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Zero. 26 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
You gotta start somewhere. It's going to be Zero for the next two weeks. I figure with their new video coming out soon that now is the time to take a look back at the early days of the company. Zero...
Danny Wainwright. 24 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
Big ups. The Reese Forbes Ollie Challenge happened at the Long Beach trade show in February 2000. The event was sponsored by Element. They had a 33" jersey barrier and then added more height in 1" in...
Mark Baines. 22 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
I'm a sucker for switch pop shove-its. Remember when the Koston 2 seemed like an odd piece of footwear? The photo is by Ashley. If anybody knows a first name, say something. Sidewalk Surfer - Augus...
Alan Rushbrooke. 21 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
Unabomber was founded by Pete Hellicar, Jon Robson, and Harry Bastard in 1997. Why they picked the name that was applied to mail bomber Ted Kaczynski is beyond me. The company looks to still be around...
Andy Scott #2. 20 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
"Andrew Scott gives Stockport's vert the go-ahead with the 'kickflip indy test'. To achieve poster simply cut each page out carefully John Noakes style and then sellotape each bit together round the b...
John Rattray #3. 19 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
New balance in the old world. I scanned a week's worth of things from the British skateboard magazine Sidewalk Surfer. I would buy an issue of the mag whenever I saw it at bookstores back in the late...
Nevada #2. 16 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
Gustavo Vargas created the Nevada comic that ran in Slap from 1994 to 1998. He did a few graphics here and there as well. And then he completely vanished. There's nothing on the internet beyond what I...
Origin #2. 15 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
"My favorite Origin ad was the one where Justin Reynolds was praying, "Please, God, let me save skateboarding." I saw that shit and was like, "That's just like that time I was on acid and climbed up o...
Origin #1. 14 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
"We come from skateboarding." Origin started in late 2002. The pros were Mike Santarossa, Ron Whaley, and Brad Hayes, Justin Reynolds was added in 2003. The ams were Steve Kindle, Eric Schumm, and Ky...
The Driven #2. 13 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
More of Jason Jessee's world. One of the projects that Jason helped produce was Dave Carnie's Whale Cock Skateboards. I believe Dave came up with the phrase whale cock while being interviewed by a Ja...
