Whenever someone comes out with a new signature truck, it’s safe to say a party is in order. When it’s someone as legendary as Guy Mariano, you best be sure it’s going to be a night to remember. Thunder hosted a private, invite-only skate jam at Guy’s park in North Hollywood with all the top rippers, ice cold drinks and a taco truck to keep the hungry happy. Not to mention, it also happened to be Dan Plunkett’s birthday, so you know there was cake. Thanks for the fun night, Thunder!
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First ones in the house, no one seemed to be ready for photos yet
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Tancowny only came for the free pool
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Tyson putting those Thunders to good use. Also pictured here: Christian Henry, Ish Cepeda and Ethan DeMoulin
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Don’t leave hungry! Pop-up tacos courtesy of 100 Tacos
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Carlos Ribeiro had to get his fixings, accompanied here by the one and only Ryan Flynn
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Back inside, Tyson Peterson puts his Thunders to a better use with a back tail on the pool coping
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David Reyes breaks in the new snake rail with a fakie 5-0 from rattle to forked-tongue
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Two generations of tech, Blake Carpenter and Paul Rodriguez
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Recent Am Scrambler, Myles Willard takes a backlip through my personal favorite, low-impact obstacle in the park
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All the low-cal drinks you could ever dream of…
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Kept on ice by my pick for TMOTY, Nate Alton
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Foy popped his head in and went straight for the front feeble on the snake. Sorry, Jamie, I didn't wanna tell you but Ant Travis handled the front crook before you showed up
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The LA Boy himself, Paulo Diaz, came out swinging with this early grab method over the hip. Doesn’t get much better than this
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Legends circuit: AVE, P-Rod and Guy
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Straight to it, P-Rod handled this frontside flip at least five times without missing one
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GOATs in stereo, Ishod Wair, promptly gets his back
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Bottoms up for the boys
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Who do you think’s more stoked to be here, Ant or Jamie?
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Wouldn’t be a proper blog post without at least one shotgun photo. Thanks, Tyson
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Tancowny’s puts down a David-Reyes-approved shotgun before heading out
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Flynn trying to give Blake a little motivation to actually pick up his board for a change
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Paulo Diaz didn’t show any signs of slowing down and kept it going with the grabs all night
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Plunkett’s expression says it all while Jeremy Wray covers the madness, iPhone style
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Someone had to go upside down, so it might as well be Chris Colbourn
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Foy had to take a time out to indulge in that nights Lakers game. Long live Mamba!
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Long Beachers Christian Dufrene, Blake Carpenter, Ronnie Kessner and David Stoessel, made the nearly two-hour bumper-to-bumper drive up for this thing
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Events like this wouldn’t be possible without dudes like Nate Alton, pictured here with REAL’s newest am Gage Boyle
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Did we mention it was Plunkett’s birthday?
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Let’s be honest, he didn’t stand a chance against that cake
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Even Plunkett knows it still tastes good.
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And believe it or not, some still went in for slices. Happy Birthday, Dan!
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That’s gonna be a wrap! Thanks to everyone that made their way out for Guy and his new pro Thunder truck. Make sure to hit your local skate shop to cop a pair—you won’t be bummed.