On the bedtable
I’ve been pouring through these two books lately. The first one is the Disposable Skateboard Bible, which is exactly what it says it is. No great surprise how good this one is, considering how well done the first one was, I wasn’t expecting anything other than excellent, and i wasn’t disappointed. Of particular interest is a wealth of 60’s era decks not covered by anyone else to date with the exception of Rhyn Noll’s disappointing collector’s guide. Disposable even has a red ribbon in the binding that you can use to mark your place in the book, just as fancy editions of the actual Bible do. What I did find surprising is how much I am enjoying Made for Skate. I’m not a sneaker freak by any definition, so I didn’t have high expectations, but was pleasantly surprised by how engrossing it was.
I wish I could go back in time and buy a bunch of the decks that are featured in the Disposable Bible….so many cool decks, super nice book.
I am really impressed with the disposable bible. all the text is really interesting. did you catch that bit from VCJ…what a trip.
I guess I’m in the minority on the disposable bible. It feels rushed and not finished to me. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the amount of work that went into it and the amount of decks in there, I just feel that the design and layout is truly awful. I also don’t like the dirty paper look. It detracts from the decks. Maybe the 2nd edition will be better.