O.D.G.

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, let's get the obvious out of the way. Dude owns this trick and can do it down, up, over anything. Almost looks too easy for him. Close runner up would be Mike Carroll and of course Tom Penny, both legends who have shown total mastery of the trick for years with unique style and minimal effort. 2. Dylan Rieder's impossible. I couldn't think of a better description for Dylan's use of the trick than the name itself. Going over the barrier at Street League then that bench in NYC was already a mind-fuck. Than dude takes it over the chain link fence to massive drop with a tail grab to boot and it's a done deal. It would be a sin if I didn't mention Ed Templeton as well.  My historical facts are murky but he was clearly one of the pioneers of bringing...

It seems every time I get on here I'm apologizing for something or another. In this case, it just comes down to working in front of a computer for 8 hours a day leaves little desire to come home and do more of the same. It's enough to inspire javelin-throwing fantasies at the micro-managing powers that be. Being a grown up sucks sometimes.. fuck it, let's go skate.  Oh yeah, before I forget. Thanks to Vert is Dead, Mostly Skateboarding, and Street Piracy.  More coming soon.. 

Have to admit I wasn't a huge fan back in the day. My only experience with Chris Miller is that I knew someone who had his Schmitt Stix board. But looking back I can see why his name still comes up.. Sugarcane....wow.. Also...have you seen this??

Been siting on this one for a while. Keep in mind this is subjective but the ones that had the most impact on me are as follows; 1. Daewon. Love Child. Around 3:30 The granddaddy of them all. Slow-mo over a small gap but still, it was difficult to conceptualize what was going on when this first came out. 2. Rick Howard, Goldfish. around :40 First time I'd ever seen it done over anything. Kind of a shocker. 3. Stevie Williams, Tantrum video. About one minute in. Can't remember when I saw it but was just blown away at how effortlessly it was done, while in a line. 4. Richard Mulder, the Chocolate Tour Another one done over something. Super clean style. I kinda' forgot how good this guy was.. 5. Bryan Herman, Stay Gold. Take your pick. Dude has this trick down to a science. Personally I vote for the one over the handrail at about 4:09 6. Sean Malto, And Now.. ..towards the end, down a massive stack. 7. Kris Markovich. Element. Thir...

Came across this on the Almost website; To this day I still don't know why Deca went under. So many good skaters,a decent company name (as opposed to almost, which doesn't really roll off the tongue), and an amazing video, then kaput. Oh well, just glad to see anything from Daewon. Such an incredibly gifted skater.. oh man, I put this in here then turned up the volume. This song is horrible! Sorry!..