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My favorite part about Christmas morning was dumping out my Christmas stocking. All the cool little knicknacks were the things I could carry with me no matter where I went. Hot Wheels, candy, super balls, mini wrapped-up presents and anything cool that you could put in your pocket and take to school.

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What sets skateboarders apart from the general population is their unique quirks and a fierce independence from the social norm. It's the unseen factor that keeps us (skateboarders) from being labeled "athletes" and "role models" -- something we all take a snarky pride in. Auby Taylor is no exception....

Thrasher Magazine announced that professional skateboarder David Gonzalez won their coveted 2012 Skater of the Year award on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old, Medellin, Colombia, native and member of the Flip skateboards team is the 22nd professional skateboarder to be named Skater of the Year (SOTY) by Thrasher.

Gonzalez...

Tadashi Yamaoda is the Founder of Kobrah Magazine, staff filmer and photographer for Lowcard Magazine, marketing manager of Lucky Bearings and a frequent contributor to ESPN.com.

"Somehow I'm making a living shooting and filming skateboarding and guess what, it's frickin awesome! With all the ups...

Back in May of this year ESPN.com ran a story about Cape Cod's favorite son, Zered Bassett, leaving his long-time sponsor, Zoo York skateboards. I never imagined it would take six months before I was talking to him about a new sponsor. I've traveled the world with Bassett over the years, from Hawaii...

Dakota Servold came on the scene about a year ago. Servold earned himself a Thrasher cover right away and has been steady crushing everything in his path since the release of WTF! Could being roommates with Leo Romero be the secret ingredient of Servold's shredding spree? We can only speculate until...

Ryan Sheckler's new signature shoe on etnies, the Marana, drops today after much fanfare on Instagram. The Marana has been coveted by legions of fans, who had noticed Sheckler wearing his new pro model throughout this year's X Games and Street League contests.

Sheckler and the etnies footwear designers...

Patrick Ryan started skating when he was six, got sponsored by the time he was eight and has made it through the mini-grom stage unscathed. Like Ryan Sheckler and Nyjah Huston before him, Ryan has had the great fortune of starting skating at a early age and now as a teenager is starting to come into...

The revitalized eastern half of downtown Long Beach is known as the East Village Arts District. As its name suggests, the neighborhood is home to numerous artisanal boutiques, art galleries and artists' lofts. The East Village also happens to be where a store called The Deviant Design Group (DDG) opened...

As the old saying goes: dreams are like bellybuttons, everybody has one. Well, that's not actually how the saying goes, but you get the idea. Everybody dreams about something.

It could be an all-expense paid 5-night vacation to a golf resort in Puerto Rico, a $500 gift certificate to Target/Williams...