Thrasher Magazine

Curren Caples didn’t just get a party to celebrate his first signature shoe on Vans, he got an EXPERIENCE! Warning: there will be surfing. And karaoke. And Omar Hassan. Congrats, Curren!

Mellow

Vans rented out an entire Palm Springs wave pool, no big deal

It’s called a Hero Shot

Jamie Hart, always directing traffic

Florida shaka from Z

There he is!

This is gonna be incredible

Some familiar faces out in the pool

And in the hot tub

‘So do I start kicking … or what?’

Flech with the power stroke

‘You can totally drink this shit!’

ET watches safely from shore

No paddling out required

The time our guy Eben shared a wave with Dane Reynolds

I’m sure his turn was just as epic

Holly knows: hydration is key

Seems to be working

AA coming in all toey!

Some of that Fletcher shit, too!

Omar used to win those Ultimate ‘Boarder contests all the time

Get there while you can!

‘So, is it just like you turn and shit?’

Too easy

It’s called style. Chat GPT it

Play some Jack Johnson!

Gearing up. ‘Do you need to see my nipples?’

Didn’t even have to ask

Time for the Two-Martini Masters. Just like it sounds.

Harry made it!

Compliance Officer Hassan

Curren’s dad Evan’s in

Dream team right there

The worst Twisted Tea Zion ever had

And they’re off! And kind of drunk!

Front row seats in the hot tub

Get a steak in there if you want!

From Oakland to Oh shit!

Everyone was picking faves

Geoff was definitely Team Caples

Surprised Shiloh wasn’t paddling out!

Oh baby!

Z takes the drop. Note: this was after Midler did nearly the same thing but somehow focused his board with his head. True story

Straight biz!

Who’s already getting barreled?

C-Cup!!!!

Note: I will be using surf terms like ‘barrelled’ despite barely being able to swim

Snap back! Is that a thing?

Evan visits the green room. See?!

Boogie is not a crime

Lil’ cat and mouse

All bros in the wave pool

It’s in the blood, I tell ya

When product placement goes hilarious

I look forward to seeing that thing deflated and stuffed into the back of Curren’s car for the next 3-5 years

‘Well I still think though Zion won …’

Winner Harry Bryant

Bigly!

Morning came hard and cruel

The youth were ready tho

Dress for the job you want

Where are they taking us?

Good omen

Of course … a stylish desert hellscape! That you can skate!!

Managed to get one decent photo of our guy before the big, sloppy media blitz

‘I’m just happy to almost be done …’

Let the kids take over

Zion’s channel jump managed to collapse the Southern pipe

A near crushing! No shit!

Omar knows the show must always go on. You don’t survive 19 Warped Tours without learning a lesson or two

Marlon brought some Brazilian smooth to the Mojave

Front rocks, all that

Shiloh pops bluntly

Would make a good Anatomy

And one more tucked torquer for the crowd

Then Roman stepped in

He’s always good for a closer

And eggplant it is!

Video time! Geoff gives a heartfelt intro

Big love between these legends

With filmmakers Ryan Lee and Johnathan Flechas

You’re gonna love it! Coming soon to the Thrasher ’Tube

AVE’s stoked; Lou’s still trippin’

VERY satisfied

‘Hurry, the dance floor is getting all crowded!’

Vans heavyweights Drieke and Ric pulled up to support their boy

Mashin’ em up

Two crews, combined!

This guy gets his own photo on account of he almost put my eye out with a piece of ice. That was my freebie, I guess

The Caples and Andersons ––heavy lineage!

FA? Definitely

Their kids are gonna be hideous!

It took a little bit of convincing for Layne to believe that I did NOT want to wrestle, but I managed to get out un-bodyslammed. Others … not so lucky

Bed time? You mean Karaoke time!!!

Life is so strange, innit?

Midnight Mackers, of course

Then everything got kinda blurry

It was like he was flying

And then sort of falling

And then all kinds of fucked up. Congrats, Curren! All three of you!