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"If I brought some dude to this spot, they'd be like, 'Are you fucking serious, man?'" You can't really do Jersey Week without Uncle Freddy. This never gets old.

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I honestly had a few other things planned but after checking this out, it looks like we're going with this New Jersey theme for the rest of the week. the lip extraordinaire himself, Tom Groholski aka the Jersey Devil.   And yes, that last scan is Tom's response to the love letter I wrote him back in 1988. I was 10 years old and that poster stoked me the fuck out.   ...between the

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"I don't like taking photos anymore. I don't like filming anymore. I just want to ride my skateboard." another one of Jersey's polarizing finest, Sir Robert Puleo. say what you will, bob's skating makes me happy. back on Wednesday. sorry, guys... interview stuff. big up to bif.

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"Mike’s always been Mike. You gotta give him credit. He’s always been into his own thing and he’s always been on his own. He’s really driven, dedicated and stubborn… in a good way." -Dune Never Forget. Golden-era interview from Poweredge, 1989... amongst other goodies. ...and I'm putting this here for posterity's sake as I feel this board really needs to be brought into the

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Not Alex Olson's Dad. A personal favorite back in the day before dude decided to leave our universe entirely.  Another one of skateboarding's hip-hop casualties... the Crazy Monk, 90's Steve Olson. Forgot how he used to dismantle Hubba Hideout. So sick. Nowadays we just use this guy and non-oneISM Josh Beagle to confuse the shit out of anybody under the age of 25. Teenage

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"He came up from Panama and was gnarly commando-style: sleeping in the park and just getting by but full-on skating. He loved to skate and I loved to skate so we started hanging out all the time, just being street rats. We’d sneak into the movies or into night clubs. He was always down for whatever." -Jahmal Williams Was always a fan of this part... but this one is seriously bonkers.

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Always dug this dude's steez on and off his board, h-bomb 43 They don't make pros like this anymore. Does skateboarding still attract kids like Andy? I hope so. Special thanks to my man 3D Matt... who single-handedly insured several Boston-related posts to come by sending me a copy of the old 3D Innovations video on DVD. Super good. ...and big up to Kevin and the crew over at

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"I like to see new things. I like smart and I like beautiful things." From Santa Monica Airlines to 101 to Designarium and everything in-between, my all-time favorite skater. Natas' rarely seen '88 Poweredge interview to close out the week. Big up to Brink's Weekend Buzz. Good stuff.

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"Did we order two pizzas last night and smoke Macaulay Culkin's arm?" "Yes." mostly toy-era bangers from the skate mental magnate himself, mr. brad staba. think i've brought this up before but that next to last scan with the ollie flick is about a mile from the chrome ball offices and was definitely no joke. is it weird that I miss Savier? and I totally forgot about Brad riding

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"Nah, I can't speak English. I can't understand you." Unstoppable Brazilian Ghetto Kid with the last name we all gave up on, Rodrigo TX. How come nobody talks about how good this video is? And in other news: Gino!

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"Mario Rubacabalabala..." Early nollie innovator and Hensley cohort turned highly-respected timekeeper for several of your favorite bands, Mario Rubalcaba. Had the pleasure of seeing Ruby Mars rip in-person a few times back in the days. Nollie blunts had us stoked! That Tunnel of Love spot still stokes me out 20 years later. ...and speaking of mispronouncing last names, Mark Suciu is

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Be back tomorrow. Thanks everybody. 

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chrome ball and klein sit down for conversation. Alright Jeremy, all these interviews start out this way: how were you first introduced to skateboarding and what was your first board? I was always messing around with skateboards when I was younger. Someone had given me one of those shitty plastic boards and I used to let my dog pull me around on it. Stuff like that. But it was the Powell

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If you can't do slappies, go out and learn 'em. O.G. SF wunderkind who definitely got biz at the grocery store, Sarge is a true pioneer who played no small part in laying down the crucial groundwork on that streetstylee tip. Totally fanned out on this guy when I was 12 at a Hensley demo but he handled it cool. Thanks Danny. Slappy on the big block? Switch BS180 down the 7?

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The more I think about it, DMX does look like he could use a hug. And also... Fucking rad.

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Gotta admit that I've been snoozing on this dude. Even in the face of countless requests for Caesar posts, it honestly wasn't until seeing Manolo's latest opus that I finally caught a late pass and saw the error in my ways. And in other news, just want to help spread the word about a few Van Wastell pages that have come to my attention via Van's brother, Eddie. Quality stuff.

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"You gotta fucking want it." Straight up, there is just no stopping this man. Utmost respect. ...And of course, Cardiel can do handplants... he can do anything. Big up to California for the generous hospitality. Met a ton of very nice and talented people. Truly an unbelievable time. Thank you. Special congratulations to the Epicly Later'd crew for that amazing Fabian episode. (

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"Does it get any better than this?" Well on his way, Van truly would've been one of the greats. RIP Alright fellas, I hate to do this but due to some unexpected business, regular posts won't resume again until Monday. Sorry about that. Kinda chaotic right now but there's plenty in the works. Been very busy. Big up to Skin Phillips, Mark Whiteley, Jason Rothmeyer, Allen Ying, @

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chrome ball sits down with clyzza for conversation. Alright Clyde, this is gonna date this but it seems to be what everybody’s talking about right now: did you pay the 2 bucks to see the new Nyjah part and what did you think? No, I haven’t seen it yet. I was actually gonna go to my buddy’s tonight and watch it. I was gonna get that one and a couple more to put on my phone… (shouts at

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"Basically I wasn't happy with my skating and I didn't feel like going out and doing a full-length video part just having the same old stuff I've done before. I kind of wanted it to be special, so maybe it's kind of better that I waited." the Chrome Ball Incident starts to dim the lights on 2011 with a few rare gems featuring Guy Mariano. ...hated to break up those sequences like

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"Life's lookin' lovely right now." One of the most underrated skaters ever, Richard's one of those dudes that I've always gotten constant requests for but never really felt like I had enough to do a proper post with... at least there's plenty of sick video parts to choose from. always loved this interview. big up to my friends at deluxe and quartersnacks for the links today. and

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"That's where the power was. Even though (Rocco) wasn't making lots of money at the time. it just seemed like the source. Kinda like how Huf is right now." -Mark Gonzales Figured I'd start the week off right with one of my all-time favorites, Mr. Keith Hufnagel. Class act. Congrats to Skin and the TWS crew on an amazing 30th Anniversary special issue. ...and speaking of TWS, be sure

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chrome ball recognizes the skills. Alright Brian, let’s just start this thing out at the beginning. How were you first introduced to skateboarding and what was your first board? I was first introduced to skateboarding in the late 80’s by seeing the older dudes around my neighborhood skate. The first board I ever had was a Nash Executioner from Toys R’ Us but my first “legit” board was a

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From flash-in-the-pans to lifelong skate luminaries, longtime visitors of the site know that I have a certain unexplainable soft-spot for Transworld's "Check-Out" amateur spotlights. These are a few of my favorites from the 80's and 90's... again featuring those that (I don't think) ever had their names bless the bottom of a pro board. Basically the flipside of this post. ...

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*** ***  This one goes out to all those East Coast amateurs who fell through the cracks and never got the shine they deserved. one, two and three.

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Been wanting to get these two up here forever. Two of 1991's most promising ams. The year proved to be quite a productive one for Trent Gaines as he started out sharing a part in Propaganda and then killed it solo a few months later in his amazing Now N Later opener... that is before the wheels (and truck) fell off his short-lived career and was never heard from again. On the other hand,

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"Lil' Pat doesn't fear much. I've seen him do a lot of gnarly stunts. Whether it's a huge set of stairs or a crazy rail, he'll step to it. Pat is a down-to-Earth kid and well-rounded skateboarder. He's always out skating and is progressing fast. You'll definitely be seeing more of him soon." -Bill Strobeck, TWS Check-Out, May '00 Figured I'd start out this week of amateurs with the young

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"I don't think it had anything to do with cutting-edge skateboarding. I think it had more to do with the way we were presented in skateboarding. It wasn't like we were inventing tricks but the stuff we put out was quality and it was genuine." Figured this was in order today... and if you haven't checked this out yet, do so now. Stoked. Congrats to O'Dell, Grosso and the entire

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To this day, I've never seen half as many leopard print garments at the skatepark like I did for an entire month after this interview came out. Anything "mob" instantly became the object of ridicule and fourteen-year-olds wouldn't shut the fuck up about hammer-this and hammer-that. ...I guess that's the mark of a good article. Classic Greco Pro Spotlight from '01.

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"I just hold on. I just try to make it. Committed." Locomotive lip technician not afraid to fucking eat it, Ben Schroeder. Style king of the week! Grosso captures it pefectly: "As gnarly and as death as possible, that's Schroeder." ...and yes that is Gonz up there on what I can only imagine as the losing end of a Big Ben entanglement but according to Ben, they both made it. Thanks

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Definite overkill on this one but fuck it, nothing gets me giddier than the impending release of a Choco/Girl video. See a few heads appearing in the trailer that I honestly wasn't so sure about. Stoked. Who's part are you looking forward to the most? ...and remember when you could get away with doing tricks on 3-stair rails? Special thanks to Mark

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Mark: Matt Hensley absolutely embodies all that H-Street was and represented. Nobody else on the team quite summons the era and vibe as well as he does, although at the time the strength of H-Street seemed to lie in its army-like numbers. In retrospect, there are just a handful of H-Street alums who became absolute legends, but when it was at its peak it felt like Colby Carter, Steve Ortega,

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Eric: Filming flatground with a clunky camcorder on that infamous sidewalk stroll, the 1990’s got a jumpstart the second Matt Hensley went to the store. The rockstars on their vert ramps with their flashy over-budget films had run their course... skateboarding was leaving the backyard and hitting the streets. But as visionary as Natas and Gonz were with laying down the initial foundation, they

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Mark: If Lance Mountain built The Firm as his vision of the skateboarding world, Ray Barbee was his Original Man. Ray was Lance’s first recruit, and his longest running team rider- from day one until the sun set. Although their careers were built on very different kinds of skating and they established their legacies independently of each other, Ray instantly comes to mind when I think of Lance

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Eric:  I guess this is the obvious route here… In many ways, I’ve always seen Lance as the more accessible version of Neil… though I hate the way that sounds. Seemingly cut from the same cloth, Lance is every bit the renaissance-type Blender is. The only difference being where Neil took a left for a more abstract/cryptic approach, Lance decided to paint doughboys and invent fingerboards instead

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Mark: So speaking of Blender… I know, I know, each dot should lead to another new one, but there’s just too much beauty and mystery and straight-up magic in Neil Blender for me to just move on immediately. But I’ll do it with focus- his part in “Footage” from G&S. By the time 1990 rolled around, Blender had already been there and done that. All of it. He was a vert legend by the early ‘80s,

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Eric: Speaking of influences…. I suppose this one’s kind of a no-brainer since I did name my site after the guy. A little obvious, I suppose, but when the only other option is omission, you gotta do what you gotta do. The problem here is that when I try to summarize into words why Blender remains so special not only to me but an entire generation, long after he opted to fade into the background,

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Mark:  So speaking of autographs… I had been skating for about three years before I discovered skateboard magazines. I couldn’t believe it. I had no idea they existed (the discovery of videos still lay ahead of me, as well), but there they were: Thrasher and Transworld, June 1987 issues, right there on the shelf at Tower Records. Jaw goes to floor. Anyhow, we all know that feeling of ingesting

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Eric: “...not my favorite skateboarder, but he’s my favorite person who rides a skateboard.” Couldn’t agree more. I’ve always been a fan of Thiebaud.... from his early days on Powell through earning Natas’ official seal of approval on SMA, up to and including his various duties over there at Deluxe. If there’s anybody that pops in my mind upon hearing the utterance, “True skateboarder,” it’s

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Mark: So, speaking of Public Enemy… I’d seen him in Animal Chin doing the wallrides. I’d seen the ad with him and Tommy in their drawls. But I didn’t really know who Jim Thiebaud was. I knew he wasn’t pro and that’s about all I knew. C’mon, I was like 11 and if it wasn’t Cab or Lance, it wasn’t really on radar. Then came Public Domain. What I took away from that video is that he had more bails in

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Eric:  So I know you're gonna say that I cheated on this one. Skipping Gonz at the genesis point of this undertaking definitely represents a serious skate nerd faux-pas, punishable only by scorn and excommunication. True, I could've gone with Tony Alva or Duane Peters here and gotten away with it. Hell, I could've even gone with one of those Life Magazine-type photos of some blonde kid

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chrome ball sits down with a true street legend for conversation. Alright Frankie, let’s start this thing at the beginning: how were you first introduced to skateboarding and what was your first board? I was introduced to skating when I was riding my cheap little BMX bicycle around the neighborhood and I saw this guy do an ollie out of a curb cut. He pretty much got more air out of this thing

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Just a quick heads up to let you know that instead of taking the next week off for holiday, I’m excited to announce that starting Monday, the Chrome Ball Incident will be attempting something quite different. There will be two posts each day… but not your typical posts at all. Quite the opposite actually.  In fact, I can’t even say that all of these posts will be my own. Yes, it seems not too

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"Skateboarding is the enlightenment. It's a way of life, a movement toward will power and control, though it ought to be enlightened by motivation." All thing considered, the best skateboarder ever: Steve Caballero. Just picked up one of these today. Stoked. Big up to Peel.

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"We're not playing by these rules. We're gonna have our own rules." Special double dip tonight featuring a man who needs no introduction... especially on this site: Mr. Steve Rocco. God, I miss this dude. Beyond influential. ...and that SMA Rocco Division logo still looks amazing. And on the bottom here is one of Steve's favorite ways to antagonize an entire generation,

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"Kenny is supposed to be on skateboard. That's what he is supposed to do." bjork's personal breakdance instructor, kenny anderson. best style going. conducting an interview tonight, be back Wednesday. anyone see Nyjah? thoughts?

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Figured Dill was a nice choice to get the weekend started. ...Straight up, it's so good to see this dude out there kicking ass. And in other news, this one seems in order today: Goddamn bees.

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Friend of CBI and one the most underrated skaters in the history of this whole shit, the homie John Drake. Astute visitors of the site will know that this interview has been posted once before but had to be taken down shortly thereafter. Glad to have it back up here again along with a few other goodies. Thanks everyone.

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"I hate people who take everything totally serious. I like to try and wreck the guys I know who will get pissed off." -Jeremy Klein ...and for all those wondering. And in other news: stoked on this.

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all-around great skateboarder and awesome dude: this is crankers. ...kickflip out of a frontside board? really? and I've decided that this video doesn't get nearly enough love as it should. anybody know when/if Macho Taildrop comes out on DVD?

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"I skate for fun and that's it. And if I don't have fun, you'll see me quit.... hey, that rhymed!" The Lone Star innovator, Jeff Phillips. One of the best to ever do it. Never seen this before. So sick. Rest in Peace to Jeff and Mr. James Van Doren.

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I honestly had something else planned until just a few hours ago when I received a tidal wave of requests for this Geoff Rowley 1998 Big Brother interview. Decided to go with it. ...for the Slap pals.  And in other news, I'd like to send a big congrats to my man Don P. for another amazing collection of new work. Super good. Big thanks to Sieben, too. Have a good weekend.

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"Sometimes when I'm on the road with those Anti Hero guys, that's as close to outlaw living as it gets. And I remember seeing certain trips and just thanking God that I didn't skate for them because the trips looked so fucking gnarly. The drinking and all the other shit those guys get into... not caring about what anyone thinks. It's a pretty romantic idea. And I realize why  people

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"I was a stupid kid that let his head get gassed up." Back to normal... this time we have 90's super am-turned-notorious "where are they now?" cat, Joey Bast.  styles for miles. ...pop-shuvs nice enough to make onlookers damn near shit their pants. Chill out, kid. forgot about Phat Klown. Wasn't that Hensley and Ken Park? thanks for all the support out there.

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Film #1: "Carnival of Souls" **Intermission** Film #2: "Fiend Without a Face" Happy Halloween! Be Back on Wednesday.

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chrome ball transmitting live from outer space. Alright Omar, let’s stick with the tried and true here: how were you first introduced to skateboarding? It’s kind of a funny story. I was around 5 or 6 years-old in San Jose, where I was born before moving to Sacramento, and I was walking around downtown with my parents. I was always such a hyper little kid that my Dad would have to tie a leash

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Melons, pop shuvs, switch hardflips... and oh yeah, that trademark grind of his. East Coast crusher and friend of CBI, Mr Donny Barley. Whether you prefer Welcome to Hell or Underachievers (the latter for me), there's no denying that dude was on a serious roll right there.

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"People all around the world come to California thinking they can skate all the famous spots that they've seen in the videos. But they don't know that you have to sit in traffic for an hour and a half everyday to go to a spot and most of the time you get kicked out, you get hassled by cops, you get tickets or the place is already knobbed." Figured I'd continue the gnar theme with

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"Other people had skated handrails before, but I guess the ones I did were longer. I don't know. That's what everyone talks about anyway."

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"For some reason there's this perception that I'm this high-rollin' sex fiend guy and I've only humped two girls in my life." An extra-large Tempster post including his rarely-seen Big Brother interview from 1998. Genius. ...and if you're thinking this post is bigger because I'm taking Monday off, you're correct. Sorry. (transcribing something you'll be stoked on) Have a good

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for the older heads... quick update featuring late '80s/early '90s Ohio street ripper, Mark Heintzman. always dug this dude back in the day... though why he never joined the Workshop is still beyond my comprehension.  still, that hydrant ollie is aces. 1990. the heintzman shuffle, the double vision, the new deal siamese... i forgot all about that symmetrical graphic craze back then.

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"give that man a piece of chicken." whether it was fakie, heel or just straight-up talking shit, clyzza was the king of all three. and simply put: aesthetics & 101 represent the type of thing I started chrome ball for in the first place. still so fresh after all these years.

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"It was inevitable that Girl had to happen - when what you're doing isn't working for you but you have a certain idea about what you should be doing, it's natural to try and make it work." One of my all-time favorites, Rick Howard. Every photo is perfect.

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"You look like a girl when you skateboard when you wear that stuff." Gotta admit that I slept on how amazing this dude was for the longest time because I just couldn't get past the outfits.  Godspeed, Ali. "It's been the worst of times. It's been very difficult and it always will be. I lost my friend." R.I.P.

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"Shit... tryin' to quit my team? I'm gonna have to break your legs." Kinda tired tonight so I figured I'd welcome in the weekend with one of my all-time favorite interviews, Big Brother's Fabian Alomar piece from 1998. Classic material. ...already anxious for the MNC Epicly Later'ds to come out.  Frank Hurts. 

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"I have love for everybody in this world... I'm sorry for my use of slang." The Muska's significantly less-cringeworthy TMZ TWS spotlight from 1997. An autobiography of sorts, this is Chad in his own words on the eve of launching the Shorty's juggernaut and becoming the most popular skateboarder in the world. thanks to dlx and the 'tap for the links.

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"I'd say by this point in the filming of the new Chocolate video, MJ is probably sitting on a solid 12 hours of footy." Dude is bascially able to do anything he damn well pleases on a plank. Pure magic. ...the A-Team was a rough one though.

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-33640232860174588342011-10-10T00:00:00.004-04:002011-10-10T10:56:46.890-04:00

"The Hollywood of skateboarding." -MC "Embarcadero was my home. That’s what I remember, just sitting there early morning on a ledge with my back perfect, watching the fog roll-in and slowly hitting the Embarcadero building… the colors, the pigeons… fucking wonderland." -James Kelch This one changed everything. The single most

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-79336687455117225612011-10-07T00:00:00.005-04:002011-10-10T20:45:50.824-04:00

Chops meets Hopps for some conversation. So right off the bat, we gotta talk about the incredible ice cream promo that’s making the rounds. Where did the concept for all this popsicle madness came from? Well, the idea for the ice cream board series originally came from a conversation I had with a good friend of mine, Andy Kessler. I remember we were talking about board shapes one time and he

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boston transplant with the super crisp style. jerry fowler. word is holmes went on to become an EMT a few years back before returning to the limelight with a little help from the always fresh Hopps organizaton. good to see him back out there ripping again. and in other news... #700!?!

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-13151975701535502032011-10-04T00:00:00.000-04:002011-10-03T22:13:30.931-04:00

asshole for rent available for: keggers, bachlorette parties, divorces, art openings,bar mitzvahs, riots and video premiers / award ceremonies serious inquiries pleaseno trade shows. = o be back thursday big up to my friends at skateboarder, dlx and fucking awesome.

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"Time isn't so important. I think the only thing that's important is to move and let the board guide you rather than you guide the board... Go out skating and try to get lost." -Gonzo Hi there. How you been?

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Chrome Ball sits down with Ron for conversation... and I am stoked. Alright Ron, let’s go back to the beginning of all this… how were you first introduced to skating? Oh man, this was around 1976. I was around 10 or 11 when I saw this guy down the street from me in Visalia riding around on a board. He let me cruise on it for a bit and I loved it so much that my parents ended up getting me one

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-50601054403543583762011-09-20T00:00:00.000-04:002011-09-19T23:46:17.223-04:00

"Why do they wax curbs that are red? There's no need for wax." Gotta admit that I mistakenly slept-on this dude after his leaving World Industries... which is a shame because looking back on it now, I think that is when he got infinitely times more interesting. Rocco menace turned 60/40 Milk Clicker, Ron Chatman. 20 years later, I still think of this dude everytime I see a

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totally forgot about this grip of J.Lee scans leftover from last month's ABD interview. the 360 flips are a no-brainer but let's not forget about dude's one-foots and backside flips. style supreme. big up to deluxe, hopps, scumco and mr. jeff bebe. also, for those dealing with issues regarding blogspot's new image viewer, please wait until the page is done loading before clicking on

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"I used to hang out at TWS all the time and I asked 'em if I could try to shoot an interview. They told me that most interviews took about 6 months and I was shocked. I thought you could shoot an interview in a week or even a few days. Then I pitched them the idea of doing a whole interview in one day. They all thought it was impossible but were down to give it a shot. So we did and it

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"I was knocked out only to be woken up hours later by a security guard saying, 'Hey, man, you can't be sleeping here.'" A real piece of work, it'd be good to see Danny Renaud out there ripping again.   This part still kills. In other news, stoked on Pops. Looks like fun. Really digging this, too. (didn't Thiebaud have a Waldo-type graphic) I'd also like to send a special thank you to

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chrome ball sits down with the mighty cheeks here. new ABD! big thanks to chico, everyone at lrg and my abd crew.

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"Just skate and have fun... Oh yeah, and everyone can slow down on the ollie grabs on street." Pretty damn hard to think of any other pro having half the swagger Reemo did. Miss seeing this dude skate.

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Respect.

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I've had so many requests for this dude over the last week that I was honestly beginning to worry that something had happened to him. Where innovation meets perspiration... Easily one of the most underrated rippers in the history of this whole shit, Gershon Mosley. Respect.   Forgot how amazing this part was. (best kickflip f/s nose ever)   Big up to Mr. Beats and Mr. Whiteley.

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good buddies and nice guys. wigs meet mongo? you're asking for a lot. big up to Brink, JimT and Travis at Satori.

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"I wish I could get rid of my temper but it's just in my blood. After I try a trick for so long, my temper flairs up and it's really hard to control. I'm always doing stupid shit so you can go ahead and laugh at me. I like it if you laugh at me." -Kerry Getz

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Figured I'd start this off with two of my all-time faves since they've become such a frequent topic of conversation for me as of late: Ocean Howell and Mark Wyndham. These kids used to drop science on my whole shit back in the day. ...a finding that can be directly correlated to more than a few questionable headgear purchases made around this time. Regardless, Ocean definitely

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-92170720940060759432011-09-02T18:56:00.002-04:002011-09-02T19:25:19.076-04:00

FIVES with the Chrome Ball Incident special thanks to Meza and everybody over at the 'tap.stoked.

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chrome ball sits down with willy for conversation. Alright Willy, so we’ll start back at the beginning of all this. How did it all start for you? How were you first introduced to skateboarding and what was your first board? You know, typical interview intro stuff. Basically I saw some older guys doing boardslides on a double-sided curb at this school I used to live by in Mira Mesa. I want to

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-17169438581471982252011-08-25T00:00:00.000-04:002011-08-24T23:51:51.638-04:00

The first vert skater I ever posted and the only vert skater I've ever interviewed. Utmost respect. Ya know... for all that people like to point out the negative, its definitely a pretty rad time for skateboarding when contests can look like this, someone releases a part like this, and that something like this can even exist. Just sayin... It's not all gloom and doom. Turn that

chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-70686909823179760292011-08-23T00:00:00.002-04:002011-08-22T23:33:00.617-04:00

"The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms." -K. Vonnegut No offense to yesterdays's post... but how Tom Penny didn't get SOTY 1995 is beyond me. And this seems like probably the most appropriate time to wish eS a fond farewell. Thanks guys. Chrome Ball will back on Thursday.

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"I gotta tell you, Chris Senn is a true skateboard warrior. He burns out skateparks like they were villages. He won't stop - no, he can't stop skating like that until he can't walk anymore. More fire!" -Cards

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Various selections from one of Florida's finest. Finally got a chance to see the Boss skate in person over the summer and it did not disappoint... even in a contest setting. He literally hopped on his board, rolled around for a minute and then popped the most perfect kickflip I've ever seen straight over my head, first try. Any doubts were eliminated right there. I remember the

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"It's not a girl's shoe. It's a skate shoe." Always rad to see Elissa out there doing her thing. Straight-up ripper. Legendary status.

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"This guy looks like he just escaped from prison and he just frontside bluntslid Hubba Hideout like it was the easiest thing in the world!" -Ed Dude never fails to get me hyped.

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As you know, I'm usually not this prompt with the requests but the startling realization that D Gar was nowhere to be found on CBI actually proved to be quite embarrassing. Problem solved.

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"Skateboarding has Peter Hewitt. Skateboarding wins." -Jason Jessee

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I remember the first time I heard about the Search for Animal Chin, my friend told me the "nightmare air" was a real move and that Lance pulled it by carrying around a pillow as he rolled around Del Mar. You don't know how bummed I was when I saw that he was lying. Still kinda am. In the wake of some pretty hectic times here at CBI, I figured I'd start the weekend off right by

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chrome ball sits down with J. Lee for conversation... here. ABD is back. CBI's back on Friday. Sorry.

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"I don't throw temper tantrums. I just get pissed off!" Not sure if people realize how important this dude is, Kris Markovich. So many classic parts. Big ups to Supra Distribution, DLX, and my friends at Skateboarder.

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"Gotta make it nice and pretty for the internet." Starting the week off with one of skateboarding's finest all-terrain killers, Dan Drehobl. That ruthless type of gnar that goes beyond counting stairs. So sick. Big thanks to Templeton Elliott and the Skateboard Mag, Grey Skatemag, Joel Rice and DLX for the support. Much appreciated. And a special congratulations to my Mom for

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Chrome Ball sits down with the Mayor for conversation. Alright James, we’re doing this fresh off the release an epic 20-minute mountain of clips recently put up on Vimeo. Stuff from the old days, most of which has never seen the light of day. How come this stuff is just now getting out? I just never had it before! Aaron Meza always had that footage. Some of this stuff rates up there with the

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"It’s just hard for me to deal with the fact that there are no more crews anymore. There are no more name spots that you go to... skateboarding has kinda lost its life." Choosing Kalis parts can be difficult. Special thanks to the 'Tap. Be back on Friday. Behind on shit.

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