day four.

dylan

dylan bradford

indiana in arizona

wez aiden

brad westcott

day three. pt 2

this is how the day started after we got going...amazing

z, crail air

sean wice, five oh

its rough being rich, kidney belt outta do the job.

shawn waeiss all decked out

z, crail slide

day three.

the internet is working super slow. 5 minutes to upload each photo... will do more tomorrow. did a ton of shit today. jane made breakfast, went to three skateparks and on ditch spot, spent some time driving, saw old friends, got some half assed dinner with great company, came home feeling sick...full tummy... for now, enjoy time ward and i bending light, traveling time and ripping thru the universe. tims a ruler, 100%. good getting some hang time in with you tim.

time travelers.

day two

rode around with hammeke all day. he shot photos of colin provost, j-lay, nick garcia, and jaws... skating this ditch thats ridiculously tall and steep. some shit went down.
dukes of pecos.

pizza party at venezias, hun out at dans house and practiced some fixed gear bike tricks, tom silva is nuts, then off to some bar for the creature video premier and some tunes that dj horsepussy was spinning.

day one...sort of

a great re-introduction to arizona. lost.

photo mission.

jump hoe. dylan tucker franklin messer

"go no matter what" yeah i fucked up...

brad, still in his halloween costume

PHOENIX

ARIZONA.

ol 84 rust never sleeps

cold outside means stay warm inside. pulled an old video off the shelf and hit play. why not share this one since chances are you dont own it nor have you seen it. one of the best videos put out for sure. lots of old footage from building kona in florida and others 70s era parks. in 2004, i was working behind the counter at the downtown cowtown skateboard shop on central in phoenix arizona. it was me and mikey williams listening to his record collection and selling boards. id drive in the thirty minutes it took with traffic to go 10 miles and this was on steady repeat through out the winter while i worked there.









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oj wheels.

growin up and skateboarding in the later part of the 80s one couldnt help but notice the 8"diameter OJII stickers on all the big name ripping skaters boards. it was a symbol of sorts for a young kid rolling around his small midwestern town. wondering when he will get his first taste of freedom and watching those california waves crash at sunset. fast forward 17 years and a million miles, im in a van with alex horn and the rest of the creature team headed south to portland after a week on orcas island. standing in line at a grocery store behind alex as hes harassing the cashier lady about the town name. whats this towns name? where are we? her reply... tillicum washington, your south of tacoma, she said with a smirk of, i know what youre doing. i laughed and shook my head, he turned and looked at me and simply asked. do you want to ride for oj? it was on. i couldnt have been happier... and those oj stickers i grew up with were now something i was part of... youth gone wild... i got delt a shitty hand and you know the rest... so, i saw this on the thrasher site today.... jason rips, he always has and always will... stoked..

need a bike!!!

ill be in arizona for two weeks starting tomorrow. i need your second bike to get around. let me knowwwww...

photo is cody boats great grandfather, early 1900s.

on location.

about a year back, i was at one of my girlfriends sons school functions...started up a conversation with a guy who used to live out in apache junction, far east mesa. at the time, he wasnt quite sure what he was wanting to do with his life and he stumbled upon some bright lights. wondering what they were for, he stopped his car and began with the questions. 30 minutes later, he had landed a job doing set design. he told me his first task was to make this old motorbike they had look like some old bikers harley. little did i know, i was rolling some of the same roads they had 20 years prior while filming the movie raising arizona.
ive spent a little bit of time out in the superstition mountains rolling around in the gravel and dirt. had some killer times out there with friends... i just came across this clip while eating lunch and as mentioned below... i dove into 20,000 photos and found these good guys to go with. memory lane from not even a year ago...january 09. rick eusey and i, superstition mountains east mesa arizona.

barn find and then some

sometimes you gotta pull at the loose thread. jub delivers. complete xs and a stock pile of parts. just a few hours away.
its like going to a skatepark for the first time. golden... stoked for you holmes. cant wait to see the progress and finished project.
search and destroy

summers over when i say so.

the popes blanketed, on a block, and waiting for me to tear into it. ive got few plans/ideas for over the winter... maybe a new bike by spring? going to az wednesday and dont think ill be riding much when i get back in december.
two things about midwestern winters that ruin lives. no skateboarding, no motorbikes. although, winter is a good excuse to drag ass on projects, because we have months to get around to simple things like change our oil... maybe its a good thing. what am i thinking, nevermind. winters creeping thru the window cracks and i can hear the plastic weather covers crackling buried beneath the wool blanket keeping the ever intruding cold air out. not much for sunlight in here, but all that means is i wont have to see the snow when it finally starts falling. there hasnt been much bike stuff because of the weather but we got a heater out in the garage now, so things should start changing once i get back...better start digging around in the external hard drive vault for warm weathered photos... stay tuned.

sleep tight

clean slate for when i get back. 350 doesnt need much to get started and pissing off tom, our drunken tight assed neighbor

message to rider

summer time, yellowwood run 2009. photo cred, best guy out

1973 honda cb350 four

blockhead

party animal domesticated

timmy had a ramp jam/fire party last nite. hutch and nick got all nuts to butts with each other, i know how to build a fire, it just wouldnt start...til gas.... and this is what i woke up to doing today. thats where the toilet was sitting. its been leaking heaps of water into the basement. new wax seal on top of a broken flange...only one bolt sticking up to connect the toilet... replaced the three upper deck retaining bolts and washers, no so more leakage there too... should be good for a bit.

gasoline+me=

no hair on hands, shiny skin too...got warm quick. im sure andys gonna comment some little jab about how he couldnt get the fire started either...he spent years learning that shit, following badges and sashs while i was running thru corn fields living it. there you go hutchy.. you ever go fishing with shot guns? is there a merit badge for that one?

two things.

nick d brought over his left over carb parts from a cb400f he rebuilt... saves me some hassle trying to find a number 4 carb body to replace the one i have with stripped pilot jet threading... thank you nick... went on a 200 mile ride today, solo mission because everyone else is doing other things asides from riding. changed it up and jumped on the freeway, 65 south to columbus, 46 west, 37 north...sound familiar anyone....explored a ton of back roads that lead into the woods, skidded on some gravel but kept my eyes open. didnt take any photos because i had gloves on. colder than forcasted, thought about turning back and heading home... remember im sick and not trying to get sicker... good ride over all, got lost, did some flips, found some cool stuff for next spring. enjoy this for now...


some people chew their finger nails too short... me, i clip mine too short, so what, now you know. if you see me limping, you know why...

ryan lay, yay

rick and i used to cart this kid around in our cars. pick him up from his parents house, take him around and watch him skate in awe of his talent. his mother would bring us food cause she knew, from ryan, that we were poor. she appreciated that we took him around and made sure he was taken care of. we would make him do tricks for candy when he was 14 and cardiel was hyped on him. saguaro flip!... now look at him, going up stuff. good job ryan, see you soon.

they live in a fortress by the sea

drew aint dead..

for those of you who though so...
style

beeramid, hormel chilli

...almost dead

way out west.

headed to arizona for two weeks. should be good, get to hang out with this wonderful woman, and todays her birthday! drew you will be missed. see some of you soon...venezias friday the 20th.

first "pro" board

if anyone has this, give it up...let me know. my first quality skateboard. made by airbourne skateboards... one of five in a series for the rolling stones steel wheels tour. 1989... tracker aggros and oj2 teamriders (as pictured below)

randoms.

adult icp guy. should know better

skate, youll never have these.

skate, youll never have these

skate, you might find these

america, fuck yeah

sick sick sick. work work work

la peste, better off dead

spring isnt too far off...

saturdays supposed to be 65. if im not still sick, im headed south of course. get at me if you wanna ride. maybe try to leave indy 10 or 11... get some miles inwhile the suns out... before the blanket of snow cloud and cold sets in.

andy, checkin his mirrors. makin sure im not dead.

apologize to my mule

when sick...

watch mothra

for sale.

i just met this guy and his daughter was just in the hospital diagnosed with life long disease that the government doesnt want a cure for. so hes forced to sell his bike even though he doesnt want to. he needs to pay those medical bills to keep treatment going for his girl. the worlds in a sad state and if youre lookin for a bike, give him a shout at the following email, roll your bones.

markmerritt2002@yahoo.com


Honda CB750K Chopper/Bobber, hardtailed, raked, overforked 10", rear wheel 16" laced and lowered, forward controls, rattlecan bronze w/ black pinstriping complete with custom gas streaks lol, maltese theme, skull oil cap, aftermarket finned side covers, 6" dogbones, tribal mirrors, comes with a newer set of 4-4 Mac drags worth about $200 just themselves, extra leather bags, leather tool bag, extra seats and some stock parts, honda chopper tshirt, patches, etc go with...

$1600.00 firm ... title free and clear, located in Pendleton, IN
runs great
front tire will need to be replaced in the near future...

look what the cat drug in

yammy dt400 enduro. rick, youve got 30 days to get this running and out of the garage. youre taking up to much space now... youre pushin my buttons. damn it... looks like ive got two more bikes on the list to buy now...

the old west

cb500/4

black sabbath, always.

rolling dog piss, catapilla (spanish for catapilla, seconds later it turned into fish food.) juggalos...id say they know how to party, but they both have their seat belts on...what fun is that. some photos by hutch.

fso, cat on a wire, dave herr

from yesterday, because today i "buttoned things up" and spent 400 hours in the garage... well, in teh drive way because it was nice out. all i did was remembered to forget.