Reese Forbes #11.

Blinding sunlight.

Like Scott Johnston, Reese also took the Maryland to DC to California route for skateboarding. He rode for Goodtimes, turned pro for Element, and was part of Rasa Libre with Matt Field and Nate Jones. Brad Staba added him as the first professional for Skate Mental when the company went beyond making ping pong paddles and beer koozies. For shoe sponsors, I think he might have ridden for Emerica before landing on Vita and then the relaunched Nike skateboarding program. Reese was featured prominently in Dan Wolfe's Eastern Exposure video series.

I don't really have too much to say about Reese since I'm a fan of his skating and followed along with his career over the years. He didn't have a lot of interviews so there wasn't a lot of background to dig up. I'm beginning to write these profiles for people who might be stumbling on this site for the first time or if somebody skated and then stepped away for whatever reason. I'm trying to avoid writing stuff that could easily be churned out by a machine, too. That's a new creative approach that we didn't have to deal with a few years ago.

Slap - August 1999 Volume 8 Number 8

Scott Johnston #8.

Crispy clean.

Scott burns a noseblunt slide across a handrail. He's from Maryland and skated in DC a lot before getting on Think and moving out to San Francisco. Scott would turn pro for Think, switch over to Mad Circle, and end his career on Chocolate. He rode for DC Shoes and got in on the ground floor at Lakai. Scott has since moved on to being a shoe designer. During his time in SF, he used to skate vert at Max Schaaf's ramp with Max and Bob Burnquist.

It was mostly dry, although a tad on the chilly side for the weekend. I stuck with skateboarding in the driveway. I was thinking about going to an indoor park, but decided to stay home instead. I've been kind of worn out lately. I need to check the local park to see if all the snow has melted away. I figure there are probably a few drifts left. This week's warmer temperatures and rain should take care of that. I probably need to set up a new board with new wheels soon. I probably need new shoes, too.

Slap - July 1999 Volume 8 Number 7

Mike Holloway & Phil Vaughn.

The Texas to New York Connection.

In addition to Anthony Correa, fellow Texans Mike Holloway and Phil Vaughn were also on the squad at Zoo York. Both are from Houston. Phil rode for Shorty's, Venture, and Adio. I don't know too much about Mike. His last name might be spelled wrong. This was a two page ad with Phil's side turned sideways that I split up for ease of viewing. The Texas Rangers tagline caught my eye and was what prompted a week of Zoo York.

It's been varying degrees of cold for the week. I've gotten in some skateboarding in the driveway. The sunsets are noticeably later so I don't have to rush after work. There's a possibility it warms up soon, too.

Giovanni Reda possibly left the city to take the photos.

Slap - September 1999 Volume 8 Number 9

Anthony Correa #5.

Ocularge.

I don't really know too much about Anthony. He's from Houston, moved to NYC, and was pro for Zoo York. His part in Mixtape is a great collection of ledge tech along with some big ollies out in the streets. I hate to make a clichéd statement that he has proper style, but he truly does.

Check out Sk8 FYI. Will Simons is creating a digital archive of all the skateboard mags. He doesn't have much up on the site as yet, but he's working on the fun part: scanning the copy.

The photos are by Giovanni Reda and I think Eli Morgan Gesner.

Slap - June 1999 Volume 8 Number 8

Danny Supa #6.

Rusty Metal.

Danny takes a switch 50-50 to a sketchy looking free standing rail in Tokyo. He was actually on Tree Fort before riding for Zoo York. Those are some Converse sneakers on his feet. I think that's Anthony Correa standing in the background. Danny was an East Coast pioneer in pushing opposite footed skating to new levels in the middle and late 1990s.

After a few days off due to snow, I was able to skateboard in the driveway again when I was finished with work yesterday. It was still on the cold side, but it wasn't too bad once I got moving around. I think winter is finally starting to chill out a little.

The photo is by Dimitry Elyaskevich.

Slap - June 1999 Volume 8 Number 7

Akira Mowatt.

Maps & Atlases.

I dig how Zoo York had a few guys with mysterious names on the team, like Loki and Akira. It added to the mystique of company and made you curious about life in the big city. Akira is from Okinawa, Japan. His family moved to New York in the mid 1990s. He met up with Harold Hunter and really got hooked on skateboarding after that. He had appearances in the assorted Zoo York videos of the day.

I'm running Tahoe 26.3 on the new iMac and updating on Blogspot is a pain. Safari won't let me upload pictures or log out cleanly. Firefox will let me upload pictures, but I can't log out cleanly. The site doesn't display properly in Firefox either. The fonts look thin and anything in italics is in bold italics. Is there another browser I should be using?

Giovanni Reda was the photographer.

Slap - June 1999 Volume 8 Number 6

Robbie Gangemi #4.

Confidential.

Rob survives a handrail backside lipslide out in the field. This batch of scans are all from the summer of 1999 and ran in Slap. I found a couple Zoo York ads I didn't remember and made a week of it. Their graphic design was some top notch work that still stands out today.

There was a slight amount of snow over the weekend so there was no skateboarding for me. Things almost dried up for Saturday, but the sunset got here first. I think I needed the days off anyway. I hope the East Coast is doing OK after the blizzard went through.

Slap - May 1999 Volume 8 Number 5