Here’s a B&W print I found the other day of Chris Senn (@chrissenn) launching off the vert ramp and landing on the far bank at the Munster Monster Mastership in Germany. In those days, the European contest circuit was a yearly tradition and we all travelled as one huge group (on trains and ferries) to all the […]
Dave Swift – European contest circuit in the 1990’s Read More »
by James O’Mahoney The Free Former World Professional Skateboard Championships at the Long Beach Arena our 2nd World contest. $20,000 invitational, Summer 1976 Results Men’s freestyle1. Chris Chaput2. Ed Nadalin3. Mike Weed4. Gary Kocot5. Russ Howell Men’s slalom1. Henry Hester2. Bob Piercy3. Mike Williams Women’s freestyle1. Ellen Berryman2. Laura Thornhill3. Ellen O’Neal Women’s slalom1. Desiree
The 1976 Free Former World Professional Skateboard Championships at the Long Beach Arena Read More »
“It was this big, really, it was! You can see it, it’s in Wade’s dad’s “It was this big, really, it was! You can see it, it’s in Wade’s dad’s house on the wall!” This is a fish story. About a big fish (marlin) caught by Wade Speyer in Mexico on a day-boat out of
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The largest demo I / We have ever done.Japan 2000, Black Label Skateboards Tour. It was myself, Jason Adams, John Lucero, Jim Gagne, Omar Hassan and Salman Agah. Our Japanese tour managers spoke broken English.We just went and did what they told us.On this day we were told “We go to demo now”.Okay, standard procedure, get in
Black Label surprise Demo for 100,000 in Japan 2000. By Kristian Svitak Read More »
Found my “Holiday Havoc” contest program from 1986 in a box this morning. Classic memories.. I was 23 at the time and just having fun not even thinking Pro Skateboarding would ever be more than a hobby. Tony Hawk and the top ranked guys were about 18 at the time. I was just happy to
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When I first skated Baldy Pipe we were skating on clay wheels. Everyone has an early story of Baldy Pipe. These are my first memories. When I first visited Baldy Pipe in 1972 there were no signs of anyone having been there. It was about 6 months before there were any indications of other skaters.
Baldy Pipe: 1972 on clay wheels Read More »
Here we have the the long overdue Kelly Belmar appreciation post. Way back in 1990, Kelly who was co-owner of Screaming Squeegees (the screener of most skateboards manufactured at the time) took a grip of his profits, bought a house and immediately built a skatepark style pool in his backyard. At the time, there was
Kelly Belmars Bowl Appreciation – Dave Swift Read More »
Finally had a chance to take some time with this new skateboard tome @readanddestroy ! My obsession with skateboarding started at a very young age, but it wasn’t until adolescence that I discovered “skateboarding” through videos like “Terror at Tahoe” & Thrasher magazine in particular. I was particularly touched by an article titled “code name viper”. It
Salman Agah – From Dreams to Reality Read More »
@brettenichols pieced together the fact that this golden Tony Alva photo by the great @wynnmillerphoto was shot in 1978 on the rooftop of the Olympic Pool in Deauville, France. Upon reading up on the history of the Piscine Olympique there I also noticed it was designed (in ‘66) by the same architect, Roger Taillibert, who would go on to
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Jeff Greenwood asks Steve Douglas some insider info about the upcoming London Calling Show opening up at the Skateboarding Hall of Fame on May31. Opening night will also include a new Movie Premiere London Calling: A Whole Era Showed Up! Read all about it below and plan on a Hall of Fame Double Header later
Steve Douglas Breathes London Calling! Read More »
In the early 2k(s), the honor was mine to take on the chief designer role for products & branding concerning the “Z-Boys” brand, which incarnated after the then recent releases of the “Z-boy & Dogtown” documentary book and film. I was brought in to handle the graphic designs and assist with the authenticity of its
Bart Saric Designs 4 “Z-Boys” Read More »
Unsponsored 13 year old me pipe pasting at the ASPO (Association of Skatepark Owners) contest at Skate City Skatepark in 1980. To win you had to paste a sticker the highest in the full pipe in your age division. Interesting and cool… the bottom half of this full pipe was concrete while to top half
Lester Kasai Pipe Pasting at Whittier Skate City Read More »
Somewhere in the vicinity of 1995/96, Ed Templeton inquired if I would be able to create an animated version of the Toy Machine logo to open their video a la the infamous “Ripper” sequence of the Powell Peralta series. I had a rudimentary knowledge of animation cels, so proceeded to first plan out and ink all of the frames I imagined
Create an Animated Version of the Toy Machine Logo – Sean Cliver Read More »
Back in 86/87, during a session at Steve Salisian’s Ramp (Arcadia CA), I was doing Frontside Grind to Tails super fast across the whole width of the ramp. In order not to slide off the edge of the ramp, I started snapping it to tail, soon after starting to grind, and sliding the rest of
Ben Schroeder invents the Chafe Slide Read More »
Part 1 Lou Peralta’s SkaterCross was one of the first skateparks to pioneer vertical skateboarding. There were a few others but his was one of the first three in Southern California. It attracted talent from all over the state in the same manner Carlsbad had done just prior to that.In this photo just after grand
Brad Bowman – aquires his blue Jay Adams Zephyr deck Read More »
Viva La Costa kickoff last night. Hung out with my good friends Joe Roper and Henry Hester. I have been friends with these for a long long time. I met Joe in 3rd grade around 1971. I would take the #27 bus to Pacific Beach everyday after grade school. Hangout at San Diego Surf Shop and surf
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Nothing like getting back one of your old riders … still complete Mt Baldy set up from @death_cloak So @bunkrock911 met guy who had this board who was friend of Simon Hill from Claremont old skate friend from early days even before Pipeline skatepark .. Simon had a pool in his backyard where he talked his parents into emptying
Steve Albas board finds it’s way home, 40 years later! Read More »
My @thrashermag cover from 1986. Thank you @titusdittmann for sending this over, Titus went through a few things and found this. Cover shot by @shane_rouse in Brno, Czech Republic on our “Culture Clash in Czechoslovakia” tour. Fun fact, I broke my wrist the night before, we arrived at the ramp when it was dark and I didn’t know there
Claus Grabke’s Thrasher Mag Cover from 1986 Read More »
