Before we get shit deep in a photo mix from this past weekend's DC Shoes x Big Brother skateboard magazine launch event, check out that fancy-ass banner at right! Tremaine and Kosick really knocked it out of the online ballpark. So if you want to buy the book, go on, click the image and be whisked away to a magic page on Gingko Press to do so. Should you have any reservations about doing so, please put them aside because the Big Brother book is a best, worst, and who fucking cares collection of content from the magazine with all-new editorial blurbs by former staff members Marc McKee, Earl Parker, Sean Cliver, Rick Kosick, Dave Carnie, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Chris Nieratko, and Chris Pontius. Bonus: It is guaranteed to not fit easily onto any bookshelf, thereby by forcing you to leave this shit out on a coffee table for all to see and roll upon. Now onto the potpourri of people...
Left to right: Big Brother managing editor Chris Nieratko and pro skateboarder Mike Carroll; Pro skateboarders Brandon Biebel and Bill Weiss; The one and only "master journalist" Earl Parker with Big Brother contributor Johnny Knoxville.
Left to right: The original Big Brother staff members Sean Cliver, Earl Parker, Marc McKee, Jeff Tremaine, and Rick Kosick; Contributing photographers Dennis McGrath and Tobin Yelland with the welcome wagon for the party.
Left to right: Contributing photographers Giovanni Reda and Dennis McGrath; Tremaine gets down on a sugar-coated penis pop held by Gish Thaxton of the world famous Smut Peddlers; Artist and pro skateboarder Brian Lotti gets background props in a photo focused on Daniel Castillo and contributor Chris Casey.
Left to right: Tracy Lynn and Wee-Man, the original blue man and shit cover model; Contributor Pat Canale creeps up on Big Brother editor Dave Carnie, advertising director Heather Lee Jones, and that guy who shot himself in the second Big Brother video; Kosick and Tremaine bookend the legendary pro skateboarder Chad Muska.
Left to right: Loomis Fall, Dave England, and Big Brother staff monkey Mike Kassak; The videographer known as Socrates Leal and the face of Big Brother Issue 2, Daniel Castillo; Big Brother executive director of photography Dimitry Elyashkevich, Tania "The Intern" Carnie, Dave "Boob" Carnie, and the advertising director formerly known as Hubdur.
Left to right: Benji Lanpher, Raab Himself, and Sarah Nelson; Dave Carnie cradles Steven "The Intern" Randolph; Big Brother contributing writer Chris "Mr. Afternoon" Pontius.
Left to right: Run on photo booth action with Sarah Nelson, Raab Himself, Benji Lanpher, Rick Kosick, Lacey Reilly, Holly Bertlesen, Kenny, Heather Lee Jones, Wee-Man, Tracy Lynn, and the little people of the party.
Left to right: One last strip of photo booth crowd sourcing with Dave England, Wee-Man, Loomis Fall, Lauren Graham, Jill Killington, Rick Kosick, Shawna England, Chris Pontius, Loomis Fall, Earl Parker, Johnny Knoxville, Lauren Graham, Jill Killington, and Knate Gwaltney.
(Photos courtesy of DC Shoes and Rick Kosick)
Oversized coffee table books inevitably end up getting vomited on by my elderly cat. I'm hoping in this case you guys will take that as the ultimate compliment. Cheers and congrats! xxx
Posted by: Laura Z | 02/02/2016 at 05:20 PM