MARTIN GIVING ODE TO THE BLACK LABEL VIDEO
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NOSTALGIA NOTE 7/13/26: AFFILIATE SKATEBOARDS
For this back in the days were going back to the mid 2000s, where 411 showed an ad for Affiliate Skateboards . Affiliate skateboards was rad, Because from an outsider looking in, it was a similar vibe to like I would say maybe ipath shoes maybe, interms of the ads and art direction. The team had og chicago skaters such as Johnny Fonseca & Neen Williams as well as SF legends like Lavar Mcbride who rode for world industries in the 90s… and Pat Washington who I think rode for a company called Western Edition from SF
A little look at the graphics Skateboard companies really do feel like bands sometimes or maybe like a rap group, where each brand has their own vibe and different skaters vibe with one brand more than other brands, and just like rap groups and metal bands, they have their place and time and just the magic of the right ingredients and the right time can fade away,
Affiliate skateboards may not be around today, but they are definitely a chapter in the Scene of chicago skateboarding and have paid their dues that ppl after the fact like my self even know about it and loved the raw street skating vibes
411 commercial Much love to Johnny Fonseca and everyone involved in Affiliate, legendary shit! – Miles
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UTC 5 7/5/26
Eventful week indeed!
Sapient stunned midwest skaters with their New video with the chicago crust we all know and love
Randy Benko was getting tech on the east coast in a New Theories vid
And of cant forget about the little homies getting their clips in at the Post Office! This kid will have pop for days when he grows up, bro will be unstoppable! shout out My guy lil shortie On insta!
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JOOJ PRODUCTIONS 14 MINUTES OF RAW TAPES
Local filmer with the insta handle @juju_dat_asian droppin gems with the 14 minute raw edit now on youtube!
Includes raw footy from Chicago Originals such as Gabe Schuch and Tommy Handzel, to notable contemporary pros such as Diego Todd and Dylan Jaeb. A little SoCal footage and mostly ChicagoLand footage also.
Follow @juju_dat_asian on insta and Subscribe to @JOOJPRODUCTIONS on AND @UTCSB Youtube!
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BUYERS GUIDE 6/7/26: SHOP DECKS!
Shop decks are a must in these trying times! Its also a good choice… to represent the city you love as well as the shop you love, shop boards to me have more of a connection to a skater more of a skaters roots, because you could buy a Violet board, or a Frog board, teams and brands in the broader current skate culture your maybe inspired by or maybe looking up to growing up as skater, which is valid! But… you could equally buy the shop board! which represents the homies, the community, your city, your local park… all things that are part of your little immediate world, on this little corner off the coast of Lake Michigan!
Shout out to all the shops of Chicago & Chicagoland and abroad! Skate shops are important to the heart beat of skateboarding!
HEAVY SKATE SHOP BLANKS:
CITIZEN SKATESHOP:
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STILL PUSHING: A RETROSPECTIVE CURRICULUM |A SKATEBOARDING DOCUMENTARY by STAN NALEWSKI
This Documentary, is a really interesting deep dive, into the scene and crew of a Chicagoland area skatepark, Roselle Skate Park, seemingly set in the early 2010s…
Whats interesting is that Chicago is such a melting pot of so many dudes from surrounding suburbs and cities different up bridgings, different perspectives. many ppl like Marisa Dal Santo, are from a chicago suburb and have definitely put work in the city and abroad as well, and I feel like in-terms of a documentary like this, they have their own spots, their own scene their stories to tell as an appendage coming off of the chicago skate scene… its nice to see different perspectives of different people around Chicagoland and their unique perspective in the suburbs vs the city… its a good watch! Five stars!
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CHICAGO CLIP OF THE DAY: VETRANS PLAZA SET
Happy Belated Memorial day!
In this clip we have our own Chicago Skate veteran Navarre Brown (been in the scene for years) trys a Heelflip down the veterans memorial 14 stair, kicks out the heelflip a couple times
This set has had an Ollie thrown down multiple times for sure, a little morning investigation has shown it’s been kickflipped by Jorgy Rodriguez another you could say Veteran thats been killing it for years in Chicagoland!
I hope we can get a heelflip or possibly a hardflip down this thing for sure maybe a nollie shuv! In the future
Shout out to Navarre and shout our to Jorgy, keep killing it downtown my G’s!