Justin Brock.

Tar Heel.

Justin is from Mt. Airy, North Carolina. He rides for Real, Nike, Thunder, and Spitfire. This trick got done in 2006 and appeared in Real's Since Day One in 2011. Modern videos take some time to make. I watched his part last night and the guy is a machine on street and transition. He crushes everything that gets in his way.

Thrasher - January 2007 Volume 27 Number 1

Tommy Sandoval.

Die trying.

Tommy was the new guy on Zero who helped them win Thrasher's King of the Road contest in 2004. He was the MVP for that adventure. Since then he has turned pro and closed out a few videos with his epic stunts. He rides for Fallen, LRG, and Krux. T-Gunz is from Chula Vista, California. I know he owned an old limo at one point. I kind of hope he still has it, even if he is a dad now and really doesn't need such a vehicle.

Speaking of trying to die, Derek Elmendorf, the Powell am formerly known as Deathwish, took down one hell of a rail in the new Thrasher.

Thrasher - February 2007 Volume 27 Number 2

Tony Cervantes.

"Old school pool skating stokes me out. Everybody had such good handplants and style."

After a long time in the Zero army, Tony just turned pro following the Cold War video. He's from Whittier, California. His first board sponsor was Illenium. He rides for Fallen, too. The car in the ad was a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle that was stolen sometime after the photo was taken. The little kid is his younger brother. Tony skates with a solid mix of older moves like wallrides and footplants to go with the big rails and more tech tricks. He also throws in a few airwalks and judos for good measure.

For the quote: Slap - October 2007 Volume 16 Number 10

Skateboarder - May 2007 Volume 16 Number 9

Peter Hewitt #9.

The shallow end.

Peter rode for Team Hosoi, was on Santa Cruz twice, Goodtimes, and 151 before finding a spot in the back of van at Anti-Hero. He's a notable backyard pool and concrete shredder with his name on the short list of people who have done the loop.

Thrasher - January 2007 Volume 27 Number 1

Dan Drehobl #16.

Interstate 8.

I think Dan's video part for the Skateboard Mag that came out in July of 2013 was one of those clips that slipped under the radar. Too much internet.

Thrasher - August 2007 Volume 27 Number 8

Clark Hassler.

Canned Heat.

Straight cut and pasted from the enjoi website:

clark grizwald hasslerhoff, 4th dimension, telepathy, lost, mumbler, space time continuum, nike sb and apparel, zerp, new york, max fish, stretching, demo laps, portals, wailers, jahrasta park, teenage runaway urethane, spaceballs, sign language, jedi mind tricks, no call no show, bumblaclot wasteland, words are just words, chameleon, 360 vision, namaste, invisibility cloak, wizard factory, rocco, ninja smoke bombs, good vibes, demons, whispers, big head, toothpicks, bananas, peace pipe, donnie clarko, clark after dark, independent, point of no return, crouching filmer hidden poacher, random bag check, 7 year party, conspiracy theories, mystery achievement, zen garden, quantum physics, snow angels, zorched, self journey, kralc, the man, the mystery and the voices in my head.

I think that about covers it.

Slap - October 2007 Volume 16 Number 10

Austin Stephens #2.

From one Austyn to the next.

Austin retired from the pro ranks at the end of 2013. He only rode for Toy Machine, starting as an am in 1998 and turning pro in 2002. Emerica sponsored his feet for a while and he had a part in their This Is Skateboarding video set to Bell & Sebastian. Austin is now the team manager at RVCA.

The photo is by John Bradford.

Thrasher - February 2007 Volume 27 Number 2