Recipe For Disaster.

"We're at the Luxor."

Real released a tour video on VHS in early 2002 that featured their amateur team. At the time the ams were JT Aultz, Damian Bravo, Dennis Busenitz, Peter Ramondetta, Darrell Stanton, and Chris Trembley. Team manager Jasin Phares organized the trip and spent too much money at a fancy hotel while Dan Vellucci filmed it and Gabe Morford took the photographs. The crew traveled to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Austin, and Houston. They wrecked all the spots along the way. The pro team had a few clips and there was a subtle plug for Krooked, which Deluxe was getting ready to launch. The video also had a section on a Real trip to Japan that features some great Nate Jones and Keith Hufnagel clips. The Recipe For Disaster soundtrack was mostly punk with some vintage AC/DC and Judas Priest. This is a fun video to watch from an era that now seems like an eternity ago.

At the end, Real teases another tour video called Red Asphalt to be released in July of 2002. I don't think that happened. Or did it?

I finally got Chris Trembley on here. That guy was good, but I believe injuries ended his chances at turning pro. I might be wrong about that.

The photos are by Gabe Morford.

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Ryan Wilburn #4.

This is a unique angle for a wallride transfer.

The photo sequence is by Andrew Hutchison.

Thrasher - June 2002 Volume 22 Number 6

Steve Bailey #3.

Steve floats a nice frontside ollie. I watched a couple of his video parts today and I never realized he was a classical vert skater. I thought he was more of a park, pool, and odd transition guy, which he is, but he'll also pad up to hit the big wooden half pipes. Steve is so smooth and effortless on his skateboard.

Thrasher - May 2002 Volume 22 Number 5

Keith Hufnagel #13.

All's in the family.

I was saddened to learn of Keith's passing from brain cancer this last week. He was one of the best because of his approach to skateboarding. He took the classic and fundamental tricks to new heights with a style and grace that few could match. I watched some of his video parts on Friday before work and each holds up to this day. There was never a bad photo of the guy either. I've been a fan for a long time and skated in a bunch of his namesake shoes. Rest in peace.

Ollie: Thrasher - August 2002 Volume 22 Number 8

Darrell Stanton and Keith: Thrasher - February 2005 Volume 25 Number 2

Diego Bucchieri #6.

Double the beef.

Argentina's finest had been riding for Think up until 2002 when he switched to Toy Machine. He stayed until 2013. In the years since, Diego has been running his own company called Cleaver. He's into art and graphic design. Together with Roberto Alemañ, he released an epic video part at the end of 2019.

Remember what I said earlier in the week about Ed not running the same ads in Thrasher and Transworld? Generally it was the case, but Butcher's switch 180 was repeated.

RIP HUF.
The switch 180 sequence was by Michael Burnett.

For Keith's ad: Thrasher - February 1994 Volume 14 Number 2

Backside kickflip: Thrasher - September 2002 Volume 22 Number 9

Switch 180: Thrasher - April 2002 Volume 22 Number 4

Billy Marks #5.

Five facts about Billy from 2003:

1. His parents ran a bowling alley. Billy has rolled a couple of perfect games.

2. He started skateboarding at age 13 and Plan B's Second Hand Smoke was the first video he saw.

3. It took him forever to learn kickflips, but Billy reached a point where he could kickflip boardslide a handrail more easily than doing a regular boardslide on it.

4. He used to ride for the Firm.

5. His favorite pros are Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, and Jason Lee.

The photos are by Jordan Davis.

For the facts: Thrasher - January 2003 Volume 23 Number 1

Thrasher - November 2002 Volume 22 Number 11

Nate Broussard #2.

A distorted reality.

The photos are by Travis Howell.

Thrasher - August 2002 Volume 22 Number 8