This past Thursday was a night I will never forget! It was the second showing, after the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, of the skateboarding documentary The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography by the one and only Stacy Peralta. The Santa Barbara Film Festival welcomed Stacy's new flick into this year event and I am more than happy to say it was well received. Skate One (also known as Powell-Peralta Skateboards) had about 300 guests in town for this event and I was on board to host skateboarding's finest industry representatives and some of the biggest names in professional skateboarding history. Here are some of Kilian and I's pictures of the event and I have listed some more press and their links below. Thank you to everyone who came up to watch the film and helped with this amazing production.
Jon Friedman and the legendary Dogtown member Jay Adams
Kilian getting interviewed by the Film Festival
The One and Only Craig Steyck III and his lovely designer friend!
Aaron Estorga, Jake Lyons, and Jay Adams
Rachel Moyer, Jay Adams, and I
The Bones Brigade on stage for the Q & A after the event
My date and I... the lovely Kilian
My bestie Rachel and I
This guy... Billy Baker!
After party at The Canary Hotel rooftop that I helped organize
Lance Mountain and I
Stacy Peralta and freestyler Kilian Martin
The voice of skateboarding and OG Dagger member- Dave Duncan and I
Mike Taylor, Aaron Estorga, Mike McGill, and Erik Miller
Reggie Barnes, Jim Tesnar, and Mimi Knoop
Stacy Peralta, Jim Gray, Todd Hastings, Rodney Mullen, and Steve Olson
Transworld did a little video- check it out
Here is also a pic I snagged from Transworld ... the Red Carpet
This past Thursday was a night I will never forget! It was the second showing, after the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, of the skateboarding documentary The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography by the one and only Stacy Peralta. The Santa Barbara Film Festival welcomed Stacy's new flick into this year event and I am more than happy to say it was well received. Skate One (also known as Powell-Peralta Skateboards) had about 300 guests in town for this event and I was on board to host skateboarding's finest industry representatives and some of the biggest names in professional skateboarding history. Here are some of Kilian and I's pictures of the event and I have listed some more press and their links below. Thank you to everyone who came up to watch the film and helped with this amazing production.
Jon Friedman and the legendary Dogtown member Jay Adams
Kilian getting interviewed by the Film Festival
The One and Only Craig Steyck III and his lovely designer friend!
Aaron Estorga, Jake Lyons, and Jay Adams
Rachel Moyer, Jay Adams, and I
The Bones Brigade on stage for the Q & A after the event
My date and I... the lovely Kilian
My bestie Rachel and I
This guy... Billy Baker!
After party at The Canary Hotel rooftop that I helped organize
Lance Mountain and I
Stacy Peralta and freestyler Kilian Martin
The voice of skateboarding and OG Dagger member- Dave Duncan and I
Mike Taylor, Aaron Estorga, Mike McGill, and Erik Miller
Reggie Barnes, Jim Tesnar, and Mimi Knoop
Stacy Peralta, Jim Gray, Todd Hastings, Rodney Mullen, and Steve Olson
Transworld did a little video- check it out
Here is also a pic I snagged from Transworld ... the Red Carpet
Long before I even knew what skateboarding was, I knew this artist guy who lived next store to my grandmother on Fig Street in down town SB by the name of Court Johnson. I was about 6 years old and for about 4 years, my mother couldn't get me to come home because I was always doing art with our neighbor Court. Court has this amazing technique that just boggled my little 7 year old brain where he would make scratch marks (like MC Escher) into a black foam board then fill some with ink and white paint... His most famous and timeless piece of art that will forever be a staple in the history of skateboarding graphics called "The Ripper" is illustrated here:
You know the one? I hope so! I must say... and I say this with great passion and enthusiasm... but VCJ really was the first artist to come into my life whose work and persona has inspired me beyond words to express and create art work. So Thank you to Court.
We here at Skate One Corporation are very excited to announce that Vernon Courtlandt Johnson is back!
George Powell and VCJ
VCJ showing some of his art at the design review meeting with our art department
Can't wait to see what his first graphic is going to look like!
You may have already seen this, but Court also inspired this entire art show called "Rip The Ripper"... he even has Shepard Ferry paying homage to him..... RAD!
Stay tuned.
Long before I even knew what skateboarding was, I knew this artist guy who lived next store to my grandmother on Fig Street in down town SB by the name of Court Johnson. I was about 6 years old and for about 4 years, my mother couldn't get me to come home because I was always doing art with our neighbor Court. Court has this amazing technique that just boggled my little 7 year old brain where he would make scratch marks (like MC Escher) into a black foam board then fill some with ink and white paint... His most famous and timeless piece of art that will forever be a staple in the history of skateboarding graphics called "The Ripper" is illustrated here:
You know the one? I hope so! I must say... and I say this with great passion and enthusiasm... but VCJ really was the first artist to come into my life whose work and persona has inspired me beyond words to express and create art work. So Thank you to Court.
We here at Skate One Corporation are very excited to announce that Vernon Courtlandt Johnson is back!
George Powell and VCJ
VCJ showing some of his art at the design review meeting with our art department
Can't wait to see what his first graphic is going to look like!
You may have already seen this, but Court also inspired this entire art show called "Rip The Ripper"... he even has Shepard Ferry paying homage to him..... RAD!
Introducing Powell-Peralta AM Aldrin Garcia.... our new World Record holder for the highest ollie of all time... 45".... and he is going for higher ...
Congratulations Alrdin, you worked hard for this!
... and it ain't Kanye West.
Introducing Powell-Peralta AM Aldrin Garcia.... our new World Record holder for the highest ollie of all time... 45".... and he is going for higher ...
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