A-Stone Highway

Austin enjoys scouring the countryside for good times and hot skates. He's gone from one tour to the next and gets back tonight from the Wild Ride. Trooper through and through...

Jason Adams on Dekline!

(San Diego, CA) - Dekline Footwear is proud to welcome Jason "The Kid" Adams to the team. Skateboard Legend & long time friend, The Kid, stopped by the office last week to say what's up and left Deklined! "Finally!" we said. "It's about time we both now have the opportunity to work together." Jason's unique way of looking at skateboarding fits seamlessly with Dekline's unique approach to design. Be on the look out for The Kid's highly anticipated Riders Choice shoes releasing Holiday 2007 & Spring 2008. Complimenting the rest of the team, Patrick Melcher, Mike York, Shiloh Greathouse, Matt Ball, Gareth Stehr, and Zarosh, the addition of Jason builds onto Dekline's spirit of originality.

Psychosomatic Grif eats a Mushroom

This guy looked at Grif after he barfed. But it was all psychosomatic AND... Based on some comments that Kevin looked like an Arabian guy in a metal band, I remembered that me and the team thinks he looks like these guys: David Blaine, Adam Goldberg, and Judd Nelson. (or Borat!)

Mantics

Ed uses tour as a time to get tough, sharpen his man skills. He seemed to be in some sort of tough guy contest with Grif and they were always ribbing each other to get gnarly in some way... Anyway, It's not like this police brutality!

Skaters vs. Cops Round 1

This incident took place on International Go Skateboarding Day in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is unfortunate but will bring significant awareness to the rights of skateboards and the police brutality that is generally accepted. The Hot Springs city council contact info. bsouthard@cityhs.net; pege1947@aol.com; direlainejon1@sbcglobal.net; srsmith12003@yahoo.com; sable@hsnp.com; td7965@aol.com; dave@hotspringschamber.com; hsvcoc@cswnet.com I suggest sending a message in the lines of: Hot Springs Mayor, City Council and Cheif of Police, The agreessive and negligent actions of your city peacekeepers on June 21st, International Go Skateboarding Day towards teenage participants was appalling and irresponsible. Skateboarding is positive activity that keeps kids active and healthy and has been awarded by the United States Congress a Certificate of Recognition for the positive benefits that skateboarding brings to todays youth . It is not a crime in any sense as robbery, drug abuse, rape, murder, kidnapping, extortion, gang activity and should not be treated as one. It is unbelievable that your police officers find that riding a skateboard in offensible enough to have a 200+ pound man brutally choke and wrestle teenage kids to the ground, physically harm them and mentally humuliate them. What kind of example does this set precedence in educating inpressionable youth. Your city should embrace the youth and positive benefits of skateboarding that are attributed to it. I hope you take immediate action to apologize and rectify the attitude and policy handling such matters. I support legal action that the parents of the kids involved and that they take their full legal rights in prosecution of involved police and city employees as well as the leadership of those persons. With the utmost sincerity and disgust, Your Name Skateboarding Enthusiast and member Coalition for Skateboarder Rights

Billy ran into these guys in a Wal-Mart...

They recognized him, and then he brought them out to meet me. They said they had signed up for the army and were now being shipped out to Iraq. Grif asked them for an inappropriate one... This is what Billy had to say about it.

This Plus This Equals This, Go Figure...

Kevin and his Parents. They told me that he was an ugly baby.

All Grows Up

Our little JLay is all grows up. He's got a shoe coming out and a house in the burbs. Maybe he gets down on life sometimes but he always comes back up. Atta boy Johnny....

Come skate with Johnny Layton

Burnout with Duffel...again

Check out the Thrasher site for a day in life type of deal with Corey. Featuring a couple video clips.

come meet the team

Come meet Corey Duffel, Don "Nuge" Nguyen, and Gareth Stehr.

White Sands Pee Stop

Bilbo Rider

Billy ponders his future contest wins as Ed learns how to drive safely and listen intently to the thoughts of his team. He heard Billy think about this.

Team update

Ethan Fowler - is in Portland, OR right now. He's been traveling around lately with RVCA. His next destination is Colorado with the RVCA team. Gareth Stehr - recently got hit by a car in LA and is still recovering from that. He will be helping out Foundations art department for the time being. Send all get well soon cards to Tum Yeto attn Gareth 2001 Commercial St. San Diego, CA 92113 Corey Duffel - has been busy as always. Just coming off a Split Colorado tour he is now working on some stuff for Thrasher Magazine. Which I'm sure won't disapoint. And theres a Duffel and friends project in the works. Can't stop him... Don Nguyen - can be found just about anywhere nowadays. Seems to be constantly traveling. From Colorado with Split to a solo Oklahoma trip he has been on the move. Still can be found in LA though on occasion. Check Shads site for Nuge's birthday extravaganza photos. Mike Rusczyk - still living up north is Mr. Rusczyk. Between working on websites and skating Mike's time is spread pretty thin. Did anybody see the huge no comply spread? Abdias Rivera - Foundations newest rider has been spending a lot of time with the Circa team lately. Staying at Tony Taves house on the regular has Abdias working harder then ever. Filming and shooting photos non stop. Look for upcoming Thrasher goods for proof. Tommy Gurrola - Tommy is the quiet guy out of the group. Laying low is his style. He can be found in the desert or skating with Sean Peterson in LA. Working on numorous projects with Skateboarder and The Skateboard Mag. Angel Ramirez - will not leave Colorado. He loves it. Angel has been there for a couple months now since being out in California for the Foundation premiere. Has been caught leaving for small periods of time with Volcom or Vans. Now he is Filming heavily for Coreys video due out by the end of the year. And also applying for a house in Colorado with friends. Sierra Fellers - coming straight off a trip out to Woodward, PA for skate camp with the kids last week. Sierra like Corey is working closely with Thrasher on stuff. Now Sierra will be filming for Foundation and Circa projects.

Random Go Skateboarding Day photos #3

Thanks to Chipotle for feeding us all. The bigger mini ramp Roll down the bank on a broken board to win a free board...seemed easy enough I got nothing Gareth was the MC for the best trick contest The booth pick me, pick me, pick me, pick me Buttery logo placement Best trick obstacle crazy part of the park I guess we wernt supposed to direct 2,000 kids to this park after Chula Vista for a product toss. The city was waiting for us and closely following were the police. RAD. pick me, pick me, pick me, pick me

The Twists and Turns of Tour

With the constant signings, tedious demos schedules, loading up the van, sleeping on the road, and general dregs of tour life, a little spice must come and before you know it, you're gearing up for hockey. Life takes you to strange places...

Foundation Contest...

Skatepark Of Tampa is hosting a contest to win some Borat tee's. Check it out...

Neil has been ripping!

Did anyone else see him on Go Skateboarding Day? More photos to come soon...Once I get the legit photos back from Josh Word.

tough guy eh?

After somebody punked the Vitaman water car, Gareth appeared. Weird.

Random Go Skateboarding Day photos #2

The Crowd gathering for the opening of the gates The Staff at Chula Vista rules. Its almost time to open the gates to the public... first thing you see when the gates open to the park. best trick obstacle... these kids came up on a free board..thanks for the help guys! limited edition tees...or something lets get this best trick contest started already! Fox 6 covered the event... Billy and friend This pretty much sums it all up yep..the scene This kid ripped the best trick contest. Coming in a close 2nd. Good job man The memorial park was more skateable. a lot less crowded. Thanks for coming out guys. not the best photo in the world...

Lurking at its best

Gareth has been in and out of Tum Yeto recently. Making the trip down specifically for Go Skateboarding Day.

We've hit it big time

The Worlds Biggest Skateboard has made it into the Guinness World Records - To The Extreme Book.

Pretty Girls Make Graves

At that's what I've heard...

lets have a footage party

And watch Nick McLouths part from the new 411vm.

Matt Ball vegas photos

Matt went to Vegas to film for the Birdhouse video. Check out the story and more photos here.

Checking in with Sean...

Flow rider Sean Conover has been traveling around the east coast lately. Going from Atlanta to Florida and hitting everything up in between. Heres a couple photos he got so far. back noseblunt photo: Jason Henry kickflip pivot photo: Aaron Smith

This Sign Goes On Every Tour

...and it comes in handy often.

It's A Mad, Mad Harmony

Harmony is completely nuts. After ollie northing this motorcycle a cop busted him for reckless driving, but he was slow clapped into submission.

Excuse Me, I'd Like To Get By Now...

This kid rules.

Strong Enough For A Man...

It's usually a pretty big dude fest at skateboard demos but these girls came out in the tornado to show their suport. They even brought their moms.

Random Go Skateboarding Day photos

Built To Shred was there trying out there new Skateable skateboard. What a crazy idea. Chris and Neil check out some kids ride. I hope he came up on a board... Heres a example of the game we played when giving away free stuff "what size do you think these wheels are?" "how many studs are on this belt"? First person with the correct answer wins. Pretty clever huh? or not... Gareth showed up! He was recently hit by a car. Read all about it in the new Automatic Magazine Thinking about it now...I wish i wouldve been clever enough to throw product in the palm trees and had races to the top for it. Or is that a bad idea parents? Sunglasses. So hot right now...that's all i got for this one. thanks to everyone that made it out wrapping it up at Memorial Skatepark... Thanks for the support Vitamin water.

Go Skateboarding Day is a wrap!!!

"GSD! GSD! GSD!" I think I am going to have nightmares about that chant. Imagine 2,000 kids all yelling that as loud as they can. That of course is short for Go Skateboarding Day. Which took place today! June 21st 2007! As you all probably know by now today was our big San Diego Skatepark tour. The plan was go to Chula Vista Skatepark at noon then head to Memorial Skatepark at 4pm. Tons and tons of kids showed up as you can tell by the pictures. It mostly was just a free for all skate jam with 2,000 plus kids. With random product giveaways and such given out by all our Sponsors. Billy Marks won the Sun Diego best trick contest taking home a sweet $1,000. He landed about 10 solid tricks down the double set. Including tricks such as full cab flip, switch bigspin heelflip, switch 360 flip, half cab heelflip, etc etc etc! Congratulations Billy! After the best trick contest we gave out the rest of the product for that stop and started gathering are things for the drive to Memorial Skatepark. With about 10 minutes of driving ahead of us it was a nice time to rest up from all the skating that was going on. But before I knew it we were at Memorial! With kids waiting for both Tum Yeto vans to show up. We ended up putting on 2 different best tricks contests for the locals. Which was a really fun thing to do. Following that we threw out a bunch of tees, belts, hats, and stickers to the crowd and left. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did on Go Skateboarding Day. And as always I plan on going bigger and better next year. Thanks to Aaron at Chula Vista Skatepark and John at Memorial Skatepark for letting us spread the word of Tum Yeto and Go Skateboarding Day! PS. thanks to all the Sponsors as well as Staff at each park. We couldn't have done it without you. Sun Diego, CCS, Chipotle, Overload, Vitaman Water, Theisnuts, Blanket A Human, Monster Energy Drink, Fuel TV, Built To Shred, IASC.

The day has arrived

Come see riders Corey Duffel, Billy Marks, Shiloh Greathouse, Gareth Stehr, etc etc etc!!! Free food, free drinks, free product! See everyone around 12pm at Chula Vista Skatepark!

There was a circa signing recently

And i found some photos covering the event. Courtesy of Active and Circa footwear. Check out more photos here. There is 2 other Foundation riders in the mix. Can you figure out who?

Sky Rockets In Flight

Josh gets epic while Ed lights up and arts out. Everybody got in on the action from Diego pissing around to Johnny trying to shoot the sun. Sometimes the piss stops are the best part of the day...

Got Game

Quit skating,play video games.

14 hours, 45 min, 45 sec last time I checked

Until Go Skateboarding Day!!! Heres a couple photos from the past years Go Skateboarding Day event at Chula Vista Skatepark. See everyone tomorrow!

Go Skateboarding Day in Boston...

We hooked up some product for this event so make sure to check it out!

Billy Balls getting driven deep...

Couldn't wait, did it right in the Wal-Mart parking lot into the freeway or people's houses. (allegedly)

Josh has a soft-serve dipped in 'red'?

What is this 'red'? Water, Sugar, Red. Somewhere in Kansas.

sometimes you got to

Flow rider David Reyes coming in hot with a frontside nosegrind courtesy of Broach and Thrasher.

want to skate this on June 21st?

Chula Vista Skatepark Memorial Skatepark

Burnout with non other than...

Corey. Check out the Thrasher site for video clips and photos of a day in Portland.

Trick Tip anyone

Have Nick McLouth teach you how to do a proper kickflip. I want to learn the kickflip!

2 days 15 hours 16 minutes and 38 secs until

last time I checked...

YouTube clip of the day

Something interesting for a change. Don't worry though I'll be back at you tomorrow with something retarded.

More from Nashville, Tennessee...

This night was ludicrous. Bradford was 100% 'On Party'. And Grif was getting man-handled by sloppy street trollops...

fan out in Washington

While on a recent trip to the Northwest I came across one of the best skateparks ever in Battleground, WA. Its a new park about 20 minutes outside of Portland, OR. The locals didn't rip but my friend did . And I ran into a Gareth fan. Check out a couple pictures of the park and be jealous. Battleground 1 Battleground 2 Battleground 3 Battleground 4

Kevin was so happy tour was over...

He grabbed a pole and did the strong man pose for 20 minutes...

Billy was so happy tour was over...

He built a bomb and lit it in the van!!!! Luckily, he threw it out before it exploded. This is the bomb before he fills it with gun-powder from cut open fireworks. And in unrelated news, recent heavy storms have filled the Bondi Skatepark in Australia with sand...

Come meet Nuge, Corey, and Gareth!

YouTube clip of the day

Scary yet entertaining. Mostly scary...by the way I didn't find this video I was referred to it from another employee. duh.

SPLIT head for the rockies tour photos

Go check out some photos from a recent SPLIT colorado trip featuring Corey and Nuge. Even Abdias and Angel made it out...

Austin, Texas, so hot right now...

Even Diego was feeling Big ol' Texas. Next years' tour... Your Feelings, I Care. Josh had so much energy after dinner that he almost focussed poor Kevin. Then the next thing you know, Grant is putting Josh in a toadstool.

Don't get Johnny angry, you wouldn't like it.

Johnny went Bruce Banner in the 'worlds most poorly designed skatepark' It's in some suburb of Austin Texas, I forget the name... It was our last demo of the tour, so we had a team dinner at some random Mexican restaurant, (and here's another angle) then drove around super-soaking people from the van. At the signing before the demo (while Johnny was still calm) this kid had Josh sign his Toy Machine inspired Tattoo. Now that's a loyal pawn. Thank you, Toy Machine minion for the support.

YouTube clip of the day...wow

haha. wow. I am at a loss for words.

The kids were desiring strange things in Oklahoma

And so Diego went double fisted with the super-soakers and started doing damage. Nothing inappropriate like Griffin in Nashville, although that is not as inappropriate as this racist dude...

Broken Arrow / Tulsa Oklahoma...

Kids with posters... Diego fans bring meat cleavers to please the master Butcher... We signed posters after skating on ramps in a parking lot until a storm dumped its rain on us, ending the demo. I did a random inspection of a kids wallet and lo and behold, found a Garth Brooks trading card wrapped in plastic!!!

Vans demo at Zumiez this Saturday!!!

Featuring Tum Yeto riders Nick Trapasso, Johnny Layton, and Angel Ramirez! Rochester, NY: Saturday, June 16 1pm - 6pm The Marketplace 1 Miracle Mile Dr Rochester, NY 14623

YouTube clips of the day

The sound effects make this even better then the orginal video I think. What a brutal batch of YouTube clips of the day. Sorry guys I really dont hate babys.

Nuge talks some shit

Don is also featured in this months Automatic Magazine. But its not a interview. Its him talking shit on things. Makes you want to go buy that free copy huh... Looks like he's riding the new Foundation fiberlam technology. Fancy! On another note...check out Jason Adam's website

Gareth interview in Automatic magazine...

Gareth talks about all sorts of things in this interview. Ranging from getting hit by a car to finding a new girl to marry. Pick up a copy at your newstand today! This is a photo they didn't use in the interview.

YouTube clips of the day

I know i know i know not very original but still gets me every time. Hope that kid skateboards and sends in a sponsor me video. Crazy cats are funny to watch for 24 seconds. What can I say.

Josh was channelling Mick Jagger...

As he sang Karaoke versions of Honky-Tonk Women, Brown-Eyed Girl, and Tumbling Dice by the Rolling Stones. The whole team got up on stage and started getting crazy... Josh even got up onto the bar and worked his moves for the crowd. Billy was in disbelief when he saw this go down from the outside.

Nashville was going off...

The CMA festival was in town, and country music fans were out drinking beers. Poor Nick Trapasso was getting freaked by some middle aged married women. And they never stopped, even when he tried to leave. The bouncer made him dance with them...

Jason Adams art show!

Phantom Galleries LA presents… High and Dry, Smoke and Fog a group show curated by Price Latimer Opening Reception: Friday, June 15, 2007 6 – 9 pm Exhibition runs June 15 – July 6, 2007 featuring artwork by: Jason Adams, Mattia Biagi, Jennifer Celio, Deborah Fisher, Whitey Flagg, Adam Harteau, Michael Markowsky, Doug Martin, Blue McRight, Joel Morrison, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Reynolds, Ed Ruscha, Eddie Ruscha, Lola Scarpitta, Salvatore Scarpitta, Kim Schoenstadt, Christoph Schmidberger, Chloe Sells, Shelter Serra, Nikki Van Pelt and Jeremy Wagner Music by DJ Mike B. Cocktails 269 N. Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Its getting bigger...

new Pig Wheels website

It got a revamp the past week or so. Mixing some things up. Don't forget about the link page to find out where to go after you look at all our sweet Tum Yeto websites. I hope Nuge's dog is hyped on the layout choices we made.

expecting a cold summer?

Yeah me niether. But it crossed Sierra's mind. Shown here trying on beanies in the warehouse. Nice

Rob Strasser, BEFORE

And AFTER...

Demo at Sixth Avenue Skatepark in Nashville

Went off! I don't mean to brag, but we nailed it. This Fireman brought his son to the demo, and even skated himself back in 1986!!! Here is a kid from the last demo since I didn't shoot any digi-shots. There was a mom with her teenage son, she was grabbing the large black dildo that some kids brought for Ed to autograph.

Adam Crew signs up for the Yellow Brand

Pig rider Adam Crew found a home over at Yellow Brand.

RQ in Naperville BONANZA!!!!!

Kids lined up in front of RQ skateshop in wait of their master, the Bloodsucking company, Toy Machine. Super Pawns bring gifts to their Overlords, in this case a mini Transistor Sect. Josh Harmony revisits his hometown, and his young (and showing!!) wife Jenna... This loyal minion shows his appreciation by adorning his face with all things Toy. Before the demo we bought Super Soakers and used them to intimidate Austin. This Kid ruled. J-Lay marked his chest as a infantryman for Toy Machine. We got a carved piece of wax in Monster form that Kevin licked, and Johnny thought was disgusting... Later at the demo, Johnny scored this hipper while trying face high ally-oop frontside airs.

Skaters from Naperville, Illinois...

Some loyal Toy pawns who demanded to be on the website.

Shotgunning rootbeers is so hot right now.

Billy Bradford... They love root beer.

YouTube clip of the day

Starting off the friday with a bang.

Nuge appearance

Don came by to go over some new graphics of his. Raided the warehouse while he was here. Left with a nice sized box. Did anybody see Nuge's 9 frames per second in the latest Transworld magazine? Geez...take it easy.

Sierra stopped by to say hello

He drove down from Long Beach the other day to stock up on some new new products. Sign some boards for his new sponsor CCS Mailorder to give out. And overall just to say hello. I'm pretty sure he came down for this alone... Thanks to Sierra you guys get a break from the YouTube clips of the day.

Paris Hilton escaped from jail...

YouTube clip of the day

Real or not real? What do you think? Add in your own YouTube links in the comment section for me to check out and possibly post.

This kid took his love for Toy Machine all the way

Buy cutting our logo into his flesh... At the 3rd Lair in Minneapolis.

I signed the same shirt as Dick Cheney...

Scary! Dennis Miller is above me too. This guy was in Iraq and got shot, Purple Heart and all. He even had money with Saddam Hussein printed on it! Today was our demo at 3rd Lair in Minneapolis, it went very well. The guys there are cool, and the crowd was supportive. Nick T gouged his back on a flat bar and it took him out. Austin Stephens was killing it and did the demo-ending kickflip over the gap. Johnny practiced his one foots. We picked up Diego the Butcher today too!

Come one, come all

Our friends over at Viera Ride Shop are hosting a event on Go Skateboarding Day. You should probably check it out.

YouTube clip of the day is...

Its getting wild!

Random Golf stop?

On our drive to Minneapolis we stopped at a lake in hopes of swimming. But a local senior couple told us that the Fecal Matter in the lake was too high. Basically the lake was filled with poop. So Josh, Grant, and Rob tried to go fishing, while Billy teed up some golf balls and hit them into the water. We were talking about Galagher the other day. The next thing you know... Billy was whacking shaken unopened beer cans just for the explosion.

After the demo is when the action started...

After our demo at South Skate roller rink in Des Moines, Iowa, we went into the back room to watch the last period of the Stanley cup playoffs game with the Ducks of Anaheim against the Ottawa Senators. Billy, Ed, and Grant, are the only ones interested really. But then we realized that the roller rink may have hockey equipment... They did! The dudes there are so rad, they let us set up a full game. And they gave us free Lik-m-aid Fun Dips. After the game, Billy got into the goalie gear and let us take shots at him...

Toy Demo ends when Dallas R breaks ankle...

In a bummer twist of events, Dallas Rockvam, TWS coverboy this month and HB park regular, was in Des Moines Iowa while we were there. He skated the demo with us, which ended when he came off a sketchy quarterpipe trick weird and broke his ankle. He currently sits in a hospital somewhere in Iowa getting surgery. Get well soon Dallas!!!!!!!!

Dont forget about Go Skateboarding Day!

YouTube clips of the day

Wow. Are you excited yet?

Duffel wanted to get some jelly bellys

So it only makes sense to go to the factory where they are made.

YouTube clip of the day

I will be coming at you hard with some YouTube clips this whole week. Stay tuned its about to get exciting...

We have not yet lost it, but it's coming soon...

We will be crazy before it is over.

Kevin's Mom inspects J-Lay's new Tattoos...

She said, "Don't Fear the Reaper..."

Our filmer Kevin Barnett's 8th birthday party...

That was 1988. We just left Kevin's hometown of Kansas City, and I asked Kevin's mother to e-mail me some old photos of Kevs. She busted this one out right away! We are in Des Moines, Iowa right now... Demo tomorrow at SubSect shop...

Griff gets all up in da mix...

Black people love Griffin, and he loves them.

Escapist signing...

The demo was EPIC!!!! The whole team slaughtered it. I can't explain how rad it was. I didn't shoot photos 'cause I was skating, but you can see it in our tour video later this year. All I know is that this kid was amped.

Johnny played 'grab only' SKATE with Billy...

You could do any trick, as long as it involves a grab. Johnny's tricks were so high off flat that it looked like he had a ramp. Billy busted out kickflip roast beef/mute combos... Epic.

Signing and Demo TODAY at Escapist in KC!!!!!!

Billy plays SKATE with Johnny... All skaters who live in or around Kansas City Missouri/Kansas are REQUIRED to come to both our signing at 5:30 at Escapist skateshop. And our Demo at Penn Valley skatepark at 7:00.

Happy Birthday...

balloons all over his desk. How original huh. Then he smiled then we high fived...

Diego gets gnarly right before tour...

And ends up doing the splits Van Damme style, ruining both knees at the same time.