The Skateboard Mag #43 (October 2007) captures the mid-2000s golden era of style-driven street skating — a time defined by smooth tech, creative spots, and a growing mix of humor and intensity in skate media. The cover’s contents tease the tone perfectly: Jack Curtin landing a flawless switch pop shove-it to fakie five-O to fakie flip — a clean, effortless display of precision that mirrors the magazine’s refined visual energy.
It opens with Initial Remarks: Seeing Spots, a nod to both visual storytelling and the constant hunt for new terrain. Mailstrom: Hot Salsa Enema keeps things fiery with reader exchanges that blend comedy and skate talk, while Guest Ed by Remy Stratton (of Etnies and long-time industry presence) adds seasoned insight from a lifer’s perspective.
In Origins: The Shifty, the mag dives into the mechanics and evolution of one of skating’s most classic tricks — blending history and technique. Odds and Evens anchors the midsection, rolling through news, cultural bits, and side columns like The Learnings Of, Roll the Dice, and Product Geek, which showcase how much The Skateboard Mag loved to blend skate culture with personality and wit.
The back half of the issue is loaded with visuals and scene reports: Flick: Midwest Marauders documents crews tearing through America’s heartland, while Festivus spreads cover Masa Pro, the Adio Shoe Release, and Dekline’s Mexicali trip, highlighting both pro events and regional skate energy. Storefront: No Comply pays tribute to one of Texas’s most iconic skate shops, and One-Shot Deal: Slappy vs. Ballard delivers a fun, photo-driven duel between two industry personalities.
Clyde’s Corner: Enjoy the Ride brings humor and perspective from Clyde Singleton, and Blackout: Jaws Near Death closes things on a wild note — a peek into Aaron “Jaws” Homoki’s fearless approach to skating’s biggest drops, even in his early days.
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