M41535

There are many in the skateboarding world who view skating as a religion that must be practiced to exacting and specific standards; you must conform and ride this type of terrain, you must conform and do these types of tricks, you must not mix this style with that style, you must look this way, or else. Then, once in a while, a skater like Andy comes along who doesn’t fit into this fanatical mold, a skater who is such an outsider that he doesn’t even fit into skateboarding. He doesn’t fit in because he’s not following its false mandates. What Andy is doing is living the creed of what a skateboarder is supposed to be. He’s not conforming, nor is he looking for acceptance from conforming, and with that, he’s accepting the grief and exclusion that comes with being a true outsider. That is what a real skateboarder is. - Stacy Peralta

Artwork by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. Short 4 truck hole pattern. Made with our partner in Mexico. Materials include U.S. hard rock maple and glue that meets our specifications, warranted against delamination for their useful life. Shape and graphics created in Santa Barbara, CA.