570: Episode 006 THOS.TV- Todd Laffler 1988 [En-Jay]
April 23, 2010
Its a Friday so its THOS TV time!
Episode 006: 1988 [En-Jay] Todd Laffler
Todd mastered what it took to be a great street skater back in the 80′s and it was during the 80′s he got his start as a photographer by creating the Epic Tome of 80′s East Coast Skate- Fish*Eye. All that skate photography has led to his current career as a professional photographer. I follow Todd’s blog and regardless of his subject I am always blown away by his photographs…here is an example of his more current skate photography…pretty nuts? right? and how about this past gem of Todd’s work:
Chris “Dune” Pastras by Todd Laffler
Fish*Eye Issue 1 by Todd Laffler, Mike Vallely Cover
….and as Mike V brought his brand of east coast 80′s street style to the world stage via the cover of Thrasher Todd was there alongside the other [En-Jay] rippers contributing to its development it in schoolyards, parking lots and unfinished basements.
I planned on adding some titles such as …Do you remember todd? or just because you are not famous that does not mean you are not great but then I thought sod all that nonsense we have nothing to prove here at THOS…its just one of my favorite videos and I dig watching it…hope you do too.
Click the Logo picture to view Episode 006 on the web:
I am really excited, astonished and slightly nervous by the amount of subscribers THOS TV has and in such a short time as well. Thanks to everyone who is watching. If you want to support the show you can head over to I-tunes and leave a review or rating and in addition if you have anything videos you would like to submit please feel free to contact me.
Cheers
Jason Oliva
517: The art of Chris Pastras :Stereo Sound Agency’s Co-Captain and Derek Rinaldi a new Sound Agent.
March 1, 2010
http://bit.ly/THOS-Chris-Pastras
I have never met NJ hometown hero Chris Pastras but regardless I dig the style and aesthetic he has created with Stereo Sound Agency. Like the Rat Pack in Salvation army clothes walking resevoir dog style exiting a private jet onto a tiki bar laden island in the sixties….in full color. Thats sorta how I see it. Forget the center… move way over and create a new center, thats how I dig it and and they live it. Our favorite son Derek Rinaldi has begun to contribute over on the Stereo Sound Agency blog and me-thinks you should check it out.
Chris Pastras at work painting
Click to Check out Derek’s contributions
Couple of Post Scripts:
Derek Rinaldi doing one of those things he can do.
(Photo Courtesy of Totally Skateboards)
Derek Rinaldi, Clint Peterson (Stereo Pro) and Chris
……and I think I put a large percentage of these hits on this clip
something about the music and the repetition…coolness
The House of Steam 364: Jason Lee 1992
506: Bangin! Chris “Dune” Pastras at The Berrics
February 19, 2010
Check it….DUNE….I dig these…cool slow mo sound effect.
Our mate Derek Rinaldi is now contributing words over at Stereo Sound Agency. Coolness.
Jason Oliva
360: Chris “Dune” Malik Pastras…Great photo by Todd Laffler
February 5, 2009
Dune World Trade Center NYC circa “back in the day”
Photo by Todd Laffler
Great photo.Maybe one of the all time great skate photos. Todd Laffler is good at creating Iconic images..couple things I dig here, Dune is one of my favorite books(admittedly unrelated) also this is my old neighborhood and I can smell the Krispy Kreme donuts just off camera to the right and another is I couldn’t do a g turn (I must admit I could barely do a lower case i turn) to save my life let alone a knee scraping stylish one including such a dramatic and iconic back drop…well done. As far as Dune goes? … chime in and tell everyone about him and his skating and Stereo Sound Agencyness
Here is a cool piece written by an old friend Derek Rinaldi for the Stereo Sound Agency Blog
The Art of Chris Pastras Then and Now
273: SOB!…The Skatepark of Baltimore
April 4, 2008
Hi Jason,
Hope all is well with you. I wanted to fill you in on a project I’m getting involved with here in Baltimore.
The Skatepark of Baltimore is a non-profit started by Stephanie Murdock and is on a very serious mission to get a public concrete park built here in Baltimore City. Steph has spent countless hours building her organization from the ground up and has raised money thru true grass-routes efforts via contests, art-shows and the list goes on and on. We had a very important hearing in front of Baltimore City Council (news link here: http://wjz.com/sports/skateboard.skate.park.2.686592.html ) on March 27th which was a huge step in this process. To date, over $11,000 has been raised thru grass-route efforts and a $30,000 grant has been awarded thru the Abell Foundation (http://www.abell.org/ ). SOB was also given booth space at last years AST Dew Tour stop here in Baltimore and at the Virgin Festival at Pimlico Race track. Both spaces have been offered again for the 2008 events.
Attached are some literature pieces and further info on SOB. Any coverage you can provide will no doubt help.
Also here is a video that has helped our cause a bit which I’m not sure you have seen over there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GgWrV8TcUc
Here are links pics from a fundraising art show that SOB hosted a couple of weeks ago: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=42711288&albumId=1615760
And more pics from a fundraising contest hosted this past weekend: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=42711288&albumId=1653552
Dune from STEREO has stepped up and is sending in some goods for give-aways at contests and Rodney and Adam from SHUT have said they’ll do the same.
Here is SOB’s myspace.com page: http://www.myspace.com/skateparkofbaltimore with many pictures just added from a fund raising contest we held this past Sunday.
Mike Spotte
Another worthy cause for us to champion. I suggest checking out the myspace page…
Hopefully the Triboro people will watch the video of the cop harrasing the kids in Balltimore and realize how important it is to build a park and also one people will want to skate at!! We can kill two birds with one stone here. First raising awareness and funds for SOB and two showing the Queens council what Baltimore would do if they had access to $1.25 million!
Lordy,Lordy…trying to make a difference, The House of Steam (out)
