Guy Mariano #5.

National Acrobat.

Fully Flared marked Guy's return to skateboarding after some major life struggles. It was his first full part since 1996's Mouse. The section is dramatic and heavy on the slow motion, which makes sense from a story telling point of view. The two songs from Band of Horses add to the serious mood. Although I'm not sure how great this functions for a skateboard video. Of all the music in Fully Flared, this part is probably the most attached to the era it was made. The cinematography is fine and essentially shows off Ty Evans' filming and editing skills as much as the part shows off Guy's skateboarding skills.

For the skating, Guy gets clips at many spots all over the world, including China, Australia, and Europe. He hits up a lot of ditches and ollies a few larger gaps, which are somewhat unique locations for him. There are many technical combos done on ledges and flat bars. Guy also skates a number of midsize handrails. He does Sam Smyth's noseslide to crooked grind on a rail, which was neat. This part is a good return to form for one of the innovators of technical street skateboarding.

I had these shoes in brown. They were decent enough.

The sequence is by Giovanni Reda.

Transworld - June 2006 Volume 24 Number 6