a classic lol

this post originally appeared on january 19, 2009, such a classic, had to bring it back...

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ronnie, al, and aarone came by to skate with us yesterday and finished off the carne asada from oldmanmike and oldmanbrian's birthday session on saturday.
wrex n ronnie pics by aforjan.blogspot.com




pelvis heard all the commotion and had to stop by to see what was going on


aaron shows his meat cutting talents with the sphinger












oh no, ronnie!

team slack

photo by team slack manager colin shumate

hawayana concrete waves

i found this on someone's facebook i think, not sure... in hawaii if i remember correctly...

ode to toilette papel

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go away! i'm baitin'! sharkbait!

baker, sauce co-hort extraordinare sent us a couple of copies and a hella shitty button, thanks dude!! i've been wanting to check out this zine ever since pod sent me a photo of the hella shitty shirt... this zine is definitely worth checking out...




shark bait is a rad cut n paste black n white photocopied zine from oklahoma. there's not much in that state much like the one i'm in but motivated people always find something interesting to write about and share with other skaters. these people are what keep other scenes worth checking out. thanks shark bait!!

check out their blog here: http://sharklahoma.blogspot.com/

first issue i checked out had an interview with tim kerr of big boys - if you don't love the big boys then we probably can't be friends. shark bait #40






the other issue he sent was #41 with a frank gerwer interview, a rad trip to albuqwerky story and various other fun stuff...









order one of these to keep the zine alive!

memphis

since moving, we haven't hung out anywhere nor with anyone really besides a little bit of family here and there. hard to find a crew in such a small town... so we trekked up to memphis to hang out with taylor, bambei and hammond and any other memphis crew that wanted to come by. their house is awesome. it was good hanging out and skating and meeting a new face, mike. the vibe here is totally chill. it was good to see everyone that came by... there was some sick shit that went down but i forgot my other camera so no skate shots came through. cellphone shots are blurred without sunlight so i took shots of other stuff...

memphis usually only takes a little over an hour to get to, but this time it took over two... we encountered this traffic jam right past coldwater. everyone in the state was headed to the annual singing christmas tree in memphis. we found out the next day, a fedex truck (empty) flipped causing this commuter meltdown.


this is why we came to memphis, to hang out in this hangar style shed with a rad little ramp in it


a tree fell on it at some point


here's what's stored inside...this used to be at a local office, previously named the "office ramp"... we met the previous owner, mike. pretty nice guy!


it's got brick coping on the taller side, wrex called it firecracker coping because of the sound it makes when you grind it


jungle jeff came by and blew out all the water


we had a few sessions with breaks indoors between


hammond was making wings as we headed back home. maybe next time we'll stay long enough to taste test those bad boys...



until next time! thanks for the hospitality taylor, hammond, and bambei!!

Heavy Metal Satan Fingers.....

Ha ha ha!!! Get a mirror and practice!

ode to the crew

from tim jones

pod's book

if you haven't ordered one already, here's the link to do so just in time for that special someone at xmas.


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sweet tats

We Still Have More fun Than You....

Funny how some people get into skateboarding, and immediately try to run things in hopes of some kind of recognition or notoriety, whether they understand the reason for doing it or not. Guess what? This started as an outlawed activity, and the outlaws will always be on top. We were doing it before you came along with your need for attention and energy drink endorsements, and we will be here long after the spotlight burns out. We are skateboarders, and we always will be. "Keep Rolling", is not a 60's soul song, but a reason for living.. If you think you can fade something that has been going since before you were born, you must be as gullible as Senator Palin..

Tough As Nails

Sometimes when you move on to a new venture, you leave a little security behind. Missing the true movers and shakers becomes part of it. But the friendship that we shared, and the times we had will always keep me optomistic. Hopefully the scene in this dead town will blossom like a flower pushing through the manuer, and the fellow skaters will have opporitunity to enjoy the real reason we do it.

look up to d. boone

vagina-like fashion

if i was rich...

while shopping for a car, i found this bad boy. lee bender called it perfect, his first car ever..

first car i had. 78 cougar xr-7 mine had wire wheels and a black landau top as well as perfect black paint. 400 modified with a 4 barrel carb. 8 miles per gallon. set up to run premium grade gas that was expensive at 1.30 a gallon at the time.

the clencher for me was the white plate on the front, written in sharpie was "the cat"... meow!

i love this place

cowtown rules the foundry

i borrowed this from the only blog better than aforjan.blgospot.com

lol in translation

it's funny when people say they just want you to leave them alone, and then they can't seem to leave you alone.

two fifty