tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post3591633377548344106..comments2024-03-28T08:01:55.951-07:00Comments on the chrome ball incident: chrome ball incident #789: send whatever.chopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-68858136235836858312023-12-14T00:27:32.436-08:002023-12-14T00:27:32.436-08:00I was born and raised in SLO and skated for CCS. R...I was born and raised in SLO and skated for CCS. Russ Pope was team manager before going to NHS. Luis Carlton owned Small Room and the warehouse was in Los Osos before moving to SLO. The SLO warehouse had a little miniramp with a spine that Matt Pontius,Chad Vogt, Frank Hirata, Ryan Schwiebert, Chris Pontius, Dave Carney, Casey Griswold, Joey Pulsifer and a bunch of other local guys would sesh for a bit here and there. Great time in skateboarding and a time I'll always remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-45103767737602125422021-12-06T18:54:29.347-08:002021-12-06T18:54:29.347-08:00we love small room.
they let us have a turn on t...we love small room. <br /><br />they let us have a turn on the photocopier.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/birthdaytreeskateboards/<br /><br />bithdaytree skateboard co.<br /><br />(*pushing wrong since 1989)<br /><br />https://www.instagram.com/birthdaytreeskateboardco/Aspiring Polymath(s)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12337166159030069839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-47181839382600132092018-10-07T11:51:20.024-07:002018-10-07T11:51:20.024-07:00Small room had some of my favorite graphics. I ha...Small room had some of my favorite graphics. I have 3 NOS decks: a 92 with the graphic of a man surrounded by pigeons, a 93 slick with a graphic of wax heads of famous people, and a 96 sublimation bottom reprint of a 93 graphic called look see. A dude poking his head above water. Great story man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-7457686448646295982018-10-07T11:45:33.795-07:002018-10-07T11:45:33.795-07:00I have 3 nos small room decks. A 92 with the graph...I have 3 nos small room decks. A 92 with the graphic of an old man surrounded by pigeons, 93 slick with a graphic of a bunch of mannequin heads, and a sublimation bottom of a guy peaking his head above water. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-709400265332355792017-08-30T10:08:37.920-07:002017-08-30T10:08:37.920-07:00Rode a couple of boards , they were really good , ...Rode a couple of boards , they were really good , ccs definitely helped out with exposure beyond that I never knew anything else , just the 805 central coast area code , I knew Omar , he rode for them for a while if I'm not mistaken .I would like to see em come back . Less is more , skateboarding is a art form pretending to be a sport anyway.Flat spots and parking lots .https://www.blogger.com/profile/02317589070895193664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-76689295353927171322017-08-30T10:08:37.012-07:002017-08-30T10:08:37.012-07:00Rode a couple of boards , they were really good , ...Rode a couple of boards , they were really good , ccs definitely helped out with exposure beyond that I never knew anything else , just the 805 central coast area code , I knew Omar , he rode for them for a while if I'm not mistaken .I would like to see em come back . Less is more , skateboarding is a art form pretending to be a sport anyway.Flat spots and parking lots .https://www.blogger.com/profile/02317589070895193664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-90141218461703556212015-06-29T03:05:20.447-07:002015-06-29T03:05:20.447-07:00I was a big Small Room fan in the UK, rode at leas...I was a big Small Room fan in the UK, rode at least 3 of their boards where i could get hold of them. The quality and finish was amazing. Together with Blockhead and Poorhouse, Circle A, best of the indie skate firms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-83492748868800429282015-03-12T08:34:54.269-07:002015-03-12T08:34:54.269-07:00I used to ride for these guys. Im from Lexington, ...I used to ride for these guys. Im from Lexington, K.Y. They used to be Eppic skateboards. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-88711818309284579072014-10-15T08:47:26.251-07:002014-10-15T08:47:26.251-07:00Lived + worked with the guys for one summer. I wa...Lived + worked with the guys for one summer. I was a homeless Skatebum from Germany and Lewis (Carlton) let me sleep on his kitchen floor for some weeks before i earned some money at the factory and could pay for a room. The best guys... best skatesessions... Riding with Frank Hirata, Russ and all those boys at the time... man it was priceless. Such a good time, right before Skateboarding sold out. SMALL ROOM FOREVER. <br />nomad unohttp://www.facebook.com/nomad-unonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-80735506169747447842012-05-28T16:27:01.522-07:002012-05-28T16:27:01.522-07:00http://suk-monsters.blogspot.com/2008/12/red-wax-p...http://suk-monsters.blogspot.com/2008/12/red-wax-pencil-and-pen.html?showComment=1338247583187#c5625543847234602560patradresses.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667618979532747089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-88712934643561147472012-05-15T17:38:35.763-07:002012-05-15T17:38:35.763-07:00Mentioned pubic from jersey which had a sick team ...Mentioned pubic from jersey which had a sick team circa 1990. <br />Puleo, cardonas (mike r.i.p.), fields and gudiotti.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-67216612220058201572012-05-15T12:24:42.910-07:002012-05-15T12:24:42.910-07:00Wiz Thornton is the guy in the ads doing the ridic...Wiz Thornton is the guy in the ads doing the ridiculous backside ollie on the mini ramp and the ollie over the chair. He skated for them pretty much the entire run of the company. Skates the same now as he did back then!<br /><br />He also rode for Beach Plus Skateshop (now just Plus Skateshop) out of Fort Walton Beach, FL, and Motobilt Trucks (which I believe Louis had his hands on as well). Oh the good ol' days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-36630349246398439422012-05-14T12:41:14.120-07:002012-05-14T12:41:14.120-07:00louis was rad. he came into fivepoints to sell sma...louis was rad. he came into fivepoints to sell smallroom on the road. and tony b. had a mini in sb we`d skate before the skatezone session on occasion. smallroom was awesome and small. had the early foundation feel for up north.skater davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-33457179971216333272012-05-14T08:11:21.206-07:002012-05-14T08:11:21.206-07:00yeah, mayhew was on small room back in the day. th...yeah, mayhew was on small room back in the day. the first board I ever got kicked down was a used small room from dave. the only time i ever did a mail order was for a small room board, gullwing street shadows and black bullet street 60 mm. i saw a review of the board in thrasher and was hyped on it. i can still remember how happy i was the day it came got delivered.handsclapaninnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-58688528080504768032012-05-14T02:55:33.030-07:002012-05-14T02:55:33.030-07:00Great post!! Thanks. Stoked to see this. The Graph...Great post!! Thanks. Stoked to see this. The Graphics are still sick today!<br /><br />They were even distributed in switzerland in 91/92 and produced a team video!<br /><br />Ex-Darkstar Pro Guy Kampfen at age 12 had a crazy part!<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQ7XSzMxRsSafarihttp://www.safariclothing.chnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-12224115263865677412012-05-13T11:53:12.154-07:002012-05-13T11:53:12.154-07:00Hell yeah! Rad post.
Small Room was pretty big in...Hell yeah! Rad post.<br /><br />Small Room was pretty big in Switzerland back in the day.<br /><br />The son of the dude who ran the pharmacy next door to my father's office distributed it here, and made this sick vid that I still watch every now and then, mainly filmed in rural towns in the Alps. Guy Kämpfen had his first section in it. It's on YouTube if anyone cares, here's part 1 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z1lETKJQ8o<br /><br />Françoisfghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818149739389455262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-21885245031999080422012-05-11T23:45:37.973-07:002012-05-11T23:45:37.973-07:00Dave Mayhew says something about moving out to CA ...Dave Mayhew says something about moving out to CA for Small Room or riding for it in his Wheels of Fortune, if my mind remembers. <br /><br />Not being around for that era, all I've got to go on is the design of those ads and the design is amazing.platinumseagullshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688503482156563511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-60548088094300682742012-05-11T19:45:15.647-07:002012-05-11T19:45:15.647-07:00loving it.. this is the most ive ever posted. make...loving it.. this is the most ive ever posted. makes me remember when i was a kid, skateboarding was the secret of life. made me who i am today. its weird but i do have the fondness of being outcasts with my 3 other friends that were the only skateboarders in town. <br /><br />and the comments, being from NE, the sk8 hut. wow. i was 12 going to a shifty part of providence and seeing "pro" skater fred smith. those guys ripped the vert ramp. i got scared just looking down it. <br /><br />Thanks again chops, site is like a time machine.White Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244201047352108493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-54568654911685648172012-05-11T13:03:40.072-07:002012-05-11T13:03:40.072-07:00anyone still have their Small Room boards? I have ...anyone still have their Small Room boards? I have a few... heh heheh heh!brewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973275044489156107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-87680484002762571382012-05-11T11:16:38.731-07:002012-05-11T11:16:38.731-07:00Small Room!
i used to be so pysched on them that i...Small Room!<br />i used to be so pysched on them that i would have Exit (the og one on Cottage in Philly) special order them for me. <br />i believe they sponsored or flowed Skip Millard and he was a dude i looked up to in the earlky days of LOVE.<br />small companies are the reason skating is dope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-42666416334977440402012-05-11T10:35:48.544-07:002012-05-11T10:35:48.544-07:00San Luis Obispo Represent!!!! Tony Biolos (Shorty&...San Luis Obispo Represent!!!! Tony Biolos (Shorty's), Russ Pope (Creature, Scarecrow), Louis Carlton (Epic)! They made the scene cool. Dave Carnie was around at this time, Thomas Campbell too. Hell even Doug Smith was around toward the end.The team was mostly locals, Frank Hirata, Chris Watkins, Ryan Schrubert, and Chris Pontius too. Good times, CCS was coming up. San Luis had a ton of visiting pros then, Thrash-A-Thon, was going. Powell skate zone was not far. No Jake Phelps! Skateboarding was good then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-75527162111171293732012-05-11T09:47:54.951-07:002012-05-11T09:47:54.951-07:00err.. backside impossible. That seems to be Paulo&...err.. backside impossible. That seems to be Paulo's jam these days.Pagodanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-31102424808050647452012-05-11T09:45:06.631-07:002012-05-11T09:45:06.631-07:00There's a recent Paulo Diaz interview at 48 bl...There's a recent Paulo Diaz interview at 48 blocks you guys should check if have not yet. I hope he gets a couple tricks in the CHOCOLATE/GIRL video...the frontside impossible he throws down is rad. <br /><br />I'm digging the Small Room post Chops. I missed out on many of the early 90's stuff because of little league and so this is nice to catch up on.Pagodanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-58128801424521384752012-05-11T08:54:27.732-07:002012-05-11T08:54:27.732-07:00What, no Zorlac post? Only joking...What, no Zorlac post? Only joking...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-87616981422457331692012-05-11T08:22:52.153-07:002012-05-11T08:22:52.153-07:00small company shit always the best. btw have you d...small company shit always the best. btw have you done a circle-a post yet?TRON-DOG WONDERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524617840739074733noreply@blogger.com