end of the session? Probably at the beginning so I get it out of the way. If I fall real hard at the beginning then I can just think to myself that that’s the worst that could happen and I already got it

Another thing I can count on in a session is that you are going to get very angry and most likely punch or head butt your board – do you care to elaborate on that? Ha-ha I sometimes loose my temper skating. Not so much anymore but yeah I have deﬁnitely had a few headaches from hitting my board with my head. Tampa Am stories? Heard that you had some good ones… I have a few. Ha-ha. None really too crazy, but one year I was at some club/bar thing called the castle with some friends and I was hanging out with Mickey Reyes and Darren and some of the Deluxe dudes when out of nowhere this stupid kid just

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started talking shit to Darren and me. I ignored him at first but the kid was so set on tryin’ to fight one of us. One thing led to another and next thing I know I got punched in head. So I ended up putting the kid in a headlock and punching him in the face a few times or so. Ha-ha, the best part is that I saw him out and about the whole rest of the weekend with two nice black eyes. Tell the audience who you ride for? I ride for World industries, the Hundreads, Active, Mt. Dew Am Force, and Skatelab. If you could ride for anyone who would it be and why? That’s easy! Independent and Spitfire. The only trucks and wheels I’ll ever ride, and maybe Coors. That would be amazing to have a beer sponsor. What happened with Dekline? Did you have the whole Tum Yeto package? Yeah for a minute I was getting flow from Foundation, Pig and Dekline. When I quit Foundation and Pig I was still riding for Dekline and everything was still cool. But after a while they kicked off Nick McLouth and Mike York who are both good friends of mine that I helped get on Dekline, and after all that happened, one of the owners left the company and things just changed so I just felt like it was time to move on. Dream session? Dream session would be with all of

my friends from my hometown area and all the homies on the World team with Charlie Thomas skating the new skatepark by my house. Do you have a day job? Hustle or die. Day jobs are kinda hard to find now days with the economy being so shitty and all. Haha, I’m sure ill find one sooner or later. Hopefully later! Any body out there you want to thank or give a shout out? Yeah for sure, I wanna thank everyone that has helped me out in life! My family especially! Also would like to thank all of my friends that I skate with and kick it with for all the good times and motivation, hydro Mike, Charlie Thomas and everyone at World, and the World team for being awesome! Scotty and everyone at the Hundreads, Todd at Skatelab, Sean Da Bahn, Scott Mackey and all the MRAdudes, Josh Cadina for filming me for all these years, and anyone else I forgot that has been a positive part of my life! I know that you got a Harley a while back, what do you have? Yeah I got it about a year ago. Is a Harley Sportster Custom. It’s so much fun, and it saves me a lot of money on gas! I can’t wait to get more! Anything else you want to get out there? SKATE AND DESTROY!!!

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The Hydra of Madison Avenue : 2001, Acrylic on Canvas, 60” x 84”

American Surreal : Interview : Greg Escalante & Nathan Spoor A modern iconoclast of scientifically profound visuals, master painter Todd Schorr continues his delivery of mind-expanding fare. From his bursting to attention as a cover artist for TIME magazine, to the upcoming multiplicity of museum, Schorr’s career as a fine artist includes some of the more astounding canvases in the modern art sphere. And whether he comes to you first hand through these pages, or you’ve been a long time fan, it’s easy to recognize the striking appeal to both intellectual and optical revelers alike. Greg Escalante and Nathan Spoor take a few moments to sit with one of the contemporary art world’s true magicians. So what’s new, what can fans look forward to in the future? The next thing is the retrospective at the San Jose Museum of Art. Beginning June 20th and running through Sept 16th they will present a retrospective of my work spanning the last 25 years. There will be 40 paintings, plus drawings and sculptures. At the same time, my new book American Surreal will be coming out from Last Gasp. And in 2010, Meg Linton is putting together a retrospective of my work at Otis. Will both exhibitions feature the same body of work? Actually no, there will be a difference in the selection of work. The San Jose museum has been very sensitive about selecting paintings that might touch on more controversial subjects like religion and evolution, which I’ve addressed quite frequently through the years. Meg wants the stronger stuff, so the Otis exhibit will round out the more sensitive subject areas as well as including the usual fan favorites. Will there be a separate catalog for the exhibits besides the new book? The new book American Surreal will cover all the new work I’ve produced since my last book Dreamland came out in 2003. It will also serve as a catalog for the museum show in that Susan Landauer, the curator, provided a wonderful 16-page essay giving an overview of my work. She’s extremely knowledgeable with a PhD in Art History and is the author on many highly regarded books on art history. So in essence, her writing gives my painting a much-needed serious examination in context and academia than anything I’ve had written about my work before. Your artwork is viewed as being more palatable than your contemporaries, so it’s surprising that the show has been “toned down.” But if we recall, wasn’t there some crazy controversy around your work at the last museum show of yours in Florida? Yes, the “Clash of the Holidays” controversy. In that piece, Santa Claus is having a knife fight with the Easter Bunny. You wouldn’t believe the comments that came in from just that one painting. In the corner of that piece, there’s a baby Jesus nibbling on a chocolate Easter Bunny that really caused a stir. Some local parent association was in an uproar demanding that it be removed because they were offended by the baby Jesus’ erection. Now if you take a moment to look at the painting, not only is there no erection, but no penis element involved. People were so offended that they were actually hallucinating! Was there a public outcry, a protest or a march on the museum? There was a big public protest and the governor got involved and gave an eloquent press conference about freedom of speech, which turned into great publicity for the show! This was in January 2002, right after the 9/11 tragedy and at the same time there was the big anthrax scare in Broward County. That area of Florida was a ghost town, it was very sad and strange. So it was extremely moving to have many of the attendees at the show’s opening tell me how much they appreciated the fact that I actually got on a plane and flew there. An absolute favorite painting of mine is Dali meets Disney painting, can you tell us more about that one? “Five O’clock Shadows in Disney-Dali Land” is about two of my early influences. The painting is set in the melancholy light of late afternoon and reflects my feeling that both of these great artists began with high-minded intentions but towards the end of their careers became mired in the mediocre. Because of economic

The King Of Tireville : 1991, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 40”

Five O’ Clock Shadows In Disney-Dali Land : 1996, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 40”

problems forced on him from World War II and the loss of his foreign markets, Disney moved away from his status as the great innovator of the animated cartoon medium to undertaking less artistically fulfilling but money generating projects like his amusement parks. Salvador Dali was an authentic artistic genius. His classic early work up until the mid 1940’s remains unparalleled. But as his fame grew, so did his appetite for self-promoting nonsense and public adulation, especially among the very rich and famous. It got to the point that after the early 1950’s Dali spent very little time actually doing any artwork himself, relying on a group of “secret” assistants that did most, if not all, of his later paintings. One has to wonder with all the globe trotting that Dali was doing in those later years how he could find the time to actually sit down and paint a huge work like the “Battle of Tetuan” and the answer starts to become all too obvious. So who is on your staff? Hah, just me, myself and I! I’ve always subscribed to the hands-on approach of creating art. I recently heard an interview with the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a documentary on Jeff Koons attempting to justify Koons’ methods. He pointed out how Peter Paul Rubens had used assistants in much the same way during the 16th and 17th centuries. He went on to explain how Rubens would prepare an oil study that would then be given to a team of craftsmen, who in turn made Rubens’ designs into tapestries. Well that’s all fine and good, but the big difference is that Rubens painted hundreds of masterpieces personally while Koons has never done anything himself. Sorry, but an artist has to “bring it” at some point on their own to claim the title of “artist” as far as I’m concerned. There are plenty of numbskulls running around with “big ideas” but so few who can actually carry them out. I wonder how museum directors will feel 100 years from now when they realize the artwork hanging on their walls was actually created by teams of assistants and nothing actually has the hand of the artist upon it? Have you ever asked people how they feel about recent art school grads doing other people’s work? You can see a painting from the Renaissance “from the workshop of Da Vinci” and that painting just won’t have the impact as one painted by Da Vinci himself. Back when I was doing illustration I tried to hire a couple of assistants, but could never figure out how to delegate the work to my satisfaction. It just drove me nuts that the work needed too much reworking and nitpicking. So I’d always end up just doing it myself. That leads us into the work that you did for TIME Magazine. How did you end up doing covers for TIME? I did covers for Time magazine between 1980-1984, and they now reside in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery at The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The story goes like this: I had entered the Philadelphia College of Art wanting to be a painter, but was advised by my first year painting instructors I be better suited in the illustration department. At the time, I had no idea there was a difference between being an illustrator and being a painter. Growing up, I didn’t see the difference between Norman Rockwell and Salvador Dali other than styles. So while I was pursuing my BFA degree, my mindset was that I could at least teach in order to make some sort of living as an artist after I graduated. Around then I began to realize that I could get work doing the kind of painted, cartoon-type art I wanted to do by doing illustration work for album covers, books and magazines. While I was a Junior in the illustration department my instructor took notice of my work and said he’d like to show it to his New York agent. At this point I had taken my work around Philly and gotten some newspaper and local magazine work. Well, it turned out the New York agent took me on and soon I was freelancing while still in college. Fast forward from my graduation in 1976 to the year in ’82 when the call came in to do a special cover for Time. It was about video games, which were just beginning to become popular. I used myself for the figure in the picture. So not only did I paint the cover, but I was on the cover of Time before my 30th birthday! So did business pick up around that time?

The World We Live In : 2009, acrylic on canvas, 84” x 38”

The Spectre of Cartoon Appeal : 2000, Acylic on Canvas, 60” x 84”

Very much so. But keep in mind that I was a painter doing illustration work and still wanting to paint my own ideas. Let’s just say that around ’85 I was making around 60k a month in some cases doing illustrations but saw it as creative dead end and was willing to give it all up even though more money was being offered to do much less interesting jobs. Did you begin to show your work in galleries anywhere in the mid-80’s? That was the point where I needed to cut down on the commercial work and began getting into group shows. I couldn’t bring myself emotionally to do the commercial work at all and the money alone couldn’t convince me to stay with it. Then at the same time in 1986, Japan Airlines sponsored a show held in Tokyo, Japan at the Laforet Museum of Art. The show was entitled American Pop Culture Today, and was curated by my friend Brad Benedict. He included my wife Kathy and myself, along with Robert Williams, Gary Panter and more. And we were flown out to Japan for the exhibit, which became a galvanizing experience for us as well as a landmark show. You’ve done some amazing things with the biggest heavyweight collector in this new contemporary genre, Mark Parker. He seems like a huge patron in this day and age and it’s rumored that you’ve been instrumental in guiding him or introducing him to key elements and some of their biggest works. How did that come about? Mark came to my first solo show in ’92 at the Tamara Bane Gallery with friend John Bell, an artist and designer who had been collecting my work. He liked a painting that was sold, titled “The King of Tireville.” John told me that Mark might want to commission me to do something similar to that piece and asked if I’d be interested. At that time Mark was designing shoes with Nike, and when I talked with him he explained that one of his collecting passions were 1950’s Japanese tin toy robots. He wanted a painting that incorporated his love for robots in a composition that was similar to “King of Tireville.” So I came up with the idea for “The Planet of Lost Robots,” which was a landscape showing a vast scrap heap of rusted and discarded robots. That was the beginning of what would eventually become a Sci-Fi trilogy of paintings culminating with the large 4 x 8 foot piece, “Verne to Vader,” completed in 1995. Since then, Mark and I have become good friends and all the “commissions” I’ve done for him are ideas for “dream paintings,” as Mark calls them, that I have proposed to him over the years. The first was “The Spectre of Cartoon Appeal” which came about from a conversation where Mark asked if I had a dream painting I had always wanted to do. At the time I said I had always wanted to do two paintings that encompassed my two biggest influences, cartoons and monsters. Mark liked my idea but only wanted the cartoon painting. In the meantime, Leonardo DiCaprio, who had been collecting my work, asked if I had any larger works and I showed him the drawing for “The Spectre of Monster Appeal,” which he wound up acquiring. With Mark as a patron it really is a throwback to someone on the level of a Medici - a generous and encouraging catalyst for the artist to soar to the greatest heights that only the limits of his or her imagination could conceive. So tell us, what are some of your favorite illustrators from history? To me it’s pretty obvious that some of the strongest art America has produced has been in the field of illustration. One of my favorites is Howard Pyle, whose 1921 classic, “The Book of Pirates,” was a treasured discovery in my second grade school library. He pretty much invented the way pirates have come to be viewed in our popular culture. I also loved the work of Maxfield Parrish and NC Wyeth. Did you gather any knowledge from the Old Masters? I’ve been a big admirer of Vermeer since a young age. My parents were very supportive of my artistic interests and

Into the Valley of Finks and Weirdo’s : 2003, Acrylic on Canvas, 60” x 84”

Pigskin Glory : 2001, Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 24”

enrolled me in Saturday morning art classes beginning at age 5. I’m an adopted kid and my father ran a lumberyard while my mother was a teacher. I was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. One of the Saturday morning art teachers I had when I was a teenager was a guy who restored antique paintings so he had a great deal of knowledge on the techniques of the Old Masters. I was eager to learn these techniques, so he would teach by having me copy a work by an old master. In this case, it was Vermeer’s “Lacemaker,” using the same glazing methods as the Master had used. This was a very important bit of early training, since I was taught nothing in the way of painting technique when I studied later at college.

cartoon inspired. But when I had the opportunity to view so many incredible classic paintings, I began to formulate the idea that one day I’d like to paint cartoon inspired imagery in the manner of the Old Masters.

I saw many Old Master paintings up close and personal as a teenager in 1970 when I traveled to Europe and got to see places like the Ufﬁzi gallery in Florence and the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Prior to this trip my artwork was very

What are you reading, or what are your favorite books at the moment? “The Judgment of Paris” by Ross King. It’s about the very beginning of modern art and how it grew out of the academic world of 1800’s France.

Do you have an all time favorite artist then? If I had to pick an all time favorite it would probably be Salvador Dali. I was ﬁrst introduced to his work in the winter of 1965 at the Gallery of Modern Art in New York, which included the Huntington Hartford Collection. The inﬂuence was pronounced and profound. Dali meshed Old Masters with a cartoon vibe that had a dizzying effect on my young brain.

When Fairy Tales Collide : 2009, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 60”

It’s about the correlation between two of the most famous and controversial painters of the era, Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, and Édouard Manet, who would go on to become the father of modern art. Do you have any favorite movies? I’m rewatching “Apocalypto,” and Ridley Scott’s “Kingdom of Heaven” is great. Anything by the Coen Brothers is worth watching over and over. What about music? I’m all over the place – hard rock, opera, electronica. One of my all time favorite groups is Led Zeppelin. Is there one certain thing that you’d like to accomplish as an artist, or in this lifetime with your work? At my age I realize I’m not going to be the worlds most famous and beloved artist which I once dreamed of as a young kid. More realistically, I’ve created a nice little world for myself that gives me immense satisfaction and my only hope

is that I can continually grow and evolve as an artist and keep trying to top myself with each new body of work. I always feel that an artist’s best work should be the piece currently resting on your easel. Do you have any sage advice or wisdom to pass on to the young painters out there as we close? Something real obvious: stay true to your vision, don’t get caught up in trends and don’t get sucked into the notion of trying to become some sort of celebrity. Too many young artists are obsessed with a society that worships celebrity to such a degree that they spend more time promoting their work, which is very often one note played in varying tones, than in actually taking their work to the next level. When all is said and done your work will have to speak for you long after you’re gone so pour all your energy into where it’s truly needed.

The Monkey’s Trophy : 2003, Acrylic on Canvas, 14” x 11”

Gap to Fakie Tree Tranny Photo: DaveBrewer.com Intro & Interview: Spencer Davis Eric Fernandez makes snowboarding look good. It’s funny how you have all those kids out there that can do every trick in the book but it just looks like crap. I bet Eric really pisses those kids off. Every time Eric steps on a snowboard people get hyped. He has a skate style to his riding that’s often lost these days to neon pants and zany tricks. Not that he lacks any technical ability in his riding, it’s just that he can make any trick look better than anyone else. This year Eric’s been traveling around following snow, ﬁlming, and shooting photos. Ol’ Fern’s got a knack for ﬁnding some innovative spots and throwing down with the rest of the Team Thunder Crew. Even though he’s got a little mellow hippie in him, he still knows how to produce some of the most creative, stylish, gnarly snowboarding out there. What

more could you ask for? Introducing Eric Fernandez. Eric tell us a little bit about who you have been ﬁlming with this year? It’s for the new Team Thunder ﬁlm, I think it’s going to be called “86 Beauville.” It’s gonna be pretty cool, lots of fresh new snowboarding and lots of personality... We’ve been brainstorming some good ideas for the editing room too. I’m hyped. What’s your ideal setting for a day of thrashing? I like it when it’s sunny, pretty much anything can be fun when it’s sunny, and when I have enough energy to go skateboarding afterwards that makes the day complete.

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“I COULD BE STUCK IN SOME CUBICLE, WORKING SOME BLAND JOB FOR A B U N C H O F H A R D - O N S I N S U I TS . NO THANKS, I’D RATHER PASS PIZZAS.”

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Photo: Kealan Do you ever feel like your life is racing to fulﬁll all the dreams of your youth before grandfather time steals your soul? Ehhh... Yeah, sometimes. At least I’m doing what I love though, cause when I think about the shit that I could be doing instead it really makes me appreciate my lifestyle. I mean fuck, I could be stuck in some cubicle, working some bland job for a bunch of hard-ons in suits. No thanks, I’d rather pass pizzas. American Buffalo or African Buffalo? American. Buffalo might be the coolest animal. Is there anywhere you really want to snowboard that you haven’t been to? South America. Maybe Chile or Argentina, then travel around a bit and visit Brazil, and Macchu Pichu in Peru, maybe see a Rainforest or something. I’m pretty hyped on Hispanic culture; those people appreciate so much and have a completely different outlook than us. Plus, I don’t

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know anyone or anything about South America, so I’d just dive in head ﬁrst and deﬁnitely come back with some crazy stories. Snowshoes or snowmobile? Snowshoes, fuck snowmobiles – I hate those things, they break and get stuck. I hate owning one at least. Next year I’m gonna make a split board. You seem to get a few ladies, how old is too young? Fuck, I don’t know, 32? 33? This is a weird-ass question. How do you feel about the president of Guinea Bissau getting assassinated last week? Uhh... hmm... Who is that? Bummer they got assassinated though, regardless of who they are. How do you feel about energy drinks? I know that Red Bull thickens your blood. My family has a big history of high cholesterol and heart problems,

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so I try to stay away from that shit. It’s so synthesized, so unhealthy. As far as energy drinks’ involvement in snowboarding, if that’s what you’re into then whatever, just keep me the hell away from that side of snowboarding. Popular culture’s perspective of snowboarding is already fucked up enough as it is, and those fools are only making it worse. When I see snowboarding on television it reminds me of motocross or something, just kind of lame and not something I’m hyped to admit to being a part of. You recently got a job at Este Pizza and you love it. Is this an ideal job for you right now? Yeah I deliver at Este Pizza. It’s a super mellow job, my boss Brooke is really mellow, and the money is halfway decent. I can deal with it for right now, totally content. I guess we’re supposed to have the only authentic New York style pizza in Salt Lake City; it’s pretty damn good. We’re located at 168 E 200 South downtown Salt Lake City, so if anyone is reading this and is hungry for pizza in Salt Lake, come in, we’ll give you a

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righteous stomach ache. Just kiddin. Are you fretting about the global meltdown? No, not particularly. I try to keep myself blissfully ignorant to those super heavy, world-threatening issues in our society, even though it’s totally an issue that’s relevant for me, in this lifetime. I try to do my part for the environment as much as I can on a personal level, and well... that’s about all I can do. What are your plans for the summer? Are you staying in Salt Lake? I’m going to Spain with my roommates Pat, Kyle, and non-roommate friend Danny. We’re meeting our other roommate Hondo out there; he’s been studying abroad in Madrid for the past six months or so. We’re gonna visit Madrid and Barcelona, and skate, probably dabble in some party time... other than that, probably hang out and keep it mellow in Salt Lake – camp, skate, and build stuff. I might go back up to Whistler to work at Camp of Champions again, but who knows...

Techno or Electro? Dude, I really hate electronic music. Unless it’s mellow. Even though I don’t know the different between those two genres (Techno and Electro), I know that neither of them sound mellow. Oh and for the record, electronic music does not belong in a snowboard video, that’s just me though. Just sayin. Best old snowboard video? The Revival, hands down. Whitlake’s part in that video is still arguably my favorite video part of all time. Sponsors? Thanks? Advice? I ride for Capita, Union, Comune, Ashbury, 686, Celtek, and Funhat, so thanks to them... and thanks to my family, and all my beautiful friends, everybody I’ve ever had fun snowboarding with in the past: Lance, Mike, and Nima at Ashbury, Corey Smith at Comune, Blue M, George K, ahhh this list will never end. Ya’ll know who you are. Thank you so much, and um, some advice.

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Words: Jason Maloney :: Photos: Beau Roulette // Tony Alva and FUEL T.V. // Steve Caballero and his artwork // Full crowd shot // Christian Hosoi and his artwork // Lance Mountain painting of Tony Alva // The designer cake // skate decks and crowd shot // eye candy // Chris Pastras of Stereo Skateboards // D.J. Kook

It was Saturday night and the line went down the block for the opening of the “Die Posers Die” art show at Tony Alva’s gallery in Hollywood, Beau Roulette and I were on hand to capture the night in photos after we slipped under the velvet rope to a packed house. The art was killer, the music loud and the celebrity skaters were out in full force. We rubbed elbows and exchanged laughs with everyone from Tony Alva, Christian Hosoi, Steve Olson to the lovely, Corey Parks. The FUEL TV Crew was on hand as well to document this kick ass art show. In all, Die Posers Die! was a success and stay tuned for more exciting art shows from the Tony Alva gallery in the months to come.

2009 PBRJ CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Photos: Ryan Boyes :: Words: Jeff Arnold // Johnny Lazz // Open Champs // 16 & Over Champs // Shaun Murphy // 15 & Under Champs // Chase Fromm // Riders Meeting // Dylan Alito // Matty Mo // Cody Boan // Karate Kick Volcom’s 2009 Peanut Butter & Rail Jam tour wrapped up on Saturday, April 25th at Mammoth Mountain, CA with the $25,000 Championships!

and more furiously then a sun blister acquired in the Mammoth sunshine. From my perspective on the mic, I can’t remember ever being so excited to watch a PBRJ!

This spring, for many like-minded individuals was notable for a few reasons: warm weather, slushy snow and the 5th annual Peanut Butter & Rail Jam Championships was upon us. Melting the last of the wax, exchanging jackets for sweaters and goggles for sunglasses are just a few aspects of what makes spring riding a titillating affair. For what seems to be only an instant, the world’s best amateur snowboarders shred together and remind each of us why we do it. The PBRJ Championships brings together the best of each region’s talent and places them on the same features at the same place and time. What results is something tangible and for all the right reasons.

After witnessing amazing riding each weekend this season, it was truly delectable seeing all those local heroes throw down together. I’m not going to list individual tricks here, as it would do a disservice to the charged atmosphere and energy in which they occurred. Check the video on volcom.com and be stoked. Thanks to everyone who rode and/or contributed in some way to the event. Volcom’s 2009 PBRJ Championships was the best example of what it’s all about. Keep it soft and see you next season.

From the 15 & under, through the 16 & over, Girls and ﬁnally the Open Division, everyone in attendance and those watching the live webcast on volcom.com were treated to a tantric display of ﬁrst class jibbing. Needless to say, we felt privileged to be along for the ride. Over 240 shreds descended on the three PBRJ features faster

15 & Under: 1st: Garrett Weinert - $2000 2nd: Cullen Bernklau - $1500 3rd: Max Warbingjton - $1250 4th: Justin Henigin - $750 5th: Brandon Davis - $500

16 & Over: 1st: Wes Walsh - $2000 2nd: Scott Heffman - $1500 3rd: Sawyer Deen - $1250 4th: Gared Schneider - $750 5th: Ethan White - $500

Open Division: 1st: Johnny Lazz - $2500 2nd: Shaun Murphy - $2000 3rd: Tyler Flanagan - $1500 4th: Matt Munn - $750 5th: Dylan Alito - $500

Electric’s $1,000 “Gooeyest Move” Award: Cody Boan

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Photos: ryannix.com.au // Gantez Warrior // Underage party animals // Badass Bobby on bass // Tanner Prairie, Al Knost & Amanda Knost // Random debauchery // Tanner’s rubber hands // Metal heads // Gettin down // Pickle, Uber Sabre model, Mumma, Amander & Ryan Nix // Knosty with Levi // The Sweet Sweet Things

These little shindigs the boys at Sabre keep throwing are becoming quite infamous. Every time I hear that there is going to be a party at their concept store Don’t Panic, I immediately clear my schedule. This past one was no exception. I showed up a tidbit on the later side and the place was already jam-packed. After clearing the beefy security guards and weaving my way through the crowd of teenagers and young adults, I finally found myself being ID’d a second time in order to get a beer. I spent the remainder of the night boozing and listening to the fine jams from The Sweet Sweet Things and Gantez Warriors. I was shockingly impressed by how mature both of these bands sounded and how into it the crowd was getting. There were hip chicks and groovy dudes all around me and for once I felt like I had finally made it somewhere in life. These guys really know how to throw down and make everyone feel welcome. Good job you Sabre-trons, we’re already looking forward to the next one.

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Photos: Cozad, Gomez Bueno & Rudyland :: Words: Matto // Stefan & Parker // Northern Lights : surf-shot.com // Mark McGrath // Atwater Tigers // F54 & DK // Kid Krash // Busted // Shorts // DK @ the Wedge // Full House // JP Interview The Lido theatre was packed to the gills for the world premiere of the documentary Echo Beach during the 10th annual Newport Beach Film Festival. In the tradition of DogTown and the Z Boys or Bustin’ Down the Door this retrospective look back at the cultural phenomenon of Echo Beach was a huge hit and brought the house down. Echo Beach is insider speak for the four city blocks of beach that make up the last stretch of sand in Newport’s northwest jetty area between 52nd and 56th street groins. The films’ focus is on the early 1980’s era of high performance surfing and entrepreneurship that would eventually establish Orange County as the focal point for the growing surf industry. The handful color characters that comprise the Echo Beach crew were all on hand this night to celebrate including Quiksilver founder Bob McKnight, Danny Kwock, John Gothard, Preston Murray, and film maker Jeff Parker. They were supported by a large entourage of friends and family along with the film’s narrator, and fellow Echo Beach alumni Mark McGrath. The line literally wrapped around the theatre and the red carpet positioned underneath the theatre marquis brought a legitimizing feeling to a scene that always lacked credibility.

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That specific lack of credibility was much of the films focus. Producer/filmer/writer Stefan Jermias took on the job of explaining the importance of the Echo Beach crew and outlining their subtle, but incredibly important contribution to today’s surf industry. After a short history lesson on the Newport Beach landscape the film quickly paints a picture of a young group of disenfranchised teenage kids intent on throwing their lives away, but doing it with style. These teen visionaries blended genres like punk and early break dancing with rockabilly and dance hall to produce unique looks and stylish flair. Always in front of the camera they learned fast that they didn’t need surf contests to legitimize them, they had the attention of the budding surf magazine industry and the milked it for all it was worth. By the time they were done these four friends; Kwock, Gothard, Murray and Parker had all landed cover shots and all scored great industry jobs that in many cases would last a lifetime. While the film did an amazing job telling a complex story, it may have lacked a bit in telling the story of some of the supporting cast members, but all in all Echo Beach is a huge success. Filmmakers Stefan Jeramias and Jeff Parker employed the same DIY strategy as the original Echo Beach crew and built a masterpiece from scratch.

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Interview: Tim Bergevin New York’s Nightmare of You is truly punk rock in a world of music where punk’s new deﬁnition is conveyed more by how you look than how you live your life. While the bands music may not be hard, fast or loud and they may not look like the glamour kids who are currently claiming to be punks, the bands true DIY spirit is what the whole US punk movement was based on. Writing, recording and putting out your own records not to be a famous face on MTV but for your own happiness and the camaraderie of being amongst friends while doing something you love was at the core of the movement. In a time where a label is no longer a

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band’s best friend, Nightmare of You have grabbed the gauntlet and are now treating you to album number two of melodic rock songs that have all members of the band smiling at the thought that they did it all themselves. Joe McCaffrey, guitarist and coconspirator weighs in on the bands new album, Infomaniac. It seems like these new songs are more ﬁnely tuned in terms of the how they are put together. We deﬁnitely took our time writing it and I think we are only getting better as songwriters and players, so I would hope as we continue to make records they are going to be

a little deeper and better crafted. How difﬁcult is it to not only write the songs and make the record but also to put it out yourselves without the infrastructure of a record label? It’s super hard. This is the ﬁrst time we are doing it on this sort of level: a full-length album, a press campaign, a full tour schedule and retail distribution, etc. Even though we are a DIY band and our record label solely exists to release our own music we are approaching it from the prospective that any other indie label would. We want to do this right and it takes a lot of hours.

There is a learning curve as well. As stressful and as hectic as it is, it is also really gratifying that we did it ourselves. Has the process of putting this out together as a unit brought you guys closer as a band? It seems like on the other hand there could be some stress on each other with people having deadlines to meet and responsibilities that are key in getting the record out. Everyone is very appreciative of the work that each other do. A couple of the guys took the reins on handling the mailing list and street team, while I handled more of the business side of things.

It has deﬁnitely made us closer, especially while touring. We just did a month straight and when we got home we were patting each other on the back saying congratulations and thanking each other for everyone’s hard work. Does it make you appreciate being in a band more, doing all the work yourselves? I think a lot of young bands that get handed things on a silver platter start taking things for granted and think that is the way it is when it’s really not. For most people, you have to work really hard for a very long time and even then maybe you don’t really see success. I think that we know

where we stand in the world of music and in society in general and I think we are more comfortable now as individuals and as a band with where we stand. We are just happy to make our music and if people hear it and like it then that is great but at the end of the day what we are doing right now is what is making us happy. So it’s a total grand slam all around for you guys right? What makes you the most proud when you sit back and take it in? I think ﬁrst and foremost it’s the songs. Everything that surrounds the record makes us like it that much more in the fact that it is

our baby and we are really proud of what we created but with any record it really comes down to the songs. How is the feedback that you have been getting? Do people think you’re crazy for doing this all yourself? It’s actually weird and I wish I had a lie detector because all the feed back that I’ve been getting is from my friends, so I know they are not going to tell me they hate it - so it’s all been pretty positive. We were just on tour with Alkaline Trio and Saves the Day and I know those bands have had long careers, lots of albums from this record label to that record label and here

we were opening the tour and a couple nights in the Trio announce they are putting out their next record on their own. Then I’m talking to the Saves the Day guys and they tell me they are putting their next record out themselves as well. I think it’s becoming more and more of a trend and bands are ﬁnding out that it does make a lot of sense especially with the climate of the music business. As far as the music, I’m waiting to hear what our fans say because we never make the same record twice. I’m curious to see how people react to the evolution of the band.

Greek Theater : 5.24.09 :: Words: Tim Bergevin

Sunday nights were made for these guys, so it was with great pleasure that I made the mission up to the Greek to see the Flight of the Conchords in what Brett and Jermaine described as the “Pantheon of the Gods.” If you’ve never seen the duo live or listened to one of their records they are decidedly less stupid in person as they are portrayed on the show. Of course I would still describe them to someone who has never heard or seen the show as the dumb leading the dumb, but they did drop some witty comments amongst the silliness like when some yelled out “Cesar.” Their comment,

“Uh, he was Roman,” and then proceeded to shred Americans in a joke that ﬂew over most of the crowds head. All the hits from the past two seasons were played and there was even an appearance by two Latino gentlemen who they proclaimed played Jermaine and Brett in the South American version of FOC. FYI, the songs sound equally ridiculous in Spanish. Arj Barker aka Dave from the show came out for 30 minutes of his own comedy and was hilarious almost stealing the show from the Kiwi’s and is deﬁnitely worth checking out next time he hits your town on the comedy club circuit.

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Grizzly Bear are the class of the indie rock world. The beautiful songs are full of melodies and harmonies that Brian Wilson would have killed to write. Each member of the band is so uniquely talented that any side project just seems like a jock of what the whole of GB produce. Listening to this new record it seems easier to understand the band and their vision. At ﬁrst it seemed that they were possibly meeting us halfway so we could partake in their vision and journey. After several more listens it became more apparent that we have taken steps to understand the band better and are probably all a little smarter for it! If you’re still unsure, then check the track Two Weeks and you’ll be sold!

It’s been awhile since America’s favorite white rapper has dropped any new music on us. Now after his long battle with prescription drugs and his weight, Eminem unleashes the Relapse on us. Powered by Dr. Dre you would think that this combination couldn’t miss until you drop $9.99 on this and realize that you bought a turd. Em still rips off the best pop culture references of any rapper but for some reason the rest of the lyrics seem trite and angry and not angry in the way that separated him from the rest of the rap pack. This record will still sell a ridiculous amount of copies but let’s hope on the next go round Marshall kicks out some new topics and leaves, killing, drugs and his mother out of the equation.

Oh Peaches how we love your dirty lyrics, your androgyny and the all around party in your pants! It seems our lovely little Merrill Beth Nisker aka Peaches has been making songs about chicks, dicks and trips for so long, and you know what she has. On her new jam, I Feel Cream she mixes up the keyboard beats with some dreamy club gems that have her singing and not just dropping nasty ass raps. Those are here too, so as not to leave hardcore fans disappointed. Peaches continues to deliver and who can argue with a woman in hot pants who climbs the stage scaffolding while holding the mic and wishing two guys for every girl on every girl who’s down? Not me!

Seems ﬁtting that we would review a new album from Eminem the same month we also talk about Marilyn Manson. They both tore the shit out of the 90’s and early 2000’s and have since ebbed a bit in terms of their shock value and musical offerings. I can honestly say that while they may be beating dead horses at least Marilyn’s is remotely listenable. Where hip hop’s sun set long ago on Em, the dark industrial metal MM pops out seems to of somehow aged a bit better. Reunited with bass player and co-songwriter Twiggy Ramirez, these songs are not as weird or hard as you would expect and that is where the album misses what you probably liked about MM, if you ever did. Deﬁnitely do not listen to the track Four Rusted Horses.

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