The Driven #2.

More of Jason Jessee's world.

One of the projects that Jason helped produce was Dave Carnie's Whale Cock Skateboards. I believe Dave came up with the phrase whale cock while being interviewed by a Japanese fashion magazine and decided to get some boards made. The first Whale Cock deck was a small freestyle/slalom board and made on a tour of Media Skateboards, of all places. This was the initial ad for the company.

There's a really good chance there will be a Vert Is Dead update tomorrow. If not don't worry, I'll be back on Thursday.

One: Big Brother - January 2003 Issue 92

Two: Big Brother - February 2003 Issue 93

Three: Big Brother - May 2003 Issue 96

Whale Cock: Big Brother - November 2002 Issue 90

The Driven #1.

Pray for me.

The Driven is Jason Jessee's company that he started sometime after he left Consolidated. I'm pretty sure it is run out of his garage. It's also still going today. Hard Luck is a wheel company and I think 100% Skateboarder is another board brand. Some of the stuff mentioned in the ads relates to Jason's interest in motorcycles. Otherwise the content is strictly from Jason's warped mind.

I'm switching things up a little for the week from the usual one scan a day just because of how weird the Driven ads are. They make a little more sense grouped together all at once. There's going to be bunch of Nevada comics on Friday, too.

One: Big Brother - September 2002 Issue 88

Two: Big Brother - October 2002 Issue 89 (Jen Hardison took the photos.)

Three: Big Brother - November 2002 Issue 90

Four: Big Brother - December 2002 Issue 91

Van Wastell.

1984 - 2008.

Van rode for Consolidated and City Stars before getting on Krooked. Appropriately enough, he was also on Vans. He had the opening part in Krooked Kronichles video.

Odd things for next week.

Thrasher - March 2004 Volume 24 Number 3

Bobby Worrest.

Pitcrew.

Bobby was one of the first ams on Krooked. He turned pro for them a while ago and is still holding it down, style untuched.

Thrasher - June 2003 Volume 23 Number 6

Mark Gonzales & Van Wastell.

"We ain't tuching your style!"

Gonz and Van wreck a handrail.

Thrasher - June 2004 Volume 24 Number 6

Dan Drehobl #15.

This a 'zine Dan did about a trip to New York City. It's most likely from 2003. It's funny.

Riley Hawk's latest video part garnered favorable reviews from the staff that skateboards (or used to skateboard) on TMZ last night. They even showed a couple clips. Yeah, I watch TMZ.

Congratulations to Jake Donnelly on turning pro for Real.

Krooked.

Welcome to "our" world.

Krooked was started in 2002 and backed by Deluxe. Mark Gonzales had been riding for Real before being given the keys to a new project. He was the only rider in the beginning. Dan Drehobl soon switched from Think. Bobby Worrest and the late Van Wastell were the ams and later turned pro for Krooked. Mark also released assorted limited edition "Gest" boards for skaters that he liked. The first two went to Alex Gall and Matt Rodriguez.

This is either the first or second catalog for the brand. There's also a small catalog that is die cut in the shape of the face that appears on the last page that came out around the same time. I'm thinking the die cut one was probably the first.

So anybody do anything crazy with a helicopter during my week off?