News From October 2007

Tum Yeto Feed The Need

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Posted October 31st, 2007

Dekline Grill Session: Matt Ball (Part 1)

Check out the Interview with Matt Ball on Vital Skate.  He get's Grilled!

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Double Kink Slam
Posted October 31st, 2007 by August

Toy Machine All Hallows Eve...

Image Description Here Listen to Halloween by the Misfits, and go out and kick some ass. Or go out and learn a few extra languages...
Posted October 30th, 2007 by Hint: Option one is easier...

Toy Machine Happy Halloween!

Image Description Here Key: You know you are screwed when this guy appears...
Posted October 30th, 2007 by Happy Haunting, (and property destuction, etc...)

Foundation just friends?

Image Description Here Holding hands while skating is the new cool thing. Havent you heard? KOTR video coming soon...
Posted October 30th, 2007

Tum Yeto Via Marina world premiere

Image Description Here Via Marina is a video premiering in Los Angeles, CA on November 8th. Featuring Tum Yeto riders Sierra Fellers, Richie Jackson, Nick McLouth, and Alex Gourdouros. Check out the trailer.
Posted October 30th, 2007

Toy Machine Burning With Delight

Image Description The crew set forth on an epic journey last week, whipping birds into a frenzy and feeding the special ed kids. Escape from the fires on the mainland.
Posted October 30th, 2007 by Computer Is Back, Photos Are Late

Toy Machine The Hunter

Image Description Logan skimmed the water and scanned the horizon in search of his next piece entitled, "The crickets and the rust beetles scuttled among the nettles of the sage thicket. 'Vamanos, amigos,' he whispered and threw the busted-leather flint craw over the loose weave of the saddle cock and they rode on in the friscalating dusk light. Trust me."
Posted October 30th, 2007 by Rory Bathegate, Portraiteur

Foundation sketchyville usa

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Posted October 30th, 2007

Dekline BIG BEN SKRZYPEK

Dekline flow rider Ben Skyrzypek hot off his 2nd place "tech center" finish at Battle of the Shops, sends over a big kickflip back tail.

 

 

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Posted October 30th, 2007 by Kevin

Foundation Respect.

Image Description Here Lindsay from Knoxville, TN sent in her Foundation tattoo. Respect.
Posted October 29th, 2007

Pig Wheels be on the lookout

Image Description Here Pig Wheels rider Abdias Rivera will be having a online interview over at the Thrasher site real soon.
Posted October 29th, 2007

Foundation you should probably

Check out the new Thrasher King of the Road issue so you can figure out whats going on with Abdias and Sierra in these photos... Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here
Posted October 29th, 2007

Tum Yeto RVCA's winter formal contest

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Posted October 29th, 2007

Toy Machine Just what we always hoped for.

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Posted October 29th, 2007 by Torture your accessory dog, why not?

Toy Machine Pumpkin face, a Pig, and J-Lay...

Image Description Here Photo Key: What does it mean? It's just a loosely Halloween based image created on the new Pumpkin Computer by Apple, strangely enough.
Posted October 29th, 2007 by Ghouls and Goblins and Dick Cheney await you...

Tum Yeto Damn Am story and photos

Image Description Here On the way up to Costa Mesa, CA you get to witness just how powerful the fires were. This is San Clemente or something... it can be wherever you want it to be though. Image Description Here This could be a little race car if you wanted it to be. Or the ocean. I dont care. But seriously this is the remains of Firestorm 2007. Maybe you heard about it? Image Description Here Heres this side of the course. Image Description Here Heres the middle of the course. Image Description Here Heres this side of the course. Image Description Here Sean Conover was there. Image Description Here During practice he had the kickflip back lip on lock...but Image Description Here During his runs they looked more like this. oh well. Image Description Here Abdias was there... Image Description Here Incase you forgot, Abdias was there... Image Description Here Elvis tried to drop in... Image Description Here Matt Allen was there... Image Description Here Adrian Mallory was shredding the course all weekend... Image Description Here Lupher eh? Image Description Here It actually started raining on Saturday right before the last heat. Since its hard to take photos of rain, I worked some photoshop magic so you could get that realistic feel for it. Image Description Here Then I went home. Awwww.. wow take my breathe away why dont ya... Image Description Here Oh yeah this was taken last night. But I'm just gonna pretend it happend on the way back from Damn Am on Saturday.
Posted October 29th, 2007

Toy Machine Hangin Baywatch style looking for Micheal Knight

Image Description Here visit the Random Blog... visit Ed's Blog... visit Ed's RVCA Weblog too.
Posted October 28th, 2007 by His computerized car, Kit

Foundation this is pretty much the best video ever

Foundation's own Angel Ramirez and David Reyes coming in hot.
Posted October 28th, 2007

Toy Machine Lets not kill any turkeys this November...

Image Description Here ...lest we accidentally kill Grif. Enjoy Logan Kincade's masterpiece that you can see him working on in the posts below: The Kincade Bird-Scape.
Posted October 27th, 2007 by Wilford Brimley has a secret camel-toe fetish

Toy Machine 'Ed, come meet us at the HB skatepark!'

Image Description Here So I shave this stupid Stash and come over there. And the park is empty. Image Description Here Not a soul is there. You bastards!
Posted October 27th, 2007 by Kevin Austin Grant Grif Rob Josh Etc... Y'all!

Toy Machine Austin Stephens, Internantional Dude.

Image Description Here Key by LeRisky Key by Kincade ------------
Posted October 26th, 2007 by You be the judge...

Toy Machine All Toy Riders Use This As Thier Inspiration

Whenever they do interviews for TV. It's in their contracts.
Posted October 26th, 2007 by Lee press-on nails with a little heart

Toy Machine Logan Kincade lines up his next masterpiece...

Image Description Here Constantly searching for groundbreakingly intense imagery. Image Description Here It shall be birds! L. Kincade hard at work in his studio. -His studio is life. Image Description Here Final work by his student and assistant, Juergen LeRisky
Posted October 25th, 2007 by Juergen LeRisky from Kincade studios

Toy Machine Catalina Island: Yesterday, Yes.

Image Description Here Photo KEY: We (Ed, Kevin, Austin, Grant, Deanna, Griffin) went to Catalina yesterday and had a great time jumping off Frog Rock (see photo below of Griff getting RAD) Image Description Here Even though it was low tide and we hit the bottom every time. Photo KEY. We had a picnic near some Bald Eagles, and met a weird guy named Daniel.
Posted October 25th, 2007 by Matt B and J-Lay were out ripping...

Tum Yeto Damn Am is this weekend

Image Description Here Damn Am at Volcom 2007 October 25 - 28, 2007 Costa Mesa, California * Street and Street Best-Trick Contest only * Damn Am Street Contest o Event is one advanced division only o 160 skater maximum entrants o Team Managers, email Rob Meronek to register - rob@damnam.com * Damn Am Street Best Trick Contest o Entry fee: Free, but only for Damn Am Street Contest skaters o Prize money: $500 donated by Damn Am o All donations, if any, will also be added to the existing $500 purse * Thursday - October 25, 2007 o Open Practice 12pm to 6pm for Damn Am skaters only o Riders meeting at 4pm + Heat sheets posted (also onlnie), contest format, and night life will be the topics * Friday - October 26, 2007 o Open Practice 9am to 11am for Damn Am skaters only o Damn Am Street Contest + Begins at 11am + 80 skaters + Two, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results + Top 16 skaters advance to Semi-Finals + Top qualifier goes directly to Finals * Saturday - October 27, 2007 o Open Practice 9am to 11am for Damn Am skaters only o Damn Am Street Contest + Begins at 11am + 80 skaters + Two, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results + Top 16 skaters advance to Semi-Finals + Top qualifier goes directly to Finals * Sunday - October 28, 2007 Semi-Finals o Open Practice 9am to 12pm for Damn Am Semi-Finals skaters only o Damn Am Street Semi-Finals + Begins at 12pm + 28 skaters + Top ten skaters advance to Finals meeting up with top two street qualifiers o Damn Am Street Finals + Begins immediately after Damn Am Street Semi-Finals + 12 skaters + Three, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results + All 12 skaters qualify for Tampa Am 2007 (you must still pay for and confirm your spot by November 30th, 2007) + Top two skaters go directly to the Tampa Am 2008 Semi-Finals o Damn Am Street Best Trick + Begins immediately after Damn Am Street Finals + Available only for Damn Am Street Contest skaters + 30 minute jam on obstacle to be determined during event + Prize money: $500 donated by Damn Am + All donations, if any, will also be added to the existing * Nearby Hotels o Ramada Inn Google Map 1680 Superior Avenue Costa Mesa, CA, 92627-3652 US 949-645-2221 Standard room with two Queen Beds * Volcom Facility Details o Volcom Google Map 1740 Monrovia Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Directions: 405 - South / 55 south / Right 17th / Right Monrovia / Volcom is located a 1/4 mile down on the right side 1740 Monrovia Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 * Nightlife o Look for details on flyers at the event. * Course Photos Details coming soon...
Posted October 25th, 2007

Dekline Mike Franklin Smith Grind

Dekline Flow Rider Mike Franklin Smith grinds over a long Double set in Valencia CA.

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Smith grinds over a long Double set in Valencia CA.
Posted October 24th, 2007 by August

Foundation good timing

Image Description Here David decided to opt out of Damn Am this year and stay in Colorado for a little bit longer to skate. Good call.
Posted October 24th, 2007

Tum Yeto what would Smokey the bear do?

For the past week I've just been thinking like what would Smokey the bear do? Probably something different then taking pictures of the firestorm then going to work and posting them. Image Description Here On my way to work I overlook downtown San Diego. Those arn't clouds you see, thats smoke. Image Description Here uhhhhh
Posted October 24th, 2007

Toy Machine Enjoy your temporary ink of greatness.

Image Description Here That's right. You were great until that ink washed off. Image Description Here The FIRE rages on as seen here from space. (non 'space' photo by GSD, near Sole-Tech)
Posted October 23rd, 2007 by We will be in Catalina under the cloud

Foundation Circa in Florida...

Image Description Here Look out for Sierra and local boy Abdias in Florida soon... 11/01 - Outer Limitz-Northside location River City Marketplace, 13221 City Station Drive #133, Jacksonville, FL 32218 11/02 - Galactic G 334 E. Harvard St, Orlando, FL 32804 11/03 - Westside Skate Shop 39332 US Hwy 19N Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 11/09 - MIA 1850 NW 84th Ave, Suite 108, Doral, FL 33126 11/10 - Shred Shed 3073 Forest Hills Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 11/11- 24/7 Skateshop 1700 W. New Haven Ave, #509, Melbourne, FL 32904
Posted October 23rd, 2007

Toy Machine Fires RAGE and the air stabs your lungs...

...And burns your eyes... Image Description Here The photos below were shot by Don Brown as Sole Technologies was evacuated yesterday. Image Description Here Johnny Layton's mom was evacutaed from her house in Arrowhead!!!! Image Description Here Our friend Ashley lives in Topanga Canyon, and had to evacuate because she couldn't breathe. Image Description Here I hope my shoes don't get burned! Just kidding. Image Description Here Rumor has it that Black Box distribution was evacuated too down in San Diego... The shit is hitting the fan here. Image Description Here What!
Posted October 23rd, 2007 by Mostly Don Brown and Ed T. too...

Toy Machine Ticking Timebomb

Image Description Billy is always right on the brink of trouble. He can only stay docile for so long before he explodes. Now that he's single and ready to mingle I wonder how long he'll last.
Posted October 23rd, 2007 by Even Keanu Can't Defuse It

Foundation the kids are allright

Image Description Here Image Description Here The Foundation team is doing just fine dealing with the Southern California fires. Everyone is safe and sound...
Posted October 23rd, 2007

Dekline Mike York (Volume 1): A Day In SF

Volume 1:  Check out a day with Mike York in SF. Hits up FTC pickin' up His New Dekline Samples, Rolls down to 3rd & Army for the afternoon, Click the link. Mike York: A Day In SF

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York 3rd & Army
Posted October 22nd, 2007 by August

Tum Yeto Monopoly updated board photos!

Image Description Here My weekend... Image Description Here The new and improved board after the weekend. I need one piece on each property as you can see. Image Description Here All my leftover pieces. I'm pretty much up $8.00 at Toys R Us, I have 2 footlocker discount pieces, and I won a Mcflurry, Small Drink and any beef sandwhich. And practically won $500,000 already since i have Park Place. More like hella more since I have 3 Park Places. So its really starting to pay off eating nothing but Big Mac meals. I dont know what this guy was talking about. Actually this guy freakin blew it. If he was smart he wouldve ate Mcdonalds during Monopoly month and came up like a sweet Mill. Maybe more. What a idiot. I'm in it to win it. Let me know if anybody needs a piece from my collection or wants to trade a property or 2. Theres only like a week left so you better start next day airing those winning pieces to me.
Posted October 22nd, 2007

Tum Yeto Make it rain

Image Description Here If you plan on requesting stickers from us you should probably follow this guys method of sending in 2 dollars. One of the dollars being Tum Yeto logo'd up helps. Write to: Tum Yeto attn Free Stickers 2001 Commercial St. San Diego, CA 92113
Posted October 22nd, 2007

Toy Machine Josh Grimaces At The Thought...

Image Description Here Of what the world will look like when young Harrison turns 18 and is getting out of high school to start his life as an adult. He may be living in hell if we keep going as we are.
Posted October 22nd, 2007 by Lets make some slight adjustments...

Toy Machine Wind Makes You Crazy

Image Description Diego chills with his action homies while J-Lay hangs with his dogs. A-Stone prefers to kick it solo.
Posted October 22nd, 2007 by That's Why You have Friends

Foundation Sierra Sweepstakes

Image Description Here Image Description Here If I was you I would head over to the CCS site and enter to win a Sierra Fellers signed board...
Posted October 22nd, 2007

Pig Wheels Nuge and Abdias

Image Description Here not smiling...
Posted October 22nd, 2007

Foundation If you dont know, now you know

Image Description Here lurkfest Image Description Here backsmithing not in Colorado David and Angel are holding down Colorado for us right now until further notice...
Posted October 22nd, 2007

Toy Machine Harm Is Hanging Out

Image Description Becoming a dad takes some time.
Posted October 21st, 2007 by Last Baby Post

Toy Machine You are learning young grasshopper.

Image Description Here Kevin gets BUSTED by hidden camera secretly going out with Deanna!
Posted October 21st, 2007 by That rotten scoundrel...

Toy Machine Austin decides to smith grind an embankment...

Image Description Here -Key- -what did you decide to do today?
Posted October 20th, 2007 by Don't mess with California, we'll sue you.

Toy Machine What else would you expect at a Toy Machine demo?

Image Description Here Photo by Deanna Templeton.
Posted October 20th, 2007 by Check out the Team's Assets

Tum Yeto Monopoly help needed

Image Description Here Trying to come up on this Mcdonalds Monopoly game isnt easy. Thats why I'm reaching out to you guys and gals for help. We need some key pieces to get that cash. This is about the 7th different board we got going right now. And its not the strongest but its the one I have to work with. So I am asking you to fill in the blanks. Send in the missing pieces for product and 50% of the winnings. Just in case you were wondering what your chances are take a look at this site. For a bigger version of the board click here. I need the pieces this week or next at the latest. Tum Yeto attn Monopoly 2001 Commercial St San Diego, CA 92113 Needed Properties Boardwalk - duh Pennsylvania Avenue North Carolina Avenue Ventnor Avenue Atlantic Avenue Kentucky Avenue Tennessee Avenue Virginia Avenue Vermont Avenue Short Line Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Railroad Mediterranean Avenue PS... looking in trash cans works best
Posted October 19th, 2007

Toy Machine Blogging the Blogger (and his minion)

Image Description Here You never know who you will run into when visiting the illustrious M cafe in LA. You may rub elbows with Kirstin Dunst, or better yet see Aaron Meza (of Crailtap fame among other famous things he does...) And his lovely wife who is about the lay a new child out any day now... Image Description Here The aforementioned minion was no other that Alex Olson, freshly grown up and ripping.
Posted October 19th, 2007 by Its loveley to see you

Toy Machine Nick T spotted at a restauarnt.

Image Description Here Photo key. Would you like some cheese boy on that pizza? Why don't you tell a brother how to get to Brooklyn, Jack? Where's your soul? Go More...
Posted October 19th, 2007 by I don't know. What's your latest hit brother?

Foundation who would have thought

Image Description Here Who would have thought that the Rock N Roll hall of fame would only be up the street from this photo. Lost in Ohio on King of the Road...
Posted October 19th, 2007

Dekline Soy Panday Cruizin' the streets of Paris

New Dekline International Team Rider Soy Panday hits the streets of Paris.  Videographer Sylvain Robineau puts together a great  Short Film  of Soy Pariscruising the classic Parisian  landscape.  Their work captures the essence of skateboarding and shows the Dekline in every one of us.

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Soy Kickflip in Paris
Posted October 18th, 2007 by August

Toy Machine This is what happens when you shoot late...

Image Description Here But computers can fix this into a gap to 5-0 no problem!
Posted October 18th, 2007 by Dorkus McDoofus

Foundation guess who else's Birthday it is today...

Mr. David Reyes! Image Description Here Image Description Here All his friends came over to his house. Image Description Here He even got the cake he wanted... Image Description Here And they got to jump around in this thing. Happy Birthday David!
Posted October 18th, 2007

Foundation wonder who's Birthday cake this could be

Image Description Here Happy Birthday to Gareth Stehr today. Make sure to leave a comment in form of a pirate. Like this - Gareth, how old Arrrrrr you? What did the pirate say at the golf course? I may tee.
Posted October 18th, 2007

Toy Machine The World According To J-Lay

Image Description Johnny had some fun times and hard breaks in beautiful Barcelona last month. Running into old friends makes everybody smile.
Posted October 18th, 2007 by Photos by John Lewis Layton Jr

Foundation flip in, flip out

Image Description Here Angel gets down with manuals while holding water bottles at the same time. Hes got it like that.
Posted October 18th, 2007

Toy Machine Gonna Fly Now

Image Description The pressure is making him sick but despite some sore knees Diego is on a mission. The Osiris Video is coming in hot and El Butcho is getting strong now. Go aggro.
Posted October 17th, 2007 by Bill Conti

Foundation weird as a beard

Image Description Here Image Description Here When it starts getting to weird sometimes you have to take a step back and seperate yourself from the scene. As seen here by Don and Sierra.
Posted October 17th, 2007

Tum Yeto Monopoly help needed

Image Description Here Trying to come up on this Mcdonalds Monopoly game isnt easy. Thats why I'm reaching out to you guys and gals for help. We need some key pieces to get that cash. This is about the 7th different board we got going right now. And its not the strongest but its the one I have to work with. So I am asking you to fill in the blanks. Send in the missing pieces for product and 50% of the winnings. Just in case you were wondering what your chances are take a look at this site. For a bigger version of the board click here. I need the pieces this week or next at the latest. Tum Yeto attn Monopoly 2001 Commercial St San Diego, CA 92113 Needed Properties Boardwalk - duh Pennsylvania Avenue North Carolina Avenue Ventnor Avenue Atlantic Avenue Kentucky Avenue Tennessee Avenue Virginia Avenue Vermont Avenue Short Line Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Railroad Mediterranean Avenue PS... looking in trash cans works best
Posted October 17th, 2007

Toy Machine All in Favor of Grif having his own Blog...

Image Description Here Make a comment with your thoughts: Photo Key There is no use fighting over your loss of power in this world.
Posted October 17th, 2007 by Bantha tracks!

Toy Machine More Grip More Flick

Image Description Johnny is trying out his new samples. There's always some fine tuning to be done.
Posted October 16th, 2007 by Van Doren Stole This From Crailtap

Foundation Colorado tornado

Image Description Here Angel flew back to Denver after the Showdown but David Reyes flew in. Notice how we always keep atleast one of the denver kids in town at all times...strategy
Posted October 16th, 2007

Dekline LOGAN YORK RIDERS CHOICE REVIEW

Giant Human wrote a cool review about the Logan York Riders Choice

Check out the site and go to blog.

Link:

 

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Posted October 15th, 2007 by Kevin

Toy Machine More Showdown coverage...

Image Description Here Photo Key: For all of those who are not Billy Marks, here is an idea for you thats enough to make Grif dry-heave.
Posted October 15th, 2007 by Or was it a mushroom?

Toy Machine Where's Kevin?

Image Description Somebody found Winnie Cooper!
Posted October 15th, 2007 by Photo By Hammerhead Shark

Toy Machine Blowing It In More Ways Than One...

Image Description Here The Key While dealing with the hub-bub of the Showdown I spaced and forgot to call Austin. He was out being a good samaritan, inspired by Toy Machine's newest father. We should all do this...
Posted October 15th, 2007 by Let's attempt to up the quality

Tum Yeto it was a showdown

Image Description Here Notice how are obstacle at the finals was nothing like this photo? Well thats because the obstacle got built and brought to the showdown. But the fire marshall was over it and said the side of the pyrmaid had to go. The thing is ...that was our whole obstacle. So now instead of hitting the board at a angle and going back into the side of the pyrmaid you had to hit the whole damn thing. Hmm...ok Image Description Here The revised obstacle of death... Image Description Here If you can't skate you help in other ways... Image Description Here Adrian checking... Image Description Here Nuge checking... Image Description Here Johnny trying to size up the skateboard. Image Description Here They looked at it so much they needed a break... Image Description Here After practice on friday night we went to the Birdhouse premiere... Image Description Here Guess who was there...The Hawk! Drove home for the night then back up for the Downtown Showdown Finals... Image Description Here Crowd shot at the Creature obstacle Image Description Here Angel Backside air Image Description Here Sierra killed this obstacle but dirty Billy was the overall champion on it Image Description Here Angel was there to support Abdias's inward heelflip attempts Image Description Here Nuge, Sierra, and Abdias were holding down the Girl obstacle for Foundation. Image Description Here Ed skated for Toy and proceeded to front blunt up the spine. Image Description Here But Neil got in Ed's way then Ed proceeded to fight him. I thought it was a bit odd... Image Description Here Matt B was there... Image Description Here Angel flying at the Former worlds biggest skateboard... Image Description Here Foundation flow rider Alex Gordorous ollied up the board then frontside flipped off...but kinda didnt land it. that might be a problem if your trying to win a contest. Image Description Here Ceremony time... Image Description Here Gareth signed for fans since he couldnt skate Image Description Here 7th place huh...bummer Image Description Here Sean Conover...this photo turned out weird... Image Description Here Sierra your name is on that board... Image Description Here Angel flew in from Colorado a day before to shred...Thanks Angel Image Description Here Alex "Goro" Gourdorous... Image Description Here whoever lives there is down for F...
Posted October 15th, 2007

Foundation Sierra transworld web interview

Image Description Here Check out the Transworld site for a Sierra Fellers interview.
Posted October 14th, 2007

Toy Machine Vans Downtown Showdown...

Image Description Here Key to this photo. This is what happened: Johnny got robbed. He killed 3 of the 4 obstacles, and should have at least placed on the Gonz gap. Omar got Jacked. Zero got this.
Posted October 14th, 2007 by Good times, having our share...

Toy Machine The First Loser

Image Description The Showdown was aptly named as the boys from Toy squared off against skateboarding's finest. While Ed made power moves trying to steal some of Girl's big guns and noseblunt to a chanting crowd, Johnny gave a bloody shaka while placing second in the Foundation skateboard challenge. Billy clinched victory and a Gibson guitar on the Girl Gonz gap, and the team as a whole placed second overall next to those rascally Zero soldiers. Everyone split up the $15,000 prize and went to part-y. Don't forget the OTHER blog on this website...
Posted October 14th, 2007 by But We're All Winners

Toy Machine Showdown

Image Description Remember that scene in Rocky II when he has the baby and Adrian tells him to win? That's exactly what happened this week when Josh had his little Harrison, except Jenna wasn't talking about kicking Apollo's ass, she was refering to the Downtown Showdown.
Posted October 13th, 2007 by What Are We Waitin' Fer?

Dekline Creepy Creeps seeing Pink Elephant's

Dekline Friends and local San Diego Rockers charged the Pink Elephant last night in matching Captain lime arglye slip on's

photo:otisserie

check the creeps site:

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Posted October 12th, 2007 by Kevin

Toy Machine Newborn Baby Overload!!!!!!

Image Description Here But don't think Toy Machine has gone soft... Although I did just get back from seeing Morrissey play... (He took his shirt off and threw it in the crowd, and Dan Rogers got a piece of it, and we all touched it and smelled it.) (--It smelled like man sweat, and expensive cologne in case you were wondering) Image Description Here We are still hard as nails.
Posted October 12th, 2007 by NAILS I tell you!

Toy Machine I just met a human less than 24 hours old...

Image Description Here His name was Harrison Joshua Harmony and I held his tiny body in my arms. Image Description Here It made me cry. I am so happy for Josh and Jenna. --ed
Posted October 12th, 2007 by I witnessed his 2nd smile ever.

Foundation weekend hype

Image Description Here Image Description Here Look out for these kids at the downtown showdown this weekend. Abdias, Angel, Nuge, Sierra, etc etc etc.
Posted October 11th, 2007

Toy Machine From the whole Toy Machine team...

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Posted October 11th, 2007 by YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Toy Machine Harrison Harmony...

Image Description Here Born October 10th, 2007.
Posted October 11th, 2007 by Uncle Touchy

Foundation lay down your weapons

Image Description Here Hopefully Sierra can nollie front board into a victory at this weekends Downtown Showdown.
Posted October 10th, 2007

Toy Machine Ed signs a board while thinking of famous quotes

Image Description Here The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten. -Cesare Pavese The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. -Punky Brewster Blanche talks about aging, and why should she be considered poor, because physical beauty is transitory and fading and she has such richness of the soul. I think that speech is so beautiful, and so telling and so true. -Delta Burke
Posted October 10th, 2007 by But are they famous?

Toy Machine What To Expect

Image Description The Harmonys are almost due! Wouldn't it be cool if the baby spoke like Bruce Willis from Look Who's Talking? Although, that would make Josh a weird cab driver and Jenna a stuffy accountant. Sucky.
Posted October 10th, 2007 by Dr Spock

Tum Yeto Billy and Sierra from G vs R

Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here Sierra and Billy killed it at Goofy vs Regular this past weekend. If you want to know how to get sponsored like these guys check out this article.
Posted October 9th, 2007

Toy Machine Diego the Butcher, Photographer Extraordinaire

Image Description Here Here are two of Diego's Panoramic shots... Very nice.
Posted October 9th, 2007 by The Butcher will chop the crap out of you though

Toy Machine Shuffle Through the Session

Image Description Skating is actually a lot of sitting around and standing in lines. Every once and a while something bizarre will happen.
Posted October 9th, 2007 by The Sands of Time

Toy Machine Beloe Footwear Launches

Image Description Here Beloe footwear, a new shoe company based out of Laguna Hills, CA. headed up by Russ Pope is releasing its first seasons product early in 08. Beloe footwear is producing an Ethan Fowler signature model as well as industry and artist colab pieces for Spring. An Austin Stephens shoe is in the works for back to school next year. The Beloe team list includes Austin Stephens and Ethan Fowler. More riders to be announced in the coming weeks. Jimmy Arrighi of RVCA fame is Beloe's TM. Look for lots of thoughtfully designed product that is capable of standing on it's own to be released soon from Beloe footwear.. Photo Key: www.beloefootwear.com
Posted October 8th, 2007 by It's NOT owned by a BMXer

Foundation building a Olympic team

Image Description Here Sometimes I wish skateboarding was in the Olympics because with Sean Conovers hippie jumping skills and Nuge's Barrel Jumping I think we would kill it. Notice how Toy Machine also updated with a hippie jump from Billy...Its so hot right now.
Posted October 8th, 2007

Toy Machine Regular Old Bilbo

Image Description Billy hopes to burn an even more permanent mark in skateboarding with a ninth place finish at Goofy vs. Regular. Diego was so excited that he pissed himself. Billy just jumped for joy and went shopping at Wal-Mart.
Posted October 8th, 2007 by Nowhere the Pig Team Hasn't Been

Tum Yeto it was a gOoFy vs. Regular weekend

Image Description Here We posted up next to our ripping friends at Hometown Heroes. Always a good time with them. Image Description Here Fans...of course Image Description Here This was the new wheel toss game we brought out this year. Throw a wheel from outside the booth into one of the holes and win. Seems easy right? Image Description Here Well at times the wheel toss was easy so we invented other games. One of the better was the "Chug Alug Challenge". It consisted of 4-5 contestants pounding a 16oz energy drink the fatest they could. Whoever finished first won. Image Description Here I guess kids were throwing up. Thats what the lost energy drink people were saying when they came over to shut us down. Image Description Here Through the eyes of my cotton candy... Image Description Here Onto the next contest...whoever can fit in the duffel bag wins it. Image Description Here This kid came pretty close to fitting inside of it and us being able to zip it up. Sketchy...but he won. Image Description Here During the whole weekend we were promoting Foundationality awareness. Turn in a Element shirt for a Foundation shirt. Image Description Here Dont think we arn't cutting the shirt up Image Description Here The lucky winner Image Description Here Onto the skating already geez Image Description Here We got all gnarly and sponsored the event this year. Image Description Here Incase you were like trying a trick on the quarter pipe and right before you were wondering who sponsored the event you could look and check it out real quick then still get your trick. Nice. Image Description Here Thats like a football game sized crowd or something Image Description Here Sierra ripped all weekend long. I would know because I got his autograph. Image Description Here seriously though... Image Description Here On the way back to our booth I stumbled across something sketchier then our "Chug Alug Challenge"... Image Description Here It was heated when I got back to the Booth. There was a serious "Tech Deck Challenge" going on. Change the wheels on a tech deck the fatest and win some product. Image Description Here You can barely even see the parts Image Description Here Came up on a new Foundation shirt for his skills Image Description Here Onto about the best contest of them all. The "Can you steal something without the person knowing contest". This was the first and last attempt. Wasn't succesful. Image Description Here Nice jacket Image Description Here Nice board Image Description Here Dang nice cover Mr. David Reyes. You got cover of a bus. Thats like a category of photo incentive we don't even have. Image Description Here One last quick trip up to the front to check out the skating and we were out. Thanks to everyone at Sole Tech for making this a fun event again. See you next year.
Posted October 8th, 2007

Dekline Bandana Art Show

If you are going to be in the neighborhood are good friends at BOMIT are hosting the Bandana Art show in Houstin Texas.  Show starts October 12, 2007 check it out.

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Bandana Art Show Flier
Posted October 8th, 2007 by August

Toy Machine Matt Bennett, Photographer Extraordinaire #6

Image Description Here Here are two ore of Matt's photos (of Josh in Amsterdam...) and some Spice Girls lyrics to contrast and compare to the Dylan lyrics. If you can't dance if you can't dance. If you can't dance. if you can't dance If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby If you can't dance if you can't dance If you can't dance. if you can't dance If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby Now we got the flavour the bad behaviour the rhythm the melody the juice for you to savour rockin' and vibing somebody is jivin' You need to take a tip, sort it out, Get a grip whenever I go out wherever it may be, There never is a Keanu but a dweeb lookin' at me but even if I did score he's a loser on the dance floor, Take a deep breath count 1 2 3. Even when his eyes met mine his slamming shoes were out of time, Can't you just feel the groove why don't you move, it's easy can't you see, take my hand and dance with me If you can't dance, if you can't dance. If you can't dance. if you can't dance If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby If you can't dance, if you can't dance. If you can't dance. if you can't dance If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby. Hey macho Te vi el otro dia Me dio mucha, mucha alegria Eschucha la musica Ay, madre mia Hey chico, tu no tienes nada Que susto, que sueco, que polla, que tieso Oh, no me toques Ay, que pero, feo Venga, venga, marcha salida Toma esa musica, me canta deprisa Cuidado, cuidado, que chico, que loca, Toma mi ritmo Me voy contigo Hey macho te quiero Quiero un hombre, necesito, si pero no tu nombre Hey macho, Hey macho Si no bailas esto no puedes nada conmigo. (Possible translation of Spanish Rap, very loose) Hey macho I saw you the other day I was very very happy Listen to the music Oh my dear Hey boy, you have nothing What a fright, what a ??, what a dick, how "straight?" Oh, don't touch me Ay, how ugly Come on, come on, get out of here Have that music, it sings to me fast Warning, warning what a boy, what madness Have my rythm I go with you Hey macho, I love you I want a man, I need, yes but not your name Hey macho, Hey macho If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me Image Description Here Machine Gun Etiquette. (buy the album)
Posted October 7th, 2007 by The Damned.

Toy Machine Joshs Goes BIG

Image Description Here Harm geared up to get huge while Grant feebled in the kiddie pool.
Posted October 7th, 2007 by Fluffy Beard

Toy Machine Matt Bennett, Photographer Extraordinaire #5

Image Description Here Kevin posts up in a nice hotel as seen by Mr. Bennett. For you today, some lyrics by Bob Dylan: Just like Tom Thumb's Blues When you're lost in the rain in Juarez And it's Eastertime too And your gravity fails And negativity don't pull you through Don't put on any airs When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue They got some hungry women there And they really make a mess outa you Now if you see Saint Annie Please tell her thanks a lot I cannot move My fingers are all in a knot I don't have the strength To get up and take another shot And my best friend, my doctor Won't even say what it is I've got Sweet Melinda The peasants call her the goddess of gloom She speaks good English And she invites you up into her room And you're so kind And careful not to go to her too soon And she takes your voice And leaves you howling at the moon Up on Housing Project Hill It's either fortune or fame You must pick up one or the other Though neither of them are to be what they claim If you're lookin' to get silly You better go back to from where you came Because the cops don't need you And man they expect the same Now all the authorities They just stand around and boast How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms Into leaving his post And picking up Angel who Just arrived here from the coast Who looked so fine at first But left looking just like a ghost I started out on burgundy But soon hit the harder stuff Everybody said they'd stand behind me When the game got rough But the joke was on me There was nobody even there to call my bluff I'm going back to New York City I do believe I've had enough Sometimes you never find the Key...
Posted October 6th, 2007

Toy Machine Matt Bennett, Photographer Extraordinaire #4

Image Description Here Honesty will get you everywhere? You don't always find the Key.
Posted October 6th, 2007 by Saturday, Goofy vs Regular is going down...

Pig Wheels Vote or Die.

Image Description Here Be a part of history and cast your vote for Thrasher Skater of the Year 2007. Email your votes to SOTY2007@thrashermagazine.com and make sure to put your choice for SOTY 2007 in the subject line. Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here Image Description Here
Posted October 5th, 2007

Foundation maybe you will, maybe you won't

Image Description Here Image Description Here Maybe you will see these guys at Goofy vs. Regular this weekend. Maybe you won't. You should probably just go and find out.
Posted October 5th, 2007

Toy Machine Matt Bennett, Photographer Extraordinaire #2

Image Description Here Matt B sent me some photos from his camera to put up on the web... Here is the Key to this photo. This is Johnny, Diego, and Burn-Dog, hanging out in Amsterdam. It's J-Lay's Birthday Today!!!!
Posted October 5th, 2007 by Have a bitchin' summer, get laid by Janice White

Toy Machine Matt Bennett, Photographer Extraordinaire

Image Description Here Matt B sent me some photos from his camera to put up on the web... Here is the Key to this photo. This is Matt and Josh in Amsterdam: In other news: Today is Johnny Layton's Birthday!!!! Have a good one Johnny!
Posted October 5th, 2007 by Pathetic networks grasping at straws on remakes.

Dekline Bwana Spoons & The Monster Mash

The Monster mash custom vinyl show opens this Saturday October 6, 2007 at Super 7. I made some custom Stevens, and this will also be the release of the new Blood and Guts Steven.

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Good old Steven the Bat
Posted October 5th, 2007 by August

Dekline Road from Carmel to Monterey

So if you’ve ever read john Steinbeck, this is the hill that connects Carmel to Monterey, and on this day, Tait and I bombed the bike path,(after some nose picks and hiking up it first)
Its smooth and fast, no cars and you can see the bay. Normal day skating in Monterey, bomb some hills, go to the Monterey Park.

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Z-Cam bombin' Check out my man Tait
Posted October 5th, 2007 by Zarosh

Toy Machine My Brother Matt had a new Baby!!!

Image Description Here And it's possessed! (by angels)
Posted October 4th, 2007 by Neck-Face got a Neck-Tat that says 'I love God'

Toy Machine Open Call to Females: Billy is now SINGLE

Image Description Here Billy has requested that you send photos of your beautiful girlfriends, sisters, (and mothers, why not?) to him, now that he is an eligible bachelor. The dude even has a Tanning Bed at his house! And on top of all that, he is famous on Australian TV!!! (and by 'nerd' they mean kick-ass)
Posted October 4th, 2007 by Who wants to marry a millionaire?

Dekline Zarosh checks in

Image Description Here Image Description Here ZAROSH EGGELSTON checks in from the Monterey park. The park is so slick you only need bearings. Don't forget to check out the brand spankin new Dekline website.
Posted October 4th, 2007

Toy Machine Out with the Old, and in with the NEW

Image Description Here Make it a Toy Machine... Or die.
Posted October 3rd, 2007 by Demi Moore is now officially Demi Kutcher

Toy Machine Johnny takes a nap...

Image Description Here In Moscow, while Austin is trying a trick for the camera. Nick and Josh are also chilling. You can see a great new interview with Austin, and a New Jack with Nick in the newest issue of The Skateboard Mag.
Posted October 3rd, 2007 by Photos by Deanna: Fed-Ex gets kids?

Foundation Vote or Die

Image Description Here Be a part of history and cast your vote for Thrasher Skater of the Year 2007. Email your votes to SOTY2007@thrashermagazine.com and make sure to put your choice for SOTY 2007 in the subject line. I'm pretty sure we all know who to vote for here. Make it happen people. Image Description Here Photo: Jeff Morris ps - its not the guy in the wheelchair
Posted October 2nd, 2007

Toy Machine Diego pushes Josh around Moscow

Image Description Here After he hurt his ankle at our demo.
Posted October 2nd, 2007 by Andre the Giant's posse: Photo by Deanna

Toy Machine New York City Night-Time North of Houston St.

Image Description Here You see some cool/weird shit while walking around NYC on a Saturday night. (white boots, so hot right now...) Some of it could scare you to death.
Posted October 2nd, 2007 by Mama Mia Papa Pee-a

Toy Machine Regular Domination

Image Description Bill Marks is putting down the Halo 3 controller and gearing up for Goofy vs Regular. Watch out goofys.
Posted October 1st, 2007 by But I'm Goofy

Toy Machine Vancouver Art Show information...

Image Description Here Scott Pommier has a photography exhibition for you to attend if you are around...
Posted October 1st, 2007 by Enjoy your life by seeing artwork

Foundation youngins

Image Description Here Image Description Here Abdias just got back from Russia with Circa. Davids in Colorado with Angel right now. Everyone is getting prepared for Goofy vs. Regular, Vans Downtown Showdown and Damn Am. Should be a eventful month.
Posted October 1st, 2007