Lucero’s contribution to skateboarding is criminally underrated.
@rianlewis23243 жыл бұрын
100%
@thinglizzy27183 жыл бұрын
It’s funny to because Slappys are back in style the last few years, that’s all Lance and Lucero
@porkpie86673 жыл бұрын
Your not wrong .
@CurbBlurbs3 жыл бұрын
Fact!
@CurbBlurbs3 жыл бұрын
@@porkpie8667 you’re
@princequestly22183 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him tell stories for days. Lucero is rad on so many levels.
@UE20123 жыл бұрын
Me too. That first OG bars and the Grosso brat and the Kevin Staab decks were my all time favourites. Didn't get a real pro model til the next year. I got the santa cruz grosso and my bro got the lucero x2...the best of times. Thanks John -from New Zealand.
@justinsparrey1773 жыл бұрын
Didn't realize just how many designs this guy put out... ICONIC!! 🤙
@found_at_midnight9 ай бұрын
Lucero is a real treasure to the history of skateboarding. What an interesting dude!
@maartenderyck13 жыл бұрын
lucero should take over jeff's loveletters , please consider this john! would love too see it ! much love!
@AnglandAlamehnaSwedish2 жыл бұрын
Can’t agree more thrasher u gotta do it
@jake_villanueva3 жыл бұрын
This could’ve and probably should’ve been at least an hour longer
@cai_bosch3 жыл бұрын
The best! Lucero should do a nine club. That would be so good
@zrowe943 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I feel like the artists/designers don't get enough recognition in the industry. This is my dream job also, to design boards for a company,Or start my own company.
@Ligeiro7143 жыл бұрын
Same dream bro
@PanosSG553 жыл бұрын
Do a shitload of graphics for companies you like and send em to them. If you don't get a satisfying answer, at least you have a lot of work to put in your portfolio. Connect, work and enjoy. Best of luck!
@jacobkramer423 жыл бұрын
They dont deserve any recognition. It's easy work.
@peoplecallmepeechez3 жыл бұрын
If this is your dream job make sure you make connections in your local scene, at some point somebody is going to need an artist
@Jimberley3 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah Lucero, I skated vans park in early 2000’s and was always rocking Label boards and Grosso was there and came up to me and asked if I was getting boards, I sent him a tape and he sent me some boards. What a great day that was, Rest in Power Grosso! Thank you Lucero 🔥🔥🔥
@armchairproductions3 жыл бұрын
This is absolute gold. Please make a 2 hour version.
@scooterlafontaine59373 жыл бұрын
I can distinctly remember the first time I saw the Lucero red cross sticker at a skate shop and all of my friends literally freaking out. Real skateboarding culture is about something being so rad that children actually flip out over stickers , board graphics. Lucero is not just a true icon, he is one of the few true keepers of the flame.
@PrintsUnderground3 жыл бұрын
Thank you John.
@danieldrkness74893 жыл бұрын
didnt even know John did graphics!!! wow! so many iconic classic graphics!
@marcelboogaard38093 жыл бұрын
Loved the Staab graphic. Never knew John done that one.
@matthewjames2063 жыл бұрын
Right? I also had no idea he did Mike Smith's duck graphic. Iconic 🍻
@generalkenobi68693 жыл бұрын
I love this series the artists behind skating are so great
@charloschalvan1413 жыл бұрын
Grosso forever! Thank you for all the fun and entertainment John. Label Kills!!!
@joeytuzz3 жыл бұрын
somehow this is getting me way more hyped to skate compared to videos full of skating !!
@element81373 жыл бұрын
More of this Create and Destroy series please
@Nickolaswright3 жыл бұрын
My favorite graphic of all time is the Madrid Lucero Jester. John needs his own show where he discusses art, music and skating. I’m sure he has a ton of rad stories growing up in the center of skateboarding culture and history.
@felpinho25013 жыл бұрын
Lucero is a true legend. One of the biggest inspirations for me as a Graphic Designer / illustrator
@WhuDhat3 жыл бұрын
In my lifetime I really hope I find passion like this man has
@morgangleave85183 жыл бұрын
Wow. I'm learning so much about when I started skating... I just skated back in the 80s, and didn't know who ran/owned companies. Loving this series.
@matthewrzeszutko56013 жыл бұрын
When I was 17 Label Kills came out. Thank you for getting me hyped on Jason Adams again... such a rad company man!!!
@P1Brand3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lucero! Super rad to see all this stuff.
@douglasgreen71253 жыл бұрын
i went to a skate jam featuring lucero and grosso in 1987 in montclair cali!! i was 13 !! both of em signed my pink sims t-shirt!! i was hooked on skating from that point on! i just turned 48 this week!! i still have a brand new grosso pink deck with grosso independent trucks !! i will never change!!!!
@scottcheely75533 жыл бұрын
I just gained a lot of respect for Lucero! Awesome contribution to skateboarding! The slappy will always be number 1!
@albertoJeremiah3 жыл бұрын
The red cross lucero is one of my favorite graphics.
@RickKosickFilms3 жыл бұрын
All of the great skateboard artist are super humble and never talk about there work...
@Slappy5-03 жыл бұрын
Love this series
@erikwilliman15153 жыл бұрын
LUCERO LIVES!!!
@artdudivin3 жыл бұрын
Hey John, i've ridden your board in 1988.. The deck with the red cross.. I did my first backside wall ride with it.. Great "souvenirs" : ;o)
@randylawrence5043 жыл бұрын
Legendary skater and really underrated. Black label is sick AF.
@ianfrag3 жыл бұрын
YEW!! Thank you to Thrasher and Lucero. This rips!!
@Braveliltoaster153 жыл бұрын
I've been looking for that trick fromma past video he rolls off with. What a classic
@lowtidelumber31073 жыл бұрын
Give us more Create and Destroy episodes! Lucero is a beast
@EverythingsBeenDone3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these! The inspiration is real!
@jdzasta3 жыл бұрын
Yours too, Dustin. Your videos make me want to get on a bike everyday.
@galagajunkie3 жыл бұрын
Mind blown, he did the Hensley graphic
@Nasaphox2 жыл бұрын
I love this series. I’m watching it with my son because he loves to draw and is actually getting pretty good at it. This is a great way for him to see a piece of what I love skateboarding. I’m gonna buy him a blank so he can make himself a pro model
@everycoLor_3123 жыл бұрын
I'm not an artist... 1:22 ... this is where I do most of my artwork ✌🏼🤣💥
@djilly753 жыл бұрын
An amazing amount of history in his house
@jdzasta3 жыл бұрын
Just the best. John is my all time favorite “skateboard personality”. He always seemed like such a humble, regular cat that made skateboarding look like pure fun. Also, the Red Cross board is the best deck I ever rode. I had a couple, loved that model.
@highonangeldust3 жыл бұрын
Great watch. John is the best!
@karateced3 жыл бұрын
true legend, nice guy. Lucero deserves a lot of respect.
@dominickratliff61712 жыл бұрын
Met John at a skate party for H Street, he was cool to chill with and I've always loved his approach to skating...his graphics were always dope
@Heat50947 ай бұрын
Talk about a trip down memory lane...that Schitt Stix Lucero deck is so iconic.
@rafaeldantas43313 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, do your thing, is dope
@fourthirtysl3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I wanted the OG Bars skateboard so bad. When I finally went to the skate shop, they had the X2 model out. That ended up being my very first skateboard. I was like 8 or 9 years old. I’m obsessed with that design. (OG Bars)
@lomasland3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lucero !
@constancemerryweather5253 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing that Johnny Rotten in Thrasher back in the day and being pretty blown away!
@graxjpg3 жыл бұрын
I just bought the backwards name/ cross deck, lucero is one of my favorites
@ratodeminas2 жыл бұрын
A true Legend!!! One the best influencies for me, ever!!!
@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad17253 жыл бұрын
John is a underatted hero. In middle school everyone had his board and neil blenders .be a cool person to meet some day
@hangtime540yo3 жыл бұрын
My first real board. Lucero rips!!
@-MMN-3 жыл бұрын
THANKS THRASHER FOR THESE SERIES!!!🔥🔥🔥
@Donkeysj3 жыл бұрын
I've been in love with Black Label since day one....such an easy relationship. Thanks
@Veyron9one63 жыл бұрын
Great artist, rad skater. I love these kind of episodes that highlights OG skaters and the stories behind the graphics.
@michaelmartinez81672 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this guy and his art. Soo modest and humble by him thinking of himself as Not an artist .. dude you r an ARTIST from me to you ijs
@natesbored Жыл бұрын
That Schmitt stix lucero board was my favorite board ever. Slime ball wheels and independent trucks. Good times! 🤟🤟
@jacobkreidler95313 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. True gem for skate nerds
@monkeywrenchdesignshop78563 жыл бұрын
So awesome to listen to these stories and see these graphics. Skateboarding influenced me to become the designer I am today. Thanks for sharing this.
@shanereaction13963 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Thanks for all your efforts Lucero and Thrasher! Many hours reading your mag and going out and trying to do what we saw in the mags.... Shane-O Richmond, Ca.
@brianstewart43943 жыл бұрын
Hell yea man. Black label needs to come back hard. I have somehow never owned one but will be buying one next board
@juanpablolabbe58233 жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same... is still alive?
@brizzyloop243 жыл бұрын
Love this series, never stop. Mike Aho absolutely killing the music
@SkateboardCollecting3 жыл бұрын
Great episode. Loved seeing all of John's artwork / boards and hearing the stories.
@marz4443 жыл бұрын
Love this.
@casper27323 жыл бұрын
This series is so inspiring!
@robinabrams60563 жыл бұрын
I hope to have my art on boards someday. Dudes a true inspiration and legend MF 100
@morganconklin88492 жыл бұрын
You can do it, go to the skateboard manufacturers directly. It’s pretty painless actually
@SakosTechSpot3 жыл бұрын
Huge thanks for doing these documentary style videos. As a kid, I never really paid attention to who did what, but now that I'm older I have a huge appreciation for everyone involved with making skateboarding what it is today. I still have a lot of learning to do so keep em coming! 🙌
@ericriggsbee3 жыл бұрын
That move he does at the end has mad style.
@jontymellmann92333 жыл бұрын
what a bloody legend!! such amazing skating, drawings, everything. so much love - this was really beautiful!
@ununseptium79613 жыл бұрын
John is brilliant. He knew that his window as a skater was closing so he figured out other ways to do what he loves.
@slurpedvision8793 жыл бұрын
As a skater who now owns a graphic design studio, I truly love this series! Thank you for bringing this to us TM!
@ed_spaghetti3 жыл бұрын
Yah right he's not an artist. He's a FREAKING LEGEND!!!
@nickdrivinby3 жыл бұрын
This is such a heart warming video. Thanks so much for sharing. All of you guys,the graphics, the skate companies were everything growing up. Hands down, best days of my life.
@OhanaFilms3 жыл бұрын
6:04 One of my first boards was that purple Madrid. It’s really comforting to see it again.
@talalcockar13893 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see more videos like this.
@allenmeangreenoliver7673 жыл бұрын
❤ Grosso forever. Thanks John Lucero... legends!
@danmoynihancartoons3 жыл бұрын
Wish he had talked about the elephant holding the flower! I thought that was so cool! Lucero was one of my faves in the 80s. I could easily watch a much longer video of him talking about this stuff.
@pnga97253 жыл бұрын
Beautiful little video, thanks
@Slappy5-03 жыл бұрын
I learned slappies at a black label junk jam on go skate day one year, something in the air I guess
@antihebrew3 жыл бұрын
Sherm blunt smoke and meth😉
@klass83593 жыл бұрын
Keep doing create & destroy videos, is pure inspiration!!!!🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼⚡⚡⚡⚡
@louistorres11 ай бұрын
John was the first pro skater I ever met; it was at an ESA Contest at the Brooklyn Banks (maybe 1987) where he did some rolling tailslide, while holding up the nose and switching/ crossing his feet. Hahaha!! That day, I knew I would become a pro skater if THIS GUY is doing this nonsense. Haha! I took 4th place in that contest and the rest was NYC skateboarding history. John embodies the word skateboarding just as much as Tony Hawk, Mike McGill and Christian Hosoi. Cheers from New York, John! : )
@duzted3 жыл бұрын
Do one on the GOAT DON PENDLETON. MUCH RESPECT TO LUCERO. WHAT A LEGEND.
@ZoltarSoulFunk3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Really enjoyed this peek into a vital part of skate culture and its history.
@miked73742 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the education Lucero, had no idea you were creating so many designs on decks! Really like Black Label and still have it in my garage @ 50. I had lines @ Burnside on that deck and will be with me forever. Great video, THX!
@erichanhauser31903 жыл бұрын
He's an artist.
@emanuelodumsjr.1607 ай бұрын
Thanks. #awesome blast from the past!!!!
@heathschmidt75163 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!
@elmercyperro3 жыл бұрын
Schmitt stix had the highest quality boards in that era.... Those were beautiful boards.
@huh24953 жыл бұрын
Yes they were Monty had some sickies
@jdzasta3 жыл бұрын
They really were. They were hard to get where I lived, but they were top notch.
@Takkforkniven3 жыл бұрын
I don't like being the centre of attention: Agrees to an in depth video interview/documentary that countless people will see.
@adriantardy2053 жыл бұрын
Thank you John Lucero. Always loved Black Label boards.
@CrystalClearSQL3 жыл бұрын
I remember most of those decks. Feeling old... but makes me want to go break a hip. First deck was a Lance Mountain surfer, with bonite... ahhh memories.
@pdxraves3 жыл бұрын
Lucero Is as cool as it gets. Period
@76tharris3 жыл бұрын
Hail Lucero the greatest "creator" in the industry. 🔥
@jayare65923 жыл бұрын
You left out his second Schmidt's graphic where the jester busted open the jail bars. That was my all time favorite. And his many Grosso graphics for Santa Cruz. All so dope.i had the white board with the red cross too . Loved it, never knew of the cease and desist .
@RithyHansen3 жыл бұрын
This was great! Lucero is the Best!
@lilsprite8693 жыл бұрын
These are so wonderfully done
@skylerbernal3 жыл бұрын
That was so awesome !!
@jackbelmont3 жыл бұрын
A great guest to bring on this segment
@wuzzwellb7643 жыл бұрын
Please keep this segment coming thrasher . It’s too good 💥❤️🤘