S.O.T.Y. Party Danny Way: Thrasher magazine Skater of the Year 2004: great American music hall, SF, CA, Dec. 18, 2004.DANNY DANNY Daniel WAY'S SKATEBOARDING CAREER has been an unstoppable fire. He won the first street and vert contests he ever entered, turned pro at 14, and was named Thrasher's Skater of the Year in 1991 at age 17. Unlike most child prodigies This is a list of people who in childhood (at or before 9) showed abilities in a specific field comparable to those of a highly skilled adult; hence the term child prodigy. Names added should fit this criterion and be properly sourced. , Danny's flame still burns. As a matter of fact, Danny is absolutely unstoppable. On December 18th, 2004, hundreds of skaters and fans turned up in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden to celebrate Danny's 2nd Skater of the Year victory at Thrasher's 15th Annual SOTY SOTY Story of the Year (band) SOTY Skater of the Year SOTY Song of the Year SOTY Student of the Year SOTY Sportsman of the Year Party. It was, as always, a beautiful display of out-of-control disgusting human behavior. This year, the debauchery Debauchery See also Dissipation, Profligacy. Debt (See BANKRUPTCY, POVERTY.) Alexander VI Borgia pope infamous for licentiousness and debauchery. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 219–220] Bacchus (Gk. was helped along by an open bar which only lasted about an hour and a half, at which time our distinguished guests managed to consume $5,000 worth of beer and liquor (at an average of $4.50 per drink, you do the math). Thanks to our sponsors Activision and Boost Mobile, as well as Scandinavian rock gods Turbonegro, Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal (EofDM) is an American garage rock band formed by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite the name, Eagles of Death Metal is not a death metal band. Hughes in an interview with a Polish rock magazine Teraz Rock told the story of the band's name. , Tony Trujillo's band USSR USSR: see Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (United Scumbags of Santa Rosa), and DJ Ted Shred (who un-coincidentally DJ'd the party in '91). FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT THERE, HERE'S THE PLAY BY PLAY: 6:03pm--Line has already begun forming around the building 6:45pm--Inside the club the staff gets a pep talk on how to handle out-of-control skaters (an impossible task) 7:01pm--The doors open and the bar opens 7:15pm--Danny Way and his entourage enter the building. They're escorted to Danny's fully stocked backstage room 8:15pm--The security tilt-a-whirl begins ejecting patrons before the first band has even seen the stage 8:30pm--USSR destroys the stage. Hair blows by the wind of the fan 8:49pm--The free bar is officially cut off 9:31pm--Eagles of Death Metal. "Isn't that guy from Queens of the Stone Age in this band?" 10:06pm--Girl fight 10:15pm--Aaron Bartko, the winner of the all-expense paid trip to the awards, disappears. Rumor has it that he, his girlfriend, and hosts from Boost Mobile had secretly made their way to the strip club next door. Of course, that's classified 10:20pm--The Phelper takes the stage with Danny to present the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. SOTY Trophy (yes, the bronze statue of the skater wearing shorts) 11:05pm--Turbonegro give us an epic performance complete with crowd surfing and costume changes 12:55pm--"... We'll be sending you a revised bill including the costs of all damages." Surprise, surprise We would like to give a very special thanks to Activision, Neversoft, Boost Mobile, and DC Shoes for making this possible.--Lindsey Byrnes |
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