Thrasher Magazine

Thrasher Weekend touched down in the Dirty South with a stacked New Balance squad. We got Reynolds, Foy, Westgate, Cookie, Curtin, Villani and more in Charlotte, North Carolina. Going in, we knew this weekend was about to raise up! The temp was in the high 90s and sunny, but that didn’t slow down the crew one bit. It was nothing a huge cooler packed with ice and cold drinks, some sunblock and a spot book couldn’t cure. Sessions got sparked, friends were made and skate fans left with smiles on their faces. That’s what it's all about! —Rhino

North Carolina, raise up! Levi Brown and Brandon Westgate are locked in

Ninety-five degrees and sunny. Our guy lathers up ‘cause nobody likes a burnt Cookie

Puff, puff, pass between Tre Williams and Franky

Andrew Reynolds, ollie up, four wheels down

Brian Reid lipslides around the bend

Westgate and Levi catching up on the next video project?

Baker Boys

Cookie stacking clips as usual

Foy takes one to the turtle shell

Right back up, next try switch front crook

Next spot, Westgate sets it off

Andrew has stared down a lot of stairs in his career

The Boss kickflips down the gap

Jake Hayes backs him up

Foy takes the heelflip route

Andrew, nollie 180 to finish off a line

Cookie, boneless down the set

Tom K crooks while Cookie holds the rail in place. Wes will be hyped

Cookie spins a backside 360—and that’s a wrap for this spot

How we lookin'?

True or false, Tom K brought this phone booth on the trip?

On to the car wash—Jack Curtin with a quick nollie over the rail

Westgate, frontside flip over the can in a line

Brian Reid dials in a rock ride over the owl

We busted out the lights 'n' genny for this one. Franky Villani fires it up with a back 50-50

Cookie, locked-and-loaded Smith grind

Brian Reid nosegrind, one push from the front door. Check that landing. He handled it!

These dudes come prepared for a demo

North Carolina skate fans come out of the woodwork when there is a demo. Foy signs autographs right out of the van

Bob Reynolds drove from Raleigh to watch the show

Fans were hyped

Westgate takes a second to get a photo with a fan

We got the hypeman Gary Rogers on site

Franky and some young guns

Brian Reid, back Smith

Justin Henry knows how to dress in the heat, nosegrind

Anatomy of a Skateboard Demo

Jamie Foy has a nice heelflip—check that back foot



Jake Hayes, front blunt

Demo gods

Jamie, front salad

Reynolds’ patented frontside flip, the crowd loved it!

Find the bird, win nothing

Westgate blasting a stylish 360 flip

Gary got fired up!

Loc'd out

Gary hyped up the homie to land the hardflip—and he did

Cookie, hippy hop

Black-shirt (and sling) crew

Thought he wouldn’t?! Front crook

Justin nosegrind down the hubba lined with fans

Brian, back tail

Westgate has a mean flick, kickflip 50-50

Jake, front hurricane



Jack Curtin, switch 5-0

Little man hopped in the demo and got a boardslide

Foy, kickflip grind

Cookie closed down another heavy session, going switch front feeble this time

Product toss always goes off!

























A true professional, Andrew is always ready to handle some autographs after the demo

Later at the Rabbit Hole, Scarecrow set the tone for the night





Violencia made it to Charlotte all the way from Tijuana and blew the roof off







Straight out of Santa Ana—Franky’s homies in Tozcos ripped it up and shut it down



The next morning it was coffee and donuts at the Kilborne DIY. This place is coming together! Brian, ollie over the hydrant

Down for life, Skate and Destroy tattoos on site

Westgate, back 360

Yup, Andrew flipped out of this front blunt

Signed Jamie Foy Thrasher SOTY cover

Brian Reid, nollie back heel over the barrier

Westgate, fakie flip going mach 10



Local podcasters were out getting A-list guests like Samarria

Jake, 360 flip up and over

Some ink for the Old Man

True or false, Tom K made this obstacle at the demo?

Foy, Westgate and Reynolds all signed their Thrasher covers

A Justin fan drew this sketch right after he did a kickflip nosegrind. Is this a demo NBD?

Jack Curtin, switch back noseblunt. SF Giants represent!

20 years deep, Black Sheep Skate Shop’s owner Josh Frazier has been holding it down!



Mandatory shop hang

Cookie had to hit this spot real quick. Boneless in

Whoever hooked up this spot deserves a high five! Jamie, back Smith

Justin, front tailslide

Cookie was missing the hurricane in LA, but not in Charlotte

Justin channeling his inner GT, frontside ollie

Andrew noseblunts on the rock. He understands the vibe

Justin lipslides down a fat one

Foy closes the curtains with a first-try back Smith. Must be nice!

And that's it for another weekend with an all-time crew! Thanks to New Balance Numeric, Black Sheep Skate Shop, everyone who showed up to the demos and to support the bands—southern hospitality at its finest! And a special thanks to the bands Scarecrow, Violencia and Tozcos that came out and raged at the Rabbit Hole. Keep an eye out for the next Thrasher Weekend coming to your town!