After the rad.WHEN I FIRST GOT the job at Thrasher thrasher: see mimic thrush. thrasher Any of 17 species (family Mimidae) of New World songbirds that have a downcurved bill and are noted for noisily foraging on the ground in dense thickets and for loud, varied songs. I could barely take photos. Don't believe me? Check out Jason Dill's interview in the Oct. '97 issue! I had to put myself on a strict photo training regimen--taking notes, shooting tons of test rolls and buckling down to figure out exactly what the "F" of an F-stop was. I got so aggro ag·gro n. Chiefly British Slang 1. Aggressive or violent behavior. 2. Irritation or exasperation: about getting my skate photos up to par, I completely spaced out on shooting anything else. As soon as the trick was landed, I wiped my brow, packed up the bag and began the hunt for the next crooked grind. Looking back on those years, I realize I totally blew it. Though my archive boasts hundreds of sheets of shitty shit·ty adj. shit·ti·er, shit·ti·est Vulgar Slang 1. Of very poor quality; highly inferior. 2. Contemptible; despicable. 3. Unfortunate; unpleasant. 4. contest sequences, it lacks a single portrait of Phil Shao Phil Shao (December 28, 1973 - August 22, 1998) was a professional skateboarder from Redwood City, California. He was featured in many magazines including Thrasher Magazine, Skateboarder Magazine, TransWorld Skateboarding and many more. or Shiloh Greathouse Shiloh Greathouse is a professional skateboarder based in Los Angeles, California. Shiloh Greathouse gained prominence in the 90's skating for World Industries and has made a resurgence with the release of the Transworld Skateboarding video First Love. or even any of my close friends. It's been said before, but skateboarding's a lot bigger than pros or tricks or quadruple kinks. It's about the laughs, the weirdos, the costumes and the kids--and everything else you run into on the highway of stoke. It's about your life. And it's worth remembering. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Typical van sandwich, 2005; Taking trips means making friends, Spain 2002; Geoff and French Fred on the night Geoff got slipped a mickey, Tucson 2005; Bad-headed freakout, Carbondale 2004 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Paintball paintball Sports medicine A sport in which marble-sized gelatin capsules filled with a nontoxic dye are shot at speeds of 300 kph/200 mph Warning: to the bread Basket, Toy Machine US tour 2003; The perpetrators, Ed Templeton and Billy Marks; Kale kale, borecole (bôr`kōl), and collards, common names for nonheading, hardy types of cabbage (var. Sandridge, 2000; Legends Duncan, Beardo, and Reategui at a jacked TV awards show, 2000; Sometimes epic bails are better than makes--Kanten Russell in Japan, 2000; Jake Duncombe takes it all in, 2005; Erik Ellington at the beginning of the costume era, 2000 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Board toss, Zero Spring Break Tour 2003; Todd Congelliere skate rocks on 4th Street, San Pedro, 1999; Kids in Huntington Beach, 1999; Jerry and Marc--banana wang, 2001 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Rob Dyrdek in the Dyrdekalade, 2005; The shot we should have used--Jamie Thomas, 1999; Indy and Dan Murphy, 2005; Science Fair, 1998; Donny Barley, 2000; Frank Gerwer, sexy as hell, 2002; Matt Mumford as Chopper, Halloween 2003; Anthony Van Engelen Anthony Van Engelen (born on November 20, 1978) is a professional skateboarder, currently riding for his sponsors Alien Workshop, Vans Shoes, Royal Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, and Analog Clothing. was one of the first people lever shot. Switch nosegrind, 1997 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Accident at Hollywood High, 2003; Free decks for scooter kids. Arizona, 2005; Love in the shallow end, 2000; Texas Dan in the Toxic Tubes, 2002; Colin McKay at home, 2005; Ali Boulala on a bender, Spain 2001; Jim Greco, post session depression, 2005 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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