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The year was 1992. I was in high school, and I learned from another skater that shorts weren't cool anymore. I also started saying words like "fresh" "hella," and I spent most of my time doing noseslides to "K-grinds." It was like one year I had cargo shorts and rails on my H-Street board, the next I had a World board with a nose that was bigger than the tail, bleached hair, and Blind jeans. I also really liked Souls of Mischief for some reason... sorry, I'm not trying to make this all "Memory Corner." The thing is, looking back, it was as if the EMB crew was sitting on the C-block issuing directives that all skateboarders were compelled to follow or risk being endlessly heckled or ass-kicked. Every little aspect of skateboarding at the time--every clothing trend and trick--began at Embarco and rippled out through the skaterverse. In the course of a single year the whole world changed. Tons of 80s pros were suddenly out of work and left with no respect. For better or for worse, what it meant to be a skater had radically shifted. Henry Sanchez was a key figure in the EMB scene, he invented so many tricks and took switch stance to a whole new level. He pushed skating in technical new directions without compromising the gnarlatude. Looking back now, a lot of skaters from that time seem pretty dated, riding slow and doing crazy triple flips. But Henry's old parts still hold it down. .
Holy shit Sanch. What's next? Tim Gavin?
Posted by: huphtur | May 10, 2007 at 05:13 AM
Gotta talk about James Kelch so when he googles his name he sees this and comes to talk to us.
Posted by: Guido Sarducci | May 10, 2007 at 05:32 AM
Where's part two at doo?
Posted by: Derek | May 10, 2007 at 05:40 AM
amazing! matt reason episode .... make it!!!!
Posted by: charles | May 10, 2007 at 06:30 AM
That's one of my favourite episodes yet, nice work man...
How about a Carroll episode?
Posted by: sam | May 10, 2007 at 07:08 AM
remeber your first skateboard?
mine:
SANCH!@OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH
Posted by: russ | May 10, 2007 at 08:02 AM
this shorty sounds like a real cunt. playground bully mentality. get hit fuckface
Posted by: | May 10, 2007 at 08:33 AM
Hi,
I would love to see a Mike Carroll episode. He's like the sickest skateboarding-guy ever.
But really all these episodes are sick!!! You could make one about Chad Fernedaz and it would prolly be good.
Posted by: Thomas Berry | May 10, 2007 at 02:45 PM
dudes like this is why SF the biggest dicks.
Posted by: herbert | May 10, 2007 at 06:37 PM
its times like these when we "reminisce" about the "good old" EMB days that i was glad i lived in time warped santa cruz and didnt have to deal with the small wheel baggy pants 2mph skating bullshit... too much. at least i could still buy big wheels from jason jesse's box at consolidated. however i am now glad that i do not live in santa cruz cuz that place hella sucks ballsacs.
Posted by: dude | May 10, 2007 at 07:44 PM
Loved all the episodes so far, but sorry: these guys sound like a bunch of fucking assholes. I'm more into the Barbee mood
Posted by: Xavier | May 10, 2007 at 09:42 PM
Sanch-legend! innovator..more so than most. Kept T-dogs in check at the spot and some in the industry too.
Game recognize game.
Big up.
Posted by: ollier | May 10, 2007 at 10:50 PM
You should have asked about how he threw a guy of a peir or whatever for talking shit about cronic.
Posted by: jejelad | May 10, 2007 at 10:56 PM
it doesnt work
Posted by: steve | May 11, 2007 at 05:25 AM
You should do one on Curtis, Rueben, and Phil. Please
Posted by: malinas | May 11, 2007 at 08:34 AM
your photo blog entry is fucking beautiful... reminds me of the movie 29 palms. interview some ladies o'dell... enough witht the skaters already
Posted by: lit | May 11, 2007 at 08:48 AM
karma is a bitch (not the skater, hed make a good episode though)
Posted by: billy | May 11, 2007 at 08:52 AM
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
Andy Roy episode!
I DARE YOU!
Posted by: andy | May 11, 2007 at 08:30 PM
Yeah its all well and good but the truth of the matter is these guys were assholes. Not to take away from their ripitude though.
Posted by: Quinner | May 12, 2007 at 01:39 AM
Yeah, It coud be nice to know about Matt Reason! Easter exposure days where nice...
Posted by: bcn local | May 12, 2007 at 08:56 PM
Yo Sanch,
I knew that one day your ego and all your antics would catch up with you. I hate to say that I am happy to see that your life took a downward spiral. But I knew that if it wasn't one of the homies that would put you in check, LIFE would. You are one of the people I can say deserves what life has given you.
Posted by: 415er | May 13, 2007 at 04:08 PM
^^^Thats pretty harsh man!
Posted by: dang! | May 14, 2007 at 10:33 PM
i feel like im in tha same position as henry rite now...when he was all drunk at tha spots and shyt...but this episode made me think...thanx pat...keep doin wht u doin...
Posted by: J | May 15, 2007 at 08:14 PM
i feel like im in tha same position as henry rite now...when he was all drunk at tha spots and shyt...but this episode made me think...thanx pat...keep doin wht u doin...
Posted by: J | May 15, 2007 at 08:15 PM
alla these shows are dope- don't know any of these dudes (personally) but life throws hella curveballs-it's easy to get caught up in the partying, shit destroyed my body more than skating ever did. It's good to see cats still doing their thing. Speaking o which you should do a Harry Jumanji show if he's down-shit do all them NYC legends. WHT Mo Key? Jeremy Henderson..the list goes on...
Posted by: SXM | May 17, 2007 at 12:43 AM