Dustin Dollin
DUSTIN DOLLIN STATS...
Hometown
Sydney, Australia
Currently Resides
West Hollywood, California
Sponsors
Vans shoes, Baker skateboards, Volcom clothing, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels, Shake Junt accessories
Date of Birth: 06/26/80
First board: A banana board then a kmart board then a second hand rob roskopp with the eye on the bottom
On Vans since: 1999
Nickname: Spawn
Stance: Goofy
Shoe size: 8
DUSTIN DOLLIN BIO...
When the skate world first laid eyes on the Australian child-terror named Dustin Dollin, he was quickly dubbed the Hell Spawn. More than a decade of professional skating later, Dollin has maintained his fire and progressed into The Man from Hell! With six knee surgeries (more than anyone other active professional skateboarder), he is lucky to be walking (but don't tell him that). Yet after each medical procedure Dustin has returned with a fury, skating even harder than before. As part of Baker skateboards, one of the most influential skate crews in history, Dustin became known around the globe as a small beast capable of shutting spots down. Recently he has taken to wreaking havoc on the Internet, courtesy of homemade, random footage edits called 7 Day Weekend. As with his Baker Bootleg, Baker 2G, Baker 3 and Volcom video projects, his throw away footage is gnarlier than most other skaters' best work. This should come as no surprise given the way that Dustin skates. The freakish bit however is that he is even gnarlier off of his skateboard, with no signs of slowing down...ever.
DUSTIN DOLLIN INTERVIEW...
What shoes do you skate?
Either the NO SKOOL 2, the NO SKOOL TRE or DD SPAWNS.
What’s your set up?
I can't find it.
What’s the best trip you’ve ever been on?
The last Deathwish/Baker tour because it was the most dangerous, the scariest and the most rock 'n roll. Danger, danger! Be f@%king careful! Fights, two arrests, around 30 in-room tattoos, windows getting kicked out, receptionists getting banged. Party on!
What is the best story you’ve ever heard or been told?
Lizard King called me the other day and told me that twins came over to his house and he had a threesome with both of them. But I have so many stories that I have been told or been involved with that this web sight doesn't have enough memory capacity not to explode. I think I’m gonna rent a court typist to come 'round at two in the morning because it's easier to remember the stories when I'm outta it.
Favorite Vans rider?
John Cardiel because he has and will always be an inspiration and the toughest skater on earth. Also, Van Wastell, R.I.P. Hey Van, remember when we were riding around Shanghai in the rain and I rode the motorcycle into the lake by accident? Head to toe fun. Man, I miss ya, buddy. Tours won't ever be the same.
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
Every trick in the book. I don’t actually skate, it is just special effects. Everyone knows I can edit my own special effects.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
That question makes me sick. I don't think anyone is interested in my misery. Having the best life often comes with it's downsides. Most skaters are psychopaths. We have to be. Look at what we do to ourselves. Fun life = consequences. Enjoy, kiddies, you have a rough one ahead of you. But just remember, you never know if the person next to you has had a tougher life then you. Keep your head up and try not to complain.
Best trend in skateboarding right now?
Shake Junt
What are some interests/hobbies outside of skating?
Drinking, f@%king, listening to people and their problems. Learning about every person I can. Studying body language.
Last good book you read?
Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil. It made me realize that there are way bigger c*nts out there than me, thereby cutting down my anxiety about being the devil’s spawn.
I know you’re a big Bukowski fan. What’s your favorite Buk book? What do you enjoy about him so much?
I am a huge Bukowski fan. But, I have never read the books. I have watched all the docs though. And devoted a lot of my time to being a bar fly.
Did you know Jeff Grosso was a big Buk fan too?
No, I didn't, but Jeff Grosso is f@%king cool. He always offers a smile and a handshake even though he knows I'm a wreck and I don't think he is any more.
What’s your favorite Buk quote?
Not Buk, but Rourke: “Fuel.”
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape
Colonel Bagshot (Six Day War)
Nick Cave (Dig Lazarus Dig)
Boys Next Door (Shivers)
Gang Of Four (At Home He Feels Like A Tourist)
Leonard Cohen (Bird On the Wire)
T.I. (You Can Have Whatever You Like)
When you do you hair, do you have a photo of The Cure’s Robert Smith taped to the corner of your mirror?
I wish my hair looked as good as his.
You just started a distribution company in Australia. Tell us about that.
PD Distribution distributes Baker, Death, Consolidated, Deathwish. Selling hard goods is hard work though. One of my best friends basically runs it. I just make the tough decisions. We try to make sure some other rich scumbag is not making our brands look bad after putting so much commitment into Baker in my life. Also having all of my good friends on Deathwish seems like a good idea. Global takeover. Join the cult.
Do you wear a suit to work ever?
I have my apartment there. So, usually I am in my boxers. With a cigar and a playboy robe.
If you were tall, for just one day, what would you do?
Fronside flip over [Andrew] Reynolds
When you drive, can you see over the steering wheel?
I don't drink and drive. I have three cars that I never drive . I let my girlfriend drive me round in one of her cars though. She usually gives me a ladder to get in.
Hometown
Sydney, Australia
Currently Resides
West Hollywood, California
Sponsors
Vans shoes, Baker skateboards, Volcom clothing, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels, Shake Junt accessories
Date of Birth: 06/26/80
First board: A banana board then a kmart board then a second hand rob roskopp with the eye on the bottom
On Vans since: 1999
Nickname: Spawn
Stance: Goofy
Shoe size: 8
DUSTIN DOLLIN BIO...
When the skate world first laid eyes on the Australian child-terror named Dustin Dollin, he was quickly dubbed the Hell Spawn. More than a decade of professional skating later, Dollin has maintained his fire and progressed into The Man from Hell! With six knee surgeries (more than anyone other active professional skateboarder), he is lucky to be walking (but don't tell him that). Yet after each medical procedure Dustin has returned with a fury, skating even harder than before. As part of Baker skateboards, one of the most influential skate crews in history, Dustin became known around the globe as a small beast capable of shutting spots down. Recently he has taken to wreaking havoc on the Internet, courtesy of homemade, random footage edits called 7 Day Weekend. As with his Baker Bootleg, Baker 2G, Baker 3 and Volcom video projects, his throw away footage is gnarlier than most other skaters' best work. This should come as no surprise given the way that Dustin skates. The freakish bit however is that he is even gnarlier off of his skateboard, with no signs of slowing down...ever.
DUSTIN DOLLIN INTERVIEW...
What shoes do you skate?
Either the NO SKOOL 2, the NO SKOOL TRE or DD SPAWNS.
What’s your set up?
I can't find it.
What’s the best trip you’ve ever been on?
The last Deathwish/Baker tour because it was the most dangerous, the scariest and the most rock 'n roll. Danger, danger! Be f@%king careful! Fights, two arrests, around 30 in-room tattoos, windows getting kicked out, receptionists getting banged. Party on!
What is the best story you’ve ever heard or been told?
Lizard King called me the other day and told me that twins came over to his house and he had a threesome with both of them. But I have so many stories that I have been told or been involved with that this web sight doesn't have enough memory capacity not to explode. I think I’m gonna rent a court typist to come 'round at two in the morning because it's easier to remember the stories when I'm outta it.
Favorite Vans rider?
John Cardiel because he has and will always be an inspiration and the toughest skater on earth. Also, Van Wastell, R.I.P. Hey Van, remember when we were riding around Shanghai in the rain and I rode the motorcycle into the lake by accident? Head to toe fun. Man, I miss ya, buddy. Tours won't ever be the same.
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
Every trick in the book. I don’t actually skate, it is just special effects. Everyone knows I can edit my own special effects.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
That question makes me sick. I don't think anyone is interested in my misery. Having the best life often comes with it's downsides. Most skaters are psychopaths. We have to be. Look at what we do to ourselves. Fun life = consequences. Enjoy, kiddies, you have a rough one ahead of you. But just remember, you never know if the person next to you has had a tougher life then you. Keep your head up and try not to complain.
Best trend in skateboarding right now?
Shake Junt
What are some interests/hobbies outside of skating?
Drinking, f@%king, listening to people and their problems. Learning about every person I can. Studying body language.
Last good book you read?
Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil. It made me realize that there are way bigger c*nts out there than me, thereby cutting down my anxiety about being the devil’s spawn.
I know you’re a big Bukowski fan. What’s your favorite Buk book? What do you enjoy about him so much?
I am a huge Bukowski fan. But, I have never read the books. I have watched all the docs though. And devoted a lot of my time to being a bar fly.
Did you know Jeff Grosso was a big Buk fan too?
No, I didn't, but Jeff Grosso is f@%king cool. He always offers a smile and a handshake even though he knows I'm a wreck and I don't think he is any more.
What’s your favorite Buk quote?
Not Buk, but Rourke: “Fuel.”
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape
Colonel Bagshot (Six Day War)
Nick Cave (Dig Lazarus Dig)
Boys Next Door (Shivers)
Gang Of Four (At Home He Feels Like A Tourist)
Leonard Cohen (Bird On the Wire)
T.I. (You Can Have Whatever You Like)
When you do you hair, do you have a photo of The Cure’s Robert Smith taped to the corner of your mirror?
I wish my hair looked as good as his.
You just started a distribution company in Australia. Tell us about that.
PD Distribution distributes Baker, Death, Consolidated, Deathwish. Selling hard goods is hard work though. One of my best friends basically runs it. I just make the tough decisions. We try to make sure some other rich scumbag is not making our brands look bad after putting so much commitment into Baker in my life. Also having all of my good friends on Deathwish seems like a good idea. Global takeover. Join the cult.
Do you wear a suit to work ever?
I have my apartment there. So, usually I am in my boxers. With a cigar and a playboy robe.
If you were tall, for just one day, what would you do?
Fronside flip over [Andrew] Reynolds
When you drive, can you see over the steering wheel?
I don't drink and drive. I have three cars that I never drive . I let my girlfriend drive me round in one of her cars though. She usually gives me a ladder to get in.
RELATED NEWS POSTS
- Rowley, Chima, Pfanner, Dollin & Barros in Portland May 27th
- Dustin Dollin's 7 Day Weekend Returns
- Rowley, Dollin, Allen 2006 Mexico Photos from TSM
- Dustin Dollin NBD Footage At Thrasher's Double Rock
- Vans Team in Australia: Friday Feed
- Adventures with The Vans Team in the Midwest
- Dustin Dollin on Fos Radio
- Dustin Dollin on Weekend Buzz
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- Vans Pro Skate Tour Stop 4: Carmel, Indiana
- Vans Pro Skate Tour Stop 2: More KC Photos
- Vans Pro Skate Tour Stop 2: KC Photos & Video
- Vans Pro Skate Tour Stop 1: Subsect Video and Photos
- Midwest Tour: Pfanner Out, T Spliff In
- Midwest Tour: Curren on the DL
- Vans Pro Skate Midwest Tour Begins!! 9/22-9/29
- TNT & Dollin on TSM'S Retro Crops
- Dustin Dollin Hosts Indy Six-Pack
- Dustin Dollin: Skateboarder Interview
- Geoff Rowley & Dustin Dollin Commercials
- Trujillo & Dollin on Thrasher's China Extras
- Trujillo & Dollin on Thrasher's Skate Rock China Pt. 1 & 2
- Dustin Dollin's 7 Day Weekend Continues in India
- Pfanner, Perelson, Barros and Dollin Footage
- Downtown Showdown Europe Part 4 is Live
- Rowley & Dollin Talk UK Downtown Showdown
- Dollin, Crockett & Hassan in New Thrasher
- Vote For Dustin Dollin For TWS Reader's Choice
- Best of Indy 2011
- Vans Team Stars in Adventures with Christmas Special
- Vans Team Invade Austria in TSM
- Dustin Dollin Interview in Skateboard Journal
- Dustin Dollin Talks Shake Junt with TSM
- Dustin's 7 Day Weekend with Lee Ralph
- Trujillo Destroys China
- Dustin Dollin's Classic Clips
- New Team Commercial
- Dustin's 7 Day Weekend with The Gonz
- Dustin Dollin on Thrasher
- VAns Team in New Zealand
- VAns Team in New Zealand Continued
- Dollin & Rowley on The Skateboard MAg
- Dollin, Pfanner, Caples on Sidewalk
If you live anywhere in the Pacific Northwest you want to get to Portland, OR on May 27th for the Zumiez Couch Tour with the Volcom team including Geoff Rowley, Chima Ferguson, Pedro Barros, Chris Pfanner and Dusin Dollin.
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All hail the triumphant return of the Dustin Dollin's beloved 7 Day Weekend. Bless us, Dusty. It has been one year since your last Weekend. What have you got for us this time? Nearly a half hour of fun, friends and hijinx from the 2011 Baker/Deathwish Tour? Thank you very much, sir. May we have another?
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Back in 2006, wen The Skateboard Mag was still in its infancy, we took a trip down Mexico way for them with Geoff Rowley, Dustin Dollin, Andrew Allen, Van Wastell (R.I.P.) and a bunch of former Vans riders. Recently TSM reposted the 7 year old article for us to enjoy again.
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Big, monster, floating kickflip fakies? Yeah, you know Dustin Dollin has those in spades. Check out Dusty as he extends Thrasher's Double Rock to get enough speed:
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A crew of dudes including Chima Ferguson, Dustin Dollin, Elijah Berle, Daniel Lutheran, Kyle Walker and more, have been all over Australia the past week stacking clips for the upcoming Vans Video. Our ace photographer, Anthony Acosta, and Vans Team Manager Jamie Hart were kind enough to send us some snapshots of their adventures. To keep up with all Anthony's photos follow him on Instagram @aacostaa and Parttimepirate is Jamie's handle.
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In the latest Adventure we get a mash up of how Chris spent his summer vacation on the road with the Vans team in the Midwest. The first installment takes us to Des Moines, Kansas City and the famous Arthur Bryant’s for ribs with Johnny Layton, Tony Trujillo, Gilbert Crockett, Dustin Dollin, Chima Ferguson, Daniel Lutheran and Kyle Walker. PLAY FREEBIRD, MAN!
To view the full day by day photo recap from the tour check out the Vans Midwest ...
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Last week Dustin Dollin made an appearance on FosFm to listen to some great tunes and yuck it up with the always entertaining Fos. If you missed it you can listen to the 3-hour FOS FM on Kchung Radio.
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This week, in part 1 of 2 of The Weekend Buzz on The Ride Channel with Dustin Dollin & Beagle, Dusty stopped by to snarf Old English, explain the Bake and Destroy riots, shitting yourself in an abandoned warehouse, waking up on a mattress in the street with a boner, Beagles first white girl, Chicken Bone tattoos, driving in Australia and more!
In Part 2 Dollin & Beagle freestyle, offer tips for good hair, explain how Baker almost shut down the Pretty ...
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And that's gonna be time for the Vans Midwest Demo Tour. Check out the photos from Dayton/Kettering, Ohio after you watch this footage:
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The fourth stop on our midwest tour took us through Carmel, Indiana to Rise Skateboard Shop; check out all the photos. And if you're in Kettering, Ohio come out and meet up with us.
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The Vans Pro Midwest Tour rolls into St. Louis today. Come meet the guys at Sylvan Springs Skatepark. And the Tour Blog has some more photos from yesterday's adventure in KC.
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Check out the tour blog (updated daily) to see how the Vans team spent their day off street skating in Kansas City.
And if you missed the demo Sunday at Escapist here's the footage of all the fun:
Meet us in St. Louis tomorrow for a good time.
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The Subsect demo was off the hook. Check out the photos after you watch this video.
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ATTENTION! Vans Pro Skate Midwest Tour Roster Change Announcement:
Chris Pfanner joins Curren Caples on Disabled List. Not to fear however, Vans' ever so wily TM, Jamie Hart has called up flow terror, Taylor Smith, a.k.a. T Spliff, a.k.a. T Splowse, a.k.a. Yung Splowse, from the bullpen. He'll be subbing in for the Austrian powerhouse who was sidelined during the recent King of the Road tour with a beastly ankle roll. That makes ...
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ATTENTION! Vans Pro Skate Midwest Tour Roster Change Announcement:
Curren Caples moved to Disabled List due to hellacious arm splintering. The bad news is Curren will be sidelined for the entire Midwest tour. The good news is bones heal, chicks dig scars, and America has the highest doctor to daredevil ratio in the free world. Please join us in wishing Curren's wing a speedy recovery. That said, Vans Team Manager Jamie Hart has already summoned backup from Vans' deep ...
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This summer the Vans Pro Skate team is heading to the Midwest to visit some of our favorite skate shops and destroy some parks. If you live anywhere along the way, be sure to come out and meet your favorite Vans pros, behold some insane skateboarding, sample some BBQ and maybe even come up on some shwag from the Vans RV. Oh yeah, and don't forget to get some killer deals on Vans products from ...
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Head over to The Skateboard Mag's site to check out a Retro Crops from all the back in Issue #7 for some classic shots of Dustin Dollin and Tony Trujillo and former Vans riders Jim Greco and Ethan Fowler.
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Dustin Dollin hosts Braydon Szafranski's episode of Indy's Six-PAck with BGPs from Chima Ferguson:
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Check out this interview with Dustin Dollin from the June/July Issue of Skateboarder where he discusses everything from Stereo to Pat Duffy to Reynolds to cancer:
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Geoff Rowley and Dustin Dollin, have new pro jeans from Volcom and here they are to tell you all about them, while shredding in the Southern California sun:
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Last week Thrasher posted their 2-part video from their latest Skate Rock adventure in China. Now they've got some extras for you with this Dustin Dollin 180 nosegrind shove-it sequence and this Yardsale video:
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The two part installment of chaos from Thrasher's Skate Rock China Tour with TNT & DD is up and is one hell of a good time:
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The ongoing, episodic madness that is Dustin Dollin's grand opus 7-Day Weekend is back with the first part of his trip to India. We think Dustin says it best, "Its not all drunk parties. Sometimes and often we discover the peace and tranquility of the ugly and beauty of life some times with pretty friends."
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Volcom posted the four parts of their footage from last summer's Europe Tour starring Chris Pfanner, Alex Perelson, Pedro Barros, Dustin Dollin and the rest of the Volcom crew. Check the complete and total annihilation:
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PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
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Part Four of Vans 2011 European Downtown Showdown is now live on Offthewall.tv. This latest installment features Vans history from Steve Van Doren, Dustin Dollin, Geoff Rowley and Tony Alva talking about what skating is to them, plus footage from Skate Jam Three: Superdead Obstacle. Enjoy!
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In Part three of Vans 2011 European Downtown Showdown on Offthewall.tv Dustin Dollin and Geoff Rowley give us their take on the event, plus sick footage of riders from Skate Jam Two: Cliche Obstacle:
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The newest issue of Thrasher, with Jon Dickson on the cover has photos
of Omar Hassan, Dustin Dollin and a Firing Line with Gilbert Crocket.
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Transworld opened up the polls for this year's Readers Choice Awards
and we're trying to rally support for Dustin Dollin and his amazing part in
Shake Junt's Chicken Bone Nowison.
To vote for Dusty, simply email twshasmail@gmail.com
with DUSTIN DOLLIN in the subject line.
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As we bring 2011 to a close we're seeing a plethora of BEST OF 2011
wrap up videos but we'd be hard pressed to think of a better one
than this slide show of Rhino's photos shot this year.
It's a who's who of some of the greatest riders on Earth. Very sick.
Makes us look forward to what 2012 will bring.
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Adventures with Chris returns with it's 2nd First Annual Christmas Special.
This year the absurdity gets turned up a notch as Santa Nieratko goes to see a psychiatrist
about his limp lighting issues. Expect 47% more holiday cheer then before with cameos from
the Vans Team's own Geoff Rowley, Anthony Van Engelen, Tony Trujillo, Daniel Lutheran, Tony Alva,
Johnny Layton, Donovon Piscopo, Gilbert Crockett, Jason Dill, Chima Ferguson and East Coast Flow Trash Kids.
It's all sealed ...
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The filming missions continue in the latest issue of The Skateboard Mag
with the guys heading over to Chris Pfanner's homeland of Austria.
Check out Anthony Acosta's amazing photos of Dollin, AVE, Pfanner, Allen, Crockett and Berle below
and go grab a copy (On newsstands now) so you can tear out the pages and hang on your wall!
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Check out this short interview with Dustin Dollin
from the latest Interview Issue of Australia's Skateboard Journal.
Dusty rode for Renaissance? Trippy.
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Dustin Dollin & the Shake Junt crew stopped by
The Skateboard Magoffice to discuss the upcoming video premiere:
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Got 30 minutes to spare? Hope so, because Dustin Dollin
wants to tell you about his hero Lee Ralph in this latest installment
of 7 Day Weekend with cameos by Gilbery Crockett, Chima Ferguson
and Chris Pfanner.
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Thrasher & Trujillo are out in China for Skate Rock.Yesterday TNT & the boys ripped a demo:Loading the player ...
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Filmer Joe Krolick continues digging through the archives withthis amazing drunken performance by DD in Denver, Colorado:
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Check out this 30 seconds of rad with the dudes:Vans Skate Team Commercial from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.
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Dustin Dollin is back with another mega unedit!This installment gives us 27 minutes of raw footage ofDusty running around gay Paris with none other than Mark Gonzales:
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Check out DD on the Deathwish Tour as it rolls through New Jersey on Thrasher's site HERE.
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A few months back a tight crew of Vans riders consisting of AVE, Dill, Chima, Pfanner, Dollin, TNT & Crockett went to New Zealandwith O'Meally to shoot this Transworld article for the October issue (on Newstands Now.).
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Here's the rest of the photos from the Vans trip to New Zealand for Transworld:
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The Skateboard Mag posted a Fresh Cropsby Floris Gierman with photo of Dusty & Geoff.Check it out HERE.
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Sidewalk's Chris JOhnson is steadily updating his gallery on the Sidewalk site.He's got a who's who of big names up there including Dustin DOllin,Chris Pfanner, Curren Caples, Kris Vile and a ton of the UK guys.CHeck it out HERE.
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