Kenny Anderson is the latest elite arrival to the Quattro Wheel Co. He?s now keeping company with the likes of Eric Koston and Marc Johnson.
Danny Cerezini is the latest wonder child discovered by Jeremy Fox and immediately put on the Flip team. He is only 14 and speaks only 5 words of English, “I don?t speak any English.” He?s Brazilian and is bound for super stardom. He nailed 2nd place at Tampa AM 2002.
Bootleg Pro Alex “Trainwreck” Gall is now a member of the exclusive Iron Cross family of Independent Trucks and he joined the TSA family. Joining Trainwreck on Bootleg are Ams Pete “The Ox” Eldridge and Brian Michaud. Expect the usual deviance and chaos from the ever-growing Bootleg gang.
Nick Dompierre is officially no longer “Flow Trash” at 5boro and is added to the proper team roster.
Organika is the new company through Expedition headed up by Karl Watson. Seth Cheeks is the only confirmed rider. More news will be breaking soon and two more significant pros will be announced shortly.
Ghetto Child is proud to welcome new am’s Jeremiah Vance and Victor Fonoch. These guys are definitely on the up. Jeremiah is 14 and Victor is from the I.E. Victor noseslid that curved rail Muska 50-50ed back in the day. I really can’t say much more than that when these kids step into the spotlight you will see, both of these kids will have the next two Ghetto ads so you will see.
Jeremy Wray has left Destructo to ride for Independent.
Chris Senn and Donny Barley just got into Southern California a week and a half ago after filming up north with Jon Miner and Mike Manzoori for the Emerica video. Mike has been taking them around some local spots and collecting footage while they’re both down here. Chris left to head back home to Grass Valley for the holidays last week.
Andrew Reynolds and Erik Ellington went out last weekend and shot photos w/ Gabe Morford. Jon Miner was on hand to catch all the nice rides for the Emerica video as they went down.
Heath Kirchart completed the eastward leg of his cross country Harley-Davidson motorcycle trek this week, landing in Atlanta, GA to meet up with Steve Berra and filmer, Matt. If he gets good weather in Atlanta, Heath plans to embark on his return voyage this week. If not, he’ll stay in Atlanta till he can get him some skatin’ in. According to Heath, this was “the worst idea of my life”, and for anyone considering driving out to Atlanta from CA on their motorcycle right now, Heath offers this advice, “its miserable.” Understandable when you factor in 45-degree weather, rain, and 12-hour motorcycle rides without a windshield. Sounds like Heath will be returning a grizzled, old Harley guy.
Donny Barley has left Innes to ride for Quiksilver. He also recently left Element. Donny is mulling over offers and taking his sweet time to make this important decision. Emerica remains a solid foundation where Donny always puts his feet.
Jani Laitiala of Firm fame is the latest hot shoe on Savier.
Savier.
Longtime Oregon resident, Jayme Fortune, will be making the move to California soon. I guess miles of traffic is a lesser burden than days of rain.
ESPN Magazine features Stevie Williams in a six-page storyin their January 7th issue. The story on Stevie details his rise in skateboarding and his friendship with Josh Kalis, among other things. Stevie is turning up to skate at the 2002 Watts Skate Demo, put on by DC, SPAUSA(the SkatePark Association of the USA), and the Watts/DPI Program YouthOpportunity Movement. He’ll also sign autographs and talk to kids. If you’rein the Los Angeles area on SaturdayFeb. 2nd stop by 10950 South CentralAvenue between noon and 4 p.m. to check it out.
Colin McKay, Stevie Williams, and Jason Ellis dropped by the set of the new X-Ecutioners video being filmed in LA. The DC skaters scored cameo parts in the video for “It’s Goin’ Down,” which partners the turntablist group with the band Linkin Park. The video was directed by Linkin Park’s DJ, and the song features vocals by Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park’s lead singer. DC is helping the X-Ecutioners promote their new album, and is also hooking them up with some gear. For raw turntable action by the medium’s premier innovators, pick up Built From Scratch, to be released on January 29.
Last week, Rick McCrank announced that he was opening a skateshop in East Vancouver, Canada, cleverly titled “AntiSocial“. Rick describes the shop as being more than your average skateshop, as it will feature artwork from close friends and skateboarders, as well as hard to find and exclusive apparel from clothing companies inside and outside of the skateboard industry. If the city allows, Rick will move his mini ramp into the shop as well, since he was forced to remove it from his house. This will add to the small empire of Rick McCrank, who co-owns Vancouver based Momentum Wheels and just completed design on his upcoming second shoe, which will be out in May of 2002. Opening a shop is a big move for Rick, and all of us here at éS can’t wait to see how the shop turns out.
Eric Koston has been enjoying his time off for the holidays after returning from the Girl Harsh Barge tour. Eric has been perfecting the K-4, the next shoe in the Koston series, due out in August 2002. The K-4 will be quite an accomplishment in design. To get a sneak preview of the K-4, visit the éS website at www.esfootwear.com
Bob Burnquist is an amazing human being. The last two years have seen him win Transworld Skateboarding’s 2001 Best Vert Rider Award, NEA European’s Best Vert Rider Award, the Gravity Games vert and X-Games vert contests. He’s also built and destroyed the world’s largest very ramp, and opened a Brazilian/vegetarian restaurant named “Melodia” in Leucadia, CA. Now Bob is taking on another new direction. “Burnquist Organics” will be his new organic fruit and vegetable company, which will sell exclusively through his restaurant Melodia. Most of his the three acres at Bob’s house are now cultivated to house the new produce. With the help of his family, Bob’s produce (avocados, strawberries, lettuce, cabbage and many varieties of fruits and vegetables) should ready for cultivation by Spring 2002.
Neighborhood pro Julio De La Cruz has added Los Angeles resident Nate Kocaka to the am team.
Skate Legends showcases 150 of the greatest skateboarders from the past 40 years. The list of skaters was put together by Brooke after considerable research and in consultation with a number of skate pros and skate shop owners. The progression of the sport is captured in hundreds of stunning photographs. The book features a variety of skateboarding: slalom, downhill, freestyle, high jump, pools, pipes, skateparks, handrails and, of course street skating. As this is the first book to showcase four decades worth of phenomenal skateboarders, it is sure to gain a huge amount of interest from both current and former skaters. For more information on Skate Legends, please email the author, Michael Brooke at mbrooke@interlog.com
Video BLITZ:
Gold Wheels is working on a video. No working title as of yet. Words have been tossed around that it could be ready as early as March. Steve Williams, Ryan Gallant, Marcus McBride, Terry Kennedy, Forrest Kirby. With heads like that it?ll sure be a wonderful view.
Good news! éS Menikmati is now available on DVD! That’s right, 35 minutes of bonus footage! In stores now.
A 5boro tour video entitled, “E-Z Pass Vacation” will hit store shelves in February.
Paul Rodriguez and fellow éS, City Stars am Mike Taylor have been busy
filming their parts for the upcoming Transworld video, as well as the new City Stars video “Terror Squad“.
1984 is now working on a second video. Full parts can be expected from Tony Trujillo, Neil Heddings, Jason Adams, Chet Childress, Chris Swanson, John Ponts, Steve Nesser, Jub, and Ricky Espinoza. A name is nowhere near being known.
Web NEWS:
TSA launched their NEW WEBSITE 1/9-02 www.tsaclothing.com
Vans announced the re-launch of the company?s Web site at www.vans.com
Skate Canada Video Magazine has a new site up. www.skateboardcanada.com P>EVENTS:
Tampa AM synopsis: Caswell Berry took top honors. The unknown Flip youngster, Danny Cerezini could have won, but settled for 2nd.
Josh Maready amazed all by nailing the mightiest backside lipslide in the house during the BEST TRICK event.
Kids to keep your eyes on: Jared Brantingham, Zered Bassett, Kevin Long aka Spanky, Dylan Reider, Darrel Stanton, Brandon Jacobson, Scotty Moore, Anthony Shetler, and Jon Newport.
1) Caswell Berry
2) Danny Cerezini
3) Austin Seaholm
4) Greg Lutzka
5) Jard Brantingham
6) Kevin “Spanky” Long
7) Ryan Sheckler
8) Danny Morrin
9) Zered Bassett
10) Dylan Reider
Visit www.skateparkoftampa.com for the in depth analysis.
This year at the upcoming Tampa PRO event, there will be a keen art show to check out. Josh Stewart of ONE STEP BEYOND fameis organizing theshow.
hat’s right, 35 minutes of bonus footage! In stores now.
A 5boro tour video entitled, “E-Z Pass Vacation” will hit store shelves in February.
Paul Rodriguez and fellow éS, City Stars am Mike Taylor have been busy
filming their parts for the upcoming Transworld video, as well as the new City Stars video “Terror Squad“.
1984 is now working on a second video. Full parts can be expected from Tony Trujillo, Neil Heddings, Jason Adams, Chet Childress, Chris Swanson, John Ponts, Steve Nesser, Jub, and Ricky Espinoza. A name is nowhere near being known.
Web NEWS:
TSA launched their NEW WEBSITE 1/9-02 www.tsaclothing.com
Vans announced the re-launch of the company?s Web site at www.vans.com
Skate Canada Video Magazine has a new site up. www.skateboardcanada.com P>EVENTS:
Tampa AM synopsis: Caswell Berry took top honors. The unknown Flip youngster, Danny Cerezini could have won, but settled for 2nd.
Josh Maready amazed all by nailing the mightiest backside lipslide in the house during the BEST TRICK event.
Kids to keep your eyes on: Jared Brantingham, Zered Bassett, Kevin Long aka Spanky, Dylan Reider, Darrel Stanton, Brandon Jacobson, Scotty Moore, Anthony Shetler, and Jon Newport.
1) Caswell Berry
2) Danny Cerezini
3) Austin Seaholm
4) Greg Lutzka
5) Jard Brantingham
6) Kevin “Spanky” Long
7) Ryan Sheckler
8) Danny Morrin
9) Zered Bassett
10) Dylan Reider
Visit www.skateparkoftampa.com for the in depth analysis.
This year at the upcoming Tampa PRO event, there will be a keen art show to check out. Josh Stewart of ONE STEP BEYOND fameis organizing theshow.
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