Showing posts with label Miscellaneous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miscellaneous. Show all posts
Jay Adams by Glen E. Friedman
Typically I have used the site proper here for written pieces and social media for photo posts, but when it comes to the photos of Glen E. Friendman, that's a whole other story because they are a story in and of themselves. Glen's Instagram page is sharing some amaz…
Thoughts on the Place of Vans in Skate Culture
Recently I was contacted by one of the senior editors of the periodical AdWeek . They were doing a story on the history of Vans and wanted an angle on the brand taken from its skateboarding roots. I don't proclaim to be an expert of course, but I know what I know and it&…
A Noble Cause and an Auction for a Rare Spidey De Montrond Personal Rider
A rare opportunity to own the personal rider of one of the great Santa Cruz skate legends of the 80's has come up -- and also a concurrent opportunity to support a noble cause in the process.
Spidey De Montrond -- who needs no introduction here -- is auctioning off his …
Iconic Jimmy'z Skateboarder Ads
Skate related ads have always been a source of immense interest to me. I remember when I picked up my first skate magazines back in the 1980's; the creativity of the various advertisements in those magazines particularly caught my attention and imagination. Aside from …
Ride It Sculpture Park, Detroit
Relatively speaking, I am not too far from Detroit. It is only a couple of hours away. Whenever I have gone to Detroit, I've always been quite amazed by the sight of the abandoned homes, commercial buildings, even multi-story buildings that have no windows. I have a fr…
Rodney Mullen: Skater, Thinker, Creator, Teacher
Rodney Mullen has always struck me not only as an immensely talented skater (obviously) but also as extraordinarily talented individual generally. His brilliance in skateboarding comes across through his skating of course, while his obvious intellectual gifts come across t…
The Devil's Toy
The National Film Board of Canada has made this interesting little film available, "The Devil's Toy." It's an interesting and fun watch. Here's the synopsis: This short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of…
Lance Mountain's Comments on the July 2014 Issue of Thrasher Magazine
S o here is an example of where old school meets new. Enjoy the always entertaining Lance Mountain taking us on a tour and commentary on the July 2014 issue of Thrasher Magazine :
Natas, Lance at the Skateboarding Hall of Fame
Recently the Skateboarding Hall of Fame (and Museum) in Simi Valley, Ca. inducted Natas Kaupas and Lance Mountain into the same -- an honor that certainly both are more than deserving of. Here are their acceptance speeches (I would have loved to have heard Skip Engblom'…
