Ph: Aaron Herrington by Dan Mathieu
Dime and Vans’ shoe collab called for a shindig with fun and games. Press play for what went down in Canada. Smokin’ sausage party.
Tag: video
Let’s kick this off by stating that the future pretty much delivered jack shit. If you were a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s where space colonisation, extra-terrestrials, UFO sightings and Metal Mickey were predicted to become part of family life, then you will know how much we were ripped off. The most exciting recent discovery that comes close to all of those technological promises is an image that looked like a lunar three-spurt dick etched into the dusty floor of Pluto. Twas one way of getting a few more ‘likes’ on your Facebook page last month for those who count the digits.
There wasn’t a need for this self aggrandising malarkey that social networking brings back in 1985. Nobody really gave a toss about getting themselves 15 minutes of fame, we were too busy sniffing glue, break dancing and prizing Mercedes badges off the front of cars with screwdrivers – until the Back To The Future film was released. That summer spawned thousands of skateboarders worldwide, mimicking Michael J. Fox’s balancing skills as he held his own on a hoverboard to impress girls and avoid a beating. Once that was aired, every kid in our area wanted one.
Nobody imagined that we would have to wait 30 years to even get a sniff of the liquid nitrogen smoke that pumps out of the Lexus Hoverboard though. Nobody would also have guessed it would be our mate Ross McGouran who would be the chosen one to take it for its first cruise either. Thankfully Ross was skating past our office the day after that hoverboard edit hit the interweb so we asked him to spill some beans on how it all came together.
This was filmed off the cuff in 10 minutes with just an iPhone with a broken screen to hand but should give you a bit of inside info on the shoot that took place. Thanks to Dan Joyce who kindly edited my awful filming.
Rewind back into 1990 when the ollie impossible made an appearance and confused the hell out of everyone amongst a bunch of other really new tricks. Ed Templeton was a fan and stepped up on this part in New Deal’s ‘Useless Wooden Toys’, a video that changed the game somewhat looking back on it.
Watch the full video:
Photo by Richie Hopson
Now here’s a treat coming from the archived tapes of Jake Barker from yesteryear featuring our good pal Laurie Sherman. If you knew this man then you’d know that he gives everything and is one of the best pals to have in the back of the car on a trip. His laid back approach to life is slightly different to when he steps on a rig as you will see from this footage shot between 1996 and 2002.
Still got it too. Good work Jake.
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Bru-Ray: Malmo Ultra Bowl comp
Ph: Cody Lockwood / shot by EKEN
Get some of what went down in Malmo this weekend with Mason Merlino, Brad McClain, Cody Lockwood and many more getting stuck into the Ultra Bowl in Sweden.
Results:
1 Cody Lockwood USA
2 Brad McClain USA
3 Björn Lillesøe DK
4 Ty Hjortland USA
5 Kevin Kowalski USA
6 Kalle Berglind SWE
7 Danny Leon ESP
8 Mason Merlino USA
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Dave Allen in Down Right Evil
UK powerhouse Dave Allen has new footage online this morning filmed out in Atlanta where he’s waved goodbye to after over six years of service this week. Stoked to see Death’s finest coping smacker get down and dirty on vert pools and bowls in Down Right Evil.
Welcome home Dave!
Hiroshi’s woodworkings are masterpieces and to see them up close and personal last year when his exhibition ran at Stolen Space in London was a treat to say the least.
Monster Children visited his studio in Kosuge, Japan to speak with him on his fascination with recyling skateboard decks into modern works of art.
Paul Schmitt has more experience and knowledge of making skateboards than anyone else on earth so when he was set a task to make a deck made of cardboard, it was odds on he would probably be able to pull it off. Tony Hawk tests the final design in this new engineering feat.
Mourn the apparent last of the French Fred tapes with none other than the British wizard of all things skateboarding, Tom Penny. I don’t know whether to first discuss the sadness that Fred Mortagne’s incredible archive of tapes from such an important period of skateboarding has come to an end, or the fact that unseen Penny footage is beyond gold.
The only way of leading out of this is to doff your hat to French Fred as his dedication to filming and photographing skateboarding his entire life is commendable. Thanks for everything.
Find more of Fred’s incredible work explained in our feature with him.
Most of us took our first ride on a little plastic rig but not all of us return to slay it in a way most would not think was possible. Spanish tech head Manolo Robles shows you what’s possible if you put your mind to it. Call the coastguard.