I have the best friends ever. Period. I was at a point in my life, even more than ever, where nothing seemed to make sence anymore. Everything seem to be fucked. I could barely enjoy skateboarding no more. But fuck it, when a guy like a Milä is writing you: “Hey Jey, we are going on a Barcelona for a long week-end, are you in as well?”. You have to go. Because I knew, doesn’t matter what will happen, that, this was about to be: “The next best trip in my life”. And I was right. This was the best therapy I could dream of. Shit was wild as expected, but even more. I mean Milä, Claude and me were invited at the Niklaus mafia’s mansion for some french food (! raclette & génépi !) the night before. We knew we had no chance to get out of there alive. And that’s pretty much what happened. Anyway, we made it to Burgdorf with Marc for more or less an hour of sleep. Mäd had a concert and filmed a video-clip the same night, so let’s say he wasn’t fresh neither. Only the “kids”, Charlie and Alex played it pretty soft.
The next best trip in my life !
We went by car to Basel, it was cold and snowing like hell, we were late, our luggages weren’t ready, but I’m getting use to this. We are just idiots. But we are not alone! Yeah, believe me or not, Claude had a knife and a lighter in his hand bag, and Milä had fireworks. They (the wanna be cops) didn’t saw shit. Nothing. At all. We could had set this plane on fire, and kill them all. Instead of that, waiting for our (delayed) flight, Claude made, to me, THE trick of the trip...
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where he was until While we were all waiting to get in the plane, Claude disapeared. We had no idea airport): we heard this message (in the entire Our flight is delayed "Hello ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Versus Army skatetrip to Barcelona! Tit!..." Tit! Tit! Tit! but you know, we don't care! Tit! Fucking hilarious! Even if he had to deal to don’t get a fine and avoid the cops... Just amazing, and the trip didn’t started yet!!! Claude, I (We) love you! Then everything was fine until our appartment in Barcelona, because Milä is fucking the man of the situation. He knows the city pretty well, and organised pretty much everything. Our flat was perfect. Now the (real) mess could start! best video I’ve p on now... I’ve just watched the kee to e abl be I’ll e sur not Destroy” spirit Wait a minute... Fuck... I’m Thrasher itself , the “Skate and n tha re mo n eve nt rese rep s seen since years...Those guy !!! Cheers cunt! t pure shredding... Jojo SOTY Jus t. lshi bul No . me ask you if
So where was I... Yeah Barcelona... Oh fuck, I didn’t say shit about Alex yet. First trip with us (The Versus Army); He’s the kind of kid you could easily hate at the first look. Yeah I mean he’s a bit in the hipster-direction-trend, good looking, able to skate everything with a perfect smooth style. But actually he’s cool! He passed the “Charlie’s test” anyway, so we can trust him. Welcome on board kid, and see you soon! (You just need some more skateboard history knowledge before next trip!)
“Nothing is true,
and all is allowed
” Hashisheen
We were blessed to have the one and only Mäd with us as well. Yeah you heard it right. We had a fucking rock star with us! Even Jake Phelps doesn’t know shit about skateboarding compare to him. I mean, he knows so much stuff, that sometimes, for some of those stuff, he is the only one to know something about. I mean “The Belt! Dude!!! Come on! The Belt!”. Know what I mean? No? Me neither... Whatever... Switch 360 flip? Lazer flip? Yeah that’s daily business for him. Party? Yes, he’ll be in for sure!
In every city, there is a G20 (Check Versus #81). And in Barcelona, we found one for sure. A dude working 24h/day, selling pretty much everything you need, something like 5 meters away from our appartment. We were his best custumers for sure during this week-end. Thanks G (check Marc’s picture, a couple of pages after, in this mag with the guy: A-MA-ZING)
charlie hall of meat can sparkling spray
playing m usic with a h omeless: check!
If one day I want to win something, I’ll have to be the only competitor. Anyway, Sancho was not there this time so guys knew they had a chance to win the title. Actually, that was the Milä’s point of view. Because when you have the chance to skate all day with Milä, and later on drink all night with him, and, do the same over and over again, day after day, you know you realise pretty fast you won’t win anything against this guy. He wanted it. He got it. He deserved it. Totally. Did you honestly already thinked about trying ollie over a handrail to 50-50? I didn’t. Not even on a flat-bar at my local training-camp. Anyway, he did it. The “Swiss 50-50” (Yeah it’s not backside, it’s not frontside, it’s kinda neutral).
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Being on the road with those guys is like a dream. It’s like being on tour with a rock’n’roll band. Everything seems to be possible. Everything seems to be allowed. It’s a bit tough sometimes, but always good fun. “Normal” life is so fucking boring compare to the time spent on the road. Actually that’s probably the hardest part of the trip: Being back into “reality”.
I have no problem to wake-up at 5am to go on a skate-mission. But I can’t fucking stand to wake-up at 7am to waste another day of my life doing something I hate. Working sucks. Go skateboarding!
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don’t try the white sauce!!! Claude and me told “Chez Bruno”... Don’t do that, don’t go there. And fries later, they understood why... them... Anyway, 18 Euros, for a plate of french
I know this ain’t so local, but damn, I did ate the best kebap in my life in Barcelona. The Dude agrees. I mean don’t mess with The Dude about food. He knows what he’s talking about! Is San Miguel a beer from The Philippines or from
Spain?
Still didn’t made it to the beach there yet... need to go back once again at least!
I thought after 3 times there, that I’ve seen most part of the spots. Actually not at all. I did skate only “new” spots this 4th time. Crisis? Where? Please someone explain me what the meaning behind the “Beer Banks” spot... d-out spot... Just incredible...
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stupid tourists (like us In december, you can still skate only wearing a T-shirt in Barcelona, it’s not full of metro is still cheap, there), was I time last with e differenc for example) anymore, it’s clean (such a huge on. destinati going clear and practical etc... Definitely a worth d from the slam I took filming One month after now, and my knee is still fucke it after this one! Milä killing Fondo... Sorry dude I was really over
shot during this trip... This is pretty much one of the only nice picture by Claude (merci!) shot m, pole-ja a riding Charlie getting some points
marc & mr G20 (2)
All those logos, I pasted here and there all along this issue don’t really have much to do with the report of this skatetrip. Actually, yes, they do, a little bit. At least some of them. Hope you’ll take the time to look for it. Some are books you should read, some places you should go, some bands you should listen to, etc...
There is a little of skateboard culture, history, attitude, influence, in all of them, so I thought, it might be interesting for you. Oh you were looking for the results of the last Maloof Cup? Street League? Battle At The Berrics? Etc.. Ok... So forget about it...
FUCK THE POLICE (yeah, once again) Claude is just natural. “I just had to pee man...” So what’s better than a police car, parked in front of a police station to take a piss? Yeah you heard it right. Can’t get better than this. Anyway, our Dude spent a couple of hours inside with his new friends, while we tried to talk with the other idiots outside. Finally, we paid after asking a million time for a recieve, what pissed them off so bad (no you want get a whore thanks to us after your shift you bastard). After that, on the way home, things got even wilder, just ask Charlie about it... What can I say? Am I allowed? Fuck it, what happened on the road........................... Milä and Marc got us what we needed for the “Gerwack-challenge” and I got stoned like never before. Fucking hell that was hilarious. Oh yeah I forgot... We almost got raped by some black bitches... Nobody took a chance for the flagcontest, and it’s all good this way!
alex watching the manolo tapes.. .
How many push -ups are you able to do? The Dude, and C harlie The Machi ne did 60 and 100 each ...
Marc, The swiss versi on of Willy Santos. Quiet. Smooth. Stylish. All terrain ripper. Full of passion. Unsto ppable. I don’t know him that much actually, but I know that I want him on every god damn next fucking trip, that’s for sure! And the special transition award goes to... The fucking kid! (Always them...) Yep Alex killed it at the bricks quarter. Fully Ben Nordberg style. I couldn’t even get enough speed to reach the top, that he was doing pretty much every trick I’m trying to learn in miniramp... Without camera first, and willing to do them again and again for the paparazzi. Wow. Nice job kid.
Ce numéro de Versus n’est pas en français, puisq ue: 1: aucun de mes potes francophones ne s’est joint à moi à Barcelone pour un skate-trip (même si l’un d’entre eux y est déjà allé plusieurs fois, sans sa planche... nous ne citerons pas son nom, pour préserver un minimum de son intégrité). 2: il est plus que temps d’apprendre l’anglais 3: personne ne lit les textes dans un fanzine de skateboard de toute façon 4: je suis trop fainéant pour tout traduire 5: cé ça kié ça pi cé d’même comme ils disent au Québec 6: pas besoin de raisons et encore moins d’excuses 7: voilà c’est tout
, taking care of us, getting us out of troubles, etc...
We don’t have no manager organising everything Sex Pistols were just pussies!
Fondo isn’t a pure street spot anymore. It’s a bit sad in a way, but in the other hand, now you can do some lines with flat rails, pole jam, curbs, stairs, banks... (and shot guns) . Milä might not have that much time to skate now, he’s still killing it. Give this guy a BROmodel!
Just in case you guys at Doodah were doubting..
Unfortunately, Pascü couldn’t join us (working sucks), but we had a challenge in his honor... And we messed it up... No way to find a crazy-funny-sketchy hat in Barcelona! (They just love their “gomina” too much...) Simü couldn’t make it neither (working still sucks). But he was in our heart when Milä tore down his T-shirt, throwing down fireworks, and burning down the balcony of our appartment! Grufä, would had been proud of us too!
The Boss was missing too. But we’ve heard he’ll
g old
join the next one with his kid... Fuck we’re gettin
problem. Anyway, do My digital photo-camera is fucked-up. Or I’m just too stupid to find out what’s the I wasn’t able to take you know this natural pyramid-spot? With the crazy mirror-roof kind of thing? Well, frontside ollie nice a picture of The Dude there unfortunately. Too bad because he blasted a couple of transfert over a sketchy gap there. We don’t drive a BMW (neither a Mercedes). We ride a fucking skateboard. yeah that’s right, actually, we are more “Gipsy” than the Gipsies themselves. Punks are not dead (yet). Nope, the Versus (YCM) Army is still alive. 2013, here we’re come! Thanks: Milä, Mäd, Claude, Marc, Charlie, Alex, See you soon somewhere nice! Simü, Pascü, Änni, Tom, Demi, Grufä, Mischou, Fred, Amanda, Pia, Chriga, Niniche, Jack, Gilou, RV, Trude, Youle, Chbirène, Chnux, Bibi, Félix, Potch, Malik, Nektar, Flo, Bapt, Nico, Boulal, Bob, Bib, Lio, Ren, Mom, 6frs, Family, Jan @ roja-film, Fred @ Soma, Jonathan @ Confusion, Olow, DMS, YCM, Rock’n’roll, Marco & Co. @ Doodah Bern... etc...
KATE
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