From Blockhead to Plan B, Goldfish to Fully Flared; to compliment the 18-page Rick Howard Chrome Ball interview for Closer Skateboarding Issue #5, Manolos Tapes curated a mega-mix of Rickk through the ages.
Rick Howard for Closer Skateboarding Issue #5 | Mixtape by Manolos Tapes
Videography by: Dave Bergthold, Mike Ternasky, Dave Schlossbach, Jacob Rosenberg, Socrates Leal, Spike Jonze, Tim Dowling, Aaron Meza, Dan Wolfe, Federico Vitetta, Chris Ray, Ty Evans
Footage originally seen in: Blockhead Skateboards: Splendid Eye Torture & Adventures In Cheese (1989); Plan B Skateboards: Questionable (1992) & Virtual Reality (1993); Girl Skateboards & Chocolate Skateboards: Goldfish (1994), Las Nuevo Vidas De Paco (1995), Mouse (1997), The Chocolate Tour (1999), Yeah Right! (2003); FTC: Penal Code 100A (1996); TransWorld Skateboarding: Modus Operandi (2000); Chomp On This (2002); Dan Wolfe: Closure (2003); Lakai: Fully Flared (2007)
Music: “Grey Cell Green” by Ned’s Atomic Dustbin (Bite, 1990), “Ballad For Joe (Louis)” by The Crusaders (Southern Comfort, 1974), “Back Stabbers” (Instrumental) by The O’Jays (Back Stabbers, 1972), “Silhouettes” by Dick Walter (Sound Stage 3: Thematic Scenarios – Pastoral/Scenic, 1981)
Special thanks: Jacob Rosenberg
Favorites from the print edition of Closer
- End of The Line — A ‘Static’ Retrospective with Josh Stewart: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
- The Long Play with Mason Silva on Early 2000s Skate Video Soundtracks
- Leo Romero on Stay Gold and Grinding Up Handrails
- Ariana Spencer — One Rad Mom
- ‘Have You Met Nelly Morville?’ — An Interview with Limosine’s Breakout Star
- Louie Lopez on AVE’s Green Bench
Closer Skateboarding | Issue #5
Featuring
Rick Howard: The Chrome Ball Interview
Alongside
- Steve Rodriguez on the Brooklyn Banks
- Dick Rizzo by Chris Nieratko
- The Long Play with Mason Silva
- ‘Control’ photo feature with Grant Taylor, Cyrus Bennett, Tyler Surrey
- and more…
