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Shorty's legend Sammy Baptista needs help with his medical expenses. Get more info and make a contribution using the link below. https://www.gofundme.com/help-sammy-baptista-get-back-on-his-board Check out Sam and the Shorty's team in this great new edit with unreleased footage from Fulfill the Dream below:

Never understood why Danny Cerezini has been bounced around within the skate industry. From  Flip to Blind, then wasn't he on Life Extension for a bit? I just checked, he's no longer on the roster. But damn, he's good. Hard flip front blunt?? Fancy footwork from Shorty's Alumni Sammy Baptista. Lucas Puig minus the beard but with that signature style of his... One of my favorite tricks in Pretty Sweet by Mike Mo Capaldi. So yeah..without dredging up the subject too much, crazy times in skateboarding right now..but personally I think it's good. Change has to happen. I will say this..thank you to Guy for showing us a PROPER one foot. I have been going crazy with this little 1/2 inch kicks that barely come off the board. Man, kick that shit out!! If you're going to do a retro trick, do it right.. (sorry, rant over). In other news.. great interview with one of my all time faves, power and grace personified, Gabriel Rodriguez, over at the Chrome...

I was fortunate enough to catch Jesse as he was about to embark on a trip to Barcelona. He graciously took some time out to answer a few questions about the Shorty's days and what he's been up to lately. Enjoy. How did you get into skating? My Dad had a skate when I was very young, it was just around the house. I lived in Colorado in the mountains and there wasn't shit for streets there. So my dad would lay plywood in the driveway and I would tinker around. That was my first encounter with a skateboard. Who were some of your early skateboarding influences? Well, I was very influenced by early 90's skaters. I would say that I went from Frankie Hill to the mini Bones Brigade, and as time went along it was gold fish and Trilogy and the Menace teams. What other kinds of things are you into besides skating? Well, my latest pastime has been surfing. I've been going on little surf adventures to Hawaii and Mexico the last two years. besides that I love to pla...