2016 marks the 20th anniversary of me trying to jump around and do tricks on my skates. I've had this concept in my head to make this video for a few years now and the time has finally come. My original idea was the find a photo or video clip from every year from 1996 to 2006 and show the progression throughout the video but there was 1 year where I didn't have anything so I had to ditch that plan. I'm still proud of the way it came out and I can't wait to make another one of these in 10 more years!
Royale in NYC. Photo by Justin Brasco
Mute air in The Bronx. Photo by Kazu Mori
Here is a few of the photos I was flipping through in the beginning of the video:
The middle is me with my first pair of aggressive skates. Rollerblade Menaces, CDS Detroit soul plates, Jeff Laretto Hyper Wheels on the outisde, FR Dave Ortega wheels in the middle and Scribe grindplates. The outside photos are from a couple of years later.
Makio at the local skatepark in 1996.
Royale attempt at age 8.
BONUS: I was trying to find home video of a local skate competition that I won in 96 but unfortunately I think it's lost forever. However, I was able to find this home footage of the first time I ever skated in 1990 when I was 3yrs old.