Lance Mountain // Flip / "Hall Of Fame Deck 2014" - Limited #209/300!

Lance Mountain // Flip / "Hall Of Fame Deck 2014" - Limited #209/300!


Lance Mountain // Flip / "Hall Of Fame Deck 2014" - Limited #209/300!

Lance Mountain // Flip / "Hall Of Fame Deck 2014" - Limited #209/300!

Und wieder fügt sich Eins zum Anderen...oder einfach Schwein gehabt!

Das "Steve Olson - Hall of Fame 2014" und den Print hatte ich ja schon länger!

Und dann stolper ich zufällig noch über das "Lance Mountain"...1,2,3...Meins!

Man darf ja auch mal Glück haben!

Kevin Staab // Sims " Kevin Staab Mini" - OG - 1988!

Kevin Staab // Sims " Kevin Staab Mini" - OG -  1988!

Kevin Staab // Sims " Kevin Staab Mini" - OG -  1988!

Warum auch immer...manche Dinge finden scheinbar den Weg zu dem wo sie hingehören!

Spiele gewiss nicht in der "OG-Liga", dafür hab ich nicht genug Kohle!

Das Deck fand seinen Weg, musste sein und ist mit etlichen Erinnerungen verbunden!

Mine!

Duesseldorf - Metro Halfpipe - 1987/1988

Duesseldorf - Metro Halfpipe - 1987/1988

Duesseldorf - Metro Halfpipe - 1987/1988

That´s the way it is!

Bill Danforth // Alva "Danforth Skulls" - OG - 1989!

Bill Danforth // Alva "Danforth Skulls" - OG - 1989!

Bill Danforth // Alva "Danforth Skulls" - OG - 1989!

Bill Danforth // Alva "Danforth Skulls" - OG - 1989!

Es gibt Dinge im Leben die müssen sein!

Ich bin definitiv nicht in der OG-Liga...dafür hab ich nicht genügend Kohle!

Aber...man darf ja auch mal Glück und gute Spezln haben!

Deshalb...Meins!

Ich werde das jetzt gar nicht weiter kommentieren!


For those who know!

Lee Ralph // PPS "9.25 Lee Ralph Classic Pro Model" - 2022!

Lee Ralph // PPS "9.25 Lee Ralph Classic Pro Model" - 2022!

Lee Ralph // PPS "9.25 Lee Ralph Classic Pro Model" - 2022!

Lee Ralph // PPS "9.25 Lee Ralph Classic Pro Model" - 2022!

Width: 9.25"
Length: 32.9"
Wheelbase: 15.375"
Nose: 6.75"
Tail: 6.75"

Screen Printed by Hand
Classic Style
7Ply Hard Rock Durolite Great Lakes Maple
Bronco 9.25

Lee Ralph? Geiler Skater, geiler Mensch...bisschen verrückt vielleicht, wie wir alle!
Lee Ralph was pissed off. Thousands of kilometres from home, the 17-year-old Māori boy from Wellington via West Auckland was sitting in a carpark waiting for skateboarding legend Mark Gonzales to stop hanging out with Prince.

“I’d been there about two weeks and he’s like, ‘I’m going to meet Prince’. And I was like ‘So what?’” says Ralph. “’That’s got nothing to do with skateboarding, bro.’ I couldn’t give a fuck. I go, ‘I don’t care. Whatever, I don’t care. Take me to the ramp.’”

The year was 1987. A decade after the longhaired, surf-crazy Dogtown Z-Boys brought skateboarding back into the mainstream, the sport had matured into a worldwide phenomenon – with the fame and cash prizes that came with it. Ralph, who only a few years earlier had been given his first skateboard from a cousin returning from Australia, knew it could all be his.

“I knew I was good. Some of my bros could take me on the field, could hit sixes and shit, but they couldn’t skateboard – and I could. I was like, ‘I’m only a few years away from being the best.’”

After moving with his mum to Lower Hutt, Ralph had fallen in with the Westie crew in Newlands, led by Gregor Rankine – an underground legend who was one of few locals to keep skating when the sport fell out of favour in the late 60s. It was an inconvenient place to learn the ropes. Constant rain and wind meant wet ramps and dangerous airs. Ralph was on the verge of giving up, had it not been for Rankine.

“Gregor, my mentor, was the hardest-core skateboarder on earth. And the best. He just totally ruled. I didn’t know how much until he went to America, kicked everyone’s asses over there, then came home and told me that he kicked everyone’s asses over there. And he said, ‘You’re going to as well, you’re on the right track.’ And I was like, ‘Far out. Cool.’”

With the sport still in its infancy – particularly on the steep vert ramps that figures like Tony Hawk and the X Games would go on to popularise – style was every bit as important as substance. Under Rankine’s guidance, Ralph developed a powerful style, alongside his own, almost contradictory, straight-edge aesthetic, totally forgoing the drugs and alcohol rife in the scene. “I only think about playing guitar, and skateboarding,” he once told a TV reporter. By 1983, when Ralph was 14, he was ready for America.

“Imagine a 14-year-old kid goes and plays the All Blacks,” Ralph says. “He’s going to be killed in the first scrum, but in skateboarding he wins. He beats all the adults. If his dad enters the comp, he beats him too. It’s just insane.”

But Ralph’s parents were unwilling to send their son so far abroad. Instead, in 1986, Ralph went to Australia, continuing his training with Rankine and, in his words, “slaying everybody to absolute death”.

One day, after sleeping out a rainstorm sheltered inside a car the pair had broken into, Rankine and Ralph entered a local competition. They agreed to split the prize money, regardless of who won, and figured they had a pretty good shot at taking it out.

“[The Australians] were inbreds back then. Total inbreds, so redneck you wouldn’t even believe it. The tricks they thought were cool were so stupid. That’s why they weren’t getting any better – their whole attitude towards skating was wrong.”

Ralph won the competition, and by ‘87 he had made the journey to the United States. After only a few competitions he signed a deal with skate brand Vision, producing his own board, and was a regular fixture in all the skate magazines. Tony Hawk, who would go on to make millions in clothing deals, skateboard sales and his own video games, rubbed shoulders frequently with Ralph, and would later describe him as “a barefoot caveman”.

It seemed to everyone paying attention that Ralph simply couldn’t lose. In the US especially, Ralph’s wild red beard and aggressive, powerful skating set him apart – and made him a legend overnight.

“Everything was so good. My whole life had been aiming at this moment, and it was on. Nothing could stop it, failing an injury, but I don’t get injured so that wasn’t going to happen either.”

And then he went to France. At the time, skateboarding was strictly an amateur sport. Professionals needed green cards, and Ralph didn’t have one. After returning from a photoshoot in Paris, Ralph was stopped at the airport, seized by the United States government and put on a plane. He went to Germany and wouldn’t return to the US for a full decade. Disillusioned, Ralph picked up the paintbrush – and the bottle.

“That’s all you can do. Deny the depression. You don’t have any other… I didn’t think I had other options. I was too stupid.”

In the words of skateboard distributor Radar, Ralph took to partying “like a bull to red”. Having reached the pinnacle of the sport only to have it all taken away inside of two years by a bureaucratic technicality, Ralph was drowning his sorrows. He returned to his whānau in New Zealand, and began a gradual drift away from the sport and out of the spotlight, remembered only by the hardcores as one of skateboarding’s great what-if stories.

But his love for boardriding endured, and, as street skating began to overtake vert skating in mainstream popularity, Ralph moved on to surfing. Unlike skating, he says, surfing has more of a spiritual component, and soon he had added carving to his repertoire of obsessions. That move, says Ralph, saved his life.

Now in his 50s, Ralph lives on a farm in Taranaki. When he’s not surfing or carving, he’s feeding calves, riding quad bikes and accidentally electrocuting himself on the property’s fences. He’s not a rich man, but in hardcore skateboarding circles, everyone knows the name Lee Ralph. And three decades later, that’s enough.
Ich persönlich mag Menschen mit der Einstellung...watch this:

Jay Smith // PPS "10.5 Jay Smith OG" - 2022!

Jay Smith // PPS "10.5 Jay Smith OG" - 2022!

Jay Smith // PPS "10.5 Jay Smith OG" - 2022!

Da hat es mich wohl irgendwie geritten..."a man has to do what a man has to do"!?

And I did it!

Musste die zwei Teile unbedingt haben und zwar weil sie von PPS sind!

Das Powell-Peralta "Splash" hab ich leider nicht...noch nicht!


Und jetzt back zum Deck...sehr geil!

PPS 10.5 JAY SMITH OG

Width: 10.5"
Length: 31.5"
Wheelbase: 17.5"
Nose: 3"
Tail: 6.75"
"Special tribute to the legendary Rubberman Jay Smith. As the story goes the original release of this board was printed on leftover Hobie blanks that the company picked up on the cheap. This is Jay's original shape that came out later after the Hobie's were sold out. Classic color ways in both yellow and black stains for your shredding pleasure."

Mehr über Jay Smith (Bones Brigade)? OK! Der Typ ist speziell und der Hammer!

Shogo Kubo // Dogtown "Shogo Kubo Tribute Deck Classic" - 2022!

Shogo Kubo // Dogtown "Shogo Kubo Tribute Deck Classic" - 2022!

Shogo Kubo // Dogtown "Shogo Kubo Tribute Deck Classic" - 2022!

Als Fan...musste ich haben, ein Muß!

Ich fand Shogo immer sehr geil, der Leise unter den Lauten und trotzdem ein Hammer!

Shogo Kubo // Dogtown "Shogo Kubo Tribute Deck Classic"

Width 10.5"
Length 30.7"
Nose 4"
Tail 6.5"
Wheelbase 16"

More?


And for those who speak japanese!

Jeff Grosso // Antihero "Dagwood Roastbeef" - 2022!

Jeff Grosso // Antihero "Dagwood Roastbeef" - 2022!
 
Jeff Grosso // Antihero "Dagwood Roastbeef" - 2022!

Jeff Grosso // Antihero "Dagwood Roastbeef" - 2022!

Da war ich mal wieder "in the mood"!

Interessantes Deck...echt lang!

Jeff Grosso // Antihero "Dagwood Roastbeef"

Width: 9.25"
Length: 32.68"
Wheelbase: 14.75" / 15"
Nose: 7"
Tail: 7.25"

Medium concave
Shaped
7-ply maple construction
Jeff Grosso pro model

Sehr geil und spannend! Freu mich drüber!

Hot Stuff // In progress - "Sauce - Rub - Chutney" Display - Comming up soon!

Hot Stuff // In progress - "Sauce - Rub - Chutney" Display - Comming up soon!

Hot Stuff // In progress - "Sauce - Rub - Chutney" Display - Comming up soon!

Hot Stuff // In progress - "Sauce - Rub - Chutney" Display - Comming up soon!

Hot Stuff!

Ich arbeite nach wie vor an meiner, unserer (meine Frau ist im Boot) Idee! 

Display ist fertig...wie ich finde sehr coo, designed by Johannes Boventerl

Transition smooth and not really round, vert way too high, wouldn´t be easy to skate😂!

Ansonsten alles im Flow!
Wird nur vier Editions (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) pro Jahr geben!

Stay tuned!

Jesse Martinez // Dogtown "Handshake 1987 Reissue Deck" - accomplished by sifi893 and me (I just framed!)!

Jesse Martinez // Dogtown "Handshake 1987 Reissue Deck"  - accomplished by sifi893 and me (I just framed!)!



Jaja, so ist das!

Da hat man was im "Kopp"...man ist ja auch kreativ!

Und natürlich wird ja auch das "Netzwerk der Lunatics" immer grösser!

Also hatte ich die Idee mit "Tim - brillianter Steinmetz" ein erstes Projekt zu versuchen!

Das ist das Ergebnis! Ich find´s geil und es wird weitere Projekte geben!

GANZ SICHER!

Kris Markovich // Cliche 101 / "Metallica Skull" - 8.5" x 31.8" - including Print by Sean Cliver - limited #39/60!

Kris Markovich // Cliche 101 / "Metallica Skull" - 8.5" x 31.8" - including Print by Sean Cliver -  limited #39/60!

What belongs together should stay together!

Gestern hab ich dann endlich noch das Deck "geshadowboxed"!

Kris Markovich // Cliche 101 / "Metallica Skull" - 8.5" x 31.8"

Der Print war schon länger gerahmt! Geile Kombi! Happy to have it!

Im Hintergrund des Fotos übrigens "Donald "Pavel" Campbell!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Running out of walls // Solution - "Stand up displays" - should be Vol. 2, 3 or more!

Life is life! 

Mir gehen ja mittlerweile die Wände zum Hängen aus.

Deshalb habe ich ja mal die "Shadowbox - Bodenständer" entwickelt!

Alles mit meinem Schlosser - Freund Karl!

Da er nun in den letzten zehn Tagen plötzlich sechs neue "Shadoboxes" und zehn neue "Bodenständer" vorbei brachte musste ich ja was tun!

Hab das ein oder andere Deck "geboxed", alle Ständer mit Moosgummi optimiert und deshalb auch mal staubsaugen und swiffern können.

Ne gute Gelegenheit um diese Bilder machen zu können.

Meine Frau war auch sehr begeistert...halt der Alte mal gesaugt!

Unter all den Teilen ist noch ein Teil, welches ich noch nicht gepostet habe...stay tuned!

Helge Tscharn // Skateboard - Photography

Helge Tscharn // Marc Lorenz
"Marc Lorenz"
Helge Tscharn // Duane Peters
"Duane Peters"
Helge Tscharn // Martin Wagner
"Martin Wagner"
Helge Tscharn // Marc Lorenz
"Marc Lorenz"
Helge Tscharn // Marc Lorenz
"Marc Lorenz"
Helge Tscharn // Marc Lorenz
"Marc Lorenz"
Helge Tscharn // Marc Lorenz
"Marc Lorenz"
Helge Tscharn // Bernd Böcker
"Bern Böcker - ich nenn es Bernd the Hulk Böcker"
Helge Tscharn // Martin Broich & Eddy Hartsch
"Martin Broich und Eddy Hartsch"
Helge Tscharn // Marc Lorenz
"Marc Lorenz"

Ich hab mich ja schön öfter moniert, das die Ami´s das "skateboarding" nur auf sich beziehen!

Da werden in den seltensten Fällen "Europäer" erwähnt!

Heute geht es mal um die "Skateboard - Fotografie"!

Klar, jeder kennt "Glenn E. Friedman", den Mann der ersten Stunde, "J. Grant Brittain", zur rechten Zeit am rechten Ort oder "Mike Blabac", immer noch schwer aktiv.

Einen dürfen wir auch nicht vergessen, "Thomas Kalak", Pro-Skater der 80ger und Fotograf!

Das um nur einige zu nennen. Sehr geil ist auch "Anna Gala"!

Es gibt aber auch "Helge Tscharn"! 

Ist ja kein Unbekannter und in der Szene (auch unter den Fotografen) wohl bekannt!

Und...einer der Besten

Hat geile Bilder gemacht und macht immer noch geile Bilder! RESPEKT!

Ich mag einfach auch die "europäischen Pics"👍👍👍!

Bernd Böcker & Guests // Video Interview - "past perfect - past - presence" - Part #3/3!

So...DONE!

War mir persönlich eine Freude und Spaß hatten wir, glaube ich, alle!?

Wie immer im Leben kann man es natürlich nie jedem recht machen, ich hab auch Lehrgeld (im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes) bezahlt!

Meine Heiserkeit in Verbindung mit dem ein oder anderen Tonproblem...Shit happens!

Ist für mich nur Grund und Anlass genug, es beim nächsten Mal noch besser zu machen! Und seid sicher...da kommt wieder was! 

Hab schon Pläne!

Ich bedanke mich nochmals ausdrücklich bei den Protagonisten,

Bernd Böcker

Donald "Pavel" Campbell

Martin Broich

Martin Wagner & Tochter


der Crew,

Ben Ott

Anna "annagphotography" Gala

Johannes "Kleinbildner" Boventer


den Fans vor Ort,

Team Rudi "Rare Guitars" & Jack

Martin "der Pole" Mazurek & Ronja "outer.the.box" missbuse


dem Catering,

der Metzgerei meines Vertrauens "Eberl"

Tegernseer Hell

Mir und last, but not least,

Meiner Frau, die unglaublich viel Geduld mit mir hatte!!!

LUV YOU!

Und jetzt noch das Schlusswort welches Bernd Böcker gewählt hatte:

"Frontsidegrind anytime anywhere"

Manuel Fuentes // "92 - skateboarding catalog"- 2022!

Manuel Fuentes // "92 - skateboarding catalog"- 2022!

Manuel Fuentes // "92 - skateboarding catalog"- 2022!

Manuel Fuentes // "92 - skateboarding catalog"- 2022!

Manuel Fuentes // "92 - skateboarding catalog"- 2022!

Manuel Fuentes // "92 - skateboarding catalog"- 2022!

Da hat mich mich die "Community" drauf aufmerksam gemacht!

Scheinbar auch ein "Lunatic" im positiven Sinne!

Geiles Buch...privates Projekt...RESPEKT!

Ich hab zwei Ausgaben davon und bisher sechs Decks in meiner Sammlung entdeckt!

Kauft solange noch "available"!

Kontakt: Manuel Fuentes