What has not been said about Tony? If J is the original innovator then Tony is the original intimidator. He showed us every month, through the pages of Skateboarder, how to live it. He also had style in spades. He merged the late sixties surf-style with the violence and brutality of the punk rock era. Fusing the two effortlessly. If you were lucky enough to be pre-wired to pick up on what he was doing then you had found your style, social and cultural homing beacon. The raw energy coming off the pics was very powerful to this 10 year old and it's burn has stuck with me ever since. It scares me to think of how I may have turned out if not for skating and the boys from Venice. Kudos maddog.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Mucho Wu 4
What has not been said about Tony? If J is the original innovator then Tony is the original intimidator. He showed us every month, through the pages of Skateboarder, how to live it. He also had style in spades. He merged the late sixties surf-style with the violence and brutality of the punk rock era. Fusing the two effortlessly. If you were lucky enough to be pre-wired to pick up on what he was doing then you had found your style, social and cultural homing beacon. The raw energy coming off the pics was very powerful to this 10 year old and it's burn has stuck with me ever since. It scares me to think of how I may have turned out if not for skating and the boys from Venice. Kudos maddog.
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