Neil Blender
Today, our 30 year anniversary issue goes on sale. Inside are short excerpts from the full-length interviews you'll find in print. Here's our 30, counting down in order of importance.
The straight world considers “freak” a negative label, but skaters have a high percentage woven into our DNA. These ten celebrated skaters have awesomely higher freak proportions, and without them we’d swirl a little closer to that jock drain. In no particular order.
I remember finishing the drawings outside the [Suicidal Tendencies] show, went inside and my teeth got chipped... So, that was my payment for those drawings [laughs].
Check these photos from Lance and Fick's epic art show at Hensley's last weekend.
Lance was the guy who opened the door for kids in that era and made skateboarding accessible. He made an entire generation believe in themselves.
"As much as the tricks and style, his influence came from his honesty—his attitude." Experience Neil Blender's Permanent Damage courtesy of his epic Pro Spotlight from the June 1986 issue.
Just a mellow day in North County San Diego with Blender, Lance, and Conklin.
Torey x Plan B DVS
Matix Krooked & In4mation Collections
Herman Vs. Ellington, My Other Truck Is A Thunder
C1RCA The Griz #2
