Late one today. Weather got things sluggish.
“Skaters in Cars Looking at Spots” cruises around the Financial District with Zered.
“My last name is Baker, so this is called The Baker Video.” Good friend and breaker of four boards in one session, Zach Baker, made a fun skateboard video.
Life is Goodie is dropping on 4/20 fool.
“Rob [Dyrdek] told me, ‘Look, dude, there’s gonna be no pro skaters in the next…I see in the future no pro boards.'” Ride has a great interview with Josh Kalis about China, standalone video parts, GX1000, a declining middle class in skateboarding, and a future with no boards. ICYMI: Hit You Off Management dropped a “Kalis in Mono” remix last week, mentioned in the interview’s first question.
Sorta on that note, Village Psychic got an interview with the dudes who run Mood Skateboards, a company with no team. “In the 80s and 90s, pro skaters were the best at skating, but now everyone is the best. The ‘need’ for professionals isn’t the same.” It’s gonna be a really weird next couple of years, man.
Always a lot of surprises in this dude’s skating: Joel Meinholz time machine mash-up.
Some enviable weather in Gigliotti’s new clip.
The bro Jersey Dave has a photo book up for sale.
Dunno if these are the ten *greatest* spots ever built, but Kingpin has a listicle of ten “what were they thinking when they made this” spots from around the world.
Boil the Ocean compares Big Brother‘s resistance to abiding by the skateboard industry’s self-image to the Slap message board’s similar disposition of today, and uses the word “sanctimoniousness.”
The Helas team’s IG clips combined into one montage, with a mini Ishod and Lucas part at the end :)
“Before the Hubba girls, the Duffs girls, before Erica Yary or Leanne Tweeden, and long before any hot chick would be caught dead in a Thrasher shirt, there was Rosa.” SML Talk reminisces on the nineties most iconic half-naked skateboard hardware company model. Chromeball also had a Rosa tribute years ago, which includes a scan of the “15 Things You Didn’t Know About…” segment from Skateboarder.
Jake Johnson v.s. the D.C. Gold Rail, circa 2010.
Who had the better high fashion backpack ad, Eli or Alex Olson?
Part two of NY Skateboarding’s joint interview with Gino and Dill is now live.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week: Lebron v.s. Durant won’t be much of a narrative in the NBA soon.
Quote of the Week: “Johnny peaked with Space Heater.” — Max Palmer
If you’re stuck inside and need a good time-killer, I was recently put onto the fact that a lot of episodes of Insomniac with Dave Attell are on YouTube. It hasn’t been the best for productivity, but is really fun to reminisce on the drunken world of the early millennium that most of us had yet to experience (still recognized the venue for the “goddess” party though hehehehe…) The two New York episodes are here and here. Playlist with most of them here.
