tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post3728234632280919990..comments2024-03-29T00:45:58.619-07:00Comments on the chrome ball incident: chrome ball interview #60: tommy guerrerochopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-48346264539659333772014-11-23T14:42:45.463-08:002014-11-23T14:42:45.463-08:00Very cool. TG was the guy who influenced me to le...Very cool. TG was the guy who influenced me to learn to skate and ollie. I was invited to a Jak's Team meeting at the Ft. Miley banks by Theo Jak in 1985 and Tommy showed up and was boosting airs off of the banks. Up to that time I had been skating a huge Powell half pipe board up and down the SF streets and when someone gave me my first Schmitt Stix, I was suddenly able to start learning ollies. Unfortunately, I ended up moving to Alaska and had to learn to ollie on the one paved street in Nenana, AK. (I ended up moving to Anchorage later and got heavily into street; even got to do a demo with Blender and Martinez.) Tommy was the first real pro skater I got to see in real life and he was doing amazing things all the way back then. The dude rocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-73878522365744772892013-07-10T17:47:39.947-07:002013-07-10T17:47:39.947-07:00Great interview! Great interview! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-16703509488431626172013-07-05T16:09:00.613-07:002013-07-05T16:09:00.613-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949744717360823835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-11316115521273626912013-07-04T16:13:46.248-07:002013-07-04T16:13:46.248-07:00thanks for the TG interview, by far my favorite sk...thanks for the TG interview, by far my favorite skater having grown up in san francisco. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-82679023732829807142013-07-04T10:45:19.991-07:002013-07-04T10:45:19.991-07:00Amazing interview...
I saw these guys on what must...Amazing interview...<br />I saw these guys on what must've been one of the first REAL tours in '93 or so. It was winter on the east coast and we had to move the crappy obstacles to a nearby parking garage (without permission of course). The REAL guys (I think it was just Jim & Tommy) were so cool, just went with the flow and invited everyone to skate with them in the freezing cold. Jim was giving out these little 'zines he made (I still have one) called "Hatred of Decaf". These guys helped change what a skate demo was and we were all blown away by how nice they were....<br />Also, a few years earlier Carrol, Elgura & Lotti came thru on a tour. Carrol came in the shop and proceeded to re-drill his front truck holes back for a bigger nose. We thought that was the coolest thing we had ever seen, and I'm sure we all cut off our high tops and drilled our boards after that. Brian Tucci skated with them that day and ollied over the 3' tall street spine off the crappy flat asphalt parking lot.<br />Thanks for all the memories...<br />PS. I am guilty of stuffing my tounges circa '94....blackdot metalwerkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658928364108114575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-79875193608318617432013-07-04T03:25:03.375-07:002013-07-04T03:25:03.375-07:00had no idea about his depth of input on Krooked. g...had no idea about his depth of input on Krooked. good stuff.channelzeroprosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006727749270244921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-40777826735149161772013-07-04T02:09:34.881-07:002013-07-04T02:09:34.881-07:00definitly one of my herosdefinitly one of my herosFrancishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405507706896486439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-6275079218023399392013-07-03T16:14:09.354-07:002013-07-03T16:14:09.354-07:00yapple dappleyapple dappleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-1091043434730455742013-07-03T16:00:33.021-07:002013-07-03T16:00:33.021-07:00I don't blame him for not wanting to be involv... I don't blame him for not wanting to be involved with Peralta's "comedy". Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-55966472211448100912013-07-03T10:44:23.183-07:002013-07-03T10:44:23.183-07:00Great interview. I never knew gonz was 0% hands-o...Great interview. I never knew gonz was 0% hands-on krooked.<br /><br />Always liked the speed and style of TG. yabble dabble.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-71949195488948051902013-07-03T10:23:27.162-07:002013-07-03T10:23:27.162-07:00amazing interview with one of my all time favorite...amazing interview with one of my all time favorites. TG was such an inspiration to me at an early age. That Bones 2 part blew the doors off of everything I knew about skateboarding up to that point. possiblities were endless after that. thanks Tommy. Nice job Chops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-10514769476981587262013-07-03T10:01:19.257-07:002013-07-03T10:01:19.257-07:00BEST.
INTERVIEW.
YET.
How I'm going to miss C...BEST.<br />INTERVIEW.<br />YET.<br /><br />How I'm going to miss Chrome Ball...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-50443355104891033972013-07-03T09:57:04.758-07:002013-07-03T09:57:04.758-07:00Legendary style and the humility that makes it so....Legendary style and the humility that makes it so. And after first laying eyes on Future Primitive, TG was my main impetus for always trying tricks while going a bit faster. Not to mention, the round-nose Powell was my first board, so TG is the source of this fucking lifetime obsession. So i'm glad to hear him look back and say Hey, no big deal. REAL.<br /><br />Thanks don't come close, Chops. But thanks.freerockcityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856495492018828438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-80451280047633629852013-07-03T07:18:22.347-07:002013-07-03T07:18:22.347-07:00My favorite interview yet. Animal Chin came out th... My favorite interview yet. Animal Chin came out the same year I was born (1987), but I've always been fascinated with the late 80s and early 90s SF videos. That last picture especially really does it for me. Thanks Chops.<br /><br />-Andy in Boston Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-1096791295041179442013-07-03T04:56:41.282-07:002013-07-03T04:56:41.282-07:00I can't tell you how happy I was to see the da...I can't tell you how happy I was to see the daewon interview yesterday on my daily 2 hour trip on the Dart bus in the morning. Now Tommy G. this is another great start to the day. Thank you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-25481088907587250372013-07-03T02:18:23.163-07:002013-07-03T02:18:23.163-07:00on point as alwayson point as alwayswelchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-71914594997934851542013-07-03T02:04:50.543-07:002013-07-03T02:04:50.543-07:00Answering questions I've had for twenty-five y...Answering questions I've had for twenty-five years.<br /><br />Can't believe this is ending.rnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041259888922843764noreply@blogger.com