Jeff Grosso
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Hometown
Arcadia, California
Currently Resides
Costa Mesa, California
Sponsors
Van Doren Rubber Company, Anti-Hero skateboards, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels
JEFF GROSSO BIO...
Coming soon.
JEFF GROSSO INTERVIEW...
What shoe do you skate?
The original mid tops. I don't know the proper name. I call them EMBs.
What’s your set up?
I ride some fat old guy relic. I ride a skateboard. I ride a pony. I'll ride you, if the price is right!
You went on a three week Indy tour not long ago. What’s your best memory?
Duh! It was SIX weeks. What goes on tour, stays on tour. Sammy Baca!
What’s the best trip you’ve ever been on and why?
An acid trip back in ‘86. I thought I'd figured something out, but then, no, it was gone...
What is the best story you’ve ever heard or been told?
You are a smart, attractive, young man. You can do anything you set your mind to.
Favorite Vans rider?
Who's on the team? I'll go with Alex Olson for $100. I am his Life Coach after all.
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
I wish I could trick myself into believing that anyone cares what I think. Turn off your computer and go, man. Go.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
Taxes, responsibility, age? I don't know, good question.
Worst trend in skateboarding right now?
How would I know? I'm just some old guy clinging to a dying dream.
What are some interests/hobbies outside of skating?
I enjoy smoking, the poetry of my dog, Gus, pontificating on life, love. Recently I put paint to canvas for the first time. Visceral! I'm writing a memoir with a ghost writer; it's a cautionary tale. I shoot photos, blog, pilates, yoga, run ten miles a day. I'm currently renovating a ‘64 Chevelle. My ‘49 Panhead FL is cherry. I ride on weekends (weather permitting). I work with a local youth outreach program--gotta keep those young minds fertile. My band is working on some "new" material that I think our fans will find off the chain. What else? I'm toying with the idea of starting a new vintage headware company. I don't know, just something different.
Last good book you read?
Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible.
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape?
Back With a Bang/Skrewdriver
If You Want Me To Stay/Sly & The Family Stone
Oh! Sweet Nothin'/The Velvet Underground
Anything Could Happen/Clean
The Money Will Roll Right In/Fang
...is that five?
Did you ever, you know, gay off with the Bones Brigade?
Funny you should ask...the outtakes for Future Primitive were--how shall I describe them?--youthful male desire gone wild. Peralta is sitting on a gold mine in child pornography. That Birdman's one enthusiastic pupil.
What do you think of dudes with ponytails?
Their fierce sexuality sends quivers to my most intimate of areas. Carnal.
Did you know Jim Thiebaud when he had that elegant ponytail? Any good stories about the ponytail?
Yes and No. Real men don’t kiss and tell.
I know you’re a big Bukowski fan. What’s your favorite Buk book? What do you enjoy about him so much?
That one where he wrote about drinking and screwing chicks. That one's cool. I like horsies too.
Did you know Dustin Dollin is a big Buk fan too?
No, I did not. That should take him far.
Well, he's never actually read anything that Bukowski wrote. Still, he's a big fan nonetheless. Do you believe the following statement, "If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose"?
Clap your hands!
What’s your favorite Buk quote?
“Any time you pay somebody to tell you what to do you are going to be a loser. And this includes your psychiatrist, your psychologist, your broker, your workshop teacher and your etc.” Or...“There is nothing that teaches you more than regrouping after failure and moving on. Yet most people are stricken with fear. They fear failure so much that they fail. They are too conditioned, too used to being told what to do. It begins with the family, runs through school and goes into the business world.”
Any plans for a baby Grosso?
Seven times a day.
How long have you been singing?
When I was a wee boy of 2 or 3 my grandmother introduced me to the church choir and my love for sweet song has bloomed ever since.
What are your favorite songs to sing?
Recently, I’ve been revisiting my roots and delving into the songs of the South, songs of my youth, bluegrass.
When can we expect to find some amazing cover songs from you on iTunes?
As I referenced earlier, I’m currently writing “new” material with my band and as soon as that project wraps and we get in the can, I’ll begin the transition to solo artist. It should be amazing.
What’s the secret to life, Jeff?
Wherever you are, there you go.
Hometown
Arcadia, California
Currently Resides
Costa Mesa, California
Sponsors
Van Doren Rubber Company, Anti-Hero skateboards, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels
JEFF GROSSO BIO...
Coming soon.
JEFF GROSSO INTERVIEW...
What shoe do you skate?
The original mid tops. I don't know the proper name. I call them EMBs.
What’s your set up?
I ride some fat old guy relic. I ride a skateboard. I ride a pony. I'll ride you, if the price is right!
You went on a three week Indy tour not long ago. What’s your best memory?
Duh! It was SIX weeks. What goes on tour, stays on tour. Sammy Baca!
What’s the best trip you’ve ever been on and why?
An acid trip back in ‘86. I thought I'd figured something out, but then, no, it was gone...
What is the best story you’ve ever heard or been told?
You are a smart, attractive, young man. You can do anything you set your mind to.
Favorite Vans rider?
Who's on the team? I'll go with Alex Olson for $100. I am his Life Coach after all.
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
I wish I could trick myself into believing that anyone cares what I think. Turn off your computer and go, man. Go.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
Taxes, responsibility, age? I don't know, good question.
Worst trend in skateboarding right now?
How would I know? I'm just some old guy clinging to a dying dream.
What are some interests/hobbies outside of skating?
I enjoy smoking, the poetry of my dog, Gus, pontificating on life, love. Recently I put paint to canvas for the first time. Visceral! I'm writing a memoir with a ghost writer; it's a cautionary tale. I shoot photos, blog, pilates, yoga, run ten miles a day. I'm currently renovating a ‘64 Chevelle. My ‘49 Panhead FL is cherry. I ride on weekends (weather permitting). I work with a local youth outreach program--gotta keep those young minds fertile. My band is working on some "new" material that I think our fans will find off the chain. What else? I'm toying with the idea of starting a new vintage headware company. I don't know, just something different.
Last good book you read?
Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible.
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape?
Back With a Bang/Skrewdriver
If You Want Me To Stay/Sly & The Family Stone
Oh! Sweet Nothin'/The Velvet Underground
Anything Could Happen/Clean
The Money Will Roll Right In/Fang
...is that five?
Did you ever, you know, gay off with the Bones Brigade?
Funny you should ask...the outtakes for Future Primitive were--how shall I describe them?--youthful male desire gone wild. Peralta is sitting on a gold mine in child pornography. That Birdman's one enthusiastic pupil.
What do you think of dudes with ponytails?
Their fierce sexuality sends quivers to my most intimate of areas. Carnal.
Did you know Jim Thiebaud when he had that elegant ponytail? Any good stories about the ponytail?
Yes and No. Real men don’t kiss and tell.
I know you’re a big Bukowski fan. What’s your favorite Buk book? What do you enjoy about him so much?
That one where he wrote about drinking and screwing chicks. That one's cool. I like horsies too.
Did you know Dustin Dollin is a big Buk fan too?
No, I did not. That should take him far.
Well, he's never actually read anything that Bukowski wrote. Still, he's a big fan nonetheless. Do you believe the following statement, "If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose"?
Clap your hands!
What’s your favorite Buk quote?
“Any time you pay somebody to tell you what to do you are going to be a loser. And this includes your psychiatrist, your psychologist, your broker, your workshop teacher and your etc.” Or...“There is nothing that teaches you more than regrouping after failure and moving on. Yet most people are stricken with fear. They fear failure so much that they fail. They are too conditioned, too used to being told what to do. It begins with the family, runs through school and goes into the business world.”
Any plans for a baby Grosso?
Seven times a day.
How long have you been singing?
When I was a wee boy of 2 or 3 my grandmother introduced me to the church choir and my love for sweet song has bloomed ever since.
What are your favorite songs to sing?
Recently, I’ve been revisiting my roots and delving into the songs of the South, songs of my youth, bluegrass.
When can we expect to find some amazing cover songs from you on iTunes?
As I referenced earlier, I’m currently writing “new” material with my band and as soon as that project wraps and we get in the can, I’ll begin the transition to solo artist. It should be amazing.
What’s the secret to life, Jeff?
Wherever you are, there you go.
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To help usher in the fourth season premiere of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters To Skateboarding Chris Nieratko interviewed Jeff for Vice about how he quit Santa Cruz back in 1988:
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All hail the triumphant return of the fourth season of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters To Skateboarding to Off The Wall.tv. For every Love Letter Jeff, Buddy & Rick put together they come across so many cool photos and video clips they don't know what to do with--- Here’s a bunch of their favorites that they may have shown you before… and some they haven’t.
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The newest season of Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to skateboarding begins Friday May 24th. In the meantime enjoy this trailer and Love Letters seasons one, two and three on Off The Wall. TV.
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This year marks Black Label Skateboards 25th year! To celebrate they will be re-releasing some of their favorite parts from past videos. This week it's Jeff Grosso's part from their first full length video "Label Kills" released in 2001.
Don't forget the new season of Jeff's Love Letters to Skateboarding begins this Friday, May 24th.
Black Label 25 Years | Jeff Grosso | Label Kills from Black Label Skateboards on Vimeo.
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Last weekend Vans held its 9th Annual Pool Party in Orange, CA at the Vans Skatepark and the entire building was a rockin'! You've seen all the edits from the good folks at all the skate mags that came out and supported our event and we thank them all, now check out our very own recaps featuring Pedro Barros, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso, Omar Hassan, Steve Caballero as well as Pro winner Bucky Lasek and Masters champ, Chris Miller:
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We might be a day late and a dollar short with posting this video of Jeff Grosso's Pool Party predictions on ESPN but does it really matter? We can watch Grosso talk about anything and still be stoked.
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Vans Skatepark, Orange, CA (May 11, 2013) – Bucky Lasek makes a defiant comeback as the winner of the 2013 Vans Pool Party unseating defending champion Pedro Barros for his third Pro title since 2010. Bucky claimed $28,000 with former winners Pedro Barros and Rune Glifberg placing second and third after a heated Pro final featuring impressive runs by young guns Cory Juneau, Tom Scharr and Austin Poynter.
The Masters final had its own exciting head to head battle as ...
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The internet never forgets! Check out this Independent clip of Jeff Grosso from 2003 that Skate Daily's Bryce Kanights just dug up and posted:
Jeff Grosso Talks Indy from Bryce Kanights on Vimeo.
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Skateboarder Magazine just posted these 25 questions with Jeff Grosso. Be sure to check out their latest issue, their first digital offering online now.
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The Skateboard Mag's Year's Best year-in-review issue is out and our own Pedro Barros, Jeff Grosso, Jason Dill and Anthony Acosta are all in the mix as the best in their class.
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This weekend was the 20th Anniversary of The Skatepark of Tampa as well as the annual Tampa Pro. Friday they attempted a legendary very contest but Mother Nature would not allow more than a practice session to take place. Here's the footage with Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso and Max Schaaf.
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Last week at Vans Wellington BOWL-A-RAMA™ it was Steve Caballero who took first in the Masters and Pedro Barros who took second in the Pro. Saturday at Vans Bondi http://www.bowlarama.com.au/ the results were flip flopped with Pedro taking first in Pro and Cab taking second in Masters.
As the wild cheers settle, celebrations mark a day of amazing bowl shredding at the ninth annual Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi 2013. Crowds of thousands gathered in the sun to ...
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Skateboard fans witness the Vans Bondi BOWL-A-RAMA™ 2013 return February 24th (2/23 in The United States), the world’s best skateboarders will be coming together to battle it out for both titles. (Contest was pushed back a day from the original 2/22 date due to bad weather.)
Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi hits the shores of Bondi Beach from February 19 – 24, 2013; with Sydney the second stop of the 2013 circuit. In its ninth year, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi boasts ...
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The newest installment of Vice's Epicly Later'd focuses on legend and child prodigy, Eric Dressen. Who better to set the mood and weigh in than our own resident legends, Geoff Rowley, Jason Dill, Jeff Grosso, and Christian Hosoi:
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PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
Photo by Arto Saari
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Arto Saari is a natural at everything he does, from skating to parenting to building pools and most recently shooting photographs. We've heard tale of Arto having more photo equipment than most pro photographers we know. He is unbelievably dedicated to the art form and it really shows in Arto's new photo website. Head over there and check out his work. Here's just a few of the Vans team rider's he's shot and a video ...
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Huntington Beach, CA (December 13, 2012) – Vans and Jack’s Surfboards today began construction of a 30,000 square foot Off the Wall Skatepark and Garage Skate Shop with a “ground breaking” ceremony in Huntington Beach. The park complex, expected to open in early spring, will be free to the public and features two lighted skate areas catering to both bowl and street skating, the Garage Skate Shop combined with a skate park pro shop and snack bar, landscaped seating ...
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If you missed the last issue of Skateboarder Magazine with Leo on the cover you blew it, dude! There was ton of good stuff in there! Luckily for you we know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who commandeered some scans of all the Vans bros that were in that issue for your viewing pleasure. So if you missed Jeff Grosso, Gilbert Crockett, Chima Ferguson, Ray Barbee and flow bros Kyle Walker and John Fitzgerald, fear ...
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The latest episode of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding on Off The Wall.tv is dedicated to Sadlands; an obscure and hard to ride old skate spot that looks like a moonscape. Grosso visits the location and peels back another layer of skate history.
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The latest episode of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding on Off The Wall.tv is dedicated to girl skateboarders. You can count the number of girls who started skating in the 70’s and still rip on 1 finger… yep Carabeth Burnside is a rare breed. Sit back and enjoy Cara and Duane talking about the good ole days.
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Anti Hero pro, Jeff Grosso, Is one of the most entertaining guys in the history of skateboarding, on and off the board. Recently Jeff became a dad for the first time and so we caught up with him to see how it's going and to get some comedic parenting advice:
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The latest episode of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding on Off The Wall.tv is dedicated to Do It Yourself Skateparks. From Burnside to your local Jersey Barrier skaters have been throwing down concrete to make skate spots for years… Grosso sits down with the guys from the DIY Channel Street park in San Pedro, Ca to say thanks to everyone who gets dirty making new places to ride.
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Gavin Mcinnes, host of the Off The Wall Comedy Show, recently sat down with Jeff Grosso to discuss his Crass tattoo:
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The First Annual Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ is set to kick off at 9am EST today. To get you psyched here's a bunch of photos from yesterday's practice.
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2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the Vans Half Cab, the world's longest running, continuously produced signature skate shoe. To commemorate this milestone, professional skateboarder Steve Caballero hand-selected over 20 of his favorite artists to "customize" one pair each of natural canvas Half Cab 20th Anniversary edition shoes. The final painted works were on display at the House of Vans in Brooklyn, New York last night, October 4, 2012, along with Lance Dawes' curated photography exhibit, TWENTY, spanning twenty ...
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The latest episode of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding on Off The Wall.tv is dedicated to fakie:
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Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding just keep getting better and better. This week's episode is dedicated to all the skaters we've lost over the years:
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The latest episode of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding on Off The Wall.tv is dedicated to style:
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Every single word that comes out of Jeff Grosso's mouth is pure gold and this 2-minute clip of of Jeff flipping through an old Skateboarder Magazine to celebrate the Vans x Skateboarder collaboration is Fort Knox! "He definitely made it!"
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If you're on the east coast starting tomorrow or heading that way, be sure to pop by Ocean City, Maryland and check out the Dew Tour. A bunch of our guys will be competing. Alex Perelson and Pedro Barros will both be in the vert and bowl contest and Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi and Jeff Grosso will be in the legends bowl contest. Click here for full schedule.
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Jeff Grosso's Newest Love Letter to Skateboarding is dedicated to slams. Arto Saari puts it best when he said, "They call us professional skateboarders but we spend half our time on the ground trying to get up." Slams are a big part of skating; if you don't slam you aren't trying hard enough. This episode has our friends John Cardiel, Jerry Hsu, Greg Hunt, and more!
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Espn has a video interview with Arto Saari about his backyard pool and the photos he's taken there included are shots of our own Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso and Curren Caples.
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Season Three of Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding has begun and Rick & Buddy at Six Stair sat him for an ESPN interview down to discuss being pro in 1986 and fatherhood.
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The smash hit Offthewall.tv show, Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding, is back with the first episode of it's 3rd season dedicated completely to Gimmicks:
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The Vans x Skateboarder Magazine has hit stores and to celebrate the collaboration with the legendary magazine we created a microsite dedicated to the collection. Here are two video from the microsite of Jeff Grosso and friends discussing the importance of Skateboarder and then Tony Alva and Christian Hosoi talking about their favorite issues:
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Offthewall.tvteams up with Jeff Grosso yet again for another season of beloved skateboarding show, Loveletters. Episode one will feature a love letter to the best Skate Gimmicks in history from lappers and rails to multi-colored riot gloves! Season 3 hits the Internet everywhere on July 25th - don't miss out!
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The final Pro and Masters qualifiers for the 8th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party hydrated by vitaminwater went down last night at the Vans Skatepark in Orange with final competitors determined to join the pre-seeded skaters in the main event airing live tomorrow, May 12, at 3PM in HD via vans.com/poolparty.
In the Masters, original Bones Brigade member and inventor of the 540 McTwist, Mike McGill qualified in first with expert lines and control. He is joined by Australian ...
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The newest issue of The Skateboard Mag has an amazing U.S. road trip story with Alex Perelson, Jeff Grosso, Omar Hassan and a slew of heavy hitters in search of backyard vert ramps. Here's the three parts of the video companion to the article:
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Independent Trucks uses some of Jeff Grosso's outtakes from their Vert Search for The Skateboard Mag to make this Vert Schmert clip:
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Jeff Grosso is one of those fellows that could probably keep us giggling through a eulogy or anything else he chose to talk about.
Here's Jeff explaining his set up to Allis Sports in the only way one could make a set up breakdown video entertaining:
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Red Bull recently hosted a bowl contest called Skate Generation at Pedro Barros' house in Brazil and the Vans guys cleaned up.
Pedro naturally took 1st in pro
Hosoi got 1st in Legends.
Grosso got 2nd in Legends
and Omar Hassan got 4th in Pro.
The footage tells the tale. Looks like tons of fun.
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There's nothing more fun, casual and convenient then walking out your front door and skating a curb. That's why Jeff Grosso chose to end Season 2 of Love Letters to Skateboarding with an ode to curb skating, that from which all street skating was born.
"It's a right angle quarterpipe." Barker Barrett.
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The 8th Annual Bondi Bowl-A-Rama was a huge success once again with Pedro Barros and Steve Caballero taking top honors.
Transworld's Staff Photographer, Mike O'Meally, was on hand and shot a bunch of Bondi photos for TWS' website.
Over the course of the the days leading up to the contest Vans produced these five segments for you to enjoy. Here they are all in one place:
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Today is actually tomorrow in Australia and that means we have less than 12 hours until the webcast kicks off.
Here's some footage from Day 3s lead up to get you in the mood:
Join Vans on Saturday, February 25 to witness the biggest names in skateboarding vie for their share of $80,000 AUD (more than $85,000 USD) as iconic Bondi Beach is taken over for the 8th year running by Vans Bowl-A-Rama.
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Jeff Grosso holds our hand and walks us through the first day of activities at the Bondi Bowl-A-Rama while Steve Caballero shreds it up:
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The second installment of Jeff Grosso's ode to The Jersey Devil, Tom Groholski
is live. This episode they discuss inventing Hurricane Grinds, East Coast Winters
and the vagabond skate lifestyle that we all know and love:
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The newest episode of Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to Skateboarding focus in
on one of the the best to come out of the East Coast in the 80s: Tom Groholski:
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Rick & Buddy over at Six Stair Productions just leaked this unused Super 8
footage with an all-star cast including Grosso & Salba:
Six Stair Super 8 Scraps from Six Stair on Vimeo.
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This is the episode we've all been waiting for!
For a month now we've been seeing the trailer for the new season of
Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to Skateboardingand wondering,
'What the F is the deal with that dude that looks like The Ultimate Warrior???'
And now we know. It's Jeff Tatum, inventor of the backside air aka JT Air.
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In this week’s Loveletters to Skateboarding, Grosso catches up with Allen Losi,
the man who came up with the traveling Smith Grind, the Lein to Tail, the Ollie to Fakie
and the No Handed Footplant. Losi ripped through three generations,
one of the few guys to make the Layback Air look good.
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As we bring 2011 to a close we're seeing a plethora of BEST OF 2011
wrap up videos but we'd be hard pressed to think of a better one
than this slide show of Rhino's photos shot this year.
It's a who's who of some of the greatest riders on Earth. Very sick.
Makes us look forward to what 2012 will bring.
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Adventures with Chris returns with it's 2nd First Annual Christmas Special.
This year the absurdity gets turned up a notch as Santa Nieratko goes to see a psychiatrist
about his limp lighting issues. Expect 47% more holiday cheer then before with cameos from
the Vans Team's own Geoff Rowley, Anthony Van Engelen, Tony Trujillo, Daniel Lutheran, Tony Alva,
Johnny Layton, Donovon Piscopo, Gilbert Crockett, Jason Dill, Chima Ferguson and East Coast Flow Trash Kids.
It's all sealed ...
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Jeff Grosso plays footsie with skateboarding in his latest
Love Letter To Skateboarding dedicated to foot plants:
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On the latest episode of Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to Skateboaring
Grosso professes his love for the inventor of the Phillips 66 and
one of Texas' greatest gifts to skating, Jeff Phillips:
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Check out Jeff Grosso's behind the scenes of Love Letters Interview on Espn.
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Jeff Grosso makes his triumphant return to the small, pixelated screen
with the second season of Grosso's Love Letters to Skateboarding.
The first episode is an ode to skateboard photography:
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Season 2 of Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to Skateboarding
is about to begin. Here's a quick teaser to get you in the mood:
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Everyone's favorite heartthrob, Jeff Grosso, opens up
in this tell all interview on Off The Wall's Adventures with Chris:
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On the latest installment of Off The Wall's Adventures with Chris
we get the nickel tour of Anti Hero pro, Jeff Grosso's house:
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Issue #91 of The Skateboard Mag has some rad shots of Johnny Layton & Omar Hassan,an OCD piece on Jeff Grosso as well as Elijah Berle's New Jack already posted HERE.
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Check out Sidewalk's highlights from this past weekend'sVans Downtown Showdown in London:More Skateboarding Videos
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JEFF GROSSO ends the season strong with a Love Letter to Kelly Bellmar's pool:
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The newest episode of Love Letters is dedicated tothe most O.G. skater ever, Stevie Caballero:
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Jeff Grosso sends out another love letter.In episode 5 Grosso goes to skate Bucky Lasek's "monolith" of a bowl and then gets him to send out a Love Letter of his own. It's a two for one special! Enjoy.
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The newest episode of Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to sSkateboarding is up.This week Jeff learns us about the handplant:
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Grosso's Love letter to the MOnty Grind continues!This week Alex Olson plays the role of Ed Mcmahon to Grosso's JOhnny Carson:
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In episode 2 of Grosso's Love Letters to SKateboardingwe learn who invented the "back smith".
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Just in time for Jeff Grosso's new ANti Hero deck and Vans Legend Pack release in February,comes the first stellar installment of Love Letters To Skateboarding.In this episode, an ode to Steve Olson.
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It's a busy week for Jeff Grosso!This week is the debut of his new show on Off The Wall.tv, Love Letters to Skateboarding.This trailer should tell you just how awesome it's going to be:His board is shipping from Anti Hero. Check it out HERE.Strange Notes has photos of his deck release weekend HERE.Part 2 of his Frankly Speaking is live:Frankly Speaking with Jeff Grosso Part 2 from dlxsf on Vimeo.
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Not sure if a better duo than Grosso & Gerwer has ever been assembled:Frankly Speaking with Jeff Grosso from dlxsf on Vimeo.
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