5.08.2011

chrome ball incident #634: let's persevere


















One of the all-time greats. Street innovator, musician and all-around class act, Ray Barbee.

Don't know why it's taken so long to post up that classic TWS pro spotlight but at least it's up now.

And yes, that autographed postcard with the frontside board was his response to the geeky fan letter I wrote in the 6th grade. Thanks Ray.

Special thanks to Skunk Magazine. Keep up the good work.

R.I.P. Beans
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15 comments:

  1. ben colenMay 8, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    that pro spotlight is the shit. so many awesome photos.

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  2. welchMay 8, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    so sick

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  3. Fifty8sMay 9, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    Step-Hop king

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  4. iSapien1956672May 9, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Noice!!!

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  5. pupapeMay 9, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Good one...R.I.P. Brauch.

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  6. AaronMay 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Love me some Ray Barbee...I wish I could still get my hands on those Visions he's sporting in most of the pics.

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  7. upsonMay 9, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    i did a 3 week tour across europe with ray once,before the trip i called all my friends back home to tell em who i was going with.i was stoked beyond words.

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  8. Loo GanidaMay 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    must've seen the rubber boys 1000s of times. Ray's the best in that part. I was obsessed with no-complys, rolled up jeans and black Vision street wear shoes!(with the patch ripped off, ha)
    Thanks Ray!

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  9. r. dahlMay 9, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    good title. public domain was the last good bones video for me. love this guys ability to adapt to a rad kinda post-skate gig. pretty inspirational. fs rock is fuckn steezy and did i catch an "ollie shove it" in one of those captions? when did it change to pop shove it?

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  10. kevy bMay 9, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    I have that exact same postcard with the exact same autograph, but I got mine off ebay years and years ago.

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  11. KeithMay 9, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    postcard is sick!

    Ray Barbee is so stylin'. Smooth.

    Alife did a re-make of that VSW shoe.

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  12. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    f/s blunt CBS ledge is intense

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  13. ncsk8rMay 9, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    met RB at a bones demo in NC and got the same card. raced go carts with him, lance, j-tbaud and beat them all. end of fan out report.

    always thought it was odd how he could ride for powell and wear vision st wear. not a lot of that going on back then.

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  14. chopsMay 9, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    thanks guys.

    I think spike shot most of the photos on that one. so classic.

    I can't even imagine being in that situation, upson. So sick.

    Loo, i still get hyped to this day whenever I hear that "weakness" song. part is so classic.

    r dahl, i remember when they were "ollie varials". haha

    kevy b, hope you didn't pay too much.

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  15. rob e beatsMay 10, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    More of the fan mail please! And a picture of you from the sixth grade to follow.

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