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Cover: Wes Burnley - Ollied
Lee Loughridge - Front Board
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Ian Abineri - Feeble Pop Out
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Austin Bossak - Back Lip
Photo © Boe Parries Photo © Boe Parries
Austin Stanley - Backside Air
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Brennen Harkins - Smith
Sean Roberts - 5050 Up
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Ok, so this saying gets abused so much it might as well be a prostitute on the corner of Jefferson Street. “Yeah bra, I support my local shop.” No! Thats where you have got your shit twisted. Going into your local shop and shop and not wanting to pay what that retailer is asking and hassling for that “homie hook-up” is not supporting. That's called being a pain in the ass. Most people don’t understand there is a very little amount of money to even be made on skateboarding products. Let me enlighten you. In a good business market you buy something and you sell it. Lets say you're selling tee shirts for instance. If you pay $10 for a shirt you should be selling that shirt for $20. That's called doubling your investment. You take your $20, and you buy 2 shirts. You sell the 2 shirts for $20 each then you have $40. Get the picture? Well, the skateboarding market doesn't quite work like that. So you have your $40 and you buy 4 shirts. Well, Billy, Bobby, Mark, and Mary all want "homie hook-ups". They want the shirts for
$15. So you, being the good dude you are, hook up the homies right and make $60. Sounds good right? WRONG! If you go back and do your math, you just gave away 2 shirts for free! Basically, it just doesn’t work. So think about it the next time you go into a small local skate shop anywhere and ask for the "homie hook-up". Remember we aren’t making double. So don’t be that fucking asshole! Look, we are all broke. Don't make someone else be even more broke because you think you can save a buck. Oh, and another thing that pisses shop owners off..... ready for it? “Hey man why did you charge me for grip?” You wanna know why? Because I had to pay for it! So why should I give it to you for free? It's one of the few things in a skate shop that almost makes that whole double thing we talked about before. So don’t be that dude either. So back to the topic, let me give you my definition of what it means to support local. To me supporting local is going into your local shop or park and buying from them. It's pretty simple. You walk in to the shop and buy some-
thing, nothing more and nothing less. However, it goes a bit deeper than just that. It's going to the events. It's going to the meetings. It's keeping the spots clean and safe (this includes parks). Even if it's just picking up your own shit or not tagging shit up. Because in our case, Savannah already doesn’t have shit for spots. So don’t blow it and mess it up for everyone. So why support a local skate shop you might ask as opposed to going to a big chain store? Well, my friend that is another pretty simple question to answer. By going to a small local shop, you're directly affecting the future of your skateboarding community. Because if the leaders, older dudes, and shop owners are respectable and responsible then this will result in growth in the community by adding DIY spots, helping build more parks, or even adding more things to your already existing park. So in a nutshell, it's up to you. Do you want healthy growth in your local skate community? It's your choice. In a small community like the one we have in Savannah, everyone counts!
Brennen Harkins - Back Tail
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Keith Saunders - Nollie Back Tail
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Bill Griffin - 5-0
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A Short Interview with Andrew Brodhead
Vacation, fader, big head, Andrew Brodhead; whatever you want to call him, is a pretty rad dude and someone whom I’ve looked up to from time to time. He skates, shoots photos, paints, surfs yada yada yada, the list goes on. He recently made the move from Savannah to San Fransisco to grow up or something. Andrew was kind enough to answer some of our, not-so-thought-outquestions and share some of his photos from California. Enjoy? -Red Brick Zine
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Garrett Olinger
Photo Š Andrew Brodhead
Photo © Andrew Brodhead Photo © Andrew Brodhead
Garrett Olinger - Back Nose Blunt
Red Brick Zine: What’s the latest and greatest from San Francisco? Andrew Brodhead: Typhoons and burritos. RBZ: How does it differ from Savannah to San Fran? Do you miss it here/or glad you moved? AB: San Francisco is just a completely different environment, the city has so much to offer but it lacks the small town community feeling. I definitely miss Savannah but I’m also grateful for the opportunities in San Francisco. RBZ: How are you filling up your time these days? AB: I’m working as staff photographer for TuneIn so I’m shooting/traveling all of the time. When I’m not working i’m skating, surfing or working on DIY spots when I can. RBZ: How long have you been shooting skateboarding? AB: 17 years RBZ: Skating in Savannah vs. San Fran? What do you prefer?
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Garrett Olinger - KickFlip
AB: I’m going have to go with SAV . I miss skating with the homies!
Photo Š Andrew Brodhead
Garrett Olinger - 50-50
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Ian SF - Kick Flip
Photo Š Andrew Brodhead
Photo Š Andrew Brodhead
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Mitch Faber - Backside Smith
Photo © Andrew Brodhead
RBZ: Favorite savannah skate spot? AB: Ben Hates mini ramp! Theres nothing better than drinking, eating and shredding with Savannah’s finest. RBZ: Have you seen any pros in person that you were “star struck” over? Or felt like a fan boy? AB: You see pros all the time. last week I ran into Jason Dill, Chris Hasselam and Jose Rojo at a DIY spot which was exciting, but every time I see Denise Buzsenits I lose it. RBZ: For all the up and comers out there getting into photography what’s the best advice you could give? AB: Be creative look for new angles and have fun! If you would like to see more of Andrew’s work you can visit him at the following: andrewbrodhead.com flickr.com/andrewbrodhead Instagram @brodhead
Photo © Andrew Brodhead
Mitch Faber - Backside Flip
Pat Crump
Lee Loughridge - Ollie
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Bhavick Paryani - Back D
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Wes Burnley - Ollie
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Alex Weir - Ollie
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Jack Bevevino - Fifty like a boss
The Yard: Now and Then
words by Todd Maloy
Bhavick Paryani - Rock N’ Roll
The yard or Emersons, served as one of the few places you could skate in Savannah. It was a back yard ramp that went on a donation-to-skate type platform. The first time I skated Emersons, it was fucking intimidating. I remember walking in and there was a group of kids ripping. The kind of ripping that wants to make you sit down and just watch the demo. 42
Dale - Frontside Grab
When I finally got the confidence to drop in I immediately ate some shit. I found out fast the worst thing about The Yard; All the ramps are slicker than eel shit! I remember seeing some of the worst slams there because of the pollen on the ramps. Like if you didn’t come back into the ramp straight, you board would shoot out to an instant hipper.
Even with it’s flaws The Yard was a great place to skate. It was an easy spot to meet up with your friends downtown. You could have a few beers and warm up or turn the lights on and skate at night. Unfortunately, throughout the years, the decay and lack of respect for the ramp, led to the decision to close down the ramp. Emerson couldn’t justify keeping it open any longer with people constantly littering, not donating when using the lights or thinking the ramp is fair game for graffiti. (Shitty graffiti. You know who you are). It’s always a bummer when you have a few bad apples ruin it for everyone, but The Yard is something everybody can learn from. There is only one golden rule to follow, treat it like it were your own. Basically, don’t be a shithead. If you built something, would you want people to come trash your spot or spray paint bullshit like “Flex Zone” on your ramps? Probably not. The struggle is real for Savannah skateboarding. Take care of what you do have before it’s too late. -Red Brick Zine
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Bill Griffin - Drop In
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On September 31, 2014 Plainview Skate Shop opened its doors for the last time. For the past 3 1/2 years Plainview has been around helping out the Savannah skateboarding community. It was the only Skate shop located downtown which made it easy to pop into if your board broke or you just needed something new. Whether you loved or hated Plainview you can’t deny the fact they were there for skaters. They put on games of skate, held video premieres, Hosted Go Skateboarding Day BBQ’s, skate jams, donated to both DIY efforts and always had a video on in the shop and someone to shoot the shit with. Plainview skate shop will be missed to say the least. We wish the best for Cruz Salinas and all of his future endeavors. -RBZ
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Wes Burnley - Caveman Boardslide
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