Third on my Top 10 List of Transworld Pro Spotlights over the years is Jamie Thomas' Day in the Life-style demolition derby from April 1995. Still incredible.
“I like having real productive days, so that at the end of the day I have a lot to show for it… It’s a good feeling.”
Shooting these things ain’t easy. Even back in 1995, the Pro Spotlight was still a long-term project that typically took several months of shooting if the skater were to see it through to completion. And that’s a very big “if”. So in typical Chief fashion, it only makes sense that Jamie would shave his head and shoot all of his in one day; a feat that is still yet to be matched.
3 is the magic number. (late pass)
Editor's note: This interview includes 1 of the 2 benihanas to ever be included on the Chrome Ball Incident. Nobody's perfect.
4 comments:
That roof gap heelflip picture changed my life. Total insanity.
Thank the skate gods who made it rain that day,thus making it impossible for Jamie to secrete a Benihana out over the Gonz Gap at EMB.
Mopping that fecal matter of a "trick" up would have taken forever.
This was an awesome spotlight. Back in the day you could film a part in a week but with how he was changing the scope of things it's crazy to think he did this in a day.
whenever I see Jamie's shaved head circa '95 I always think about that gnarly head smacker when he was skating the black square rails from Welcome to Hell ("oh my god, oh my god") Hails to the Chief!
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