Supreme..

In honor of the recent release of the Bones Brigade Documentary, I just wanted to take a second to pay homage to Powell-Peralta and the legacy it has had on skateboarding. It's impossible to describe the impact that the Bones Brigade had in the 80's on into the 90's unless you were there to experience it.












Thanks for getting me hooked..

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