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Squeak Blank, John Fries,
Danny Bearer, Torger Johnson,
Russ Howell, Skip Engblom, Bruce
Logan, Ty Page, Laura Thornhill,
Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Jay
Adams, Alan Gelfand,
Jeff Phillips, Mark
spinning 540°s with a giant
plush Snoopy head.
Richards, and Ron HALL OF MEAT
Stoner were the initial
inductees into the
Skateboard Hall of Fame.
Kevin Thatcher was
the master of ceremonies
at the crowded ceremony
held in Canada.
Some of the esoteric leg-
ends enshrined in the Hall
didn't attend the festivi-
ties. One such no-show
was the individualistic
Skipper Boy Engblom,
who upon notification of
being bestowed with this
high honor commented,
"Am I surprised to be in
the Hall of Fame? Hell, I
didn't even know that I
was dead yet." Engblom
was last sighted skating at
the Broad Beach banks
with Scott Anderson and
PPPP
Longtime player Clyde Singleton is
understood by some to have tossed out his
stock of all-terrain Hoochie Mama Rough
Riders once and for all and has finally
found true love. Cupid's arrow is said to
have led Clyde to
engage in truly
bizarre behavior.
with his Miss
Right,
administering soft
kisses to her fore-
head in restau-
rants, insisting she
come with the 23.
team on skate mis-
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Bryce Irwin's mom, Sandee Qehring, doc-
umented the damage he did to himself
boarding down another "killer hill" in
Ogden, Utah. Carnage report: Broken jaw
on both sides, shattered chin, knocked
out several teeth, and messed up his
stomach and wrists. Blame it on Luke.
David Ellis. Also simultaneously in the
exclusive North Malibu enclave was socie-
ty photographer Herb Ritts and presiden-
tial paramour-turned-model, Monical
Lewinsky. Paparazzi were kept from the
session by several strong Secret Service
types. Whose payroll were they on?
THE GOOD LIFE
Daxter Lussier no longer lives on Planet
Earth and has entered the dragon to
become part of the new Shaolin all-amateur
squad, which is dedicated mind, body,
and board to finding and learning the
ancient ways of the fabled 36th Chamber.
Willy Santos, Andy Macdonald, and the
elusive Hawk spent a couple of weeks in
Santa Rosa taking part in a super show
orchestrated by Peanuts creator Charles M
Schultz. Macdonald was rumored to be
including
huge and famous that the
man himself feels it appro-
priate to refer to himself
solely in the third person?
FOOT DRAG
Ms. Kristy Farrin, the
Nike girl whom Fish
barred from entry into the
Think factory premises, is
now alleged to have "left" the
shoe company. This Beaverton
behemoth is said to be shopping for some
skate companies to take over. Another well-
placed rumor has a certain Frisco concern
turning down $12 million from a "maker of
athletic attire in the Pacific Northwest."
EXTREME
The new Encinitas YMCA park and its
wide-ass vert ramp has rekindled the burnt.
SoCal scene. Vets like Underhill, Alva,
Staab, Miller, and Borst daily merge with
newer jacks like Steve Henning, Brett
Sampson, and Wally Yee. Contempo
industrialists such as Small Beating's.
Chris Deal, Chad Jackson, and Ivory
Turner redefine the status quo. Way back
then, Turner's pop Bobby once set the
standards with his high tech Summer Skis.
R Vision project coordinator Jim Evans
sions, and planning endowed the great Silverlake-to-the-Sea
skate race. Ian Rodgers won, followed by
Greg Shewchuck and Kirk Gee. The tro-
phy for the seventeen mile crosstown trek
was nearly taken by Gee, who got lost in
Beverly Hills and still managed to garner a
third place finish.
to move into their
own little love nest.
The game indeed.
appears to be over.
TURN OR BURN
Was the super
secret truck
that the Girl
crew denies the
existence. of
actually
par-
tially designed
in association
with Tracker
magnate Larry Balma? Weren't Rick
Howard, Guy Mariano, and associ-
ates not so recently spending time
with Don B's crew musing over co-
development deals? Will the emer-
gence of these odd interactions dis-
suade Rocco and the World team's con-
cerns from believing that Girl/Chocolate
is in fact linked with factions of the
Trackmagic/Point Tech variety?
Did Alien honcho Joe Bowers pur-
chase a second home after his audition-
ing girlfriend expressed disdain for his old
neighborhood?
RELEASE THE DOGS PART 2
Drew Down, Big Roo, Young Cole and Money Mo.
OBJECTIVE OBSERVATION
The plots we know by heart-the modern
Is Invisible allegedly considering putting classics perpetuate themselves. Who else
John "The Man" Reeves on waivers
because he has expressed disinterest in
demos and touring?
Is it true that the name Mike Vallely is so
but George Powell could stand in the
middle of a street closed by the City of
Santa Barbara to host an advertised
PORTA-SPOTTY
The ever-resourceful Daewon Song displays his
secret weapon, The Stealthmaster 2000 portable
bench system. Retail price: $2,000,000. Fakie
pivot-grind shove-it not included.
demo of his team and still be able to per-
ceive the intricate industry political plots
that surrounded him? Was the eccentric
genius serious when he questioned former
BB model man Tommy Guerrero about
a certain San Francisco-based mag's
"influence" over the curation of a skate.
art show? Mr. Powell's brilliant analytic
powers of deduction were apparently not
Santarossa, KJ, et al in the
well-attended
exhibition.
Rascon
Curator Armando
and the staff of the
Contemporary Arts Forum clev-
erly masked their knowledge of
the diabolical deceit that
lurked undetected by others
by claiming total ignorance.
Fortunately the Emperor
General of the Bones
Brigade has the superior
awareness and moral forti-
tude to stand up for what's
right and speak out. His
wisdom can even penetrate
the innocuous idiocy of this
very paragraph.
GENIUS AT WORK
Kevin Ancell, the same
artist who once retired from
drawing skate graphics
because he "didn't want to
deal with anymore star trips
and egotists," was recently
spotted surfing near Ocean
Beach with his friend, actor
Robin Williams. The
Oscar-winning performer
possesses skate and surf sticks, both
built by Ancell. Also riding a
Tumbleweed fabrication is media diva
Sharon Stone, who has a Kev-painted and
-modified bicycle.
Equally in sync with the art in Japan expo
tip is Steve Sherman, who is similarly
exhibiting and publishing.
Eddie Van Halen is modeling
a pair of Dalmation-spotted
POSER, OF THE MONTH Limpies pants in his new video.
ASSAILANT: Cooper Wilts
CALL: Kickflip-Grab Over The Moon
SENTENCE: Ass Stains
dissuaded by the prominent inclusion of
his former brother-in-law Courtland
Johnson, current era art director Jerry
Mahoney, and a bunch of his former art
contractors and riders such as Starr, S3,
The trousers are the handiwork
of Chip Morton, who has
reportedly retooled his
Limpworks following his widely-
discussed disengagement from a
particular Oceanside-based
skate-funded conglomerate.
Gonz is finishing off a book of
poetry, short stories, and draw-
ings for a German publisher. In
the immediate future the artist
will hang new works in Japan,
where he will do another book.
HARD HAT AREA
Roy Gonzales, the notorious
creator of Crazed comics, has
turned up in the jungle of
Costa Rica. Despite the fact
that he's rumored to be "hiding out," Roy
labors daily on an elaborate art ramp
which is hand-formed from fallen rainfor-
est hardwood logs.
Chris Miller is ensconced in a large Del Mar
estancia. Presumed large bucks from K2 are
said to be the source of the home's financing.
UNLEASH THE BEAST
The long promised Fury truck is said to be
ready for release soon. Fury gained tremen-
SHUT DOWN
Your tax dollars paid to have this lackey make
the Belmont Ledges in Long Beach go bye-bye.
dous stature by supporting several pros,
despite their lack of product. The accompa-
nying standard procedure of denial of Tony
Hawk's involvement in Fury's design is per-
haps instructional. How many company
owners who design signature model trucks
for other manus and also distribute other
trucks not of their own design can you name?
Jay Adams and Buttons were rumored
to soon be out of general circulation.
Back in the Venice mix is Suicidal
Jimbo, who is out of the joint and weighing
in at 245 plus. He is heavily motivated and
into power lifting. Will he rejoin the
Suicidal Tendencies entourage as a weight
training coach, or will he employ his new
penitentiary-powered people skills to hook
up at Men's Fitness?
LAST GASP
"I'm really disappointed in the politics."
-George Powell
"If you want to cure a spoiled brat, just send
them to the third world." -Keith Cochrane
"I'm gonna go out and buy a pair of Pro
Keds." Tony Hawk
"Trucks are trucks; that's what they tell
me." -Bryan Ridgeway
"All I want to do is have kids and ride."
-Steve Sherman
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