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needs, you quickly play the
part of a baby. Imagine
then, if you were a baby
whose mother was a hash-
smoking Belgian dude with
one pant leg rolled up.
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until it's time for the train.
Anytime we had a train
to catch before the hour
of nine or ten AM,
Preston applied this
method. Not only can he
"HE BROUGHT ONLY ONE PAIR OF
SHORTS AND FOUR T-SHIRTS FOR
HIS ENTIRE THREE-MONTH TRIP
Preston Maigetter is a
grizzled veteran of the
road both international
and domestic. He's our
new video guy and helped
guide my European adven-
ture shortly after I left the
Blind tour. Having traveled
the contest circuit several
times over, he had the
trains dialed and made
sure I, along with my
friends Than and Josh
Brooks, got where we
needed to be as well as
packed fun time into every
stop. The latter was accom-
plished in a method known
as "Let's just party all night
fall asleep anywhere
(including a beer-soaked
hardwood floor), but he
brought only one pair of
shorts and four t-shirts for
his entire three-month
trip. I take that back; he
did have a sweatshirt, but
he lost it in the first town.
After that, he would sim-
ply throw on an additional
t-shirt depending on how
cold it was. Daytime in
Marseille was one shirt,
while nighttime
Scotland warranted all
four. As I write this,
Preston is still in Europe,
undoubtedly wearing one
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TILL FEELING THE STING
from dudes like Carlos De
Andrade, Bob, Lincoln,
Sandro Dias, and Rodil de Aruaja Jr, this year the Americans had to contend with
some new Brazilian wrecking balls like Rogerio Soares Manosa and Rodrigo
Teixiera. Augie brought the crowd to their feet as he qualified for the semis with
a stunning run despite the fact that he has to sit on his skateboard and push
with his hands. What the hell are they feedin' 'em down there?
Clockwise from top left: Colin McKay, the channel, and a trick that
will most likely die with him. Frontside Cab kickflip. Switch kickflip backside
lipslide could switch up Rodrigo Teixiera's sponsorship situation pretty
damn fast. Turtle Boy pulled a couple of frontside flips out of his shell. Good
things come to those who wait. Bucky tucks a frontside air.
or more of the four shirts.
First stop was the Marseille con-
test, which was covered by Miles
Long in the last issue. Although
Miles' piece covered the shredding,
also worth mentioning was Dan
Drehobl, or Ol' Dirty Drehbs, as I
unoriginally like to call him. Wearing
a completely sweated-out and slept-
in baby-blue Izod button-up shirt, he
repeatedly spun out and bear-
hugged the spine as he lurched from
bowl to bowl. At one point he would
be fast asleep on the island and then
seconds later could be seen going
for dumptrucks to fakie in the eight-
footer, jumping straight from the lip
to the small of his back on the flat-
bottom. His mix of talent and des-
peration was really inspiring. He
looks like a youthful Bob Hope.
After Marseille we made the hefty
trek to Edinburgh, Scotland, the city
where the movie Trainspotting was
supposed to have taken place.
Preston only had the number of a
friend of a friend, but we were still
able to hook up with some great
guys who took us in and treated us
very well for our five-day visit.
Fraser was simply minding the flat
for a friend, but nevertheless we
spent many happy evenings there
playing records from someone's
excellent collection, drinking
Tennet's Velvet and popping over
for the occasional round of fish and
chips from the local shop. The rea-
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