Article 9
Cool little clip my Buddy Brian from Santa Barbara made of me, my friend Dan (from Brazil), and my other friend Zack. This was shortly before that launch ramp claimed my ankle.. (d'oh). For whatever...
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Ledge-dancin' pt. 2
Fancy Footwork by Moose. Why exactly did he get kicked off of Deathwish? This shit is hectic... Not exactly a ledge trick but this I've been wanting to post this one for eons. Better now than...
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Ledge-dancin' pt. 3
Never understood why Danny Cerezini has been bounced around within the skate industry. From Flip to Blind, then wasn't he on Life Extension for a bit? I just checked, he's no longer on the roster. But...
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Product Review: Emerica Brandon Westgate
If I had to sum this shoe up in one word, it would be..."daaaammnnn"... super comfortable and stylish, very durable, and affordable. It's almost paying homage to skate shoes of yesteryear with a...
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Article 5
In honor of Black History Month, I figured I would spotlight some African American (trying to be PC here, but if you're from France are you African-American?) skaters who have made an impact in...
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Article 4
This page randomly fell out of a magazine from my collection recently and I picked it up, looked at it and thought "this is great!". I was going to scan it and put it up with some other random scans,...
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All Smiles...
No complies (or as Ray calls them "Step-Hops") and shoes with toe caps are all the rage these days, but Ray brought both to the spotlight a looong time ago.. Talk about a life in skateboarding! What...
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Black History Month in Skateboarding (Leftovers)
So February came and went. I only thought to focus on skaters for Black History Month partway through the month, and quickly realized that it would be quite a Herculean task. I also had a moral dilemma...
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For your viewing pleasure... Matt Hensley from one of the most influential skate videos of all time.
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30 years of Blockhead
I I recently attended a Blockhead skateboards 30 year anniversary party here in Sacramento. For those of you who don't know, Blockhead started here (in Roseville), then moved down to So Cal shortly...
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10 tricks I would steal from pros (if I could)
Note: Scanner took a dump so I couldn't get all the images I wanted on here. I'll be back with some more new/old stuff soon.. In no particular order... 1. Andrew Reynolds' frontside flip. Alright,...
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Shame, shame, shame..
Dear Tactics, If you are going to "Pay Tribute to Keenan Milton" featuring a clothing line, decks, etc.... ..the least you can do is feature an ad of said legendary skater rather than his former...
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So...I'm all set to start working on posts regarding skaters who have passed on..my brilliant scheme is to use scanner at work rather than purchase a new one.. and the damn thing stops working on me!...
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Remembering...Jeff Phillips
I don't know much about Jeff Phillips other than he invented the "Phillips 66", had his own skatepark in Dallas Texas, and skated with a skull crossbones on his helmet.. that pretty much...
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Remembering...Ray Underhill
Another vert skater that I don't know too much about.. Ray seemed to come into the spotlight as street was becoming more popular in the very early 90's. This is one of only two Powell Peralta pro...
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Tom and Alex
Feeling a bit heavy after that last post... so taking a slight detour. Great flick of the legendary Tom Penny by the equally talented Arto Saari. And Alex Olson...well, not quite sure what to say...
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Guy or Die...
All of the Election controversy reminded me of another recent upset. The highly contested passing over of Guy Mariano for David Gonzalez as S.O.T.Y. I saw this recently which was a reminder of how...
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All Hail..
Repost from.. I don't know, few years ago I guess. Early Cardiel stuff really had an impact on me. Dude just went for it so hard. Crazy that I live in the same town as him now and have come across...
View ArticleWhat skateboarding will look like in the 2020 Olympics
After reading the recent Sal Barbier Interview on the Chrome Ball Incident, (which is fantastic by the way), and also perusing the recent Thrasher Magazine article on skateboarding in the Olympics, I...
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