O.D.G.

BTW, check out Clay Company on Insta.. (Clay_Company). Devine's got some good footage on there.. This spot always looked good..Brian Wenning So much respect for Geoff Rowley for stunts like this.. Thanks for your patience with the formatting of the site, just trying a few different things.. More coming soon.

With all the hype surrounding Tony Hawk, it's easy to forget that he's just an amazing skateboarder.. and then you get a good reminder like this; 

Done with shoes.. but here are a few leftovers that I either forgot to add in other posts or warrant a second gander.. also a few random odds and ends I came across.  Sal Barbier nosebluntslide transfer.  Found an old photo of me recently wearing my favorite skate shoes of all time..Axion Guy Mariano's. I had three pairs of these damn things in a row and wore them until they fell apart. I thought it was cool to see Axion doing a newer version (" The Nino "), but it doesn't quite capture how rad these shoes were.  ..and sadly, I threw these out a few years back but kept the box for some reason. To be honest I didn't care for the shoes that much they were too narrow but dude ripped so I was hoping some of his good mojo would rub off on me. Nope.  This one really should have been on the Jenkem Mag's most  terrifying  skate shoe list.. the infamous Zero Two..  Oh, and these velco Airwalks were pretty...

I had a white pair of Sal 23's ..went to Europe, came home and they mysteriously disappeared.  I still have hope that they're going to pop up some time..  Javier Sarmiento PJ Ladd Rick McCrank  I was hoping to bump into Tom on my recent trip to Barcelona.. maybe next time.  Eric Koston Arto Saari, kickflip to fakie.  Check out the timeline in case you're not already familiar with them..  http://esskateboarding.com/

What's the hold up?? a. My laptop had over 90 malware/adware entries on it. b. I've been too busy skating and having fun. c. I've been mourning the death of The Chrome Ball Incident d. Too lazy. e. Moved magazines to the garage and therefore had to get a new scanner. f. All of the above. g. None of the above. You decide (bonus points if you get this reference). After giving it some thought I'm going to pull the plug on these Evolution of the Skate Shoe series posts. It's a great idea, I just don't think that I have enough  magazines/ads to do it justice. So, instead of doing the 10 posts I had originally planned on, I'm going to combine everything into a few more remaining posts and then continue on with the other ideas I've been sitting on for a while. So, here is Evolution of the Skate Shoe post #5 focusing on D.C. shoes, with 2 more to go.. Colin McKay....hope we see a part in the new Plan B video.  Danny ...

I've been sitting on two half-completed posts for well over a month now. Truth be told it's funner to look at other stuff on the internet then to put the effort into contributing.. But, had to share this recent video of Rodney Mullen and Brian Lotti from 1992 that I stumbled upon the other day. Seeing new footage, even if it's 20 years old, of either one of these two is a rare treat indeed.. Going to get my butt in gear and finish up the skate shoe evolution series soon then move on to other stuff I've been wanting to do for some time. Thanks for your patience..

Just getting back from a two week trip to Barcelona and England.. will continue with the Skate Shoe Evolution posts soon, promise.. Chrome Ball's dead??