Thom Hornung.

Happy Halloween!

Transworld - February 1996 Volume 14 Number 2

Shamil Randle #3.

"Check out Shamil Randle's backside 5-0 to frontside 5-0 transfer at Fort Mason."

A little something for Halloween on Monday and then back to Mouse on Tuesday.

The photo is by Luke Ogden.

Thrasher - December 1996 Volume 16 Number 12

Daniel Castillo #2.

Terror Metal.

Daniel was on World Industries before joining Chocolate. He was a forever amateur until finally turning pro around about 2008. Daniel is from Culver City in California. His video parts include a bunch of switch tricks and manuals. He's got inward heelflips down.

I have to give a shout out to DVS for sponsoring so many of the guys on Chocolate. It was getting a little hard to find photos I hadn't used already or even just photos of some of the riders. Thanks, dudes.

The photo is by Socrates Leal.

Thrasher - November 1997 Volume 17 Number 11

Gabriel Rodriguez #3.

Paranoid.

Gabe does some tall tailslides, a 50-50 or two, a fakie crooks, and big half Cab over a sizable planter in an all too brief clip in Mouse. He's one of those guys you wish had put out more footage because what you did see was great.

Thrasher - December 1996 Volume 16 Number 12

Chico Brenes #3.

OG Chocolate.

Chico has been with Chocolate since the company was started. He's the only original rider still left on the team. World Industries sponsored him before Girl decided they needed a sister brand and offered Cheeks a seat in the van. All those smooth nollie heelflips have served him well.

I got Colin Read's Spirit Quest DVD yesterday. I watched about half of it last night. It's rather lengthy, but supposedly it's Colin's last video so he wanted to make it all inclusive. I was interested in checking out Spirit Quest out after reading about the vid in Transworld. The video has lots of NYC street skateboarding and reminds me of Zoo York's Peep This and Mixtape.

Thrasher - November 1997 Volume 17 Number 11

Mike York #3.

So nobody knows the name of the song from his part?

Mike opens up the Chocolate section of Mouse. He does a lot of technical street lines on an assortment of ledges and school yards out in California. There are many 360s flips, crooked grinds, and backside tailslides. He turned pro after the video.

Thrasher - April 1997 Volume 17 Number 4

Rudy Johnson #6.

Time is tight.

Rudy had a few tricks in a shared part with Jovontae Turner and Tim Gavin in Mouse. He did some 180 to grind variations while wearing some early DC Shoes. His son Diego is a skateboarder and recently shared a clip with dad for Royal Trucks.

Jenkem's Welcome To Hell week is way better than the one I did here. Josh Stewart's tour footage of Jamie Thomas attacking the streets is intense.

Thrasher - August 1996 Volume 16 Number 8