The Stone Sun God
A reader named Rossco sent me a link to a Jason Jesse Sun God mini board that his friend Stephane Rouget had carved out of stone… Yes, out of STONE. A stone cutter in this modern age belongs to be a club whose membership has got to be getting smaller with each decade. Marrying an ancient technique with the fleeting […]
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 3rd, 2016
GVK #100: Burnside Halloween 2015 – 25 Years!
Went down to the old B-side Banks for the 25th anniversary during a true Portland deluge. Water had blown a man hole cover off raw sewage was boiling out of the ground. This did not slow anyone down under the dirty old bridge. This raw sewage seemed to fuel the session. I filmed a little […]
Posted by: House of Neil on November 2nd, 2015
Jurassic Skatepark Sequel
Well it’s been almost 4 years, so here’s an update on Jurassic Skatepark aka “Chink’s Peak Skatepark” in Pocatello, Idaho, that was open from 1976 to 1980. Mike D from Skate Hard Idaho sent in some pictures taken there a little earlier this year. He’s been cleaning it up in exchange for the occasional session. […]
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 27th, 2015
Decrepit Desert Numero Dos (Part 2)
The second in a series of 2 The last of a two part series. Hope you all enjoy, low on action high on fun. We definitely look old and feel stiff as boards, heavy as more than one board. We ran into some wild fires and skated our tails off. Can’t wait till next year. […]
Posted by: Grover on October 16th, 2015
GVK #98: Decrepit Desert 2015 (pt 1)
https://youtu.be/vP2ZTh8Yezg Well we invited all of you no one showed so we decided to import Chris Swan (Bone Man) from colorado he showed up at the airport we got him and hit the road. Did the traditonal tour of the desert. The skating was fun for those involved the brotherhood was what I enjoyed the […]
Posted by: Grover on September 25th, 2015
VHS Skate Theater: Radical Moves Part 1
Found in a Box VHS Skate Theater is a brand new feature on Skate and Annoy. The format of future episodes is bound to change as the kinks get worked out. Radical Moves was released in 1986. It’s basically an extended contest video of the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver, BC, presented as a drama. […]
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 24th, 2015
GVK #97: Red-fecta in Lincoln City
https://youtu.be/aQqkywdMm0U Red-Fecta So world cup skateboarding returned to Oregon to help celebrate Lincoln city’s skate-park phase #1 B-day. 16 yrs old she is. Man there was some ripping taking place. Here is what I saw in the order that I saw it in. I missed so much footage you could have made ten videos like […]
Posted by: Grover on September 4th, 2015
Ebay Watch: May – June 2015
Editor’s Note: This one goes out to Steve From Jersey who sent in some old English skate mags unsolicited. Thanks! – Kilwag. (P.S. Drop me an email, please.) So welcome everybody to the new bay watch, covering the months of May-June 2015. It was a weird period, and a period that cemented some things that […]
Posted by: House of Neil on September 2nd, 2015
Ebay Watch: March – April 2015
So welcome everybody to the new bay watch, covering the months of March-April 2015. Prices are on the rise again. Maybe it’s people spending tax refunds, maybe it’s the economy. But whatever it is, prices on everything seem to be going up. And the biggest jumps are on those mid-tier boards that probably wouldn’t have […]
Posted by: House of Neil on June 9th, 2015
Ebay Watch: December 2014 – February 2015
Here you go, here’s the compilation Baywatch that I promised you. It’s a long one, lots of high priced decks in here from the Xmas 2014/early 2015 period. So now I’m pretty caught up. From here on out I will be doing bimonthly issues of Baywatch, so the next one will incorporate March and April […]
Posted by: House of Neil on March 25th, 2015
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- Big Steve: What a killer thread! I got on here after seeing a T Hawk CoQ10 commercial that prompted memories of what I thought was a skating exhibition at the V.P. Fair in the Lou back in mid-to-late 80's. So I ...
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- S Hughes: First time I met Sean was when I was a 13 yr old grommet. We had a 1/4 pipe out front, it was maybe 1985. Sean rolls up seeing it and wants to ride. He was a full grown man with a leather biker jacket...
- Duke: This is just not true. We all had 7 ply decks in the 80s....
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- death: Replying to this ancient comment in hopes of correcting this but, Tim Tillman is my stepdad, he didn't stick around too long on the scene. I mainly possess vague pieces of stories, but from what I hav...
- Alexander Maielua: I have and use one of these boards. I had to fill in and redrill the mounting holes to accommodate the updated trucks but can't beat this one for a daily cruiser...
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- Paul Guttridge: Hi there. Wow I had one of these back in about ‘88. Same knock off colour way as this one. Just bought a genuine brand x re release. After all this time finally got much nearer the original...
- Lucas Pauken: I'm desperately looking for a graphic from a board I got here in like 1990. It was a kids deck, I was maybe 7? I wanna say it had a drawing on in that someone's kid did.. maybe it was a gator deck. St...
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- Danny Bourke: Hey mate, the first board with the Tracker truck and black wheels ended up in Australia as part of my collection. It now has the original trucks and orange wheels replaced as it would have been when i...
- Stephen: Tony Mann had a pro model with Bonzer skates....
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- Dave Reuben: An original Gator, Street warrior is definitely a good investment. A battered full deck recently sold at auction for close to £22,000. I would love to get my hands one of these bad boys!...
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