Max Schaaf #15.

Vert Wall.

Max had been getting boards from Dogtown before Jim Thiebaud and Tommy Guerrero approached him about riding for the recently formed Real Skateboards. After checking with his mom and Jake Phelps, he accepted the offer. In other vert news, Real added ramp style king Jimmy Wilkins to the team after he had departed from Creature.

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Anthony Correa #4.

Big ups to King Meat.

Zoo York's resident Texan blasts a big ollie shifty and skids a back tail across a bike rack.

The photographs are by Giovanni Reda.

Big Brother - November 2000 Number 66

Quim Cardona #10.

The Power of the Grid.

I think the story was that Quim got the boot from Real for switching to Tracker Trucks. This obviously necessitated a new board sponsor and Zoo York fit the bill. It's kind of a strange scenario, but let's face it, way more peculiar things have happened in skateboarding.

The 50-50 photo is by Giovanni Reda and the ollie photo is by Mike O'Meally.

Big Brother - April 2000 Number 59

Harold Hunter #5.

Styling and profiling!

A big part of why I watch the Knicks is for the wit and wisdom of Walt "Clyde" Frazier.

Eli Morgan Gesner snapped the photographs.

Big Brother - March 2000 Number 58

Danny Supa #5.

Hailing from the Bronx, Danny took opposite footed tricks up a few notches in the second half of the 1990s.

Zoo York had the freshest ads in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I guess Palace would be the modern day heir to that realm of skateboarding.

The photographs are by Giovanni Reda.

Big Brother - February 2000 Number 57

Todd Jordan.

Zoo York City.

Todd is from Kingston, NY. He rode for Zoo York and Nike. Todd has a degree in photography from the New York School of Visual Arts. His photos have been used for Zoo York graphics and he has had a few books published.

The pictures are by Giovanni Reda.

Big Brother - January 2000 Number 56

Alan Petersen & Karma Tsocheff #3.

Soul & onward.

Some things last a long time and Vert Is Dead turns 14 years old today. Thanks for all the support.

The photos of Alan and Karma are by Nik Freitas.

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Karma: Big Brother - October 2000 Number 65