5.02.2011

chrome ball incident #630: club fade









figured I'd keep the SHUT vibe going tonight with a little Mike Kepper.

One of the East Coast's finest, this dude was a straight-up destroyer. His future looked bright when he got on H-Street but he never really seemed to get the shine he deserved over there. Not sure what happened to him after a quick stop on the Think squad but word is he's doing tattoos in Nashville these days.

Thanks to Larry Ransom for uploading that Kepper Think vid.

BONUS POST: Beyond influential NYC O.G. with the U.K. slant, Jeremy Henderson.





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11 comments:

  1. iSapien1956672May 2, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    love this post... raw ass real vintage street skating pics... love kepper's style...

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  2. AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    damn mike kepper. have not thought about that name in yrs.that back crail is so sick .

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  3. SeanMay 3, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    rad!

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  4. White NinjaMay 3, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    that pink cover is the first thrasher I ever bought. it's official. im old...

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  5. RobertMay 3, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    That first Kepper photo was one of those I just stared at as a kid. I wanted to be everything in that photo! Have not seen it since I was 12, rad to see it again.

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  6. justinMay 3, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Nice post. It makes me feel bad about pointing out that you can now buy Zoo York shirts in J.C. Penney's.

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  7. KeithMay 3, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Crazy. One of those dudes you would only see glimpses of in mags but never got a video part from.. not in my neck of the woods.

    And he got on H-Street when they were over saturated... seemed like they had over a 100 pros and ams. I don't remember him going pro for H-Street. Guess I didn't read that ad very carefully back in 91! Never saw his model.

    front board on that car with the white suede/black sole caballero vans. great shot, sick shoe.

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  8. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Used to skate with the original Shut crew every Thursday at the Eatontown Roller Rink in NJ back in like '88. Mike, Felix, Coco, Dune, Sheff occasionally....just sick - still just local ams. These guys were doing some stuff that the W.Coast pro's weren't even thinking about yet.

    I remember Mike did flatground ollie Japan grabs, backside 180 over whatever - jump ramps, garbage cans - full tweak. Still to this day, one of the best things I've ever seen - and no one's done them like that since.

    Great post - you out do yourself each time.

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  9. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Looks like I'll have to dig out my Think video and upload Kepper's part to go with this post.

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  10. Huckleberry HartMay 5, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Hot tamale...too much in this one.

    So much raw energy. NO PRISONERS!

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  11. SWLJune 3, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks for adding the Jeremy Henderson bits. That guy is like the Obie Wan of NY skating. Massive
    cred and props. Hope you are well J.

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