“We all knew how good Jerry was. Jerry was one of us but he was way cooler. That’s part of his personality. His skating is cool; his photography is cool; Jerry is next-level in terms of coolness. That’s why his part shined so bright in Bag of Suck.” - Matt Eversole
The Sci-Fi Fantasy man closed out Bag of Suck with a truly epic two song part. I watched the section again the other night as a refresher on what all Jerry did. There are so many classic and amazing tricks in his part. I really like his switch heelflips. They are so solid. Supposedly he pushed into nearly everything instead of relying on the now standard tow in. That's just way cooler. The tunes properly score the part, too. The Cass McCombs' song is more lively and follows nicely after the Rod Stewart from Louie's part. For as much as I think Sonic Youth is great, I was never into their Carpenters cover when it came out, but the song has the right atmosphere for all the hammers Jerry was dropping.
Here's the original review of the premiere from Thrasher by Greg "Schmitty" Smith:
Hope everybody has a good weekend.
The photo is by Jonathan Mehring. Jerry did a backside Smith on this same rail in Argentina that was used for the cover of the May 2005 issue of Skateboarder. Both tricks are in Bag of Suck.
The review: Thrasher - June 2006 Volume 26 Number 6
Thrasher - June 2005 Volume 25 Number 6
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Here's my ten year anniversary feature on Bag of Suck:
http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2016/03/bag-of-suck.html
I didn't realize at the time that the video premiered in March 2006 and I posted the retrospective in March 2016.
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