Monolith.
I think it is interesting that for much of its existence Birdhouse has been a street focused company. It's only within the last couple years that Tony Hawk has shifted to primarily sponsoring vert skaters, which reflects what he likes the most about skateboarding. Granted there have always been ramp riders like Elliot Sloan, Lizzie Armanto, Ben Raybourn, and Kevin Staab on the team, but with new faces like Tom Schaar, Greyson Fletcher, and Tate Carew, the move to keep vert alive is in action.
Clint had a gnarly part in Ambiguous Clothing's Modern Art video from 2013. I think that was a nice goth tinged free DVD that came with Thrasher. I have not watched it in a decade so I'm going by hazy memories on that one. They had a solid team with JT Aultz, Matt Bennett, Sean Conover, Clive Dixon, and Luis De Los Reyes, before sputtering out like all skateboard clothing companies do.
I guess it is Go Skateboarding Day this weekend so go skate. Or not. I'm not your boss. Do whatever you feel like doing, but at the least maybe try to buy something from your local shop if that's possible.
With the upcoming heat wave, we're going to have a cold war next week.
It's another lipslide photo by Trevor Vaughn. This is almost like when Girl ran consecutive frontside noseslide advertisements back in the year 2000.
Transworld - December 2011 Volume 29 Number 12
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