post ur favorite Natural Koncept stuff in this thread

[cky enthusiast]

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Yo, @jzradical you got footage of this drop in? Looks pretty sketchy.

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Dave,
Here's the clip.
i climbed it a year earlier and was too scared to drop..it was at night, but still was too much for me at the moment...there's big bolts sticking out on the inside holding up the colored steel car cut outs...that's what makes it scary......anyway on a beautiful day on a tour with the crew and we were stuck in traffic..so i thought now is the time..and it happened.
i drove the van to SF immediately after this and was stoked. i wanna go back and do one more trick on it.

filmed by Bryan Callahan
Cmart shot the photo.

this could/should be a thrasher cover if they weren’t industry dorks

[Christmas Complete]

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Yo, @jzradical you got footage of this drop in? Looks pretty sketchy.

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Dave,
Here's the clip.
i climbed it a year earlier and was too scared to drop..it was at night, but still was too much for me at the moment...there's big bolts sticking out on the inside holding up the colored steel car cut outs...that's what makes it scary......anyway on a beautiful day on a tour with the crew and we were stuck in traffic..so i thought now is the time..and it happened.
i drove the van to SF immediately after this and was stoked. i wanna go back and do one more trick on it.

filmed by Bryan Callahan
Cmart shot the photo.

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this could/should be a thrasher cover if they weren’t industry dorks

Holy shit, that is hectic.

[Pete]

JZ you are a legend bro glad to hear youre still running shit. NK about to pop off again for 2021 very sick.



free max b

[jzradical]

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We finally got distribution back in Europe through MDCN out of Hamburg.

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hyped i can finally get a natty konch deck!

i own creepin 4 whooopsfor life on dvd. your part is alltime gnarly dude. that drop in is legendary. thanks for keeping shit running.

EDIT: boards already in stock here, sick

Yeah Frank! Thanks for the props my man. Look out for the next Natural Koncept video..the crew is crushin' it !

[jzradical]

JZ you are a legend bro glad to hear youre still running shit. NK about to pop off again for 2021 very sick.



free max b

Hell yeah Pete. We out here tryin' to get it!

[jzradical]

@jzradical
Hey Josh... Very shalom of you to come on here & chat it up w/ the homies; it appears there are still some old fans, as well as quite a few new ones as a result of this thread.
Quick couple/few questies for you & please accept my‘pologies if you’ve already answered this elsewhere in the thread, but who are you having press up the Nat Kon decks these days? Has the COVID supply chain fuckery been problematic? Caused you to seek out other wood shops?
Also, as a heads up to NK fans, the Vert Is Dead blog is going to be doing a week long(?) retrospective on the brand somewhere in the near future.
That’s all I’ve got.
Shalom, homies, & enjoy your weekends.

So we get the boards pressed at PGI Enterprises out of Oakland. COVID did mess with the supply chain for a bit, but it's back on track now. Thanks for the heads up on the Vert is Dead Blog. Will keep an eye out for sure.

[jzradical]

@jzradical

I am happy this thread made your day. I remember NK adds in my 97ish Big Brother. Lots of other cool companies like Shaolin from Hartsel back then. The fact that NK is still is the game is really cool.

Question: Is there footage of Bob Gnarly Ollieing into the Princeton stadium bank?

I used to skate that spot all the time as a wall ride and we know Fred Gall gapped the entrance, but I don’t understand riding on the 8” top section with enough speed to Ollie into the bank.



Please drop the footage if you have it.

Thanks

Garden Skater -
I've got the footy and will release it. Just gotta find it. hahhaa
It was gnarly to see in person.

[jzradical]

JZ post ur favorite ads and why they’re ur favorite

Here's a fun one.
just so much going on in it ... kale crushin' the pools, chops gettin' busy on the rail, kays and ian jumping off roofs, sam reppin' at Wallows, Bronson & the benihana and all of the art mixed in just makes it exciting to look at.
This hit Big Brother, Slap and Thrasher in October 2001.

[cky enthusiast]

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JZ post ur favorite ads and why they’re ur favorite

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Here's fun one.
I love this print ad just cuz it's got so much going on in it ... kale crushin' the pools, chop is gettin' busy on the rail, kays and ian are jumping off a roof, sam is reppin' at Wallows, Bronson with the benihana and all of the art thrown in just makes it exciting to look at. This hit Big Brother, Slap and Thrasher in October 2001.

i had that BB- this might have been my first exposure to the mighty NK

[Lou Strux]

Reviving this thread to inform @jzradical & all the NatKon fans, new & old, that the Vert Is Dead blog is kicking of their week long(?) retrospective dive into old NK adverts.
Here’s the link to today’s submish...

http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2021/03/natural-koncept.html?m=1

[friendly dave]

Sick.

[Jean-Ralphio Zaperstein]

That first 50-50 ad is so good
Just a giant wall and some dude grinding it, no runup or landing in sight

[CossRooper]

holy shit this thread was already one of the best threads in years and that was before @jzradical came through.

@jzradical thanks much for posting up and sharing some stories. you seem like a really positive dude and the visual legacy of this brand is undeniable. cannot wait to cop a board for the wall.

[Lou Strux]

@jzradical
Thought you might like to see this...
(From today’s Vert is Dead blog.)
http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2021/03/josh-zickert.html?m=1

[baaaaaaguette]

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Yo, @jzradical you got footage of this drop in? Looks pretty sketchy.

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Dave,
Here's the clip.
i climbed it a year earlier and was too scared to drop..it was at night, but still was too much for me at the moment...there's big bolts sticking out on the inside holding up the colored steel car cut outs...that's what makes it scary......anyway on a beautiful day on a tour with the crew and we were stuck in traffic..so i thought now is the time..and it happened.
i drove the van to SF immediately after this and was stoked. i wanna go back and do one more trick on it.

filmed by Bryan Callahan
Cmart shot the photo.

Holy fucking shit. That thing looks like it’s 15 meters high. JZ you’re a beast. Thanks for all the good stories and sharing your passion, can’t wait for the video! Do post a link on here when it’s out!

[cky enthusiast]

NK is scandal free in 2021. let’s bump to that.

[boi-cuzudo]

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Yo, @jzradical you got footage of this drop in? Looks pretty sketchy.

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Dave,
Here's the clip.
i climbed it a year earlier and was too scared to drop..it was at night, but still was too much for me at the moment...there's big bolts sticking out on the inside holding up the colored steel car cut outs...that's what makes it scary......anyway on a beautiful day on a tour with the crew and we were stuck in traffic..so i thought now is the time..and it happened.
i drove the van to SF immediately after this and was stoked. i wanna go back and do one more trick on it.

filmed by Bryan Callahan
Cmart shot the photo.

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Holy fucking shit. That thing looks like it’s 15 meters high. JZ you’re a beast. Thanks for all the good stories and sharing your passion, can’t wait for the video! Do post a link on here when it’s out!

It looks like if you fuck up you get impaled, damn this was impressive as fuck

[Lord Viper Scorpion]

this thread got amazing - can't wait to see that drop-in on the new video

[baaaaaaguette]

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Yo, @jzradical you got footage of this drop in? Looks pretty sketchy.

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Dave,
Here's the clip.
i climbed it a year earlier and was too scared to drop..it was at night, but still was too much for me at the moment...there's big bolts sticking out on the inside holding up the colored steel car cut outs...that's what makes it scary......anyway on a beautiful day on a tour with the crew and we were stuck in traffic..so i thought now is the time..and it happened.
i drove the van to SF immediately after this and was stoked. i wanna go back and do one more trick on it.

filmed by Bryan Callahan
Cmart shot the photo.

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Holy fucking shit. That thing looks like it’s 15 meters high. JZ you’re a beast. Thanks for all the good stories and sharing your passion, can’t wait for the video! Do post a link on here when it’s out!

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It looks like if you fuck up you get impaled, damn this was impressive as fuck

This is what “hellride” really means

[Frank]

this thread got amazing - can't wait to see that drop-in on the new video

ender in here

[Pete]

JZ if you’re still reading this ive got a question for ya. I saw an mtv2 commercial that was basically a really quick day in the life. Started with you in your apt, you rolled some dice then grabbed your board and it basically just followed you leaving the crib and skating to a bodega. I think.

I only saw it once 15 or however many years ago  and I’ve never spoken to another person that has. Could you just confirm that this did in fact happen at one point. Otherwise I dreamed up an mtv2 commercial of you rolling dice solo in your apartment, which seems like something mtv would definitely tell you to do. Regardless keep on keepin on man. If you guys print up some 9’ regular popsicle shaped boards I’ll cop one.

Hyped to see natty konch get some love on here of all places. Monkey can we get a JZ Pals Questions or what? This dudes got stories for days.


Free max b and choppy if he ever gets bagged again

[cky enthusiast]

First ink nk for life

!!!!!! might gotta bite your stylee

[baaaaaaguette]

First ink nk for life

Ok that tattoo is really well done.

[cky enthusiast]

i put it into the universe
and willed it using only
my mind...

[Lou Strux]

i put it into the universe
and willed it using only
my mind...

You are indeed a most powerful wizard.
Let us know how that wood is once you’ve had a moment to test it out.
Genuinely curious.
I think @jzradical said they were done out of PGI?

[cky enthusiast]

not mine- i literally stumbled high as shit into an arizona/NK demo at cooper by accident. my homie got it when he did a layback back board on the hubba and wouldn’t sell it to me. still had to get the flick as slap’s #1 NK fan

[Lou Strux]

not mine- i literally stumbled high as shit into an arizona/NK demo at cooper by accident. my homie got it when he did a layback back board on the hubba and wouldn’t sell it to me. still had to get the flick as slap’s #1 NK fan

I still stand by my remarks regarding your wizardly prowess.

[cky enthusiast]

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not mine- i literally stumbled high as shit into an arizona/NK demo at cooper by accident. my homie got it when he did a layback back board on the hubba and wouldn’t sell it to me. still had to get the flick as slap’s #1 NK fan

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I still stand by my remarks regarding your wizardly prowess.

thanks mane, it was definitely trippy. i was in nyc for a total of 24ish hours and somehow managed to walk right into them. also those dudes fucking rip as if that needed to be said

[Lou Strux]

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not mine- i literally stumbled high as shit into an arizona/NK demo at cooper by accident. my homie got it when he did a layback back board on the hubba and wouldn’t sell it to me. still had to get the flick as slap’s #1 NK fan

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I still stand by my remarks regarding your wizardly prowess.

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thanks mane, it was definitely trippy. i was in nyc for a total of 24ish hours and somehow managed to walk right into them. also those dudes fucking rip as if that needed to be said

I think Josh should put a bloard in your DMs just for being so dedicated.
This thread has GOT to be responsible for at least a 0.43% bump in sales.
You’re out here doing Gosh’s work, spreading the gospel of Natty Kon.

[Oaf]

Just set this old deck up with some stage 9 indies that I've hated since I bought new, and handed it off to a friend's stoked 7 year old this week.  I remember buying the deck because it was the largest (8") that I could find in my town at the time, and stopped skating entirely right after.  This is the board my nephew found during covid that introduced him to skating and got me right back into it.

  Brendan Leung!