Gnarleston Skateboards Cruiser

The Ripper

Third name brand deck I ever owned, early 1987.

(Not So) Sunless Saturday

Despite missing the 2nd Annual Milton Mile Skateboard PUSH Race today, I managed to skate some local spots like the slab on this not so sunless Saturday.

Cruiser Jammer Shredder Filmer Racer PUSH Board

Steve Olson's hat.

Bigfoot's beveled stacks.

Cruiser's stony finish.

This deck, shelved months ago, was given a second life as a cruiser. Some sanding, along with two coats of paint, a few spare parts (hardware,bearings), a $2 sheet of grip tape, and it's ready to roll. The 76mm 84a Bigfoot Marbles are fast and smooth and this board has a great turning radius that allows for smooth carving and surf style skateboarding. FUN! This project was inspired heavily by What Luck? Skateboards and their Re-Kruzer program as well as all of the images shared from CONEFEST 7.

Making The Old New Again

With the primer coat down after lots of sanding, this once shelved deck will soon be ready to roll again.

First coat of "Stone" finish paint.

Paint detail.

The finished product will be close to this. I have a weakness for 8.5" Punk Point boards set up with big soft 76mm wheels, somewhere between a cruiser and a jammer, I don't know!

Zingers, Re-Kruzers, and Jig Saw Dreams

As fall approaches I've been jonesing to cut a cruiser shape out of a larger deck from the stack of fallen soldiers in the basement. This urge has been strongly driven by What Luck? Skateboards and their Re-Kruzer program. They have a killer 7.5" by 28" template and are cutting boards down to donate to a local children's home!

Re-Kruzer.

Zingers.

I have a couple of 10" x 33" decks that are prime candidates for the jig saw, just need a template. I really like the Zip Zinger shape. Stay tuned.

Slappy Sunday Solidarity

Sound - "Mr. Charlie" by Punk Is Dead. Slappy - Fat Old Guy. Dog - Indy aka "The Bird".

Ray Barbee

Paolo Diaz and Friends

Powell Peralta - Propaganda: Paolo Diaz

A Sunday In September Again

Dog.

Wood.

Curb.

Meanwhile, just about two years ago...

Live Fast, Die Old

Looks like a couple people I know. F.O.G. Town (Fat Old Guys) Order HERE.

SIMS Skateboard Team 1976 Lonnie Toft and Steve Monahan

The Jailhouse Weld with Duane Peters

Bucket List

There are a lot of spots that I would like to skate in my lifetime. Landsdowne, Maryland's snake run is one of them.

Gearing Up for Getting Down

Tom Sims Pure Juice Roll Forever

I always strongly dislike writing these things as it saddens me to no end. Tom Sims, skateboarding and snowboarding pioneer, 1950 - 2012. Pure Juice, Roll Forever.

Holmes Tells a Boomer Story

Skateistan Tragedy

“If you are scared you end up doing nothing and without doing you cannot achieve anything. But if you do things, all that can happen is you succeed or fail.” - Khorshid

For the uninitiated, Skateistan uses skateboarding as a "tool for youth empowerment in Afghanistan and Cambodia."

From Xavier at I Skate, Therefore I Am, "On the morning of Saturday September 8th a suicide attack in Kabul claimed the lives of a number of young Afghans. The bomb was detonated... where many of the street working children of Kabul sell trinkets, scarves and chewing gum to help support their families. We are very sad to learn that of the six young children confirmed to have passed away, four of them were students, volunteers and youth leaders at Skateistan, who were well-loved and well-known faces for the entire team in Kabul. It is therefore with great pain and heavy hearts that we share our memories of children who were not just victims of senseless violence, but also beautiful human beings who will never be forgotten by their teachers, peers, co-workers, students, friends or family."

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