Zered Bassett #6.

ZnZ throwing down in the Zoo York days. He had been riding for Alltimers until the company recently called it a day. Supposedly he had an offer to ride for Girl if anything went south at Zoo in the 00s, but he never took them up on it. Zered should look into whether the opportunity is still there to join the Crailtap camp.

Giovanni Reda elevated Zered's skateboard stunts to fine art status.

Transworld - October 2002 Volume 20 Number 10

Chris Lambert #3.

Inerlock.

Expedition One crafted decks with built in mounting hardware. You would need an Allen wrench or a screwdriver to set up a board, but you wouldn't need a wrench. I guess that saves some time or labor. It looks like riser pads are maybe out of the question. I'd venture a guess they sawed an Orion truck off for the product display photo. I perhaps saw one or two of these boards in real life. It was long enough ago that I honestly don't recall. I can't tell if Inerlock would be a good idea or not. It's probably better than hardware you hammer into the deck, although it might not be much of an improvement.

Note: I posted each page individually. The ad ran with Chris holding the board as page one and then the others as a two page spread, if that makes sense. I thought it worked better for the net as three single pages.

Jody Morris snapped the skateboarding photo sequence.

Transworld - November 2002 Volume 20 Number 11

Brian Anderson & Rune Glifberg.

Real Action Heroes.

Axion beefed up their squad with a pair of heavy hitters in BA and Rune at the end of the 1990s.

These shoes look like they are from the future. So why aren't we wearing kicks like this 25 years later? Is the best we can come up with a collaboration by two different brands that are owned by the same corporate entity?

Brian's photo is by Atiba Jefferson. Rune's photo is by Proodian. I am not sure on a first name for him.

Transworld - December 1999 Volume 17 Number 12

The A-Team 1999 Tour.

I wonder if they ever made it back home?

I like how Dave's thought balloon is "This is the life."

Now that I think about it, the tour was probably covered in at least one mag and 411.

I've been picking out random stuff from the turn of the millennium. It's long enough ago and the mags were thick enough that plenty of entertaining things have been forgotten.

Transworld - December 1999 Volume 17 Number 12.

Dustin Dollin #4.

Jägermeister fueled ripping.

Dustin was crushing spots in the early to mid 2000s. Vans gave him a few pro model shoes and he was getting a lot of coverage. He grown up from his earlier Demon Spawn days into a more fully formed skater, too. I think he somehow managed to survive the party lifestyle without it being the end of him, which is an impressive trick in and of itself.

There's a Piss Drunx board and clothing line. I think it's out of Baker Boys Distribution. It used to be listed on their website, but doesn't seem to be there any longer. It's possible Dustin took the distro to Europe since he lives in France. Matisse Banc appears to be the only pro on the team. He also rides for Emerica, Volcom, and Thunder, as far as I know.

All the pictures are by Andrew Mapstone.

Crooks: Transworld - March 2002 Volume 20 Number 3

Smashin': Transworld - October 2002 Volume 20 Number 10

Rune Glifberg #6.

The Line.

A primary colored Rune takes a backside Smith grind around the corner at the Volcom ramp.

I like how Volcom was running a record label in addition to making clothing. I have no idea if their bands were any good, but I appreciate that they were doing it.

Skateboarding was rained out yesterday. It was the first time since September 6th that I didn't roll. I probably needed the day off. The weather appears to be shifting to a wetter and chillier fall pattern soon so I'm glad I went over to skate the Jamestown city park on Sunday morning when it was warm. It's a little hard to believe the place is two years old now. I figure I've been there about 14 times. The design isn't exactly my cup of tea, but I can have fun there now. I definitely enjoy the location more than anything. Nothing beats a giant empty skatepark next to a river early on a hot summer morning.

The photo is by Remy Stratton.

Transworld - February 2002 Volume 20 Number 2

Caswell Berry #11.

Green & Magenta Attack.

Caswell throws down for the Stone. He would've been on Toy Machine at the time of these photos. I forget that he used to ride for Circa back then, too.

Once again Andrew Mapstone took the photos.

Transworld - May 2003 Volume 21 Number 5