Mark Appleyard.

The nollie bigspin champ.

Appleyard got on at the ground floor for Habitat and had a part in their section in Photosynthesis. He soon left for Flip and spent most of the last ten years with the company. He is now on Element. Appleyard also switched from Circa to Globe quite a few years ago. I find his sponsorship moves a little unusual, but he seems to know what he is doing.

The photo sequence is by Frankie.

Slap - October 2000 Volume 9 Number 10

Tosh Townend.

A young Tosh got hooked up with Element thanks to Kris Markovich. The kid was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time and jumping down fifteen stair handrails. He turned pro for Element and also had a shoe on Emerica. Tosh is currently riding for Dogtown. His father is Peter Townend, a former world champion surfer.

Slap - December 2000 Volume 9 Number 12

Alex "Trainwreck" Gall.

Creeping death.

Trainwreck did a lot of damage on a skateboard at the end of the 1990s and early 2000s. He came up with Platinum and Duffs before getting on Zero and DC. He switched over to Bootleg and then pulled the old disappearing act.

Thrasher - April 2000 Volume 20 Number 4

Justin Strubing #2.

If I recall correctly, the story behind this ad was that Brad Staba made a horizontal move at Tum Yeto from Foundation to Toy Machine. The F Troop picked up Strubing from Adrenalin, which had gone out of business at that time. I think this was when Toy Machine was in a state of flux with its team. Bam Margera, Kerry Getz, Mike Maldonado and Chris Senn had all quit or were let go. This left Brian Anderson, Elissa Steamer and Ed Templeton so acquiring Staba was a good idea. However, this version of the Machine didn't last long as Staba went to enjoi, Steamer to Bootleg and BA to Girl.

Thrasher - May 2000 Volume 20 Number 5

Nate Jones.

Velvet Jones.

His part in Real To Reel has some of the best 360 flips ever.

The sequence is by Gabe Morford.

Slap - October 2000 Volume 9 Number 10

Sean Mullendore.

Sean is goofy footed. It helps explain the photo. Sort of. He rode for Clean, Capital, New Deal and Stereo. He works as a mechanic on expensive cars these days.

Thrasher - February 2000 Volume 20 Number 2

Aaron Suski #2.

This is how you do a frontside noseslide.

Big Brother - December 2000 Issue 67