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Frank Stephens’ “Dreams The Money Can Buy” section.

Ryan — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:10:31 +0000

At the start of the year, Drug Store Skateshop released their first full length video “Dreams That Money Can Buy”, featuring sections from shop riders and an assortment of Norwich based friends. If you pay attention to The Altar page in the mag, you’ll already know that one such friend who held down a section was none other than the reclusive living legend, Frank Stephens!

Lewis “Spex” Ross, who filmed and edited the video for Drug Store, has decided to share with the world Frank’s most recent three minute part, so if you haven’t managed to pick up a copy of the DVD yet, here’s your chance to get genuinely stoked on an all new section that’s rammed full of oddball spots and classic Frank brilliance.

2005 Norwich street and park business – Frank, Chewy, Smith…

Ryan — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:48:44 +0000

Lewis “Spex” Ross continues to share with the world his 2005 Norwich scene video Structure, uploading the Gt Yarmouth park section and a “Friends From All Over” montage. Get stuck in below…

Yarmouth – with Chewy Cannon, Frank Stephens, Joe Habgood, Mark Munson, Greg King, Tom Lock, Louis Henderson and more.

Friends – with Frank Stephens, Sean Smith, Dan Leech, Luy Pa Sin, Steve Berra, Carl Wilson…

The Sam Beckett Diaries – Part 4: London.

Ryan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:17:15 +0000

For the final installment of Sam Beckett’s Diaries, Sam finds himself back in London for the Vans Warped Tour after a hectic month of traveling, skating alongside Sam Bosworth, Andy Scott, Christian Hosoi, Steve Cab and Alex Perelson…

Blueprint’s 2000 Norwich demo – Rattray, Baines, Shier, Colin…

Ryan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:38:01 +0000

Lewis “Spex” Ross has been rummaging around in his Norwich archive and come through with another dose of vintage goodness, this time around in the shape of an edit from Blueprint’s 2000 Bus Station Skatepark demo!

See below for some 12 year old Blueprint action, featuring John Rattray, Paul Shier, Mark Baines and Colin Kennedy, alongside Chewy Cannon, Louie Henderson and a cast of locals…

The Sam Beckett Diaries – Part 3: California.

Ryan — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:02:25 +0000

In the run up to the Vans Warped Tour and the UK Independent Vert Championships next weekend, Monster Energy decided to follow our very own homegrown vertical wunderkind Sam Beckett around and see what a normal month (of sorts) looks like to him.

Part 3 sees Sam traveling to California to get some training in for tomorrow’s Vans Warped Tour in London, with a cameo from Div Adam!

Check back next week for Part 4 and see for yourself exactly how Sam’s vertical home turf return plays out..

The Sam Beckett Diaries – Part 2: Copenhagen.

Ryan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:43:27 +0000

Part 2 sees Sam traveling to Copenhagen to work on a variety of upcoming projects, though he winds up spending most of his time sessioning the amazing Faelledparken.

Check back next week for Part 3 and see for yourself exactly what went on during Sam’s most recent trip to America…

The Sam Beckett Diaries – Part 1: Home.

Ryan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:03:07 +0000

In the run up to the Vans Warped Tour and the final leg of the UK Independent Vert Series, Monster Energy decided to follow our very own homegrown vertical wunderkind Sam Beckett around and see what a normal month (of sorts) looks like to him.

Part 1 sees Sam introduce us to the rural Norfolk village where he grew up, before he heads over to Wales and Bristol to spend a few days with his Carve Wicked brethren.

Check back for Part 2 next week and stay tuned for a Vans Warped Tour competition coming soon…

Unabomber’s 1999 Norwich demo – Vaughan, Harry, Channer, Frank…

Ryan — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:03:59 +0000

Hot on the heels of his 2002 Vans demo clip a few weeks back, Lewis “Spex” Ross has been going through the archives again and has found footage from what is thought to be the first (and only) demo featuring the OG Unabomber crew at Norwich’s long gone Bus Station Skatepark!

Click below now for some historical bangers from Vaughan Baker, Franklin Stephens, Alan Rushbrooke, Harry, Pete Helicar, Toby Shuall and stowaway Olly Todd. If you’re wondering where Paul “Man” Silvester was, he was rumored to be in attendance but injured.

Good work Spex – keep ‘em coming mate!

Frank Stephens – Drug Store “Dreams That Money Can Buy” section (2012).

Ryan — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:34:31 +0000

Hyped! The full DVD is still available to buy from here: http://drugstoreskateboarding.com/products/dvds/ ‎

Sam Beckett for Bones Wheel – quick clip here!

Ryan — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:07:18 +0000

Sam Beckett is now officially on Bones Wheel – check the quick clip below for a short burst of Beckett radness from the US…