Dekline Goes East Video

The portion of the Dekline team (Dakota, Jaws, Merlino, Cutcliffe, and Matt B) headed east with Sinclair in the Tum Yeto van to chomp rails, bumps, ledges and whatever else they came across and they brought back a video for us all to enjoy.

Can you guess who the new Dekline rider will be? They will announce June 1st.

Never one to come out with a boring interview, Leo Romero brings the laughs in this week’s episode of Ride Channel’s Free Lunch in talking about rumors of sleeping with Erica Yary, tea bagging Johnny Layton, the down for anything attitude of Matthew Bennett, Bro Style, eswic and more.

Enjoy Leo’s FREE LUNCH then check out this Bonus interview that ran in our newsstand-only Sweet 16 Special issue back in 2011!!!!

Words and Photos: Aaron Smith

This week’s blog is all about our newest cover boy Daniel Lutheran. I could tell you about how great this guy is and how positive he always is but I know you’ve heard it all before. His upbeat personality is well known in skateboarding and along with his undeniable skills it’s helped land him on some of the top brands of today. So I’ll stick with just showing you the photos on this one, because after all, that’s what you’re really after anyway, right?

This is one of those famous Long Beach spots. Although it’s no where near as good as Belmont. Dan Lu 180 nosegrind before getting the boot from the neighbors.

Collin Provost, Dan Lu and Drew Lu post sesh.

This is a really steep rail in Long Beach that’s almost always a bust. You have to run up and start jumping right when you get there. Dan lipslid it no problem.

Right after Dan Smith grinded it.

This spot is at a hotel in Long Beach. The owners of the place were not happy with us skating. Dan only got to warm up with this ollie.

This is a pretty gnarly spot. The rail is right up next to this fence and the whole spot is pretty narrow. Any mistake and it could mean really bad news. Dan got away unscathed with this crook.

The definition of bro style.

This was the first photo I shot of Daniel when we and a few other dudes from Toy Machine took a trip to Kansas City. This rail is called the Berra Rail which got it’s name from when he backside 50-50ed it in The End. Daniel took the Smith grind through the kink.

Mr. Lutheran.

I’ll end this post with this ollie over to front crook. Good stuff Dan Lu!!

Leo Romero. Independent Trucks. Commercial. Need I say more? There’s only one downside, it’s short.

Posted by John Bradford

Danlu’s been on a tear lately, and the brand new issue of Skateboarder is proof of that. He knows he has an interview coming out, but somehow we were able to keep it under wraps that he was getting his first cover too. So when the advance copies of the new magazine showed up to the office we hatched a little plan to get all of the homies over to Collin Provost’s house in Long Beach for a little surprise cover party. We got him… We got him good.

He’s handed the box… and with it his very first cover.

Literal brostyle… Dan’s brother Andrew made it on the cover too.

All the bro’s jumped right into Dan’s interview.

Toy Machine camera man Kevin Barnett and Joshua Harmony.

Ryan Spencer.

David Reyes approves

Matt B instantly grams it

Assistant (to the) Vans TM Griffin Collins

“oh… he’s grinding DOWN it…”

What are we grilling?

Pink slime

Bros

Cheeseburger

Cash

Pong

Collin relaxes in his new yard

Griffin’s on the new shit

Film

Collin builds

Marquise shows up

and off to the bar…

Dakota

Cuates Chris

Risking teeth

Somehow we crashed a birthday party…

Someone got tagged

After that its all a blur… Congrats to cover man Daniel Lutheran. Pick up his interview when it comes out!

Posted by: John Bradford

Just a quick post with some photos of last nights Cuates show here in Long Beach. Leo’s band entertained at the Pike bar packed with all the homies from the neighborhood. Fun night out, we’re all paying for it today…

Cuates

Leo sets up

Dakota Servold reps Leo’s new shirt

Provost shows up

Matt Bennett and the lovely Tes

Levi Brown slides in next to Collin

Dan Rogers vs a lemon wedge

Brian Gaberman and Jeff Henderson aka Jettyalanhendo

Show gets under way

Tes gets in there…

Leo, solo style

Blake leaves the Red Room. Griffin and Harmony hang out.

Good times

Slight tunage

Mike Lopez aka Trast

Roaming cordless mic style

Assistant TM or assistant to the… Griffin Collins and Grant

Dakota and Jared brostyle

Ryan Spencer and his lady

Joshua Harmony

ragin’, full on

breaking down after the show

Post show congrats, brostyle

The reason I feel the way  I do today

Somehow we ended up back at Collin’s new place

Lets get a better look at that wall…

The last photo on my camera from the night… it was a fun one. Congrats to Cuates.

FEATURING: David Gravette, Collin Provost, Roberto Aleman, Peter Molec, Fabian Verhaeghe, Axel Cruysberghs and Nassim Gaummaz

Bluntslide
Photo: John Bradford

1. Warm up trick:
Ollie

2. Skate video:
Misled Youth

3. Skate video part:
Heath Sight Unseen

4. Band/musician:
Zepplin

5. Thing about HB:
Not down for it.

6. Thing about Long Beach:
Hanging out with all the bros.

Collin Provost Suprise Pro Party from Skateboarder Magazine on Vimeo.

7. Thing about riding for Toy Machine:
Everything. It’s just the most bro style company out.

8. Stay Gold memory:
Everything. Just hyped to be apart of it.

9. Childhood memory:
Getting my first board.

10. Holiday:
Christmas

11. Vacation spot:
Hawaii

12. Person to travel with:
Suski

13. Starbucks drink:
Ice coffee

14. Actress/model:
Angelina Jolie

15. City for skating:
Madrid

16. Live show you attended:
Motorhead

17. Quote:
“Stay golden Pony Boy”-(step brother)

18. Book:
I hate reading.

19. Skateshop:
I ride for Active.

20. Video game:
I don’t like them.

21. Pastime when not skating:
Smoking weed with the homies.

22. Beverage:
Beer or water

23. Skate website:
Toy site

24. Non-skate website (non-porn):
That’s the only reason to go on the computer.

25. Thing about skateboarding.
What is there not to like, it’s the best shit ever.

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