Tim Jackson approached this wall with so much
speed that he temporarily lost control, (or so he led
us to believe), then grabbed his board, before
correcting himself and pulling the move off
Dogtown ingenuity.
Yes, you see things in
skate-boarding that you've
pre-conceived and seen
fulfilled. But, this place, the
Dogtown place, has born
nurtured, fostered a breed
that can, and will, do things
even the top pros haven't
thought of.
Attached are a few flicks
smuggled out via the under-
ground. Like we've said
before, judge for yourself.
Consider them, perhaps, as
studies in non-conformity.
Is Tony Problem ready for the next Olympics? Not
quite Madge, but we do know this: don't call
bullshit on the skating in this area.
legends were laid down. The
Z-team, Skate-Nazi's (after
the Surf-Nazi's from over a
decade previous) and the
introduction of advanced
banked and vertical skating.
transcended all pre-con-
ceived ideas, beyond com-
prehension. So far beyond.
that these innovators
arteests warriors were
misunderstood, squelched,
censored, in favor of a more
regimented visual lifestyle
which catered to the collec-
tive mind of the masses.
These boys of Dogtown
could give a fuck. They
knew they could blow any-
body away if they wanted to.
Out of this second era
came names, famous
names, more famous names
and more infamous names.
Then, like a self-concious
fool on his first date, the
industry second-guessed
itself and pulled the plug on
its own life-support system.
For years, the area settled
to near dormancy. The sur-
vivors of two bygone eras
stood in the shadows, in the
cracks of the sidewalks.
Time walked its way down
the path of eternity, unfold-
ing, again, a new age of
fluctuating activity.
It appears that some of the Loco
Venice Beach Rata have taken up a
vicious version of skating, whereas,
years ago they were not opposed to
stomping on a few skaters for lunch
or right before dinner. Here, a
descendant, one Ceccario Montana
pummels one unsuspecting beach
wall
But because the world's
attention is distracted else
where, this little corner has
had time to infect itself and
fester within its womb a new
generation, a new offspring.
a unique cross-breed.
Yes, skateboarding is
enjoying a time of prosperity
now.