A Whole Lot To Do About Nothing

This September 2007 Skateboarder article documents an Emerica trip to Australia (with special guest Rick McCrank). The only words accompanying Brian Gaberman's photos are philosophical quotes about the value of life and time - perhaps Gaberman had writer's block and felt he was wasting too much time coming up with some words for the article? We'll never know - or maybe he'll see this and leave a comment.

Iron Arm Allen: Vans in Singapore

This article from the September 2007 issue of Skateboarder tells the story of how Andrew Allen broke Van Wastell's arm while on a trip to Singapore (and a stop in Malaysia). Words and photos by Jonathan Mehring. I especially like the photo of Dylan's stalefish on the Merdeka Sun Clock in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Last Attempt - Rick Raymond

A brief photo feature by Rick Raymond, with an even briefer written introduction by the photographer. I have never heard of Rick before or since seeing this one. Maybe a pseudonym? Let me know if you know. This appeared in the October 2004 issue of The Skateboard Mag and includes photos of Tony Cox, BA and Janoski.

Darrell Stanton - March 2007 interview

Darrell's interview from the March 2007 issue of Skateboarder. This interview came out right after he had quit Plan B, got kicked off of DC, and joined the Element squad. He also talks a bit about what it was like to quit Real, amongst other things. Words by Alex Klein and photos by Andrew Mapstone.

Like probably many others, I remember needing to look at that dolphin flip sequence closely to really figure out what was happening with that trick.

On The Waterfront: Jonathan Mehring Photo Feature

This photo feature from the August 2007 issue of Skateboarder was inspired by Mehring wanting to intentionally stay home in New York and shoot photos there, taking a break from always being on a trip and shooting photos somewhere else. There's some excellent shots in this with iconic landmarks in the background, Puleo's back tail photo being my favorite.

Dan Murphy - August 2007 interview

Dan Murphy's interview from the August 2007 issue of Skateboarder. Words by Mike Sinclair and photos by Jaime Owens, Mike Blabac, Ryan Lusteg, Shigeo and Brian Uyeda. The text didn't scan well here, so apologies if it is difficult to read. I was a fan of Dan Murphy's skating. He was able to make skating big gaps and rails look pretty casual.

Silas Baxter-Neal interview - March 2007

SBN's feature interview from the March 2007 issue of Skateboarder. Words by Adam Salo and photos by Brian Gaberman. There's a sequence in this of his ollie on to the Monroe Park island in Eugene, Oregon.  14 years later, there would be a photo of him kickflipping onto it in his March 2021 Thrasher interview.

From his March 2021 Thrasher interview:

photo: Joe Brook

Marius Syvanen - December 2008 interview

Marius's interview from the December 2008 issue of The Skateboard Mag. Words by Paul Zitzer and photos by Brian Fick.

My mother's maternal side of her family were direct descendants from Finland, and she was always stoked when Marius would pop up in skate videos I'd watch at home. She loved to repeat his name with the thick Finnish accent her mother (my grandmother) had.

Jason Adams interview - December 2008

Jason's interview from the December 2008 issue of The Skateboard Mag. Words by Rob Brink and photos by Rodent and Jai Tanju. Great to see Jason get sober & get his life back during the past couple of years!

Road To The Midnight Sun

This is a brief photo feature of a Nike trip through Europe, published in the December 2008 issue of The Skateboard Mag. Photos by Jon Humphries - he also wrote a fairly inspirational intro.