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Title: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: silhouette on May 16, 2018, 09:06:27 AM
http://chromeballincident.blogspot.fr/2018/05/chrome-ball-interview-117-scott-johnston.html?m=1
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: straight on May 16, 2018, 09:50:10 AM
ohhhh sweeeet this is gonna b good thank you
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Sad dad on May 16, 2018, 11:06:07 AM
I have so much respect for Scott Johnston for retiring when he felt his productivity was slowing down. And now he’s got a whole new chapter in life. Great example and I wish more pros would follow it and make space for new skaters coming up.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: IHOP on May 16, 2018, 11:55:23 AM
I have so much respect for Scott Johnston for retiring when he felt his productivity was slowing down. And now he’s got a whole new chapter in life. Great example and I wish more pros would follow it and make space for new skaters coming up.

He also took initiative and learned a good skill in his spare time, where most pros just party.  Cool to heard him talk about his move to adidas and how it wasnt just for more money (im sure that played a role) but  taking his career as far and pushing himself as a designer.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: DannyDee on May 16, 2018, 12:04:06 PM
One of the cleanest styles of all time.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: GAY on May 16, 2018, 12:28:58 PM
Bless you Chromeball. Amazing.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: nopes on May 16, 2018, 12:33:18 PM
the notion that part of the reason he retired was to get out of the way of up and comers is noble as hell. almost hard to believe. dude is a saint in that regard.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Shitbag on May 16, 2018, 12:44:42 PM
SCOTT JOHNSTON IS THE RIPPINGEST SKATER IN TOWN!!!
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Statebird on May 16, 2018, 01:12:18 PM
need a remix of all his footy please
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 16, 2018, 02:14:05 PM
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I have so much respect for Scott Johnston for retiring when he felt his productivity was slowing down. And now he’s got a whole new chapter in life. Great example and I wish more pros would follow it and make space for new skaters coming up.
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He also took initiative and learned a good skill in his spare time, where most pros just party.  Cool to heard him talk about his move to adidas and how it wasnt just for more money (im sure that played a role) but  taking his career as far and pushing himself as a designer.

I think that’s why he was willing/able to step aside gracefully.  He had something else to do.  Admire him a lot
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: GAY on May 16, 2018, 04:52:09 PM
Just finished reading the full thing. What a great person. Love the humility and grounded nature of his comments. This is the kind of human I aspire to be.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: CrappyChan on May 16, 2018, 08:05:48 PM
I was too young to realize how sick mad circle was. Barry McGee doing graphics is so sick
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Post by: PatrickSkateman on May 16, 2018, 08:08:55 PM
That interview left me with the same impression that all of his video parts did in the best way possible.
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Post by: Style Police on May 16, 2018, 08:58:40 PM
Class Act
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Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on May 16, 2018, 09:46:28 PM
SCOTT JOHNSTON IS THE RIPPINGEST SKATER IN TOWN!!!
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Mcidraque on May 17, 2018, 10:12:20 AM
SCOTT JOHNSTON IS THE RIPPINGEST SKATER IN TOWN!!!
one of the greatest skate quotes of all times
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Alan on May 17, 2018, 10:24:02 AM
I always preferred "Scott Johnston is Mike McGill!"
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: shark tits on May 17, 2018, 11:42:36 AM
i've been of/on homeless since a young age and kind of a dirtbag asides so i always thought scott johnston would judge me and my messy griptape. stopped me from really enjoying him back in the day [asides FTC, that vid went hard in the paint].
i couldn't front on his bsts on the wheels at brown marble either. 411 #1.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: IHOP on May 17, 2018, 11:48:44 AM
I was too young to realize how sick mad circle was. Barry McGee doing graphics is so sick

Yea im younger and when I watched scotts bobshirt he talked about barry mcgee doing graphics, I did a bunch of research into the brand and got stoked.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Dark Knight on May 17, 2018, 02:39:07 PM
Best dude.

One of my favorite SJ moments is in a Big Brother video where he freaks out on Cameron Postforoosh for puking in a boat and refusing to jump in the water after getting vomit on himself.

“Just get in the fucking water!!!”

Hahaha
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: silhouette on May 17, 2018, 05:03:10 PM
I think Scott is among the very select few who never had one bad photo, or clip. even his swongo push is amazing
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Post by: handsclapanin on May 18, 2018, 01:57:54 PM
I totally forgot / never saw this photo. Maybe due to the lack of footage. Would love to see that make.
I always credited Gershon for this trick; years later in some TWS video, I think.

another great interview from chops

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dljkJNcbXks/Wt92hsZ14HI/AAAAAAAAgBw/S9tWZz9YUdAfEZn6bqWQT9z0LNDu6-QJQCLcBGAs/s1600/sjfsnoseghhchrome.jpg)
fs crook at hubba
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: sluggers on May 18, 2018, 02:00:54 PM
This is skateboarding and what it is all about.

F#@% all the other noise and nonsense going on.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: shark tits on May 19, 2018, 02:27:02 PM
fs crook hubba in the first tricks here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHcgNf1AauM
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Allen. on May 19, 2018, 02:52:09 PM
The kickflip down 3/4s of Wallenberg too...
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Post by: natenola forever on May 19, 2018, 04:09:20 PM
Damn the whole promo was sick, so many steezie dudes in that one
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: rejectpaul on May 20, 2018, 04:13:12 AM
Hi, just trying to get these bullshit racist thr reads to page 2
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Nth syd bear on May 20, 2018, 12:07:19 PM
The
fs crook hubba in the first tricks here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHcgNf1AauM

That whole thing was sick
Drake jones was so stylish even then

This interview reminds me of how fucking excited to get 411 in my mail order packages
From kwala disto in like 92/93
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Plop on May 20, 2018, 01:28:05 PM
one of my favourites. would be sick to gather all his footage ever into one edit. I just don't think I can find it all
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: MexicanSpaniard on May 20, 2018, 03:12:50 PM
according to that promo think had a great team in 1993!
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: cancelled on May 20, 2018, 04:41:51 PM
scott johnston is the illest.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Style Police on May 20, 2018, 04:58:52 PM
fs crook hubba in the first tricks here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHcgNf1AauM

Damn. Never seen this. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: CHOW on May 21, 2018, 07:37:27 AM
Scott Johnston is so dope, but now I want to learn more about Mad Circle. I'm a fan of 90s SF graffiti but I never realized that Twist was doing art for a skate company at the time. Dude is so talented.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: handsclapanin on May 21, 2018, 08:17:40 AM
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fs crook hubba in the first tricks here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHcgNf1AauM
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Damn. Never seen this. Thanks for posting.

Me neither. Thanks Sniffer!
Drehobl's fs 360 attempt the Gonz was rad to see too after reading about it in his Chromeball interview a while back:

Rumor has it that you got on Think by trying to 360 ollie the Gonz Gap… is that true? Did you ever make that? And did you skate the Gonz Gap often back then?

The 360 attempt might have helped but really what happened was that I met Bryce Kanights at his ramp, Studio 43. We started skating and shooting photos together and he started to tell people about me. One day, I was skating his ramp and I had flat spots. Greg Carroll just came up and gave me a set of wheels, asking me to ride for Think. That was it. I'm sure you've skated with flatspots before and know how bad it sucks so I really didn't have a choice.

Amazing.

I wouldn't say I skated the Gonz gap often but I would jump down it every now and then. I did get to skate it with Gonz back when he kickflipped it. That was insane. Definitely a good one to have in the old memory bank.

I never made the 360 though. My foot slipped off my tail and I tore my MCL so I never wanted to try it again. Then, once my knee got better, I tried to switch ollie it. I landed on one but zipped out and hit my head. That was pretty much it for me and that gap.
Title: Re: Scott Johnston Chromeball'd
Post by: Dorje Drolo on May 21, 2018, 08:24:16 AM
SJ's part in Mad Circle "Let the Horns Blow" is one of my favs. Always dug his skating.