Why did you move out of Corona? To escape Billy’s hell hole household. Read more.....on thrashermagazine.com
Slash is officially 100% and has been shredding like usual in north county with the NS crew. He is talking about coming up soon and going out shooting with trihn and dawes. also he is now getting trucks from indy. not sure if it is team status yet, but when he goes out with dawes im sure he will be team all the way.
Baca and Ragdoll are in vegas shreding street and parks alike filming with a friend of theirs in vegas. might be going up soon with trinh once we can all get linked up at the right times.
Nuge, Duffman, and rusczyk will be going on a Duffs/sessions/pig 2 week road trip with Dave Hoang and rodent through the deep south ending at Tampa pro. Nuge might have droped hurley and joined duffman at sessions so the rumors are. will know by the next update for sure. thats it thats all
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Please take a moment in remeberence of Harold as well as to appreciate your loved ones.
Respectfully the Tum Yeto crew.
photo: Ray Mendez
Harold Hunter, 31, Skateboarder With Celebrity Appeal, Dies
By COREY KILGANNON
Published: February 25, 2006
Harold Hunter, whose skateboarding prowess and outsize personality led him to modeling and movie roles, celebrity friendships and prominence in the downtown Manhattan scene, was found dead on Feb. 17 in the East Village housing project where he grew up. He was 31.
His brother, Ronald, who summoned the police to the apartment, said the cause was a heart attack.
Mr. Hunter was already well known in skateboarding circles when he was a teenager and began gaining mainstream fame after landing film roles, including one in "Kids," the 1995 movie portraying a decadent teenage subculture.
By his early teens, he was touring with Zoo York, the prominent New York skateboarding team, and appearing widely in skateboard magazines and videos, showing his mastery of moves, from basic skills like the ollie, a skateboard hop, to high-flying backside heel flips.
From benches to stoops to staircases and building facades to handrails, the cityscape of Lower Manhattan became Mr. Hunter's skate park. He was a fixture in Washington Square, Union Square and Astor Place and at skating spots like the Brooklyn Banks, the concrete slopes under the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan.
Harold Atkins Hunter's mother died when he was a child, and he was raised by family members in the Campos Plaza housing project on East 13th Street. In addition to Ronald, he is survived by another brother, Michael Hunter, and his sister, Rebecca Hunter.
"When he was a kid, his brother said: 'What are you doing skateboarding? That's for white kids,' " recalled his friend Billy Rohan, a professional skateboarder. "Harold said, 'Are you saying I should be stealing TV sets?' He got smacked for that, but he never stopped skating."
He began earning money from Zoo York and from skateboarding competitions and modeling for clothing companies like Tommy Hilfiger; he also got television acting roles.
Mr. Hunter grew up on the same block as the actress Rosario Dawson. When she was 15, he helped persuade the director of "Kids," Larry Clark, to cast her in the movie, Ms. Dawson recalled on Thursday at Mr. Hunter's wake on the Lower East Side.
"Harold's skateboard was just a vehicle," she said, adding: "He became famous for his personality and his spirit. If anybody came to New York, he would take them in and show them the city."
"I saw some skate kids when I was in Brazil," she said. "When they heard I was from New York, they said: 'New York? Do you know Harold? ' "
Mr. Hunter was laid out in a coffin wearing his silver Nike sneakers, and with him were his trademark black fedora and a skateboard.
Hundreds of visitors filed through the funeral home, some carrying briefcases or Prada bags or skateboards. Photographs showed Mr. Hunter sitting on the street or reveling with celebrities, including Paris Hilton.
As a teenager, he earned a reputation as the king of New York's skateboarding scene, but his skating skill was perhaps surpassed only by his charm and his fondness for parties. His fame expanded beyond skateboard circles to night life and music scenes and celebrity and underground culture.
Ray Mendez, a skateboard professional and a filmmaker, said: "He was a human magnet. One minute, he'd be hanging out with a celebrity, the next minute, he'd be with a wino."
With an endearing bravado, Mr. Hunter referred to himself as a legend and ranted constantly about one day "getting famous" and bedding supermodels.
"He was the ambassador to downtown Manhattan," Mr. Rohan said. He said Mr. Hunter had helped galvanize New York's skateboarding movement by recruiting black and Hispanic children and by introducing them to the young suburbanites who had abandoned privileged lives to skate the streets of New York.
With age, acting roles were harder to come by and petty contract and sponsorship disputes hindered his efforts to start his own skateboard equipment and apparel companies.
He never held a formal day job and always seemed to be one step away from being broke and homeless. He lived on a steady diet of fried chicken and mayonnaise sandwiches and depended on the per diem pay from the skate team manager.
"The skateboard world was his family, and anywhere he went he was a walking party," Mr. Rohan said. Mr. Hunter died essentially penniless, and collections from friends and fans have helped pay for his wake and burial.
"His skateboarding was a metaphor," Mr. Mendez said. "Harold was always rolling, always moving and transitioning between people and places and situations. He was born with all kinds of obstacles, and he ollied over them all."
Friday, March 3rd, The Compound - Sarasota, FL at 6:00 pm.
Saturday, March 4th, The Finest skateshop - St. Petersburg, FL at 1:00 pm.
Gareth in front of his house. That's right! San Diego sukkas!
Double wouble wall ride!
Jai Tanju & Jason Adams art show.
Board chips, spray paint and beer! On the first Thursday of March. At the Zeitgeist Gallery in Portland.
Jai Tanju & Jason Adams art show.
Board chips, spray paint and beer! On the first Thursday of March. At the Zeitgeist Gallery in Portland.
SACRAMENTO – “The skaters have been speaking and I’ve been listening.”
With those opening comments, Senator Bill Morrow (R-Carlsbad) announced his new legislation designed to provide more complete liability protection for local governments that build and operate public skateboard parks.
“This bill is for the skateboarders,” said Morrow. “Senate Bill 1179 will protect local governments, encourage building of more public skateboard parks, and expand usage of existing parks. The bill will toss out the arbitrary age restrictions in current law, a restriction that excludes a huge percentage of young skateboarders from using public parks.”
The North San Diego County Republican successfully authored legislation in 1996 and 2001 that increased liability protection for publicly owned and operated skateboard parks. Those laws contributed to a broad-based effort to encourage building safe, accessible public parks where skateboarders can congregate and ply their skills. But Morrow said that much more needs to be done.
The senator said, “The earlier bills were important steps. But, quite frankly, they are inadequate to keep up with the growing demand, evolving demographics and other dynamic realities of the skateboarding community. This new measure speaks directly to those problems.”
Existing law provides liability protection to public agencies and public employees when recreational enthusiasts participate in certain popular activities designated as “hazardous recreational activities.” The list of designated activities is contained in Section 831.7 of the California Government Code.
SB 1179 would add skateboarding to that list of activities, granting skateboarding what is termed as “straight HRA status.” The bill would treat skateboarding in public skateparks with the same liability protections already afforded much riskier activities.
“We provide full HRA protection to activities such as skydiving, hang gliding, motor vehicle racing, off-road motorcycling and body contact sports,” said Morrow. “It’s ridiculous and discriminatory to treat skateboarding as if it is more dangerous than jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet.”
The senator concluded, “It’s time we stopped discriminating against skateboarders, marginalizing participants in what has become a dominant cultural activity. The State of California has an interest in encouraging, not discouraging, participation in a creative physical activity at well planned, responsibly designed skateboard parks.”
Spread the word.
Dear Skateboard Consumers,
Foundation Skateboards recently hosted "The Retirement Party" art show at BLENDS in San Diego, California. The show celebrated Mike's new pro status and his creative side as well as giving his friends a chance to share the spotlight. The project consisted of 150 painted boards done by Mike Rusczyk and friends in a two-month period. It was a huge success and we are excited to share the experience with everyone that couldnąt be there in person. Mike has built a unique website to showcase the art pieces and to sell them off for a good cause. The boards will be sold for $50.00 each plus shipping and proceeds will go to the Lift Foundation. Thanks to everyone who came to the show and anyone who takes the time to check out or buy one of the limited edition painted boards. Check it out!
Sincerely,
Foundation Skateboards Ministry of Propaganda
Check out Mike Rusczsyk's web-exclusive interview on Thrashermagzine.com.....Click here Dummy!
p.s. You can also enter to win Mike's new AM retirement PRO model board. Just do it already.
Active has really done it this time! They are offering one years worth of Johnny's sponsors to whom ever has the best footy. Johnny will personnally watch the tapes and pick the winner.
This is your chance to get your footage in the hands of the right people. Send Johnny 2 minutes of your best edited skate footage and Johnny will pick his favorite entry.
The winner will recieve 1 year supply of product from Toy Machine, Vans, Spitfire, Thunder, Bones Swiss and Active.
You will obey and you will send your footy to:
Active
c/o Johnny Layton
1360 E. Locust
Ontario, CA 91761
I will say this had to be the best trip to Tampa in my 6 years' going. The contest was amazing. The kid who won had by far the best contest run I have ever seen and the fact that he was some no name from Texas was the best part.....Viva la Tampa 2007! I can't wait.
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Corey’s Sessions sweaters are out now in a couple different colored stripe patterns. Plus he’s working with Sessions on a new pair of really tight fitting black pants called the pogo.
Corey also has a “Day in the Life” coming out on Fuel TV soon. It will feature Corey aswell as his friends and brothers.
Corey’s brother Stephen has just finished his DIY film project. A video called Beautiful Breakdown. It will be for sale on Feb. 18th. Corey has a full part. The video also stars a lot of other awesome skaters like Garret Hill, Angel Ramirez, Matt Allen, Tony Silva, Mike Rusyck and much much more. Plus all of Corey’s friends from the SF area!!! For info contact Stephen Duffel at svideo925@aol.com