The DIY concrete skatepark building revolution altered the course of skateboarding forever. Anything is possible when skaters unite and take over. In this episode of The Letters Jeff picked his 5 favorites and talked to the main players about how they got them going and what it takes to keep them standing.
Loveletters Season 10: Natas Love Note | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Natas Kaupas was one of the skaters who led the charge in the mid 80’s away from the backyard ramps to the streets. We wanted to take a moment to insure no one ever forgets how radical and influential NATAS was.
Loveletters Season 10: Venice | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Back in the 1980’s the skaters of Venice Beach, California had to make due with what they had: an old abandoned pavilion on the boardwalk and a few scraps of wood. What they did with those limited resources helped change skateboarding forever.
Loveletters Season 9: Grosso’s Not Going Off | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Grosso’s not going off? That’s what he thinks. The editors have hours and hours of footage of Jeff speaking his mind and have edited some of their favorite outtakes together into one incoherent episode. Enjoy. Loveletters Season 10 returns in April, 2019.
60 Seconds With Grosso: Tom Boyle | Jeff Grosso’s Love Notes | VANS
From Toronto/PA/Texas. Everyone wanted a piece of Tom ‘The Rock’ Boyle in the early/mid 90s. He was one of the best. Grosso send love to our fallen brother.
Always Remember P-Stone Part 1 | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Preston logged more miles on the road and more hours behind the camera than anyone in skateboarding. We dug into the files to show you some of the good times we shared out there. – Grosso
60 Seconds with Grosso: Lee Ralph on Dave Andrecht | Jeff Grosso’s Love Notes | VANS
You all asked for more Lee Ralph so here you go… Lee talks about Dave Andrecht and how amazing his backside airs were back in 1980.
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…..
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.