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I think I’ve linked to this before. I’m not sweating that.

Anyway, I was 16 when this dropped so, for me, this is basically the ultimate example of skateboarding on video. when this came out it immediately changed everything we did (and changed skateboarding forever, as far as I can tell.)

Matt Hensley from Shackle Me Not.

A couple of other favorites.

Natas Kaupas in Streets of Fire

There are things in this video that still make me shake my head.

Tommy Guerrero from Future Primitive

This is pure skateboarding to me. Brilliant stuff.

MIKE VALLELY - “Public Domain” (1988)

Another one that we copied extensively.

Mark Gonzales Video Days

Best style ever.

Inspired by this SKATE EVERY DAY MetaFilter Post

Yes, the show includes some of my work:

Hit the Deck- SXSW, 2008.3.13 @ Light Bar in Austin, TX

First the graffiti- check out the early early early shots:

And then behold the glory of another bunch of photos from the Graphic Violence contest. Here’s a sample from that new set (which just happens to feature a great shot of the SCRATCH piece hinted at in several other photos form the contest:)

“Sean Waters skates anything well”

wasn’t that the truth.

By the way, if any of you skate types have a full collection of Poweredge I’d love to see Sean’s appearance again.

Click through and then click through again to “all sizes” for the super big version of my deck for this week’s Hit the Deck event.

Thanks to me

“A group exhibition of world renowned clothing designers, graphic designers, graffiti writers, and established artists showing their original skateboard deck art.”

The word on the street is Cope2 and Tracy 168 will also be involved.

More info here, obviously, as it becomes available. Also watch futureclassic.net/, the HIT THE DECK myspace or site and Synthesis for more info.

My last custom skateboard deck:

Natas, along with the inimitable Mark Gonzales, defined street skating for people of my generation. The following clip is a great snapshot of the kind of stuff we did in that era.
I think I did at least 75% of the tricks he does in here at some point.

No, I still don’t have time to write anything real

This video for Coconut Records (Jason Schwarztman) “West Coast” featuring the inimitable Mark Gonzales.

More on the background can be found here*: PAPERMAG: WORD UP!: Jason Schwartzman Mashes Mark Gonzales

*and probably elsewhere on the net, I’m too busy to fully research today.

[edited to add:] The album is on emusic. Saved for later.

It’s been a while since I posted a skateboarding video. *

*inspired by a recent MeFi post on Yeah Right!