New Years Revelations

Ten things you may not(or probably dont) remember about Oakleys Our Life:

1. Greg Lutzka's Front Board down that kinker with the bank next to it that Arto Back Lipped in Mind Field
2. Greg Lutzka's switch tre over that bump to flat gap that people still are only hucking regular tricks over
3. Lutzka's front 270 back noseblunt down Wilshire
4. Dave Bachinsky's nollie front foot flip down Macba, pre-P-Rods Me, Myself, and I
5. Rune Glifberg's ripped pants bowl runs
6. Rune's frontside channel ollie at the SMP park
7. Collin Provost was in it
8. Bob Burnquist's front flip
9. Bob Burnquist's pocket loop
10. Burnquist's over-vert boardslide fakie

And as far as video clips today, this is not by any means a professionally released or filmed video, but rather a clip of the amazing VA native Ben Hatchell (mostly) shredding the Powhatan Springs skatepark in Arlington. Note the nollie bigspin disaster by Skatepolitik's very own Chris Vaneeklen, also seen to the right of this post in a skinny cutout of a bigspin flip.



For those of you that are from my VA audience (does it still exist?), hopefully you've skated this park, and know the gnar-factor of both those tombstones he shreds. Not to mention the deep end of the pool, which is in the are of 13 feet if I'm not mistaken. Now, even though these tricks aren't really surprising from Ben, since many are in his standard repertoire, seeing them at that park brings home how retarded this little man is at transition, if not skateboarding itself.

And while we are on the subject of young tranny slayers (sounds bad), observe this little Independent clip of good ol' Jaws. Especially his 270 fs flip grab. And several clips which seem very familiar and may or may not have been in Buster O'Shea films. I can definitely say his ending drop in was though. Still shocking to see none-the-less. I think I'd be terrified to even stand on top of that thing.



I have alot of other shit to ramble about at the moment but I'll save it up until I feel the need to type again. In the meantime, happy 2011, glory be to another year of suffering and financial woe. Hallelujah.