News From March 2007
Sometimes the days are shitty...
And you just go home bummin' to your girl. Other days are better. You have to know when Hold 'em, and when to Fold 'em. Photos by Jon Humphries.
Austin and Josh Abducted
Everybody's trying to get a piece of Toy Machine. Why deny it. Heath doesn't.
Looking at a recent TWS magazine...
And found a New Griffin ??? This kid is gonna grow up and have short blonde hair.
Posted March 30th, 2007 by Only Griffin does not love God as much.
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It's hard to explain exactly what is going on
All I know is Josh just hangs out waiting to be recognized next to his billboard. And I realized that it is all downhill from here for me. Fun Times.
Are they really asking Andrew to sign posters
Which he would do for free to any kid in the world...
And then pocketing 13 bucks?
Really?
Kevin 'just the filmer' Barnett's songs:
His top 20 most played recentlyNeil Young "Harvest Moon"
Echo and the Bunnymen "Villiers Terrace"
Roy Orbison "Dream Baby"
The Beach Boys "Here Today"
Twilight Circus "Rock Salt"
Cocorosie "Tekno Love Song"
Dave Matthews Band "When the World Ends"
Elf Power "Jane"
Nick Drake "From The Morning"
Portishead "Over"
The Harmonys "I Saw A Racoon"
Velvet Underground "Who Loves The Sun"
John Fahey "Sligo River Blues"
Leonard Cohen "Last Year's Man"
Otis Redding "That's How Strong My Love Is"
Pink Floyd "Fearless"
Radiohead "I Might Be Wrong"
The Rolling Stones "Torn and Frayed"
Old Crow Medicine Show "James River Blues"
Sean Lennon "Spectacle"
Television "Friction"
Matt B's top 11 as of late...
But Not Tonight - Depeche ModeHere Is The House - Depeche Mode
Sacred - Depeche Mode
November Spawned A Monster - Morrissey
Disappointed - Morrissey
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - The Smiths
This Night Has Opened My Eye - The Smiths
What - Soft Cell
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead - Depeche Mode
Blasphmous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Posted March 28th, 2007 by 80's early 90's was a good decade for this stuff
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Josh Harmony's top 25 as of late...
1. From the Morning ~by Nick Drake2. Can't you hear me knocking ~by Rolling Stones
3. Go ~by Daniel Johnston
4. You Still Believe ~by the Beach Boys
5. Like a Monkey in the Zoo ~by Daniel Johnston
6. Feel ~by Syd Barrett
7. Thank you ~by Led Zeppelin (BBC sessions)
8. Bron-Yr-Aur ~by Led Zeppelin
9. Heartbreaker ~by Led Zeppelin
10. Since I've Been Loving you ~by Led Zeppelin
11. I Can't Quit You Baby ~by Led Zeppelin
12. Hound Dog by ~Elvis Presley
13. Rider on the Wheel ~by Nick Drake
14. Lovesick Blues ~by Hank Williams
15. I Will ~by The Beatles
16. Moana Chimes ~by Jon Brion
17. Give me Cornbread when I'm Hungry ~by John Fahey
18. House of Gold ~by Hank Williams
19. Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me ~by Mississippi John Hurt
20. Mother Nature's Son ~by the Beatles
21. I Am A Cinematographer ~by Palace Brothers
22. Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons ~by the Pixies
23. Kindhearted Woman Blues ~by Robert Johnson
24. Go 'Way from My Window ~by John Jacob Niles
25. William, it was Really Nothing ~by the Smiths
Ed Templeton's recently played...
My 'Most played' was a Dylan-fest, so I did recently played, it was more rounded out.
Diego's...
Top 20 most listenedA Mi Madre (Rondena) - Rafael Riqueni
Plaza de Arenal (Solea por bulerias) - Gerardo Nunez
Solo quiero caminar - Paco de Lucia
Desconfio - Andres Calamaro
Rosa Maria - Camaron de la isla
Como El Agua - Camaron de la isla
Caminando - Camaron de la isla
Men Senara - Bebe
Me Estoy Quitando - Extremoduro
Me regale - Paco de Lucia
Chanela - Paco de Lucia
Soniquete - Paco de Lucia
La voz del tiempo (tangos) - Tomatito
La Libertad - Andres Calamaro
Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis
Rock 'N' Roll Star - Oasis
Some Might Say - Oasis
Cast No Shadow - Oasis
Cloudburst - Oasis
Eyeball Tickler - Oasis
The other day at the Volcom park...
My long time homie Geoff. and even longer time homie, Jamie Hart
Johnny Layton's top ten...
As of late on his iPod...
1. The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood" - Rubber Soul
2. Bob Dylan - "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Live at the Gaslight 1962
3. Donovan - "Hurdy Gurdy Man" - Donovan's Greatest Hits
4. The Beatles - "Here Comes the Sun" - LOVE
5. Neil Young - "The Needle and the Damage Done" - Unplugged
6. Cat Stevens - "Trouble" - Gold
7. John Lennon - "Instant Karma"
8. Led Zeppelin - "Going to California" - BBC Sessions
9. Pink Floyd - "Interstellar Overdrive" - London 1966/1977
10. Syd Barrett - "No Good Trying" - Syd Barrett : The Madcap Laughs
Josh's face explodes...
Because you web lurkers are not buying enough of his boards.
Scope Josh's Toy Ads right f-ing here.
Scope The Butcher too.
Below, I added the biggest photo of Diego in the canyon that I could for your screensaving pleasure.
Posted March 25th, 2007 by But do you know her in a biblical sense?
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Diego lurks just over the edge...
See the full size panoramic photo...
The Butcher will eat your children, or at least Johnny's Dog.
See a sick Sequence from Diego's upcoming Thrasher Interview!!!! Sneak peek.
And see Diego's Toy Ads in the ads section!
Posted March 23rd, 2007 by Diego can frontside flip your pathetic life
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SF, Been There, Done That
Last minute trips can always put a twinkle in your eye. You can forget about all the hard work and just have fun. Nothing beats loafing around with the dudes. Even Austin had fun... Or did he?
Sometimes you get sand in your tushie...
Don't let it get you down.
Posted March 22nd, 2007 by Better than sand in yer craw I guessssss
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Dustin and Geoff discuss the finer things...
At a much different time, long ago...
Posted March 20th, 2007 by Rodney Mullen isn't really smart, it's an act
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J-Lay Spinners
Fresh off the acid bus, Johnny trips out over an ally-oop over the hip at Paramount. He skated like a caged animal.
SoOC Daze
Matt B. got weird with some kind of finger condom while Jett got busy on a kinker. Daryl Angel was there but there is no photo to prove it. Cole thought everything was hilarious.
The Harmonys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As in Josh and his wife Jenna Harmony. Yes! They have a music CD available from Toy Machine!
And yes, it is good.
I'm gonna try to get Kevin to post a song up on Suffer the Joy.com for you guys to listen to.
Posted March 17th, 2007 by Dont die wondering what your life amounted to
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Another HB Update
Good times were had as the sun set on another Huntington Park extravaganza. Ed was there dorking and getting embarassed by Grif. Totally righteous.
How Embarrassing!
Is what Josh, Austin, and Spanky said when they walked around the corner and saw a 10 foot tall photo of themselves looking right at them. It's at the Active store in Costa Mesa, right next to one of our favorite restaurants. So I had to embarrrass them more by shooting photos of them with the whole resaurant watching. And they mis-spelled Austin's last name!
Posted March 14th, 2007 by Fry your braincells until there is nothing
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Tempster Times
After meeting with Ed on a Mother's Mission, he showed off his new game. He says it's harder with just socks on.
Oh yeah, Nick's got a little interview up on The Skateboard Industry. Scope it.
What has Turtle-Boy been up to?
Posted March 13th, 2007 by Not Burgling Turds, that's for sure...
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Johnny Goes Balls Out In SF
This weekend was spent in the merry land of San Fran, on a spontaneous mission brought about by Johnny's intense yearning for a new shirt. We had a radical tour guide in the form of Chilen or if you're a Thrasher reader, The Jesus. Young Rob came along and ripped. Homies were dropping in on us left and right, even Bradford made an appearance. The trip was capped with an epic visit to Big Sur where some shadowy figure loomed over us. It turned out to be Austin, I mean Austin.
My Computer bombed, Kevin is in SF...
So I put up this photo of Josh and his hound for your enjoyment...
Enjoy the various meats of Australia...
Posted March 11th, 2007 by And get a triple by-pass sugery when your 50
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Ed schralping a noseblunt at mach 5
In that same ditch that the cop kicked us out of. Harmony crushed a lipslide, and even young Kevin, my filming minion got up in the mix with a 5-0 to fakie. Praise (diety of your choice)!!!
Posted March 10th, 2007 by Tony Bennett sang at Matt B's dad's wedding
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Get Stoned
Nick started off the day at the Volcom Park for a sweet photo shoot that turned into an impromptu campfire. Even Geoff and Darrell came along. While waiting for the make up girl to dab him with hues and ointments, Nick got busy on the trampoline with a JL Special. Trippy.
OC Lurkfest
After a stop at the Ruca ramp, Austin and Josh made their way to the HB park, where things were getting a little weird. Perhaps the highlight was Tosh showing up and ripping.
Cross Our Hearts
The sun sets on Long Beach as the life of a great skateboarder and human being Shane Cross, comes to an end. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family and especially to Ali Boulala whose is currently in critical condition. Read here. (Fourth paragraph)
Cat Bath
Last night Ed lost it and tried to shove Ptah down the drain. Having a skateboard company like Toy Machine on your hands is a lot of work so a few breakdowns are expected. Good thing cool customer Keegan Sauder was there to talk him down. We could've had a disaster on our hands.
Posted March 6th, 2007 by Focus your thoughts to ALI B... (see comments)
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Who did I run into in Australia?
Well, I'm glad you asked. The world famous Mark Appleyard was on the start of some international playboy journey that mixes skateboarding, with hot women, and sunny beaches...
And Matt Mumford, who I thought was about to kick my ass at any moment... just kidding. He was on a skate mission, and of course, since he is in his homeland, taking it easy with Mark.
Posted March 5th, 2007 by The life you all want - these guys live
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Desert Mission
The gang made it out to Moreno Valley one more time so Austin could grab a sweet sequence. A slew of characters were there, including the elusive Tom Krauser. Everybody had a blast.
Diego found a new toy...
Like a child at Christmas, this quadruple set is like a bright shiny present to Diego.
Diego has an interview in Kingpin!
What is Kingpin you ask? It is the best magazine in Europe. We have a sneak peek at Diego's interview right here! Spread 01, Spread 02, Spread 03, Spread 04, Spread 05, Spread 06, Subscribe page.
And check out the entries for the Active Mailorder 'Design a deck for Johnny Layton' contest Right Here!!! Some lucky person will be the artist for his next board!
Austin looks at Sharks, Seriously.
He looked, then looked again, and again, and again, and again, and yet again!!!
Posted March 1st, 2007 by get the Shark lovers pizza at Pizza Hut
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It Takes A Village
Everybody pitched in to move the LAX Bump to Table across the sidewalk so Johnny could skate it. After braving some strong winds and cold drafts, we split and headed to a sweet uphil ledge. Coming home we took a scenic route and ended up on the bridge. Everbody kept their teeth.
Meanwhile Austin looks at sharks, and Ed and Deanna had yet another art show.
