Soooo, what’s this all about...? Stupid hippy, sissy, soft-hearted reggae wanna-be religous kinda nonsense crap!? Actually, yes... So, stop here, or keep on reading... nothing to loose, right!? Why not? Alright then, here we go: riding my skateboard makes me feel good... It’s some kinda release of inner energies. Call it “the search of freedom and peace”, or just simple: “mental problems”! Another way of course is to drink some cold beers, and don’t feel these weird feelings anymore, then you’re drunk, which is a great state of being! :) Another way of saying this: Man, I’m pretty drunk now, you know what? It feels great! --> just an escape! Anyways, riding your skateboard to disidentify from your mind!? A good start. Your mind is out of control, crazy! It creates your sense of self, the EGO! Which is not what you are... Just what you think you are! Sooo, when you skate, there are gaps of thinking, which brings you closer to your true self, peace and freedom... In other words, when you approaching a trick, don’t do it for your illusionary ego, see it as an effort to wake up and end this delusion. Whatever then happens is just FINE. You land it perfect with the smoothest style ever, it’s fine! You bail hard and feel pain, it’s fine! It has nothing personal to do with you, it’s more an act of the universe through you ;) You’ve got the choice... If you don’t try you get nothing... You always have to try!.. Or, whatever! Just open another cold one, and enjoy the great taste of it! OZ Cocolinski
Remerciements / Dank: Niniche, Nao, Jan&Sarah, Mischou, Tomi&Leah, Fredo, Clood&Amanda, Colin&Beers, Grufä&Bitches, Michi, Milä&Simü, Pat, 20-100, Phil, Jack, Turbo, M&P Marceaux, Mini-Fabz, Oli, Wowo, Kévin, Alain&Catherine, Christine&Francis, etc...
Contacts / Kontakt: www.versus-skatezine.ca versus_skatezine@hotmail.com Jan The Boss par G.I.Jey
Couverture / Cover: Crap x2 kickflip photo / foto: Mel
“He’s Vanilla Ice’d himself. He’ll never be able to live this down for as long as he lives. A couple of dollars and insignificant fame are not worth doing the worst show ever to buy your mom fake titties and be haunted for the rest of your life for such a fucking gay show.” Tim O’Conor
G.I.Jey par Clood
Colinski par Tom
Julien Bachelier par Bertrand Trichet
Fred D par Tura