Remy Stratton #4.

"Teenage pregnancy, mothers on crack, gang violence, corrupt politicians and lawsuits all killed vert."

Classic Remy with the seatbelt tailgrab to satisfy the people out there that want some vintage Acme. I really liked Acme when they first started. Although now when I look back at the ads, I don't fully see what I saw in the company. I'm not finding much stuff that is worthy of scanning. I am a fan of Ron Cameron's art and that probably had a lot to do with it.

This was from a Thrasher article looking at the demise of vert skateboarding that covered all the bases: small wheels, insurance, Steve Rocco, the lack of skateparks, etc. The issue also had John Cardiel, Barker Barrett, Jesse Neuhaus and Brian Ferdinand interviews, along with Ice - T and Remy on the cover. It was probably the best issue of Thrasher from 1992. I'm going to try and get some Brian Ferdinand on here sooner or later.

Bryce Kanights took the picture.

Thrasher - July 1992 Volume 12 Number 7

Hugh "Bod" Boyle.

Toxic Death Sentence.

Thrasher - July 1991 Volume 11 Number 7

Ethan Fowler #2.

So I thought I found a cool ad for Forties with Ethan in it that hadn't been posted. A quick check revealed that the fine Chrome Ball Incident had included the Forties ad already. However, this backside tailslide hasn't made the old guys with scanners and magazines circuit yet.

Slap - October 1997 Volume 6 Number 10

Paul Sharpe.

This dude could ollie like a champ. He could also nollie, 180 nollie and I think switch ollie pretty damn high, too. Paul rode for SMA, Consolidated and Foundation before he started Supernaut. I had one of the first Supernaut boards - a light blue/dark blue team model with a satellite dish and antennas on it. They made some good decks.

Slap - October 1996 Volume 5 Number 10

Dan Drehobl #4.

You forget how long some guys have been pro and take them for granted. Even though Dan is thought of as more of park ripper these days, he has put in his share of time on the streets. Skate everything.

Slap - March 1999 Volume 8 Number 3

Alan Petersen #2.

Gimme danger. Petersen was a beast during the 1990s up until 2004 or 5 when he retired from being pro. He started off on SMA and was one of the original riders for Consolidated. He also had a pro shoe on Puma during that company's attempt at the skate shoe market in the late 1990s. Kien "Donger" Lieu was the other pro. The skate Pumas didn't look as good as the non - skate Pumas everybody wore in 1992.

Thrasher - June 1997 Volume 17 Number 6

Jason Dill.

Prior to being abducted by the Alien Workshop, Dill rode for Sal Barbier's 23. This was after 101 for Dill and pre - Aesthetics for Sal. 23 wasn't around too long. Drake Jones did ride for them before heading off to the golf course. Dig the Photoshop work on the sign.

Chris Ortiz took the photo.

Thrasher - May 1997 Volume 17 Number 5