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For those of you that are new to our publication, we are an INDEPENDENT magazine about Music, Extreme Sports, Art in all it’s forms and from time to time we have PRETTY LADIES gracing our covers. This month is one of those months. If you guys arent familiar with suicidegirls.com, it’s a great photo/art site with gorgeous girls of the alternative persuasion in various states of undress, but done TASTELFULLY. This month, QUINNE graces our cover. Read her interview and check her out at suicidegirls.com. I believe we’ll be seeing more of QUINNE as she’ll be writing articles from time to time within our pages. Also on the cover this month is Horror Movie Queen Tiffany Shepis. She’s gorgeous, intelligent, and would rather be hacking some guy to pieces, than starring in romantic comedies, and we love her for it. Drool at the pics, but read the interview too. Plus we have the return of THE VAULT. By popular demand, Freddy has returned with yet another tape pulled from the MAGX Vault of 80’s metal. This month? BRUCE DICKINSON’s (Iron Maiden) short lived side project. What else do we have for you? Kain is back with another article, and this one is about BEER! Komotaka answers some more of your letters. Thor misses a bunch of grammer and punctuation errors, Leo’s got your back when it comes to Television shows, and if you flip this book, you’ll find the very first issue of NOCTURNAL, the nightlife guide. Check it out and let us know what you think. -Ramsey
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Email your answers to CONTESTS@MAGXONLINE.COM Happy Halloween to all out Mag-X readers. We decided to make this month’s contest easy for you. Match the characters with the movie they appear in and win a treat. Winners will receive a super ninja, mysterious, mystery bag.
Hello there! We get alot of letters/email here at MagX but haven’t had time to respond to them. Luckily, Our buddy Black Mantis Komatoka the “Devourer or Souls” was laid off from his job at El Pato last week, so we hired him as our Letter answerer. Have a question that’s nagging the hell out of you? ASK HIM! On to the letters!
Dear Komotaka, Komotaka. I was just wondering, with all of your busy work, how do you ever find the time to score some young geishas? sounds to me like maybe you dont get any at all.
be a night of unleashed violence! Wedgies, bitch slapping parents, cat shaving, and throwing rocks at ugly kids! Hey Komotaka, if you had a theme song, what song would it be?
-Louie Alfaro Dear Louie, Why must you incur the wrath? Obviously you wouldn’t know the first thing about women. Your last name “Alfaro” is spanish for clumsy and unattractive you foolish dog, I, Komotaka should give you a tortilla slapping so hard that your mother will feel it harder than the burrito loving i gave her the night before!
A. Halloween B. Rocky Horror Picture Show C. Friday the 13th D. Beetlejuice E. Nightmare Before Christmas Bonus: Michael Myers’ mask is actually the face of what actor?
Hey Komotaka, What are you dressing up for this halloween? -Danny Dear Eddie, I’m dressing up as your drunken father this year. Komotaka will tortilla slap you, kick family pet and call you loser. Jut like everyday for you yes? Hey Komotaka, Will you be taking your son for trick-or-treating? -Marie
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Dearest Marie, Komotaka will take son out, Taka JR. has been training all summer for this. It will
-Peter Finally a question Komotaka likes! I will tell you what song is Komotaka’s theme pecker! Only two songs are worthy enough for the Taka, Walk by Pantera or the Banana Splits theme song! Both songs kick ass, just like Taka. Ok! Enough letters for now, Komotaka out!
By: J3S
creepy halloween edition!
haunted places in the rgv: sex, insanity, and ghost cows? It’s that time of the year again, Halloween is here so let the fright fest commence. And what exactly are you doing for Halloween? Haunted houses? Yeah, like I really am terrified of some high school kid in a SCREAM mask. Stay home and watch scary movies? Pfft losers.. why not go out and explore the valley’s hanged spots? Mag-X has rounded up some really cool places to check out this Halloween be warned; some of these places do not appreciat visitors, and beware of the “ghost cows”. MOOOOOO! For more haunted spots in Texas check out www.theshadowlands.net.
Misson, TX Mission City Cemetery Reports of small “trolllike” creatures chasing and scaring off visitors La Lomita Tons of urban legends and tales on this one. But here is what we found. Reports of priests and nuns having intercourse, killing and burying children’s bodies on the grounds. Immigrants stormed the grounds and killed three priests. Until recently, the robes and bones were said to have been on display. Ghostly sightings have been reported to this day.
McAllen, TX La Casa de Palmas The third floor has been reported to be extremely haunted.
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Sounds, voices, and apparitions move throughout the floor. Toys-R-Us The story goes that a young boy was climbing the outside ladder to reach the loft; he slipped, broke his neck and died. Night crews have heard ghostly laughter, and footspst running around in the loft. Lights turn off and on and locked doors open up.
Edinburg, TX 18th Street House Legend has it that this one house always seems to be available to rent. The reasons are the house produces such terrifying noises and screams that no one will stay there longer than 3 months.
Troxxel Hall Dormitory A girl became pregnant after a one night stand. The guy refused to believe it was his, she committed suicide. You can hear knocking, and voices throughout the dorms.
Harlingen, TX
Brownsville, TX
Matz Street, A young girl walks alone on the street after midnight crying. When you try to approach her she will not respond and vanish into thin air.
North Junior High It is believed that a young boy committed suicide in the basement of the campus. Some say you can see the boy’s ghost walking around the school at night.
City Insane Asylum Although it has been closed for some time, you can hear screaming voices and ghosts wandering about at night.
Camp Lulu Originally a camp for kids until a counselor went crazy. He kiled and raped several girls. The owner of the grounds closed the camp down to preserve the sould of the dead girls. Farm Rd. 511 reports of this well traveled road are that you will encounter “ghost cows” in the middle of the road. As ou swerve to miss them they dissapear into thin air.
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ps3 vs. wii
Better start saving them pennies now! The Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii are set to come out the same week in November. We here at Mag-X dug up all the confirmed information we could find on these two systems a month in advance to give you (our readers) the opportunity to see which system best suits your personality. Here’s what we found. Remember kids: just say no! to X-BOX.
Sony Playstation 3 available: 11/17/06 list price: $499 or $599 What more can we say about this system that hasn’t been said? The graphics are amazing the specifications of the system itself are phenomenal. This is truly a gamers wet dream. The list price of the system itself is a basic system consisting of the PS3 console, one bluetooth wireless controller, and a 20 GB hard drive is set at $499. The premium version of the console consists of the PS3 console, one blue tooth
wireless controller, a 60 GB hard drive, an available 7-in-1 memory reader, an available IEEE firewire WI-FI reciever, and an available HDMI input. HDMI is for the seekers of true high-defination gaming. HDMI is short for High Defination Multimedia Interface is an uncompressed, all digital audio/video interface. This is a must for anyone playing on truly high definition monitor to unlock the complete potential of your PS3. Both version of the system will be backwards compatible and communicatable with your Sony PSPs. In addition Sony has announced that all online gameplay will be free of charge! That’s right F-R-E-E! That means you can beat down all your buddies in Madden or have a online TEKKEN tournament at no extra charge. Now that’s entertainment. The introduction of the Blu-Ray
disc. Maybe you’ll understand why it’s worth the extra bucks. With Blu-ray, the PS3 system offers game developers power to express their creativity and a larger canvas to create a level of interaction, sophistication, and reality that has never existed in gaming. As a result, consumers can experience a whole new generation of high-definition gaming. More detailed environments and characters as well as more intricate and complex storylines combine with a whole new level of gameplay.
the Nintendo Wii available: 11/19/06 list price: $249 Nintendo’s new system promises to be one of the most fun consoles in history. Judging by the commercials and online ads I wouldn’t even begin to argue! The gamers in the ads look like they are having the time of their
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life. The desing of the actual console is sleek and very contemporary sporting 5 different color choices and a very home interioresque design. The rest is pretty standard a normal 12cm cd drive, semi hi-def support, wi-fi internet support with downloadable access to every title in Nintendo’s history. Something interesting is the startup menu for the Wii, a menu like screen with multiple “channels” Access the weather forecast through the Wii forecast channel, the latest news on the Wii news network, and all your photos on the photo channel. (which also contains a fun “photoshop” like program) The Nintendo Wii package will include the console itself along with one “nun-chuck” style controller. Nunchuck!?
Yes. Nunchuck! The Wii’s controller has been the talk of the gaming world for sometime now. A gaming interface like no other utilizing the motion sensors on the Wii to its fullest extent, your controller becomes the sword and the shield on the new Zelda: Twilight Princess or a tennis raquet on Nintendo Wii sports.
w.t.f.i.o? This Month on W.T.F.I.O.? We’re starting off Fresh with the 2nd Season premiere of Everybody Hates Chris on The CW. And we take a look at a new show on NBC that’s loosely based on the backstage shenanigans from SNL.
Everybody Hates Chris Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/ actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates this very hilarious & touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a neighborhood and bused into a primarily white middle school two hours aways by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris (played by Tyler James Williams) struggles to find his place, all while
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keeping his younger brother & sister in line at home and surmounting the tests of junior high school. This dependable, resilient teen brings a unique, comedic spin to his everyday trials & upsets in The CWs single-camera comedy, “Everybody Hates Chris.”The year that Chris turned 13 was 1982. Filled with dreams that being a teenager would be really cool, Chris’ entry into adolescence is turning out to be less pleasant. Moved from the projects to the tough “Bed-Stuy” neighborhood of Brooklyn, Chris is still stuck in his big brother role. As the family’s “emergency adult,” he’s accountable for taking care of his younger brother Drew (played by Tequan Richmond), and his younger sister Tonya (played by Imani Hakim) while his parents are working; Drew, although younger, is taller and more confident than
Chris, while Tonya is the baby of the family, who gets all of the attention from his parents. Chris’ rough, cost-conscious father Julius (played by Terry Crews) works numerous jobs in order to properly support his family. Meanwhile, his very strict, sassy mother Rochelle (played by Tichina Arnold), who works part-time in a small real estate office, runs the household on a very tight budget, while demanding the best for her children. Watch “Everybody Hates Chris” returning to Sundays starting October 1st on The CW.
30 Rock “Saturday Night Live” writer and star Tina Fey writes and stars in a behind the scenes look at a TV variety show. It co-stars her fellow SNL vets Tracy Morgan and Rachel Dratch, along with 12-time SNL host, Alec Baldwin. Based more-than-loosely on the behind-thescenes shenanigans at “Saturday Night Live,” “30 Rock” centers around young comedy writer Liz Lemon. She’s currently “living the dream,” she’s the head writer for a live sketch-comedy show in New York
round out the cast. The show’s title comes from the nickname of 30 Rockefeller Center, also known as the GE Building. It is used as the headquarters of NBC’s New York City studios, including Studio 8H, home to Saturday Night Live. 30 Rock Premieres Wednesdays Starting October 11th on NBC. City called “The Girly Show.” Hjinks ensue when the network’s new president asks Liz to hire an unpredictable movie star named Tracy Jordan to join the cast. Can Liz manage all the egos involved whilst still trying to chase her own dream? Former Saturday Night Live performer and head writer Tina Fey, who will also star in the show, creates the show. Fey will portray Liz Lemon, the head writer of a fictional comedy variety show.Other cast members include Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, a network executive and Lemon’s foil; Jane Krakowski as the star of the fictional The Girlie Show; and SNL alumni Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, an unpredictable comedian brought onto the show by Baldwin’s character. Chicago improv veterans Scott Adsit and Jack McBrayer and comic Judah Friedlander
Some DVD titles to look out for this month:
Oct. 3rd Thank You for Smoking
Oct. 10th Art School Confidential
Oct. 17th Everybody Hates Chris (Season 1)
Oct 24th Saw 2 (Uncut)
Oct 30th MI: 3 (2-Disc)
Beer Lovers Rejoice!! ing a Guinness is when it first arrives in the glass you become mesmerized as the black body separates from the ginormous white head. This definitely imparts a unique taste to the beer. Upon that first drink you’ll feel full; this is definitely a heavy beer with the rush of malt and caramel flavor. You definitely can’t deny a beer that was born 246 years ago. Beer... Beer... Beer... I love beer! You can’t just have one which means you need one for each hand. Plus this is the Rio Grande Valley so I make sure I start drinking as early as possible and sop it up with barbacoa. I love going down the aisles of H.E.B., liquor stores and bars and trying different beer and have created for you an ultimate guide to my personal favorites. You can find these in the beer aisle of most H.E.B.’s if you look hard enough. 6. Dos Equis Corona is for chicks. Chicks love Corona; it’s what makes them chicks. So if you’re not a girl don’t drink Corona. If you’re in the mood for a damn good Mexican beer Dos Equis is the shit. I first was introduced to Dos Equis by my former roommate at
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a strip club. One taste and that was about all I drink for over a year before I expanded my palette. You can’t just drink Dos Equis like a beer though you’ve got to get the salt on the rim and push that lime down in there. Then if you’re lucky enough maybe you can find a crafty chick to retrieve it at the end of the night. Dos Equis is pretty damn smooth and probably one of the better imports. Corona sucks... you can tell it was made for chicks... so look like you have a pair and drink it up pretty boy. 5. Guinness Even if you’re not Irish Gunness will definitely get you where you want to be. The best part about Guinness is that you don’t need to eat all day; it’s truly a “Meal In A Can”. The cool part about drink-
4. Moosehead Bust out this green bottled Canadian brew to impress your friends. Labatt Blue and Molson Ice are definitely damn good Canadian beers but have nothing on their green friend. Canadian beer rocks. Why? The alcohol content can be higher in Canadia... it sucks that the imports can’t bring that over the border. Moosehead comes out of Canada’s oldest independent brewery in New Brunswick. Using an old school recipe and strict standards this is definitely a beer you’ll learn to love, blame Canada for that one. 3. Asahi Asahi was first introduced to my palette when eating sushi. At that same time I was shown how to give it a kick with a shot of sake aka alcoholic water. Asahi is a super dry or
“karakuchi” Japanese beer which is just damn good. Other Japanese beers such as Sapporo are similar but Asahi definitely owns. They use a rare strain of yeast and are picky about their malted barley and chingos of hops. Of course since its “Made in Japan” they use technology that is state of the art. This is a beer you could drink during your next sensual massage or while watching a Bukkake. 2. Red Stripe So you’ve seen the crazy Rastafarian on commercials and come away with “What the hell was that?”! It’s a badass commercial for Kain’s second favorite beer, Red Stripe. It comes in midget sized bottles with what looks like a seaworthy signal flag... but what comes inside that tiny stout package will open your eyes and make you want to chill out on the beach. Even though the bottles are short and the commercials are borderline insane this is one classy beer that will make the ladies actually believe you’re a decent human being. HOORAY BEER! 1. Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower
This is by far my favorite beer of all time. A fine German brew, actually anything German rocks... like Jagermeister... but that is another article. It’s a light beer that is sophisticated with a sweet malty body with a citrus hop character from the German Hallertauer hops. This beer is perfect to just kick back with some friends and drink as well as an excellent choice for dinner. Plus the picture of the bishop and the lawnmower is pretty sweet. That’s the only reason I ever picked up a sixer of the stuff and I definitely got hooked. Saint Arnold por vida. So the list is six beers long... what did you expect from a nonconformist? Ten? Six is enough... I don’t need to get confused. So get off your ass and go grab a case of any of these kick ass beers... have one for me and thank me later. And remember to drink responsibly... I know that sounds cliché, but I really don’t want you crashing into me. - Kain
Tiffany Shepis For this issue we decided to interview the undisputed queen of horror cinema herself, Tiffany Shepis. This gorgeous actress has appeared in numerous movies, worked as a body double for Britney Spears, and even starred in a naughty Nintendo commercial. If you are a fan of the horror genre than you know her extremely well, if not sit back and get acquainted with the scream queen herself, through this X-clusive interview full of pizza, alcohol, horror movies, and MONKEY PORN! Yeah, we said it. Mag-X: Why movies?
with a bunch of jerks!
TS: Uh, that’s a stupid question. Because it’s way more fun to mess around on a set than flip burgers and deal
Mag-X: Why horror flicks? TS: Who wouldn’t rather be covered in
blood killing or being killed then putting on some dorky smile for a romantic comedy. Simulated sex scenes are also a plus!!:) Mag-X: What scared you as a kid? TS: That would have to be Uncle Benny. Uh Uncle Benny and uncle Benny’s man friend. When not around them, serial killers and ticks! Mag-X: Lets see among other things you’ve played the undead, a nudist, a possesed college student, you’ve hacked up your own mom (sort of), & faught evil scarecrows, that’s a really cool resume. But where does Tiffany draw the line and say “No way, Im not doing that!”? Where do you draw the line? TS: That’s a difficult question cause I use to say NO NUDITY and well that went out the window 5 years back. So I’d like to say absolutely NO MONKEY PORN, but who knows if the cash is right and the baby
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needs a new pair of shoes. Mag-X: There are some pretty hot scenes in your films, (trust us, we did our research) Tell us in your opinion about your favorite sexy scene you have ever been in? TS: That would have to go to either the get naked before I die scene in the woods in “Bloody Murder 2” or Demon Rape in
“Nightmare Man” Mag-X: What is one movie or project you wished you had been in? Any genre, not just horror. TS: Project I wish I was in? That would have to be either Mindy Clarks character in “Return of the living dead 3” or Faruza Balks character in “The Craft”. Both played two bad ass women! Mag-X: How many
movies have your actually been in? TS: How many movies have I been in? What a dumb question. I have no clue check imdb. com I think it’s somewhere between 3 and 65. Mag-X: One story has it that you were in an N64 Conker’s commercial that was way too hot for tv. Is that true? TS: Conkers commercial? Yup very true, and it sucked cause I was slated to make a shitpile of money on that airing and I was pretty smokin hot in it. But they friggin’ pulled it for being to racy for TV! Damn squirrel haters! Mag-X: You have a
huge fan following, especially at horror cons. What con is your favorite to attend? TS: Favorite con? It would have to be Chiller in NJ. I have been going to that show since I was a kid so I know everyone there....but really any con I go to is a blast. Mag-X: Ok, so we walk up to the bar at the con, we order a“tiffany shepis”, what’s in the drink? TS: A Tiffany Shepis?! Come on fool do your research, everyone knows I drink Kettle One/Grapefruit! Mag-X: You’ve also worked with some true “legends” of horror,
who is your favorite person to work with? TS: Legends of horror? I didn’t get to work with him. But, being in the same movie as Jeffery Combs was pretty rad. And working with the “Lawnmower Man” himself Jeff Fahey was pretty cool. So looking forward to actually having a scene with Lance Henrickson in my new one “Dark Reel”. But Brad Douriff was the badest mofo ever! Mag-X: Name your top 5 favorite/horror movies ever! TS: Top 5 favorite horror flicks? Well they change all the time but here are my current or at least the only ones I could think of.
1. Dog Soldiers 2. Evil Dead 2 3. The Convent 4. The Hazing 5. 8 Legged Freaks Mag-X: You used to be in Troma’s Edge TV, will we ever see tiffany tv? TS: Tiffany TV?! Yeah, what a great idea.You guys over at Mag-X should fund that one!
your choice. Mag-X: How many fans actually do get the nerves to ask you out? TS: Fans asking me out? A few I guess, I mean it’s easier to ask someone like me out, cause I will hang out at the bar with ya after a con and prank call your buddies at work. So I may get a bit more then other actresses just cause I’m more accessible.
Mag-X: Ok so I am taking you out to dinner (hey I can dream!) are you a beer & pizza or lobster and champagne kinda girl?
Mag-X: We noticed that you have a spider tattoo on you back, any other tattoos?
TS: Beer and Pizza or Kettle One and Pizza..
TS: Tattoos?? Spider... dice....some weird tribal
thingy on my neck....daughters name on back...and some weird thing in Greek on my wrist.
would be?
Mag-X: You have a myspace account, are you addicted to it? What is the weirdest email you have received?
Mag-X: This is our Halloween issue, how will you be spending it
TS: My space? I’m kind of over that now. I just get way too many emails on it. Weirdest email, was from some chick who wanted to curse me out for putting a comment on her mans page. That was some funny shit. Mag-X: Name 3 people you must meet before you die. TS: 173 people I’d like to eat before I die? What a weird question. Well I guess Oprah, Carney Wilson, and that kid from Last Comic Standing. Ya know they would last a long time. Mag-X: A perfect day for Tiffany Shepis
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TS: Perfect day for Tiffany Shepis? If I’m with my family and have pizza and beer every day is perfect. Aww
TS: Halloween is so going to suck this year!! I’m going to be shooting while everyone else is doing cool Halloween stuff I’m going to be filming my new flick with Lance Henrickson “Dark Reel” ...poor me. Mag-X: Tiffany thanks again for this interview, and letting our Mag-X readers know about your upcoming projects and your web site TS: Thanks for wanting to do this baby it was fun.
Editor’s Note: Ever since we did this interview, JES has not stopped giggling like a little school girl! He’s a sad excuse for a man. Send care packages with lotions and SPICY ramen soup to the Mag-X HQ and hopefully he’ll get better soon.
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We have a new feature! It’s called The vault. Mag X Inherited a vast collection of 70’s and 80’s music on Cassette Tape. For you Young’ns, thats the Media Format the preceded CD’s. We thought it would be fun to reach into our huge Cardboard Box (That we refer to as “THE VAULT”) and review whatever tape comes out. Email: letters@magxonline.com and let us know what you think.
By: Fred Puente
After looping the cassette, I shut up and gave Side A a greater listening to. Bruce is simply being Bruce. He let’s you in through the doors of his mind and his humor. I still think the music is cheesy and is seriously lacking, but it’s well composed...the power of professionals!
Band: Bruce Dickinson Album: Tattooed Millionaire It all started with a movie folks. 1989’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.” The story is... The studio asked Bruce to make a track for the movie. Bruce came up with an original version of “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter”,
which was the spark that ignited Tattooed Millionaire. Yeah, Later on, Maiden revised “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter” and put in “No Prayer for the Dying”. The debut 1990 release of Bruce Dickinson’s
Tattooed Million left me with simple questions behind some suitably good pop-rock tunes. Has professionalism lost it’s soul? I found myself asking...myself, where’s the heart on this album? You can write a good song. Great, but where is the substance? Half way through the album and that’s what has been going through my mind, aside from the catchy harmonized vocals throughout the chorus of “Tattooed Millionaire”. Then again... If the title track isn’t good then the album title goes to shit. There we go! On the flip side, Dive! Dive! Dive! a little more energy does a body good. That’s right kiddos 12 essential minerals and vitamins. “No muff too tuff” Why am I finding that
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all the good songs have witty innuendoes? Because that’s the mind of Bruce Dickinson! One who is an intelligent smartass, raised rough with a curiously demented beautiful mind? Sure, why not? We got a nice little twist on side two...”ALL THE YOUNG DUDES” is a cover of a cover? Once again, story is... David Bowie wrote the song for the band “Mott the Hoople” after hearing the band was going to split. David being a long time fan and after convincing the band to stay together, offered them “Suffragette City” off of “Ziggy Stardust”. They declined. He soon wrote “ALL THE YOUNG DUDES” for them, and Bruce does his rendition of it, which is pretty good.
Overall, Tattooed Millionaire isn’t a “Treasure in the vault” but I’m glad it was in the vault. It’s sad but the truth is I thought the story behind the album was a lot more exciting than the damn album. Someone’s laughing on the way to the bank, and it’s not me.
People love to draw on their bodies. As kids, we use markers. As adults we use a needle with a motor attached to it. This column is here so YOU can show off your body art and the story behind it. Every month we will feature one of YOU guys (and girls). If you would like to be in a future “SHOW US YOUR TATS!!!” column... Email us at letters@magxonline.com
Name: Patrick Lee Garza Artists: Various
Tattoo on right fore arm reads “Live To Play, Play To Live”
Left fore arm, self portrait, with names of nieces and nephews surrounding it. Patrick Lee Garza is from Brownsville, Texas Just a stone throw away from San Benito hometown to Freddie Fender. He’s been playing for about twenty years and is a talented and gifted singer/songwriter. An accomplished musician overall. Catch Patrick in action playing bass guitar for Chris Rivera at any of your favorite local bars. If you care to listen to his music you can go to www.myspace.com/patrickleegarza
“Basically all the tattoos are about family and music the two most important things in my life.” State of texas on right upper arm
Up the arm their are musical notes, then you’’ll see my grandmothers name and my mothers name.
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Paul Wall Champions are usually crowned based on the number of times they emerge victorious in competition. Being the people’s champ, however, requires something entirely different, but equally tough. Possessing the kind of personality that wins the hearts and minds of the public. With the release of his highly anticipated major label debut LP, The People’s Champ rapper Paul Wall affirms his status as one of the most appealing and charismatic young voices to emerge from hip hop’s Southern hemisphere. Thanks largely to his dynamic third verse behind fellow H-Town pro’s Slim Thug and Mike Jones on 2005’s hottest single, “Still Tippin’,” Paul’s nimble flow, clever wordplay, and molasses thick Texas drawl have been embraced by hordes of new fans in recent months. Like many folks of his generation, Paul dreamt of one day rapping professionally back from his days as a teenager growing up on Houston’s Northwest Side. “But just recognizing that it was an uphill battle I thought of trying to work my way into the industry in various other ways,” He began doing street team promotions in Houston for various record labels. Eventually by 1997 his circle of street team clients came to include Michael 5000 Watts, impresario of local mixtape juggernaut Swisha House. “Michael knew I rapped,” says Paul. “But I finally got down with him on the music side in 1999 when I did an intro for his radio show. And he showed me a lot of love from that, and put me on the tapes. And I got a huge response. Honestly, the response was so big that people just started asking, what’s up with that dude? So he started letting me get on more and more mixtapes.” It’s just now starting to get on a national level,” reflects Paul, “but I don’t get caught up in all the crap in being a celebrity. Even locally I never got caught up in a i’m better than everyone attitude. And because of that there’s people that weren’t even fans of my music, but when they meet me and see the type of person I am, they go back and listen to the music and are like, you know what, man, that track is jammin’!” Spoken like a true people’s champion.
Lil Keke Lil’ Keke is a rapper from Houston, Texas who is an emcee and member of the Screwed Up Click. Lil’ Keke proved himself to be one of the collective’s strongest artists, strongly aligning himself with the city’s underground rap don of the south. Not only by appearing on countless “Screwed” DJ mixes but also a seemingly endless number of other albums to come out of the South, he also became one of Houston’s most visible rappers, releasing solo albums for Jam Down Entertainment. Lil’ Keke has become a well known rapper in Houston and continues to record albums annually. His song Southside was a success in 1998. In 2006 he came out with his single “Chunk Up The Deuce” which features Paul Wall and UGK, but in the video it only features Bun B not Pimp C.
Cootabang One of the original artists on the Swishahouse label, recently resigning. Also from Houston one of the biggest names on the label gained mass recognition from appearing with various artists such as Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, and Mike Jones. He is currently in the studio recording his next street anthem. Cootabang promises to become one of the biggest rappers on the Swishahouse imprint. Keep your ear to the streets and your eyes on swishahouse.biz for info on when the album drops. The Texas Heat Wave will also feature Swishahouse artists:
Archie Lee E-Class
Young Redd
Young Venom “for the love of the music” Young Venom is an up and coming star with a flat out love for music. By blending all of his influences at the age of 15 he’s already accomplished more than most local artist hope to: playing tons of shows, readying his debut album, and opening up for Paul Wall. Rapping for the youngster began at the age of 10, when he heard his first 2-Pac album. After that, music quickly became a huge part of his life. Influenced by broad range of music including R&B, Mo-town, Hip-Hop, and others Young Venom began to write the first of his lyrics. “I write about anything I’ve been through. My life experiences, and the hip-hop lifestyle” the young star said. He wants people to know that he is real not just someone in it for the money, fame, or fortune. “I used to record hours and hours of BET videos just to listen and check out all the new stars. I just love hip-hop, rap, everything! Everything about the lifestyle is just amazing. The fashion, lyrics, music, and fans. But nothing is more important then performing for my fans.” When asked how far he would like to get in the rap game, he responded “ I want to be HUGE! the next big thing. I want people to be dancing to my music at the clubs, singing along in their cars, even just nodding their head to the beat, I want everyone to know Young Venom.” When asked who he’d love to go on tour with, he answered “ Wow! What a hard question, so many to choose from. I would probably go with Eminem, Dr. Dre, Chamillionaire, Lil Jon, and Lil Scrappy. They would definitely have to be my favorites right now. To all my fans, I hope to see everyone at my future shows” Be sure to check out Young Venom’s performance at this year’s Texas Heat Wave taking place October 28th at the Mercedes Livestock Show Grounds. Don’t forget to take this issue of MagX with you so that all the performers can autograph it.
welcome to the world of kiteboarding
What is Kiteboarding you’re asking, right? Using only the power of Mother Nature, launch 30-foot jumps, pull your favorite wakeboard moves, carve virgin tracks through powder or just ride some waves to the sunset - that’s what it is. It isn’t as much a sport as it is a passion. Kiteboarding can be done in nearly any location in the world. All you really need is wind, and your gear can easily pack down to the size of a golfing bag. What else could you ask for? And once you’re involved with kiteboarding, get ready to meet some of the most incredible people, travel to beautiful locations and
enjoy the healthiest of lifestyles. Numerous students have passed through our school and have fallen head over heels in love with the sport and the lifestyle, changing their lives for the better. Now is your chance. With the huge advancements in kite, board, and bar technology, the learning curve has been dramatically improved. What once took months now takes hours. Not to mention the hundreds of schools and shops popping up all over the world, working to offer great gear prices and unreal instructional opportunities, from lessons to camps. Quick Explanation Have you ever had
someone say to you, “Oh, kiteboarding, isn’t that where the boat pulls you up in the air and you steer a parachute?” Instead of hanging your head in disgust, educate the clueless. Come back with something like “Picture wakeboarding, but replace the boat with a kite that the rider can control in every way and
effortlessly jump 30 feet in the air or catch hundreds of waves in a blownout day.” Finish with “Today, kiteboarding can be a broad term that lends itself to land boarding, snow kiting and kiteboarding on the water. Kiteboarding is simply using a kite to pull you on a board. Also, the kite is more of a lifting force as well as a pulling force, which gives you a lighter sensation and allows you to launch huge aerial maneuvers never associated with other water sports!” Add to this description that it can be easy for beginners to learn the sport with the proper instruction, yet extreme enough to make even the most
hardened athlete skip a heartbeat or two. Getting Started It is recommended that you take professional lessons before attempting to kite surf. The necessary equipment to start off the right way can range anywhere from $1000-$3000 depending on the quality of gear you choose. Kitesurfing can be easy to learn if you have previous experience in surfing, kite-flying or wakeboarding. It is also possible to learn from publications such as magazines or e-zines. Disclaimer: Kiteboarding is considered a dangerous sport, use extreme caution when attempting to learn or when beginning to kiteboard.
the evolution of skateboarding: from the Zephyr team to Tony Hawk made they still pressed on.
Skateboarding was first started in the 1950s, when all across California surfers got the idea of trying to surf the streets. No one really knows who made the first board it seems as though many people came up with the same idea. They started with wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels slapped on the bottom, Which resulted in a lot of injuries. It was a sport just being born and discovered, so anything went. The boxes turned into planks, and eventually companies were producing decks of pressed layers of wood, similar to the skateboard decks of today. In 1963, skateboarding was at a peak of popularity, and companies like Jack’s, Hobie and Makaha started holding skateboarding competitions. In this era, skateboarding was mostly either
downhill slalom or freestyle. Torger Johnson, Woody Woodward and Danny Berer were some well known skateboarders at this time, but what they did looked almost completely different from what skateboarding looks like today. Their style of skateboarding, called “freestyle”, is more like dancing ballet or ice skating with a skateboard. Around 1965, skateboarding’s popularity suddenly crashed. Most people assumed that skateboarding was a fad that had died out. Skateboard companies died out, and people who wanted to skate had to make their own skateboards again from scratch. The decline did not stop the skaters. Even though parts were hard to find and boards were home
In the spring of 1975, skateboarding took the next evolutionary boost toward the sport that we see today. In Del Mar, California a slalom and freestyle contest was held at the Ocean Festival. That day, the Zephyr team showed the world what skateboarding could be. They rode their boards like no one had in the public eye, low and smooth, and skateboarding was taken from being a hobby to a serious, exciting sport. That was only the first big jump in the evolution of skateboarding In 1978, a skater named Alan “Ollie” Gelfand invented a maneuver that gave skateboarding another revolutionary jump. He would slam his back foot down on the tail of his board and jump, thereby popping himself and the board into the air. The ollie was born, a trick that completely revolutionized skateboarding -- most tricks today are based in performing an ollie. The trick still bears his name, and Alan Gelfand was inducted into the skateboard hall of fame in 2002. By far the most well known name in Skateboarding, Tony Hawk is responsible for a great deal of how skate-
boarding looks today. By age fourteen, Tony Hawk became a pro skateboarder, and by sixteen Tony Hawk had become the worlds best skateboarder. Hawk has entered about 103 pro contests he won 73, and placed second in 19. He has ridden through the early rise in skating popularity, through its decline in the early 1990s, and now back to the top to become the most successful skater in history. Skateboards themselves have also had an interesting evolution, from wooden boxes or planks to mass produced decks, with fish tails to almost symmetrical, so that skaters can
ride switch more easily. Wheels went from metal roller skate wheels, to rubber, to urethane, making them cheaper and lighter. Skateboarding still hasn`t stopped evolving, and skaters are coming up with new tricks all the time. Boards are also continuing to evolve, as companies try to make them lighter and stronger, or try to improve on their performance. Skateboarding has always been about discovery and pushing the limits. So, where will skateboarding go from here? Wherever skaters continue to take it.