I was going through the old external drive and came across some photos from Saints and Sinners tour and numerous Thrasher Prevent This Tragedy trips. Here are some that I came across that didn't make the magazine cut but the footage went down in the history books.

Gravette 22 stair 5050 first try in a line


Gravette feeble back into the bank


Guzman kickflip downstream Dodge Skatepark, Columbus Ohio


Gravette lipslide, Portugal


Peter Hewitt frontside five-0 shallow steps


Mikey Curtis frontside blunt Ft Wayne Indiana


Darren Navarrette slob fastplant


Al Partanen frontal invert, Tigard skatepark


Slash frontside feeble


Slash smith grind, Portland Oregon


Weiger back over crooks Philly, Don't Fear the Sweeper tour

Over the past few months Independent Trucks has picked up some new team riders, all of whom were already riding Indy trucks on their own accord.

First up, Luan Oliveira. I found this retrospective Brazilian montage with some early footage of him as a grom. He left his other truck sponsor a while ago and started riding Indys because he loves them.


Good ‘ol Vince Del Valle made the switch to Indys a while back, amidst filming for his recent part in God Save the Label


Speaking of the Label, another Black Label rider Peter Raffin is also now on Indy. He started riding them a couple years ago because we make the best trucks for wider street boards; the 149.


From 2 Label guys to 2 Creature Fiends… first up we got Truman Hooker. Creature Lee will probably be bummed on this unauthorized duplication of Hesh Law. Seriously though, you should really buy the Hesh Law DVD its totally worth it.

$10 bucks says that video is off YouTube within a week.

Next Fiend now on Independent Trucks is Sean Conover… Not much to say here other than he sometimes has a creepy mustache and rips the SD streets on the regs with style.


Progressing like a mad man right now is Evan Smith, seen here “Just Meshin’ Around”.


Don’t miss out on Mr. Hollywood, Gilbert Crockett. But watch out… you don’t want to mess around with him or his people… The “power player” is Doin’ Thangs!


And last but not least, and in case you missed the previous post with his ad, Independent is psyched to welcome back Matt Miller, seen here in DC’s Skateboarding Is Forever.


There’s more to announce but I’ll hold my breath for now. But to review, the list is; Luan Oliveira, Jake Johnson, Vince Del Valle, Peter Raffin, Truman Hooker, Sean Conover, Gilbert Crockett, and Matt Miller.

I’ll leave you now with a sneak preview of the new Pro V Series trucks coming out next month with signature models from Reynolds, Koston, Rowley, and Haslam as well as a team colorway!

Where its snowing everywhere else in the US, Southern California has been getting it share of rain. Peter Hewitt tests out the new pool pump he got for Xmas. Its a lot easier on the back then pulling buckets out of the pool. Lots of foreclosed houses on the market to take advantage of these days.

Big John

The waiting game

Bucket time

Hewitt shallow end grind

Deep end roll in

Made the trip up to Bucky's mansion to check out the new bowl he had built in his upper backyard. Duane Peters made a appearance and is back on board after being broke off. You can tell Bucky designed the bowl the way he kills it. Lounge chairs and a fridge with energy drinks and plenty of beers to keep the session brewing.

The Training Facility

Hewitt and Duane catching up

Plenty of cold beverages for everyone!

Duane and Bucky down for life!

DP Twittering

Some of the action

Head on over to SlapMagazine.com and peep Marius Syvanen's new interview by Brennan Conroy. There are tales of skating, family, meltdowns in Spain, eating food off the ground in Cuba and some sick sequences and photos of Marius schralping all over the world. But before you go, don't miss this Marius Indy part!