Lucero’s contribution to skateboarding is criminally underrated.

@rianlewis2324

2 жыл бұрын

100%

@thinglizzy2718

2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny to because Slappys are back in style the last few years, that’s all Lance and Lucero

@porkpie8667

2 жыл бұрын

Your not wrong .

@protestthisyouloser1093

2 жыл бұрын

Fact!

@protestthisyouloser1093

2 жыл бұрын

@@porkpie8667 you’re

I could listen to him tell stories for days. Lucero is rad on so many levels.

@UE2012

2 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.

This could’ve and probably should’ve been at least an hour longer

Didn't realize just how many designs this guy put out... ICONIC!! 🤙

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.

@Ligeiro714

2 жыл бұрын

Same dream bro

@PanosSG55

2 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!

@jacobkramer42

2 жыл бұрын

They dont deserve any recognition. It's easy work.

@may-K-47

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobkramer42 Nah, you must just be below average or somethin’

@peoplecallmepeechez

2 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

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 🔥🔥🔥

This is absolute gold. Please make a 2 hour version.

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.

lucero should take over jeff's loveletters , please consider this john! would love too see it ! much love!

@AnglandAlamehnaSwedish

Жыл бұрын

Can’t agree more thrasher u gotta do it

Loved the Staab graphic. Never knew John done that one.

@matthewjames206

2 жыл бұрын

Right? I also had no idea he did Mike Smith's duck graphic. Iconic 🍻

I love this series the artists behind skating are so great

Lucero's Shmitt Stix model in 1987 was my favorite board ever.

@jdzasta

2 жыл бұрын

It was excellent. I also loved the first black label board with the Red Cross. It was perfect for me.

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.

The best! Lucero should do a nine club. That would be so good

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.

Grosso forever! Thank you for all the fun and entertainment John. Label Kills!!!

Lucero is a true legend. One of the biggest inspirations for me as a Graphic Designer / illustrator

somehow this is getting me way more hyped to skate compared to videos full of skating !!

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)

Love this series

In my lifetime I really hope I find passion like this man has

didnt even know John did graphics!!! wow! so many iconic classic graphics!

When I was 17 Label Kills came out. Thank you for getting me hyped on Jason Adams again... such a rad company man!!!

I've been looking for that trick fromma past video he rolls off with. What a classic

I'm not an artist... 1:22 ... this is where I do most of my artwork ✌🏼🤣💥

I just gained a lot of respect for Lucero! Awesome contribution to skateboarding! The slappy will always be number 1!

Thanks Lucero! Super rad to see all this stuff.

Thank you for these! The inspiration is real!

@jdzasta

2 жыл бұрын

Yours too, Dustin. Your videos make me want to get on a bike everyday.

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.

The red cross lucero is one of my favorite graphics.

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!!!!

Great episode. Loved seeing all of John's artwork / boards and hearing the stories.

Thank you John.

All of the great skateboard artist are super humble and never talk about there work...

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)

John is brilliant. He knew that his window as a skater was closing so he figured out other ways to do what he loves.

An amazing amount of history in his house

That move he does at the end has mad style.

Amazing video. Really enjoyed this peek into a vital part of skate culture and its history.

YEW!! Thank you to Thrasher and Lucero. This rips!!

John is a underatted hero. In middle school everyone had his board and neil blenders .be a cool person to meet some day

Talk about a trip down memory lane...that Schitt Stix Lucero deck is so iconic.

Hell yea man. Black label needs to come back hard. I have somehow never owned one but will be buying one next board

@juanpablolabbe5823

2 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same... is still alive?

Great watch. John is the best!

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

This series is so inspiring!

Legendary skater and really underrated. Black label is sick AF.

Thanks Lucero !

THANKS THRASHER FOR THESE SERIES!!!🔥🔥🔥

Give us more Create and Destroy episodes! Lucero is a beast

I remember seeing that Johnny Rotten in Thrasher back in the day and being pretty blown away!

I learned slappies at a black label junk jam on go skate day one year, something in the air I guess

@calstonjew

2 жыл бұрын

Sherm blunt smoke and meth😉

what a bloody legend!! such amazing skating, drawings, everything. so much love - this was really beautiful!

I hope to have my art on boards someday. Dudes a true inspiration and legend MF 100

@morganconklin8849

Жыл бұрын

You can do it, go to the skateboard manufacturers directly. It’s pretty painless actually

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! 🙌

Great artist, rad skater. I love these kind of episodes that highlights OG skaters and the stories behind the graphics.

More of this Create and Destroy series please

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.

I love this stuff. Thanks for the upload Trasher Magazine

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

Schmitt stix had the highest quality boards in that era.... Those were beautiful boards.

@huh2495

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they were Monty had some sickies

@jdzasta

2 жыл бұрын

They really were. They were hard to get where I lived, but they were top notch.

That Schmitt stix lucero board was my favorite board ever. Slime ball wheels and independent trucks. Good times! 🤟🤟

I just bought the backwards name/ cross deck, lucero is one of my favorites

As a skater who now owns a graphic design studio, I truly love this series! Thank you for bringing this to us TM!

I'd like to see more videos like this.

Lucero is a real treasure to the history of skateboarding. What an interesting dude!

Beautiful little video, thanks

Love this.

Do one on the GOAT DON PENDLETON. MUCH RESPECT TO LUCERO. WHAT A LEGEND.

6:04 One of my first boards was that purple Madrid. It’s really comforting to see it again.

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

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.

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.

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 .

true legend, nice guy. Lucero deserves a lot of respect.

That was so awesome !!

Mind blown, he did the Hensley graphic

Love this series, never stop. Mike Aho absolutely killing the music

LUCERO LIVES!!!

This was really good, keep them coming.

These are so wonderfully done

I've been in love with Black Label since day one....such an easy relationship. Thanks

Awesome, thanks for making this.

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!

A true Legend!!! One the best influencies for me, ever!!!

THANK YOU!!!

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.

Keep doing create & destroy videos, is pure inspiration!!!!🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼⚡⚡⚡⚡

Please keep this segment coming thrasher . It’s too good 💥❤️🤘

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.

Thanks. #awesome blast from the past!!!!

This was great! Lucero is the Best!

Thank you for this. True gem for skate nerds

Keep up with good art work!!! Awesome graphics… I recently got the vulture curb deck… it’s nice and clean

I could watch another 2 hours of this...

Excellent video. I love his artwork. I had the red cross deck. I would love the elephant as a metal sign.

He's an artist.

Dude, I love these videos🤘🏻

Hail Lucero the greatest "creator" in the industry. 🔥

This was awesome and way!!!!! Tooo short. Make a full length video of him.