Before cell phones, the internet and skate video magazines reigned supreme… In this episode Grosso examines the birth of skateboarding in old skate mags from the 1970’s with some of the pioneers who were there. Steve Olson, Chris Strople, Bill Sharp, John Lucero and Lee Ralph are featured.
Loveletters Season 8: Unleashed the East- Part 2 | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Grosso sits down with Jerry Hsu to talk about skating, parents and rad Asian skaters…..
Skate Rock | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
It took us a few seasons to get this episode going but it’s worth the wait. Clocking in at just under 25 minutes it’s a mini documentary about the relationship between skateboarders and the music they listen to and create. Like Jake Phelps says: “We’re skateboarders, the music exudes from our bodies”.
Love Notes: Ep 5 Extra Rantings, Edgers and ATVs | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
In this episode we check in on edgers, all terrain rippers and the kids who are doing it their own way- and of course some more rantings and ramblings of an old man grasping at the walls of his sanity.
Love Notes: Ep 4 Skater Names and Scott Oster | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Episode #4 of Love Notes is a 2 parter. Part 1 is some outtakes from the Skaters Names episode and part 2 is a Scott Oster Love Note to the Venice scene of the 1980s that he grew up skating in.
Skaters Have the Best Names | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
From guys like Shreddi Repas and Skitch Hitchcock in the 70’s, to Mountain, Hawk and Stranger in the 80’s and 90’s, skaters have always had the best names. This episode has no other theme than simply showcasing the skaters who have cool names. Make your own list before you watch.
Truck Wars: Part 2 | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
This is so big it had to get split into two parts… it’s basically a mini documentary about the history of TRUCKS – John Lucero, Lance Mountain, Joey Tershay, Tony Hawk, Cab, Steve Olson, Sam Hitz, Rick Blackhart and others discuss how truck companies have shaped skateboarding from the beginning. Watch Truck Wars Part 2.
Truck Wars: Part 1 | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
This is so big it had to get split in to two parts… it’s basically a mini documentary about the history of TRUCKS- John Lucero, Lance Mountain, Joey Tershay, Tony Hawk, Cab, Steve Olson, Sam Hitz, Rick Blackhart and others discuss how truck companies have shaped skateboarding from the beginning. Watch Truck Wars Part 1.
Love Notes: Episode 1 “Me, Me, Me” | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Love Notes is the “Outtakes, extras and secondary anecdotes of a man grasping at the walls of his very own sanity” – Jeff Grosso
What You Didn’t Know About the Vans Pool Party | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
As a prelude to Season 7 we bring you a classic “clip show”- We reach back into past episodes to remind you who did what, when (some of the info is even accurate!). Grosso sits down with Pool Party veteran Omar Hassan to talk about the contest and other useless information.
Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding – The Freestyle Conspiracy
Basically a Love Letter to the OG street guys. Some people have been floating the idea that freestylers invented street skating. This episode of Love Letters will tell the other side of the story. The guys who made the tricks look cool and fun are the ones who deserve the credit – Tommy Guerrero, Natas, Gonz, Blender, Lance Mountain, etc.This one will stir up some controversy in the comments section.
Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding – Rant and Rave
Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding – Rant and Rave, is the 2nd episode of the 6th season.