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2/7/12
Clip of the Day. What’s up Fat Bill? or What You Do When You Know You’re Not Going to Film Any Tricks that Day.
Caption Contest. Morten Westh flows the pie chart for some market penetration. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
Austyn’s got ‘em switch too.
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“That’s my Chino dawg.”—The Cheeks about Jerry Hsu
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2/6/12
Kenny, Cory, Brian and Elijah. Those are my best guesses of dudes who will have diarrhea at least once on El Chocolate Tour. I hope they don’t, but just saying if I had to guess.
Caption Contest. Aaron Johnson, why you gotta bring Brad and Angelina into it? We’re going to extend the contest for another week or so. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
And Biebel, they’re biting your shit.
A Fourstar Sale on the Crail Shop. And any purchase over $75 gets free shipping all this month.
Could this have been the first year Ty bothered to watch the Super Bowl since a commercial he shot for Chevy aired during the game? Probably not.
Our friend Amrit works his ass off to make his videos. Here’s a teaser for his latest featuring our own Vincent Alvarez. You can purchase the video here.
This week’s Guest Front Page Poster with some of the best teeth in ‘boarding is Daryl Angel. He’s got a Royal truck coming soon as well.
QUOTE:
“I don’t know how to wax something.”—Alex Olson
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2/3/12
Shop Survey. Vegas’ Let It Roll recognizes Kenny Anderson as a local treasure that he is.
Clip of the Day. Elijah and his blow buddies on the Cardboard Cat Tour. And apparently it’s a trilogy.
Caption Contest. Charles Harrington reworks childhood Vincent and Mo in to the mix. We’re going to extend the contest for another week or so. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
You looking for a skater?
QUOTE:
“You sleep they creep.”—The Cheeks
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2/2/12
Guy’s working on it.
Caption Contest. Andrew Root gets stinky with it. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
The Cheeks does a damn few nollie heels for the stopwatch.
Check out Stevie Perez’ part in Good Luck now online thanks to ValSurf.
Joey Dig has excellent taste in filming, skaters and music. Thus…
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2/1/12
Clip of the Day. The Fuckin’ Van makes a major milestone.
Shop Survey. Ambush Board Co. since ’97! Damn, they’re almost as old as us.
Caption Contest. Gotta agree with Thuan Du (and Mo). Who likes ketchup on their dogs. Read the post from 1/24 for details. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
Q&A
From: Jure Zovko
Q: I saw that Sam stepped up to the Down for Life challenge by getting some ink repping the years that he’s been on KOTR. My question is since Lakai won this year and may win in future years, does Sam plan on adding more years to his art? Has he even thought about this?
A: Absolutely thought of it. Was pretty damn sure we had it in the bag at the point too. Could’ve left room. But I felt that way before in ‘04, so I played it safe. I’ll just go crossword puzzle on that shit. Across or down or something.—Smyth
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1/31/12
Mini Top 5 with Theotis Beasley and his five new songs to lip sync to.
Caption Contest. It was only a matter of time until someone repurposed this classic Biebel quote for the contest. Jesus Angulo was the first and we like it. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
Scott Johnston’s stank feet are up for a Berrics’ Footnotes.
They got Mo on there too…and Price!
Q & A
From: Justin,
Q: What’s the deal with Jason Dill’s cast? Is his arm permanently broken?
A: I broke my wrist four times in four years. I have a metal plate, screws and pins in it from a surgery I had in 08. What you see me wearing nowadays is basically a removable cast. I wear that so I don’t break it again. Outstanding hospital bills do show up on your credit report, it’s a myth that they don’t.—Jason Dill
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1/30/12
Some of the dudes (handpicked by The Cheeks, no doubt) will be heading to Central America next month to skate Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Caption Contest. Biebel’s taser still got plenty of juice, so get your entries in because Charley Feher’s submission is in the running. Here’s the Grand Prize. Send your entries here.
Manolo Mixes it up, World Park style.
This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is T-World upstart with much promise, Sam Muller.
Q & A
From: Zak Bagley,
Q: For Austyn Gillette, is there any footy of that kickflip ad for Royal? The photo is gnarly and I know you were hauling ass! Wanna see the vid!
A: It’s going to be in Bill Strobeck’s section in the new Transworld video, check it when it comes out! There will be a bunch of New York skaters in it, me not being one of them.—Austyn Gillette
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1/27/12
Shit Pro Skaters Say.
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1/26/12
McCrank’s Top 5 things to do when you don’t got a trick for the spot.
Girl’z Mega Jamz seriez are no brainerz.
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1/25/12
Rick McCrank’s Top 5 things about his beloved Leeside. Special thanks to Alex Craig for filming
Our first offering from Wallride 23, Chocolate’s Fluorescent Chunk series is sizzlin’ on the streets.
The Crailtap Caption Contest is fully swinging. Simply caption the photo below for a chance to win this Grand Prize. Two things though, if you think you’re gonna win without actually doing the photoshop leg work or by writing a lame caption about Mo leaving Lakai you’re wrong.
Q & A
From: Willie Diaz
Q: Ben Colen, judging by your shirt from your China post, what’d you think of High on Fire’s last record?
A: I thought it was really good. Frost Hammer is the shit. Blessed Black Wings is still my favorite album of theirs though.—Ben Colen
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“We don’t fuck with amateurs, dude.”—Mike Carroll on the lack of ams on Girl
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1/24/12
The Royal Trucks site has been re-launched. Start with Austyn Gillette’s latest ad and end on the Icon Series.
Yesterday, Tapper Christopher Akiba pointed out what a great photo this would make for a Caption Contest. Well, we couldn’t agree more. So get to it. Make sure to use photoshop or the like to get your caption on the photo. And that’s a taser in Biebel’s hand, if that helps. Contest ends Feb. 7. Send them here.
Here’s what you’ll win!
Stevie Perez goes 25 for Tuesday at Skateboarder.
Biebel frontside nasals for Tuesday as well.
Here’s your chance to vote on the Quiet Life Photo Contest finalists.
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1/23/12
Everything you’ll need for the next six months in Wallride 23.
Spring 2012 Footwear and Clothing Collection as well as a Danny Brady video feature for the Brady Belmont XLK is now up on Lakai’s site.
And again if you missed the final episode of KOTR here she be. We took that bitch.
This week’s Guest Front Page Poster is the Beavis to Mo’s Butthead. His brother Vince.
QUOTE:
“I can’t believe I bought a rap song on iTunes this weekend.”—Rudy
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1/20/12
Hersh and I are talking again. The experiment didn’t work. It was too cruel. And it felt like we were in a fight. Still kind of feels like that a little bit. Nothing like a Greatest Miss though to soak up the bad blood.
Nashville’s Sixth Ave goes way outside the margins for the Shop Survey.
Monday Wallride 23 will be going live.
And tonight at midnight the last installment of KOTR 2011 featuring Lakai will be up at Thrasher.
Q&A
From: Brook Seely
Q: Hey Rick McCrank what’s more fun Leeside or the Girl Park? Can’t go to the Foundation for grub after Girl Park I suppose. Also I’m sure u know Deer Man of Darkwoods, what’s he like? You should do a BAKU colabo!
A: Girl Park is more fun, Leeside is more RAW! Girl is more fun because the sole reason for Girl existing is FUN! I’ve never met the BAKU sect, I don’t go out at night. I respect what they do, but I wouldn’t want to mess with them because of the human sacrifice stuff.—McCrank
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QUOTE:
“’Cause he’s my boo.”—Alex after asked why he was talking in his boo-voice to Ben Colen
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1/19/12
Clip of the Day. Daniel Castillo’s iPhone clips, featuring Daewon Song, Manny Santiago, Lil Shmatty, Ronnie Sandoval, Chris Roberts, Mike Maldonado, Jeremy Adams, Chico Brenes, Cooper Wilt, Daniel, Yoon Sul, Jon Fitisemanu, Paul Shier and Vincent Alvarez.
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“It’s because he’s insane. Insanity is funny.”—Chris Roberts
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1/18/12
Mini Top 5 (trad.)
Top 5 things Rudy Johnson was tripping on in 1993:
1. All my friends in Polo gear
2. Every time I didn’t have weed. That happened a lot back then
3. I tripped out when Eric and Tim got their apartment. I was like, “I’m cozy at home.”
4. I was tripping that I used to drive a 5.0, just like Vanilla. Surprised I didn’t kill myself in that thing, dude
5. What really tripped me out in ’93 was when switch skating came in and Tim Gavin couldn’t do it. That was ultimately his demise
From Travis at Satori, “Spotted in SF on the way to an infamous fort with a bridge in the background.”
Girl alum Tony Larson has posted some classics on his Tony Larson Studio site.
And we’ve added some recent classics to the Crail Shop.
Keep the internet free, or something like that.
Q&A
From: Spencer
Q: Please tell me the Girl/Chocolate video is going to be a DVD release? I’m sick of these internet video parts that I forget after one watch.
A: Me too! The Girl and Chocolate film will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital distribution outlets .—Ty Evans
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QUOTE:
“I don’t know if I’m tripping on anything today.”—Rudy
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1/17/12
Mikemo’s top 5 shittiest things about living with David Loy and Matt Price.
Hershel and I decide we’re not going to talk all this week. Not mad at each other or anything. Just more of a social experiment on the level of this.
Q&A
From: Victor
Q: Saw Carroll on the Kiss Cam at the Lakers/Warriors game the other night. Was he stoked? First time on there?
A: Yep, first time on there. More nervous at the time cuz I didn’t know if I should do her dirty or go PG. So I was going back and forth in my mind “keep it mellow or GO IN!” I kept it mellow I guess. But pretty stoked now after the fact. Rickk didn’t know I was at the game until he saw me too.—Mike Carroll
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“We should have never left Simi.”—Mikemo
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1/16/12
Mini Top 5. Matt Price and David Loy’s top 5 things about living with Mikemo.
This week’s Guest Front Page Poster described his first photo as “pretty un-toppable.” We’ll see how Staba does for the rest of the week or if he’ll even send us the rest of his photos at all.
Spliff Allstars Night at Biebel’s. Smyth, if only you had the foresight to move your snack machine over there for just one night.
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1/13/12
Florida’s Midtown gets down with the Sho