The Plan.
I was never great at keeping up with all the Transworld videos so I skipped over Marc Johnson's part in Modus Operandi. I've watched the section a couple of times recently. It's a good time capsule of the year 2000 with the Built To Spill and Marc's top notch technical skateboarding. There is corresponding footage to a whole slew of his Emerica and A-Team ads in the part. Those were the days, man.
There's been some open discussion on the future of Lakai taking place this past week. Allegedly the company has been losing a lot of money each year and was on the verge of shutting down. Supposedly the team was cut to save money, but that is potentially up in the air to some extent. There exists a possibility that Rick Howard and Mike Carroll will still end up being involved in an attempt to save the company. It will be interesting or depressing to see where this ends up. I imagine there are a lot of skateboard brands that are struggling to an extent these days.
I'll see people wearing Lakais so they do have a following. I've fluctuated on their skate shoes, but I'm nearly always wearing a pair of Manchesters for general day to day living. It would be good if some credible version of the company survives after the financial business is sorted out.
The photo is by Paul "Skin" Phillips.
Transworld - June 2003 Volume 21 Number 6
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I'm unsure on the schedule going forward at this point. I'm getting caught up on things. I guess keep checking back and if there's new stuff, there's new stuff.
That sucks to hear about Lakai. I was so puzzled after Fully Flared came out, that some riders just up and quit after having spent years working on their part. In re the Transworld videos, I think the best were Feedback, The Reason and Modus.
--Rikku Markka
In hearing the interviews over the years, it sounded like a bunch of the guys were simply burned out by the process of making Fully Flared. It totally makes sense, but was surprising at the time. I know I've seen parts of those thanks to the internet. I really like the crappy one that nobody likes, Riddles in Mathematics.
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