BRIGADE NEWSWork on the DVD version of Basic Training is under way. The re-release of this trick tip title will feature Bonus trick tips from all the Powell team including the ams.Steve Caballero won the pro event in Hermosa Beach. On July 2nd, Steve and his daughter Kayla participated in a Tilt Mode art show held at Circle-A skateshop. He will be traveling to Dortmund, Germany this month to compete and will also play a show with The Faction. In between he set up a MX session with Ralph Middendorf and a German MX Magazine. If you love The Faction they will also be playing in downtown San Jose at The Usual“ on July 19th.Cab gets on the Warp Tour from July 22nd through August 19th. CAB’s Kids Visalia YMCA camp program is in full effect again this year. Steve will sponsor one free session of camp for ten skaters. Winners will be picked on July 31st, so you better hurry. For more info go to www.skatecamp.org He was featured on ESPN 2 motoworld riding and taking MX lessons with Steve Lamson, famous MX pro and also on Fox’s High Octane show with a featured interview about skating and MX riding on my spare time.Pat Channita just finished two weeks on the VANS Warp Tour. He will be going to Europe for selected contests and will travel to Milwaukee for a Mobile Skateboard Series contest Moses Itkonen will be going on RDS Tough Guy Tour III. The tour will be going to Kelowna, Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton in Canada.Andy Macdonald skated with Bill Danforth at the skatepark opening in Lansing, MI. He tied for first in the Scandanavian Open but ended up in second when they had to count back to the second run. He is in Lausanne, Switzerland this weekend and will be in Germany competing at Dortmund later this month. He will jump over to Austria with Tony Manfre and Rodney Jones for a demo and to judge a skateboard contest hosted by ASAP.Andy also will be sponsoring scholarships to a skatecamp. To receive an application form, potential candidates may contact Rye Airfield at 603-964-2800 ext. 21.Jason Ellis was seen hosting the Pay Per View King of Skate on televisons across America. Also on Tom Green’s new show using a leaf blower in random places. Watch for him also on the Tony Hawk Gigantic Skatepark Tour. He is rocking a new tattoo across his back. It says, „Determination.“ His skating of late has shown this new determination. Last we heard Jason has bought himself a house somewhere in Northern San Diego.Danny Wainwright will be competing in contests this month and will hook up with Tony Manfre, Rodney Jones and Erik Olsen for a photo trip to Ireland and a week of skating in Bristol, England.Jon Comer is on the VANS Warp tour. He is looking to get him self a new vehicle when he gets back home. The search is on for an Executive Producer of his documentary.Powell AMSWelcome to Jordan Hoffart from Vancouver, BC. He is the newest addition to the Powell team.Jordan, Tony Manfre, Oliver Buchanan and Silas Baxter-Neal had a great time hanging out and skating together. They even got in a thorough tour with George Powell at the factory while they were here.Rodney Jones’s part in 411VM needs to be seen by everyone. He is traveling Europe and besides entering contests will be going to Austria, Ireland and England with a couple of teammates.Bones Wheels TeamFrom Rob Washburnrob@skateone.comAlex Chalmers is on the Tony Hawk Super tour. And will be lucky enough to skate the new park in Louisville, KY.Jesse Van Roechoudt will first travel to New York to possibly work on a Van’s ad. Then it’s off to France where she will shoot photos in the cities of Lyon, Paris, Marseille, Montpellier, and Toulouse for a Transworld article. After traveling about in France, she will go to Barcelona, Spainand bloody ole England for a spill. After many weeks in Europe, she will return to the states just in time to hop on a road trip with Billabong to Philly for the X-Games. Look for a Who’s Hot in Skateboarder and an interview in Canada’s own SBC Magazine in the near future.Gary Smith was featured on Tom Green’s Skateboard show trying to return a cow tongue as a cell phone, a guitar, and a piece of hardware. He was unsuccessful.Malcom Watson spent some time on the Warped tour. He was hoping for a little street course, but ended up doing mini Ramp demos the whole time.Please welcome new Bones Wheel rider Travis Law to the team. Travis hails from Denver, CO and if you ever want to get your skate on…Denver is the place to be. Nick Maliszewski is in California for the summer and will traveling up and down the California coast looking for that perfect spot. He will also try and enter the Damn Am contest in Woodland, CA.“