The Chromeball Incident Archives

Life With No Curfew

Daily News November 11th, 2024 · 12:00 am

Got a few pairs of the QS x Vans MC96 shoes back in the webshop for the holidays 🔵🟢

A behemoth of a Washington D.C. video [Runtime: 51 minutes] from Statue: Public Service 2024, featuring Mason Padilla, Nabeel Nelson, Rashad Murray, Yoonsun Shin, and many more faces out of the DMV scene.

…andddddd a behemoth of a Syracuse, New York video [Runtime: 40 minutes] from Johnathan Edinger: The 9-5, featuring parts from Reed Schuster, Jordan McGriff, Javaris Williams, A.J. DeStefano and many more.

“Fun fact: One of my childhood heroes unfollowed me on Instagram after this interview came out.” Chops shared a list of his favorite interviews that he has done over the course of Chromeball. Ryan Hickey and Oyola almost “coming to blows” over a CBI interview is wild.

Skate Smarter Not Faster

Daily News November 4th, 2024 · 12:00 am · 1

Central Park 📷 via Troy Stilwell

New York residents: You can find your pollsite here if you have not voted yet 🗳 If you live somewhere else, you can find your pollsite here.

“It’s not, ‘I don’t know man, I was just skating.’ That answer drives me nuts.” Our correspondent Farran Golding recently launched what he dubs as the skate-version of Longform.org: Skate Bylines. It is a new platform that aggregates and features works of skateboard journalism, rather than focusing 98% on video, like many of us do. Skate Bylines also creates unique pieces of its own, with the first feature being an interview with Chops from Chromeball about his interview process with history’s most legendary skaters. Also, R.I.P. Longform, but long live Longreads. Haven’t gotten on a flight without loading up the reading list with Longreads links in 10+ years. 🫡

When’s the Last Time You Did a Regular Rodeo Flip Anyway?

Daily News July 31st, 2023 · 12:00 am · 2

“I went to a trade school in the 8th grade to try out a few potential careers that might be interesting. I was in a HVAC course and we all had to use the older guys’ work clothes, which was like a lab coat that doctors would wear. Well, when I put mine on, it was super big on me, so everyone started calling me ‘Dr. Z.’ It just kinda stuck. I wish it was a better story but there you go.” Zered Bassett sits down with The Chromeball Incident for a #longform, career-spanning interview.

Josh Stewart is a lunatic and put his body through another Static video. The trailer is live. (He promised it’s the last one.) Excited for that Jordan Trahan part.

Paul Young B.K.A. Hit You Off Management on the mix for the latest Bronze 56k Radio.

You Know The Situation

Daily News January 24th, 2022 · 12:00 am · 3

Photo by Shari White for Mess Skate Mag

In case you’ve been under a rock since last Monday, Neema Joorabachi’s Til It’s Gone video is online in full.

“Oh, I definitely wasn’t cool enough for Zoo York back then. I was just some weirdo out on Long Island.” Long Islander, Frank Gerwer, is the latest to get Chromeballed. Frank’s Number Nine part from 1995 is a great lil’ time capsule.

Jenn Soto and Mariah Duran share the screen in a Hi-8 trip to New York edit for Mess Skate Mag.

Mashed Potatoes

Daily News December 14th, 2020 · 12:00 am · 4

Nik Stain by Paul Coots, who has a couple shots from John’s Vid over on his Instagram.

Patrick Kikongo, creator of The Black List, has a public service announcement to keep in mind while you’re doing any skate-related holiday shopping.

“I think you’re the first person to actually own up to drunk claims in one of these interviews.” Joey Pepper talks drunk claims and everything in-between for his new Chromeball interview.

Really know nothing about this edit, but enjoyed it a lot — maybe because editing a pandemic-era skate video to “World Hold On” is funny and perfect. “TFTI” is a fourteen-minute homie edit by Reilly Schlitt that looks like it was largely filmed during lockdown days, as all the Stroud, etc. footy is from when none of the courts had hoops. If you don’t have that whistle stuck in your head after hearing that song…idk, one day you will have to answer to the children of the sky ;)