Freak Scene.
It's time to kick it back to the end of the 1980s for the next month.
Mike was the kid from New Jersey who got sponsored by Powell Peralta for doing street plants in a parking lot. He turned pro and was given one of the cooler looking debut board graphics ever. He teleported all around the east coast in his part in Public Domain, long before Clark Hassler tapped into the magic of time portals. After Powell, Mike switched to World Industries and then the New Deal. During the time frame of 1988 to 1992, he put out a few of the best street skating parts with his performances in Rubbish Heap, Speed Freaks, and 1281. These days Mike is running Elephant Brand Skateboards. The team includes Jason Adams, Neal Hendrix, Kyle Berard, Jake Wooten, and Jade Ryan.
Transworld - October 1988 Volume 6 Number 5
7 comments:
When did markovich leave elephant?
I believe within the last couple of months.
That board was a big deal.
Was this the first time the public saw it?
It could be.
according to Sean Cliver's book Vallely got that exact deck back about "20 years later" after giving it away after skating it at a contest. it was the board he skated in public domain...video shoots were so short then he only used one deck.
The deck is/was amazing, the ad is amazing, except...
'19 7/8" Wheelbase'?
Powell-Peralta, or Poorly-Proofread?
That makes sense that this was the board he rode in Public Domain since that's the same outfit he was wearing in the video.
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