The Skateboard Mag.

If you are gonna start a new magazine, you might as well make the cover be as insane as possible. Congrats to the Mag on hitting the decade mark.

Mike Blabac took the photo of Danny Way.

The Skateboard Mag - April 2004 Volume 1 Number 1

Corey Chrysler #3.

Rest in peace.

Corey was an am for SMA and was part of the original group who started Consolidated in 1992. He turned pro for the Cube. Corey ollied some big gaps and took some harsh slams in the Consolidated company profile in an ancient 411. Sadly, he passed away recently.

Thrasher - April 1997 Volume 17 Number 4

Guy Mariano #2.

A National Acrobat.

Transworld - October 1996 Volume 14 Number 10

Matt Rodriguez #2.

Roots.

Loose trucks and odd shaped decks.

Thrasher - October 1993 Volume 13 Number 10

Master Blaster.

"Every so often I get something in the mail that is truly one of a kind. Everyone has some new invention that "every skater needs" and the Master Blaster fits into this category - imagine a siren that's supposed to warn pedestrians to back off. Invariably, this invention will let the peds know you are coming and most assuredly they will jump right in front of you. It amazes me to think that someone could conceive, design and build something so utterly ridiculous. But hey, what do I know?" - Jake Phelps

I think that they spelled decibel wrong was the least of their problems.

Sorry, no Bonite. My first board was made from it, but that was before I started getting skate mags.

Thrasher - September 1990 Volume 10 Number 9

Misunderstood Trucks.

Over the years there have been some experiments in truck design. This has included plastic baseplates, extra metal added to the hanger, and a roller instead of the standard solid metal.

I've learned from doing this website that truck choice is up there with politics and religion as topics to avoid in polite conversation to prevent unnecessary arguments. And with that I'm saying nothing else.

Speaking of trucks, did anybody watch the video by the owner of Theeve Trucks? It had 30 tricks on vert for his 38th birthday. Trevor Ward was not messing around.

I scanned a bunch more stuff than there are days in the week so there will be Vert Is Dead this Saturday. Next Monday will start two or three weeks of clearing out the hard drive to go with a couple of other things. Don't worry, it's all good stuff. There will also be a week of women skateboards sometime soon. I'm working on it.

Chris Cook photo by Joe "Xeno" Lloyd.

Rannalli: Thrasher - January 1989 Volume 9 Number 1

Jimmy Acosta: Thrasher - March 1989 Volume 9 Number 3

Deadbolt and Cutter: Thrasher - July 1990 Volume 10 Number 7

Ranger Trucks: Transworld - July 1990 Volume 8 Number 7

The Back Pages Of The Magazines.

Here's a bunch of assorted products that range from cute to practical to fun to fire hazards.

Rick Kosick took the Rodney Cassell photo.

Madrid Fly Paper: Transworld - October 1989 Volume 7 Number 6

Tony Hawk & Lester Kasai: Transworld - February 1989 Volume 7 Number 1

Finger Boards & Tailfire: Transworld - November 1989 Volume 7 Number 7

Turf Lights: Transworld - July 1990 Volume 8 Number 7