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Weekend at Jimmy’s/Benny’s
Most birds fly south for the winter. Some birds are crazy enough to stay. I am a tropical being: I hate the snow and cold. Yet, I choose to live in Utah which has “The Greatest Snow on Earth.” So, the first time I felt the cold weather coming onto my arthritic ankles that years of skateboarding have given me, I headed south. … read more
Love It Or Leave It, SLC Premier
Keeping me warm on a freezing night is Josh Martinez’s first film Love It Or Leave It. Pretty damn good for his first six months of filming. The kids on the come up check out the review here. … read more
DIY Concrete Mixing
I can’t count the number of “Almost Spots” I’ve seen since I’ve been skating that just need a little elbow grease—Bondo, filed down knobs, angle iron, a piece of plywood to land on, or some transition—to become skateable. With this in mind, I bring you step by step instructions on mixing your own concrete and shaping some transition. … read more
DTX
The wasteland of pavement and cement are more or less glorified playgrounds and we do not understand why people are so fucking stupid that they don’t see this simple truth as well. I bought my first skateboard 15 long years ago. I progressed slowly without the aid of cement facilities or social support. No matter, I rode the bus route 8 on epic adventures the boys and me coined as DTX: down town motherfuckin’ extravaganza. … read more
The Blue Collar of Odeus Skateboards
The concept for Odeus started with Alex Lemons skating in the mid 80s when the only board options were a plastic banana board or a Powell Peralta. The banana boards were poor quality and the Peralta was expensive. “There was no in-between option. I was going to be the guy that made that third option.” … read more
If Jesus Can Walk on Water, I Can Walk on...
Just like Christopher Columbus when he discovered the world wasn’t flat (I know you history buffs are cringing at this reference), I’ve decided to see the world. And by the world, I mean the area beyond North Temple and 2100 South. The world isn’t divided into corners—it’s limitless. So, I went to Ogden. … read more
Damn Hell Ass Kings
We wallowed in gluttony, consuming everything we desired. For the night, this was our kingdom, this was our land. We lived like kings: damn hell-ass kings. … read more
Getting Dirty with Matty Coles
Coles doesn’t say a lot—he lets his skating do the talking. He is incredibly humble, yet completely confident in his abilities on a board. I’ve never heard a single complaint or even a curse word come out of his mouth when a spot was hard to skate, or the trick just wasn’t coming, or when I asked him to do a trick that he had never even done before. … read more
Dewing It: Three Days at the Toyota Challenge
Tj Ellis, Farret Reynolds, Adam Dyet, Rodolfo Ramos and more get the skinny on this years Dew Tour Toyota Challenge … read more
Dew Tour: Fabrizio Santos
This Brazilian behemoth of the skate world came to shred the Salt Lake stop of the Dew Tour this weekend, but before that we caught up with him and gathered his thoughts on the state of the skate world.
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Dew Tour: Pierre Luc Gagnon
Pierre Luc Gagnon is on top of his game when it comes to vert skating. SLUG was able to catch him inbetween double over head 720s to share some words with us about skating in the Dew Tour. Check it out here at this online exclusive. … read more
Dew Tour: Greg Lutzka
There are no if ands or buts about it: Greg Lutzka is one of skateboardings giants. He’s innovative and destructive on a skateboard. So, we hit him up with a few questions about the Dew tour and contest skating. … read more
