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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Words by Mackenzie Eisenhour&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAs seen in our September issue&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Through the years, it\\u2019s fair to say a vast majority of &lt;a href=\\\"\\/tag\\/11th-annual-tws-awards-videos\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;TWS&lt;\\/em&gt; Award wins&lt;\\/a&gt; have been open to debate. And, honestly, it would suck if that were not the case. The difficulty in unanimously pinning the word \\u201cwinner\\u201d or \\u201closer\\u201d on anything involving skateboarding, let alone an entire year of it, is a welcome reminder as to why most of us chose to shun the jock strap, referees, and uniforms in the first place. Skateboarding is subjective. The one thing we can agree on is that we disagree. That being said, the year\\u2019s Best Video Part lineup feels pretty solid. With number eleven on the shelf in the \\u201909, here are the last ten years\\u2019 winners.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. 1999\\u2014Peter Smolik\\u2014Shorty\\u2019s, &lt;em&gt;Fulfill The Dream&lt;\\/em&gt;, 1998&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1999 was a Shorty\\u2019s certified Malibu mudslide. On the heels of the first video (as a board brand) they clocked Best Street (Muska), Best Style (Smolik), Best Video (Fulfill The Dream), Readers\\u2019 Choice (Muska), Best Team, and Best Video Part of \\u201998 through Alkasmolik. No matter where you stand with the Mafia, you can\\u2019t deny the gusto of Smolik back tail kickflipping with authority at San Marcos to the tune of the Rocky anthem. Keg Rap Don.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/ikhwU9gkcJc?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. 2000\\u2014Jamie Thomas\\u2014Zero, &lt;em&gt;Misled Youth&lt;\\/em&gt;, 1999&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n\\u201cOut here in the fields\\u2026\\u201d Chief fought for this meal. The Who\\u2019s lyrics became an instant at-the-spot go-to. I heard Mike Carroll singing \\u201cTeenage Wasteland\\u201d at L.A. High right after it dropped. This has to be one of the purest Thomas parts to date. Welcome To Hell (\\u201996) is dramatically do or die; Maiden can do that to a part. Misled Youth, on the other hand, is just old-fashioned blue-collar grit. Edging out Stevie\\u2019s Chocolate Tour (\\u201999) part and Daewon\\u2019s Round 2 (\\u201999) ender is no small task either.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/njgl08Q87aM?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jamie Thomas,&lt;em&gt; Misled Youth&lt;\\/em&gt; Part 2&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/FUHWf6RnQIY?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. 2001\\u2014Eric Koston\\u2014\\u00e9S, &lt;em&gt;Menikmati&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2000&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWhenever I see Fred, I still enjoy gently prodding him over the dramatic music laid down over Menikmati. Truth is, however, electro instrumentals aside, his rolling long lens, international locales, and later DVD-bound Penny retrospective bonus segment make \\u00e9S\\u2019 first video a Willennium landmark. Koston\\u2019s curtains undeniably topped the barrel. First switch front blunt on a rail, Le Dome back five-0, that Med Choice switch heel, nollie heel noseslide the Wilshire 10, and back noseblunt Bricktown. Koston, pow.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/6MKoMINi92I?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. 2002\\u2014Heath Kirchart\\u2014TWS, &lt;em&gt;Sight Unseen&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2001&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThis part is just transcendent. \\u201cNights In White Satin\\u201d (\\u201967) fits religiously. Cardiel\\u2019s Unseen part was also nominated and, barring Heath, should have won. But Kirchart\\u2019s ender is unquestionably one of the best parts of the decade. The rollout on the UC Irvine back noseblunt slide, pretty much the first rendition ever on a legit sized rail (actually shot before Koston\\u2019s aforementioned \\u00e9S banger) is unforgettable. The tuck knee dismount on the UCLA rail to stair-drop tailside just deads it.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/3C31SUrxC70?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. 2003\\u2014PJ Ladd\\u2014Coliseum, &lt;em&gt;Wonderful Horrible Life&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2002&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nShocking. If this part hadn\\u2019t won, I think we could pretty much scrap the whole show. Tucked into a casual Boston shop video, PJ comes out of nowhere with a contender for the best part of all time. Inventing tricks and looking like he thought them up right then and there, the ledge combos half a decade before Lakai got to Mercado, switch frontside 360 heelflip, toying with the vert ramp like Tom Penny, a pressure flip\\/rolling flip binge, and that closing line. I don\\u2019t think there is much more to say. Go watch it.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/UlvwfVCNCB0?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6. 2004\\u2014Danny Way\\u2014DC, &lt;em&gt;The DC Video&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2003&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAfter Heath and PJ, Danny Way\\u2019s win completes a trifecta of unquestionable picks. The \\u201ctraditional\\u201d vert footage felt like some of the first innovation on that front since, well, last time Danny dropped a full part with Colin six years earlier (The Revolution, \\u201997). Switch 540 ollies off that DC extension. The switch tre. Switch flip back five-0s. Beyond that\\u2014a rodeo flip into the pool\\u2019s shallow. Backside 360 MACBA. A mega gap 720. Two world records and a 23.5-foot backside air? Seriously. Gnar boots.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/MJVLEMbO8cs?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7. 2005\\u2014Justin Strubing\\u2014Foundation, &lt;em&gt;That\\u2019s Life&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2004&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nI really like that Strubing took this one. F\\u2014k it. I\\u2019m biased. Justin is one of those dudes who\\u2019s been doing it right for a long time now\\u2014fast, proper, and full tilt. No half-cocked tailslides here. His That\\u2019s Life part is a step-by-step instructional guide to raw urban skateboard deconstruction in both Barcelona and San Francisco. And, unlike many video parts that get nominated, it has that \\u201csomeone just happened to be filming\\u201d vibe. In our day and age of heavy one-clip hammers, it was rad to see a dude just out to cruise nab the trophy. Even if, his cruising happens to be five times faster than mine.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/HkRUwsb6P8g?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8. 2006\\u2014Daewon Song\\u2014DVS, &lt;em&gt;Skate More&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2005&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nIt would be comical to argue that Daewon is not one of the most tech proficient skateboarders of all time. Few people are handed such a gift. But when they are, there is still a further question as to how they will take said talent and apply it creatively. After all, talent without creativity is as questionable as creativity without talent, possibly worse. In his Skate More part, Daewon scoops up his cream of the crop precision skills and applies them mercilessly to any and all terrains shy of a vert ramp and mega gap.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n[myspace]1514506[\\/myspace]&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9. 2007\\u2014Jerry Hsu\\u2014enjoi, B&lt;em&gt;ag Of Suck&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2006&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHolding down the two-song last part of 2006-certified Best Video, Hsu went all in for BOS. This is what Tiltmode looks like when the gloves come off. Jerry, like Heath, is one of the few guys who can finesse impact-heavy skating. The rainbow rail back Smith. The cruisy S.F. no-push switch heel line with the haunting Sonic Youth Carpenters cover. Switch bluntslide off that ledge to dirt gap. The three bump-to-rail crushers. The nollie back heel ender down the Lincoln thirteen. Uzi does it.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/WwT-_B4ClAk?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10. 2008\\u2014Guy Mariano\\u2014Lakai, &lt;em&gt;Fully Flared&lt;\\/em&gt;, 2007&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHopefully Patrick O\\u2019Dell\\u2019s Later\\u2019d series earlier this year further enlightened some of the younger readers out there as to why this part meant so much to anyone old enough to know a G Bag from G Code. Then again, as explained in last year\\u2019s convenient Award rationalizing text, Guy also took the Readers\\u2019 Choice in \\u201908\\u2026 Meaning kids voted his part a winner with or without any knowledge of the incredible redemption background story. Whatever the reasoning, I don\\u2019t believe much else on this list could have held a light to the MJ part(s). Taking the trophy over that speaks more than I could ever muster.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/CbUdKf1rawQ?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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