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X Games 14 Athlete and Artist Painted Skate Decks to be Unveiled at Benefit. Hosted by ESPN's anchorwoman Dana Jacobson, the X Games benefit will provide music by the world famous KROQ, celebrities, and X Games 14 competitors in BMX, Moto X, Skateboard and Rally Car Racing most notably the featured athletes will 
Scene report: Sheep Hills While in the Huntington Beach area we had to check on two dirt jump spots. One being Hidden Valley and the other being Sheep Hills. These trails have been a place of many sessions in the SoCal area. I was not sure about the situation at Hidden Valley. I knew about a petition to keep it alive but I had also heard it got plowed. But sometimes these spots get back up in 
Over the years I have been to California quite a bunch of times. I love it there. The HSA gave me an opportunity to come back out and I grabbed that chance with both hands. During the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach we wandered around taking some photos left and right. Yes, with all those people around you will run into some freaks left and right but that's the same at home when you go to any festival. The plusses about HB are the sunshine, the waves, happy people and the convenience of having food and fun places 
Skateboard Legends Jam In the late eighties when BMX freestyle wasn't all that big I used to skate quite a bit. I forgot how much until I started re-reading the early FAT-'zines which have a good percentage of skateboarding in it. Next to the BMX mags I read Thrasher, watched the Bones Brigade videos, went to contests and enjoyed some demos. The bigtime skaters had their own decks 
Waking up at 6:30am on the Friday morning was not nice and I really wasn't feeling the drive down to Newton Abbot to see the Empire Of Dirt. After a rough start and about 4 hours driving we managed to get to our campsite and made our tent for the night. We then proceeded to drive down the thin little country lanes following the signs to the event getting really excited. As soon as we parked up and looked down at the course from the hill we all immediately woke up and wanted to see the pro riders shred this course. Indeed they did 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.