Toy Machine Fan Art Contest.

I guess we'd just go by likes on Instagram these days. The future and what we've done with it is lame.

Donny Humes is the creator of Smelly Curb 'zine from Columbus, Ohio.

I've been slowly working on Gimmick Week. There are no shortage of products to fill the days. I'm probably going to end up doing group posts of things such as dirt wheels and hardware rather than spend a week on trucks you rightfully have forgotten. Also the week of women skateboarders is starting to come together. I've got two of the five picked out so far. I'm most likely taking next week off from updating. I want to get all the source material lined up instead of rushing.

Transworld - April 1995 Volume 13 Number 4

Ryan Fabry #2.

A few years ago when people started scanning their stacks of old skateboard mags for the internet, a lot of forgotten information resurfaced. Like that Plan B super am Ryan Fabry once rode for Toy Machine. He was also on Birdhouse Projects. I believe that this ad ticketed off a few uptight folks because of the Reaper Rat slaughtering innocent children.

Transworld - February 1994 Volume 12 Number 2

Ethan Fowler & Jerry Fowler.

It's going to be a quick week of Toy Machine to clear things off the old computer.

This is the first Toy Machine ad. After Ed Templeton and Mike Vallely had a falling out over Television, Ed started Toy Machine at the end of 1993. Ethan and Jerry were ams for TV and Television, but stuck with the Tempster for his new deal. As if anyone doesn't know this by now, the two are not brothers, although it is easy to see how you could think that back in the pre-internet age. Both had parts in Live, the first Toy Machine video. Ethan moved on to Stereo and Jerry left for Planet Earth's new Rhythm company.

Transworld - November 1993 Volume 11 Number 11

Ben Gore.

Look at me I'm on the Stereo, wait, make that Magenta.

Ben is from Pompano Beach, Florida. He resides in San Francisco now. He turned pro for Stereo and switched to Magenta last summer. Ben is into photography. He just had a solid interview with creative photography by Dave Chami and video part for Transworld. He also rides for Venture, MIA Skateshop, and Bones Bearings.

Toy Machine on Monday. Most likely.

Thrasher Photo Issue Summer 2009

Dan Drehobl #17.

Freedumb flies again.

Thrasher - April 2009 Volume 29 Number 4

Lucas Puig.

The hi-tech Frenchman.

Lucas is from Toulouse, France. He is pro for Cliché and has ridden for them for the bulk of his career. He dropped a strong part in Lakai's Fully Flared in 2007. Lucas later switched to adidas and has a pro model shoe with the three stripes. His part in Cliché's Bon Voyage from 2013 was full of refined technical street skating. It's progression without getting yucky. Lucas also rides for Fourstar, Independent, and Autobahn Wheels. He runs a hat company called Hélas Caps.

I finally hit up the skateboard park last night. It was warmer, but really windy. Besides the wind, it was fun to actually roll around outside. I don't think I need to worry about getting new bearings until all the sand has been swept away, which might take some time.

It's hard to believe Fully Flared is now seven years old. I watched a bunch of it yesterday. I think there is going to be a week of Rick Howard sometime soon. Nothing that hasn't been on the internet already, but whatever.

I need to do some scanning as 2009 is coming to an end. There was a bunch of good stuff in 2010, but I'm not going to touch that until next year. I've got a week of Toy Machine ready to go so that will probably be next. I want to put together a week of women skateboarders, but I haven't done much research on that as yet. I also want to have posts on gimmick products. I don't have anything scanned for that yet.

The photo sequence is by Oliver Barton.

Transworld - April 2009 Volume 27 Number 4

Michael Burnett & Michael Sieben.

Silly business for April Fool's Day.

Thrasher - February 2009 Volume 29 Number 2