Companies in China will rip off anything. Check out this 12 shot block from Ox Fireworks featuring a very well known Bones logo. I’ve seen a guy blow off the tips of his fingers with fireworks. He had a bloody pulp of a hand with what looked like sticks of chalk poking out. It was gnarly. He recovered well enough to become a doctor, so give him a hand. True story. Ox made videos of what their fireworks look like, which is a pretty good sales tool. Don’t be a tool, be safe this 4th of July.
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Celebrate GSD by putting on your skeleton pants and making a zine! No skeleton pants and no photocopier? Then read this 2019 interview and buy the Best of Skate Fate, now available in softcover.
Photo: Swank
Way back in 2014 I saw one of these things on eBay and couldn’t figure out what it was, or even if it was skateboard related. I looked like it might have possibly been made for rollerskating rinks, I couldn’t tell. Fast forward 8 years and turns the this thing was the “Sit Skate,” and it is a skateboarding alternative that is/was “the wave of the future” for people who can’t be bothered to learn how to stand up on a skateboard. If anything, this device looks like its would be harder to maneuver than if you just sat on a regular skateboard. In any case, mystery solved. This advert is from the October 1981 edition of Action Now. The kid in the ad is wearing a t-shirt with the manufacturers logo on it, a lo and behold Mark 10 Industries is still around. They make an odd and small assortment of automotive related products these days, and I’ve contacted them asking for more info on the Sit Skate. If you want see pictures of the Sit-Skate, check out This is a thing. What is this thing?
– Thanks to Darren Haugen for the tip.
It’s Pride month. Enjoy Yann Horowitz answering the question “Do I really want to be the ‘gay skateboarder’?” in this video from Vans. Watch it for the story, or watch it for the skateboarding. One day, it will just be the skateboarding.
– Thanks to Pete Lewis for the tip.
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The Vintage Skateboard Magazine Advert Gallery has reached 500 ads! Some of the highlights of recent additions include groovy 70’s shag carpeting thanks to Makaha skate shoes, Famous Sci-fi film “actor” Robbie the Robot appearing in Track Force ads, Motorized skateboards, Skateboarding in MVP Sports Gum, ads for “Start Your Own Skatepark” manuals that would cost almost $900 in today’s money, gratuitous sex appeal, Mattel Toys trying to get into the real skateboard market, new skateparks, goofy accessories, and more. Again, all filterable by year, product type, brand or company, magazine issue, etc….
Shout out to Eastside Roll-In, a skate shop that just opened in Troutdale, Oregon, and the same place I picked up these Wipers tribute wheels from Portland-based Jivaro. If you’re hankering for more Wipers, check out Jackpot Records (label and store) that re-released Is this Real on vinyl for the first time since it’s original 1980 issue, as well as their live album from 1984.
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I’m 100% certain someone has already done this before so I’m not claiming it. This was born from the frustrations of moderating a FB group. I should point out I’m not talking about the Skate and Annoy group, which is awesome and you should join if you are reading this.
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The Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery has just reached 250, and we’re about at the end of Kilwag’s collection. If you’re interested in contributing, we’re accepting high resolution bulk scans if they are 600dpi.) If you have a sizable collection contact us to make other arrangements. Send a pic before you start scanning and we can let you know what we already have waiting (about 200) to be processed.
Sure… why not? Someone must be buying these because the wheels are being advertised as a re-stock.
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