Thrasher Magazine

Vans created an alternate universe of stoke to celebrate Lizzie Armanto’s fantastic new shoe. Friends and fans flocked!

But first … the session

Vans star Curren “C-Cup” Caples, to tail in Garvanza’s big bowl

GT stretches one towards the hip

Thanks for the flash check, Mez

Scraped out, always

His Master’s boardslide

Backside boneless … TO tail

Micro tap, V dangerous on that painted block

One more blast before party time

So many friends we had to do a group shot. We’re back, America!

Press junket perks … just like back in my days as a television star

The swells in the bar

Show dogs out front. This is gonna be good

Cowboys? Definitely

‘Where ARE you guys?’

Okay, shit. Do we take our acid now?

A wonderland of Lizzie

Greenhouse of Destiny

Christ approved

Who’s in there? Oh, wow, carry on ...

My cue to go find the nacho bar

All things Lizzie. When was the last time a verticalist got this kind of treatment? Something very special happening here

The calm …

If you plant a Muska shoe in the Earth it grows a boombox. Fun fact

It’s gonna be just fine

Meanwhile, in the dimly lit bowl

Josh Landau strikes careful first grind. It’s a go!

Cab can skate anything

Kirby of the Sheps, up to lip

Putting those Armantos in motion!

RRRipping!

Cab goes Smith. He was there when they invented it

New professional and romper enthusiast, Bryce Wettstein

Stevie, Megan and the Mapstones. When’s the last time you had a nice glass of wine on a mini?

Legend of the lip ––Amy Caron!

Then France’s Vincent Matheron went to work

Last month’s cover boy Krazy Frankie, double exposure to tail

Look at that board!

Signature men––Cab and Rozo

Cedric Pabich went highest

Or maybe this kid

Scramblero Fantastico Jhancarlos Gonzalez!

Mami made it!

Minna Stess, testing out a wicked front D

Frontal bluntal

Ruby Lilley was there … tearing it up

Wicked pick. She got it

Rowan, through the humps, around the corner and off the edge 

This is not Vietnam, there are rules. I mean, express yourself!

The rumbling of rock draws me away from the ramp action

AHA! Surfbort, already going full blast!

Intense

Mesmerizing

Socks ––rocked off

And now … the people! EVERYONE was there! Arin, Poppy, Cata, Maddy and Reece. Like, everybody!

K Walks and crew, always smilin’

Ran into Zion and friends by the toadstool. Tight

Bryce and filmmaker Josue Sanchez

Bring your poodle … if you got one 

Ryan Lee and Tin, my behind-the-scenes friends

Cierra, Dylan and Dandy. Like peas and carrots

Caught back up with the woman of the hour

Getting all horticultural with Z

He can pull off anything!

Good boy?

Are you guys a band? Todd, Mami, Ryan and Cookie Colbourn

Here we go … artist Linnea Bullion, in her element

Aussies! Aussies! Aussies!

And then Ozzy … with legends Desiree Astorga and Tony Alva. Wow!

My bros from the streets!

Dressed for the elements, in style

Andrew James Peters, Kathy Miranda and Ronnie Sandoval. Couple of y’all could use a middle name

Stoners' night …

Seriously

I would swing by every so often and just laugh with these guys

Wolftrap Road’s Reese Salken and a friend

Pat and Amy of Toxic Skates fame. Lotta Moose Menditto fans out there, jus’ sayin’ 

At least two of these people are professional models, so I found out I may have taken the first photo wrong

Not sure if I did this one right either, but y’all look great to me! 

Adam Mills and Trevor Cushing, KOTR survivors. Thank you for your service 

Next up: Peach Tree Rascals

A smoother flavor of hip hop

I hear it’s the most popular style of music, besides that robot shit

Ron and Omar, for life

Curren and Jamie, also equally for life

If you have a few minutes, one of these people would like to sell you a condo

Back at ya!

The Albas ––Jesse, Riley and Shleppo

Gary, my friend from work, with another friend

‘Wait. Get one more …”

Believe or not, the log hubba was actually skated quite a bit (not shown)

More wafflers, Grant and Justin

The K. Seidlers

When you take the group photo …

But then more people show up so you take a slightly different variation of one. Regardless, nice talking to everybody!

No-Comply. Never

More prop comedy from Linnea, with Dwindle’s Desiree Moore

Reliable road dogs. Thanks, boys!

Jake and his lady, tunnel of love

Dane, right before he took Ant and Axel back to the future

I think Nelly might have stolen my photo face for this one

Chad, Jer and the night is still YOUNG!

Yep, might be time to start turning on the lights

“Can I keep this? I’m gonna keep this.” ––B. Domond

An amazing shoe and a super fun night

Congrats, Lizzie! Thanks, everybody! Felt good to be out