1991

(4:26) Here is a short video I made as a school project for my Participation In Government class three months into my senior year of high school in 1991. We were allowed to pick our own top... more >

(4:26) Here is a short video I made as a school project for my Participation In Government class three months into my senior year of high school in 1991. We were allowed to pick our own topic so of course I picked skateboarding. If I wasn't riding my skateboard, then I was watching a skateboard video and this eventually made me curious on how they were made and wanting to make videos myself. I had already made a video entitled, "Say Cheese", before this school project so I already had a head start. I already had filmed some skate footage of my friends so I went out and shot the couple of interviews out on the street and the interviews with my friends to complete the filming. I edited the video on two VCRs and borrowed some type of audio mixer from Radio Shack from a friend to add in the music and narration (all in one take). Total rig job. In typical school project fashion I waited until the last minute and made the video the night before. I didn't even have a fresh, blank VHS tape to turn the project in on... I submitted it at the end of one of those Vision NSA contest videos from 1986. I turned the project in on time and the next day in class my teacher made an announcement that she was going to play the video for the whole class. I was like, "oh shit!", everyone already hated me 'cause I was a skater, "now they're really gonna hate me." So, the video was played and people dug it and were kinda impressed I think because they we're reacting to the skating while it played and asked me lots of questions after. The point made in the video (is there even one?) is pretty poor but my teacher rewarded me with an A+ due to the fact that I actually made a video. All the other students just handed in crummy charts and graphs. She even played it for all her other classes. I win. Skaters in the video are: Eric Shugats, Joe Cassenti, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Chris Fritton, Chris Crenshaw, Mike Drinkwalter, Andy Gulkin and Salman Agah. Written on the VHS tape label: P.I.G. VIDEO SKATEBOARDING: IS IT A CRIME? LARRY RANSOM PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PERIOD THREE NOVEMBER 1, 1991 < less

(12:55) Old video I made in 1991. Staring Chris Fritton, Randy Lathbury, Chris Crenshaw, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Joe Cassenti and Eric Shugats. All skate, all day. Nothing else mattered.

(12:55) Old video I made in 1991. Staring Chris Fritton, Randy Lathbury, Chris Crenshaw, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Joe Cassenti and Eric Shugats. All skate, all day. Nothing else mattered. < less

(12:55) Audio commentary for the old video I made in 1991. Staring Chris Fritton, Randy Lathbury, Chris Crenshaw, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Joe Cassenti and Eric Shugats. All skate, all da... more >

(12:55) Audio commentary for the old video I made in 1991. Staring Chris Fritton, Randy Lathbury, Chris Crenshaw, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Joe Cassenti and Eric Shugats. All skate, all day. Nothing else mattered. < less

(1:48) A little background for this clip. We all used to skate CASL contests and for some reason we decided to show up to a bunch of "freestyle" contests, since we were skating flatground ... more >

(1:48) A little background for this clip. We all used to skate CASL contests and for some reason we decided to show up to a bunch of "freestyle" contests, since we were skating flatground so much. They changed the name after we showed up to about 3 of them to "Flatground". Pretty funny. Also funny is that the damn runs were 2 minutes long. Jeez, seriously long and boring to skate back and forth. < less

(2:43) These are runs from Sean Andrew, Fred Olande and Derek Williams at the NSA District contest at McGills in 1991. I think that Black Box and DC are almost in the same spot that this p... more >

(2:43) These are runs from Sean Andrew, Fred Olande and Derek Williams at the NSA District contest at McGills in 1991. I think that Black Box and DC are almost in the same spot that this park used to be, crazy. < less

(1:05) Here's Willy's run from the NSA district contest in 1991. He had 2 identical runs, neither one he bailed in. I was stoked to have found this footage cause Willy enjoyed it. Nice p... more >

(1:05) Here's Willy's run from the NSA district contest in 1991. He had 2 identical runs, neither one he bailed in. I was stoked to have found this footage cause Willy enjoyed it. Nice pads we had to wear, cause that course is so gnarly, right? < less

(2:04) I was just as guilty as Kareem and Ocean for skating these contests. Hell, I even had a "tape" of like Napalm Death. I'm pretty sure that the freestylers back then were pretty bumm... more >

(2:04) I was just as guilty as Kareem and Ocean for skating these contests. Hell, I even had a "tape" of like Napalm Death. I'm pretty sure that the freestylers back then were pretty bummed that we rolled up and just skated back and forth fast instead of staying in one place and bouncing on our trucks. Plus, I think each one of us won these contests. Probably got a trophy somewhere, funny. < less

(0:19) Here's a random line from Sluggo from 1991 at Visalia. So sick because there weren't a lot of guys skating vert like this back then. This was right before his part in the Real vide... more >

(0:19) Here's a random line from Sluggo from 1991 at Visalia. So sick because there weren't a lot of guys skating vert like this back then. This was right before his part in the Real video. I think I saw him in that Mark Wahlberg movie, Shooter. Marky Mark snapped his neck, nice work Sluggo. < less

(1:39) Here's Ocean skating the same contest as Kareem and I. Funny, 2 minute runs are so long. At least we didn't have to wear pads during these things. I would bet that's one of the re... more >

(1:39) Here's Ocean skating the same contest as Kareem and I. Funny, 2 minute runs are so long. At least we didn't have to wear pads during these things. I would bet that's one of the reasons we skated them. Almost every contest back then you had to wear full pads. Sick. < less