The Turf
6/25/2009
Sam Hitz, fs ollie. Photo: Peter DiAntoni
by Adam Creagan
California in the 1980s, when viewed through the prism of skate mags and the selectivity of show business, gave off the impression of being one big, uninterrupted beach boardwalk. This palm-tree lined utopia seemed flush with skate spots, ramps, girls roller-skating in bikinis, and even the occasional dude with a saxophone or holding an anaconda for some reason. Roll around any length of the state’s 770-mile entirety, the mythology went, and you were sure to bump into Natas, right?
Al Partanen, pivot to fakie. Photo: Peter DiAntoni
Jay Neumann, fs air. Photo: Peter DiAntoni
Reese Simpson, fs air. Photo: Peter DiAntoni
James Shaw, bs smith. Photo: Peter DiAntoni
Al Partanen, fs ollie. Photo: Peter DiAntoni
Hitz wrote about this in TH1RT3EN. And Peter DiAntoni dug through his vaults to offer some great flicks from the era.
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4/16/2010
Ask The Phelper: Riley Hawk
"Is that ollie for real, Phelper?" Sometimes in reverse the blessing becomes the curse. Shooting the shit with Riley Hawk. -
4/15/2010
Skatepark Round-Up: Birdhouse Yardsale
"Viral" means good, right? Well, the Birdhouse Round-Up got linked, posted, and embedded all over the damn place. Hawk, Jaws and the team are rippers and had enough for another full part. -
4/15/2010
Double Rock: Osiris
Pete Raffin, Caswell Berry, and the Osiris squad needed only a few hours to film a sweet segment at the Rock. -
4/15/2010
Hall Of Meat: Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk looks back on one of his gnarliest slams…that just happened to be filmed by the Phelper. -
4/12/2010
PHX Am 2010
What's your favorite Bad Brains song? I is for Ishod Wair.