Archive for category skateboarding
Rich Jacobs’ Move 15
Posted by jfx in art, show, skateboarding, zines on December 18th, 2008
Rich Jacobs is an old friend and an amazingly active guy. A long way back he asked me to send him some old skate zines and I did. Time passed and in an odd coincidence I ran into him at Printed Matter during his recent trip to new York to take down his 15th Move Show titled “There is Xerox on the insides of your eyelids”. To my happy surprise, some of my work was in this show along side some of the masters of the form. The show has been traveling around and will go to Holland next, so I’m told. Thanks Rich for including me.
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 My buddy Snacks sent this link over. An artist from the + gallery in Denver, Colorado named Michale Whiting created this sculpture at the left, “handplant” and many other cool things. |
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 Old school skate heads always need a good place to reminisce – retroskatestickers.com is the place. |
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 I had this same idea some time ago. I even bought a domain name. But, I didn’t act on it. The idea is pretty simple – a web site that users can log into and post their favorite skate spots. Spotcovr did it, and they built a powerful site, that users can log into and edit, post, and show spots the world. |
80s Powell Peralta Icons for OS X, part 6
Posted by jfx in computers, design, icons, skateboarding on June 15th, 2007
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| Just cause 9 months pass without new icons you thought I was done with the set? So wrong, you don’t even know. Part 6 of the set is here. 16 more icons filling in some serious gaps in the series. We got the Tommy Guerrero decks, Mullen, Valleley, Frankie Hill, and more Download them >download I’ve heard some reports of download problems. the remedy is a stuffit upgrade. |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 9: the Pogoball part
Posted by jfx in goodandevil, movies & video, skateboarding on June 4th, 2007
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| The finale of the video, after 10 minutes or so of blackness, is the pogoball section. Don’t know what a pogoball is? Well let’s just say it was the 80s and they never really stuck around. Unless you know Denny Heinz… But, that didn’t stop us. Staring John Freeborn, Jason Vivona, and Jim Houser. Music: Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life, Saturn (of course) |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 8: John Freeborn’s staple gun part
Posted by jfx in goodandevil, movies & video, skateboarding on June 1st, 2007
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| What is a skate video without bonus parts? The GoodandEviL video has that in spades. The first bonus after the credits are done is my magnum opus, my piece de resistance – the legendary “Staple Gun part”. If you don’t know what a staple gun is, go back to Powell Peralta Video 4, Public Domain and watch Steve Saiz on the mini ramp. My brother often said that it wasn’t a real trick. 21 variations tells a different story. Music from the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack, Wonkavision Oompa Loompa |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 7: the credits
Posted by jfx in goodandevil, movies & video, skateboarding on May 31st, 2007
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| The credits? Yeah, not the most exciting at first glance. But, these credits are very janky and have cameo performances by Hisham Bharoocha, John Zimmerman, Gerry Rowe (greatest skate video monolouge ever), and much more. Music by Native Nod |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 6: Don Kahler, aka “Crazy Don”
Posted by jfx in goodandevil, movies & video, skateboarding on May 29th, 2007
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| The clear highlight of the GoodandEviL skateboards video “Promotional Video” circa 1995 or so, is the Don Kahler part. “Crazy Don”, as he is known in the Philadelphia regiion, does his skateboard trickery with the aid of a bicycle innertube screwed into his deck. Some people might call this cheating, we came to learn that this was just Don’s way. Spots include: Reading skatepark (Magic), Providence, and more. Music: Best of Saturday Night Live: Eddie Murphy, the 5th Beatle |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 5: John Freeborn
Posted by jfx in goodandevil, movies & video, personal, skateboarding on May 23rd, 2007
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| This is clearly the part you’ve all been waiting for. My part. The best part about having your own company, GoodandEviL skateboards, my company, is that you can sponsor yourself. The video, titled “Promotional Video” was made in 1995 or so. Spots around Providence, Rhode Island. Music: Dag Nasty, Can I Say: Simple Minds |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 4: Hole Proof Ad
Posted by jfx in SPACE1026, art, goodandevil, movies & video, skateboarding on May 21st, 2007
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| There was also a sister clothing company that Andrew Jeffrey Wright and Ben Woodward (who with me also co-founded SPACE1026 in Philadelphia) created called Hole Proof. Part 4 is a Hole Proof ad, created by those two manical geniuses. GoodandEviL skateboards and Hole Proof should have ruled the earth. We made a video, titled “Promotional Video” in 1995 or so. This was filmed in my bathroom, in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. |
GoodandEviL “Promotional Video” – part 3: Terry Synnott
Posted by jfx in goodandevil, movies & video, skateboarding on May 17th, 2007
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| GoodandEviL skateboards was a little off at all times. I really wanted to make a freestyle board. At this time freestyle was taboo. Mullen had taken up street and no one mentioned the word freestyle. I was lucky enough to find Terry Synnott, he filmed his entire part for “Promotional Video” in one day. Music: Cannonball Adderly |
