Monday, August 31, 2009

Molotov #1.



I thought that Molotov was gone, but a Google search proved otherwise.

Molotov is a company run by Andy Schansberg. They were based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have the weird and arty vibe going on, which today seems normal. Molotov didn't have a pro team, but Jahmal Williams did ride for them. Now they just do special limited edition runs of boards.

The skater in the photo is Andy's brother Matt.

Poweredge - October 1991 Issue 36

Friday, August 28, 2009

Ron Cameron #2.



A slight return to Blockhead week. Notice that it doesn't say Blockhead Skateboards in the logo, but Blockhead Skateplanks. Thanks for checking out the site, Ron.

The photo is credited to a Kimball.

Thrasher - January 1989 Volume 9 Number 1

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Ed Templeton #8.



Airwalk in yr face.

Ed takes a one foot over the rail at Huntington High School.

The picture is by Christian Kline.

Transworld - March 1990 Volume 8 Number 3

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Shawn Martin.



Future Black Label pro in the early days. Was Concrete Jungle a shop or a small time board company?

Luke Ogden took the photo.

Thrasher - March 1989 Volume 9 Number 3

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Alan Petersen #4.



Bitchen. This is my favorite AP SMA ad.

Thrasher - November 1990 Volume 10 Number 11

Monday, August 24, 2009

Dogtown Chalkboard.



Summer is over as of today because I go back to teaching college kids art.

I'm hoping it doesn't rain tonight and I can go ride around after class. I got a new board on Saturday that needs to be skated.

Thrasher - November 1990 Volume 10 Number 11

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Phil Shao #5.



12/28/1973 - 8/22/1998

Never forget Phil Shao.

I'm a day late because I didn't turn on my computer yesterday. It will be back to the late 1980s and early 1990s on Monday. I'm probably going to be doing stuff from that time frame for a while since college starts back up soon and I've been building up a good catalog of new scans.

Slap - August 1997 Volume 6 Number 8