Skate season is in full swing and the parks are open and events are happening all over the City. I kicked things off with a new setup. My Girl deck was inspired by the groundbreaking video from Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Jackass), Fully Flared. The intro above is just a taste of the style and beauty of this work.

The video was four years in the making, and is not suprising, considering the amount of footage and dangerous work. The intro ends with a “Switch Napalm Flip”, followed by a staircase being blown up with napalm. The soundtrack is equally impressive, complimenting the different skaters’ personalities. Here’s the list by skater/feature:

Intro: M83 “Lower Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun”
Mike Mo Capaldi: Arcade Fire “No Cars Go”
Anthony Pappalardo: Bad Brains “Don’t Bother Me”

Jesus Fernandez: Calexico “Alone Again Or”
The Royal Family: The Charlatans “The Only One I Know”
The French Connection #1: David Bowie “I Wish You Would”

The French Connection #2: Mannie Fresh “Real Big”

Cairo Foster: The Flaming Lips “The W.A.N.D.”

Jeff Lenoce, Scott Johnston, Rob Welsh: The D.O.C. “Lend Me An Ear”

Alex Olson stress: Hot Butter “Popcorn”

Alex Olson: King Diamond “One Down Two To Go”

Rick Howard: Echo & The Bunnymen “The Cutter”

Mike Carroll #1: Judas Priest “Riding On The Wind”

Mike Carroll #2: Three 6 Mafia “Triple Six Club House”

Brandon Biebel: Young Jeezy “I Love It”
Eric Koston #1: Public Enemy “Night Of The Living Baseheads”

Eric Koston #2: Public Enemy “Harder Than You Think”

Guy Mariano #1: Band Of Horses “The Funeral”

Guy Mariano #2: Band Of Horses “Is There A Ghost”

Marc Johnson #1: Q Lazzarus “Goodbye Horses”

Marc Johnson #2: Fischerspooner “All We Are”

Marc Johnson #3: She Wants Revenge “Us”

Credits #1: Unkle ‘Heaven”

Credits #2: Franz Ferdinand “All My Friends”

Full video (poor quality) here.