Amy Caron.

Amy is from Half Moon Bay, California and is pro for Meow Skateboards. I'm not sure who else sponsored her over the years. She's riding a Popwar deck in the photo, which is what caught my eye after the trick she is doing. I thought she might have been on Element at some point. Amy founded Bigfoot Skateboard Magazine with Meghan McGuire. She likes plants and owns a boat.

Transworld - September 2003 Volume 21 Number 9

Emeric Pratt #3.

Keep off the fence.

I didn't realize Emeric rode for Illenium. I thought his first major sponsor was Iota before he went on to Consolidated. I think he's taking a manual from the ledge to the flat. The perspective of the photo makes it hard to tell.

Polar recently granted pro status to Portland's Emile Laurent and Sweden's David Stenström. David's dad used to skateboard and was apparently quite the ripper. They designed his son's graphic based on a board the old man was riding. The panther's source was a sticker from a roller skate brand. I really like how this turned out.

I'm not really sure what I've got planned for next week so stay tuned and don't worry if there isn't a week's worth of posts.

Thrasher - February 2000 Volume 20 Number 2

Ruben Garcia.

Illenium was a turn of the century company that went with a vague Y2K theme for their image. I'm not sure on a lot of the details behind the brand. The phone number puts them in San Diego, but I always thought they had more Midwestern roots because of Al Partanen and the skaters they sponsored. I do like how they subtly worked in the mysterious figures from their logo into their ads with some decent Photoshop editing. All things considered, Illenium did a reasonable job using a very easily dated concept for the identity of the brand.

Ruben is from Spain and would routinely pop up in the ads for North Cal Distribution in the back of Thrasher.

The photo is by Alto. Any help with a full name would be appreciated.

Transworld - August 2002 Volume 20 Number 8

Al Partanen #11.

Space Pupil.

Al rode for Illenium in the span between the demise of Creature in the late 1990s and its relaunch in 2005. I think he was involved in the business side of Illenium in addition to riding the boards. Al also did some team managing duties for Globe before switching over to Nike in some capacity.

It's another photo by Demarco.

Transworld - July 2002 Volume 20 Number 7

Greg Lutzka #2.

Greg is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He turned pro for Illenium before switching to Almost and would later ride for Darkstar. His shoe sponsors over the years included Globe, K-Swiss, and Osiris. He was one of those younger, very talented skateboarders who could do whatever trick they wanted to upon command in the early 2000s. It's worth noting that Big Brother was the first mag to stumble upon and then showcase Greg's talents. He also popped up in an ad for Krooked in 2003 before riding for Almost.

The photo is by Michael Burnett.

Transworld - May 2002 Volume 20 Number 5

Mike Peterson.

Mike is from Jacksonville, Florida. He was pro for Illenium, World Industries, and Consolidated. Based on an old interview in Big Brother, he might have done some carpentry and lawn care work, too. Mike runs a shop in Jacksonville called Block Skate Supply.

Buffalo's Sam Korman has launched a new skateboard magazine called Plank. It's going to a thicker, more literary type of mag that will look nice sitting on your coffee table, bookshelf, or floor. I ordered a copy and I'm curious to see what it is like.

I guess it will be a full week after me talking about posting less.

The photo is by Demarco. If anybody knows a full name, let me know.

Transworld - March 2002 Volume 20 Number 3

Steve Saiz & Jake Burns.

Street grabbing.

Poweredge had their own trick tips column, just like Transworld and Thrasher. It was a necessary feature in the glorious days before the internet was an entity. I'm never sure how much those columns helped, but it's the thought that counts. You can only garner so much information from the oft repeated "go fast, ollie, do the trick, roll away" directions. They'd at least give you some ideas for moves you would never come close to landing at spots that didn't exist in your town.

Steve was pro for Powell Peralta. This trick was probably in one of their videos. Jake rode for Black Label and Milk. Street grabs were cutting edge stunts in 1989.

I'm kind of liking the relaxed schedule I've been doing the last two weeks. After the old iMac died, I'm so over digital life, but here I am on a computer. One post a week seems too little so two or three seems like a good balance.

I am not liking the earlier sunsets. The city never turned the lights on at the skatepark this summer so the place is unusable once it gets dark. Some very good evenings are being wasted and that straight up sucks. Although I do oddly appreciate the limited amount of time to skateboard since it frees up space to take care of other things in the day.

The photos are by Christian Kline and Sean Sullivan.

Poweredge - April 1989 Volume 2 Number 3