Another for the “UnKnown Skater” File
Tom Groholski’s Contest day
Photo Dietz Bruthas
Bernie wins the Prize!! It is Doug Mayer from PA…and we spy your yellow helmet…Rodney (Smith)!
Here is a tip of the hat to another “Unknown Skater” Invert on the extension…no easy feet considering Tom’s ramp was layered in ice. Anyone know who he or anyone on deck is? We see you Murph(Jim) with your pink zorlac board! What do you think the high bid on ebay would be for that Silver “Hawk” the lad in the red helmet is sporting? Lad? He is probably 40+ now…
Dan Brown at Tom Groholski’s on Contest Day.
Photo Deitz Bruthas
Maybe Bernie can confirm that this is indeed Dan Brown (I for one hope so because it will mean adding about the 185th! skater to our all important archive) Also if you are on the deck in this picture send me an email!!
Jason;
I love all the stuff my brother Ken has sent you. I haven’t seen this stuff in years so its cool seeing it on the site. I can ID the following people on the deck:
Far left, brown sweat shirt, white helmet John Aires (from PA/MD ?)
On the extension (left to right) Jeff Jones (in Variflex gear)
Jim “Outlaw” Murphy
Steve Herring
Steve Deitz
PS The skater is definately Dan Brown chucking either an invert or one of his extended layback airs
416: Tom Groholski’s Ramp Contest Day NJ 80′s
June 17, 2009
Tom Groholski’s Ramp Contest Day NJ Circa the 80′s
Gonna be away till next week which means (I miss out on using my Bouncing Souls backstage passes for London…aaaarrrgh..Thanks for getting them for me WIG!) everyone will have to wait to see some serious pics from Tom’s backyard. For those of you who have had an idea of what this abstraction of ramp reality looked like, wait no longer! (or at least till next week) All secrets will be revealed in these Dietz Brutha pics! Also thanks and cheers to all the people who have hit me up over here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jason-Oliva/88479491316
Means a ton!
415: C is for Kapten… John Ballon/Barn
June 9, 2009
Captain John Ballon Barn NJ
Photo Dietz Bruthas
Captain n.
Ben Cornish Team Steam’s King of all media. Self Portrait
Uber skater, Photographer, Print Maker, Film Maker, Editor, Dad…..Corn is the King of all media. Ben Cornish encouraged me when we were teens to take pictures (and skive off classes by hiding in the Graphic arts department dark room). In addition to being encouraged to take pics by Corn another added benefit of being friends with Ben is you could count on having some experimental gem of a picture of yourself, either on or off your board. His skate photography is more then just visual documents of what trick one could pull or where you skated. The place, the trick or the antics are all secondary every click is a portrait whether you were on your board or off it. Here is what I am talking about:
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I can go on all day with Ben’s pictures they make my point for me. You dont have to know the people in these photographs to appreciate their artistry. I for one would pay for a book with a big heaping helping of Ben’s work in it…encourage him to get on with it!
Photographs By Ben Cornish
Self Portrait
Jason Oliva
Jason Oliva
Jimmy Kane
Bucky Lasek
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Steve Mannion (Raging Lamos)
Rocky Vertone & Dan Tag
Bernie O’Dowd
Ben’s Father
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Rocky Vertone
John Ballon & Dan Tag
Dan Tag
Jimmy Kane, Dan Tag, & Rocky Vertone.
Jason Oliva
