5 Greats: Wes Kremer
7/06/2023
Wes has been to the top of the mountain—remember 2014?!—and still stays committed to the game as hard as ever. With a new fucked-up part in SK8Mafia’s 2023 full-length, we figure it was time to get some rankings on the record from our longtime friend. Read on as Wes lays out the lists from Rhino moments, to Smolikisms, Underground Rippers and more in this piece in our July mag.
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- Brandon Turner switch hard Wallenberg: 10/25/20
- Promo in Pusula
- That street in Bangkok
- The result of everyone on their phones for the last decade
- The light
- Everyday people
- King Diamond
- Emergency response teams
- Dr. Sebi
- Juicy J
- Danny Way
- Peter Hewitt
- Tony Gwynn
- Brandon Turner
- Wayne Dietsch
- Metal
- Geto Boys
- Angel Dust
- Van percussion
- Cyril Jackson’s freestyles
He’s seen the light! fakie wallride to forwards Photo: Rhino
- Meeting Rhino and P-Stone at Med Choice gap at 14
- Getting choked out by Rhino at 21
- Getting a birthday cake from Rhino at 30
- Consistent blood, sweat and cheers given to skateboarding daily
- I cherish every goddamn moment
- Concourse
- Del Mar cliffs
- Mushroom caves
- 5th and Quince
- Tangiers Court
Wes bends the law with a darkslide
- Rolling thunder
- Catching tiles
- “IE”
- Powerslides
- “Uuuuugggggghhhhhh”
- “Never trust a fart” —Jack Nicholson
- “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do” —Jimmy Astleford
- “Don’t drink that wine” —Myself
- “You’re on the cusp” —Darren Navarette
- “Remember to make good choices” —Mom
- Banger management
- Exploring foreign territory
- Pursuits to the store before the cutoff
- Beach life
- Night life
Ollie over the hole in faraway lands Photo: Rhoades
- Times
- Technology
- Synchronicity
- Stepping on a fresh turd
- Parking tickets
- Rodney Johnson
- Preston Maigetter
- Joe Hammeke
- Tommy Cantrell
- Marc “Shockus” Delellis
- Don’t be negative
- Skateboard
- Get off the Internet
- Cold shower
- Could always be worse
Front-shove 50 for those who never could Photo: Rhoades
- Call
- Text
- Outta sight, outta mind
- Lose it, break it
- Too many phonies
- Garlic
- Baking soda
- Assortment of fast-food sauce packets
- Life after skateboarding
- Slabs
Salad in the fridge? Nah, Wes puts it in the bin Photo: Pires
- “Nineties… Nah, son, 40s”
- “Muthaphukkaz see me wanna be me ‘n’ shit”
- “Spot up, sucka!”
- “You put the thing thing in the thing thing”
- Any quote from Raw with ODS episode three and four
- Ace Ventura (both of them)
- Crank
- Lucy
- The Deer Hunter
- Fully Flared
Taking the long way on a switch 180 Photo: Rhoades
- Don’t get caught in the first place
- Kill them with kindness
- Pee your pants
- “Cuanto para llevar?”
- Park somewhere else
- When
- We
- Going
- To
- Karaoke?
- Stick and pitch
- Wheelbite
- Darkside throwdown
- Pogo
- Coffin sit
- Drop in to hang up
- Slash and burn
- El Palito
- Barefoot and blindfolded
- Roll in or get out
Pee-your-pants wallride to 5-0 Photo: Rhino
- Be there
- Beer there
- Respect
- Need a lift?
- Come on! Where’s the fuckin’ hype!
- Cruiser board
- Fear
- Mannequin leg
- Spare brain
- Junk
- Call it a day when it’s night
- The sun rises and the sun sets
- Skate or don’t
- Never enough days
- Caught in the beach vortex
- Poster of Simpsons' characters
- Homie Check Outs and Who’s Hots
- Scott Kane archives
- Signed Mathias Ringstrom poster
- “We Kill Trees and Party” enjoi ad
Switch tré over the thing thing. Tear this out and stick it on your wall Photo: Rhino
- Lukas Miller
- Chris Cope
- William Patrick
- Richie Vinz
- Jake Phelps
- Body function
- A good chair at the beach
- World peace
- Deflation
- Tomorrow
Lotta hazards on this nollie 50-50. Wes Kremer is one of the greats! Photo: Rhino-
January 1989
Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse -
Winter 1988
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December 1988
Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses -
November 1988
Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion -
October 1988
Cover: Dave Hackett – Frontside Grind Photo: Katz Inside This Mag: The Tracker Bluegrass Aggression Session at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY, skating in Albuquerque and a photospread of skating at a New Zealand canalAlso In This Issue: Pool sharks and gnarly skate injuriesMusic Articles: The Accused and happening bands from the East Coast featuring Living Colour, Soul Asylum, H.R. from Bad Brains, White Zombie, Gwar, Danzig and more
