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I thought Grant Taylor was going to win the Volcom Nutstravaganza Am Mini Ramp Jam, but turns out Jared Lee bumped him out of first...

Carlos De Andrade won the Volcom Pro Mini-Ramp jam yesterday...

I have so many photos of Chris Haslam that he probably thinks I'm a gay stalker or something. That dude is amazing...

One thing that's especially cool about Surf Expo is that it's only about an hour and a half from my house...

This year, the game took about two hours. Last year, it took four. People were getting eliminated kind of quick in the early rounds. After it got to the fourth round, things really got interesting...

I bet you’re wondering why we’re taking Afro-Jim and Scotty to ASR with us. I’ll go ahead and hype them up – they’ve both earned it. Yeah, us execs run the joint and all, but without those guys, Skatepark wouldn’t be what it is. So this is our little way of saying ‘thanks.’

ASR 2004: Fun, Fame and Fortune Await Skateboarding’s Chosen Feud!

ASR San Diego January 2004 Day One

Surf Expo - January 2004

Everyone in the industry complains about Surf Expo. I’m not exactly sure what the reasons are for the complaints. The show seems to get more and more fun as the years pass by.

I forgot to mention that somehow we ended up hanging out with the infamous Baby Schitzo last night. Since he didn’t have anywhere to stay, we let him crash on our floor. Waking up to Baby Schitzo in our room was definitely an experience in itself.

As the sun rose, so did I. Barry and I thought that it would be a great idea to head over to the show before it opened and ride the mini-ramp. We had a full-on session at about 8:30am. Thanks to the official ASR badge with my name on it, the Staff Pro security guards were forced to sit and watch us skate. That badge is gold.