Ron Allen gets surprised with a cake for his 50th birthday, then rips the Oakland street plaza in this clip from Independent.

Osiris has a clip of Ron Allen skating an Oakland DIY spot.

Cover: Danny Gonzales – Blaster
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Gino Perez, James Qua, and Nanda Zipp, the Texas Death Match and skating in Oakland

Also In This Issue: Pier 7 locals

Music Articles: Unwritten Law, Ignite, Neurosis and Five Year Plan

Cover: Sean Sheffey – 50-50
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Concrete vampires skate Portland, John Lucero's scrapbook and Goodtimes Skateboard's Midwest Summer Tour

Also In This Issue: Astrology for skaters

Music Articles: Top 15 skate bands of all time, the X-Rays, Avail, Face to Face and House of Pain

Cover: Eric Britton – Nosegrind
Photo: Block

Inside This Mag: The history of street style and the Long Beach junkyard rumble

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and contest at the Skatepark of Houston

Music Articles: Meat Puppets, Helmet, Nitzer Ebb and Didjits

Cover: Ron Allen – Frontside Boardslide
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Skating in Hawaii and San Francisco and a road trip with Kevin Thatcher, Blackhart, Tom Guerrero, Keith Cochrane and Tumbleweed

Also In This Issue: Three very untypical skaters Laura Pederson, Bill Dorr and Sky Lopez

Music Articles: Wrecking Crew, Igor's record collection, the Vandals and Gwar

Osiris Feed the Need premier right by my house. Hella buddies.