SKUNK BROS

THE FLAMING LIPS - The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 6/17/11

2011-07-15T20:27:00.001-07:00

I was so stoked when I heard they were going to play in Vegas at The Cosmopolitan, Blvd Pool on the roof! I bought tickets the day they went on sale, ends up the Cosmo sent out promo deals to stay for the weekend and see the show for free, Mike V/Bruce, The Rollers and Herm all scored free rooms! Brian flew out and met Tommy and I. The show was awesome as usual.

We pre-partied at Mike V and Bruces place 50ish floor, super plush room with a nice view!

Bruce workin the vinyl.

This venue is nice, they cover the rooftop pool and set up stage, they have a huge backdrop screen over the strip so people down below can watch and hear the show!

Hung out poolside the next day, the stage was set up by those palm trees.

Looking a little beat up! Could call it a Skunk Bros 20th reunion!

FROG

Tommy and I checked the Vegas craigslist before we drove out, met a cool dude in Henderson with a bunch of BMX. We checked the stuff out but didn't really have $$ to buy bikes before the show, so we told him we would be back after winning the jackpot. Ends up I hit for a G on the way out and Tommy did good too! Hit the dude up on the way out, I picke up this 1990 Redline, mainly grabbed it for the cranks and bars, also got some 48 spoke white Z rims, stoked!

Vic Murphy

2011-03-26T06:52:00.000-07:00

So I take my son to one of the many festivals that happen this time of year at Tempe Town Lake. I was not really sure what this one was all about, it was called Cityscape and there was suppose to be some extreme sports going down. We rolled down on our bikes, it was pretty crowded, after a bit I see a girl with a I Love Dirt Bros shirt on! After walking around I find the full Dirt Bros booth and ask if Vic was around, he was out and about in the crowd. So I end up running into Vic, he was there to spread the word on religion and was doing some demos. I snapped a couple of pics and we talked for a bit. I ended leaving and then coming back with a pic that Devin took of Vic at Thrasherland back in 91 or so. Found Vic again and rapped for about a half hour. I had not seen him since we stayed at the House of Dirt back in 91 or so, he fully remembered us staying there. Had him sign the snap devin took. He was stoked on my Dirt Bros Skyway TA set up and has it posted on his Facebook page.

March of a 1000 Flaming Skeletons 2010 - OKC

2010-12-02T21:00:00.002-07:00

The 2010 March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons! Me and my bro hit it up again this year, another awesome time, little bit of travel difficulties but we made it there and eventually back home. We had a new recruit, my bro's friend Jeff. We showed up early and did the rock n roll parking lot skeleton style, improvised beer cooler and all. Got to hang with Wayne. Lots of cool parade entries, zombies, sexy evil chicks, Michael Meyers was cool. I don't think anyone burned in the parade, but one skeleton girl told me to look out cause I almost scorched her. Lots of smoke and tons of screaming parade goers.

The King Diamond of skeletons.

This dude was the Grand Marshall, Count Gregore.

My brother gave me shit cause I said I would be a furry if chosen, kinda glad that I wasn't.

Wayne was running around all day.

The pre March rally.

Wayne rolled the whole parade in the space bubble.

Tour de Fat - Tempe - 10/09/2010

2010-11-07T22:31:00.000-07:00

Tempe was blown out this year! Larger area and tons of people! Fell on Castle's birthday, he did up some custom shirts that could be seen everywhere! Tommy, Toad and myself were in the finals for the Slow Ride contest but the Skunk Bros could not take the belt home. Can't wait till next year!

Nice Skunk Bros shout out in this article!

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/2010/09/30/20100930tour-de-fat-bike-parade-festival-tempe.html

Slow Ride!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip38q2vsMlM&feature=related

Tour de Fat - San Diego 10/02/2010

2010-10-27T20:25:00.002-07:00

Hit up the Tour de Fat in San Diego again this year! Rolled the triple decker out and hooked up with Brian and Vid. Brian, Ryder and myself had to chase down the bike parade but eventually caught up with everyone. Made it to the finals but could not take home the Slow Ride belt. I didn't take too many photos.

Brian and Ryder.

Vid was in to the tire toss.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Belly Up - San Diego, CA 10/3/10

2010-10-11T19:53:00.009-07:00

Visited Brian in San Diego, started the day by going to the Cardinals/Chargers football game followed up with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion! Small venue and the band sounded great. Are you ready for the Blues Explosion?

Marcus Palinkas hooked up with us for the show!

Russell Simins has a posse!

Wallrides

2010-10-10T10:27:00.004-07:00

Wallrides have always been one of my favorite tricks. I have seen this wallride many times before but it always had a big dumpster in front of it, recently the dumpster was removed. I rolled out early in the morning with a bunch of 5 gallon jugs of water and smoothed a runway. I rolled back later that day and busted this solo video footage. 5/23/10

Here's Lucas hitting it. I went back after this session and the lip was wrecked

Hit up this wallride today, 11/7/10 with Tommy and Toad.

Toad bailed out and got gashed!

This was the closest I could come to tabling out of it.

Tommy and I sessioned this new wallride thanks to some recent freeway construction. 6/30/10

Some old pics from Price Wall.

Tommy's curved wallride that was in Ride Magazine.

Tommy, San Fran.

Lance, random wall.

Band of Skulls - Martini Ranch - 4/15/10

2010-04-16T08:50:00.001-07:00

Tommy, Toad and myself rode to the show and met the Rollers there. Cool to see these guys at Martini Ranch, they rocked!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHyvCBzTo7g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-dP7pppGS4

Bad Brains - Celebrity Theater 4/10/10

2010-04-12T19:50:00.006-07:00

This was the best show I've seen so far this year! Tommy, Toad, Nate and myself rode our bikes and jumped on the light rail to the show. I love the Celebrity, not a bad seat in the house, we were up front. Crowd got pretty crazy towards the end. HR just chillin with his hands folded.

Shot a little video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJVWRPRl92Y

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIQTywry6lc

Sonic Youth - Marquee Theater, Tempe AZ 1/5/10

2010-01-08T15:59:00.000-07:00

Went to the show with Tommy, his girl, Castleberry, Bruce and Watson. Good times! Sonic was awesome as always!

The first three shots were taken by Bruce. Check out his youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1guTYxg9P5o

The rest of the shots were taken by me.

Mark, Watson and Tommy.

Tommy, Mary and Ahab.

Devin Reed Lau

2009-12-06T12:53:00.001-07:00

KISS - Jobing.com Arena - Glendale - 12/01/09

2009-12-04T21:12:00.000-07:00

My parents took the whole family to KISS in 1977. This was their KISS Alive 35 tour, tickets blew out for $15 bucks, couldn't pass it up. Still rockin it in their 60's.

Gene spitting fire.

Gene spitting blood.

Pretty cool when he flew to the top of the lights!

Paul smashing the guitar.

"She's" kinda creepy.

Canal Park dirt jumps 11/29/09

2009-12-04T20:53:00.001-07:00

Nate and I rebuilt the step up gap jump at Canal Park over the Thanksgiving weekend. We have been building jumps out there for 20 years now.

There are two lips, Toad is boostin the big one.

Pretty much my staple, Table.

Nate doing the moto cross crowd pointer.

Managed a couple of 360's over it.

Nate layin it out.

Toad, 38 - Father of two, what you got?

Nate.

The downhill runway is crazier than the jump.

This photo turned out really cool with the clouds and bike just launchin.

Lucas hit up the jumps today, nice 360.

Nice roll!

Sheridan threw down a nice mix from last weekend, 1/9/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q744fjhs14o

March of a 1000 Flaming Skeletons - OKC, OK 10/24/09

2009-10-29T17:22:00.000-07:00

I tried to do this last year but the last minute plans did not go through so I was definitely ready for this year! I called my brother who is always down for whatever and has the plane hookups. MARCH OF A 1000 FLAMING SKELETONS! The March is sponsored by the Flaming Lips and is one of over 100 entries in the Ghouls Gone Wild parade which had over 80 floats. We were pretty much the first ones to show up and minutes later Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips pulled up, he was super cool and talked with us for awhile, very genuine dude.

It was a do it yourself face painting session. 3.2 beer sucks.

Oompas!

Me and my bro ready for the March.

Met these dudes in the parking lot, I suck at remembering names, Ethan and the dude who's wallet I found and returned, thanks for sharing your beers!

Wayne followed the skeletons in the space bubble, our plan was to be the last in line so that Wayne and the furries would be behind us, worked fine except they put a fire truck between us so we couldn't see him.

I'm not sure how long the line of skeletons stretched, it was as far as I could see. The March ended with Wayne somehow being in front of us and personally thanking each skeleton for participating, class act dude.

Stardeath and Whitedwarfs played the after party.

Anyone in for next year?

Tour de Fat - Tempe 10/10/2009

2009-10-18T20:24:00.000-07:00

After many years of training and dedication, I finally took the Slow Ride belt! Last and only person to cross the finish line and finish the beer. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO ABOVE!!

The parade ride.

Custom helmet.

Toad

Sheridan was rockin it all day.

Orlando with the belt.

Tour de Fat, San Diego, CA 10/3/09

2009-10-07T20:54:00.000-07:00

First Tour in San Diego, Balboa Park, the turn out was good, the ride was a little hectic. For some reason the security would not allow kids in so we just did the parade and split.

Ryder and Gavin.

Cool monkey powered bike machine.

Rollin.

Misfits.

Nates Bachelor Party

2009-10-07T20:45:00.000-07:00

Nates final days as a bachelor. Crown King camping trip, crazy rain/hail storm driving in.

Blake, Jason, Adam, Jesse and Lucas and Hoss. Crown King bar.

Lucas and the latest skunk bro recruit.

Jameson.

Broke my ankle.

Ween - Red Rocks Amphitheatre CO 9/6/09

2009-10-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

Fat Tire cans. Lance and Brian.

Meat Puppets opened up.

Doubled up on magic chocolate. These photos suck, but above the stage are the city lights, the Red Rocks was the best venue I have ever been to.

WEEN!

Tour de Fat, Fort Collins, CO 9/5/09

2009-10-07T20:29:00.000-07:00

Slapped the triple decker on the bike rack and drove 1000 miles to the Fort Collins Tour de Fat. New Belgium Brewery is located there. 12,000 people showed up for the parade, it was crazy

Brian and the family made the trek from San Diego.

Tons of heads, most everyone was dressed up.

Captain Freedumb.

Triple decker

The Flaming Lips, San Diego 8/15/09

2009-09-12T07:05:00.000-07:00

Flew into San Diego for the weekend and hung out with Brian, Paula and Ryder. This was the first Lips show of the US tour, was at Del Mar Racetrack, the show was free with $6 track admission, was also a beer fest going on. Stardeath and White Dwarfs opened up. Magic chocolate.

The birthing entry.

Wayne rollin.

No confetti, but tons of balloons.

First time I saw the rockin gorilla.

La Jolla shark dive.

Did a little bit of riding.

Random Pools

2009-07-25T21:15:00.000-07:00

Toad

Nate, floater air over the light.

Nate.

Lucas, power carve.

Lucas

Nate.

Lance.

Toad.

History of a Skunk Bro.

2009-07-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

That's me, circa 1978.

Big Wheel race in the K-mart parking lot, that's me in front, circa 1978.

Huffy Pro Thunder, full kamikazee gear and checkered high top Vans, circa 1983.

My backyard quarter pipe, Boss Pro frame, original Hammer slip on shin guards, circa 1989.

No hander, Canal Park, circa 1993.

Boost out of Price Wall, circa 1996

Canal Park, circa 2000.

Wedge, circa 2005.

Days of Youth and Fire......

2009-07-25T16:31:00.000-07:00

I love this painting, this was the best gift. Vid handed me the actual photo and then handed me the rolled up canvas. I had it framed and matted and it hangs in my living room. Thanks Vid!!

This was taken in front of Bruce and Mikes place. I bought that bike that Dev is on for $5 that day at a garage sale. Check out Tommy's bandaged leg from falling into the fire at Bushnell, he's also sporting my old UGP shirt.

Roller, Dev, Lance, Tommy and Jerome lurking in the background.

Ah, The Days of Youth and Fire!

Vid

4th of July

2009-07-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

Tommy and I rolled up to Canal park to check out the fireworks.

Sidehack loaded up with cooler and tunes.

Robbie and his girl met us up there.

What up, Skunk Bros.

We literally ran into Ratboy on our ride from Canal Park, did some late night drinking.

Ratboy Interview in Ride UK BMX Oct. 2007

2009-07-02T23:20:00.000-07:00

Ratboy 180 table at the wedge.

1st Reservation contest 1996

2009-06-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

This was the first Rez contest to go down. Tommy and Toad pretty much built the jump, event sponsored by the Skunk Bros. Rigo won, I think Ratboy took second.
Toth, Toad, Lance, Spinner, Jeremy, Lucas, Tommy & Ratboy.

Toth broke his collarbone the night before otherwise he would have won.

Toad with cool helmet.

Tommy

Ratboy

Eric Cabeza

Scottsdale Tribune, 5/15/95

2009-06-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

I love checkin out the old bikes I use to roll. RL 20 II, Bully bars, TNT stem, check out the fresh Shimano DX's!

Salsipuedes Mexico camping

2009-06-28T20:20:00.001-07:00

Skunk Bros camping trip in Salsipuedes Mexico, just north of Ensenada, I'll have to look up the year.

Lance table off the rock over the garbage can.

Endo, blown out headset.

Tommy, tailtap no brakes.

Lance and Tommy.

Chillin on the coast with Paul.

Castle checks out the start of Paul's tattoo.

Gonz getting the forced tequila shot.

The guy had a hard time flipping Gonz upside down, but he managed.

Taco shack.

Sunrise Mountain

2009-06-14T22:11:00.001-07:00

Nate and I hit up Sunrise Mountain this past weekend. $20 for as many runs up the mountain. I think we may have been the first ones to do it on BMX's.

Bikes fit on a rack on the back of the lift.

Nice view.

Lance top of the mountain.

Nate ready to bomb it.

I caught my big toe on a stump, flipped the toenail backwards.

Laughlin Poker Run w/ Nate & Ratboy

2009-06-05T21:14:00.001-07:00

First did this Laughlin Poker Run with Toad. This was my fourth year. Nate, Ratboy and I rolled up in the Enterprise van with a lazyboy and futon and bikes in the back. Rode the Wickenburg park, then the Kingman Park and the local ditch. Camped right next to the bridge on the river. Rode over to the strip for all the crazy festivities, sponsored by Jagermeister! Woke up and rode the Bullhead City park and swam in the river. Good times.

Camp

Our bikes in the mix of thousands of motorcycles.

Jager flowed like water.

Ratboy, late night.

At least his shoes are off.

Tommy at Canal Park jumps, 1992

2009-06-03T20:57:00.000-07:00

Griz air. Tommy or Taj?

Front mag.

Check out the bike and that was Tommy's favorite shirt. circa 1992

Shinners suck

2009-06-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

Tommy at Hubba Hideout, San Fran

2009-05-29T21:55:00.000-07:00

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Hubba Hideout is one of the most famous skateboarding spots. It is located in San Francisco near the Justin Herman Plaza on The Embarcadero. Its central feature is an oversized set of 6 stairs with large concrete ledges on both sides. The spot is part of a pedestrian walkway but has been more commonly used by the local skateboarders and vagrants.

I love this picture, a nice flatty in the city.

Off the ledge, gap into the dirt.

Looks like that one may be a hard landing.

Figured I would throw in this China banks photo.

44th St. & Indian School house

2009-05-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

Rented this house around 1999-2000, there was a cul de sac on the n/e corner of 44th Street and Indian School that had five houses in it, all were abandoned except for ours and one other. We had the place for a year until they started building the Pei Wei plaza there, our house would be right where Pei Wei is. Big house with a guest house that Robby rented. We had a dump truck drop a load and built a double and a berm around the guest house, then there was a little dirt jump over the pond, small launch to the box jump to the quarter to hit the dirt jump again, pretty fun backyard setup. Had a few parties there, Ells and Gonz played in the guest house, eternal bad karma to the fucker who stole my gold Shimano DX pedals. Me, Bruce, Roller, Tommy and Sydney, the dog.

Tommy lookin like Fuzzy Hall.

Another Tommy, I have footage of him hitting the tree in mid 360, he also broke the tip of his pinky off on the box jump.

One of the parties that went down. Gonz was naked with a surgeons mask and gloves.
BALLS, forever loved!

Janes Addiction - Cricket Pavillion - Phx. 5/15/09

2009-05-16T21:20:00.000-07:00

Played all old stuff, sounded great and put on an awesome show!
The first Skunk Zine had a review of the Janes Addiction show at the first Lollapalooza.

Bushnell Tanks

2009-05-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

Bushnell Tanks. The early Bushnell days were the start of the Skunk Bros. I think we went nine weekends in a row one year. It started out with just a few and over the years grew to some serious craziness! Many a longtime friendships started at Bushnell, shit, Brian and Paula even met there. These are the photos that I have been able to gather so far. Thanks to the Rollers, Tommy and now Lucas for the photo contributions, I know there are many other people that haven't looked through their shoebox of photos lately. I'm sure there could be a Bushnell photo or two, if so, send them my way so I can add them. Early start to a crazy night. I believe this was the 5 year reunion.

Side hackin

Ariel and Grayson.

Lance, 360 pallet attempt

Colvin, Curtis, Marcus and Claude.

Paul and Dev.

Brian will put a cap in your ass.

Andy Cook, his bus was cool.

Don, not lookin too much like a thug.

Paul and Art.

Amazing we didn't shoot each other.

Tommy at Mission Trails, circa 1994

2009-05-14T20:40:00.001-07:00

Tommy stretched over the Death Jump.

Dead sailor over the Death Jump

Bushnell Tanks

2009-05-03T16:48:00.001-07:00

These were taken on 4/6/08. Roller and I went to Bushnell Tanks to check it out, it's been fenced off for over five years. We parked at the front and rode bikes back in. The roads were pretty washed up. The "Satan Tree" still stands in all it's glory. Surprisingly there were no remains to be found from the old Bushnell days.

Hiked back to the waterhole. Rockin a little tunes.

Bikes locked to the tree.

Lo-Fi

Tour de Fat - Tempe 2007

2009-05-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

Ratboy wins the slow race contest and gets the belt.

In order to win, you have to be the last one to cross the finish line without stopping or putting your foot down and slam your beer.

The cruise.

Lucas

Melissa, Lance, Ratboy and Orlando.

Tour de Fat, Tempe - October 2008

2009-05-01T20:18:00.001-07:00

Bike pile.

Gonz' brother, Orlando.

Me and Roller and Tommy.

Ratboy.

Triple decker

Cliff Dive

2009-05-01T20:14:00.000-07:00

Payson Falls, Flying squirrel cliff dive.

Lance at Canal Park jumps

2009-05-01T20:05:00.000-07:00

Early Canal Park jump, this one no longer exists, check out the RL-20-II. Buzzsaw, circa '92

This picture is cool cause it kind of looks 80's old school with the mags and black and white. STA with Skyway mags, circa 2000.

Table

One footed table

Tommy Flagstaff roof gap

2009-05-01T20:00:00.000-07:00

Tommy off the roof, over the rail and into the street. circa 93

Dirt Bros / Skyway TA build

2009-05-01T19:43:00.000-07:00

White 1984 Skyway TA done Dirt Bros style. Redline Pinchbolt cranks, Dirt Bros sprocket, Bully Bars, TNT stem, Peregrine 48's, Pete tires. In memory of Devin. Thanks Castleberry for hooking it up!

Gonz photo shoot riding session

2009-05-01T19:04:00.000-07:00

180 out of the ditch, over the rail and sidewalk and into the street with perfect roll out.

Smoker Dave wallride over the Gonz.

Gonz photo shoot

2009-05-01T18:59:00.001-07:00

Gonz calls me and asks if I want to go on a photo shoot with a bunch of models in a stretch limo hummer. Smoker Dave and his crew did the riding, Gonz and the models did the modeling.

The Flaming Lips, 4/25/09 - Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ

2009-05-01T18:49:00.000-07:00

This show was amazing! The $55 price turned most everyone away. I was able to score a VIP laminate and got in free. Flaming Lips is a must see.

Perfect space bubble shot.

Electric box bash

2009-05-01T18:12:00.000-07:00

Fakie off the skateboard deck electric box bash, circa 93

Skunk Mansion Jump

2009-05-01T18:09:00.000-07:00

The Skunk Mansion lasted for about a year, we built one big jump and had a couple of random ramps, the backyard was huge and had much potential. Had my 21st B-day there with all the Standard team and Chase Gouin, its in the end of one of their videos with local drunk Elvis dancing, cops busted it in like an hour. circa 92/93 - Thanks Mary for the photo contributions.

Tommy, Paul and Dev. Corporate Bikes Still Suck!

Dev and Mary

Still workin on the jump

Tommy, Buzzsaw fakie.

Tommy, tucked fakies.

Skunk Bros

2009-05-01T17:45:00.000-07:00

Lucas, Tommy, Devin, Lance & Brian at Harry's Jump.

I think it was late '88 when I rolled up to a party on my fully raced out Boss Pro with Brian on his white Redline. We ran into Devin and that was pretty much the formation of the Skunk Bros along with Robbie. Devin asked, "Do you race?" My response was, "No I just ride." That Monday Devin met me after school and we rolled up to the wedge. All I ever did at the wedge then was try to jump it. Devin rolled up and was doing fakie roll backs, rock walks, footplants and trying to decades and other crazy shit. From then it was on. Devin educated us on the Dirt Bros and the POW's. A year or so later we met Tommy, he rode for a month or so and was better than the rest of us!

I have been going through a bunch of my old photos and shit and figured I might as well share some of this history. I am trying to gather old Skunk Bros and Bushnell Tanks photos, please contact me if you have any contributions. It was at Bushnell Tanks that we came up with the Skunk Bros name. I will get to that one later.

Tommy, Lance, Brian and the body guard, Jerome in front of the bus. Check out the old school bikes, taken at the Canal Park jumps circa 92-93.

Death In the Desert 2 - 1993 Hoffman BS contest - Thrasherland - AZ

2009-05-01T15:46:00.000-07:00

Proof sheet from the contest. Photos by Brian and Devin
#33: Devin
#34: Tommy, Lance, Brian & Devin
#35: Lance
#36: Tommy
#24, 29, 30 & 31: Dave Clymer
#25, 26, 28, 8, 9, 10 & 11: Vic Murphy
#32: Lee Sultemier
#7: Brad Blanchard
#5: Lawan Cunningham
#6: Matt Hoffman