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Dabbling in Psychedelia: Vision Quest in God’s Country
With the end of an epoch close at hand, I chose a few of my favorite magicians to accompany me on a most grand journey into the fabled lands. … read more
Skate Park Etiquette
This month the one-upper shit bags are going down. If you don’t know what a one-upper is, you’re probably better off. If you are a one-upper, read closely and then go kill yourself. … read more
A Punk Rocker’s Tale: Tall Bike Jousting in SLC
The Tall Bike Joust held on May 15 is Salt Lake’s third joust and most popular freak bike event. Attracting citizens and cyclists from all walks of life—including hobos and cops—it can’t be described as less than epic. There’s just one question: What the fuck is tall bike jousting?! … read more
Local Legend Tully Flynn
Tully Flynn has been in the epicenter of the local skate scene for over a decade. He was around for the Dirty Hessian days. … read more
Let’s Have a Drink! Let’s Have a Thousand Drinks!
I wanted to go on a solo skate mission like I did back in the days when I lived in a small town and was constantly driving to the city in search of spots. I had a few friends in San Jose I’ve skated with in the past, so I was planning on getting some shredding done. … read more
Epically Awesome
Whenever I go on skate trips, I try to keep low expectations, just so anything that happens is better than I ever expected it to be. … read more
Skatetiquette – June 2009
Drinking beer while skating is probably one of the worst ideas on the planet. It’s also a necessity, because beer and skating go hand in hand. … read more
Through Broken Glass and Crushed Throats: The Derby Girls Go...
The first battle between the Derby Girls of Salt Lake (Salt City Shakers) and the Ogden’s Junction City Roller Dolls (Junction City Trainwrecks) went off with almost no hitches––if you exclude a deadly fishbowl and a near miss on a throat crushing. WTF? … read more
Pastry Cat: A Tasty Alternative to Bicycle Races
Alley scat, pussy cat, alley kitten… no, these aren’t possible names for the next MTV produced “reality” band. In fact, they’re quite the opposite: former SLC bicycle race titles. Generally known as alley cats, these aren’t your every day Race for the Cure-type bike events. … read more
Skate Park Etiquette
This month’s etiquette is about watching your language at the parks. It’s not like people don’t already look down on skaters enough already. … read more