Aaron "Jaws" Homoki #3.

Saturday night ate our lives.

Jaws is from Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up skateboarding with Dakota Servold. Birdhouse turned him pro back in 2011 and he is still on the team. If you want to feel old, sore, and amazed at how fast time passes, Jaws jumped down the famous 25 stair in Lyon, France that Ali Boulala attempted ten years ago this fall. I guess it's a stalefish in the photo and a fisheye lens was used to add to more upside down distortion. It's a cool looking picture with all the colored lights and black background.

The photos are by Matt Price. I think there's a quote from Matt about spots and his reply was, "I shoot with Jaws. I only know rooftops and quarter pipes."

Drop off: Transworld - May 2011 Volume 29 Number 5

Pro: Transworld - September 2011 Volume 29 Number 9

Shawn Hale #2.

Hover Hand.

Shane put together a very strong part for Birdhouse at the beginning of the year. It's full of unique wallrides plus no comply and wallie handrail moves to go with some ledge tech. He's also developing a special physical therapy slipper that helps rehab your feet after a day of skateboarding. Shane is wearing a pair of Vox shoes in the photo.

I was going to post a week of 2012 Birdhouse, but their ads ran spottily that year so I dropped it back to 2011 and had more success. For the future, I think there's going to be some Toy Machine, Cold War era Zero, and DGK. I want to do a Life Extention week, but I've only found three ads thus far so I'm not sure if that is going to happen.

I went over to Jamestown Skateboard Products on Friday night to see a couple of bands (Vial, pictured) play their garage. I got to skateboard upstairs while the bands were doing soundcheck. I had fun just doing a bunch of ollies and boardslides while cruising around. Saturday and Sunday were kind of clunkers. I only skated my ledges in the driveway and it wasn't really working.

The photograph is by Patrick Driscoll.

Transworld - April 2011 Volume 29 Number 4

Lee Yankou #3.

Lee goes to the very top shelf and grabs the jar of peanut butter.

Jeff Landi snapped the photo.

Thrasher - August 2012 Volume 32 Number 8

Josh Matthews #3.

Be all easy.

Josh is from Eugene, Oregon. He has ridden for Think, Organika, Habitat, Spitfire, Venture, and HUF over the years. His pet peeve is too much cheese on tacos and Gino Iannucci is his favorite skater. Josh's part in Think's Business As Usual is a solid batch of technical street skating that isn't overblown or trendy and holds up well in modern times. I don't think I paid enough attention to his skateboard talents back in the day.

The photo is by Dave Chami.

For the info: Thrasher - May 2012 Volume 32 Number 5

Thrasher - November 2012 Volume 32 Number 11

Adrian Williams.

Northern Exposure.

Adrian is from Anchorage, Alaska. His dad was in the military and they wound up living there once he was out of the service. Even with a lot of winter in Alaska, Adrian still was able to get into skateboarding. The summers were pleasant enough with probably too much daylight. They made the most of what indoor parking garages or warehouses they could find for the winters. He relocated to San Francisco for more spots and improved weather. His sponsors included Think, FTC, Grind King, Sushi Wheels, and possibly Nice Skate Shoes at one time. Adrian did turn pro for Think. On the topic of skateboarders from Alaska, Erik Ellington was also born in Anchorage.

The sequence was photographed by Dan Zaslavsky.

For the info: The Skateboard Mag - June 2009 Issue 63.

Thrasher - June 2012 Volume 32 Number 6

Dave Bachinsky #2.

Business as usual.

Dave takes care of business on a frontside 5-0. He does artwork and woodcarving these days. OC Ramps employees him to show off his absurd mini ramp skills, too.

The photograph is by Dan Zaslavsky.

Thrasher - May 2012 Volume 32 Number 5

Russ Milligan #2.

City thinker.

It's a look back at the 2012 era of Think. They released a video called Business As Usual. A couple of the riders moved over from City Skateboards after the company was put out pasture. Russ is from Vancouver and a proficient street stylist. I like the vintage Think logo.

I've been skateboarding a bunch lately, but it hasn't been going great. I can't tell if I'm just getting old or what. It's been that way for about the last month and I think it's starting to get in my head. I'm trying to stay positive and work through the slump. It's been a grind. And not the fun ones either.

Thrasher - January 2012 Volume 32 Number 1