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Black Label’s Drunk Tank was the grand finale at the 2009 Vans Downtown showdown, and it did not disappoint. Twelve rail, banked hubba and a ledge with a giant drop, there was plenty for the skaters who were still walking to get down on. Everyone at Foundation must be pretty stoked to have added Nick Merlino to the squad, as he took first on the Drunk Tank and helped them hold down the top overall spot. Billy Marks rifled off tons of tricks down the stairs and took second while Blind’s Felipe Ortiz took third.

Black Label’s Drunk Tank Results:
1. Nick Merlino $2,500
2. Billy Marks $1,500
3. Felipe Ortiz $1,000

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After spending a Saturday hanging out in the city streets of New York—well, the L.A. Paramount Studios version—we saw Nick Merlino continue to make a name for himself, we watched Jani Laitiala return to the Showdown with a vengeance, and we witnessed Foundation not just making, but taking, the whole thing. Here’s the final results from the 2009 Vans Downtown Showdown. Stay tuned for photos and video coming to you on skateboarding.com very soon.

Girl’s Little China Girl
1. Zered Bassett (Zoo York) - $2,500
2. Angel Ramirez (Foundation) - $1,500
3. Ron Deily (Zoo York) - $1,000

Flip’s Extremely Sorry
1. Jani Laitiala (Blind) - $2,500
2. Nick Trapasso (Toy Machine) - $1,500
3. Louie Lopez (Flip) - $1,000

Creature’s Hesh Cross
1. Vince Del Valle (Black Label) - $2,500
2. Angel Ramirez (Foundation) - $1,500
3. Jani Laitiala (Blind) - $1,000

Black Label’s Drunk Tank
1. Nick Merlino (Foundation) - $2,500
2. Billy Marks (Toy Machine) - $1,500
3. Felipe Ortiz (Blind) - $1,000

Top Am Performance: Nick Merlino (Foundation) - $5,000

Top Pro Performance: Jani Laitiala (Blind) - $10,000

Overall Team Winner: Foundation ($30,000), Blind 2nd ($15,000), Toy Machine 3rd ($5,000) Congratulations rippers!


Josh Brooks

Chet Rules. You got that Chester?
Some people might complain that Chet Childress' parts are not too different from one another, but I think that's a stupid critique. In an age where every trick must be gnarlier than the next and the messageboards overload with a mob-like mentality of "This kid needs to go pro NOW!" whenever some up-and-comer does a couple buttery, banging tricks, skateboarding can get dangerously close to painting itself into a corner of a maze that head's to the dead end of gnarliest skateboarder.

I spoke to Childress a few months back about his art show in Portland and we touched on that subject. In fact, he clowned me for even asking about a particular trick - his lien to tail to disaster revert - which, in some ways, I understand. In today's state of skating, that's refreshing. Not everyone is caught up in tricks, but sometimes you can see that the love of just rolling and letting skateboarding happen organically gets lost at times. So, when you see Chet's part from "God Save the Label" (it's posted up on the Black Label site) - filmed entirely at Burnside -it transends the contemporary sandtrap of "tricknocentric" video parts and makes skateboarding look fun again. Like it's supposed to...

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There will be a memorial service for Eric on Tuesday morning, September 29th at 10:00 am at Willow Creek Community Church South Barrington, Illinois in their chapel.

67 E. Algonquin Rd.
South Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 765-5000

If you’re in Chicago today, come out to the TWS Park Jam where we’ll be skating, BBQing, and rocking our Bears jerseys in the name of Eric

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It's not official from Alien Workshop or DGK (beside a leaked board graphic), but Josh Kalis has left Alien to reunite with his homie Stevie Williams on DGK. I caught up with Josh to ask him about the change and what happened with Alien and here's what he said...

I was just wondering how the whole DGK thing came about.
Me and Stevie were just talking one day and were saying, "Man, we gotta team back up on somethin'," you know? We were talking about how just stale skateboarding was and how people just don't really hang out with each other anymore. They just kind of skate for companies, whether it be because it's just a cool company or it's a solid paycheck. Whatever, you know? We were just talking about how skateboarding just lost its vibe of friendship and lifestyle, you know? DGK's vibe was always just that—like, this is our life and we roll together and this is what we do—skateboarding is bringing us together. Stevie and I hadn't rode for the same thing forever and we were just like, "Man, we gotta do something like that," and it escalated into, "Why don't we just roll on the same squad? The DGK squad?" because that's what we are...we're old Love Park cats, you know?

How long have you guys know eachother?
We've known one another since the early '90s.

Since he was Lil' Stevie, right?
Yeah, he was lil' Lil' Stevie.

So, how did everything end up with Alien, then?
It wasn't hard. Nobody made it more difficult than what it needed to be. I just told them that this is what I wanted to do—this is what I'm going to do—and it was almost as if they knew it was coming at some point, you know?

Were there things you were unhappy with at Alien? Or did you just want to get back to that homey connection of being back with your friends?
I wanted to skate for fun and with a friend...go back to the homie connection, you know? Me and Alien just grew apart. You know, I felt like I was Alien Workshop, through and through, for 15 years—that's what I was. Alien Workshop was Sovereign Sect and it just grew into something that I wasn't growing with. Me and Workshop had a long run, but we just grew apart from one another.


On the eve of the Flip video, "Extremely Sorry" our good friend Aguinaldo Melo of ESPN Brazil spent the day with Brazilian ex-pat, Bob Burnquist out at Bob's massive home compound while Bob tried to get some last minute tricks for the film. If reports from the premiere hold any truth, Bob's part in the video is sure to boggle the mind. Click the "read more" tab to see a video glimpse into some of the process Bob has to go through to get his mega tricks.


Following on the heels of his excellent video part in Nike's "Debacle" video, Real, Quiksilver and Nike rider Justin Brock has turned pro.

Hailing from North Carolina, Brock first garnered attention from his powerful video parts in the independent "Carolina Love" and "Southern Comfort" videos. After a chance meeting with the Real team, Brock's career has been on a steady rise with solid video and editorial coverage including footage in Nike's "Nothing But The Truth" video. This past year, he earned the covers of both Thrasher magazine and Skateboarder magazine. Brock's pro announcement came in a unique series of documentary-style collaborative video ads produced by his sponsors airing on The Berrics site over a period of weeks. His new pro models are currently being put to the test as he finishes up filming for the much anticipated, new Real video due out soon. Congratulations Justin!

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Today we bring you the unfortunate news that editor Eric Stricker, a cherished member of the TransWorld SKATEboarding family, has passed away. He was a fine editor and an even finer friend, whose memory will continue to live in the pages of TWS for years to come.

Our thoughts, prayers, and hearts go out to the Stricker family.

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Now that the news is officially out that Justin Brock is pro, Deluxe just released its new part 2 of 4 section of the Deluxe catalog with more from Justin Brock. It includes an extended version of Real’s Since Day one video series plus both of his brand new pro decks. Along with Real’s new videos and products every brand has been updated with new products, pages, and videos. So much good stuff. Brian Anderson skating the streets of SF, Brock getting Extreme, Thomas talking trucks, and new one-offs from Krooked and Antihero just to name a few things. Section 3 coming October 2nd.

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GOSK8 is a new iPhone application/tool for physically playing the traditional game of skate. The developers of GOSK8 have gone to great
lengths to spice the game up by adding three different skill levels (basic, medium, advanced) and four obstacle options (ledge, manual, transition, flat-ground), making it the only skate application of its kind.

Rowley - “GOSK8 takes the game of S.K.A.T.E. to the next level. There are so many options with the different levels and obstacles that anyone at any level can play it.”

Ellington - “When I first downloaded GOSK8 to my iPhone I didn’t expect it to be so sick. There are hundreds of tricks depending on what level and obstacle you choose. What I really liked most is that you can play by yourself or against another skater. This is no “sit on your ass” game. You actually have to get out there and skate with GOSK8.”

Geoff and Erik will be battling it out in a series of games using the GOSK8 app. Stay tuned for videos hitting the web soon.

For more information on GOSK8 visit www.gosk8app.com


Sessions Presents

The 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest

September 26 & 27, 2009

Ten years after the tragic loss of a great friend and highly respected skateboarder, Sessions is holding the 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest. Sessions team rider, Tim, was always true to his roots as a skateboarder and possessed a positive attitude that did nothing less than inspire friends, family, and the community around him. Tim’s untimely passing in 1999 at the age of 25 (read more about him on www.timbrauch.com), led Sessions to create the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund, which donates 100% of the funds towards skateboard park development and scholarships.

Tim always believed in good values and clearly recognized how important the youth of skateboarding was. Whether traveling to far away countries or hitting up a local spot in San Jose (his hometown), he would always take the time to teach the kids how to skate and make sure they were having a great time. “Skateboarding was something that brought Tim that youthful feeling every time he hopped on a board and it most definitely showed up in his style. Fun is the name of the game in skateboarding and Tim was out to prove it. “ – Scotty Greathouse

One donation made from the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund went to create the Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park in Scotts Valley, CA, which continues to host the street portion of the contest. The street contest is great competition for kids of all ages and is divided into Groms (12 & under) and Am Divisions. This year’s street contest will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 beginning at 10:00AM. Sessions will be raffling off great prizes from Skullcandy, Dakine, Bones Wheels, etc and DJ DFunkt will be mixing it up all day.

The 11th Annual Bowl Contest which can now claim the title of the “Longest Running Bowl Event” is hosted by the World Cup of Skateboarding and will be held at the year old Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park in San Jose, CA on Sunday, September 27, 2009. The Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park opened early in 2008 as the largest skate park in California at 68,000 square feet. The park also features the world’s longest full pipe, tallest vert wall, and largest cradle. We expect the turn out in 2009 to grow from previous years and continue to help push the future of youth skateboarding among communities. This year the contest will take on a more festival feel in the celebration of Tim as we will be having local artists display their work at the contest with live art shows. This year we are also excited to announce that 5 bands (all featured in the Tim Brauch Documentary “Supercharged”) will be playing live at the Bowl Contest; the bands include No Use For A Name, Clay Wheels, Whiskey Sunday, Shitkickers, and Street Core. The contest After Party will be held at Wahoo’s Fish Taco’s in Cupertino on Sunday, September 27th at 7:30PM with a live performance from RS2 Solid Sound.

In addition, 2 daily raffles will take place giving away great products from our participating sponsors. Food and drinks will also be sold to competitors and observers. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

We bring you the 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest to re-live the positive aspects of skateboarding that Tim brought to the table, while also incorporating art and music, two things that were equally important in his life. Tim would have loved to be here for this event and will forever be remembered as a legend in the game.

‘Supercharged’, a documentary about Tim Brauch, will premier on September 26th, 2009 at Camera 12 Cinema in San Jose, CA. It will be showing at 7 and 9PM. The film will also be showing at San Francisco Victoria Theater on October 1st at 7:30. The last stop of premiers will be showing at the Santa Cruz Rio Theatre on October 15th at 8PM. Tickets are available online and also at the box office on the night of the show.

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We already told you the story about how the TWS Best Trick comp in Salt Lake came to be, so once the finals were said and done on Saturday night, we set up some lights, pulled out $1,000 cash for tricks, and it was go time on the seven-stair kinked rail directly out front of the venue. So, Adam Dyet and Kurtis Colamonico put some shit down, Robert Lopez Mont had a couple bangers (and there was an amazing big-spin front board that out filmer unfortunately missed), but Portland’s Best Trick winner, Ryan Decenzo, and his switch all-through-the-kink assault couldn’t be matched. While he was “making it rain” on the crowd with the cash, we were signing his name to the $2,500 TWS Best Trick check.


Watch Rodolfo Ramos get the well-deserved win in Salt Lake. Next stop, Orlando, for the final stop on the 2009 Dew Tour.

FINAL RESULTS:
1. Rodolfo Ramos
2. Chris Cole
3. Nick Dompierre
4. Ryan Decenzo
5. Tyler Hendley
6. Greg Lutzka
7. Carlos De Andrade
8. Kurtis Colamonico
9. Paul Rodriguez
10. Chaz Ortiz
11. Milton Martinez
12. Adam Dyet

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With his win in Salt Lake, Bucky Lasek will be going into Orlando with a first place standing, but PLG and Andy Macdonald will be following closely behind in second and third. For the breakdown of what went down at Friday night’s vert finals