R.I.P. Marc Johnson

[dubee]

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When Grosso passed, didn’t Vans release or rebrand a shoe as the Grosso Mid and direct a portion of the proceeds to his son and family?

Maybe this is a naive idea (and I’m sure I’m not the first to express it), but it would be great to see the Nidecker Group rebrand the Emerica OG-1 back to the MJ-1 and share a portion of the proceeds with MJ’s estate.

I have no idea what kind of numbers that shoe does these days, but even as a symbolic gesture, it feels like MJ’s impact on skateboarding, and on Emerica in particular, deserves that kind of recognition.

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I remember at some point when MJ was a free agent Louie said something along the lines of enjoi always being a home for him, would be pretty awesome if they did some reissues of his graphics and the contributions go to his family.

Hopefully we can get an enjoi reissue.

[dubee]

i forgot how good Enjoi was in the 2000s. Had the MJ Bunny deck. Learned a fuck ton of tech stuff (nose blunt, Tail 270, nollie heel noseslide, etc.) as a 13 yr old. Those decks were fucking good. Makes me want a DSM (Dwindle)




Wish List:

MJ Chocolate Beavis & Butthead Deck
Enjoi Bunny
Enjoi Camel Triangle (Cool Fact behind that)


Business & Co. Bugs Bunny

[Benicio El Toro]

[Taffy Lee Fubbins]

I think we've entered into murky waters somewhere between paying homage to a fallen soldier, and using that soldier to move product. Issuing a statement or a post praising Marc and his career is a class act. Pasting his face on the banner of your storefront feels (to put it lightly) a bit off. I don't think MJ would have liked this one bit.

I'm also reminded of Courtney Love in this moment, having a breakdown at a show and chastising fans for bringing posters of Kurt Cobain's face to her concerts. What feels like a loving sentiment quickly turns to a nightmarish cold reminder for the people who were close to that person. Zelda Williams (Robin Williams' daughter) was dealing with similar issues, constantly being reminded of the 'tortured genius' of her father online in daily tribute posts years after his death.

Even when it's well-intentioned, doesn't mean that it always hits the mark. Maybe I'm off base here, but this feels in incredibly poor taste coming from Hours is Yours...I feel gross looking at it.

[dubee]

lol Cringe. WTF is up with that?

[skinnyankles]

Long Balls.

[UL8]

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I think we've entered into murky waters somewhere between paying homage to a fallen soldier, and using that soldier to move product. Issuing a statement or a post praising Marc and his career is a class act. Pasting his face on the banner of your storefront feels (to put it lightly) a bit off. I don't think MJ would have liked this one bit.

I'm also reminded of Courtney Love in this moment, having a breakdown at a show and chastising fans for bringing posters of Kurt Cobain's face to her concerts. What feels like a loving sentiment quickly turns to a nightmarish cold reminder for the people who were close to that person. Zelda Williams (Robin Williams' daughter) was dealing with similar issues, constantly being reminded of the 'tortured genius' of her father online in daily tribute posts years after his death.

Even when it's well-intentioned, doesn't mean that it always hits the mark. Maybe I'm off base here, but this feels in incredibly poor taste coming from Hours is Yours...I feel gross looking at it.

You’re spot on. This is in really poor taste. Hope it gets taken down asap.

RIP MJ ❤️

[Mongo Fly Out]

“My intention is to serve others,” he added. “My life can and will be an inspiration to other people who may come from hardship and abuse. I will inspire people to follow their dreams.”



I love this guy.

[Jort250]

The MJ Lakai Slips with the 3 lacelet were sick. They were the only decent slip cup/hybrid-sole available at the time. It’ll never happen but those could be a great tribute that simultaneously buries the hatchet

[Lou Strux]

The MJ Lakai Slips with the 3 lacelet were sick. They were the only decent slip cup/hybrid-sole available at the time. It’ll never happen but those could be a great tribute that simultaneously buries the hatchet

Wait… WHAT?!?
You tellin’ me Mark Roca Louis Mora & zombie Lakai have a hatchet to bury w/ deceased legend Marc Johnson?

[gnidraobetaks]

Not sure if this interview has been posted in here yet but was a really good listen.

[Owen]

Not sure if this interview has been posted in here yet but was a really good listen.

I started listening to this without much thought or commitment and ended up listening to the whole thing.

Marc gives an incredibly raw and (presumably) honest account of the difficulties of filming Fully Flared and being a pro-skater in general, getting burnt by those around him and the shortcomings of the skate industry in general.

I'd like to think that he got some re-assurances from people he respected that he was in fact perfectly adequate, if not brilliant.

[spooky electric]

this is so good!

[fur lined sea]

The way MJ spoke about skateboarding, the way he moved, his trick selection, his lines - It opened me to seeing skateboarding completely differently.

Probably like most of you, I consumed every video and magazine I could lay my hands on but any MJ part, interview, photo or trick in a montage were pure gold.

When he started Enjoi, it was the antidote for a sickness skateboarding was experiencing; a sickness where everyone was becoming a carbon copy of each other. Same style, same tricks, same clothes. Tilt Mode and Enjoi shook skating out of its disease and gave it new direction. At the time I was running a skate store and would flick through every new release of transworld to find that month's Enjoi ad for the hilarious satire of skating and the industry. MJ was not only an incredible skateboarder but was the industry's trickster that would make skateboarding take a good look at itself. He lead the way to better places. The tilt mode videos made skateboarding shake itself off and start being creative again.

Pretty Sweet - to me - is his best part. The power, speed and finesse with that unmistakable MJ silhouette, whilst showing he could do anything. (Just think of the fs 180, fakie 5.O to fakie tre line at mach ten!) MJ was not just one of the best skateboarders we have ever seen, he was not just a trickster and a leader of skateboarding as a creative act, he was an artist. No argument. No discussion. He made skateboarding an art form.

I don't know what was going on in his mind or his life but I can't shake this tragically sad feeling that MJ was an artist that gave all of himself to his craft, he embodied the spirit of skateboarding and the collective entity of skateboarding wasn't there to hold him when he needed it (I am not pointing fingers to any certain people or any company or even the industry)

MJ's death has broken my heart and the soul and spirit of skateboarding has gone with him. I have seen skateboarding change dramatically since I was a kid but with MJ gone, all that is left is a simulation that serves a mindless machine seeking profit from the next product.

I am not one for heroes of fanning out over famous people - quite the opposite - but I looked up to MJ, he inspired me. I never met him and my life feels more empty with him gone -  I am a grown ass man and I have cried everyday since Wednesday. Damn it, I didn't cry this much when my dad died! The deep intrinsic unfairness of life - that someone that shone so bright, suffered so much.

MJ's words, his thoughtful and sharp opinions, the way he approached skateboarding, his creativity and style - affected and inspired me much more deeply than just skateboarding, he changed the way I met my life, and showed me that anything I want to achieve is only limited by how long I'm willing to attempt it for.

Love how you’ve described this. Devastating, heartbreaking… and these are the reasons why.

I tried listing my 5 favourite MJ parts and I couldn’t. That would be an easy task for any other person. Hell, even top 3 for every other skateboarder would be no sweat. 

[fur lined sea]

I don’t often post anywhere but the all of the positive vibrations of this thread (excluding the negatives) inspired me to share. Marc is one of my all time favorites as well. The news of his passing broke me, similar to when I learned of Grosso’s passing.

I’m a middle school art teacher in MA and run a skateboard club. On Friday, I spent the first 20 mins talking to the kids about MJ, his contribution to skateboarding, his struggles with substance abuse and depression, and encouraging them to access their support structures if they start feeling ways that could bring them harm. The group of 4th through 8th graders were fully engaged, and respected the moments of silence we held for MJ. After watching his fully flared part, we went skating. Earlier in the day I made them stickers, later this summer I’ll screen some shirts. (See below for images. And this is not promotion - I make shirts and stickers and give them away to support what I believe in.)

MJ will be missed forever, and in some small way I’ll do what I can to ensure his legacy stays gold.

Love this, too.

[Shuh]

anyone catch that Dylan Jaeb homage?

[moonordie]

Yup but not sure if it was on purpose. (?)

[Allen.]

anyone catch that Dylan Jaeb homage?

I sure didn’t

[Atiba Applebum]

Yup but not sure if it was on purpose. (?)

If we’re talking the bald head, he had that doing last weekend

[moonordie]

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Yup but not sure if it was on purpose. (?)

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If we’re talking the bald head, he had that doing last weekend

It was more of the khaki pants + white t-shirt but I don’t think it was on purpose.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZBXy4vPSqk/

[TheDraught]

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Yup but not sure if it was on purpose. (?)

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If we’re talking the bald head, he had that doing last weekend

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It was more of the khaki pants + white t-shirt but I don’t think it was on purpose.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZBXy4vPSqk/

This was at the Lyon demo on May 23 so a couple of days before.

[Benicio El Toro]

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I think we've entered into murky waters somewhere between paying homage to a fallen soldier, and using that soldier to move product. Issuing a statement or a post praising Marc and his career is a class act. Pasting his face on the banner of your storefront feels (to put it lightly) a bit off. I don't think MJ would have liked this one bit.

I'm also reminded of Courtney Love in this moment, having a breakdown at a show and chastising fans for bringing posters of Kurt Cobain's face to her concerts. What feels like a loving sentiment quickly turns to a nightmarish cold reminder for the people who were close to that person. Zelda Williams (Robin Williams' daughter) was dealing with similar issues, constantly being reminded of the 'tortured genius' of her father online in daily tribute posts years after his death.

Even when it's well-intentioned, doesn't mean that it always hits the mark. Maybe I'm off base here, but this feels in incredibly poor taste coming from Hours is Yours...I feel gross looking at it.

As someone who routinely buys hours footwear, it definitely seems off. At first glance, you think the next slide will provide something more but it's just an add. Could have and should have been done better.

Should be noted, it's probably not a move to sell product as their site is pretty bare. 3 pages of hardly anything in stock.

Still tho

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Yup but not sure if it was on purpose. (?)

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If we’re talking the bald head, he had that doing last weekend

[close]

It was more of the khaki pants + white t-shirt but I don’t think it was on purpose.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZBXy4vPSqk/

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This was at the Lyon demo on May 23 so a couple of days before.

Just a natural occurence of his ongoing influence on skateboarding, that's pretty cool. The kickflip front blunt was particularly Marc-esque.

[Chalupa]

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The way MJ spoke about skateboarding, the way he moved, his trick selection, his lines - It opened me to seeing skateboarding completely differently.

Probably like most of you, I consumed every video and magazine I could lay my hands on but any MJ part, interview, photo or trick in a montage were pure gold.

When he started Enjoi, it was the antidote for a sickness skateboarding was experiencing; a sickness where everyone was becoming a carbon copy of each other. Same style, same tricks, same clothes. Tilt Mode and Enjoi shook skating out of its disease and gave it new direction. At the time I was running a skate store and would flick through every new release of transworld to find that month's Enjoi ad for the hilarious satire of skating and the industry. MJ was not only an incredible skateboarder but was the industry's trickster that would make skateboarding take a good look at itself. He lead the way to better places. The tilt mode videos made skateboarding shake itself off and start being creative again.

Pretty Sweet - to me - is his best part. The power, speed and finesse with that unmistakable MJ silhouette, whilst showing he could do anything. (Just think of the fs 180, fakie 5.O to fakie tre line at mach ten!) MJ was not just one of the best skateboarders we have ever seen, he was not just a trickster and a leader of skateboarding as a creative act, he was an artist. No argument. No discussion. He made skateboarding an art form.

I don't know what was going on in his mind or his life but I can't shake this tragically sad feeling that MJ was an artist that gave all of himself to his craft, he embodied the spirit of skateboarding and the collective entity of skateboarding wasn't there to hold him when he needed it (I am not pointing fingers to any certain people or any company or even the industry)

MJ's death has broken my heart and the soul and spirit of skateboarding has gone with him. I have seen skateboarding change dramatically since I was a kid but with MJ gone, all that is left is a simulation that serves a mindless machine seeking profit from the next product.

I am not one for heroes of fanning out over famous people - quite the opposite - but I looked up to MJ, he inspired me. I never met him and my life feels more empty with him gone -  I am a grown ass man and I have cried everyday since Wednesday. Damn it, I didn't cry this much when my dad died! The deep intrinsic unfairness of life - that someone that shone so bright, suffered so much.

MJ's words, his thoughtful and sharp opinions, the way he approached skateboarding, his creativity and style - affected and inspired me much more deeply than just skateboarding, he changed the way I met my life, and showed me that anything I want to achieve is only limited by how long I'm willing to attempt it for.

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Love how you’ve described this. Devastating, heartbreaking… and these are the reasons why.

I tried listing my 5 favourite MJ parts and I couldn’t. That would be an easy task for any other person. Hell, even top 3 for every other skateboarder would be no sweat.

Every single part was impressive and he never had a bad part. He made it look so easy while also appearing to put in as much effort as possible.

[Idk]

I kiss you, you’re beautiful, I want you to walk.

[Canuck]

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anyone catch that Dylan Jaeb homage?

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I sure didn’t

Ditto. Would love to see what it was.

[rawbertson.]

It was not actually, if you read through you can see he actually did the trick about a week ago now. It is just Marc's influence on skating period is what had Dylan tweaking like that. The outfit and shaved head just happened to look like Marc too. We are only noticing it now.

[BallDontLie]

I kiss you, you’re beautiful, I want you to walk.

:')

Such a perfect combo... couldn't have picked a better song.

[what is wrong with you]

in his thrasher interview jaeb said marc is his all time favorite skater

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

bump

I'm not ready for this to leave the front page...