Concrete Skateboarding 116 December 2011 by Concrete Skateboarding Magazine

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RISE & SHINE JUDAH OAKES IDENTITY DENNIS BUSENITZ INVENTORY ART BLENDER TRAVIS MILLARD BA.KU. PROPAGANDA DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER & STATUE OF THE BLACK CROW BOTH ENDS OF THE LENS MIKE SCHULZE EXPOSURE GALLERY YOUNG BLOODS MOORE / SUMMERSIDES / WILLIAMS VIDEO LINKS SHOE VAULTS éS RETROSPECTIVE SOUND CHECK THE SPITS THE FIVE SPOT WES KREMER

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JAMES MORLEY

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Usually the peanut gallery waits until the session is over to divulge horror stories of previous attempts. But the legend of Sean Hayes’ multiple hospital visits had found its way to JAMIE MALEY by the time I arrived at the famous downtown Vancouver spot. Amongst all our preparation, no one bothered to check if the spot was waxed. Why would it be? No one waxes marble. But Jamie’s first attempt at a FRONTSIDE NOSESLIDE tipped us off. It was disastrous, and the only reasonable explanation was that a renegade Rollerblade posse unleashed their entire scented candle stash upon the ledge. It took longer to scrape off the massive Post Office out-ledge like it was a frozen car window than it did for Jamie to finish what many had started. Who’s next? Visit CONCRETESKATEBOARDING.COM on your desktop or mobile device to watch the Issue 116 commercial. CONCRETE SKATEBOARDING

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JUDAH OAKES It was only a matter of time until veteran photographer and well-known Timebomb Trading skate TM Judah Oakes made it onto this page. And he did so by imagechronicling the LRG Up North Trip for our Cee-lo-inspired feature on p.50. Sure, Judah traded cigarettes for a $5 coffee addiction years ago, but the 38-year-old Vancouverite’s photographic addiction runs far deeper than that. He picked up a Nikon EM in 1989, slowly developing his eye for skateboard photography during his run as an AM and Pro throughout the ’90s. A knee injury in ’97 took him out and led to more time behind the lens, which translated into years of film experience going into the now-omnipresent megapixel era. In recent years, Judah has truly embraced fly-fishing in a way that breaks the casual hobby barrier. Proof of this lies in his gear collection, Alaskan jaunts, and the fact that he considers being charged by a black bear while fishing for Chinook on the Island to be “pretty epic.” TIMEBOMBTRADING.COM

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FIFTEEN YEARS

T RU JILLO FOURSTAR CELEBRATES 15 YE A R S ANDERSON BLEDSOE BROPHY CARROLL GONZALES HOWARD KOSTON MALTO MARIANO O’NEILL PUIG SCHAAF WAIR F O U R S TA R S T I C K E R S @ S U P R A D I S T R I B U T I O N . C O M

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IDENTITY

GABE MORFORD

DENNIS BUSENITZ

There are only a handful of skaters today who can be considered pan-favorites: appealing equally to everyone. These Pros rip in the way we all wish we could, and one such skater is REAL’s Dennis Busenitz. Redefining speed and style, he consistently displays nothing but raw skill. From his win at the Tampa Pro to his ender in Since Day One, Dennis has been an intimidating force in 2011. Born in

Newton, Kansas, but trained in the ways of the Bay City, this San Franciscan has taken the skate world by the horns and refuses to let go. Somewhere between spending downtime as a father and planning his next assault on an unsuspecting spot, we were able to ask the often-quiet DLX rider a few questions. —Matt Meadows

FAVOURITE PLACE TO WARM-UP IN SF?

MOST INFLUENTIAL FAST-LANE SKATER?

GNARLIEST HILL-BOMB EXPERIENCE?

TOP QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK YOU?

BEST BURRITO IN THE BAY AREA?

LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT YOU?

The spot you’re trying to skate is the best place to warm-up.

I’ve never bombed a hill. Bomb countries, not hills.

I like Papalote Mexican Grill. Their salsa is the best.

TOP MOVIES IN YOUR ROTATION?

Planet Earth (’06) is rad and I can watch it with my kid; Danny Way’s mega ramping in The DC Video (’03) always blows my mind and makes my kid want to skate, and Enter The Dragon (’73) has little morsels of inspiration.

LAST TRICK YOU DID ON HUBBA HIDEOUT? Backside noseslide, because it’s the easiest.

FAVOURITE INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE?

“I’m in a world of shit, yes. But I am alive. And I’m not afraid.” —Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket (’87). 14

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Tom Penny, he’s epic.

Are those your kids? Is that your dog? How did you get sponsored?

I sweat… a lot. I like working, and I don’t like technology. Perhaps I’m a little bit of a luddite.

BEST THINGS ABOUT VISITING CANADA? The people, spots and the English language.

MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?

Photographs. They couldn’t be easily replaced, if at all.

FAVOURITE SONGS FROM EITHER END OF THE SPECTRUM? “Cosmic Dancer” by T. Rex and “Peace Train” by Cat Stevens.

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INVENTORY

VESTAL

EMERICA

It’s a good time of year to give your girlfriend some Christmas gift ideas, and if you get this doozy, it means you’ve been hella good. With a design based on commissioned U.S. Naval Ships, this watch comes enclosed in a solid stainless steel case wrapped with a heavy 21mm silicone rubber band. The hardened mineral crystal will stand up and stay clear even after nasty slams. Skate proof? Check.

Emerica comes proper with this insulated beauty. Think flight jacket. Think work wear. Think whatever you want, the Patterson is on-point. A classic bomber cut, this quilted jacket is perfect for colder weather. If you’re tired of rocking technical outerwear when it comes to this time of year, hit up your local Emerica dealer and get one of these in either blue/red or military green/orange, and Stay Gold.

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Bones has paid homage to some key guys behind the video cameras with this special series that includes signature ATF (All-Terrain Formula) spheres from Girl Fam filmer Ty Evans, Bones’ own Jared Lucas, Transworld lensman Chris Ray and Filmbot Mike “Mikendo” Stanfield. They’re not guaranteed to make you film as well as these guys, but they’re guaranteed to improve your ride during follow-cam missions. Give them a SHOT.

INSTANCE has taken the sock game and turned it on its ear, partnering with some of the more creative in the skate, surf and snow world to bring you a unique look for your feet. Whether it’s collabs with Jason Jessee, Duane Peters or getting Andrew Reynolds signed to the team, the brand really is true to its motto: “The Uncommon Thread.”

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STEVIE WILLIAMS—VAIDER

In January 2011 another legend was been added to the stacked SUPRA team: Stevie Williams. Starting in October, SUPRA released three colourways of Stevie’s favourite shoe, the Vaider, in three successive months. The first is this exquisite grey leather and dark grey suede upper. Inside is a nice black terry cloth and comes finished with black waxed laces. Pop the tongue and skate it all switch like Stevie. SUPRAFOOTWEAR.COM

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DVS has made a name for itself with winterproof skate footwear, namely the Marc Frank Montoya Collection. Say what up to the Westridge. This foul-weather joint comes ready with weather-protective tongue gussets, lightweight PU midsole, weather-resistant upper, taped seams, moisture-wicking inner lining and Cold Grip Technology outsole. Look dope with dry, warm dogs. DVSSHOES.COM

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The big man has landed on DC and right quick has a Pro shoe, which is a nice, clean, cupsoled silhouette with DC’s patented Super Suede. Its thicker-treated suede has been proven to last 50 per cent longer than its original suede. This combined with a super-clean, flick-friendly stitchless toe make this an ideal shoe to skate. Grab a pair and combine your tricks like never before. DCSHOES.COM/SKATE

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A R T B L E N D E R // TRAVIS MILLARD

p on a wooded hill on the edge of the glam, glitz and weirdness of Hollywood, sits a small shack in which a bearded artist toils away. Travis Millard lives and creates there. Through his paint, pen and ink, he is able to conjure up beings and other worlds with great ease and skill. Hailing originally from the prairie lands of Kansas, he finished his Bachelor of Fine Art in illustration and printmaking at Kansas University in 1998. “It qualified me to gain employment at the local art framing shop,” Travis mentions, so he relocated to Brooklyn for a stint and in 2003 made the jump over to Los Angeles.

His involvement with skateboarding is personal, but it became part of his professional life as an illustrator with a June 2000 SLAP cover and then some shoes for Vans in ’03. The first skateboard decks he worked on were for Foundation in ’04, with an introduction to the brand through Michael Sieben. Most recently, Travis created a deck with Creature that also includes a 40-page ’zine, Creature Wants To Say Hi. Along with a variety of editorial illustration, album design and product graphics for the likes of Volcom, Burton and others, Travis is also involved with Chronicle Books, contribut-

ing to Farts and How To Speak Zombie. Not only do his images adorn the books, but they also include fart and zombie sounds for children to learn from. Travis’ images are distinct and friendly, even when the characters are gouging each other’s eyes out. You can see more of his art at various shows every few months, and if you’re feeling brave, make your way to his shack in the woods. Just make sure to pick up a few tacos from the stand down the hill and under the bridge. —Randy Laybourne FUDGEFACTORYCOMICS.COM

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:

Creature “Creature Wants To Say Hi” deck Bueno “High Jumper” crusier board Foundation “Crooks” deck series Vans “Cranium Mania” shoes Vans “Traffic” tee Volcom “Hitten Switches” tee with Sieben Chronicle: Farts: A Spotter’s Guide book Chronicle : How To Speak Zombie book Slap Magazine June 2000 cover

“Travis has told me on numerous occasions that he and I are the same age. I’m pretty sure he’s lying. There’s no way he could be that much better at drawing if we’ve both been doing this for the same amount of time. I’m guessing he’s really about 70. Good stuff, old man. Good stuff.” —Michael Sieben // Artist & Designer 20

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BarRi er kult / The Range Of Propaganda  :            

AS 2011 NEARS ITS END and layers of cold darkness descend upon the Lower Mainland, the Barrier Kult’s ritualistic tendencies fail to rest. In fact, shorter days mean longer nights of nature worship and tight transition violence with oversized wooden knives underfoot. To close the calendar year, a Kultist who chose to remain anonymous decided to excavate the tale behind one of BA.KU.’s originators, the Depth Leviathan Dweller—an oceanic worshipper, and our usual Range Of Propaganda penman. As well, Statue Of The Black Crow’s plague-spreading efficiency is revealed. BA.KU. doubles, if you will. Darkness at its finest. FRANK DANIELLO

DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER HAD AN EARLY FASCINATION AND POSSESSION WITH THE OGOPOGO OF OKANAGAN LAKE FROM HIS ROOTS IN THAT REGION AND THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE RITUAL DARK LAKE OBSESSION, WITH REPEATED LAKE DEPTHS, MASK AND SNORKEL SUBMERGENCE TO SEE SHADOWED CARP LAKE SHARK COUPLED WITH THE INTERIOR VIOLENT KRAIL BARRIER SESSIONS WITH THE WOODEN KNIVES, WHICH RESULTED IN A TRANSPLANTATION TO THE LOWER MAINLAND FOR FURTHER OBSESSION AND DEPTH BLACKNESS. THE OCEAN SHORES AND DEPTHS OF THE LOWER MAINLAND BROUGHT DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER’S EXPOSURE AND IMMENSE POSSESSION FROM THE CADBOROSAURUS AND ITS RELATIVE AND PAWN, THE SALMON SHARK, WHICH LEADS THE GREAT WHITE SHARK FROM THE DARK PREDATOR GROUNDS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST. THESE HAUNTED GIANTS LIE IN THE DARKNESS UPON THE SHORES OF THE HAIDA GWAII, AND THE PREDATORY NATURE OF THE NORTHWEST COASTAL SPECIES INFLUENCE THE VIOLENT STABBING OF LOWER MAINLAND RITUAL BARRIERS. BLACK OCCULT RITUAL OBSESSION AND PURITY IS FOCUSED ON THE VIOLENT TRANSITIONS OF WORSHIP; THE HACKETT SLASH, THE “PROPER” DANFORTH BLUNT, THE TAILBLOCKALL CULMINATING IN MILITANT, REPEATED, PLAGUE SPREADING AND GRATING TRUTHS UPON VANCOUVER RITUAL BARRIERS. DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER IS ONE OF THE BARRIER KULT’S ORIGINATORS AND PRIMARY PLAGUE SPREADERS, WORSHIPPING THE KORAI, CLARK ASHTON SMITH, THE OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK, THE BULL SHARK, KNIVES OF RIPPERS AND TIGHT TRANSITION MILITANCE. STATUE OF THE BLACK CROW STARES DOWN FROM THE MOSSCOVERED, DARK ELDER TREES OF THE LOWER MAINLAND, STARING ACROSS THE LANDS FOR THE REALIZATION, POWER, AND SIGHTING OF THE HARRYHAUSEN ROC, GERONIMON, RODAN, AND THE GIANT CLAW. THESE FORMIDABLE CREATURES EMULATE HIS POWER OF PLAGUE SPREADING. THE MONSTER BIRDLIKE CATASTROPHES MAKE THE EARTH AND MASS POPULATION ITS PREY WITH THEIR SHEER SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE MAINLAND AND OCEAN ROUTES. A MORE CONTEMPORARY MEMBER OF THE BARRIER KULT, STATUE OF THE BLACK CROW PLAYS MAJOR ROLES IN THE DECIMATION OF PLAGUE ARTICLES PROMPTING THE POSSESSION AND RITUALS FROM FOLLOWERS OF THE BARRIER KULT. S.O.T.B.C. REENACTS THE CONCRETE, SOIL AND EARTH SCRAPING OF THE MONSTERS ABOVE, SPREADING POSSESSION EVEN TO THE DARK NIGHT AIRWAYS AS THE POPULACE FALLS PREY TO FLYING MONSTERS.

ANONYMOUS KULTIST

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LEGEND

CADBOROSAURUS = an alleged sea serpent known to dwell in Cadboro Bay in Victoria, BC, with numerous claimed sightings over the past 200 years. KORAI = or “kore” in singular form. These sculptures of Greek maidens are from the Archaic Period (800-480 BC). HARRYHAUSEN ROC = L.A.’s Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (born in 1920) created a brand of stop-motion model animation called “Dynamation.” A “Roc” is a giant mythical bird-of-prey from the Harryhausen-produced film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). GERONIMON = known as a 131-foot tall, 30,000-ton “monster chief ” from the Japanese TV series, Ultraman (1966-’67). This character appears in The Littlest Hero (ep.37). RODAN = a giant, mutated, flying reptile introduced in the Japanese film of the same name (1956), which was produced by Tomoyuki Tamaka.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MIKE SCHULZE MEXICO CITY INTRO

FRANK DANIELLO MIKE SCHULZE

PUSH THE BUTTON AND HOPE FOR THE BEST is what 22-yearold Mike “Hashbrown” Schulze did, not only to take the following snapshots with his Android HTC Desire mobile, but to clear Customs once the plane touched down for his first-ever Mexican skate-vacation: “They had this machine where you press a button that flashes green or red, pretty much based on luck,” he recalls, “If you got red, they’d rip your luggage apart.” Waiting for that green-light entry began months earlier with photographer Rich Odam over Facebook. The two shared a common contempt for the dark winter rains blanketing Metro Vancouver, which spawned the 10-day due-south retreat that included the likes of Arte Lew, Sean Lowe, Matt Berger and Concrete’s Brian Caissie. Upon arrival, Mike learned that the bustling Mexico City—housing a daunting 20 million in its overall metropolitan area—is far different than Langley: “It’s an eye-opening place. I think we were all kinda trippin’ at first, like looking over our

shoulders and shit. But once we met up with the locals, they told us what was up and we chilled out a bit.” Similar to the Montezuma’s Revenge bacterium that plagued most of the cast at one point or another, Mike found that Mexico City’s spots were “pretty sick”… in a better way. However, some of the best marble masterpieces did cause unforeseen tension with the local authorities. Lucky for Hashbrown and company, their resourceful lensman speaks the language fluently: “There are historical monuments all over the city with the smoothest marble ground and ledges,” Mike mentions. “At first we didn’t know we weren’t allowed to skate them, until a cop ran towards us screaming at us in Spanish. We had no clue what was going on. Rich had a 15-minute conversation with him and we walked out of there, later finding out the guy was going to take our boards and throw us in jail.”

KICKFLIP NOSE MANNY INWARD HEELFLIP OUT Photos: Rich Odam

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STILLS AND CAPTIONS

MARKET ODDITIES

“At a bunch of the parks they had all these booths set up with random things for sale, like handmade skulls of different sizes, old-school martial arts movies, and these puppets. I’ve never seen a puppet before, so I was trippin’ when I saw these creepy fuckers. I guess people down there play with them [laughs].”

WHERE TO?

“The crew was all sitting outside our hotel for about an hour or so waiting on our tour guide Polo May to show, and some guy who worked at the hotel came up to ask if I’ve seen the LRG video Give Me My Money Chico. We showed him Caissie’s Mexico-updated book of spots, and he ended up talking to some other hotel workers that skated; they told us where all the spots were.”

FOUNTAIN PARTY

“This monument was down the road from our hotel, and we would always go by it when we went for breakfast. But it wasn’t till the end of the trip that we realized that there was a water show that would go down with all these lights and shit. Families would be running through it fully clothed, ruining their sneakers. No way I was going to do that.”

BEER < WATER

“Beer was cheaper than water out there. It was so sick! Beer was mandatory, especially after a skate session in the hot Mexican weather. One morning, I woke up and saw this.”

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TOP ROPE

“Lucha Libre means ‘free wrestling’ and the masks are pretty fucking sick. These ones were all handmade.”

SKY HIGH

“This is a view of our hotel from the lobby looking up. It’s pretty dope, there’s no roof. Probably ‘cause Mexico City is really humid and really high in elevation.”

HOLY HEADQUARTERS

“One of the many cathedrals in Mexico City. I can’t even begin to describe how gnarly it is. The exterior of the building is covered with skulls, angels and other random Christian art. The inside is filled with life-sized sculptures of angels and people from the Bible. There even was a gory sculpture of Jesus covered in blood, carrying the cross for all your sins.” 28

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BOOK WORMS

“As we’re skating down the street to hit up a spot, we come across this mountain of books. Apparently, this is a library. I wonder if they’ve got the newest issue of Concrete [laughs].”

BACKSIDE TAILSLIDE Photo: Rich Odam

Dysfunctional in Detroit 3 Days with Red Star words

Cephas

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Jivcoff

fter a long crazy summer this year, we decided to plan one final team trip. Photographer Will Jivcoff had mentioned to Paul Machnau just how many spots there were in Detroit. We all wanted to check it out but not everyone had passports at the time, so we decided to make a mission out of it.

It seems to be a cliché in skateboarding to say your team is like a “little family,” but in our case, I would say it’s a very tight, dysfunctional family. I’m the odd older uncle, Paul is the influential big brother, and the rest of the team are our younger nephews and brothers…

As I pulled up to Grant Patterson’s place in the big tour van, I thought to myself: “Shit, here we go again. I hope we make it back safe and sound.” From there Grant and I drove into Toronto to pick up Cephas Benson and filmer Devin Guiney, then off to the airport to grab Paul and Chad Dickson. Before long we snatched up Will and Red Star’s new flow guy, Tyler O’Grady, before hitting the road to the “Motor City.”

Back to Detroit… we started with a shop signing in nearby Windsor to warm things up and spend one last night in Canada before crossing the border into the abyss. Before those fateful few days in Detroit, Paul and I were watching TV and landed on a show about jails in Detroit and I thought: “Man, I hope we don’t have to deal with any crazy people like that in the Motor City...” —Dan Opyc

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PAUL MACHNAU, FRONTSIDE BOARDSLIDE SHUV

“It feels like half the population gave up and moved away.”

CHAD DICKSON, 360 FLIP

The trip started off on a funny note. The man in charge, Dan Opyc, is scared to death of big bridges, and since we drove to Detroit from Windsor, we got to witness him nearly have a fear-induced heart attack while crossing the two-kilometre Ambassador Bridge into Detroit. As funny as that was, once over the bridge we got a nice taste of U.S. hospitality at the border by getting sent to the inspection station. Paul claims it was Dan’s over-the-top enthusiasm and nervous laughter that made the border police grow suspicious, and I agree. After 20 minutes of them searching the van and trying to get us to admit we smoke weed, we were on our way to check into a couple pimp suites at the Holiday Inn downtown.

walk from the hotel, so we hit the streets in our best button-ups for a fun night out. But five minutes into the walk things started getting a little scary. Almost everyone we walked by seemed to be a crackhead or a badass gangster-looking dude. We remained rather quiet and eavesdropped on peoples’ conversations, which was pretty entertaining and intimidating. Finally we made it to the liquor store after getting lost a couple times, then walked back as fast as we could. It wasn’t until we were back at the hotel that Chad and I both admitted we were scared shitless the whole time. We decided that from there on staying in was probably a good idea, and for the remainder of the trip we only made it to the hotel bar. Pretty much, that was the extent of our “trip nightlife.”

Detroit is a unique and strange place. So much of it is abandoned, it feels like half the population gave up and moved away. It makes you wonder why the other half stayed. Downtown, huge buildings and hotels stand empty, and driving away from the core it appeared houses and buildings were left vacant. The good thing about abandoned buildings is the complete lack of security, but the bad thing about them is the scary feeling you get when you realize anything goes, because you never know who might be lurking in the shadows. In certain areas the police seemed to be more worried about our safety than us skating on private property.

One night, Grant Patterson, Chad Dickson, Devin Guiney and myself were getting a nice, mellow buzz on in our hotel room. Grant and I both suffer from the hazardous disease known as “Drunken Shit Talking.” I don’t remember who started it but let’s assume it was Grant. We got into our usual drunken chirp battle, and for some reason we ended up in each others’ faces and decided to go at it. It turned into the funniest fight I’ve ever been in. I must weigh almost twice as much as Grant, so I decided to wrestle him. After tossing him around for a bit, I pinned him down and gave him a nice smack, at which point he screamed: “I’M IRISH, CUZZZ!” I proceeded to die of laughter because his explosion of anger and subsequent WWE “fake truce” tactic didn’t result in anything but me tossing him to the floor on repeat.

After our first day of skating, Chad and I felt like grabbing some beers. Turned out the nearest liquor store was about a 15-minute

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GRANT PATTERSON, FRONT SHUV NOSEGRIND BACKSIDE 180

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TYLER O’GRADY, SWITCH FRONTSIDE 360 Since we were only there for three nights, we decided not to hold back and skate as many spots as possible, whether or not they were in sketchy areas. Thanks to our amazing tour guide, this goal was not a problem. He actually printed out a spot book for us with pictures and directions to about 50 spots. Thanks, Jim Tumey. Paul led the way at every spot—he was on a never-ending mission to skate and kill everything we came across. He got tricks everywhere, whether he was seriously trying to get a photo or just trying to hype-up the rest of us to skate. Because of this, we managed to get some decent stuff done in the short time we had.

Once we found ourselves heading back across the Ambassador Bridge to Windsor, we realized that yes, Detroit appears to be really sketchy, but nothing really sketchy actually happened when we were there. The people were extremely friendly and helpful; even the cops were chill. That’s when we realized the citizens of Detroit have a good reason to stay. It’s a friendly city in the rebuilding stages so, why leave? Visit CONCRETESKATEBOARDING.COM to watch footage from the trip.

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MAGNUS HANSON I N T E R V I E W

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SKATEBOARDING HAS ALWAYS attracted a diverse cross-section of characters from all walks of life. And while some may get caught up in the latest styles or politics of the game, there are a few that cut right through the bullshit and get straight to business. One such skate specimen is Surrey, BC’s Magnus Hanson. After years of being in the game, Magnus has made a conscious decision to stay true to himself, and to skateboarding. Not only has this translated into a solid work ethic but it’s also made him appealing to both teammates and sponsors alike, namely Momentum Wheels and the Canadian teams for C1RCA and Quiksilver. Most recently he got on Element Canada, and the brand’s Marketing Manager Chad Albert noted: “I feel we already have a really strong Canadian team, so to be honest, I wasn’t looking to add anyone. It was only when I met up with Brian Caissie in Vancouver, while on the Crossing Canada Tour, that it 40

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even came up. He let me know that Magnus didn’t have a board sponsor anymore, so we invited him out skating with us. I called him a few weeks later and here we are. We’re hyped to have him on the team!” Now at the ripe age of 22 and pushed by mentors like Paul Machnau, Magnus is more driven than ever to move his career forward. The young AM’s skills and attitude are so inspiring that his friends will often draw from that energy. Well-known comrade John Hanlon humbly stated: “Skating with someone that’s more skilled than you is always helpful. Mags has been a best friend to me for years.” So, while some might take a laid-back approach to their future roles in the industry, short of carrying a briefcase, Magnus is all business when it comes to going skating.

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OVER THE YEARS YOU’VE SKATED WITH SOME PRETTY RECOGNIZABLE NAMES LIKE CHRIS HASLAM AND PAUL MACHNAU. HOW DID THAT AFFECT YOUR STYLE OF SKATING? I’ve watched Haslam try tricks over and over until he gets it. You’ve seen the tricks he does—they don’t come easy. Skating with Paul, he gave me a sense of mental toughness and being able to stay focused. It really helped build me up and gave me the concept of perseverance. GROWING UP WITH JOHN HANLON AND THE DECENZO BROTHERS, THERE’S A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TALENT THERE. DID YOU GUYS JUST PLAY OFF ONE ANOTHER? Oh, yeah! Even now, when we get together, we have the most amazing sessions. I feel like when I skate with any one of those three, it just

automatically becomes the best session. It’s just good energy—you see them do all these interesting tricks and it just makes you want to learn a new one. I mean, that’s the best thing about skating with your friends, and that’s really all it comes down to. ARE THERE STILL ODD MOMENTS WHEN YOU SEE RYAN WIN THE DEW TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP LIKE HE DID THIS YEAR? For me it was never a matter of if but more a matter of when. I can remember watching him skate when we were younger, and as we got older and spent a lot of time at the park together, I thought to myself: “This kid is the best fucking skateboarder in the world!” I knew right away, and it was only a matter of time before everyone else found out.

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SKATE NERD STILL! IT’S INSANE.” YOU SEEM TO DO PRETTY WELL IN CONTESTS, LIKE AM GETTING PAID, FOR EXAMPLE. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF BECOMING MORE OF A “CONTEST GUY” GOING FORWARD? I would love to start doing all those big contests. That would be sweet. I just don’t know how to go about entering. For example, I would like to go to Maloof, but I guess they have to vote you in. Another problem I always run into is registering too late! I will often realize the week of the event and be like: “Oh shit! I should go to that contest next weekend!” I suppose with time I’ll get things sorted. It would be awesome, though. Just like skating the Ladner contest with the Decenzos. THAT’S A PRETTY MELLOW OUTLOOK ON IT. DO YOU GET NERVOUS IN CONTESTS AT ALL? I just picture it like no one is skating the park, and kind of think to myself: “Stoked! I have the whole park to myself.” And I suppose if I suck, I suck, and if I don’t, I don’t. WITH THE CURRENT DIRECTION OF BIGGER CONTESTS, DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE A LAME STIGMA THAT ATTACHES ITSELF TO SKATERS WHO GET INVOLVED IN IT? Not yet, ’cause there aren’t really too many exclusive skatepark skaters yet. I think that once there is people that only exclusively skate contests, it might happen, but I can’t imagine as a skateboarder ever doing that. How could you skate all these awesome parks at contests and not be inspired to skate street afterwards? I think it’s the diversity of the streets that makes it so fun. Look at Nyjah Huston, who’s winning all these contests but at the same time released the most insane video part recently. A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH YOUR SKILLS HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THE MOVE DOWN TO THE STATES TO PURSUE A PROFESSIONAL CAREER MORE AGGRESSIVELY. IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU HAVEN’T DONE THAT YET? I think I’m going to. I’m pretty fed up with being here. I think it’s just time to skate some better spots. Actually, not even better—just new. CONCRETE SKATEBOARDING

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JUST SKATING…” YOU SEEMED TO HAVE GROWN UP WITH A PRETTY CLEAN-CUT IMAGE. NOW IT SEEMS LIKE YOU’VE KIND OF SHED IT, NOT THAT YOU’RE RAGING BEHIND THE SCENES. WAS THE COMMON PERCEPTION OF A STRAIGHT EDGE MAGNUS ACCURATE BEFORE? I think that image was just something people thought about me and it was something I just never denied. It’s like if everyone thought I was killing it and doing good in life, I wasn’t going to contradict it. But I’m not sure how accurate it ever was. NOW THAT YOU ARE OF-AGE, DO YOU GET DOWN AT THE CLUBS? No, not really. I like to keep it close to home. I like to hit pubs in Surrey with the homies, but I’m not trying to head downtown and hit the clubs, miss the last SkyTrain and take an $80 cab home. HAVING BEEN IN THE SKATE INDUSTRY FOR SO LONG, WHAT’S BEEN THE KEY TO KEEPING THINGS MOVING UPWARD? The feeling of skating every day and having friends that are still stoked on it as well is pretty key. I don’t know why every day I wake up and all I can do is think about skateboarding. It’s insane! I still watch mad videos every day. I don’t know, I guess because it’s just the best feeling in the world. SO YOU STILL FEEL LIKE A SKATE RAT? Dude! I’m such a skate nerd still! It’s insane. YOU HAD A BRIEF STINT WITH FACEBOOK BUT HAVE PRETTY MUCH DELETED ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES YOU HAD. HOW COME? I don’t know. I can talk to people in real life, and if you know me, you can email me or call me. There was a time before Facebook! It’s not for me, I guess, but if you like it more power to you. I just think there are better ways to waste my time. ANYTHING COMING OUT THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT? Yeah, I had a Quiksilver part that dropped in November! Aside from that, you know, the same as always: just skating… CONCRETE SKATEBOARDING

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INTRO AND PHOTOS JUDAH OAKES CAPTIONS ROB GONZALEZ ver the summer, an opportunity and subsequent limitation presented itself. The opportunity being a Canadian tour featuring LRG pros Chico Brenes, Tommy Sandoval, Rob Gonzalez, Billy Marks, Jack Curtain and Tom Asta, along with Canadian rider Chad Dickson. The only limitation was the 10 days we had for the trip, and Canada being such a large land mass. So the decision was made to give some of the eastern provinces some love this go-around. We went for three major stops: Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto, and they would all be a mix of in-store signings, park demos and of course, street skating to accumulate photos for this article.

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one being the fact that no 12-to-15-passenger vans were available to rent in either Quebec or Ontario. That left us with three minivans rolling about 15 people deep along with all the luggage, cameras and whatnot. Touring around somewhat unfamiliar cities to hit spots, attending scheduled visits and demos, trying to not lose the other vans at red lights or offramps during rush hour, was no easy task. On the road, our phones were working overtime to keep us all in the know. With Tommy, Billy and Asta as some of the more recent recruits to LRG, this was one of the first trips that had them traveling together. To be honest, it seemed like these guys had been through this extensively in the past judging by their ability to fall right into life on the roadâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;team theme songs, runs to Tim Hortons and extensive gambling included.

LRG & Timebomb Trading would like to thank EXO (Quebec City), Empire (Montreal), Perigny (Trois-Rivieres, QC) Switch (Ajax, ON), The Baitshop (Toronto, ON) and all the kids who came out to support. - 3 ( $0. 4,"5& t 5*.&#0.#53"%*/( $0.

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OR YEARS, Barcelona has had a reputation amongst skaters for being one of the greatest places in the world for a skater to experience culture, beautiful women and amazing spots. The opportunity to go on a skate trip to Barcy with some good friends seemed perfect. The whole trip would take place over one month, with Saint Hubert, QC’s Charles Deschamps, Repentigny, QC’s Will Cristofaro, and Whitby, ON’s Bobby De Keyzer taking over the skateboarding side of things, along with Sam Fidlin and I splitting the photo work, and Jordan Moss filming. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Will had to head home halfway through the trip, and Bobby and I arrived for the second half. While everyone’s skating on the trip was mind-blowing, it was Charles’ moves that stood out the most. With the goal of finishing his Slub Bucks video part in mind, he was on a mission. During our Spanish Inquisition, there is no doubt in my mind that Charles laid the kind of beating on Barcelona’s skate spots that will convert any nonbelievers, and he had a great time doing it. Aside from the skating, the trip was nothing short of surprising. With friends’ prior experiences in mind, and coverage from the popular destination, Charles thought that we were in for a normal trip with good times along the way. Turns out… he was wrong. Throughout the following tale, Charles reflects on his experiences with crazy drivers, fights, drinking, pressure washers and more during his destructive path in a skateboarding mecca. 60

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One night, our crew decided to grab a few beers and head down to the beach to relax after a long day of skating. Everything seemed normal before it started getting weird when a couple of middle-aged locals approached us and began shaking our hands and speaking enthusiastically in Spanish. We soon found out that their names were Alberto and Ana, and they seemed extremely happy to see us for whatever reason.

away from us. After the encounter, Charles remarked: “They were fucking crazy! They were talking shit about us in Spanish, and we were laughing with them, not understanding what they were saying!” After the couple left, a local let us know that Alberto had been calling us “skater fags” and saying that Bobby was “the smallest one, but the biggest douchebag of them all.” Strange… indeed.

After a brief conversation, which consisted of us speaking to them in a hybrid of broken English and Spanish, Ana got upset with Alberto. She stole a can of Estrella Damm from a street vendor, poured it all over him, and pulled him

We figured that their opinion of us was the same as most of the city’s citizens, as Charles explained when I first arrived: “We’d skate spots, and the locals were over all the noise; they’d throw stuff at us from their windows. I got attacked with lemons one time.”

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One thing you might often forget while skating around the streets of Barcelona is that for many who live there, the roads are the main method of transportation. Any time of day, they’re filled with taxis, cars and motorcycles going about their daily business. This wouldn’t sound like such a big deal to anyone from a major city, but the difference is in the drivers’ attitudes. It seems that in Barcelona they just don’t care about pedestrians. No matter what the situation, crossing a street is like playing a real life game of Frogger. It comes down to waiting for the right opportunities and making progress when you can, because any rushed steps could put you in front of an unforgiving (and most likely accelerating) vehicle. “It’s not that bad, but sometimes it can be really fucked-up,” Charles mentioned while recollecting one night’s series of strange vehicular happenings. It all started when Bobby got caught on something and shot his board into the street. Luckily, it was during a red light, and a couple of cars stopped before the end of the block so that his board would be safe and retrievable. However, a speeding taxi drove in like a bat out of hell, with no apparent regard for the fact that we were about to pick up the board, and just drove straight over it.

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PRESSURE WASHED

Our apartment was located near Las Ramblas, which is a main market area that’s usually packed with tourists. The city workers around here are often pressure washing the streets, trying to keep them clean. One day, Charles and Jordan were out getting food, and noticed an old man sitting on a bench near the area where some street cleaners were working. They slowly made their way towards the man, and eventually, he became an obstacle between them and a job well done. “One of the workers asked him to move so he could wash the bench,” Charles explained back at the apartment. “The old man didn’t want to move. They argued for a little bit, and when the tried to continue his job, the old man pushed him from behind. The worker was pissed and soaked the old man from head-to-toe by the pressure washer, which blasted off his hat and toupee. It was fucking awesome.”

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A few times throughout the trip, the fame gained by Charles, Bobby, and Jordan’s trip to The Berrics as “Minor Media” in 2010 made our crew recognizable to other skaters. In one case, we gained a stalker, who we referred to as “Primo” throughout the trip. After recognizing us at a spot, he tagged along for a few days. As was the case with the rest of our crew, Charles’ opinion of Primo was less than good. “He was alright for the first day, but he started to fan-out on Minor Media and shit. He was from LA, and was visiting his brother for a week or so. Primo was so stoked and wanted to skate with us all the time. He even wanted to chill with us at our place, and managed to stay there one night.” Our issues with Primo came to peak when one day after we decided to not answer his calls from the street. He tried to get our attention by throwing rocks at our window, and nobody wanted to let him in. We hoped that he would just go away, but he climbed up to our balcony and knocked on the door. The locals must have thought he was stealing things from apartments because when we left to go skate, a man on a moped tried to run Primo down, and attempted to punch him in the face. Our crew scrambled and got away from the situation, but it was clear that we needed to cut Primo loose.

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At night, the streets of Barcelona are filled with strange characters: homeless people, human statues, and performers of all types. The street folk, with the vastest numbers, are the drug and alcohol dealers. “They got annoying sometimes, but it was so funny to mess around with them,” Charles remembers. “We’d always stare at them, so they would think that we wanted stuff. They were always really driven to sell their drugs and shit, and would even ask little Bobby if he wanted to buy weed, hash, or cocaine.”

On one of the last nights, Charles drank some of Barcelona’s finest, strongest Absinthe before leaving the apartment to go walk around and find stuff to do. At one point, a dealer offered Charles a beer. Seeing as he was already under the influence, he thought it would be a good idea to trade his iPhone for a single can. The dealer was all for it, but we eventually convinced him to sell it for only one Euro (about $1.50 CAD). Right after opening his newly acquired beer, Charles saw some clowns on stilts in the distance. Without thinking about the consequences, he ran up, and offered them his beer if they would fight him on the spot. Luckily, they could tell he wasn’t in his right mind, and flat-out refused. CONCRETE SKATEBOARDING

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The great thing about our apartment’s location was that the beach was only a short skate away. One day, we decided to spend a day there. While we were minding our own business, we saw two guys fighting. One of them ended up on the ground, and he ended up on the receiving end of a mean bionic elbow drop. The victorious fighter walked away, but the victim of the vicious blow was left unconscious on the ground. At first we thought he was dead, but after a while some cops came and checked on him. When asked to recollect the situation, a shocked Charles said: “It seemed so normal to the police. They didn’t care. A soon as they knew he was OK, they left him knocked-out in the sand.” In the end, Charles’ opinion of Barcelona changed from what it was before the trip, summing it up in simple terms: “With all the crazy shit that happened to us, I can easily say, without a doubt, it’s the most fucked-up place I have ever visited.” Visit CONCRETESKATEBOARDING.COM to watch Charles Deschamps’ part from Slub Bucks.

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Andrew left the Kootenays to spend a few summer months in Vancouver, and through word-ofmouth from Dan Redmond and Sean Lowe, I heard he was pretty sick, so we met up. Two spots and two banging tricks later, this guy made quite an impression, so I brought him on a trip. The only way he blew it was by landing most of his tricks first try before the cameras made it out of the bags. Many times we watched him land a bangers with our own eyes, instead of through our viewfinders. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Rich Odam

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The word “underrated” gets thrown around a lot. It bounces back and forth against the walls of a little bubble we call skateboarding and has gained quite a bit of weight on this seemingly infinite journey. Drew Williams is not an underrated Canadian skateboarder. He’s been too busy mastering his craft to carry around such a sluggish verb. With the talent and influence ‘D-Baby’ has already bestowed upon skateboarding and his peers, ’tis a damn shame it’s taken this long for those “underrated” cats to move aside and let him shine. —Justin Czank 90

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This issue we’ve got some special stuff coming down the video pipeline. Tum Yeto’s newest release is a classic spin on a modern video, and San Diego’s SK8MAFIA celebrated a five-way turning Pro party with their latest. An underground night-hit from France makes an appearance, and our 2011 Photo Annual Filmer Pack contest winner’s YouTube channel is featured. Give yourself a cold winter night off, and watch some great skating…

WT F !

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A full-length video can be the lifeblood of a brand, and with Foundation being seemingly quiet since making team changes of Toy Machine proportions, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Fortunately, after a 15-second intro, Dakota Servold avoids a security guard and takes half a push before grinding a 23-stair monster. From that point on, What The Fuck! was pretty damn good. In fact, all the massive rails and quick-cut parts made me feel a little nostalgic, which is quite weird for something brand new. If you grew up loving Welcome To Hell and Misled Youth you never shrugged off rail skaters, and these guys ride some wild ones. A thumbs up also goes to the soundtrack of classics starring Joy Division, Minor Threat, Talking Heads, Pixies and more. Foundation has a whole new squad and they are ruling. Just check out WTF! and see for yourself.

After being one of the first companies to successfully launch based on weekly web clips, SK8MAFIA releases their first full-length video. It’s exactly what you were expecting, with a custom track in the intro and so many switch hardflips. Even when the rest of the world shuns them, San Diego loves their switch hardflips. But don’t get me wrong, this is an hour-long video that’s jampacked with rap, weed and some incredible skating. Ol’ Dirty Smolik is in there, Brandon Turner wears sunglasses throughout his entire part, there’s a Javier Sarmiento part and five turning-Pro sections (Jamie Palmore, Jimmy Cao, Tyler Surrey, Larelle Gray and Wes Kremer, who you’ll find on p.100). It’s too much to digest all in one sitting, but breaking it up is quite enjoyable. Even though the company name sounds hard, this video is evidence that they’re just a bunch of friends out skating and having a blast.

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Yoan Taillandier’s Minuit is a full-length documentation of night skating in France and Japan. Its premiere, early this year, sent shockwaves through the skate world as Yoan completely re-invented all basic guidelines governing the caliber and selection of tricks for a video part. This nearly hour-long labour of love was meticulously crafted over three years and was shot entirely at night on VX1000s and Super 8. Masaki Ui, Leo Valls, Akira Imamura and more push around and skitch on cars to a score recorded specifically for the piece. After a lengthy wait, Minuit was finally available for North American DVD consumption via theoriesofatlantis.com. More recently, after battling to keep it off YouTube, Yoan has released it online in its entirety. He is, as demonstrated in the video, on a short list of the finest camera wielders in the business, and for everyone’s sake, I can only hope he’s deep into a new project.

Briggs confidently launched himself, along with Skylar Kehr, into the world of Canadian skateboard videos with his comically-named and Okanagan-based 2010 release, Love Bolts. His love of saturated images and savvy editing had already won him hordes of fans online, which makes him a perfect candidate for a channel review. He’s been releasing quick, entertaining skate clips regularly for years, over 200 of them, which is not the easiest feat. And with a new video rumoured to be underway, they won’t likely stop anytime soon. Briggs’ talents and taste recently won him a Jason Hernandez-designed D-SLR Eazy Handle [eazyhandle.com] as part of the Concrete Filmer Pack contest. It was his NIGHT STEPS entry that sealed the deal, and you can watch that along with the Love Bolts’ sections and much more on his YouTube channel. Stop by, subscribe, and let Briggs entertain you.

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For this issue of Concrete, we’re bringing back the defunct Shoe Vaults series in order to bid a fond farewell to an important shoe company to skateboarding, éS Footwear. If you haven’t heard, parent company Sole Technology announced that after the Spring 2012 offering, éS will be put on hiatus in favour of focusing on other brands under the company’s umbrella. This move will bring an end to a 16-year legacy.

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éS Footwear started in 1995, offering a brand influenced by athletic footwear and to advance the technical aspect of shoes specific to skateboarding. With Etnies moving towards a broader action sports market, the need was there for a Sole Tech brand that was more advanced and more elite. And elite is exactly what the brand became with the announcement of its team. The original éS squad represented Pros who were at the top of the game in not only skating ability, but personal style and character, and included Eric Koston, Ronnie Creager, Chad Muska, Tom Penny, Bob Burnquist, veteran Sal Barbier, and up-and-comer Paul Sharpe. With such advanced skaters representing, it’s no surprise the shoes followed suit. éS’ initial offering featured classic shoes such as Sal Barbier’s Pro shoe, the Sal 23, the Uno, and introduced the world to the Accel, the most iconic shoe in the brand’s history. Over the course of éS’ early years, it would release many of the most classic skate

shoes of all time: Sal Barbier’s two follow-up models, the SLB and the SLB ‘97, Ronnie Creager and Chad Muska’s first Pro shoes, and the beginning of Eric Koston’s Pro shoe legacy. Highly regarded as some of the best skate shoes, éS could retire to legendary status based on Koston’s first three Pro models alone. The shoes designed by éS not only advanced the look of skateboarding footwear, but also pushed the boundaries as far as new technologies go. Among many of its advancements, éS is responsible for features such as the first air bag system (the Aura); the first exposed polyurethane midsole (the Koston 1); the first rubber lace loops and hidden stash pocket (Chad Muska’s Pro model); the first neoprene sock liner (the SLB mid), and the first shoe to feature EVA foam (the Koston 2). As with most shoe companies, at the end of the ’90s/beginning of the ’00s, many of these advancements got a little out of hand, and éS was as guilty as other shoe companies for producing its fair share of big bulky moon boots. Fortunately, éS never stopped producing and offering its staple shoe, the Accel, and had at least a few simple classic skate shoes in its lineup, making the brand a beacon of light through the years for skaters looking for styles that didn’t give in to the bulky trends. In fact, once the brand goes on hiatus, it will be the first time in 16 years that the Accel, or any of it’s predecessors like the Square One, will not be available. So if that’s your shoe, make sure you stock up.

Besides shoe advancements, éS has done many things to help change the face of skateboarding. Over the years, the éS team has been home to some all-time skateboarders such as Rick McCrank, Arto Saari, Paul Rodriguez, PJ Ladd, and Bobby Worrest. But along with its rich heritage of legendary team alumni, éS has made an indelible mark on skateboarding in other ways. In 2000, the company released its full-length video, Menikmati, which featured some of the best skate sections ever filmed as well as an eclectic soundtrack and a heavy dose of world traveling in the footage, which was a departure for skate videos at the time. éS also introduced the game of S.K.A.T.E. as a large-scale tournament, which is now one of the most popular contests in the skate world in the form of The Battle At The Berrics. I don’t think anyone would need much more convincing of éS’ legendary status, so with that being said, we bid the brand a sad adieu. We hate to see you guys go, but we’re hoping that the use of the word “hiatus” means just that, and we will be seeing more éS shoes on skateshop shelves in the future. Thanks for all the great shoes, the great skateboarding, and being an important part of skateboarding’s history. SKATEBOARDINGSTARTSWITH.ES

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JENNY CHARLESWORTH

It’s not a Spits show unless some sweaty wasteoid gets hauled out of the pit, their fist still pumping as the bouncer tosses their ass onto the sidewalk. The Seattle band has been serving up this sort of chaos since they first slithered on stage in bargain-bin getups back in the mid-’90s. “That’s what we’ve always intended to do with the Spits, to have a small controlled riot in the name of punk rock,” bassist Erin Wood tells Concrete on the line from Michigan, his home base once again after years out West. There’s no shortage of lore surrounding these heroes of the underground. Thanks to kooky costumes and crude punk tunes, Wood, his brother Sean, drummer Lance Phelps and whoever is brave enough to man the keys that month enjoy a life of notoriety. “I’d always wanted to be in a band and my brother always wanted to do music, so we moved to Seattle in the early ’90s with the intention of starting a band,” says Wood. “But we’re really not musicians—we just do the Spits.” With another record rolling out, courtesy of In the Red [intheredrecords.com], Wood’s taking stock of the wild ride that led to the 98

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group’s fifth album, which, predictably (and hilariously), is titled The Spits, just like the last four discs. “We try to do what we can for ‘the people’ but we’re getting older, so it’s more like punk for fucking old people now,” he laughs. Wood insists it’s also punk for the end of days, too. “It’s 2012, baby!” he proclaims. “This is the fucking soundtrack to the apocalypse!” Wood continues: “That was our sole intention when we were writing this new record: ‘When shit starts going down, what would be a good soundtrack?’ Since ninth grade I’ve known that I’m going to see the end of the world, and I’m pretty convinced that we’re seeing the end of days now. But what are you going to do? Have a good time, get drunk and go play some songs.” So when the doves drop out of the sky and a volcanic ash cloud appears on the horizon, the Spits have your playlist covered. “This record has some old Spits in there but it’s a little more poppier in points, and then there’s way more Southern California hardcore in there as well. It’s just a little more aggressive and, like I said, apocalyptic.”

The Dooms Day premonitions are kind of gloomy, sure, but it’s not like Wood hasn’t seen dark days before—so maybe his warning is worth a second thought. “We grew up skateboarding in the ’80s listening to punk, so when we moved to Seattle in the ’90s everyone started listening to Beastie Boys, and rap started coming in. We were like: ‘That’s ours—skateboarding is ours!’ So we started riding old decks; we thought that was way cooler than popsicle boards. And now that it’s 16 years later, and all that’s back again.” These days, “old man” Wood would sooner have his tunes featured in skate videos like Creature’s Born Dead—which featured Spits anthem “Bring Down”—than hit the pavement himself. “We’re all die-hard skaters at heart. But going out and session skating isn’t really a reality anymore. Our bones are brittle and, y’know, we have no health insurance in America.” FACEBOOK.COM/THESPITS

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WES KREMER MIKE BLABAC

The Pro skate world is full of hammers, bangers and NBDs these days. Almost gone are the tricks that are documented while out skating with your homies, not focusing on how the footage is going to look or if the filmer’s shadow is showing. There are fewer and fewer skaters who stand up to the skate world and say: “Fuck it. This is me, this is how I skate and this is what I want to film.” Wes is one of the rare skaters stepping into the Pro world without being so focused on building his image by Tweeting every trick he just did. Shit, you won’t even catch him on Twitter. But you can catch him every Sunday bombin’ the hills of downtown San Diego with about 20 of his homies. Or you can catch him at the spot filming the rawest street shit with no plan or pre-meditated idea of what the filmer might capture. That’s what being a real street skater is all about. And, in my opinion, that’s just what Wes is. —Josh Kalis

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OFF-BOARD ACTIVITIES

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

’91 Volvo station wagon Wall boards VHS copy of A Soldier’s Story Ninja Turtles coozie Disposable camera

Wayne “Ollie Essay” Deitch Peter Hewitt Steve Shipler Sean Sheffey Ol’ Dirty Smolik

TOUR HOMIES

CANADIANS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SK8MAFIA Perus Crew Sweet Posse Nichis Jon Holland

Rick Howard Colin McKay Ryan Smith Sascha Daley Morgan Smith

Drinkin’ Rollin’ up Hoes Bowling Ping-Pong

VIDEO PARTS

1. Tyler Surrey, new SK8MAFIA Video 2. Gino Iannucci, The Chocolate Tour (’99) 3. John Rosenkranz, SK8MAFIA’s Way of Life (’04) 4. Danny Brady, Blueprint’s Lost and Found (’05) 5. Sean Sheffey, A Soldier’s Story (’91)

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BEVERAGES

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Posti/Kiasma (Helsinki, Finland) Skater Island (Sweden) Charada Club de Baile (Madrid, Spain) Amsterdam Café (Vancouver) Christiania (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Car/house keys Wallet Phone Spark Papes

Orange juice Arizona Iced Tea Road sodas Finnish Lonkero Finnish Fisu (vodka and Fisherman’s Friend)

ROAD PURCHASES

SHUFFLE TRACKS

WU-TANG MEMBERS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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“Point of No Return” Geto Boys “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzic” Outkast “Ain’t No Love…” Bobby “Blue” Bland “Beyond the Cloak Of Darkness” Del “Gangster of Love” Geto Boys

Ol’ Dirty GZA RZA Masta Killah Ghostface Raekwon

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