Bam Margera #8.

The OG Man Ramp.

It feels like Bam has come full circle back to what allowed him to do the movies and television shows in the first place: the skateboarding. I don't mind it. He seems to be having fun and is in a good place.

In looking back at old issues of Big Brother, they sure put a lot of poop jokes on the cover. It actually made me pass on a couple of issues when I was figuring out what to scan.

I decided enough time has elapsed since I picked out some favorite covers that I could revisit the topic. I'm not sure if I necessarily picked out any favorites and went with random ones that were compelling for whatever reason. I tried to get a sampling of all the mags, too.

The photo is by Rick Kosick.

Big Brother - July 2001 Number 74

John Cardiel #22.

Where eagles dare.

Cards gets a 50-50 on a ledge with the help of his friends. I figured I had to wrap up a week of Anti-Hero with a classic.

I don't have much going on lately. I took the week off from skateboarding to hang out with some friends who were in town for the summer. I've been trying to be outside more, but it sort of doesn't feel like summer. I can't believe how fast the time goes now. Have a good weekend.

Slap - May 1999 Volume 8 Number 5

Tony Trujillo #8.

Police files.

Tony's interview in the March 2026 issue of Thrasher is a good read. He talks about some health problems he has had, getting sober for the benefit of his kids, the pluses and minuses of being around Jake Phelps, working as a stage hand, and playing in a band. It's cool to take in some of his stories about touring for skateboarding and music. It's also cool to see how he's grown as a person after nearly 30 years in the spotlight.

Slap - October 1998 Volume 7 Number 10

Bob Burnquist #12.

Maximum weirdness.

Bob glides through a unique one footed noseslide at Hubba Hideout. He was kicking his foot off for backside Smith grinds on vert so this was probably somewhere in his zone of odd things he felt comfortable doing on a skateboard. While researching this week, I discovered that Bob has never been featured on the Chrome Ball Incident.

Slap - February 1999 Volume 8 Number 2

Bob Burnquist & Tony Trujillo.

Circa 1999.

Bob flexes his street skills and Tony kickflips at the old days of a Vans park. That black & white photo always sketched me out. It looks scary.

Slap - July 1999 Volume 8 Number 7

Tony Trujillo & Eric J.

Nothing compelled me to get up.

Julien cut and pasted some literature and photos for this one featuring Tony and the late Eric J. I figured I might as well follow up Stereo and Real with the third board line out of Deluxe. I think I've scanned nearly everything from Anti-Hhero for the 1990s so this is about the last of it. I like the older ads that were more handmade over the use of Photoshop in the modern ads. The effect is theoretically the same, but the analog results are far superior.

Slap - December 1999 Volume 8 Number 12

Max Schaaf #18.

Journey to the end.

Max was doing some proper tech on the coping back in his heyday. Most of his maneuvers would cut it in the street on a ledge. He was wisely picking out classic tricks that will look good no matter what the terrain. I understand that everybody's skateboarding skills have improved over the decades, but a little bit of refinement in trick selection can go a long way.

Vert Is Dead is taking a summer break.

I need some time off from magazines, computers, and the internet. It will probably be a one to three week break. I'll see how things feel. Skateboarding has been going OK. I've been trying to roll every day for the sake of being outside in the summer. Have a good weekend.

Slap - February 2000 Volume 9 Number 2