LAST UPDATE 4.29.08 - It all came together this past weekend and we want to thank all the rippers who came out from near and far to hang out and party with us. Big ups to everyone for comin' out. Phelps got some pretty nice footy, peep it at FilmedbyPhelps.com. If you haven't been checking out Epicly Later'd on VBS.TV you're missing out big-time. Respect to Cardiel, can't be faded. Juice just got some new "freshly squeezed" footy up on the Hubba site. Check it out here. TEAM NEWS: Saturday welcomes Fritz Mead to the fold. He's got the original "Skate different, skate everything" style that we appreciate and we can't wait to roll up to Boston for Gnarnia sessions (Fritz' basement bowl). Thanks to Xeno for the tree plant photo below. We are way beyond stoked to have Bill McRight as the Saturday art mastermind. He's a true craftsman, he actually carves these graphics out of linoleum or wood...makes huge ink prints....then sends the raw images to us for color. Sick huh? For more info on this obscure illustrator check out Fantastic Lurking or Space 1026 or Haveboard. Check out this footy at Art In the Age of Mechanical Reproduction of Bill carving out some of the design elements on the "Dark Ride" art series. Now you know how much craft goes into creating our graphics...it's umm...a lot. Wooooo Mag just dropped issue No. 5 and it's raucously magic. That's why we like it. This issue has interviews with skateboarding golden gods Ray Barbee and Jerry Hsu. If you haven't heard of this edgy little magazine, quit blowing it and get with the program. Plus, Jason wrote this little mini nugget write-up on the Dark Ride series. Oddly enough, Charlotte local Brandon Lacy won the big online Saturday giveaway from Skateboarder Magazine. Way to go holmes! You're buying my powerball tickets from now on. A shot from the gallery at Day One Skateshop's "Who Arted?" show with Bill Mcright. The other Juice, is on the loose. (footy from Brodeo) Some warehouse footy (about a year old, but fun is timeless). Spraycan magic by McRight. Photo: McCorkle Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to us with your guess of who this is. Get it right and we'll send you stickers. TF is finally done. - 4/21/08. Porous Walker knows how to get sponsored. Triple manny with balloons is a step in the right direction.