O.D.G.

So February came and went. I only thought to focus on skaters for Black History Month partway through the month, and quickly realized that it would be quite a Herculean task. I also had a moral dilemma about the whole thing. Is it cool to single out skaters based on their race? I always thought of skating as being an equalizer in terms of if you got skills on the board, it doesn't matter what color your skin is. But that's just my experience... Ron Chatman, back in the early 90's, and again in 2011.  One of my heroes, Ron Allen. Was at a Demo/Contest at the same time as him recently and just missed him by a hair. Would love to do an interview..  Couple Jovontae Turner flicks. Eric Britton  Can't leave out Sal! Stevie Williams with a massive frontside noseslide..

Stevie Williams from Thrasher magazine, July 2001. My favorite question; "who's the illest right now in skating to you?" Henry Sanchez.. well said. Real interesting to get the background behind his rise to fame and fortune.

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...