chrome ball incident #370: heartagram

worst post ever.

happy halloween.

chrome ball incident #369: the delta blues

"I just quit for a while and stayed out of the scene. It was too much hype. I was kinda glad that I stayed out of it 'cause my mind stayed fresh... I stayed original."

one of skateboarding's most truly innovative cats, Paulo always seemed to be on the very brink of blowing the fuck up (like we knew he could)...

unfortunately, we're always gonna have to wonder what could've been while admiring what we were blessed to have been given.

I bet he could still kill it right now as we speak.

chrome ball incident #368: another crime

allow me to cut to the chase on this one... skipping the typical early career praise, post-world criticisms, and modern day what-the-fuckery and just say that at the time when this classic interview came out, Mike Vallely was one of the most innovative and respected street skaters in the world.

yes, even with all that poetry... which for some reason was not uncommon for skaters to do back then.

so sit back and disect the contradictions or just reminisce over how amazing mike was before he started doing ho-ho's again.

chrome ball incident #367: today's mathematics

can somebody get this guy off zoo york and onto a team where I'm not at least partially-embarassed to run some of their product? kutcher killed it for me.

been wanting to do another kt post since i finally found that straight-ridiculous transworld cover of his...

and this certainly helped to.

special tip of the hat to boil the ocean... one of the best sites going.

chrome ball incident #366: dapper dan

for whatever reason, i really used to hate on this dude... though after looking at these flicks, I can't for the life of me remember why. so clean.

red dragon representative not afraid afraid to throw them dukes then chill and eat a soy burger...

all-terrain ripper and hair mousse enthusiast, moses

love this.

chrome ball incident #365: lemonade

no offense to salman but rockin that cast and no socks on a hot summer day must've been straight murder back in the van. just sayin'.

back in the 1992, this dude was droppin' science on your whole alliance as he forever altered how the mechanics of tricks are seen with a headfirst dive into the then-widely ignored realm of switch.

it has long been rumored that we have regular-stance mongo and its social repercussions to thank for Mr. Agah's innovations...

i never really bought it but it makes for a good story anyway.

have a good weekend.