SYMPATHY PAINS

When my foot saw the condition of Worf's ankle it couldn't help but shed a tear. -Bob

WORFUL HAS A BOO BOO

I sprained my ankle whilst ripping. If anyone wants to come over and watch a movie or talk about girls I'll be camped out on my couch, elevating my foot. -Worful

WAY TO GO DREWSER!!!

Congratulations to Drew for making the top ten in SLAP's One in a Million contest! We're all super psyched for our big little buddy. Everybody and their mom better vote for him.

BOBBY GOES GREEN

Sadly, Bobby had not been fully aware of the damage he'd been doing to the Earth with his relentless ripping. But lately he's been more conscious of his surroundings and has tried to skate in more of an environmentally friendly way. Backside wallride behind the foliage, Photo by Worful.

PLOESSER, PLOESSER!

You've got to cop that new Skateboarder and check out Randy's sequence on the contents page. It's bonkers.

STAINING SPAIN: THE MOVIE

Staining Spain from D.C. Uthus on Vimeo. Pretty's got a stain wish! Behold the Pretty crew's exploits in Spain last year, brought to you through the wonder of moving images. Enjoy! Filmed by Albin, David, Drew, Guy, Jack, Randy and Henry from Idaho. Edited by David.

HOLY MITTS!

Another banger from Matt Minton via San Diego. Ollie up the curb to nose blunt on the bench, photo by Ryan Farrar.

SWAMP THING

Minutes after getting served on a nasty rail, Drewser still had it in him to risk life and limb – and tree limb too, plus maybe even a case of Hepatitis A – by trying to spring over this sewage stream. Despite catching a branch to the face, he gave it a few more tries before wilsoning out with a splash. Like the hero he is, he took it in stride. Or maybe he's just hoping he'll end up with a cool mutation or something.

Additionally, the car ride home was quite a spectacle, as a bog trog clad only in boxers could be heard calling his girlfriend to tell her to "get out the hose" for when he got home. That concludes this bog blog. -Grizzler

FAIL

In the spirit of Drew's recent slam photo, I bring you this little gem. The lads in uniform gawking in the background are the insult and the sprinkler head that my twisted mess of a body is covering up is the injury. I try so hard, and for what? -Randy

SOMETIMES DREW EATS THE BAR...

and sometimes the bar eats Drew.


Drewser had a rough one yesterday. After getting chomped by this rail, we headed out to the county to try to get something even gnarlier. (Check back tomorrow to see just what it is.)

AN OLDIE BUT A BOBBY

Good evening ladies and germs! Here's an oldie but a goodie: Raw Meat, an Illinois video from back in the day featuring a part from Bobby. Looks like he enjoyed getting hurt back then as much as he does today. Some things never change folks!!! [Audience laughs, applauds in acknowledgement.]

Editor's note: Bobby wanted us to mention that "Mike lentz is one of the rippingest dudes ever" and that the above video was brought to you by the fine folks at Kolor Skateboards.

HELL ON WHEELS

Who wouldn't mind running into these nice boys while walking down a well-lit alley?

PRINCELY PROCLAMATIONS

We await another royal decree from his excellency, Prince Zurheem!

What oh what might it be?

A public christening of the "muchacho burger"?

A manifesto on how to "roll early"?

Photos from his keep?

The anticipation is killing us. Long live Zur!!!!!

SHOCK AND AWESOME

Mike Burnett, the guy who single-handedly saved Thrasher, sent us a little book he just put out entitled The Outskirts of Awesome. It features photos from trips to Russia, Europe, China and Skatopia, as well as yet another fine example of his perceptive and humorously self-deprecating writing. If you're a person who appreciates good things and likes to support good people, do yourself a favor and pick one up from his site.

BOBBY BIRTHDAY BLOG BLOWOUT!!!

Happy 4th of July AND happy birthday to Bobby! That's right, Bobby's birthday is July 4th, which means that neither Obama nor McCain can question his patriotism. He celebrated in style by setting off some metaphorical fireworks at the blind school ledges with these explosive sequences. Randy was much more literal with his celebration, and Guy celebrated in his own way as usual. A good time was had by all.

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

Brian Jarvis is like our own personal Animal Chin. If you see him tell him we said hello. Also, ask him to play you something on the piano.

POWER TO THE PETAL

Fellow head-scratchers and ponderers of life's mysteries, if you're at all like us, you've often wondered just where the hell Jon Schwartz gets his zen-like skateboard talents. If the above photo didn't spell it out for you: FLOWER POWER!!! That's right, who would've guessed that our very own perma-smiled hockey-checking shredder is really a dirty hippie at heart?

Perhaps your third eye is more attuned than ours or you already picked up on his good vibrations, but for us, it puts everything in a new light. Check it out, man:



For this groovy switch biggie, brother Jon finished up his afternoon meditation and burst out of the commune gates with such speed that his crown of lotus flowers flew off like a dove and his tie-dyed robe burned away like Humboldt's phinest. He gracefully ascended the bank as if it were some stairway to heaven, and popped his board off with more force than a pig's riot gun back in '69. Even the birds stopped their singing in reverence as his board spun cleaner than the wheels of a solar-powered VW bus. When he decided to end his levitation, Jon chose an appropriate spot on planet earth and touched down as softly as a rainbow. An intense yet soothing smell of incense could be detected at the spot for days afterwards.

All photos by Worful, peace.