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Go Skate Day?
National “Go Skate Day” may have come andgone, but I recently realized that everydayshould be “Go Skate Day.” So I rounded upsome friends and set out to get some shitdone. … read more
Books Aloud! – July 2008
Books? We love books! … read more
Video Game Reviews – July 2008
Video game reviews for and flOw, Online Chess Kingdoms, Ninja Gaiden II. … read more
Zine Reviews – July 2008
Three digits in the issue number? Really? That’s pretty damn optimistic. Appropriately for #2, this edition of San Francisco zine Xploited is all about public restrooms. Yes, the whole damn issue, which adds up to over 50 pages of stories about pissing and fucking (none simultaneously), because what else do you do in public restrooms? … read more
Product Review – July 2008
It was the end of themonth and I was indire need of a new setup. Thankfully RealSkateboards hadsent SLUG a crisp new8.02×31.75 porvida deckready to be shralped.I’ve had Real woodbefore and knew itwas going to be stiffmorning, noon andnight. Its beautifulsymmetrical shape andtantalizing concavewasn’t the only goodthing about this boardthough. … read more
Park Place Skate
Looking back, most people are going to remember the 07/08 seasonas the year it never seemed to stop snowing. While it wasn’t quite arecord for snowfall, another record is shaping up. Not that long agothere were only a small handful of parks in Utah, but now they arepopping up faster than fixed gears on hipster kids.Since late last year, new cement has been poured in American Fork,Herriman, Payson, Rose Park and the newest in Midvale shouldbe opened by the time you read this. … read more
Colin Brophy is in your extended network
If you’re old like me, you probably hate all the kids at the skate park.Their attractive moms drop them off and they all wear helmets and shout”‘chout!” (short for “watch out”) at you so they can do some sort of flailfest out of the bowl. It’s annoying and I’ve heard you all complain about itwhen you’re sitting on the ledge smoking. The most annoying type of kid,however, is the one that’s actually good at skateboarding. … read more