Little Shit Like That Is So Tight!: Bones Euro Tour

This was published in the December 2008 issue of The Skateboard Mag, with words and photos by Matt Price. According to the man himself, John Motta did land that Antwerp bank 360 flip to fakie, but it wasn't a very good rollaway so the clip was never used. I love the photo of Jimmy Cao's pivot fakie.

A Tale of Two Cities: Bones' Midwest Adventure

This article documents a two-week tour the Bones Wheels team took through Illinois (Chicago) and Wisconsin (Milwaukee). It includes Randy Ploesser's infamous photo of the rock & roll attempt on the seawall, which he never rolled away from despite getting very close. When I posted a scan of the photo to my Instagram account in 2022, Randy was kind enough to share it in his story and share a little BTS of trying it. In his words:

"For the record, I never made this, I stuck it several times and rolled away like three feet and got wheelbite and then had to go catch a bus home. After it went in print, I went back to try it again and my board went in the water and I decided it was too hard anyway [...] Also for the record I asked for it to be saved for an interview until I made it, but of course that didn't happen. In Chicago terms, I might as well be posing a switch back noseblunt down Clipper for a cover. It's a damn shame."

Words by Chris Nieratko and photos by Deville Nunes.