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Archive for October, 2007

Anti Hero - Cash Money Vagrant

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Anti Hero Hits the ‘Crete
 

 
I know that Pablo has been diggin his Anti Hero board, and I see quite a few every time I visit a park. I think they’ve got a great shape for the park and they aren’t afraid to make ‘em a bit wider than the standard popsicle stick  decks. Here’s some […]

Lance Mountain & the Original Skateboarding Bulldog

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

This Bulldog is the Original Skateboard Gangster

I’m sure by now even your Grandma has seen the famous Skateboarding Bulldog. But he wasn’t the first puppy to hop on a deck and push. Check out this four footed skater as he steals Lance Mountain’s deck!

1965 Skate Film: Skater Dater

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Old, Old school

This is the first skate video I’ve ever seen that is older than I am. Steel wheels, bare feet, headstands, and slick hair. Would love to see the rest of this flick.  Quote from YouTube:

"I first saw this in 1967, when I was in first grade, as the opening feature for a […]

MoFrames: Trippy Sports Motions

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Whoa, Dude….

Stumbled on this spiffy video today by a company called MoFrames. The motion over time effect reminds me of my Skaterpede video. Neat effect. They even sort of fly around in the 3D space that’s created by the trails of the individual video frames.

Old Skool Propaganda

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Big Fat Ollies
 

 
Stumbled on this full version of the old Powell Peralta skateboarding video, Propoganda. Lots of wooden half pipes, baggy shorts, mini ramps, and big floppy Frankie Hill ollies. Some interesting editing in parts of this video - before the days of non-linear digital editing. Kind of funny at the beginning where Lance Mountain […]