Monday, December 04, 2006

The Gonz—the original


Two days of posts in a row! Amazing.

Went to the Banks last week (on the 28th, to be exact) to ride a little, only to find an entire camera crew camped out in front of the main wallride pillar. Still and video. Turns out it was an adidas shoot, featuring one Mark Gonzales. That would be the Gonz, the OG Gonz, the one who essentially invented street skating back in the '80s. One of the illest skaters of all time. So, despite the fact that no one else could ride, it was actually OK. How often do you get to see an exclusive session with a legend?

So I sat in the back, pulled out my camera, and tried to time my shots with the professional flash. Did pretty well, too, probably got eight out of 10. These are the best of them.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

damn...he gets as high as james on that wall.....that dude is such a looney....i wish i was his friend

Anonymous said...

Stealing flashes? Join the paparazzi, theres more money in it.
Let me know about that fork and wheel (jim886@aol.com) cause running into each other at the banks ain't happening when its 28 and windy.

Anonymous said...

real cool shots, props on the well timed poaches.

eddie said...

pretty sweet..... mark gonzales the bmxer is an o.g too, prolly more looney as well... pretty sick frontside good pic too

Anonymous said...

Hi Russ, hows it going?

Anonymous said...

Hi Russ, hows it going?