"Third Shift" Video and Article now live at Thrasher

SKATEBOARDING, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER INDUSTRY, HAS A LOT OF INCOME DISPARITIES AND INEQUALITIES. You've got your one percenters, but for just about everyone else there is a need to work a more conventional 9–5 outside of skateboarding. To “make it” as a pro skateboarder you have to be willing to accept that it may not be the most financially-stable avenue to pursue. For a lot of us, skateboarding is the “third shift” that happens once you are done with our jobs and side hustles. But at the same time, it’s those other life obligations that make skating so much more meaningful and enjoyable. Here's a little glimpse of what the Traffic crew is doing during their first, second and third shifts.

Check the entire article at Thrasher Mag HERE

Abstract Video

The Abstract video was shot between 1997-1999 with a VX3 and VX1000. The video premiered in October 1999 at Space 1026 in Philadelphia, PA and was released in January 2000. Only 500 copies were made on VHS. The short lived Abstract Skateboards formed from the ashes of Philadelphia Experiment Skateboards. This video features the team which consisted of Tim Achille, Rich Adler, Damian Smith, Brannon John and Vern Laird. Thanks for uploading Vern!

Rich Adler and Mark Wetzel in Static IV Raw Tapes Episode 3

Theories of Atlantis just uploaded a new raw tapes feature from the filming of Static IV & V between 2007-2014. Episode 3 was mostly filmed between 2010-2011 in Manhattan and includes our very own Rich Adler and Mark Wetzel, as well as Aaron Herrington, Brian Delatore, Ben Gore, Steve Brandi, Kevin Tierney, Jahmal Williams, Charlie Young and Ralphie, aka Sponge Bob? Enjoy!