Mark Baines.

I'm a sucker for switch pop shove-its.

Remember when the Koston 2 seemed like an odd piece of footwear?

The photo is by Sam Ashley.

Sidewalk Surfer - August 2000 Issue 49

Alan Rushbrooke.

Unabomber was founded by Pete Hellicar, Jon Robson, and Harry Bastard in 1997. Why they picked the name that was applied to mail bomber Ted Kaczynski is beyond me. The company looks to still be around, focusing a little more on clothing than boards. I don't know much about Alan, other than watching a couple of video clips with him today on the Sidewalk website.

Bummer about Skateboarder.

I'm backing the opinion of Gary Rogers on skateboard footwear. I should just see if somebody wants to do a collab of a boat shoe with weed leaf graphics on it so I'd never have to go to the day job again. Those have to be two of the worst trends in skateboarding right now.

Sidewalk Surfer - January/February 1998 Issue 23

Andy Scott #2.

"Andrew Scott gives Stockport's vert the go-ahead with the 'kickflip indy test'. To achieve poster simply cut each page out carefully John Noakes style and then sellotape each bit together round the back. Piss easy!"

Flip OG.

I enjoy that completely British caption, even if I don't fully understand it.

Wig Worland took the photo.

Sidewalk Surfer - January/February 1998 Issue 23

John Rattray #3.

New balance in the old world.

I scanned a week's worth of things from the British skateboard magazine Sidewalk Surfer. I would buy an issue of the mag whenever I saw it at bookstores back in the late 1990s. Their coverage was about the skate scene in England and surrounding countries, along with the occasional article on visiting US teams on summer tour. Sidewalk is still around and recently put out their 200th issue.

Was Panic a sister company of Blueprint? I always thought Rattray rode for Blueprint before joining up with the Zero Army.

Sidewalk Surfer - October/November 1997 Issue 21

Nevada #2.

Gustavo Vargas created the Nevada comic that ran in Slap from 1994 to 1998. He did a few graphics here and there as well. And then he completely vanished. There's nothing on the internet beyond what I've put up. At some point down the road, I'll scan a few more of these. If anybody knows what happened or what Vargas is doing these days, please share.

We're going to the United Kingdom on Monday. Digitally, sadly not actually.

Nevada #2: Slap - October 1995 Volume 4 Number 5

Nevada #3: Slap - September 1997 Volume 6 Number 12

Nevada #4: Slap - November 1997 Volume 6 Number 11

Nevada #5: Slap - August 1998 Volume 7 Number 8

Origin #2.

"My favorite Origin ad was the one where Justin Reynolds was praying, "Please, God, let me save skateboarding." I saw that shit and was like, "That's just like that time I was on acid and climbed up on to the roof of a burning house and had to swing down to a windowsill to save a baby, but the house was actually a merry-go-round in the park, and the burning baby was a half-empty beer I left on the sliding board." That's why Origin is the best: It just makes you thirsty. For beer. And skateboarding." - Chris Nieratko

A little more Origin for the week.

Brad Hayes also rode for Acme and had parts in the early Baker videos. Justin Reynolds rode for a ton of companies over the years and now runs Riviera Skateboards. Ron Whaley was on SMA and Santa Cruz for most of the 1990s and is back with the Dot currently.

How did Chops do all those multi-scan posts? After tomorrow, it is back to doing one a day for the foreseeable future.

One photo is by Rowland.

Brad Hayes #2: Big Brother - August 2003 Number 99

Justin Reynolds: Big Brother - October 2003 Number 101

Steve Kindle: Big Brother - January 2004 Issue 104

Ron Whaley #4 and Product Review: Big Brother - March 2004 Issue 106

Origin #1.

"We come from skateboarding."

Origin started in late 2002. The pros were Mike Santarossa, Ron Whaley, and Brad Hayes, Justin Reynolds was added in 2003. The ams were Steve Kindle, Eric Schumm, and Kyle Sellers. The first ad was a little unspectacular and used the font Papyrus so I didn't scan it. The next three ads were all similar to Mike's ad, with different color schemes for the three pros. After that, they moved on to normal advertising with skateboard photos.

I don't know a whole lot about Origin. They had a solid team with Santarossa, Hayes, and Whaley. In looking through Big Brothers from the early 2000s, there were a lot of random start-ups that weren't around long, probably due to questionable financial support in a difficult economic period. It's interesting to see some of the things that have been slightly forgotten over the years.

If you need a good laugh, check out Bernie O'Dowd's Skateboarding Saves. I added it to the links. It's like a Sick Sad World for the skateboard nostalgia scene.

The photos are by Joey Shigeo and Rowland. Not sure on a first name for Rowland so if anybody knows, say something.

Mike Santarossa #2: Big Brother - January 2003 Number 92

Eric Schumm: Big Brother - April 2003 Number 95

Kyle Sellers: Big Brother - May 2003 Number 96

Mike Santarossa #3: Big Brother - July 2003 Number 98