Kevin “Spanky” Long – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

We Stop And Chat with Kevin “Spanky” Long to discuss how his life has changed after having a daughter, his etch a sketch art and his photoshop skills, how he felt after Baker 4 finally came out, his board setup, how he only uses his phone for Baker board graphics, what he uses to keep his hair looking proper, new Emerica stuff dropping soon, is he filming for a new video part and much more!

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Pride | Yann Horowitz’s Coming Out Day Story | Skate | VANS

After Yann Horowitz kissed his boyfriend in celebration of winning the Vans Park Series African Continental Championships in 2018, Yann’s fearless yet fabulous style became the talk of skateboarding. Yann realized his skating and sexual identity were becoming intertwined, and he had to ask himself, “Do I really want to be the ‘gay skateboarder’?” In the past five years, questions of sexuality and identity in our culture have come into the spotlight, and individuals like Yann have faced the complicated balancing act of being both an inspiration, and still holding on to who they are. In this short Coming Out Day documentary Skateism and Vans followed Yann back to his roots in South Africa, to find out more about where he came from and where he’s headed.

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Enter the Vibrant Life of Bryce Wettstein | Aimless Episode 10

Skateboarding has the power to open endless creative avenues that go beyond four wheels and a wooden plank. A pure example of such energy is apparent through the vibrant life of Bryce Wettstein. Currently sitting as USA’s top-ranked Olympic skateboard hopeful in women’s park, Bryce shows us first-hand that skateboarding is just one of her many creative outlets. Follow along as we join Bryce for a day of observing her musical talents, inspiring the next generation of young women skateboarders, and more. And of course, it wouldn’t be a proper day in SoCal without wrapping things with a sunset surf session.

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BEAGLE Tapes: Episode 49 – Andrew Reynolds and Beagle

As night falls, with the subtle hum of a Honda EU2000, Andrew Reynolds skates an up-ledge in Fullerton, California. After a few warmup tricks, Andrew gets what he drove all way out there for, a fakie 5-0 fakie kickflip.

Just north of Pasadena’s Rose Bowl and south of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Beagle pregames by hypnotizing himself with Three-Six Mafia lyrics and HCP collector cards. He then decides to attempt a nollie bigspin down the largest set of his career. The La Cañada 11 stair is the stage of choice. Like a bat out of hell, Beagle rides away 20 feet from a sketchy one. Does that count? Even though Beagle’s mentality had taken on a gangster persona, Lance Dawes throws in the towel, so Beagle can live to fight another day. Circa 2005 – BEAGLE

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