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Burning Tree Records and Punk for Life Promotions presented the No School Skatejam on March 22 featuring Fist of Fury, The Dimwits, Blue Collar Special, Chix Pack and R.K.L. at the Pink Motel sponsored by Koping Killer Skateboards, Juice Magazine, Destroy All Monthly, Lost Enterprises, Afroman Productions, Thrasher, Pep, Grind King, DC Shoes, Big Brother, No School Designs, Concrete Disciples, Kreper, Powell, Varla, and Angry Girl - This was the best party of the year so far... North, south, east, west, Daggers, Scum, Koping Killers, Z-Cult, Bulldog, the Hesh crew from SD, the Sacrifice team, Concrete Disciples and many others from all over the country met in the pink for punk rock, pool skating, beer, and bbq. Congratulations to Aaron Murray and the boyz.

On March 22, the Grand Masters bowl Bash in West Palm Beach was sponsored by YMCA Oelsner Skatepark, MR's Skate Shop, CIA, Black Label, Red Kross, Juice Magazine, Z-Flex, Independent, Dregs, Madrid, Factory 13, Scum Skates, Bulldog Skates, Bahne, Deathbox, G&S, Osiris, Tracker, Emerica, Etnies, Kryptonics, Vans, Dogtown and Powell. The event featured a masters division 30-37 and grand masters 38 and over. Todd Johnson took 1st in grand masters and Kurt Bodenshatz took 1st in the masters division. See www.floridaskater.com for photos and results.

Juice Magazine was proud to be one of the sponsors of the first Westminster Van's Bowl Jam in Superior, CO. Mark Chandler, event organizer wrote "We ran the event "jam-style," so everyone got to drop in and warm up at their own pace. People were going off! In addition to blistering grinds and warp-speed carves, the guys were throwing down rock-n-roll boardslides, frontside smiths w/reverts out, madonnas, fastplants, two-handed frontside airs, front/backside ollies off vert, frontside rock-n-rolls, crails, and tons of other sick moves. The top ten skaters won prize packages. The event ran every weekend through March and plans are in action for next year's series. E-mail justridingalong@yahoo.com for details.

This year's Tampa Pro contest was annihilated by none other than Tony Trujillo. www.skateparkoftampa.com. Omar Hassan, won best trick with a heelflip indy footplant.

Jason "the kid" Adams is pulling together quite an impressive Six Gun posse. It includes Chet “chalba” Childress, Jackson Taylor, and Riky “the Mexican” Espinoza. These dudes, along with a couple Black Label guys will be hitting the road this summer. Bang, bang..you’re dead!

Back from the dead. Again. Jeff “mothra’ Grosso has been seen at long time ripper Mike Lohrmans’ ramp stretching inverts, and smashing lein to tails. In fact the sessions at Lohrmans have been off the hook! Jeff and the boys got everyone together and “re-did” the whole ramp.

The Sacrifice Tour rocked Las Vegas this past weekend. The team skated pools and a couple parks and raged hard! Mark Partain ripped at the demo so Rene put him on the team.

Greed Skate - announces team riders: Jesse Martinez, Chad Fernandez, Eric Dressen, Kurtis Colamonico, Bobby Rodriguez with Eric Dressen as team manager.

Rise & Fall of Dave Faherty. We are going to pass the hat for Dave's surgery bills. He has no insurance and is between jobs. I am calling on at least 25 people to send $20 each. We are starting the new VBPS/PPS group insurance. Taking care of our own, we all should do it for each other. Make Checks payable to Dave Faherty c/o Scott Perryman 3703 Claremont Street Baltimore Md. 21224 or email lotta.scott@verizon.net

You can become a member of the Surfrider Foundation at http://surfrider.org/join

What's up? I'm writing from Louisville, KY, home of the dopest skate park in the country and 25 foot full pipe. I just moved here from Santa Monica, CA to manage the very first skate hostel for all you out of towners . So check it. We've got a pool table, jukebox, some arcade games and all that stays open 24 hours a day and then for 17 bucks a night we'll put you up in a bunk. We're located directly across the street from skate park. The park is open 24 hours a day and requires no pads. If you think you got balls enough to come out here and check the park and show what you got and need a cheap place to stay, you can contact us toll free at 1-877-568-bunk or on the Internet at damien@sleepchamberlouisville.com or check out the place at www.sleepchamberlouisville.com

For the first time in history, a free skatepark with free to use boards exists in Grass Valley, California. On March 13, 2003 the city of Grass Valley became the first city to offer this benevolent service to its citizens. The skateboards are being provided through The Doogood Conservatory, a non-profit set up to provide under-privileged families with free skateboards and helmets during the holiday season and to provide free to use skateboards and helmets at participating skateparks all year round. The Skatepark of Tampa became the first private skatepark to offer these services almost a year ago, then last month The Skatelab in Simi Valley became the second and now, glorious Grass Valley becomes the first free public skatepark to offer free-to-use brand new completes with Indy Trucks, Bullet Wheels and Blitz Decks, not to mention the brand spankin' new helmets provided by the fine folks at TSG. So far only Blitz and Nhs have stepped up to the proverbial plate and contributed. Do not sit idly by on the sidelines as others help, now is the time. If not now, when?---The goal is a hundred skateparks, each consuming 12 completes and pad sets a year. As well as 20 completes to 100 cities during the holiday season for distribution to the needy. An umbrella tax-exempt sponsor is in the works and then all contributions WILL BE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. But, right now it is just for the kids...the ones with the Wal-Mart special who think that skateboarding sucks, because their equipment does...the ones who hang out at the parks and always ask to borrow your board... the one we all use to be-- So, as the coveted 501c3 looms in the distance, The Doogood Conservatory continues to march on like a modern day Johnny "Skateboard" Seed. Thank you for your time, an invaluable commodity we can never get back, Ari Evan Gold--founder - ari@doogood.org or 530-386-2160

Although it was considered to let "DOGTOWN - The Legend Of The Z-BOYS" go out of print indefinitely, (it's been out of stock since X-mas) Consafos / Burning Flags press distribution tells us that books will be back in stock by the end of April (order direct 800.655.4897)

Here's the latest update for the Tim Brauch Bricks... I want to thank everyone who's already committed to buying bricks... Hopefully this won't hinder anyone but the city decided they didn't like the idea of companies buying up a ton-o-bricks to make huge logo's. So we are now offering an 8"x8" brick for $500 that can have a company logo or any other art work. There are no limits on the amount you buy and they will be spread though out the park. You can still buy the regular bricks but they will not be able to put art work on them so you will be limited to your company name and/or message. Thanks again for all the support. Please email me with any questions and I'll try to follow up with everyone on Monday. So please fax your order form back to me at: Sessions Attn: Gold fax# 831-461-4680 or mail to Sessions Attn: Justin Gold - 60 Old El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, Ca. 95066 Tim Brauch Memorial Fund

Skate Comp Announced - Sessions Records is excited to announce the upcoming sNOISsES: "The Skateboarder Sessions" CD. This compilation is the first of its kind, with each band featuring a member that is either a professional, amateur, or legendary skateboarder. Check out the current line-up so far: Mike V. and the Rats - Mike Vallely, The Faction - Steve Caballero, Sten Guns - Lance Mountain and Lance Jr., Heartaches - Kristian Svitak, Operetic - Jesse Fritsch, Powerflex 5 - Salba, US Bombs - Duane Peters, Ray Barbee - Ray Barbee, Shed - Darren Navarrette and Sam Hitz, Johnny and the Dudes - Pete the Ox, Sugar Shack - John Gibson, Cacti Widders - Tom Knox, Smut Peddlers - Gish and crew, The Huns - Duane Peters, Bark Hard - John Gibson, Clay Wheels - Johnny Manak, Westbound Stagecoach - Tanner Zelinsky. The compilation is scheduled for a JUNE 3rd 2003 street date. www.sessionsrecords.com

The Venice Skateboard Association will be assisting the city of L.A with their contest at Pedlow Sk8park 4-12. They also have the new VSA T-shirt design available. Email venicesurfsk8@yahoo.com

The 25th Anniversary Independent Truck Co. book project titled "Built to Grind". representing 25 years of Independent Trucks! This project is being funded by NHS, Inc. and Bryce Kanights is gathering and editing photographic content for its collective pages. The commemorative book will be sized at approximately 9.5" X 11" and is to include up to 250 pages. The cover will be printed on high-gloss, heavy stock paperback with a limited number of hard covers with sleeves for VIPs. The scheduled "On sale" release date is Sept. 15th. The contents with be packed with action stills, sequences and lifestyle imagery of the riders who previously or presently grinded away their days on Independents. Additional photographs will reveal Indy tattoos, bloody elbows and images that represent Independent's core influence in skateboarding. Text will be contributed by Steve Alba, Dune Peters, Brian Brannon, Bob Denike and others who have been riding the trucks since day one or have had a large importance on the brand. Classic, and rare unpublished images will be provided from Ted Terrebone, Jim Cassimus, Craig Fineman, Grant Brittain, Bryce Kanights, Lance Dawes, Joe Brook, Tobin Yelland, Jai Tanju, Mike Blabac, Luke Ogden, Gabe Morford and Andrew Mapstone among others. For more info - email- bryce@brycekanights.com

In BullDog Skate news the Wicked Skill's Board is out now with Die Cut BDS tape. It's 31" X 7.5" inspired by an old 60's Rick Griffin poster that he did for the Who. Jereme "Stoney" Schadler's new model is now available for the all terrain skateboarder with an appreciation for the finer things in life. Also check out the new snowboard jackets complete with Wes Humpston original artwork built in. www.bulldogskates.com

On the East Coast, Terri & Chris Nostrand along with ECRW are starting a recycling skatepark project in Washington DC called the Green Skate Laboratory. It could possibly be the first legitimate skatepark in our nation's capital. We are recycling tires using rammed earth construction. We are taking donations of rebar, & selling t-shirts to raise additional funds. Contact roundwall@comcast.net for t-shirts.

New concrete to open up in Southern Maryland by American Skateparks via Omer Windham & crew. It will have a clover bowl with diamond back pool block & the rest of the park will be sick. This along with the Wally Hollyday built park in St. Charles is blowing the scene up. Locals are stoked.

Ramp Armor is the proud provider in helping partially resurface the ECRW Bowl at Brookes Park in Fredericksburg, VA. Also, check out Ramp Armor on MONSTER GARAGE April 14 on the Discovery Channel. www.surfaceindustries.com

Down 2 Destroy says Lonnie Hiramoto has a new pro model getting repopped out of a skateshop in Lawndale called Point of Impact. Check www.skeltotrucks.com

Art show opening - www.artcoalition.com - group show april 12th, "mean streets". also see www.cannibalflower.com for more listings

Check out www.freeskier.com and go to the Nordica site. Merk's girlfriend Julie Kloterman is competing for a next years poster girl. Get on over and vote for her.

Todd Johnson has a new issue of Rawhyde zine due out soon.

Check out: www.outlookskates.com - The new Faction decks and Steve Olson decks are now available along with the new OutLook Fang Skull Decks, OutLook Skateboard hooded jacket, Burley Skull t-shirts, new pictures of the team.

Helen Stickler's 80s-skating documentary "STOKED: The Rise and Fall of Gator" will be released in limited arthouse theaters in late summer/early fall through Palm Pictures. The movie about Mark Rogowski was described by Variety as "the story of a loss of innocence, not just for one teenage boy, but for an entire sport and, in some way, an entire generation. Stickler has done a superb job of capturing a bygone time and place." www.stokedmovie.com

Conspiracy Skateboards introduces a brand new Bryan Pennington model, a super pool deck that has a 16 1/4 inch wheel base. There is also a new Pushead graphic on the "Wrex Cook Pro Model", a good vert deck with a new graphic. The Conspiracy Team just returned from tour in Oklahoma and Texas. We have a limited edition Poster/Skateboard from the tour featuring the Bulemics. Conspiracy also welcomes our newest team member from Southern California - Brian Fick. The guy fuckin rips! Another of our team members - Brian Saremaslani - is teaching at Woodward this summer.

Contest Info - Bahne-Cadillac SlalomCross - In 1975 the Bahne-Cadillac Del Mar Nationals changed skateboarding forever... and now almost thirty years later they're doing it again. This is the first race of it’s kind…a combination of dual slalom, dual giant slalom and two-man downhill. We’re calling it SLALOMCROSS. No entries will be accepted the day of the race. For more information and to register go to: http://www.ncdsa.com

Scott Johnston is the newest member of the Bahne Slalom team. He just took a first in the Open Division of the Elsinore FCR Sanctioned Event. Congatulations Scott!

Pineapple celebrated his 40th birthday on March 30th by sessioning hard at the Clairemont YMCA with the likes of Adrian Demain, Daryl Delgado, Tumyeto/Deathbox Posse, John Tuisl, PA Tesnar and Peter Hewitt's all-girl Oregon Posse.

The new website for Independent Trucks... www.independenttrucks.com. You’ll be enlightened by the presence of countless legends and pieces of skateboarding history from the last 25 years.

Donny Barley found a home on Birdhouse, Peter Hewitt is on 88 Footwear, Chet Childress is on Nike now (whoa!), and Clint Peterson is riding Accel Wheels. Team Manager Joey Tershay recently added pro Ed Selego and up-and-coming amateur Rodrigo Lima to the Independent Trucks team. Rodrigo is killing it back in Brazil for a month but expect to see him back in the states working his 16 year old talents for the cameras.

Aloha. The Royal Hawaiian Pool Crue will be visiting the Las Vegas Rippers in April. The backyard brotherhood unites! - GDog

SD has a lot of rippers including SLOB, Hitz, Pino, G-Man, Alex Horn, Hewitt etc. Props to whoever deserves them at the time. 7 new pools in a week and a half.

Viva La France- see www.holenite.com

"Yeah Right!"... The new Girl video - www.CRAILTAP.com

Andy Kessler just finished building a new park in Manhattan featuring a recreation of the infamous Jaime Escalantes bowl.

Grant Fakuda- is hard at work on a history of skateboarding in Hawaii. The island has been blessed with some new concrete parks and plenty of pools. Sightings include Jay Adams, Shogo Kubo, Kale Sandrige, Steve Ellis, Gary Owens and Jef Hartsel. Pictured below - Jay Adams, Grant Fakuda and Steve Ellis and a few of their friends. Check out Grant's new Royal Hawaiian Pool Service danger stick.

Rynn Noll has been hard at work packing in material for his new book. He packed so much into in fact the publisher decided to split it into two separate books due out in March 2003 with the second to follow in September.

A new set of bowls have been born at the foot of Vail colorados ski establishment. The 5 bowls ranging from 5 to 9ft deep are available for the die hards only check it out at . www.liberty-skate.com

Merk Report - some UNREAL shit is being built in Attelboro right now. I'll try to get some photos. I just got back from a three month tour of Ohio/Mich. Built the fullpipe @ skateopia then went up to Cleveland to work on the black out games, I mean the gravity games but it is always good to be back EAST. sids old BIG WORLD is having a reunion show in newport. should be off the hook. stay gold.

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Chet Childress has left Vans for a deal with Nike and is now on Six Gun under the Black Label umbrella. •

Knox Godoy has left Baker Skateboards and Baker agents say it's because he's been riding an Alien Workshop board for the last six months and selling his Baker boards at the local skate shop. •

Osiris has decided go at it alone leaving behind the popular Autobahn Wheels and Arcade Skateboards. •

Aaron “Fingers” Murray has started his own company, Koping Killer Skateboards and has a new Fist of Fury record out. •

Jereme "Stoney" Schadler has a new pro model out on Bulldog Skates with original art by world renowned artiste' Wes Humpston. •

Humpston has been busy getting coverage in “Vogue” and designing a specialty line of Fender guitars with new BullDog Art designs. •

Joining the darkside of the force with teammates Navarette and Hitz, 151 welcomes Ryan Johnson to the roster. The boys got a team hearse for a signing bonus. •

Pat Myers just finished filming for the new Roll Model promotional video. •

Deathbox Skateboards is one man down and Dogtown is one man up as Jay Adams has left Tum Yeto to try his luck with Rocco. •

On the flip side, Z-Flex is still pumping out the Jay Adams Z-Flex model with a new shipment in stock now. •

Conspiracy Skateboards has gained the art skills of the infamous Pushead for a limited edition board and wheel graphic. •

Mike Smith is bringing Liberty Skateboards back into the free world soon. •

Between the cones, Brian Patch has emerged as the champion of the first Deathbox/Osiris hosted vertical obstacle slalom challenge at the Skatelab recently with a race course designed by Black Leather Race Champion David Hackett. Showing face were the likes of Jesse Martinez, Nathan Pratt, Karl “Oust” Leckovich, Buddy Carr, Shogo Kubo, Eric Dressen, Mike Teele, Rich Fosmire, Jason Salfi, Michael Bream, Tony Magnusson, Brad Edwards, Eric Nash, Jereme "Stoney" Schadler, Dave Reul, Jim Gray, Jennifer Hosoi, Ivan "Pops" Hosoi, David Hackett, Alexander Parker, Juice Magazine and more... Brad Edwards of Gravity Boards won "Best Style" and Hackett got "Best Slam". • Ryan Tate gave birth to his second video child with the most recent Termite video which got picked up by Blockbuster and Target. This man deserves a huge bonus. He’s back behind the lens on the soon to be released Kreper “Kreep Show” video. His other video credits include the 1984 video “Let It Bleed”. •

Gary Owens and Grant Fakuda have a new company Hawaiian Pool Service. •

Ivan and Jennifer Hosoi have been working on the official Christian Hosoi website. www.hosoiinternational.com. There's a feature film about Hosoi in the works that’s ironically striking up talk of a documentary put together by Jennifer and Ivan Hosoi. •

Auditions have started for the new "Lords of Dog Town" movie now being directed by David Fincher (“Seven”, “The Game”, “Fight Club” and “Panic Room”...). If you have a board and some skills, visit LA and maybe you can play Tony Alva. Stacy Peralta and Fred Durst now have no involvement in the movie.• Greed has appointed legend Eric Dressen as the team captain for their new clothing line. • James Muir has selected Bill Weiss to help find the new talent for the El Segundo-based Dogtown Skateboards. Ironically no one from DogTown seems to be on the roster. The new Dogtown Skateboards catalog is causing quite a frenzy with graphic rip-offs of pre-existing trademarked “Z” brands. The graphics are old, the team is new and the ads are just bizarre. •

After a short injury Shogo Kubo is back in full swing ripping the parks in Hawaii and working with Jef Hartsel on his new clothing company Poetree due to debut at Magic. • Rumor around Venice is that Jeff Ho will be doing a book about his life. There’s also talk that Ho may help Muir with designs for a new line of Dogtown surfboards. •

Controversy already flared up between Nathan Pratt and Jesse Martinez regarding Jesse's intentions to name his new company Z-Cult. Pratt contends that only the Zephyr team themselves should benefit from the “Z” name and Steve Rocco should be the last one to see a penny from DogTown proceeds. •