Alex Kutaysov Buck 65 Martin Paradisis Steve Friedman Jamie Hawley Blotto Mike Dee King of the Groms Simon Lyddiard Adam Melling David Benedek POP Burton 6.6.indd 1-2 30/6/06 2:40:55 PM Features 30 Dean ‘Blotto’ Gray On the recent Un..Inc tour down the east coast of Australia I was fortunate enough to spend a few weeks with Dean “Blotto” Gray. Blotto is no doubt one of the snowboard worlds most well known and respected photographers. When POP hit up Blotto for a portfolio, needless to say he was more than happy to help out... 42 Alex Kutaysov & 48 Mike Dee Alex Kutaysov is from the easternmost part of Russia known as the Kamchatka Peninsula. Kamchatka lies on the southern tip of Siberia, above Japan. If that’s not an interesting story then I don’t know what is. Similarly, Mike Doleman (aka Mike Dee) has just as a unique background. He is a third generation Australian merchant seafarer. So it’s surprising that they’re both incredibly talented snowboarders. 52 Simon Lyddiard & 54 Jamie Hawley Simon Lyddiard says that outside of skating, he’s a pretty boring guy. Sure, he likes to box, but that’s about it. Well that’s all well and good if you ignore the fact that’s he’s an amazing skateboarder. If he’s boring then I must be a billion playboy because we’re living in opposite land. And if you’re looking for someone to protect that opposite land then don’t count on Jamie Hawley. Because he tried to join the Army and lasted three weeks until he realised that skating is way more fun than Chris Eacott. Broken. Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo: Marc Baker. group showers and killing people. 58 Adam Melling & 62 Martin Paradisis Adam Melling could have been a boogie boarder. But lucky for our eyeballs he gave the slick bottom boards the miss and stood up for himself otherwise we wouldn’t get to watch one of the most exciting young surfers in the water right now. 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For those of you whom live on the North Island don’t for- Charles Beckinsale and his telling you right now, this will It’s a celerbration! get that Tassie has surf on 4 different coasts, so if you’re looking for a boys at JC Jibs have been build- be massive. As we go to print Four Star celebrates 10 years of BozWreck surf trip and are willing to drive, then Tassie is the destination. ing some amazing features for the rider’s names are being kept operation in July. The company This August brings the release James Holmer Cross is Tassie’s best free surfer and has Thredbo’s multiple terrain parks. hidden but word is Australia’s had a celebration at the Froden- of POP’s first sponsored film received long term support from Red Herring Surf to help him achieve These include a 12 metre box, 8 top talent will be in attendance. gallery in L.A on July 8th where his goals of surfing crazy, cold slabsBIGGER than your house! metre picnic table and a 6.5 me- If you can’t make it to Buller for they had works by celebrated art- If you’re in the search for more of the Concrete Jungle ac- tre down bar which are all set up the event dont worry because ists Rob Abeyta Jr, Evan Hecox, tion then Tassie is the place to come and wreck yourself while skating! and perfectly maintained by the POP will be doing a live webcast Andy Jenkins, Tony Larson, There is a little bit of everything… JC Jibs crew. Good work guys, of the event provided the Gov- Michael Leon, Kevin Lyons, We have a rad crew of skaters that travel the state destroy- lets hope we see some similar ac- ernment censors and Christian Geoff McFetridge, Andy Muel- ing anything. Brendon ‘Hill Billy’ Hill (left) and Laif ‘The Damager’ tion from the other mountains. groups are convinced there won’t ler, Andrew Pommier. Also on Johannesen are just two of the team members. be any Big Brother style tea-bag- site was a collaborative mural by On the website front, we are currently running a ‘Pic of the ging/turkey slapping action. So World Industries down sizes Mark Gonzales and Brian An- Month’ comp, by where people can submit their surf, skate or lifestyle make sure you’re online on July derson, a photo essay by Spike pictures in order to win a gift voucher and ya mug on the WWW.