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Bust or Bail: Santa Monica Slamma Photos

The original-and-baddest real street contest in the streets took over the fabled Santa Monica Triple Set for an ungodly afternoon of four-wheeled annihilation! Fun fact: Julien Stranger was the first to ollie it. But can you guess who was the first to get a cheesesteak named after them at Big Dean’s? Guess you don’t know everything. Start scrolling …

Photos by Atiba Jefferson and Michael Burnett

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 001Fuck, is this it?

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 002Plenty of run up

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 003And they even plied over the forsaken splintered boardwalk

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 004And THAT should do it

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 005Check-in area. Guess which one is the bad cop

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 006No wristband … no Bust

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 007Brought to you by your friends at Nike Skateboarding. Wait, is that what the SB stands for?

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 008Check the list … Nobody’s doing Shane’s Shocker, jus’ sayin’

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 009A flood of familiar faces

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 010‘Nah, I don’t think nollie double frontside heel has been done …’

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 011Tha boys

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 012You should see Lance’s face light up when Frank’s around

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 013Our old friends from éS!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 014Meza jokes metal with Gregson

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 015If she can survive a Bust or Bail … hold onto her, Bobby

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 016OG sammich

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 017Meanwhile, the Kingswell crew gets a First Look in the restaurant

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 018Fuck it, give us the Punch!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 019Speak of the devil!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 020Frank made it

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 021Nak came ready to jump

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 022And then NBA fans got their minds blown with a surprise pull up from the Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 023Dashawn knows everybody!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 024Speaking of legends … J Wray and Geoff made it! Gus, too

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 025And Bam!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 026Alright, now it’s getting ridiculous

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 027Are we ready???

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 028Someone is

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 029 Kader tests the water

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 030What’s up, Shane!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 031Local media …

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 032We good?

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 033Heavy line up

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 034And today’s announcers: Geoff and Gus

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 035Early flex from Dylan Jaeb—first-rip frontside flip!!!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 036And then his sidekick Tobes followed it with the nollie bs flip! Is that NBD? Better check the board

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 037Gas money, at least!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 038GT and Antonio share the airspace

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 039Jake Anderson, heelflip blast from the roof angle

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 040ATL shove

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 041Grant battled for this extended fakie ollie floater

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 042Frankie spanked the V-heel and luckily Burndog kept his shirt on

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 043Quick switch flip and dip from the amazing Shane O

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 044Switch backside flip? What was it again?

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 045Decenzo paid homage to the great Jeremy Wray with a perfect front three

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 046And Antonio floated switch frontside flips all afternoon

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 047Going for the fandangle too!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 048Fakie flip, precision from LA Jaeb

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 049Wonder who he’s gonna ride for?

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 050The laser heel and the triple stack were a match made in heaven for Dashawn

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 051Pew-pew!!!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 052Tommy Sandoval tossed carcass all day. Thanks for jumping, Guns

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 053Shiloh was going hard for the big ollie …

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 054But in the end, Mariah won the battle. So sick

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 055Our friends from the Olde Country

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 056Kader brought it … nollie fs heelflip

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 057Squeeze in close for Yuri’s hardlflip

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 058Jace made it! Switch front heel

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 059The look on Dylan’s face sums up his approach to this shit

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 060Too easy …

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 061The OGs were feeling it!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 062”Hawaii!!!” Hosoi cried out

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 063Definitely an Aloha moment

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 064Smiles for miles

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 065That just means they like it

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 066Ryan Carrell tossed the inward heel for a couple hours, popping it high enough to clear a Volkswagen

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 067Finally made it!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 068BIG response. Thought that was maybe the end ….

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 069But, nah, Jaeb wanted more …

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 070BOOM! Fakie heel. Ok, NOW he’s done

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 071Late arrival Kento juiced a varial flip

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 072And Bootes kept tossing the diabolical front heel

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 073John Bradford, not the OG photo legend, nailed the fakie tré, straight off the NBD board

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 074So sick!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 075Okay, so we must be done now …

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 076Nope, that’s when Kento’s big flip went down

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 077The boss is calling it! Helluva finish!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 078Party time

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 079One GOOD thumb up!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 080JITs and OG’s … everyone had a great day

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 081From Dirty Jersey to the sparkling Pacific

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 082From Florida and beyond

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 083Lil’ Rose Street reunion in the bar

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 084Goddamn it, Jake deserves a sensible beer!

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 085Dilo, as seen in the new one

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 086KOTR survivors

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 087Thought we didn’t get a shoe from this shit??

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 088Jolly, Jordan and Spielman

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 089Bring a baby .. if you got some

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 090Kader and the 'Dog

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 091Bust or Bail is definitely a family affair. Can’t wait to see Gunner Sandoval in one of these things

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 092For lovers, too

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 093Or bros

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 094Or anyone who loves a little skate excitement … AND a good burger

Bust or Bail santa monica slamma 2 26 095And nothing but blood stains left behind. Thanks, everyone! Where are we doing it next???
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