What Up Rolling Train Wrecks!?!
IT WAS ASR TIME AGAIN!!!! CROSSROADS TIME AGAIN!!!! PARTY TIME AGAIN!!!! SHREDDING TIME AGAIN!!!! So Much Shizzle going off in America's Finest City on August 13th-15th, 2010!!!! The Action Sport's Retail Show in San Diego Before the End of Summer whether it's in August or September, Stands Alone as THE GO TO Trade SHOW dealing with BRANDS and New Products of Surfing, Motorcross, Wakeboarding, Rollerskates, Street Wear & (Our Personal Favorite) SKATEBOARDING, B*TCHES!!!! If Your Lucky enough to go to This Expo, It's EPIC Sh*t to Say The least( Since We already said too much)!!!! Here's what We Saw!!!!

FIRST, The Outdoors CROSSROADS TRADE SHOW=THE SKATEBOARDER'S TRADE SHOW!!!! Let The Brain Behind The Event Tell it!!!! Here's "The Chief" Jaime Thomas of Black Box Distribution as found on asrbiz.com breaking down The 4-1-1!!!!



Okay! Enough About That.... First Person I run into was 80's Schmitt Stix Skate Legend, Curb-Slappy Inventor, Honorary Curb-Crusher & Black Label Overlord, JOHN Friggin' LUCERO!!!! Check The Label Coozie!!!! AWESOMENESS!!!!



Next, We run into Another 80's Skateboarding Legend & Deluxe Distribution(Anti-Hero,Real,Spitfire,Krooked), Sick Boys and Nor Cal Triple OG, MICK E REYES!!!! The HOMEY Pic!!!!



Ever Heard Of PARADOX GRIPTAPE? It's Only THE Best Griptape in The Whole Skateboarding Biz....DUH!!!! Ever Heard Of ARI EVAN GOLD? He's Only The Coolest Shredding Eccentric Griptape Owner Who put together the BEST GRIPTAPE TEAM in The Whole Skateboarding Biz!!!! Here's Mastermind Ari's Fave Candy Idea....



Mr. Dave Andrecht!!!! Yes The Creator of "THE ANDRECHT(backside grab) HANDPLANT" and SIMS Skateboards & H-Street Representative!!!! Holding down The Syndrome Distribution(Silver Trucks, FKD Bearings, The Blvd, Traffic Skateboards) Booth!!!! Str8 Up Legend!!!! Yo Dave, What's up with an Industry Job!?!:)



We Can't Overlook The Next Generation's Up and Comer of Street Rippers, Chula Vista,Ca.'s IVAN ORTIZ of Prophecy Skateboards chillin' before taking some of The Cash that The Phelper(Jake Phelps) was handing out for Throwing down Heaters on The Crossroads Street Course!!!! You could catch Ivan's Kickflip Frontboard or His Backside Blunt down the Kinked Hand Rail on Thrasher.com on "Crossroads 2010" Footage or Random Footy on The Berrics.com/United Nations Section under Chula Homies!!!! Don't Sleep on Ivan!!!!



Indoors @ASR wasn't just the usual Mainstream Action Sports Event filled with UBER FASHIONISTA's,SWIMSUIT MODELS, House DJ's, Over Priced food & weak cocktails, overzealous badge-checking security,etc; This Time There was a LIFE SIZED Card Board Cut Out of Artist/MotorBike Designer/Skateboarder MIKEY RATT of Route 44 Representing for LOSER MACHINE in The High End Section of ASR CLASS!!!! MIKEY'S LOSER MACHINE Signature Custom Made Motorcycle Helmets ARE The Bidness!!!! Best Kop One before their gone!!!!



The Volcomm Booth was RAGING by 4PM!!!! This years Theme was Bright Colored Disco Club & The Free Brews were in Effect!!!! LOL!!!! HILARIOUS SH*T!!!! Check Out



Luckily We Escaped The Nonsense to Watch Skate Standard/Paradox Grip/Vox Footwear's ULTRA RIPPER CORY JUNEAU Warm Up on The Volcomm Ramp!!!! RADNESS FO SHIZZLES!!!! Cory was voted Most Improved Skateboarder for The ASR Weekend by The S.P.O.T.(Skatepark of Tampa) Series Guys!!!!



But Then....It was ESTRO JEN TIME!!!! The Betty Page Of Roller Skates, MOXI SKATES and Long Beach Roller Derby Takes Over!!!!



And with That....ESTRO JEN sends Us On Our Way with a Take OFF!!!!



Til Next Time.............PEACE O-U-T!!!!

Hey Rippers!!!! Shredders!!!!
What a GREAT SUMMER WEEKEND that passed!!!! The Sun came out and People were hyped to get out and enjoy The Southern California Weather....FINALLY!!!! Perfect timing for The California State Games Contest!!!!



Hosted by CASL (California Amateur Skateboarding League) at Encinita's Skatepark. Hundreds of Contestants and Families came out for The Weekend Function!!!! It's been over 6 months since SMA/Paradox Grip/Remind Insoles/Vox Footwear's Rider Cory Juneau has entered a CASL Event . Did The time away Pay -Off for Cory? TWO GOLD MEDALS BABY!!!!

CJ Skated The Mini Ramp Open-Sponsored Contest, Saturday July 10th & The Vert Ramp Open-Sponsored Contest Sunday July 11th Against Competition up to 10 years over his age to pull out victories in BOTH!!!! AWESOMENESS? YES!!!! PURE AWESOMENESS!!!!



OBSCENE CONTEST WINNING STALEFISHER...off The Mini Ramp Hip!!!!



And VERT GOLD on Sunday!!!! What a Week-Ender For Sure!!!!



Special Thanks to Sonja Catalano(CASL) & The Whole Staff @Encinita's Skatepark for helping Organize this Radical Event!!!! See Ya in August for The Vans Warp Tour!!!!



See Ya in August for The Vans Warp Tour @The Cricket Ampitheatre!!!!



THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH SK8 DEMO!!!!



Fellow Skateboarder and Friend, Pastor David Harrison of Cornerstone Church invited SMA/Paradox Grip/Remind Insoles/Vox Footwear's Rider Cory Juneau to Sk8 The Demo They hosted this past Tuesday, June 29th 2010!!!! The Skateboarding Demo was on a VERY Tight Tranny'd Mobile Halfpipe but CJ Found his line!!!! Check out The Footage:



The Kid's and Parents in attendance were STOKED out that Cory had brought out some stickers & posters for The South Bay Event!!!! Cory was actually signing some poster's as well, making New Friends & Fans!!!!



And The Demand was HUGE!!!! We Definitely ran out of stuff to give out!!!!



Special Thanks to Pastor Dave Harrison, The Cornerstone Church and Everyone in Attendance!!!! Extra Special Thanks to Remind Insoles and Vox Footwear for The Posters and Stickers to give out!!!!



PEACE OUT!!!!

Hey SK8 & Creators!!!!
This Past Saturday was The Annual OB Street Fair, 31 Year Anniversary in Ocean Beach, Ca!!!! Each year, Thousands of people Flock to Newport Avenue and surrounding areas the 4th Saturday in June for The Live Bands, Live DJ's, Unique Vendors, Artists, Refreshing Beer Garden, The Rad Locals & Tourists plus THE CHILI COOK-OFF! However it's also The 6th Annual OB Street Fair Skate Jam and SMA/Paradox Grip/SKATE STANDARD Rider Cory Juneau was invited to Sk8 in the quickly growing in popularity, OB Street Fair Skate Jam!!!!

Tons & Tons of People Checking out The Street Fair! WOW!!!! This Spot was BANGIN'!!!!



SMA/Duece Brand Watches/SKATE STANDARD's Rider Cory J. was SHREDDING!!!! Popping Out Blunt Fakies with Enough time to try THE WORLD FAMOUS CHILI!!!!



And into First Place for The Killer Habitat Deck & Prizes!!!! Big Ups to Ocean Beach Surf & Skate for The Awesome Event!!!! Great Job Guys!!!!



Lots of Fun in the Sun, Shredding and RADNESS on a Perfect Southern California Day!!!! WHERE WERE YOU!?!





See Ya Next Year!!!!



PEACE OUT!!!!

Hey Rippers!
Going through and sorting out old emails and photos I found a few AWESOME pics of Skate Standard/Paradox Grip/SMA Rider Cory Juneau and several other Skateboarding Stars @ Australia's Bondi Bowl by Very Talented Photographer & Filmer DEAN TIRKOT...WOW!!!! Dean has shot tons of Skateboarders, Fashion Models and Celebrity photos for Arena, Culture Magazine, Concrete Wave, FHM, Juice, Maxim, Men’s Heath, Noise, Oyster, Sunday Magazine, GQ and many, many others!!!! Here's just few of Dean's Pics!!!!















Be sure to check Dean Tirkot Photography and his other works on flickr, Facebook, Myspace and Twitter.

Hey Rippers!!!!
This Past Sat May 8th in San Francisco, Ca. THRASHER MAG/The Rude Boyz/The World Cup Skateboarding Hosted the First "City Underground" AM Contest at The Festival Pavillion in Fort Mason!!!! Lots of Shredder's were present for The $2000.00 Grand Prize!!!! Over 35+ Participants battled for The CASH!!!! Here's The Top 10 Results:

City Underground WCS
Amateur Mini-ramp Final Overall Results
1st Place – Brad McClain – $2,000
2nd Place – Raven Tershy – $1,000
3rd Place – Jerry Gurney – $500
4 Frank Faria
5th Blake Svendsen
6th Jack Given
7th Alex Fog
8th Cory Juneau*****
9th Chris Henderson
10th Tom Schaar

Some KILLER Sk8'n was Goin' for Sure!!!! Check It Out BLOOD WIZARD's Jack Given and Jerry Gurney!!!! Definitely One's to Watch!!!! Here's JACK!!!!



GURNEY Placed 3rd!!!!



Lakai's RAVEN Styled to 2nd!!!!




But McCLAIN BOOSTED To FIRST!!!!



Plus AWESOME Music was Thrown Down By The Adolescents, Face to Face and The Atari's!!!! Here's a LOOK:



SMA/Paradox Grip/Skate Standard/Vox Footwear Rider Cory Juneau was invited and placed 8th!!!! Not Bad for a Youngster!!!! BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME LIL' MAN!!!! Here's OG DAGGER'S DOUBLE-D with an award for Cory!!!!



DAGGER Skate's/RockStar Energy Drink/WC's Dave"DOUBLE-D" Duncan and WC's Don Bostic Were in The Building!!!! YEAH DOUBLE-D AND DON!!!!



THANKS to THRASHER/WORLD CUP SKATEBOARDING/THE RUDE BOYZ/ DOUBLE-D & DON BOSTIC For Another Great Event!!!! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!

Here's One of Cory's Qualifying Runs!!!!

Hey Rippers!!!!
I'm hardly one to miss a great time and last night @ALL THING'S RAD "SD SKATEBOARDING LEGENDS NIGHT" @EL Dorado Bar in Downtown San Diego,Ca. was RADNESS!!!! I thought that might be the case so before hand I hooked up with Dave"Persue" from Vox Footwear and grabbed some Promos to give out. Even Though it's the first day of Phoenix Am practice and others couldn't make it out, I wasn't disappointed neither were everyone else in attendance!!!! First Person I run into as My Lady and I walk up to the entrance is H-Street Rider/PD/PB Champ, Mr. Marcelle Johnson!!!! What Up Homey!!!!



As the night proceeded Skateboarding best started to walk in the door and I ran into Fellow Curb-Crusher/Willy's Workshop Rider/Former CASL State Champ/Fellow Curb-Crusher, Mr. Crispin Alhambra!!!!



As Billed Legendary H-Street/Puma/G&S/Tribal/Vox Footwear and All Around Rad Dude, The Stylish Ollie Champ, Mr. Kien "The Donger" Lieu was manning The Turntables pumpin' out hits!!!!



Here's Chula Vista Homies and Str8 SD Skateboarding Legends, H-street/Maple's Mr. Jason Carney and "The Smooth Operator" Mr. June Kate!!!! For those that don't know Carney was the first to capture the backside lipslide on a handrail @School W!!!! Rumor has it somewhere in the archives He might've did the first kickflip backlip on a handrail also!!!! F*ck Yeah Carney!!!!



The Ladies were definitely in attendance!!!!



And Brews were in Abundance!!!!



You Know Sk8 Mafia/Paradox Grip/Diamond Supply Co., Ol' DIRTY Mr. Peter SMOLIK was in The Building!!!! Throwin' Up That "MAFIA FOR LIFE!!!!" FA-SHIZZLE HEMI!!!!

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My Personal Favorite's, Birdhouse/Willy's Workshop Owner/Curb-Crusher, Mr. Willy Santos and Team Hosoi/Skate Standard/Curb-Crusher, Mr. Mike Garcia!!!!



Extra Special Thanks to SD Music Legends THE UPSTARTS/Fellow Curb-Crushers and Host's of ALL THING'S RAD, DJ PROFILE and DJ IRON MIKE!!!! Also D-Dubs(Pacific Drive/Alphanumeric/Fellow Curb-Crusher, Mr. Danny Wallace not in the pics because he's @Phoenix Am) Let's Sk8 Soon Fellas!!!!



Thanks to Everyone Who made it out for an Epic Occassion!!!! Special Thanks to Vox Footwear for The Promos!!!!
And OG SD/Randal's Sk8 Shop/Tribal Wear and Awesome Graf Artist, Mr. BRISK-ONE for The Art Exhibit and Signing Us off!!!!



That's What I'm Sayin'!!!!