That’s a mouth full as well as a little word play on the Generation X song “One Hundred Punks Rule.” It’s all tied together by this week’s Monday Cover skater, Randy Katen. In addition to commanding the lip with super styling frontside snap-back grinds, Randy commands the punk airwaves in Missoula with his biweekly show Generation X on KGBA, University of Montana Radio. So how does mid-centenarian relate to all of this? Well, Randy celebrates his 50th birthday in t-minus 8 days. Check out more pics of an original N-Man after the turn.
Congratulations Randy and here’s to another 50 years of shredding!
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Care to guess how many coping blocks have crossed paths with Randy’s frontside grinds?
Double trucker at sunset
Frontside grind at the Bass Bowl
Wally chasing Randy in the shallow
Randy and Wally collecting carve style points in the deep
Full frame of cover shot
Did’nt you run this one. I like it but it seems like ive seen it.
thanks RICH
I ran some pictures of Randy as part of our Montana trip but not as a Monday Cover. So for the dedicated reader like you Grover, it might look familiar. If by chance Mr. GVK, you were looking for some Newberg snaps. Don’t despair. Foto-Friday is only four days away.
Happy birfday, Randy. See you poolside real soon!
Randy Rips!
Yeah RK!!! You’re indeed one of my heroes!
I had the pleasure of skating with Randy in Missoula this fall. Style for miles! The sickest FS slasher grinds, fast RnR’s, and a seriously proper tailblock.
At one point in the session he told me to check out a half dozen or more double truckers on the front wall.
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“Here’s the Tony Alva carvegrind! And here’s the Bob Biniak carvegrind!”….. All stylistically perfect homages to those who had gone before. Reminded me of the absolute mastery of Bob Forrest and Thelonious Monster’s California Clam Chowder….
Cheers on the 50th and another decade of ripping!
That photo makes me want to improve my F-side grinds.