4.17.2013

chrome ball incident #891: misdemeanor












"Pretty insane, man."

Granted he's a little younger than I usually go on this thing but Bobby Worrest has always been a personal favorite of mine and with this being the 5-Year Anniversary of the Chrome Ball Incident, I wanted to showcase a skater that would've been far "too new" to include on the site when it first started.

This project was only supposed to last, at most, a couple of months before eventually burning out and fading away...  but 5 years and almost 900 posts later, here we are. Still talking about old shit.

Thank you keeping this thing alive.

26 comments:

Magaldi said...

happy anniversary and thanks for so much!

Five-o Cheapster said...

Daily inspiration. Props to chops, keep going bro.

Keith said...

Congrats on the longevity!

That interview that is supposed to wrap up cbi is gonna be out of date by the time you post it!

Brendan said...

Happy anniversary!
I'd be lost without The Incident.

Anonymous said...

Love the incident and also Bobby! Big up to chops!

D Howman said...

chromeball.
light years ahead with documenting the past

chops said...

Thanks guys.

Hang in there, Stephen!

Dave said...

Hang in there, Stephen.

Worrest is dope. I've always thought he's so underrated, but the dude rips and seems like he just doesn't care. Refreshing.

Happy anniversary, Chops. I love what you do; keeps us all thoroughly entertained.

Steve M said...

Happy anniversary! Also, I don't even know who this kid is. God, I am getting old.

Joon said...

Awesome. Congrats on the 5 year mark.

jeff thorburn said...

happy birthday CBI! Thanks for the stoke!

Justin said...

Congratulations on hitting the five year mark!

Your interviews are some of the best skateboarding journalism in a long time.

Anonymous said...

Chops,
As always, killer stuff. Thanks for what you do, cant stress that enough. As soon as I sit down in the morning at work, I pour the coffee, fire up the Dell, and log onto CBI to get the day started. Big ups!

-Andy in Boston

Anonymous said...

broderick gumpright

stephen said...
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JRog said...

Thanks for all you do Chops! Best blog on the web!!

Anonymous said...

Please keep this blog going. It means so much to me. When I was younger I used to skate with Brian Chung and had lost touch with him. A few years ago I googled his name and your blog popped up. Seeing all his old ads almost brought tears to my eyes. Ever since then I have checked your blog daily.
Thanks for all the memories.
P.S.
A post about early nineties clothing companies would be neat.

Anonymous said...

Til Infinity !!! Very good job as always. Keep doin ur thing the world is listening, i mean reading. Peace from France.

Anonymous said...

Seems fitting to have Bobby Worrest for this special post. He is that rare breed who didn't 'Try' to go pro. It just happened. He ripped, people noticed, nuff said.

Chrome Ball is similar; A personal project with no grand intentions. Sharing slices of this life we call skateboarding. Don't stop.

G'dam that switch back tail photo is too awesome.

Skately said...

Remember being soo stoked on that back tail photo when it came out. Such a great shot. Bobby rips!

Congrats on 5 years!

SPRNTRL said...

congrats chopps glad you keep talking about old shit because there's nothing new really worth talking about in skateboarding w the exception of a few things that generally remind us of the past anyways.....

Unknown said...

This is the closest thing we have to a history book for skateboarding. Thank you so much for all your time and effort. If you ever need an intern or any help Id be grateful to help contribute.

Royce said...

Congrats and thank you.

Anonymous said...

Wobby Borrest rucking fules.

good work

K said...

Best blog ever. Thanks for filling in holes in my knowledge and answering so many what-ifs. My 30's are a little less vapid thanks to you!

PS Have def. drunk w/Worrest. Dude is a beast. DCs skate scene def parties too much.

chops said...

Thanks for the continued support, guys. Means a lot.