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Damn That’s A Wrap, Boys

Daily News December 30th, 2024 · 12:00 am · 2

Truly an honor for QS to make Simple Magic’s year-end best skateboard writing list four times. The fact that people actually read around here means the world. Thank you, Cole. Shout out Mike, shout out Farran, shout out Adam, shout out Frozen in Carbonite.

Crazy it’s taken this long for a Muni video to get pinned onto the list… Added Brian Panebianco’s “The Final Plaza” video, which documents the final days at Philly’s Municipal Services building, to the QS One-Spot Part Map 📍 This crew’s dedication throughout the heartbreaks is truly awe-inspiring. Amazing work from all involved.

Jace Detomasso briefly spoke to Thrasher about his Reggaeton Ledges ollie, on which he dislocated his shoulder first try and had to wait a year to go back. Pretty dope how anytime Jace ollies something, people want to get him on the horn about it.

An Anti-Hero #tfreport & Beyond

Daily News November 18th, 2024 · 12:11 pm

It’s funny how much the mere existence of a quarterpipe within the Tompkins fence recalibrated the way that place is skated, and the tricks people do there. A few months ago, having heard that the Anti-Hero team is at T.F., nobody would fault you for thinking, “Why the hell is the Anti-Hero team wasting time at Tompkins? Wouldn’t that time be better spent at the Chelsea park?” [Spoiler: they make it to the Chelsea park. Phew.]

But instead, you have Gus Gordon climbing atop the brick pillars back by the bathrooms (both the perma-under-construction ones and the makeshift one that was born out of necessity), and Grant Taylor using that very same quarterpipe to stall atop of them. With that and the perpendicular couch ollie seen above, you likely have the two highest clearance tricks ever done at Tompkins. (Look at bro in the background wearing the green shirt.) Can’t wait to build a loop there when we make our first million and recalibrate shit again.

Bed, Snacks & Beyond

Daily News June 26th, 2023 · 12:00 am

📷 via @mariosk8

Zered is the latest subject of the Lookback Library’s “Cover Discussions” series, chatting about his three Transworld covers and three Skateboarder covers. (Crazy he hasn’t had a Thrasher one before, especially given the Massachusetts connection with Phelps.)

“Caller 10” is a crustaceous journey by Pittsburgh’s Radio Skateshop through one of the roughest cities for skate spots. Includes a great Zach Funk part to close it out.

While we’re on the topic of crust, peep Adam Meuller’s part in Justin Bohl’s Detroit video, Minted, which includes everything from lines on broken boats through abandoned buildings to polejams out of snow piles.

All These Damn Plugs and Young Takeoff I’m the Socket

Daily News November 7th, 2022 · 12:00 am · 1

Connor C. @ Columbus C. • Photo via @jfv.studio 📷

Feel like this should’ve been on the repost circuit way heavier… On Friday, Stussy dropped an eight-minute promo by Antosh Cimoszko featuring what amounts to small parts’ worth of footage from Aaron Loreth, Diego Todd, Jesse Alba and Hugo Boserup + appearances from others.

The Halloween Stickers crew dropped HSS2 last week. No full Liam McCabe part, but that FedEx line is absolutely fucking insane. Not sure if anybody has done two flip tricks down the sixes before.

Friends With Fred

Daily News August 1st, 2022 · 12:00 am · 3

“Never give up. Stick with it and keep trying. Don’t get discouraged by shitty attitudes. Just keep going, man. Don’t look back… And stay off hard drugs.” Fred Gall, 2019. ~~Not sure who shot this photo? Maybe Mehring?~~ Photo by Reda.

Figure there is zero chance anybody who is a QS Monday Links reader would not have already seen Fred Gall’s “Spiritual Healing” part, but it would also be sacrilegious to not mention it.

“You needed to bring a mattress there ’cause you run right into a brick wall and you’ll die without a mattress.” Thrasher also posted up Brian Anderson’s interview with Fred Gall.

…aaannndddddd The Warm-Up Zone — the internet’s leading Fred Gall scholars — compiled a recap of the past 18 months of Freddy’s achievements leading up to the part.

It’s a week with both a Naquan and a Johnny YouTube upload ⚱️