RIP IN PEACE: Jake Tearney
3/25/2024
Turn-of-the-century frontside Smith for the lens of our dearly missed Hambone Photo: Hammeke
It's sad to hear about Jake’s passing. Jake's zine Swellbow documented a special time in skateboarding for the Colorado community back when only a few of us had cameras. Despite his sarcasm in the zine, Jake was kind and authentic with the people he cared for. He was 100-percent skateboarding on and off the board. I had a chance to catch up with Jake recently and I really enjoyed hearing about his adventures on the Mesa. I'm sad to see him go. Sending love to Jake's family and to all the skate community who were a part of his adventures. He was loved by so many of us. RIP Jake Tearney aka “Swellbow. —Chris Sessions.
Both a time capsule of the early aughts and a powerful testament to Jake's talent. This is one will endure
Inside the mag we wrote about Jake's Swellbow, "This one is mostly photos (mostly skating but also photos of people puking, mullets and rat tails). Definitely the right attitude." Get a look at a few below.
Swellbow issue six
Swellbow issue 13
A scene from better days
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4/25/2013
Expedition in El Paso
Expedition rolls through El Paso on their first rodeo tour in Texas. -
4/05/2013
Five Sequences: April 5, 2013
Hammeke comes through with five sequences of Creature riders, Taylor Bingaman, Sean Conover, Adrian Mallory, Ryan Reyes, and David Gravette. -
3/22/2013
Five Sequences: March 22, 2013
Hammeke has this week's 'five' with Justin Modica, Peter Raffin, Bryant Chapo, Jeff Stevens, and Shaun Gregoire. -
2/08/2013
Five Sequences: February 8, 2013
Hammeke comes through with this week's 'five' of Yoshi Tanenbaum, David Loy, Liam McCabe, Justin Modica, and Tim Johnson. -
1/14/2013
Gravette's Birthday Party
Hammeke celebrated Gravette's birthday with the crew in El Paso.