Geoff Rowley
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Hometown
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Currently Resides
Long Beach, California
Sponsors
Vans shoes, Flip skateboards, Volcom clothing, Independent trucks, Ricta wheels, Mob grip
First board: Banana board.
On Vans since: Since 1998, first shoe 1999.
Stance: Regular
Shoe size: 9
BIO...
Vans since 1999, this Liverpool-born legend has cemented his place as one of the most influential street skaters of all time. Beyond the accolades such as being named Thrasher Magazine's Skate of the Year (2000), Geoff's video parts in each of the Flip Skateboards films demonstrate amazing technical skills and a freakish desire to attempt and land the biggest handrails, stairs and gaps he can find. Geoff's attacking style is often imitated but won't be duplicated in the annals of skateboarding history.
GEOFF ROWLEY INTERVIEW...
What shoes do you skate?
On the board, Rowley Classics and Rowley. Off the board, mostly Era Pro.
What’s your set up?
8-inch Flip deck, 139 Indys, 52MM Ricta naturals, Flip HKD bearings and bolts, Mob grip.
What’s been the best trip you’ve ever been on?
Flip Miami trip 2001 was rad with Arto, Appleyard, Skin and Fred Mortagne. We filmed so much of the Sorry video that week, it was nuts! It was one of those trips where the skating took over the reigns! The latest Flip Feast Tour was also killer; probably the funnest trip to date, fingerboards, good spots, rad people. Truckstop coffee. Desert air.
What is the best story you’ve ever heard?
My friend caught a huge 180 pound cougar in these rimrocks in Colorado and was edging too close for comfort trying to get a photograph, right at that second the cat charged him and bit his camera lens, mouth agape whilst it pressed up against his face, then bounded off down the canyon leaving my friend with his mouth wide open thanking his lucky stars and with a bruised eye socket. A simply astonishing stroke of good luck.
Favorite Vans rider?
Tony Alva, the original bad ass!
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
Eggplant. Hands down.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
Too many to focus on one. Losing close friends and family is earth shattering. Cancer is also tough. As is depression. Alcoholism and drug abuse.
Worst trend in skateboarding right now?
Righteousness and industry burnouts. Love it...or please f@%king leave it.
What are some interests outside of skating?
Predator calling, hunting dogs [a type of dogs, not the activity - ed.] and camping.
Last good book you read?
Slash Ranch Hounds by Dub Evans. Some serious insight into dog/human relations. All first hand knowledge. The other few books I have read after this are also worth a mention. Cougar Killer by Jay Bruce, Mogollon Mountain Man by Nat Straw. The Grizzly by Enos Mills. Meet Mr. Grizzly by Montague Stevens. Lion Tales by Jonathan Kibler. The best book I have ever read is Life of the greatest guide: Hound stories and others of Dale Lee written by Robert McCurdy. Until the day I die, this will hold true.
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape:
Lungfish, Lungfish, Lungfish, Lungfish, and something from Lungfish.
You celebrated 10 years of Signature shoe styles with Vans. What has been the highlight?
Notable names along the way are Dan Sturt and Steve Van Doren, without whom things would have not been worthwhile. I am honored to be involved and have a history with both. Daniel Harold Sturt should be bowed down to by every living skateboard photographer alive today. The fact that I grew up in awe of the pictures and people he shot and then to have him document my skateboarding is simply radical. I was born to ride Vans!
Your shoe designs have really inspired a shift in the rest of skateboarding shoe designs. What’s your take on that?
All other footwear brands sucked. It was that simple. My inspiration for the designs has always come from within Vans. No other brand has such a deep rooted history in skateboarding to work with. None. I delved into this in the beginning and believed in it at a time when Vans needed that. I am very proud of that fact. It took balls. The rest is history.
You’re from Liverpool. Is it required to be a Beatles fan?
Mandatory. They are still the best. The Stones have got nothing on 'em. They did it all.
What’s your favorite Beatles song?
I Am the Walrus. Let's see a modern band pull that kind of song off! Twisted dementia.
Over the past few years you’ve become a woodsman. What inspired that? What do you enjoy about the outdoors?
I sat outside a fox den when I was sixteen. Once they emerged, I was hooked! Badger came next and as I read more books and moved to the USA I became predator addicted; wanting to experience the reality of tooth and fang first hand! The outdoors are the truth and the way; nothing sugar coated. We humans simply do not have it right. We are at the end of a mass die off of life and humans shall be the last to see and do anything about it. We are sick beasts.
Do you hunt? If so, gun or bow and what do you hunt for?
Knives. Humans.
What’s your best fight story?
So Ed Templeton say's to Arto nonchalantly: "Let me get this right. If I put my finger in your water you are going to punch me in the face?" Arto replied, "Yes!" I sat at the table and casually put my finger in Arto's water thinking it would be funny if he actually did punch me. He did! And my assumption was right...it was indeed very funny. It was the first time he had ever hit anybody in the face and I'm proud it was me.
What do you think about snowboard companies involved in skateboarding?
Eat, sleep, dream, suffer and love skateboarding. Or get the f@%ck out. No exceptions.
Hometown
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Currently Resides
Long Beach, California
Sponsors
Vans shoes, Flip skateboards, Volcom clothing, Independent trucks, Ricta wheels, Mob grip
First board: Banana board.
On Vans since: Since 1998, first shoe 1999.
Stance: Regular
Shoe size: 9
BIO...
Vans since 1999, this Liverpool-born legend has cemented his place as one of the most influential street skaters of all time. Beyond the accolades such as being named Thrasher Magazine's Skate of the Year (2000), Geoff's video parts in each of the Flip Skateboards films demonstrate amazing technical skills and a freakish desire to attempt and land the biggest handrails, stairs and gaps he can find. Geoff's attacking style is often imitated but won't be duplicated in the annals of skateboarding history.
GEOFF ROWLEY INTERVIEW...
What shoes do you skate?
On the board, Rowley Classics and Rowley. Off the board, mostly Era Pro.
What’s your set up?
8-inch Flip deck, 139 Indys, 52MM Ricta naturals, Flip HKD bearings and bolts, Mob grip.
What’s been the best trip you’ve ever been on?
Flip Miami trip 2001 was rad with Arto, Appleyard, Skin and Fred Mortagne. We filmed so much of the Sorry video that week, it was nuts! It was one of those trips where the skating took over the reigns! The latest Flip Feast Tour was also killer; probably the funnest trip to date, fingerboards, good spots, rad people. Truckstop coffee. Desert air.
What is the best story you’ve ever heard?
My friend caught a huge 180 pound cougar in these rimrocks in Colorado and was edging too close for comfort trying to get a photograph, right at that second the cat charged him and bit his camera lens, mouth agape whilst it pressed up against his face, then bounded off down the canyon leaving my friend with his mouth wide open thanking his lucky stars and with a bruised eye socket. A simply astonishing stroke of good luck.
Favorite Vans rider?
Tony Alva, the original bad ass!
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
Eggplant. Hands down.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
Too many to focus on one. Losing close friends and family is earth shattering. Cancer is also tough. As is depression. Alcoholism and drug abuse.
Worst trend in skateboarding right now?
Righteousness and industry burnouts. Love it...or please f@%king leave it.
What are some interests outside of skating?
Predator calling, hunting dogs [a type of dogs, not the activity - ed.] and camping.
Last good book you read?
Slash Ranch Hounds by Dub Evans. Some serious insight into dog/human relations. All first hand knowledge. The other few books I have read after this are also worth a mention. Cougar Killer by Jay Bruce, Mogollon Mountain Man by Nat Straw. The Grizzly by Enos Mills. Meet Mr. Grizzly by Montague Stevens. Lion Tales by Jonathan Kibler. The best book I have ever read is Life of the greatest guide: Hound stories and others of Dale Lee written by Robert McCurdy. Until the day I die, this will hold true.
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape:
Lungfish, Lungfish, Lungfish, Lungfish, and something from Lungfish.
You celebrated 10 years of Signature shoe styles with Vans. What has been the highlight?
Notable names along the way are Dan Sturt and Steve Van Doren, without whom things would have not been worthwhile. I am honored to be involved and have a history with both. Daniel Harold Sturt should be bowed down to by every living skateboard photographer alive today. The fact that I grew up in awe of the pictures and people he shot and then to have him document my skateboarding is simply radical. I was born to ride Vans!
Your shoe designs have really inspired a shift in the rest of skateboarding shoe designs. What’s your take on that?
All other footwear brands sucked. It was that simple. My inspiration for the designs has always come from within Vans. No other brand has such a deep rooted history in skateboarding to work with. None. I delved into this in the beginning and believed in it at a time when Vans needed that. I am very proud of that fact. It took balls. The rest is history.
You’re from Liverpool. Is it required to be a Beatles fan?
Mandatory. They are still the best. The Stones have got nothing on 'em. They did it all.
What’s your favorite Beatles song?
I Am the Walrus. Let's see a modern band pull that kind of song off! Twisted dementia.
Over the past few years you’ve become a woodsman. What inspired that? What do you enjoy about the outdoors?
I sat outside a fox den when I was sixteen. Once they emerged, I was hooked! Badger came next and as I read more books and moved to the USA I became predator addicted; wanting to experience the reality of tooth and fang first hand! The outdoors are the truth and the way; nothing sugar coated. We humans simply do not have it right. We are at the end of a mass die off of life and humans shall be the last to see and do anything about it. We are sick beasts.
Do you hunt? If so, gun or bow and what do you hunt for?
Knives. Humans.
What’s your best fight story?
So Ed Templeton say's to Arto nonchalantly: "Let me get this right. If I put my finger in your water you are going to punch me in the face?" Arto replied, "Yes!" I sat at the table and casually put my finger in Arto's water thinking it would be funny if he actually did punch me. He did! And my assumption was right...it was indeed very funny. It was the first time he had ever hit anybody in the face and I'm proud it was me.
What do you think about snowboard companies involved in skateboarding?
Eat, sleep, dream, suffer and love skateboarding. Or get the f@%ck out. No exceptions.
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- Behind The Scenes of Rowley's SPV
- New Team Commercial
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McBride Skatepark opened this past weekend in Long Beach. A slew of heavy hitters were in attendance including Tony Hawk, Danny Montoya, Daewon Song and our very own Geoff Rowley. Ace Photographer, Anthony Acosta, was on hand to capture the grand opening for The Skateboard Mag.
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We're sure you saw the Sidewalk article with Anthony Van Engelen and Geoff Rowley already.
If not, check it out. If you're fiending for more Sidewalk has posted some extra photos on their site this week.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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Sidewalk Magazine's Editor Ben Powell and Horse went on this week long filming mission
with Greg Hunt, AVE and Geoff Rowley just before the Downtown Showdown in London
for the latest issue. On stands now.
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We ran through the list of Transworld's Top 30 Most Influential skaters
with Cab, Hosoi & Tony Alva towards the top of the list,
now Transworld gives us this teaser featuring Rowley & TA for
the 30 in-depth interviews they did with each guy on the list.
Looks to be a ton of fun watching going by this teaser:
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The filming missions with Greg Hunt continue.
Thrasher's Burnout captured a session with Rowley,
Andrew Langi and the Flip Crew off the coast of Catalina.
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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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It must have been extremely difficult for the Transworld staff to narrow
down all the great skaters in history to the Top 30 Most influential.
Geoff Rowley comes in at #26.
We think he should have been higher up on the list, but we're completely biased.
Here's a short interview with Geoff from 30th Anniversary Issue:
And don't forget to check out Geoff's IN THE CHAIR in case you missed it:
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Vans is excited to launch In the Chair, a new video series that gives viewers an inside look into the lives
of their favorite Vans athletes. The series features interviews with Vans team riders while they go about
their daily lives. From driving a car to jumping out of an airplane, from getting a tattoo to a haircut
and shave, In the Chair takes you behind the scenes into the lives of
some of the most talented athletes in action ...
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TransWorld Skateboarding names 30 most influential skaters. See their list...
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Christmas comes early thanks to Transworld Skateboarding!
To celebrate their 30th anniversary TWS has created a FREE APP OF ALL THEIR COVERS!
And damn! There are some classic ones in there. And lots of them!
30 years with 12 covers a year...that's like...42 covers or something.
Thanks Transworld! We'll leave beer and cookies under the ramp for Skin!
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Welcome back to the 8th and final part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7 if you missed them.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong
for the upcoming Vans video.
Today we received a postcard from Acosta. It read ...
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Saturday Geoff Rowley, Curren Caples, Andrew Langi
and the entire Flip Team did a demo on Saturday, November 12th.
Here's the footage from the event:
Flip Demo at Stoner Park from Colin Clark on Vimeo.
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Huck Magazine catches up with Geoff Rowley to discuss
one of his passions outside of skateboarding: hunting predators.
Check it out HERE.
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Skateboarder Magazine was on hand to document Greg Hunt's art show in LA HERE.
More photos can be found on the Vans Flickr HERE.
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Volcom's remake of 48 Hours was shot in Canada
with Geoff Rowley playing Nick Nolte and Chris Pfanner as Eddie Murphy.
Enjoy part 1:
Part 2:
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You've seen the commercial,you've tripped out on the kink,now go behind the scenes with Geoff Rowley and his SPV spot with Tony Alva:
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Check out this 30 seconds of rad with the dudes:Vans Skate Team Commercial from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.
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Filmer Joe Krolick just posted some alternate angles of classic Rowley trickson his Classic Clips YouTube page:
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If you live under a rock and somehow missed all the actionof this weekend's Maloof MOney Cup in Washington DC, don't sweat it.We got you. We'll get you up to speed.The Skateboard Mag posted a bunch of rad Anthony Acosta photos HERE. You can see the rest of his photos, including Steve Van Doren's uncut sheet of $50 bills HERE. And if still photography confuses you, here's some moving images of our boys:
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The Skateboard Mag posted a Fresh Cropsby Floris Gierman with photo of Dusty & Geoff.Check it out HERE.
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French Fred made this teaser for the Extremely Sorry video between 2006 and 2008 at Geoff’s Arizona retreat. It has been aging nicely in the cellar, next to the red wine.
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Geoff Rowley will again be designing the Maloof Money Cup Coursefor their 2011 events.Read the full story HERE.
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