Omar Hassan #8.

Mile high magic carpet ride.

You don't usually associate Omar with the big air/mega ramp type stuff, but here he is, way up in the air.

I've got a Blockhead reissue sticker of his first graphic on my current board.

The photo is by Daniel Harold Sturt.

Thrasher - July 2006 Volume 26 Number 7

Nick Dompierre.

"In our area you don't really think about people being pro skaters, 'cause it's such a hard place to grow up. Nick had a rough upbringing; pretty typical of New Bedford, Massachusetts. But he started making it, and he started taking care of people around him. I think all the responsibility kind of made him like an old man, too. You know how your dad is always pissed off? So even though he's 22, 23, he's got the mentality of an old man - he works on cars, he's wicked quiet. But he's a big giver, too. He definitely looks out for his friends and family." - Craig Paiva

I feel Nick provided the blueprint for how a guy like Kyle Walker skates today.

I liked the part Kevin Braun just released for OJ Wheels. It was a nice blend of tricks.

For the quote: Thrasher - August 2010 Volume 30 Number 8

Thrasher - September 2006 Volume 26 Number 9

Baker Team 2006.

Ultimate family portrait.

Front row: Antwuan Dixon, Jeff Lenoce, Kevin Long, Dustin Dollin, Erik Ellington, Leo Romero

Back row: Knox Godoy, Theotis Beasley, Braydon Szafranski, Jim Greco, Bryan Herman, Andrew Reynolds, Terry Kennedy, Jacob Walder, Beagle

That is Knox behind Antwuan, right?

The kid in B jersey is Jacob Walder.

Braydon's enthusiasm is completely negated by Bryan's apathy.

I like how Leo is holding an owl statue.

Thrasher - April 2006 Volume 26 Number 4

Corey Duffel #2.

The Downtown Lights.

Corey recently released a long form video of him skateboarding around at night with Cameron Boutté. The long time F-Trooper also left the Foundation about two month ago for parts unknown. I imagine he is focusing more on his Devium clothing company.

Eric "Rodent" Cheslak was the photographer.

Transworld - March 2006 Volume 24 Number 3

Spitfire Team 2006.

The Flame Head Squad.

Spitfire revisited an ad concept from 1995 for 2006.

Thrasher - March 2006 Volume 26 Number 3

Jeremy Wray #9.

"Never did a pressure flip. Jonas could do all those, but I never did one. The only impossible I ever did was a front-foot impossible. I liked those because you could ollie into it. All the pressure flips and ollie impossibles you have to hold your foot down and scrape the tail - I couldn't do that. My back leg only does pop - it won't do a little scrape."

Jeremy uses some of that pop to get up on a level frontside noseslide.

The weather has been a good dose of mild fall lately. I've gotten skateboarding every night at the park this week. It's been a tad cool, but very comfortable, especially once you get warmed up. I had a bit of late summer slump on skateboarding in general and now I'm back into it.

It will be two weeks of odd stuff from 2006 starting on Monday.

For the quote: Transworld - February 1997 Volume 15 Number 2

Transworld - December 1999 Volume 17 Number 12

Joel Meinholz #2.

"You can only do what is comfortable to you. It is good to know how to do as many tricks as you can, but what tricks you choose to do are the tricks that will really define you."

Get Mind Bent.

Joel is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved out to Florida with his parents in the late 1990s. He is currently pro for Hopps and has ridden for a few different companies over the years, including Reflex Bearings.

For the quote: Slap - August 2000 Volume 9 Number 8

Slap - March 1999 Volume 8 Number 3