Matt Gottwig.

An unknown bird.

I guess Matt is from either California or Seattle. He's ridden for Krooked for a long time and turned pro in 2021. Matt's got a really good trick selection and choice of spots. Atiba Jefferson contributed the music to his 2021 video part called Birds.

Frontside 50-50: Thrasher - March 2018 Volume 39 Number 3

Backside 50-50: Thrasher - April 2017 Volume 38 Number 4

Tyler Bledsoe & Dan Plunkett.

Out of the way locations.

Tyler rode for the Alien Workshop until 2015 when he joined the team at Quasi. His footwear sponsor prior to HUF was Etnies. He's still on Quasi and working as a tattoo artist in Portland, Oregon. Dan was riding for Skate Mental back in 2017. He currently rides for Kevin Terpening's Swim Skateboards.

HUF was really pushing the HUPPER 2 model for 2017, as in it was in nearly every ad. I don't think I was exactly into this shoe back then, but I'd wear a pair of these today for sure.

Tyler: Thrasher - September 2017 Volume 38 Number 9

Dan: Thrasher - November 2017 Volume 38 Number 11

Brad Cromer & Josh Matthews.

Massive HUF blowout.

Brad takes what I'm guessing to be a Krooked Zip Zaggger shaped deck up a flight of stairs while Josh spins a nollie full Cab over a fence. Brad is still pro for Krooked. Josh was pro for Habitat.

I scanned a bunch of adverts for HUF from 2017-18 for the week. I dug the graphic design and photos.

Brad: Thrasher - July 2017 Volume 38 Number 7

Josh: Thrasher - August 2017 Volume 38 Number 8

Alex Olson & Dylan Rieder.

In Excess.

Alex and Dylan high five in a screen shot from Supreme's Cherry video. Dylan was at the peak of his career and crushing it in the streets. It's hard to believe this video was released 11 years ago now. I have a copy on DVD. I don't think I watched it very often. I liked parts of Cherry, but I wasn't into the editing or the music or something. The video did introduce us to a lot of skaters who would rise to fame over the next decade, including Tyshawn Jones, Beatrice Domond, Ben Kadow, and Sage Elsesser to name a few.

The snow has been off and on. There hasn't been much accumulation, although it has been blustery. I got to skateboard in the driveway for a long time on Saturday afternoon and then fit in a couple quick after work sessions to start the week. It's the doldrums of winter so I'd like to hit up an indoor park this weekend. I don't exactly see the weather permitting such a thing.

Thrasher - May 2014 Volume 35 Number 5

Kevin Bradley.

"Kev is down for life. I handed him the keys to The Kibitz Room. Only a few have opened it at 10 AM and closed it at 2 AM. Kev is one of them." - Neckface

For the quote: Thrasher - December 2020 Volume 41 Number 12

Thrasher - July 2015 Volume 36 Number 7

Vincent Alvarez #3.

Mr. Royal.

This is kind of a strange one. Royal had longtime Indy rider Mark Gonzales draw up some art for a shirt. There's the obvious Fourstar and Crailtap connection with Mark, but it still seems abnormal.

Thrasher - October 2015 Volume 36 Number 10

Corey Glick #5.

Charting unconventional courses.

Eswic keeps looking better and better as the days fly by. They had a sick team with Leo Romero, Dakota Servold, Jimmy Wilkins, and a couple others. I still wear a few of their shirts, but not so often so as to preserve the fabric.

Corey was starting to garner skate media attention and would soon be pro for Foundation in the middle of the 2010s. That feels like an eternity ago now. He was crushing spots with a unique blend of tastefully technical and gnarly tricks. It's easy to see why he was an underground favorite at the time.

Thrasher - July 2015 Volume 36 Number 7