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  The Tod Swank interview. Part 1.

  Comparing the average skateboard industry guy  to Tod Swank is like comparing a sloth to…well, Tod Swank. Does that metaphor make sense? No. But the point is that he’s a busy and successful guy. He’s held various positions in the skateboard world, including pro skater, photographer, designer and is the president and founder of Tum Yeto which is home to brands such as Toy Machine, Foundation, Pig, Ruckus, and Dekline. Time to stop slothing around, sloth asses. Time to think

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• Come Rato Throwback footy

  It’s pronounced Ko-Me-Ha-Too. In honour of Come Rato’s big interview in Concrete Wave, here’s some throwback footage all the way from January 2002. I think this was actually the first time I met the dude, and also the same time Christian Hosoi was in jail for dealing meth. Ooops! Fact of the day: Come Rato means “Eat Rat”  in Portuguese. Watch or download the good quality version here: Come-Rato-rio-sul-2002 If you like to watch shitty quality versions, the youtube is

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  Runaway Bay

  One of the many fine parks of the Gold coast, Runaway Bay is somehow overrun with filthy disease ridden scooter kids. Kurt Nischel scares them away with pure gnar-ness and sends them back into their jungle lairs. Kurt is a graphic designer, tree surgeon, professional downhill skateboarder, and also recently invented the “watermelon helmet” at a recent hard liquor pool party. Check out some of Kurt’s designs at Action Ape. Watch the good version here: kurt-at-runaway-bay-1 Youtube is here for

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