Reese Forbes #3.

It's hard for thee to kickflip against the pricks.

Slap - January 1999 Volume 8 Number 1

Kyong Kim.

I'm as surprised as you are.

Kyong was pro for Toxic. That's about all I know. He also had a couple curb tricks in the opening part of the new Assault Skateboards video, which is why I dug this ad up.

Assault has a promo video out now. It's a fun little flick. The intro is a total curb attack featuring the team and friends, including Mario Rubalcaba, Kyong, Jason "Weeman" Acuna, Heavy Metal Chuck, and Aly Moore. Ollies are not popped and every trick is slappied into. There are parts from younger team riders Greg Harbour, Wildman, Demarcus James, Casey Meyer, and Ace Pelka. They all rip with combination of new and old tricks. The highlights for me are the parts from former H-Streeters Chris Livingston and Kieu "Donger" Lieu. Livingston tears up a couple of pools and the Donger can still ollie over everything in the streets. Finally, the video ends with Ricky Winsor slashing around on a few backyard quarterpipes. SSD.

Transworld - June 1991 Volume 9 Number 6

Cairo Foster #3.

Keep yr. pop war out of my real street.

Filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour picked Toy Machine's Jump Off A Building and Elissa Steamer for part of her Top Ten list in the May 2014 issue of Artforum.

Slap - March 1999 Volume 8 Number 3

Aaron Murray.

Frontside air attack from Aaron Murray.

Aaron was pro for Dogtown and one of the Venice Beach locals. He was also on Thunder and Speed Wheels. It looks like he runs Koping Killer Skateboards these days.

The photo is by Chuck Katz.

Thrasher - December 1989 Volume 9 Number 12

Alone?

Contact Mike Smith for help.

Have a good holiday weekend. Vert Is Dead will be back on Tuesday.

Transworld - April 1991 Volume 9 Number 5

Tino Razo #4.

A love supreme.

Mike O'Meally photographed the sequence.

Slap - March 1999 Volume 8 Number 3

Dan Drehobl #18.

Dan squeezes in a backside 50-50 between the bars at Ft. Miley during the Think days.

Vert Is Dead is now six years old.

Thanks to everybody for stopping by.

Slap - July 1999 Volume 8 Number 7