{"id":83501,"date":"2021-10-15T09:43:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=83501"},"modified":"2021-10-15T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:43:28","slug":"jeff-grosso-in-vans-love-letters-to-skateboarding-series-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/jeff-grosso-in-vans-love-letters-to-skateboarding-series-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Grosso in Vans\u2019 \u201cLove Letters To Skateboarding\u201d Series Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vans and Six Stair share the news of the beloved &#8220;Love Letters to Skateboarding&#8221; series finale&#8230; Thank you, Grosso&#8230; R.I.P.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Grosso Forever: The Loveletters Series Finale | Skate | VANS\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ABWcMRUWvVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is with heavy hearts that Vans, the global leader in skateboarding for more than 50 years, unveils the series finale of\u00a0&#8220;Love Letters to Skateboarding&#8221;, dedicated to its host, beloved skate legend, historian, gatekeeper, and longtime Vans family member Jeff Grosso. True to Jeff, and his strongly held belief that skateboarding belonged to the kids, this special final episode is hosted by his son, Oliver, among other friends and skateboarders who remember Jeff and his contributions to skateboarding.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-614x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-614x409.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image005-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heartfelt accounts from fellow skate legends and lifelong friends John Lucero, Eric Nash, Lance Mountain, John Cardiel, Ray Barbee and Jason Dill, as well as the younger generation of Vans team riders including Lizzie Armanto, Yndiara Asp, Pedro Barros, Breana Geering, Pedro Delfino, Poppy Starr Olsen and Kokona Hiraki, illustrate the wide impact that Jeff\u2019s friendship, words and mentoring had on multi-generations of the skateboarding community across the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The episode highlights some of the most powerful moments in the series\u2019 history, including Jeff\u2019s advocacy for women skateboarders, the LGBTQ+ community and countless others who he connected with throughout his career and time hosting the\u00a0&#8220;Love Letters.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-614x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-614x409.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image003-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor 10 years, we got to make\u00a0&#8220;Love Letters to Skateboarding&#8221;\u00a0with Jeff; it was the best job ever,\u201d said Six Stair Production\u2019s Coan \u201cBuddy\u201d Nichols. \u201cWe had so much fun and got to meet people all over the world \u2014 but best of all, we got to tell stories about this thing we all love.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image002-1-614x345.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image002-1-614x345.png 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image002-1-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image002-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image002-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image002-1.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff\u2019s genuine love for skateboarding shined through in everything he said and did, and his support for the community\u2013especially the up-and-coming generations\u2014came from a true belief that skateboarding belonged to the kids. There was nothing Jeff wouldn\u2019t do to uplift skateboarding and the people in it. Gaining notoriety in the 1980\u2019s within the competitive scene, he quickly became one of the most recognizable faces in skateboarding with the onset of skate videos that highlighted his skill along with his sardonic wit and audacious spirit, entertaining the masses with a self-deprecating humor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the span of his influence on the sport, Jeff also became the unofficial skate historian, helping to create Vans\u2019\u00a0&#8220;Love Letters to Skateboarding&#8221;\u00a0with his unique and raw commentary on the industry. One of his most-shared quotes illustrates this unflinching dedication to skateboarding:\u00a0\u201cAll I ever wanted to do was ride skateboards and talk about skateboards and love skateboards and skateboarders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image001-614x345.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image001-614x345.png 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image001-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image001-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image001-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image001.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Created in collaboration with Vans and Six Stair Productions founders Nichols and Rick Charnoski, Grosso\u2019s\u00a0&#8220;Love Letters to Skateboarding&#8221;<em>\u00a0<\/em>has gone on to chronicle and pay homage to some of the most influential people in skateboarding over the past decade. The compilation will continue to serve as an encyclopedia of everything skateboarding holds dear, and a reminder of Jeff\u2019s lasting impact on the sport despite his untimely departure in March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s you, your skateboard, and the world. So go out and make it your own.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow shut this shit off and go skate\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Jeff Grosso<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FABWcMRUWvVM&amp;data=04%7C01%7CGeorge_Pedrick%40vfc.com%7Ce978e083321c4f7e800008d98750a151%7C7d97f40069b44df4a009c9806ec70783%7C0%7C0%7C637689602672087104%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=4yj6SwPsUlScqsOvxqlPJZZksiAb6On9m%2B7lrFI6Sag%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Grosso Forever: Love Letters to Skateboarding<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>series finale on Vans\u2019 YouTube channel. 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