Went up to Santa Barbara yesterday for the premiere of the Bones Brigade documentary. Amazing movie… can’t wait to see it again.
Here are a few photos from the day…
Jammin’ up the 405 North.
All the action is on the other side of the mall.
Once in Santa Barbara we headed straight to the Arlington Theatre to pick up our tickets.
Four person pass.
Cages lined up for the press.
After getting our tickets and checking out the theatre we walked down a few blocks to the Powell Peralta Skateshop.
Deck wall.
Autographed Kevin Harris, Mike V, Lance and Jordan Hoffart decks on display.
The board Aldrin Garcia rode when he set the world’s record for the highest ollie.
Autographed Cab board and his artwork from the Rip The Ripper show.
After a quick dinner we headed back to the theatre and there was already a line forming.
Powell hooked me up with a press pass.
After party postcard.
The stars and VIPs started to arrive.
Alva picking up his credentials.
The red carpet was a media frenzy.
Rodney and Per share a moment on the red carpet.
Rodney doing on interview.
Lance on the red carpet.
Lance doing an interview.
Stacy’s turn for an interview.
Lance Mountain, Alan Gelfand, Mike McGill, Craig Stecyk, Tommy Guerrero and Steve Caballero.
Mike McGill, Alan Gelfand, Tommy Guerreo, Rodney Mullen, Stacy Peralta, Steve Caballero, Craig Stecyk, Lance Mountain.
Lance Jr and his wife Kellie.
Theatre is filling up.
Stacy introduced the film.
90 minutes later the movie ended and received a standing ovation.
All the guys were introduced and came out on stage for a q&a session.
Someone from the audience asked Stacy how he would feel if someone from the Bones Brigade died… And just then Lance died!
Rodney talking about how much pressure was lifted off of him when he no longer competed.
George Powell, editor Josh Altman, Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain, Stacy Peralta, Mike McGill, Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero, Craig Stecyk and q&a moderator.
And then it broke out into a product toss.
Sharon and Alan Gelfand.
And then it was over.
Souvenirs.
Finally upgraded to the iPhone 4s and purchased the 8mm app from Nexvio. Here is my first test with the app.
While gathering up every photograph, newspaper clipping, flyer and more from my garage for the 22 year anniversary issue of Pure Fun Skate Zine, it was hard to ignore a VHS tape that had “Eric On News” written on it. During the mid/late 1980s skateboard boom, skateboarding was reaching every suburb across the country and [...]
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Come hang out with people you haven’t seen in 20 years and pick up a copy of issue #10 of Pure Fun Skate Zine.
- Zines and t-shirts for sale
- Over 25 photographs on display
- Food and drinks
- Crucial music will be blasting
- Giveaways from Elephant Brand Skateboards and Nike SB
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Indian Wig closing out there set with a cover of Joe Jackson’s “One More Time.”
Indian Wig is Hagop Nijarian, Neil Blender and Lance Mountain.
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A bit of a back story on this thing…
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Ben Harper sitting in with Saints Of Low performing their song “Low Road.”
Band: Saints Of Low with Ben Harper
Song: Low Road
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February 4th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
so cool!!!!!!!!!!
February 4th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Good to see the Brigade together. They were a big part of my life.
The search for animal Chin was on of the first skate movies we watched and we Qouted it for a several years.
Noooo way unreal, and so on.
Thanks for saving our teen years.
Best regards
Tommy
Norway.
P.S is there anyway i could Get an autographed picture of the brigade ?
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