SUPPORT Danny Way vs. Tony Hawk INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING Today, Saturday July 9th, 2005, Danny Way once again amazed the world with a World Record jump over the Great Wall of China. He landed it on his second attempt. After he landed a straight air over it, he tried it 3 more times, landing backside 360’s over it. Can you believe the ADVERTISE guy 360’d the Great Wall of China? That’s fucking insane. Sure, to jump that 61 ft gap is huge, but imagine spinning WITH US 360’s over it. Also today, Tony Hawk is gearing up for another stop on his extreme sports whoring arena tour, Boom Boom Huck Jam. Who do you think is earning more money today, and who do you think it earning more respect? I think you know the answer. contact After looking at the sponsors for both Way and Hawk, you [email protected] can tell who’s after the money and who’s in it for skate- boarding. Danny’s sponsors include: DC Shoes, Plan B, and Independent trucks. Tony’s include: Birdhouse, Adio, McDonalds. Not to mention his earlier endorsements for Bagel Bites, Hot Wheels, and Club Med. Win Free Product!!! Both Tony and Danny are alike. Both were young skate- boarding prodigies, Danny with H-Street and Plan B, and Tony with Powell Peralta. Both are known for their vert What was the name of the short lived skating skills. Both own their own skateboard companies. skatepark that was located at the 1201 E. Lake St. location,after Twin It seems though, as soon as Tony landed the 900, that the endorsements started flowing. He has video games, kids Cites Skate Oasis,but before 3rd Lair? clothing lines, stadium tours. You don’t see Danny Way excepting endorsements for fast food joints or other com- panies outside of skateboarding every time he breaks a Prizes world record, do you? - Kyle Berard Accel Wheels 51mm Tony Hawk is a great vert skateboarder, but the choices he’s made and the companies that he’s affiliated himself - Lo Cut 3 Etnies Shoes (size 9) with since becoming popular are only cheapening skate- - Plus a grab bag of various product boarding. Instead of pushing kids to go out and skate, he’s pushing kids to stay inside and play video games, sit at an auditorium and watch extreme sports, or eat the terribly unhealthy food McDonalds. Send answers to Danny Way has done nothing but push skateboarding in an [email protected] inventive and positive way. Congratulations Danny on by September 1st for a chance to win another World Record feat. (Correct answers will be thrown in a hat and selected randomly. Only 1 winner will be picked for all the goods.) Contact: Swimmer’s Ear Magazine P.O. Box 2076 Maple Grove, MN 55311 [email protected] swimmersear.blogspot.com 4 Swimmer’s Ear Magazine Editors: Adam Sever Chris Pernula Contributing Photographers: Zach Windahl Sam McGuire Adam Krause Thanks: David Lewis, Zach Windahl, Sam McGuire, Tom Ward at Fat Wreck, Alexis Henr y at Epitaph, and all the companies that sent us product. Cover: Uly Marin - Kickflip - Iowa City, IA Luke Hunt - Back Tail - South Minneapolis Photos: Sam McGuire Swimmer’s Ear Magazine 5 variance - Paper Cuts How Do You Pay? Paying in Pain is a rad skate zine from California. They really capture the inde- pendent spirit. They have tons of great photos and plenty of well written con- tent. Each issue keeps getting better than the last. This magazine would look awesome if it was on some shiny gloss paper like the major publica- tions. For more information, www.payinginpain.com Non Stop Get Focused! Party Wagon™ Focus Skateboarding Culture Magazine is a new Al Burian is an independent society free mag from the East icon. He writes so well that everyone Coast, that covers the East wants to be like him. In Burn Collector 13, join Al on his travels over- Coast skate scene. Issue 1 seas for a family reunion. Then follow him on his hitchhiking/train features a guest editorial by, journey all around Europe. A great reanby any standards. Ricky Oyola, and interviews with amateur Darren Harper and pro Chris Cole. It has a lot of nice photos and great design. They also do articles with skate shops (Kinetic), board Dan’s Zine companies (Syintific), websites (Post22.com) Dan’s Zine is a cool zine from NJ. It’s put together and trick tips. They really took the time to make by Dan Bracaglia. Issue 20 is mostly photos, but a good newsprint skate mag, unlike some other they’re quite good. Dan’s Zine also has hilarious news print mags I’ve seen. Future issues should fake ads. www.freewebs.com/danskatezine be awesome. www.focusskatemag.com What’s Your Subject? Subject is a new newsprint magazine from Chicago/New York. It is published by Liz Schroeder(New York) and Nora O’Donnell (Chicago) and is beautifully art directed by Luckyface.org’s Sarah Eva Krancic. Each issue of Subject focuses on a different subject. Issue one’s sub- ject is “What’s in a Name?” It has interviews with bands Tv on the Radio and Braid and articles about Moms Named Sharon and a feature story of the city of Calcutta. Issue two’s subject is “Carnival!” It has interviews with bands the Fiery Furnaces and Maritime, and articles about various freaks and circus related materi- al. Both issues have been pretty good reads. They have a limited run of 1,000 and it is hard to find. Try checking out their website at www.subjectmag.com, for more information. 6 Swimmer’s Ear Magazine Powell Pat Channita Deck - With most skate brands manufacturing boards out of the U.S., it’s refreshing to ride a board that is pressed in the same warehouse that the com- pany is located. This Powell deck has a nice ride. It’s a little smaller than I’m used to riding, but it spins and flips well. It’s lasted over 3 months. That’s included a session at 3rd Lair, plain street skating, and flatground flip tricks sessions. It’s tail is turning into a razor from so much use. Overall, I would recommend the Pat Channita deck to anyone looking for one. Powell Bombers Wheels 60MM - These Bombers wheels from Powell are an excellent overall wheel. They are grippy and soft for bowl and park riding. And they work great on asphalt. Bones Swiss Bearings - There is a reason why these are the best bearings in the world. For those who don’t know, the ABEC rating doesn’t really apply to skateboarding. ABEC is an acronym for Annual Bearing Engineers Committee. The duty of the ABEC committee is to establish tolerances and specifications for the size and geometric accu- racy of all bearings. Companies send their bearings to the committee to be rated. Bearings are rated from 1 to 9, using odd numbers. The higher the number the tighter the tolerance and greater precision. “Significantly, the ABEC committee doesn't test for axial—or side loads. Skateboarding exerts tremen- dous axial loads on bearings when skaters slide sideways or boards land on their rails, flexing the wheels over the bearings. Bearing components can deform or be damaged by heavy or repeated axial loads, particularly if they are manufactured to a high tolerance. In the early 1980s, George Powell realized that skateboarding did traditionally unconventional things to bearings. Powell, who has a background in engineering, began to experiment with various bearing designs for skateboarding. The Powell Swiss bearings were the first bearings designed specifically for skateboards. Powell recognized that bearings used in skateboarding should be designed with axial loads in mind, and that unlike bearings made for electric motors, skateboard bearings don't have to spin quite as fast. Machine bearings are typically packed with thick grease, which ensures a long life but is sluggish at low temperatures. For his skateboard bearing, Powell began using a lighter lubricant that was less resistant and retained far less dirt than heavier greases, and synthetic ball retainers instead of metal retainers that are more easily damaged from axial loads.” So, that’s why the Bones Swiss are the best bearings. To further prove my point, ask any pro that has ridden them or skate some for your self. (Source:http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,704264,00.html) Swimmer’s Ear Magazine 7 variance- Walk and Roll Bastien Salabanzi Etnies Shoe The debut Bastien Shoe from Etnies is quite a comfortable shoe. Lots of padding around the ankle/heel area and a nice thick padded tongue. It has a nice suede and leather combo with cool checkerbox stitching on the sides. The Bastien also comes in some nice colorways, grey/white/gold, black/white, two tone brown, and all black. Etnies Lo Cut 3 The Lo Cut 3 from Etnies looks more like a shoe to chill in than to skate in. Minimal padding around the heel/ankle area and a thin padded tongue. The Lo Cut is also an all leather shoe with the Etnies Level 2 Foam sole. From a skateboarding aspect, they might be ok if you like having a lightweight shoe, but they might not hold up as well. From a chill aspect, you could rock these to the club in a variety of outfits, or to the corner store for some milk and eggs. Check page 3 for a chance to win these Etnies Lo Cuts!!! Movement Bearings ABEC 7 I’m the kind of guy who hates cleaning his bearings and have tried to avoid it most of my skateboarding life.