80’s hardcore wouldn’t have been the same without its connection to skateboarding, especially Venice skaeboarding. Venice was the breeding ground for gnarly, low-income misfits that were raised by the beach more than by our parents. In the early 70’s, the young z-boys were on some next shit, and they had an agro skate/surf style that no one else had. When hardcore punk exploded, all the kids I knew who had long hair shaved their heads and now blasted Black Flag during their skate sessions. We also had our neighborhood bands that we all rallied around – one of the most well-known locals was Suicidal Tendencies, fronted by Mike Muir, the younger brother of Dog Town’s Jim Muir. If you asked Ian Mackaye and Henry Rollins what skate and punk scene had the biggest impact on the D.C scene, they would both say Venice skate culture and Huntington Beach hardcore. Glen Friedman took his 1st photos of DT thrashers, and then he went on to make a major impact on the SoCal punk scene plus he put out the first photo punk zine. The world knows about the first generation of Dog Town skaters, but today CVLT Nation wants to shed some light on the 2nd & 3rd generation z-boys, heads like Natas, Tim & Kelly Jackson, Scott Oster, and the skaters that they influenced, like Jason Jesse and Mike Valley. After the jump, check how Venice & Santa Monica skate rats did what they did – SKATE & DESTROY!
ALL Photos by David Scott.
Carrie Perkins-Frost
June 19, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Please locate my lost cousins Tim and Kelly and ask if I could return thier Fathers belongings to them when I visit Orange County July 9-15. I’m from Texas Tim was born Oct 11th,1967 and was in jail when Bill died. I held Kelly when we viewed the body in the Morgue. Never to see them again. Kelly was 15.