Peter Smolik #3.

Lord Pillage.

Pete rolls the dice on a backside kickflip over a roof gap. This trick would have been during his prime in the Shorty's and Osiris era. I haven't scanned a lot of his ads over the years. Pete falls into the category of being well documented already. One of the goals when I started this site was to focus on the more obscure skaters and companies. I've basically achieved that goal so that gives me the space to revisit stuff I might have skipped over earlier.

I remember how big a deal his shoe was back at the end of the 1990s. Pete also had a pair of signature jeans from Osiris. The gimmick was that the jeans had a velcro tab on the inside of the cuff that paired with a matching tab on the shoes. It would keep your pants from getting frayed by preventing the cuffs from touching the ground. I believe his shoe was synthetic. Funny thing is that I doubt Pete was overly picky about such a thing. My vegan friend had a pair and I know he wouldn't have bought them if the shoes used suede or leather. He had the jeans, too. I thought it was a little odd to attach your pants to your shoes, but Osiris found a market niche to occupy with an innovative product.

The weather has been alternating between dry days and rain. I've gotten in some driveway skateboarding this week and it will probably be good for today once the fog clears out. The weekend looks warmer, but with a chance of thunderstorms. I need to set up a new board with some fresh wheels. I've only skated my current board 25 times due to winter and yet it is looking worn out. Most of those times weren't very long and it's not like I'm doing anything gnarly so it feels too soon to set up a new ride. Hope everybody has a good weekend.

Slap - January 2000 Volume 9 Number 1