The votes have been cast, and now it's time to announce the Top 5 finalists or this year's One In A Million! In no particular order, they are: Drew
Etkorn, Jose Ruiz, David Bow Hafsteinsson, Erik Deringer, and Ben Cabreana. Congrats to all five! The guys will hit the road with one of the SLAP staff
photographers and a filmer for nine days on the road in the Volcom team van, stuffed with free gear from Volcom, Etnies, Almost, Element and Listen,
driving from Seattle, WA down the west coast to southern California where they will end up at the annual GVR contest as guests of honor! More details
to come...

Sean Malto's Interview is live in the Online Mag. Sam Milianta hooked us up with a new Feature called Summer of Death. After Bust or Bail, Hubba is having a 2 Live Crew show and DLX is showing the Fallen video. RVCA is putting on some cool workshops at the VASF store. Isaac updated his blog with some Chili Bowl ripping.

Lurker Lou graces our Features page with an indepth inteview. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR ONE IN A MILLION VOTING! SLAP Pal, Jai Tanju has a show at Cal's Pharmacy this Friday. Check out some fundraisers for Johnny Romano. Support the Oakland Skatepark and the Hood Games. Greg Lutzka has his own website? Thomas Campbell's website is live. Don't forget about Bust or Bail this weekend. Mark blogs a new spot in SJ.

Fat Back Production heads back to the Midwest again, but this time he has the éS team in tow. AWS Filmworks has a bunch of new Leaks for you. DLX has some sick footage from the Chili Bowl. Adio has designed a new website. Sean Malto cruises around LA for an Etnies commercial. Element and Krabo made a custom bike and its on EBay.

Take a trip through the deep south as Jamie Thomas heads home to Alabama for a week of skating with his friends on deadline for the Fallen video and talks about his whole 15 year career. Also, get ready to jump in the van- Big Blue, the official SLAP van, that is. It’s first cross-country romp was a Habitat trip from California to Ohio the the crew, so get down with Blue plus Janoski, Silas, Molinar, Getz, O’Connor and more. Ed Templeton grills Josh Harmony on topics ranging from God to Satan to Led Zeppelin to Osama Bin Laden to aliens while Josh puts it down and rides the sky. Check out Tony Cox’s painting, drawing, sewing and collage work in his Portfolio. Peep the first installment of “SLAP Pals Question...” as the mob at slapmagazine.com submits questions for pros and get some answers- this month’s subject is Jerry Hsu. Bounce along with the sounds of the Breeders, check Goro’s wallride to handrail Curtains, and much more!

Today marks the tenth year since Phil Shao was taken from us. Mark has a nice write up on his blog, and Thrasher has a video trailer for something in the works. Go shred for Phil this weekend-he is missed.

Last of the Mohicans is premiering tonight at Culture Skateshop! Dyson Ramones has been working hard on the new Stereo video, here's a sneak peek. DVS celebrates 10 years in the Valley at the Skatelab. Caswell Berry and Corey Duffel are signing autographs at Skate Works Aug 23rd. Skinner gets interviewed. Mark Whiteley gets hyped up on Mumble Magazine. The entire June 2008 issue is live in the Online Mag with Behind The Lens: Robert Lim and the Sads.

We have a new feature with Michael Sieben talking about Roger Skateboards. DC is having a demo in NYC this weekend! Toad & Salmon's Chili Bowl Cookoff is happening this weekend. Philly Am 2 is going down Sept. 20th. Ricky Oyola fills the Block in on how Philly was back in the day. EpiclyLaterd is gonna come back hard on Sept. 4th. Judd blogs up his extended vacation and SP celebrates the Blessian B-day.

Slam City made a cool little trailer for an upcoming video. Check out the new Zoo York Cockroach Artist Series! Stereo was in Minnesota and came back with Part 1, 2 & 3. Big congrats to Joey "Bucky" Brezinski for winning Red Bull's Manny Mania this last weekend in NYC. Thrasher's goin' Bust or Bail at Paul Revere School Aug. 30th!

Have you seen Cliche´s De Ja Vu? Foundation hits up Woodward West! Our buddies at City Skateboards are taking the dudes on the road starting next week. Been check the Fallen "Ride the Sky" tour blog? Isaac hit up a recent show at the Fecal Face gallery.

Adam Sullivan interviewed Mark Whiteley on the Future of SLAPmagazine.com. Muska, BAM, & Mike V having a signing coming up. Nike SB has dedicated a page to Paul Rodriguez and Clark Hassler. Rob Lorifice rides for Blind now. Vox Footwear and Elwood Clothing made a new sites for you. Don't forget to vote for your favorite One In A Million dude!

Just uploaded Part 2 of FatBack in Upstate NY. We're sponsoring an art show at Club 6 this Friday for the 10 year anniversary of 510 skateboarding. Back to the Banks is going down this weekend in NYC as well as Manny Mania. If you didn't know, Torey Pudwill is pro for Almost now and DVS made this cool video page for him. Dan Deacon, Skatestudyhouse.com, The Kid on Cards, and Band of Horses is live for the June 2008 Online Mag. Judd updated his blog with the last leg of his vacation and Mark updated his blog with the SLAP staff art show.

Fat Back Productions continues with the first video from Upstate NY. Neckface has an artshow coming up at New Image Art. Emerica is bringing back an original. Stereo is out in the Midwest doing demos and having an artshow. Follow the Ride The Sky premieres by checking their blog! Judd blogs a recent adventure to CT.

Don't forget about the SLAP staff art show in SJ tomorrow night! There's a Jump Ramp Jam at 3rd & Army too! If you have an opion about SLAP going digi, go to the forum and chime in... SLAP approved, David Gravette is welcomed to the Creature Pro ranks. Check out Skate Mafia @ the Berrics. How was the Fallen Ride The Sky premiere last night?

Wild Card! Yep, we've got a surprise 11th man again this year. Big man Ryan Sublette has got some funk in his trunk, so peep this and then it's really time to cast your vote! Top 5 vote getters will head out together on the road for a week at the end of September/early October for the final OIAM mash-up this year...

Today's OIAMer is the final Top 10 guy, Mr. Ben Cabreana, so have a look and get ready to cast your vote! But wait, what about the Wild Card? Will there be one?

If you haven't seen it yet, SLAP has just announced that we're going totally digital. Yep, we're bringing everything we've got directly online and straight to you, the biggest online skate crew in the world. While we're in the planning/developing stages of things, we want to get you involved from the ground up- find out what you want to see, what you don't want to see. What would hype you up, a digital version of the mag page turning and all, a more blog style approach, a gallery of images, more videos, interviews, user interaction via the Boards etc.. we want to know. We'll still have all the same kind of content as the mag (interviews, articles, road trips, departments, etc.) going straight to the site, but beyond that we're building things from scratch- we're aiming everything right at you, so we want your input!
-Mark Whiteley

Vegas is back with a vengeance on their third and final man- Jovahn Bergeron steps right up for your Thursday's viewing pleasure.

Alabama gets their second representative up today by way of chomper Alan Poole.

Brian Tucci heats up the Block. Four Star is about to go on a tour of the great North. Check out TNT at the X Games. The Beautiful Losers Documentary is screening in a town near you. Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson are having a great show at White Walls on Saturday. 5 Boro's Epicly Peru is live in the Online Mag and Isaac blogged some randomness.