Issue 254 - February 2010

"A" is for All-Ages

From Issue 177, September 2003
It took a couple of months to get Pete Hansen, girlfriend Kandi, David White, and Jen Averett together to find out exactly what’s going on at the new venue they opened in May of this year. Developing and cooperating under Pete’s vision, they gave the kids of Salt Lake City Albee Square.

Soccer Dad: Trollin' for Hookers

From Issue 202, October 2005
I was in a contemplative mood. It was a Thursday night and it had been three weeks since I had been dumped by my girlfriend of three years. I had The Cure’s “Pornography” in my head, even though I was listening to talk radio stories about the New Orleans disaster. There was a dying-summer scent in the air and I felt fucking old.

Touch It, Turn It to Gold

From Issue 192, December 2004
In a warehouse space full of clothing patterns, racks of jackets and skirts, boxes of scarves, enormous computer screens, sewing machines and genuinely interesting looking people, a man with a full-length wool coat and camouflage pants directs the operation. He is the Idaho-born, Los Angeles fashion scene-weaned, fashion world upstart Jared Gold.

The Moroccan Revisited

From Issue 200, August 2005
Scenes thrive around a center, be it a band, label or venue. Salt Lake venues have long been the catalysts fueling the city’s fire. One of Salt Lake’s greatest, most influential and most unknown venues of the not-too-distant past was the Moroccan, and barely anyone under the age of 24 here knows about it.

Jackass of the Month

Jackass: Who is Rudimentary Peni?
Me: An old punk band.
Jackass: (As he looks at the Ted Nugent Patch) Who is Ted Nugget?
Me: You mean Ted Nugent? He is a guitar player from the 70s.
Jackass: Oh I wouldn’t know who he is, I was born in 1979. Can you get any of those Exploited patches that say “Raunch Presents” on the bottom?

Yes, I've Been Skateboarding

From Issue 155, November 2001
In the summer of 1996, 100 degree plus temperatures, a broken swamp cooler and an excess of cheap beer fueled the beginnings of the runaway freight train that was the Dirty Hessians and the videos they spawned —videos that set the standard for local skateboarding videos forever.

Kick Ass Builders

From Issue 182, February 2004
Although not entirely what KAB stands for, kick ass builders can describe the work these two friends have done. For five years, KAB (Kick-Ass Blaster) have been building rails for skateboarders and snowboarders, for pros and major companies in the industry, turning mere parks into jib obstacles and having a lot of fun in the process.

Making the Connection

From Issue 146, February 2001
Teenagers and young adults are practically expected to be rowdy and out of control. Kids will be kids, right? But give them a skateboard, the ultimate outlet for nervous energy, and they instantly become a nuisance and a threat. This is the number one problem with being a skateboarder in America (and worse yet in Utah): you are stigmatized.

Stupid Old Piss-Pot!

From Issue 182, February 2004
Like the elusive Sasquatch of the Northwest woodlands and the Yeti of the mighty Himalayas, the 48 winter training facility is a spectacle coveted by many yet is experienced only by a brave and select few. Shit, I’ve been there dozens of times and still don’t know where it is.