the new issue...

[Slim]

Totally possible it was just an off day. It was at the recent contest at the Pacifca park in our 'over-vert' pool. He threw a few 2' max frontside airs and grinds and maybe even a handplant, and he does have a great style, but nothing that hot. The little local kids in the sponsored am division owned him - smith grinds across the over-vert, stand-up frontsides to revert, nose-picks, rollout-manual-rollin, miller flips, etc. - and they're lucky to get a box of flow now and then. I don't even think Bennett won his master's division against local guys no one has even heard of. Cool guy, great style, but not much else. That day anyway.

[msk]

Totally possible it was just an off day. It was at the recent contest at the Pacifca park in our 'over-vert' pool. He threw a few 2' max frontside airs and grinds and maybe even a handplant, and he does have a great style, but nothing that hot. The little local kids in the sponsored am division owned him - smith grinds across the over-vert, stand-up frontsides to revert, nose-picks, rollout-manual-rollin, miller flips, etc. - and they're lucky to get a box of flow now and then. I don't even think Bennett won his master's division against local guys no one has even heard of. Cool guy, great style, but not much else. That day anyway.

20' boardslide over the loveseat to 50-50:

[worldwide]

i loved the pic of chaput with the rogers bros. well the pic was alright but the caption was hilarious

[sniffleless]

When do we get to see the all Texas issue??
DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!



sorry I'm still chanelling. tequilla and oujia boards don't mix.
captain howdy says "howdy."

[Slim]

I don't know man, in the last frame it doesn't look like he's going to pull it back in. Maybe the talent level is just a lot higher up here in the bay area than in so. cal.

[WalkTogether]

I don't know man, in the last frame it doesn't look like he's going to pull it back in. Maybe the talent level is just a lot higher up here in the bay area than in so. cal.

I think you're used to seeing all the kids in Pacifica. Everyone I see there ####### rips and is always loads better than the last time I'd seen them.
But, I'm not defending Bennett.

[msk]

Originally Posted by Slim
I don't know man, in the last frame it doesn't look like he's going to pull it back in. Maybe the talent level is just a lot higher up here in the bay area than in so. cal.

If all you've seen is "a few 2' max frontside airs and grinds and maybe even a handplant", then you really haven't seen anything that he's capable of doing. You can't sum up a person's abilities on a single session. A few years back, I was surprised to find that this guy who couldn't skate as well as any of the local kids, or myself for that matter, at one of my local parks was Jeremy Wray. The 10 year olds were skating way better than he was. I was thinking "this guy's a pro?!?" Checked out a few videos, and saw that he could do far more than what I saw him not even coming close to pulling that day.

For that matter, on a few rare occasions, I've beaten Hackett, Kosick, Maysey, and Olson in slalom races. If you'd only seen them on those days, would you say that they're over-rated, or maybe its just that the slalom talent level in Rosemead is a lot higher than in other places?

[Slim]

(fwiw, my best day could never beat Olson or Hackett on their worst day! I'm better now but I remember the \
first time I actually tried to "race" slalom, I only beat the little kids and one other dude. I even got beat by
O'Mahoney and he was like 57 at the time and was skating a deck with Randals on it! Olson broke
20 seconds and my time was 27.01!).

It was probably an off day for Bennett. I just figured since it was a contest he was at least
giving it a go. But you know, I did see him at quite a party the night before (drunk injuns/los olvidados/clay wheels
gig with all the usual skate punk party legends in attendance. so he may have had a good excuse for
taking it easy the next day!).

[pavedave]

It's at the printer...and it ships very very soon...
If you want a sneak peak, visit the website
www.concretewavemagazine.com

we had some fun with this issue...you can read the open 6 pages of the 28 page story
and the Asphalt Amazons story is pretty rad too...

Noteworthy has over 60 stories in it...dizzying

thanks for your support

Michael

All the photos covers of your mag's are super rad, keep up them coming.
when are the shipped ?? it's the nov 21

[skategeezer]

you know, we've had a very mixed reaction to this cover...as we generally do with a lot of covers...the truth is that I really dig this cover ...for two reasons
one, it is so rad to see Bennets dread's flowing...
two, the gray images really add a lot to the overall mood of the featue story...ghostlike gray...

on a final note, we are working on something very cool for JAN
mags are on their way...

[chicagolongboards]

Thanks for acknowledging my company with the write up in your recent issue.

[worldwide]

you should put dovercourt in the next issue.

also was i seriously the only one who thought that the pic of chaput and the rogers bros had a funny comment under it?

[Slim]

I just wanted to post again to say that there is a post from Stubbs below describing some great skating by Bennett Harada. With that, and MSK's posts above, it's clear I just happened to see him on a mellow day and that he really does rip. Sorry for doubting!

http://www.skullandbonesskateboards....=636949#636949

[Rustyfriend]

that roger bros article....awesome! and i recognized those pics....Ian Comishin took those of Neil Orta's board at the Madison County Gravity fest. he was about 2 feet from us NY guys when he took those against the tent at the top

[img]http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t=HPIM0394.jpg[/img]

[Directive0]

another great issue, Mike. Kudos.

Only one complaint: The LbHaven blurb got truncated mid sentance in the noteworthy section.

[skategeezer]

yeah, sorry about that LB Haven...a little too much scalpel..

[DRAS]

Dovercourt will be in the next issue!!!