5.20.2012

chrome ball incident #792: the pecking order










Even though he remains one of the more polarizing presences of the 1990s, the man's impact and influence are undeniable. Mike Ternasky. RIP

Had the privilege of checking out the new Danny Way documentary on what was the 18th anniversary of MT's passing last Thursday. Very heavy stuff. Highly recommended.

Special thanks once again to Jake the Janitor, Chris Grosso, Alyasha, Templeton Elliott, TSM and Color Magazine.

...and if anybody can hook me up with a dub of the "Not the New H-Street Video", please let me know. I'd be most appreciative.

Thanks guys.

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13 comments:

  1. ATMMay 20, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    I got you Chops, I just started the upload.

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  2. chopsMay 20, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    haha, thanks ATM!

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  3. AnonymousMay 20, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    I've always preferred H-Street over Powell Peralta. Powell vids came across way too slick. But when those H-Street vids came out with the footage being bro cam, it had an instant relatability. It was like, "Oh shit! It's dudes skating a launch ramp in their driveway and his friend filmed it."

    If there was one company from the '80s I'd like to see re-started, it'd be H-Street. I don't recall completely, but the reason there can't be another H-Street is because T Mag and the money man had a falling out of some sort, and the money man owns the name? Hence the Evol team in the early '90s.

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  4. ATMMay 20, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Here's the link, for any and all interested: http://depositfiles.com/files/vkysjvnf1

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  5. chopsMay 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    Got it. Thanks so much, ATM. I owe you one. Stoked, man.

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  6. BrendanMay 21, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    Never read an interview with MT,not for the lack of looking,either.
    Nice one ; )
    I'd love to have seen where skateboarding & the industry would be,if it wasn't for his passing.
    A nice guy,right to the untimely end.

    How 'bout that Daniel Castillo post,sometime,Chops?!

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  7. drMay 21, 2012 at 4:44 AM

    Nice post chops...

    Can't believe MT passed away 18 years ago... the H-Street days were like this bridge between the Powell old guard and World. MT certainly contributed alot in a short time...

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  8. ODGMay 21, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    Great post. Took me a while to realize that Carroll was flipping the bird in the '91 team photo. By the way, I think they're trying to bring H Street back;

    http://www.h-street.com/

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  9. karoumyMay 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Crazy to see Koston's name misspelled in an article. That's going back...

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  10. The ChezMay 21, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    Thanks ATM! I'm just getting to see some of these videos for the first time. I think there was a good four years when my parents moved us out to the boondocks that I didn't really get to see skate videos. My nearest buddy was a mile away.
    A few things I've noticed:
    1. MT had a HUGE influence on the industry. He was like the second coming of Rocco.
    2. Sal Barbier never really got his proper due.
    3. Alphonzo Rawls was a really good vert skater.
    4. I know where my friend's fond affection of Op Ivy comes from.

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  11. AnonymousMay 21, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    H street next generation is so good. There's a DVD box set online I've been dying to get. Def Fav. Co. Of all time

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  12. He who can not be namedMay 22, 2012 at 5:42 AM

    This is not the new H-STREET Video
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjV-l2DIp-Y

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  13. KeithMay 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    RIP.

    The Danny Way doc really does highlight his strong relationship with MT.

    It seems like it took a certain type of personality to understand MT and how he pushes peoples buttons.

    In some of the Epicly Laterd with former plan B riders, they talk about how the pressure of filming for Virtual Reality sucked.

    The new rebooted H-street seems like chasing old glory. I saw a team board just the other day with the Hensley fs one footer Hokus Pokus cover as the graphic. It would be sweet if Hensley got some dough from the sales. Otherwise, it's just lame. Same goes for that Barbier Raiders re-issue.

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