A very kind seller from Quebec blessed me with two amazing Girl Skateboard decks. Being a fan of Crailtap and The Golden Girls TV show, these were a must-have. Mike Carroll has always been one of my favourites since I started skating and BC native Rick Howard is a Canadian national treasure.
The decks were part of series which made up one complete picture. Apparently, very few are presently in existence due to a cease and desist order from The Golden Girls copyright holders.
A little throwback post for a throwback post. It's been a while since posting a jersey on a Sunday. Before going in-depth, I realize the format of this blog is looking a lot different. I went with new technology and now using a new desktop PC and for some reason, Blogger has done this to me. I'll figure it out eventually. Nevertheless, it won't stop me from posting content from time to time. This post will focus on the Atlanta Hawks Shareef Abdur-Rahim Hardwood Classics jersey from the 2003-04 season.
Paying homage to the team of the 1970s, this jersey features a vibrant green body with blue letters and numbers. The blue and white stripes add a nice touch. While players back in the day sported nicknames, this particular jersey sports the player's first.
The Atlanta Hawks first reintroduced this jersey for four games in the 2003-04 season. Sadly, they were 0-4.
Born on 11 December 1976, Shareef Adbur-Rahim was drafted 3rd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 NBA Entry Draft. Averaging 18.7 PPG and 6.9 RPG, he received All-Rookie First Team honours. In 2001, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks where he'd spend the next three seasons. He was traded again to the Portland Trailblazers in 2003 and signed a 3-year deal with the Sacramento Kings in 2005. He would retire as a player at the end of the 2007-08 season.
NBA Highlights & Awards
1997 All-Rookie First Team
2002 NBA All-Star
15, 028 total points [18.1 PPG]
6,
239 total rebounds [7.5 RPG]
2, 109 total assists [2.5 APG]
"Sport has the power to change the world." - Shareef Abdur-Rahim
It's been a crazy long while since I've posted, but thought my "comeback" blog should centre around something very sentimental. Today's jersey post Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers. This was a custom made item, the shirt was from a thrift store and the patches were from eBay. It was all pieced together professionally from Game Day Sports.
This was the road style jersey worn during the 1990s. The letters are stitched along with the double layered numbers on the sleeves and Captain's patch. For this post, I'm choosing to mainly cover his career with the Flyers.
Born on 28 February 1973 in London, ON Canada, Eric Lindros played junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals [1989 - 1992]. In the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected no. 1 overall by the Quebec City Nordiques before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers about one year later while he remained in Oshawa. For the next 8 seasons, Lindros would collect several awards in the NHL including both a Hart Memorial Trophy and a Lester B. Pearson Award in 1995. His only Stanley Cups Finals appearance was in 1997 in a losing effort.
In the summer 2001, after eight seasons with the Flyers, Eric Lindros was traded to the New York Rangers, making one All-Star Game appearance in 2002. He would then sign as a free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2005. In 2006, he signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars playing 49 games before retiring in the offseason.
Eric Lindros has represented Team Canada nine times. Three appearances in the World Juniors [1990 (gold medal), 1991 (gold medal), 1992], once for the Canada Cup [1991 (Champion)], three times in the Olympics [1992 (silver medal), 1998, 2002 (gold medal)] and once for the World Cup of Hockey [1996].
NHL Career Highlights and Achievements
1993 All-Rookie Team
1995 Hart Memorial Trophy
1995 Lester B. Pearson Award
1995 First All-Star Team
1996 Second All-Star Team
7x All-Star [1994, 1996-00, 2002]
760 GP, 372 G, 493 A, no. 88 retired by the Philadelphia Flyers in his honour
2016 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee as a player
What makes this jersey sentimental is the personally in-scripted autograph on the number. My mom worked for a client who knew Eric Lindros and gave it to me as a birthday gift.
Regettably sold this a while ago, but wanted to repost since I got a little mixed up. This Quasi Gilbert Crockett deck was acquired in a trade from BC. Unfortunately, I don't ride 8.1" decks anymore. I remember first seeing Gilbert Crockett in Fallen's Ride The Sky and he basically stole the Vans Propeller video.
His latest part was well deserved for Quasi's first release; Mother.
During Boxing Week last year, I grabbed two Numbers Edition Skateboards from Sanction. Eric Koston and Guy Mariano, whom both started this new brand, have been favourites of mine for many years. I highly encourage any skater to support independent skate shops which carry brands the mall stores never will.
Picked up a few decks from independently owned Hammer Skateboard. This is a Boxing Day purchase where each board was $10 off. In need of a cruiser, I grabbed this 8.8" Blood Wizard Gauntlet shaped deck featuring artwork by Karl Dahmer.
Happy New Year, readers! I'd like to start off the first post with a bang of a jersey. A long overdue post, but worth it. This past summer, I acquired a Montreal Royals Jackie Robinson jersey. Robinson played for the Class AAA International League's Montreal Royals in 1946.
Made by Ebbets Field Flannels, this is the road grey style made entirely of wool flannel. The Montreal wordmark on the front and 9 are embroidered. Great quality work from EFF and even though I purchased this secondhand, the quality is definitely built to last.
Back in 2016, my brother and sister in-law blessed me with an EFF Montreal Royals ball cap.
For 124 games played in a Montreal Royals jersey, Jackie Robinson registered 155 hits, 3 HR, 66 RBI, and 40 stolen bases. The next year, he was called up the the Montreal Royals MLB affiliate; Brooklyn Dodgers.
Traded a set of trucks for this amazing Alien Workshop Jason Dill skateboard. Judging by the size of this 7.8" deck, it must have been released in the late-2000s, possibly the Mind Field video era in 2009. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the graphic, but it's definitely a classic since he's left the company in 2013.
Jason Dill now runs Fucking Awesome. It'll be quite fitting to mount these Independent x FA Trucks onto the deck if I can find the perfect wheels to complete the setup.
This past weekend, I recently acquired an autographed Tony Hawk deck. This was an interesting find and the seller was willing to negotiate the price and basically stole this piece. Unfortunately, the deck has lost its colour and has now turned to this weird blackish grey. But the signature is pretty broad and still amazingly displayed. I've always wanted a Tony Hawk signature and can finally add one to the collection.
Found an amazing deal on this Powell-Peralta Lance Mountain deck. According to the seller, he obtained this over 30 years ago. Never mounted or gripped, just moved from one storage unit to the next. It does have that amazing screenprint application dawning Lance Mountain's graphic from 1985's Future Primitive and the Ripper logo for the top ply.
This was a pretty awesome find online. A few months backs, I grabbed this Powell-Peralta Steve Caballero Dragon II re-issue deck. It measures 10" x 29.75" and originally released somewhere in the 80s [Couldn't pinpoint the exact year].
With a few mods to the previous grip job, I also added a set of enjoi Tummy Sticks rails, 1/8" Bones risers Mini-Logo bearings, vintage 215 Independent Trucks, and 56mm Spitfire Wheels.
I recently picked up a pair of Adidas Skateboarding shoes. These are the 3ST.003 Miles Silvas colourway in light blue and white. Very unique construction with a mesh booty, suede uppers, a one piece toe with rubber ollie pad, and cupsole outsole for heavy impact. Also adding some flare with embroidered details on the tongue.
The title isn't 100% accurate. However, Transworld Skateboarding has now ended 35 years of print and home media by moving to digital and online media. Although I haven't bought a mag since January 2012, Transworld has been such a major part of my teen-to-young-adulthood when I first picked up skateboarding back in 2000. Downloading vids [sadly] and saving as much as I could to buy a mag that was as thick as a phone book, re-reading interviews and studying sequences and trick tips, and hoping I'd someday have a Check Out, a 9 Frames per Second spread, or even a Pro Spotlight. It's what helped me broaden my artistic outlet when it came to class projects and presentations and assist me in talking with other people and have real conversations because of their excellent interviews. I've known the whereabouts of cities and countries from their travel articles and the details of how to capture skateboarding through a lens. Lastly, it's given me a much wider perspective about my favourite skaters from their setups to their daily routines. Unfortunately, moving has taken a toll on my collection and only saved up a short stack of issues. Below are the four Transworld mags that stick out and a description as to why they do.
March 2002, Josh Kalis.
Has there ever been a bad photo of DGKalis? The early-00s are the best times in skating because of the gear. This looked like the tallest frontside noseblunt and it was done in some of the best looking DC Shoes of all time. The article titled "Where in the World is Ali Boulala" written by Atiba Jefferson was really interesting too and that's where I caught my first glimpse of him before Flip Skateboards' first video; Sorry.
May 2002, Brian Wenning.
Before knowing how sleazy LOVE Park was, it was a goal for my brother, Tim, and I to skate the plaza. Upon hearing about the renovations, we were fully bummed. However, the amount of tricks that went down before its closure was insane. This cover looked too good to be true until the footage was released in The DC Video. Furthermore, the article about Toronto made this a must-have and a must-keep.
January 2003, Jamie Thomas.
My brother [pictured on the left below], came home one day with this issue that he stole off his teacher's desk. If you look closely on the "DIN," there's a number 23 written. But the whole magazine is intact. Not sure why the teacher had it in the first place unless she confiscated it, but nonetheless was stoked he gave it to me. An added bonus is that it's their 20th Ann'y Issue. Almost 10 years later, Jamie Thomas rolled through Toronto and blessed it with his autograph.
September 2003, Mark Appleyard.
I was 100% amped when I heard Mark Appleyard, a Canadian from Ontario, received the 2003 TWS Street Skater of the Year Award. It gave me [a 16-year old at the time] hope that if I try hard enough, I could also earn that. Obviously, it never panned out. However, any article with one of the most influential skaters of all time will never let you down.
Not only were the magazines an important part of my life, but the videos they released in the 2000s were amazing. At a time when video magazines were as important as board and shoe sponsors, Transworld released some of the best video parts of well established pros and start the careers of newer faces.
It's hard to share which TWS video part is my favourite because they all are. But if I were to show aliens on another planet what skateboarding should look like, Mike Carroll in Modus Operandi [2000] is what they have to see.
I've forgotten every book I've read from high school and every subject I have learned in post-secondary. But TWS has always been there for educating and entertaining me in ways no teacher could. It showed me that it's not about skaters travelling to other countries to skateboard, but the skateboard itself has taken that skater around the world. A magazine has made road trips, public transit, and generally waiting much faster than expected. Thank you Transworld Skateboarding for the inspiration and keeping my passion for skateboarding inflamed after all these years. I very much look forward to what the future holds and hope to see what they release in the coming years.
I'd love to hear how Transworld Skateboard Magazine has influenced or impacted you over the years. Please find me on social media, e-mail, or even comment. "Skate and Create" and support your local skate shops and skater owned brands.
