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Lowry Shadows - Vancouver

“Super influential

skateboarder that in my

opinion has not had the

historic attention he deserves”

skateboarding thing where in the and for what being a pro meant that
80s/90s where I lived. when a brand asked me to make me

professional… I said no. I didn’t think
Later on I liked a lot Jeremy Wray, Kris
I deserved it.
Markovich and Jamie Thomas. These

guys took skateboarding out of that
Hang on. You turned down an offer
boards, we didn’t really know how But there so many that influenced my shi�y ‘Pressure Flip’ stage that
to become a pro?
they did it. Un�l we learned ollies ska�ng during the years. For almost kills skateboarding. I was
Yes, I did. It was a small European
and started finding a skate mag here example, Ma� Hensley who I had the lucky to meet the la�er and skate
brand. I rejected because I though it
and there, and finally some video pleasure to meet in LA. Funny with him for a while in the late 90’s.
wasn’t honest. At that �me, pro
tapes. because at some point EVERYONE
models from small local brands were
was trying to look and skate like I came across your Youtube skate
popping out everywhere from people
What was your first pro deck? Hensley. Super influen�al clip called ‘instantes’. Man you had
who (in my opinion) didn’t deserve to
Vision Jinx. skateboarder that in my opinion has some tricks up on your sleeves like
be pro, as in my “pro standards”. So,
not had the historic a�en�on he this backside tailside down a
I decided it was more important to
Who was your first pro rider that deserves. And Mark Gonzales handrail. Were you happy how far
stay true to my idea of what a pro
you looked up to at that �me? obviously. This came out pre�y late you progressed as a skateboarder?
was, than having a souvenir I knew I
Natas! The first real skate videotape though, because we got our hands on I am. For sure I dreamed about being
would end up ha�ng. Skateboarding
we got to watch was ‘Streets Of Fire’ Video Days years later it came out. pro as a kid like everyone, but I had
is for yourself anyways, so who cares.
and Natas Kaupas blowed my mind. Again, it was really hard to get any so much respect for skateboarding

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