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The fine folks at Native shoes and Corey Adams have done it again with this fun and enjoyable commercial for their new line of sandals.

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When writer Senka Kovacevic approached us and told us she knew this amazing man, this animated character living in Vancouver’s DTES, known as Randy Pandora, we checked out a few videos of this alleged punk icon and had to know more. Here was this poetically articulate man; confident and fragile simultaneously. A self-confessed “freegan” who’s views and opinions on the world seem incredibly accurate to today’s street standards and yet strikingly in-tune with 70s punk politics of which he was a leader, playing in bands Exxotone and The Generators. That is, until he was assaulted and suffered severe head injuries that forced him to leave music. Today, Randy makes art from material he finds in dumpsters around Vancouver.

Pick up a copy of our new issue (10.2) to read Senka's full story of Randy Pandora with a haunting, original portrait by Gordon Nicholas.

Some of Randy's freegan art:

Randy talks about the assault (from Bloodied but Unbowed)

Randy talks about being a "freegan" (from Bloodied but Unbowed)

See more videos of Randy and learn more about Bloodied but Unbowed at www.thepunkmovie.com

Port Moody and Coquitlam Town Center were two great stops. Appleyard was in the zone, getting in on some of the high-flying shenanigans and boosting huge ollies alongside DeCenzo. Haslam was getting techy and everyone seemed to be getting sequences. Rob Rickaby meanwhile continued to impress with his locals-only knowledge of these parks' lines. We lost a bit of time here on our precious iternary, but it was well worth it to see the guys having so much fun.

If you're just tuning, visit COLORMAGAZINE.ca/GlobeRecord to view all the live #instagrams from the epic day. You can also view all the Globe Record Leaks on our Flickr Collection.

Stay locked for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories, plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record in the new issue of Color (10.2) NOW SHIPPING!

The most iconic spot on the trip for sure, was Seylynn. This snake run is thought to be Canada's oldest surviving skatepark, but there are a few points of contention. One: there is HappyLand in Winnipeg. Two: the photographer from the North Shore News who came down to shoot a cover told me he knows of a skatepark buried underground on the North Shore that predates Seylynn and is currently being excavated. This photographer wasn't the only one shooting covers at Seylynn. Dylan Doubt and Haslam were nostalgic for classic covers and worked on recreating a few beauties.

How do you follow Seylynn? With a Hastings Bowl session! It was old meets new. You gotta know where you come from, in order to know where you're going. Appleyard dips in to his bag of tricks and DeCenzo reverts back to his good 'ol self—Ehrenreich gets it all.

Continuing along the evolutionary trail of skateparks, Confed boasts a sick bowl but a near-miss on a gravelly, awkward street course. Bradley Sheppard's local, so he knows the lines and DeCenzo, well, he can skate anything. Grison, Doubt and Nicholas agree.

If you're just tuning, visit COLORMAGAZINE.ca/GlobeRecord to view all the live #instagrams from the epic day. You can also view all the Globe Record Leaks on our Flickr Collection.

Stay locked for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories, plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record in the new issue of Color (10.2) NOW SHIPPING!

Dickies was kind enough to send some pants and gear to try out. By far some of the best pants i've had the pleasure of wearing. Get yourself a pair before its too late! And check out their website for their full line of work and skate wear.

Recently I had the pleasure of shooting Nardwuar for Color 10.2 which is hitting shelves now. Certainly one of the most interesting and awesome people i've had the pleasure of photographing. Be sure to check his website for all his latest endeavours and pick up a copy of 10.2 to read the Nexts and Bests of Nardwuar The Human Serviette.

The DC team was in Vancouver for the screening of Danny Way's Waiting for Lightning. While in town, D. Way gave us a solid interview just before the screening. Watch it here and read our full review in the new issue (10.2 Now Shipping) including exclusive commentary from director Jacob Rosenberg.

Griffin: Our first snake run of the day. DeCenzo wastes no time getting his feet wet.

Haslam continues his early morning stretches while most of you are still in bed.

Lonsdale was the first 'real' park we would get to skate. Meaning, it was time to put away the laybacks and bonelesses and bring out the flip tricks, manny sequences and hubba grinds.

Mark Appleyard and Ryan DeCenzo breathe in that chilly Northern air.  [ o ] Instagram: @colormagazine

And 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. Guest navigator, Bradley Sheppard takes a page from the book of stretch and styles out a teenie tiny boardslide

Overhead view of Kirkstone.

If you're just tuning, visit COLORMAGAZINE.ca/GlobeRecord to view all the live #instagrams from the epic day. You can also view all the Globe Record Leaks on our Flickr Collection.

Stay locked for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories, plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record in the new issue of Color (10.2) NOW SHIPPING!

In the lobby of the Best Western on April 5th, we were all a little nervous as to how the weather would play out. The day before had been perfect and we were kicking ourselves for moving the event back a day to give the guys a chance to do some shop signings. The sky was pretty cloudy as we crossed the Lions Gate Bridge into North Van but things were looking good when we got to our first park of the day, Ambleside, and the clouds started to break. We had planned to start at the Horseshoe Bay park all along, but with some last minute adjustments, we opted to begin a bit more eastward where the parks were clumped together better. This would help set the tone for the day's momentum. Haslam warms up and checks out some less-than-perfect obstacles then gets to work on some doubles with DeCenzo. Meanwhile, Appleyard goofs around with some driftwood.

Check back everyday for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record, in the new issue Color 10.2 (Now Shipping!). Also, stay tuned for the short feature film debuting on Go Skate Day (June 21, 2012)

Dying to know what went down during all that Globe Record madness? You know, that day where Chris Haslam, Ryan DeCenzo and Mark Appleyard left their hotel at 6:00am and tried to skate as many of the 40+ skateparks that BC's Lower Mainland has to offer in a single day? Well we've put together a whopper of a feature for our new issue 10.2 (now shipping) and an documentary film we're particularly proud of (you'll soon learn more about). But you don't want to wait that long, do you?

Starting tomorrow, we're going to be leaking all the great extras that we just couldn't squeeze into the new issue. Check back everyday for new sequences, stories and photos from each park, then go outside and set some records of your own! Skate or D.I.Y.