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Skateboarding => Appreciation! => Topic started by: Aatila on September 11, 2013, 05:32:03 PM

Title: Steve Rocco
Post by: Aatila on September 11, 2013, 05:32:03 PM

sorry is abp.  He did help change the skate game regardless of opinion.  If he didnt step in who knows what would happen...
http://www.deadhippieportfolio.com/b-sides/2013/9/5/the-man-who-sold-the-world-02-steve-rocco-interview-plus-bon.html (http://www.deadhippieportfolio.com/b-sides/2013/9/5/the-man-who-sold-the-world-02-steve-rocco-interview-plus-bon.html)

Title: Re: Steve Rocco
Post by: sonny sharrock on November 04, 2013, 10:56:16 AM

Skateboarding's popularity was down the toilet by 1990 so it could have gone in many different directions. I agree that Rocco put the "Fuck You" spirit into skateboarding that it needed at that time and made the other companies wise up and switch their shit up as well as showing skaters that they could run their own shit.

Love that infographic showing all the companies that spawned directly or indirectly from Rocco's companies.

Title: Re: Steve Rocco
Post by: Jared on December 08, 2013, 04:31:05 PM

Quote from: sonny sharrock on November 04, 2013, 10:56:16 AM

Skateboarding's popularity was down the toilet by 1990 so it could have gone in many different directions. I agree that Rocco put the "Fuck You" spirit into skateboarding that it needed at that time and made the other companies wise up and switch their shit up as well as showing skaters that they could run their own shit.

Love that infographic showing all the companies that spawned directly or indirectly from Rocco's companies.

I've been trying to find that for a while now....

Title: Re: Steve Rocco
Post by: smokecrack on December 09, 2013, 02:55:51 AM

everyone needs to watch this Rocco documentary. it's pretty on-point.

Steve Rocco | The Man Who Souled The World | Full Documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-YOSTuhx0E#)

this man completely changed and revolutionized skateboarding.