JB GILLET | 2007
JB GILLET | 2007

Watching JB Gillet skate Pier 7 and Union Square in San Francisco back in the 90’s was a real treat.…

JOSH STEWART | 2007
JOSH STEWART | 2007

Josh Stewart is one of skateboarding’s great filmmakers. He travels the world in search of unique spots with a cast…

CHRIS PASTRAS | 2007
CHRIS PASTRAS | 2007

We got to steal a bit of Chris Pastras’s time right before the doors were opened for what ended up…

ROB WELSH | 2007
ROB WELSH | 2007

It was about 4:00 PM on a Monday afternoon when I made my routine call to FTC to see what…

JAMES KELCH | 2007
JAMES KELCH | 2007

Every time we interview an influential skater from the ’90’s Embarcadero scene, James Kelch’s name comes up. What’s amazing about…

JIMMY MCDONALD | 2007
JIMMY MCDONALD | 2007

Jimmy McDonald is definitely going places. He won DC’s King Of New York contest and had the ender in Few…

MATT MILLER | 2007
MATT MILLER | 2007

Matt Miller is on the come up right now. After destroying SF, he has taken the skills to Sac where…

ADRIAN WILLIAMS | 2007
ADRIAN WILLIAMS | 2007

Adrian Williams makes magic happen on his skateboard. Some of his combos are absolutely mind-blowing. In a city like San Francisco,  there’s…

BOBBY WORREST | 2007
BOBBY WORREST | 2007

Bobby Worrest has been killing it this year. His amazing video parts in both Krooked Kronicles and Get Familiar have…

PETER SMOLIK | 2007
PETER SMOLIK | 2007

Peter Smolik took the world by storm with his technical skating during the Shorty’s and Osiris days. He has been…

ZACH LYONS | 2007
ZACH LYONS | 2007

Zach Lyons’s style, creativity, and positive vibe are definitely going to take him places in skating. He just put out…

MAURICE KEY | 2007
MAURICE KEY | 2007

People come and go at their own pacein skating. Some people stay in it for decades and milk it for…

GERMAN NIEVES | 2007
GERMAN NIEVES | 2007

Comic relief, a lot of style, and good bag of tricks are things that describe German Nieves. He’s a super cool…

CHRIS HALL | 2007
CHRIS HALL | 2007

Chris Hall is most definitely a legend. Check your history books, you’ll see that Chris was an innovator of technical…

BRAD JOHNSON | 2007
BRAD JOHNSON | 2007

Brad Johnson is one of those kids from the Midwest that lived the dream in the ’90s. He got sponsored by…

JOHN IGEI | 2007
JOHN IGEI | 2007

What can you say about John Igei? He’s never put out anything subpar. In my book, the dude is untouchable.…

WILL HARMON | 2007
WILL HARMON | 2007

Will Harmon is an East Coast veteran with roots in North Carolina and Boston that’s been living in San Francisco…

KARL WATSON | 2007
KARL WATSON | 2007

Karl Watson has been a staple in the SF skate scene for many years. He’s grown up in the public…

GERSHON MOSLEY | 2007
GERSHON MOSLEY | 2007

If you had it all, the fame, the money, the life, everything that you can imagine that comes along with…

JOEY PEPPER | 2007
JOEY PEPPER | 2007

“Silent but deadly” or “the beast from the East” would be examples of cliches that I would use to describe…

SATVA LEUNG | 2007
SATVA LEUNG | 2007

From amateur to, professional, to team manager, to entrepreneur, Satva Leung has really made it happen for himself. He’s seen…

MIKE YORK | 2006
MIKE YORK | 2006

Mike York needs no introduction. 48 Blocks caught up with him on New Years Eve at the Island in San…

SKATE MENTAL | 2006
SKATE MENTAL | 2006

Interviewing good friends is always fun and interesting. When the two friends happen to be top amazing skateboarders, it makes…

NIKHIL THAYER | 2006
NIKHIL THAYER | 2006

Nikhil Thayer has been putting in work on the streets of San Francisco for over a decade. He has bridged…