Jack Sabback @ CBS, 20 years ago • 📷 via Matt Swift. Memory Screen had a fire #tbt post of Jack the other day, too.
The rumors are true, yes. We’re bringing The Quartersnacks Cup back this year, but with Vans. It’ll be more public. More info coming soon ;)
Shaquille Waite put together a thorough initial #tfreport of the re-done ground with his crew. It’s so …green! The fakie frontside flip over the bump-to-bar was nuts.
“Skaters who think they smoke a lot of weed have nothing on hockey players.” Una Farrar is the latest subject of Skate Jawn‘s “$100 Chill” series — except it’s about $120 Canadian! (Somehow, it’s actually like $135CAD…)
Violet also has a new, all-Tompkins edit out in celebration of their Spitfire collab.
Sergio Ben Mario dropped a video on Free last week called Can’t Wait To Get Old, which includes footage from trips to New York, Tokyo, Porto and Berlin. Includes sightings from everyone to Austyn Gillette to Daniel Kim to Kyler Garrison. Not running the Future verse on “Bullseye 2” is crazy though ;)
The Living Proof Radio crew went to Milan to kick it with the Rat Ratz squad.
Pedro Delfino is also the latest guest on Living Proof Radio.
Andrew Wilson hit up Mosquito Beach for a quick Pepper Grip commercial spot.
The Hunnydip NYC crew has a new edit out with a Maspeth Ledges banger at the end.
Our friends at Pocket pushed the concept of a one-spot part to its logical extreme, by premiering four one-spot parts that were filmed at Berlin’s Kulturforum over the course of one week, with $10,000 waiting for the filmer-skater duo who wins the best outing. The first is with Giorgi Armani and Dan Schulz. The second is with John Dilo and Bobaj. Others soon.
“It was the most rewarding to put out a video that has no kind of brand legacy or distinct imagery behind it to hype it up, and a crew consisting of mostly underdogs.” The Slam City Skates blog interviewed Daniel Wheatley following the released of his video, Soulcrusher.
“I was once a 17-year-old kid who would go hang out at the skate shop and flip through magazines to kill an afternoon. Hopefully there is some 17-year-old kid who is doing the same thing and picks up this and is like ‘What’s the deal with this? Oh, this is interesting.'” Monster Children interviewed Sam Korman about his new print magazine based out of New York, Plank.
Thrasher has an edit from opening weekend at Malmö Sweden’s Love Park, featuring plenty of Philly legends across generations.
A three minute compilation of all of Frank Gerwer’s footage in 411 issues.
Tenant Skateshop is celebrating their five-year anniversary this Friday, September 20th @ 99 Scott. (Behind Honey’s.) 9p-2a. Flyer here. RSVP link here. RXKNephew performing.
Loosies Corner 🚬 — Two minutes from Frog’s Gabe Thompson.
Quote of the Week 🗣 “I have too many quotes.” — E.J. in reference to being told “Summer starts in August” would be Quote of the Week
Been really enjoying these by-the-year “Best of Rap-A-Lot” mixes that Chicken-N-Kalinka has been running. There’s 11 of them.