Thrasher Magazine

The Thrasher x Independent Scabs for Slabs mission to Australia was one of the heaviest trips in all of ‘boarding. With a crew handpicked by Jake himself—consisting of some of the gnarliest riders alive—you know that miles of concrete got ground to dust and countless beers were pounded into submission. Surely you’ve seen the article in the mag, but we thought the photos deserved to be viewed even larger, so a premiere party was set up at Volcom’s HQ in Costa Mesa with an accompanying photo show. Mix in some raging bands, free beer and pizza and you’ve got a recipe for a raging night. If you missed out, consider yourself bummed. —Joe Hammeke

Volcom HQ in Costa Mesa, CA—the indoor park was free for all to skate

Nic Rivera back crails before the lines for pizza and beer filled the space

Jesse Flores, drifter to fakie over the Stone doorway. Trip on that

Indy TM Rhino arrives with the Griz and Milton Martinez. Smooch the pooch

Freshly knighted Emerica TM Tim Cisilino and his new boss Don Brown

Pedro Delfino and Doughnut. Happy 24th birthday, Pedro

D-Vargs and Austin Leleu double up on some free beers. GTWYC

Rhino's photos from the Thrasher article were printed huge, then hung along the wall so you could check them out while waiting for your free grub and booze

Lance Mountain and Dan Rogers stare in amazement at Grant Taylor’s channel ollie

It’s a tossup for who has got more crooked teeth—Thrasher’s masterlensman Ewan Bowman or the Griz. Ewan filmed and edited the Scabs for Slabs video so you know it’s gonna be great

Dan and Lance forgot to bring a dog but they found a cardboard cutout of GT’s dog Ozzy. That’ll do in a pinch

Remy Stratton warmed up the stage with a solo performance—just a man, a guitar and some stories set to music

Then Rhino and Ewan introduced the Scabs for Slabs video, dedicated to the memory of Jake Phelps

Tyson Peterson’s reaction says it all—this video rules!

Somehow Omar Hassan cracked the code and got the Volcom Instagram password. Then he got the entire crowd’s Insta handles and tagged everyone in the photo. Maniac mode

Next up, Pharlee took the stage. That’s Figgy on guitar and Macarena Rivera screaming on vocals

Kickin’ out the jams

Mosh pit formations

Big Fig shredding

Macarena belting

And that’s a wrap for Pharlee

Evan Smith and Tyson Peterson, always fired up

Outside, Daf Noah, Kevin Bækkel, Truman Hooker and Gavin Denike—NHS represent!

Gavin got a Scabs for Slabs tattoo on the trip drawn by Grant Taylor and inked by Russell Grundy. D4L

Back inside, Zig Zags were rocking the stage

Really rockin’

Daron Nichols prepares to charge the pit…

…and the stage

Although the show was coming to an end, Zig Zags were showing no signs of slowing down. Bombs away!

The pit wasn’t ready to quit either but, alas, it was time to go

Outside in the parking lot, the last ones lurking before the drive back to San Diego—Tyler Surrey and Wes Kremer. Thanks to Volcom for hosting, Thrasher, Independent, Pizzanista, New Belgium Brewing, Pharlee, Zig Zags and Remy Stratton for making one hell of a party happen! This one’s for you, Jake!