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Small blip on the ever-growing skateboard radar but we lost a soldier/pioneer in the world of skateboarding recently-Tom Sims. Anyone who was around when skateboarding was huge back in the 80's and even prior most likely remembers Sims skateboards.  His contributions to skateboarding and snowboarding are huge, so as a way to commemorate his passing here is a quick look back at some of the skaters on the team and ads that stood out to me.  Consider it a minor gesture to a major figure.. Geez...look at that lineup! Buck Smith had a ton of coverage and probably deserves his own post..  As an aside, Ride Channel had a great two part feature on Kona Skatepark with an appearance of the above mentioned. If you have a second, check it out on YouTube. Even if you're not familiar with Kona or Buck Smith, it's a great way to learn about some skate history and the oldest still functioning skatepark in the U.S.  As another aside...new lif...

Recently I have found myself staring at a few pics in skate mags and thinking "how is that even possible?". After trying to find explanations through the use of fish eye lenses or new board technology, I am at a loss. Maybe skaters are just capable of more than we had previously thought? This was one of the first ones that caught my eye... couldn't believe it when I learned it was a kickflip. Austyn Gillette Then this guy added to the madness. Chris Pfanner Even the old dudes are getting in on the action. Dill Hard to find just one Brandon Westgate flick to focus on but this sequence caught my attention for not only the ollie up but the lengthy gap at the end. Every time I look at it I can't help but think "who would try to skate this?". This is just disturbing. Aldrin Garcia These guys just might be aliens.. Gilbert Crockett, Donovan Piscopo.  Although this is a great photos, the  video  o...

This one's been staring me in the face for some time now. Couple atv's and the impetus for Consolidated Skateboards , Karma Tsocheff and Alan Petersen. I might have had some beers tonight so I'll skip the rhetoric. And not to take a trip to negative town, but F this dude, and F these dudes. Even in 2012, with skateparks everywhere, we're still getting harassed.

Still not sure how a whole genre of a sport can just disappear, but there you go. Always seemed pretty amazing to me but had a certain air of eliteness that made it seem somewhat unnaproachable. And those boards, sheesh. I don't know how anyone was able to do anything on them. Have you ever tried riding one? Rodney Mullen's transformation to street is nothing short of amazing. I heard him refer to it in an interview once saying that he had to get used to rolling when doing his tricks.. (by the way, in case you didn't know, the guy in the inset above is who you're referencing when you say you landed "Primo") Can't forget about this dude.... Correction: the kind folks over at Vert is Dead pointed out that in the 'Toonage post I did recently I wrongly attributed the "Everything Sucks" ad to Lance Mountain, when it was actually Sean Cliver who did the artwork. Sorry about that.

Shredder's Lair is a skateboard, apparel, and hardware goods company coming out of Lancaster, California. I caught up with CEO and co-founder Steve Hansen recently to get the low down on the company and what they're all about. Check it out.. How did Shredder's Lair come about? From the love of pure shredding of anything you can possibly skate on and wanting to create a product to represent our love for the ART OF SHREDDING. We were unsatisfied with the lack of a pure 100% raw for skateboarders by skateboarders company with all American made products for the highest quality at shredder friendly prices. How did you come up with the name? Shredder's Lair found us. We had the spot where shredder's came together before and after sessions escaping the societies "norm". Here we are able to focus and dedicate ourselves to the art and life style of shredding! Who's on the team? Shredder's Lair has a very diverse and unique team. The ...

In honor of Koston's Epicly Later'd, figured it would be appropriate to have a post with some of the key players mentioned... Never knew about the relationship between Eddie Elguera and Eric Koston until these Epicly Later'd episodes came out... dude seems like a really down to earth guy. ..always loved the timelines that H-Street did in their ads.. and that's a switch front blunt, in 1991. Been looking for a reason to plop this one in here. Alphonzo Rawls, amazing skater who by the way posts some great stuff on Instagram. Do I really need to say who this is? The one and only Natas Kaupaus. The man himself..caught myself thinking about the 360 flip noseblunt at the end of his Yeah Right part the other day. Still amazing nine years (!) later. Really looking forward to future episodes, including how the transition to Girl went down..