This one has the figure doing the layback air as the main graphic instead of the running figures in the more popular one. And I don’t even collect decks. Following the path blazed by the likes of Natas Kaupas, Tommy Guerrero and Mark Gonzales, Tom Knox ushered in the next phase of street skateboarding. A third-generation Dogtown skater, Williams started skateboarding in 1975 at the age of four and through his youth was influenced by important Californian skaters of the time such as; close friends Jay Adams, Christian Hosoi, Aaron Murray, Natas Kaupas, Julien Stranger, Eric Dressen, and Kareem Campbell.Pep himself went on to become a well-respected pro … Shudder. It sold for $750. 1988 Vision Tom Groholski “Skeleton”. Outside of skateboarding, Hensley has played the accordion in gold record-status band Flogging Molly for over two decades. Itching for a new one. It was loosely based on the Airwalk “Sorry” model and brought back in 2000 as “The Tribute” model. Tony Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2009. Throughout his successful career, Daewon Song has pushed the boundaries of technical street skateboarding in influential skate videos including “New World Order”, “Twenty-Shot Sequence” and “Skate More”. NOS, never gripped or mounted. Hopefully another one will appear. Now haven’t I always said that BBC had by far the worst graphics of any big company in the 80s? Check back when you’ve been doing it as long as Neil has here. And finally from the 90s this month we have this Sonic Simon Woodstock ‘Woodstock Circus” deck from 1993. The technical street skater became a household name with her groundbreaking performance in 1994’s Toy Machine video “Welcome to Hell”. It comes in handy.” February ’89. The relationship became official when Gonzales signed with adidas as his shoe sponsor in 1998. Known for his smooth style, Caballero also plays guitar in skate rock band The Faction. Also, love the Dan Wilkes. Now here we have another 101 Natas Kaupas deck. In 1994, Mark Gonzales created a series of artistically customized shoes in cooperation with German footwear brand adidas. I know. It is totally minty fresh, and it even comes with the original box. Professional skateboarding can be divided into two periods: Before Tony Alva, and after. In 2018, Eric Koston co-founded the Numbers Edition skateboards brands together with Guy Mariano. Complete with Gullwings and Powell Bones. Free shipping to any Zumiez store! It’s a rare one but it’s a real mess. Neil, make that all three of us…I brought the O.G panther with me when I moved into Lundgren Hall in ’87. The late 70s early 80s offerings have been pretty lean since May ’14. It’s the Jeremy Klein “Anime” deck, purchased from him a very long time ago, and signed on the top. $675. And I surely understand why Neil would be over it by now. Everybody should have one! Defying the odds, Cardiel regained the use of his legs and has since been an avid fixed gear bike rider and was featured in 2015’s Vans Propeller video with the first skateboarding footage since the accident. That Jupiter board is sweet, and who knew Bellevue, Washington had a skateboard manufacturer. This sold for $405 on 12 bids. In 2003, Steamer was voted Check It Out Girl Magazine’s “Female Skater of the Year”. The funny thing was, it was lighter than a wood deck, but I is super delicate so it came with the huge tailskid and it recommends using rails. With his impeccable style and fashion sense, Dylan influenced a generation of street skaters and modeled for fashion brands such as DKNY. Twenty one pilots fan, Jordan stan, Assassin's Creed, Joshler is real. If we want a new surfer on the program, I make it happen. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, helmets, and cars. I work a lot with Natas Kaupas. So here we have the regular appearance of the obligatory Z-Flex deck. Pretty sure that’s been covered already. NOS. Here we have an auction for a pair of Jim Thiebaud boards! Anyway, I digress. Born and raised in San Diego, California, the star of the Tony Hawk Pro Skateboarder video games franchise has made a lasting contribution to skateboarding by inventing countless tricks – including the 720°, kickflip McTwist, as well as the 900° – and starting a number of successful companies. But both decks they did release were beauties. In 1993, Carroll co-founded Girl Skateboards, and later Chocolate Skateboards with Rick Howard, Spike Jonze and Megan Baltimore. In the skate shop I worked in, back in the 80’s, I never gave it a second glance, but now – I think it’s one of the coolest decks, EVER. That same year, he planted the seed for his own skateboard label DGK – short for “Dirty Ghetto Kids” – under the umbrella of the Kayo Corporation. So it was on repeat. But the legend would have to wait three decades to endorse his own signature skate shoe: Plans for an Alva pro shoe fell through in 1987. Then guy we knew who had the Argyle deck.. it was heavier than everyone else’s. Milestones included the first air units in skate shoes (endorsed by Eric Koston), vegan materials (Ed Templeton), weed stashes (Chad Muska), ultra-puffy silhouettes (Dave Mayhew), and skateable slip-ons (Dylan Rieder). A long-time pro for H-Street Skateboards, Hensley joined the elite Plan B Skateboards team in 1991. The wheels complete the rare package: a NOS set of Dogtown Rock and Rollers. Great site! He entered the spotlight as a talented rookie in the late 1970s and is credited with inventing moves such as the Caballerial (a fakie 360° ollie) and the frontside boardslide. It’s NOS, never gripped or mounted. Poor old Steve Steadham. My inspirations and the direction that I was excited about and was driven towards with my skateboarding—there weren’t that many other Blacks for me to draw inspiration from. Executed in smooth leather on a natural gum cup sole, the KCK took skate shoes into a more athletic direction in the mode of silhouettes like the Reebok Workout Plus model. I didn’t really appreciate this one at the time, but the quality of the artwork is something to see close up, but I guess that shouldn’t surprise me as it’s a Jim Phillips. Following shoe sponsorship by Vans and Nike, Rieder joined the IVSK8 program at Gravis Footwear in 2008. $360. You see, pretty much our entire lives my brother Paul and I have held Natas Kaupas in the highest esteem possible. His feedback played a major role in many shoe designs, especially low-cut shoes that would become the norm around 1993. In the year 2000s, he joined the team of the DC Shoe Company and released the first Stevie Williams pro model shoe. He later endored a series of vegan-friendly shoes for his long-time shoe sponsor Emerica. It was followed by the “Senix” model for pro freestyle skateboarder Pierre-André Senizergues. More posts by Kilwag Maybe he had troubles, and leaded unsavory life, the skateboard lovers of the world will remember this one of the most influential skateboarders of all time with honor and love. We loved the personalities, we loved the dudes but we were super inspired … In 2001, Elissa Steamer became one of the first women in skateboarding to endorse a pro model skateboarding shoe when she released the Etnies Steamer, which she co-designed. The more commonly seen version is the v2.0 model from 1987. In 2009, Stefan Janoski released his signature shoe on Nike SB. And here we have another Z-Flex Jimmy Plummer complete, but this one is in used condition. The whole package looks like it came from the store yesterday, and obviously this complete was not going to go cheap. Retrouvez Glenn Alan Hart and the Curse of De Natas: A Search for Safe Drinking Water et des millions de livres en stock sur [HOST] Achetez neuf ou d'[HOST] › Livres anglais et étrangers › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction. That same year, Burnside became the first female skateboarder to endorse a signature professional shoe, the “CB” pro model on Vans. Powell wouldn’t do that for at least another year. Sredinom 80-ih skateboarding opet postaje popularan, održavaju se natjecanja, snimaju filmovi i pojavljuju novi proizvođači. In 1999, Carroll founded the Lakai Footwear brand together with Rick Howard. RIP Frazer my friend. 80s Skate Photo - Natas Kaupas Landing - Eighties Skateboarding Photograph 18 x 24 Inch Print - J Grant Brittain Skateboarding Photo. Thanks for information, greetings from Munich. Man that’s a clean looking deck! It’s a dupe of the Blind Jason Lee “David Bowie” deck from 1992. At a time when vulc constructions dominated shoe walls, the Busenitz pro featured a cup sole construction and a longer tongue inspired by pro soccer shoes. I didn’t realize it was a really strong image until 20 years later. This is truly a collectors dream, and it does look great all in red. His name has since become synonymous with constantly pushing the technical boundaries of technical street skating. Of course, I understand that Europe is not the rest of the world and that Europe has had to find its own skateboarding culture because the environment is different: it’s raining a lot, it’s cold, there are no infrastructures and the streets … It’s summer. This sold for $800 on a BIN after 8 minutes. So I decided to combine the best of the two into one report. to the graphic. The deck is NOS, never setup or gripped. The SLB pro shoe has since been re-released numerous times due to mass demand and remains the best-selling Etnies pro shoe of all time. As it is he looks like Elvis the pimp rather than Elvis Presley. still waiting for the first one you blithering great jackass. Today, Natas resides in Santa Monica working on art projects and limited-edition skateboard decks. Following a short stint on the Converse skate shoes team, Mariano joined Kareem Campbell’s brand Axion Footwear in 1997 and endorsed several pro model shoes for the company. $800. You have spend some valuable time for our pleasure – hope you get all the good vibes in return ! So I’m actually skating on the weekends now when I would normally be working on these. Editor-in-Chief, ILLUMINATED PAPER Magazine. He also has original penny board-Burbank Ca. The nose is all chewed up and broken, but it still sold for $335 on 23 bids. This one really needs no introduction does it? Great show as always, you really are a bit part of collecting. The year 2018 saw the release of Nyjah Huston’s first pro model shoe on Nike SB. hahaha. Cruz Missle concave wasn’t exactly the new school of the day. First up in the vintage section this month is this NOS (or as close to is as you will ever find) Powell Peralta Ray Rodriguez “Skull and Sword” deck from 1979. @NCScott….don’t worry… Kilwag & House of Neil will be back, they’ll be back NCScott…, I am a patient boy. Here we have the Powell Peralta Lance Mountain “Future Primitive 1.5” deck from 1985. Susan Ferris, says the Skateboarding Hall of Famer died of a heart attack. Daewon Song was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2017. I find it funny that even though it’s a Midgette model, the LSD logo is front and center here, making it looking more like an Allan Losi deck than an Allan Midgette one. ... Adams died of a heart attack on August 15, 2014. Thats a real looker. So, I’m sure some of you thought I’d stopped doing these! Having turned pro on H-Street skateboards, Carroll joined Plan B skateboards in 1991. It was the first deck to appear using the Dogtown name since the late 70s, hence the “Born Again” moniker. They sold for $400. Now here’s a lesser-known deck that I’ve always loved! It comes complete with Trackers and Kryptonics. He attended Santa Monica High School.He is often referred to as one of the first true professional street skateboarders Available in a range of colours and styles for men, women, and everyone. The board was in the window of a skateshop in England for years. In 1994, Thrasher magazine awarded Carroll the coveted Skater of the Year award. Then a shoe company in Brazil produced an Alva brand shoe, without Alva’s knowledge or consent. The deck is NOS, never setup or gripped. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. This is the very first Hook Ups deck from 1992. Great read as always mate, the Neptune complete didn’t sell in the end, dude couldn’t pay….lame!!! But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. First off, let’s get the introductions out of the way! Today, Natas resides in Santa Monica working on art projects and limited-edition skateboard decks. Signature footwear has been an integral part of professional sports ever since Chuck Taylor put his name on the Converse All Star in 1932. I’ll make a pledge also: Once I make this available, I’ll keep up with it. Natas Kaupas (born March 23, 1969) is an American professional skateboarder.He grew up in South Santa Monica, California in the area known as Dogtown and is of Lithuanian descent. I put the ink on the paper and close the deal. He currently endorses a vegan desert boot and slip on shoe as part of the Emerica Reserve collection. After a split with Vans, Carroll joined the DC Shoes team in 1997 and endorsed two pro model shoes; 1998’s “Cosmo” and 1999’s “Embarko” models. It’s actually a freestyle deck from 1990, a time when Powell was still making big boards! Powell had Boneite, Santa Cruz had their foamcore series, and G&S had the Fiberlite series from 1987. Adams had been on an extended surf vacation in Mexico with his … 1986 Santa Cruz Jason Jessee “Neptune”. Natas Kaupas is an American professional skateboarder. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Lee currently resides in Denton, Texas, and has been documenting roadside Americana in an ongoing photography series. Mint in shrink. The street-savvy design instantly struck a chord with skateboarders. $409. In 2004, Jay Adams received a tribute signature shoe on Osiris Shoes. Mar 25, 2019 - Explore Holly Jermyn's board "Dogtown", followed by 166 people on Pinterest. After an almost career-ending injury in the early 1990s, Natas Kaupas made a comeback in 1998 to join Vita shoes as a designer and team rider. It also has custom Gullwing copers, and the front one appears to have some kind of lapper built in which I’ve never seen before. After endorsing seven signature shoes with éS Footwear, Koston joined Lakai Footwear in 2006 and released a remake of the Koston1 in 2008. This sold for $1,125 on 26 bids. to the graphic. The Kanoa Surf ad in the September 1979 issue of Skateboarder has a Shogo Kubo Airbeam with a blank bottom, as does the DT ad on the inside back cover. It sold for $965 on 14 bids. This is a really nice package, and it was actually a bargain: $385 was a really good price for this. Or maybe not rarest, but certainly the one that is on the most Grail lists. The red dip with green and yellow figures is a little much, and personally I think that the pink figures on a red background were a huge mistake. For the shoe’s tenth anniversary in 2019, Nike SB is releasing numerous special editions accompanied by art and storytelling from Stefan Janoski. Collectors are a whiny bunch, I could see how you could be over the stitch and bitch skate hoarders. 20 janv. It’s the May 1981 edition, and is encased in plastic and in very good condition. On a personal and much sadder note, this month’s column is dedicated to the memory of my friend Frazer Kirkwood, AKA Hotrod. Someone is over it, and there never was such a thing as “late.” They come out when the come out. Also, Shouts out to Kilwag, odk, and the crew! Born in Kansas, Dennis Busenitz is best known for his high-speed stunts in the hills of San Francisco. Interview with Jean Marc Lalondrelle I was reading interviews of European skaters on the web and I became appalled by what I was reading. It’s on a dark brown stain, although that doesn’t really matter because the graphic is full bleed. Sometimes it’s easier talking to someone who’s on a different continent and can help you with objective advice. We also had very similar taste in skateboards and music, and both being from England we had that in common too. He was a funny, warm, sarcastic guy; completely full of life. His career as an internationally recognized artist began with board designs on Powell Peralta and The Firm and continues today in a wide number of mediums. Someone makes a lot of excuses for not getting these things done on time. Here we have a Girl Jovontae Turner “Panther” deck from 1995. Jason Lee was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2019. Its both versions of the SMA Jim Thiebaud “Joker” deck, the original and the second version from 1989. apart from ebay i guess…. Now here we have a mixed color set of 1st generation Star Trac Kryptonics from 1976. This sold for $700 on 37 bids. Good luck. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. I can admit to that. He also ranked among Rolling Stone Magazine’s most important athletes. $400 on a BIN after 20 minutes. During a 2004 skateboarding tour of Australia, Cardiel suffered a back injury that doctors said would leave him unable to walk. Matt Hensley was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2018. The rivets in the nose were put in at the factory to protest the nose from splitting on contact: remember, all UWS decks were made of a combination of Epoxy and fiberglass. The shoe that started it all! Born in Harlem, New York, Kareem Campbell cut his teeth as a young street skater on the streets of Los Angeles, California. This one was given to Vision Pro Kele Rosecrans by Jay himself, and that’s how it’s signed on the tail. I wear my heart on my sleeve. The deck is NOS, never gripped or mounted, and it is a very rare one. The deck is NOS, never gripped or mounted, the graphic is classic Dogtown, and the white dip really allows the bright primary colors to pop. But in the world of professional skateboarding, the concept of athlete-endorsed shoes took a long time to gain traction. Over 25 years later, the highly popular Vans Half Cab remains one of the most imitated shoe designs in skateboard history. He was named Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year in 1996 and co-owns The Berrics skate park and skateboarding website with Steve Berra. Obviously it was designed to come out alongside the classic Suicidal Tendencies song of the same name. It’s always a very popular graphic, probably Blender’s best. It’s on the famous “heart attack” shape, and was the deck on which Natas started changing skateboarding forever. Outside of the contest arena, he has raised the bar with influential video parts such as “Rise & Shine” (2011), “Fade to Black” (2014) and “’Til Death” (2018). He later started the Aesthetics brand and the SLB skate shop in Hollywood, California, in the late 2000s. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Rare board. In 2010, Lee endorsed a pro slip-on shoe, the Bodega, on Dekline Footwear. Thanks Neil, I always appreciate your contributions. He included a photo of seven decks hanging on his spare bedroom wall, including a beat-up original Schmitt Stix Lucero, JR’s first real board, a Natas Kaupas 1989 pink kitten design, a reissue of Steve Steadham’s classic red-and-white-striped design, and two G&S Billy Ruff decks. Natas Kaupas Wife. ), Want an avatar? Take note SC and Powell. In 1995, DuFFS Shoes released Kareem Campbell’s first pro model: Designed by Campbell himself, the KCK model – short for “Kareem Campbell Kicks” – presented a departure from the established formula of all-suede skateboard shoes. Let’s get on with it, OK? I like the cut paper style graphic and the colorway is bold and simple. He also endorsed a pro model shoe on LA-based HUF. And rails, nose and tail, all in colors that don’t go with the graphic AT ALL. Some of those early street skating photos show Natas riding this deck, doing tricks that seemed impossible at the time. He was 53. It still remains the longest-running signature shoe franchise in all of skateboarding 30 years later. By the mid to late 80s, we’d see a shift toward street-style skating and more aerial … Jay was very much the forgotten skater throughout the 80s. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he was part of Powell’s original Bones Brigade team together with Mike McGill, Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero and Tony Hawk. He is often referred to as one of the first true professional street skateboarders. 1987 Schmitt Stix John Lucero “Street Thing 1” deck. Great tribute to Fraz..still hard to believe that bugger left us. 1987 Powell Peralta “Bug” team deck. $599. It was so popular that they licensed it to Skull for this deck, and I believe that Vans also used it on their high-tops. Don’t know Bridgebolts? Together with long-time friend Rodney Mullen, he was part of Deca and Almost Skateboards and launched his own brand, Thank You Skateboards, with Torey Pudwill in 2018. I had 1979 Powell Perelta beamer, 181 Indy Trucks, Sims german racing bearings and Gyro wheel sfor the half pipe and Krypto CC70’s for the street. As the founder and owner of Toy Machine Skateboards, he frequently designs skateboard artwork and advertisements for the brand. I particularly like the muted color scheme: the dark grey-blue works amazingly well with the brown skin and the yellow pants and shirt. Hi Daewon Song joined DVS Shoes in 1996 and endorsed 14 pro model shoes throughout his 20-year tenure with the brand. Hailing from Baton Rouge, CA, Salvadore Lucas Barbier (SLB) took street skating to the next level as part of the H-Street and Plan B teams in the late 1980s and early 1990s. All shoe models listed here are listed with the dates they were released and may not be the very first model of the respective pro skater. Christian Hosoi was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2013.