No matter who, when, or where, great skateboarding is great skateboarding. @coryjuneau holds the power and style on this frontside boardslide like… nobody else. Congrats Cory! 🥉
Shot for @worldskatesb at the @olympics in Tokyo.
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A rare, time-tested relic from my past surprisingly made its way back to me through the wonders of digital communication last week. Following a brief email exchange I was reconnected with this personal skate deck that I’d given away at a skate demo decades ago. That exact location is still unknown as the recipient was not the person that had returned this skateboard to me.
The story goes that during a skate event I’d gifted this deck to a skater that had snapped his skateboard. My penmanship on the deck is faded, yet it states, “Don’t break this one.”
More telling signs that this was my personalized rider shows from the grip tape and paint pen markings on this first issue Gargoyle Schmitt Stix deck. But what’s really rare are the uncommon radiuses and notches that appear on both the underside and the top of the nose area of the deck. These custom reliefs were created by Vision’s wood shop wizard and skate master Chuck Hults to assist in grabbing the nose (back in an era when it was appropriate) and to possibly generate enhanced shoe adhesion with ollies.
Ah, such awesome souvenirs from great times where Chuck regularly sent Schmitt Stix team riders a few customized decks in their packages using his sanding disk creativity to make it happen. Thank you Chuck!
And many thanks to Adam for reaching out to reconnect this board with me 34 years later! This one escaped the landfill!
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2022 was a real tough one for me personally. Early in the year I lost my older brother - my only sibling to a tragic motorcycle accident. The grief is difficult at times and it’s been tricky to manage. But I did get through the year thanks to friends that remained in contact with me. I greatly appreciate you all.
Here’s a visual look back on a year that was full of travel and great moments despite what I’ve been going through. Let’s move forward with creativity, kindness, love, and style in 2023. Happy New Year!
Attention Portlanders and Rose City visitors! Next week, @humphriesphoto , @photojoebrook , and I are joining up together for a group photo show at the @onegrandgallery ’s loft space.
We’ve been gathering framed prints and photographs that have been sitting in our studios, on shelves, and storage spaces to share with you and we’re offering them at deep discounts.
All items for sale are negotiable. We’d rather have these photos displayed on your walls than sitting in storage boxes. Free beer and refreshments by @cheapfunbeer and @drinkweird will be served until we run out.
So come on out Saturday evening or Sunday and join in on the good times.
This image reflects a pair of tributes. One stems from the barbecue artwork that is meaningful to family, friends, and fans of the late, great skateboarding soul known as Joe Lopes. The other is a visual acknowledgment that skateboarding will continue to push forward in progressive, stylish, and powerful movements from its youth.
Anna Shea hucks a melon 540 at Lower Bobs under threatening skies. The kids are alright!
The SHUT 40 Year Capsule Collection.
Skaters hit up your local shops.
Shops contact your local distributors or your Sidewalk rep directly.
Final deadline for all orders is March 26.
Product will land world wide August 26.
Get your SHUT Sharks while they last.
I’ve received several comments and DMs requesting information about the skateboard that I’d unearthed in my previous post.
So here goes.
This was one of my personal skateboards that I rode during 1988 and it was set up with customized tweaks to enhance the ride at the time.
Schmitt Stix BK Gargoyle I model 7 ply maple with red stained veneer. Master woodsman and skater Chuck Hults would craft these “ollie gills” with large sanding discs for team riders’ decks. The aim was that the gills would catch the edge of your front shoe and assist with ollies in the streets. Completes were heavy back then, and this customization helped. To receive these customized decks in your packages from the woodshop was such a stoker back then. Thanks Chuck!
Original art was created by Jay Henry from a photograph that I shot of a gargoyle on a building in San Francisco which was provided as inspiration for this graphic.
Produced in America by Ermico Enterprises, Independent Stage V 159mm trucks with old school mounting hole pattern (pre-nose slides) baseplates. The front truck has a burgundy anodized hanger with an original bar and cross logo. The rear truck is the same design stage design, but it has a hardened steel insert placed across the hanger. These customized hangers were limited and given out to team riders at the time. I don’t remember who produced them, but they are sick and made for some seriously fun and loud slappies and frontside grinds on pool block.
Supercush bushings produced by Ermico as the company began to experiment with urethanes. This brand’s slogan was “The Killer Bush.”
Bullet “ Coffin Cut” Wheels produced by NHS’ Speed Wheels unit. 60mm in diameter x 43mm in width, reduced surface drag from the cut or just another marketing novelty? Who knows, but they’re fast and fun!
Bones Bearings - Since day one. The best. Enough said.
Schmitt Stix rails - a standard width at 15mm with a low profile. One of the best from the days of fantastic plastic accessories.
Rip Grip, a short-lived product to come out of the NHS camp, was designed to assist in grabbing your board with airs, tail blocks,and more. I was all in during the late 80s era.
