Tuesday Tail Slide

Your's truly in the midst of a fakie to tail slide at the curb spot. Image capture by Em.

Texas Style

7 Seconds with Bill Danforth

Crusty gutter punk stuff. It's good to be old. And drunk.

SkatePaige Side-G and Indy 169s

Super stoked on this setup. The SkatePaige Side-G is now riding on Independent 169s after a long time on 149s. While I like the quick response of the 149, but there is nothing like the feel of the Indy 169. Thanks to Skateboarding Is My Lifetime Sport and their extensive research into skateboard trucks, I made a change that was way overdue.

Wallows 1986

He Was So Good Man!

Corey O'Brien

Kendallmeister

Snubs and Wide Loads

I know this had better show up on eBay Watch! Original Lonnie Toft master pattern/jig from 1978. It may be gone by the time you get there, but here is a link. Photo courtesy of Truck Bolts,used entirely without permission.

I've Got It Under Control

Follow Your Nose

How much nose is too much nose? I like enough to pop a good no comply shove-it, maybe 4.5 - 5 inches max. I find that most of my current setups have a nose bigger than, if not equal to, the size of the tail, and average about 6.5 inches or more. Board shape, like skateboarding itself,is subjective. Boards with shapes (yes, functional skateboards with shapes, not all boards with shape are "cruisers", cruising is an activity/attitude more than a board type, but I digress), are increasing in popularity and availability as many skaters are realizing that you can do just as much on a shaped deck as you can on a popsicle shape.
Now, back to the nose. The nose of the board has been utilized as long as there has been one on the board, from hang-ten nose wheelies and the Brown Bomber's Samoan Squat to Blender and Grosso's nose stalls to fakie in the mid to late 1980s. I am lucky to have a diverse quiver of boards and am always looking to diversify. My next effort to keep things fresh and interesting will be a setup with a little more tail and a little less nose. Stay tuned.

Lip Up Fatty

A gem of an ad for this Slappy Sunday post.
"Always thought Lucero had a clumsy, fat-guy style." - Skinny fucker.
"GFYS!" - Jeff

Cruz Control

Vans, bdu's, curbs.

The Meaning of Life

Derelict?

Riky Barnes, Venture Trucks, 1987.