INTERVIEWS

Chris Russell INTRODUCTION AND INTERVIEW BY STEVE OLSON PHOTOS BY DAVE SWIFT Get on it, and throttle it to the max. Never let off, just seems to be the way. One slam, two slams, that doesn’t count. It’s about making it, and making it gnarly... Nothing to Read More

Don Redondo Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH DON REDONDO. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO BY PING.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? I didn’t hear of surfskate style until the kneeslide era where guys were more “trick” oriented riding pools more like Read More

Christian Hosoi Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH CHRISTIAN HOSOI. INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO. PHOTO BY ART BREWER.   My name is Jeff Ho, and I’m interviewing the myth, the legend, the ultimate stylist, Christian Hosoi. Christian, how is it going? Wow. I appreciate the love in Read More

Brad Bowman Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH BRAD BOWMAN. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO BY JIM GOODRICH.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? It was 1974. I used to go to Santa Monica to surf and skate with my best friend that lived near Pico and Lincoln. Read More

James O’Mahoney Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH JAMES O'MAHONEY. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO BY SCOTT STARR.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? In the ‘50s, we emulated surfing on our steel-wheeled junkers with basic surfing body positions. In the late Read More

Chris Strople Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH CHRIS STROPLE. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO BY JAMES CASSIMUS.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? I first heard about SurfSkate style in about 1973. What does SurfSkate style mean to you? It meant that Read More

Dedicated To The Core: Bro Gumpright DEDICATED TO THE CORE: BRO GUMPRIGHT WORDS BY CHARLIE WILKINS PHOTO BY ROB COLLINS This is my friend Bro. Bro is from the East Coast, more specifically Cape Cod, and it doesn’t get much more “isolated with not much to skate” than that. Skaters Read More

Laura Thornhill Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH LAURA THORNHILL. INTERVIEW BY DAN LEVY. PHOTO BY JAMES O'MAHONEY.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? I moved from Texas to California in 1974, and got my first skateboard. I had been stealing a board from the boys Read More

Tim Kerr Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH TIM KERR. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO BY TONY WEST. When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? Well, I’m from the ‘60s generation when Beach Boys, surfing and skateboarding all meant surf, so there was no skate style. Read More

Terry Nails Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH TERRY NAILS. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO COURTESY TERRY NAILS.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? I had not heard the term until fairly recently, although the implications of the statement have been there since Read More

Shane Allen Surf Skate Style SURF SKATE STYLE WITH SHANE ALLEN. INTERVIEW BY JUICE MAGAZINE. PHOTO BY WILLIAM SHARP.   When did you first hear of SurfSkate style? It must have been in the eighth grade that I first heard about surfskate style. I had some friends that would surf Read More