2015 Jay Boy Classic

Willy Lara
UPDATED 6-3-2015: Videos of the contest are now online: Jay Boy Classic Videos

The 2nd annual Jay Boy Classic was held on May 23rd 2015 at the Venice Skate Park. Hosted once again by Z-flex Skateboards, the Jay Boy Classic featured 3 events. First was an amateur bowl jam where skaters in 3 different age groups competed for over $2,000 in products, then a Masters Jam that featured skate legends such as Dave Hackett, Steve Olsen, Steve (Salba) Alba, Tony Magnusson, and Pat Ngoho. And wrapping up the day was the Invitational Cash Grab, where there was a list of tricks posted up, each worth a cash prize. Who ever was the first do a trick, or the highest or longest for some tricks, took that trick's cash. Basically an exciting free for all, as there was several skaters riding the bowl at the same time trying to be the first to claim the cash. Also up for grabs was the Osiris Shoes ‘Spirit of Jay Award’, a custom guitar from Prisma Guitars.

Esteban Jesus

Julian Torres
Spacoli

Charlie Blair

Dave Hackett

Salba

Pat Ngoho
Cash Grab Trick Board
Sean Johnson

Free stuff was being tossed to the crowd all day long.

Shaun Ross

Haden McKenna

Andrew Miller

Ramon Santiago

Jordan Toledo

Charlie Blair

Julian Torres Haden McKenna

Sky Siljig

Desmond Shepherd

Salba
Nick Riviera
13 & Under Winners:
1. Desmond Shepard
2. Mile Dalnso
3. Bolton Bailey

14-17 Winners:
1. Julian Torres
2. Andley Lerma
3. Jarred Albright
4. Jesse Papik

18 & Over Winners:
1. Isaiah Sanchez
2. Andrew Miller
3. Sean Johnson
4. Nick Rivera
5. Esteban Jesus
6. Patron

Spirit Of Jay Award:
Willy Lara


There's a couple hundred more photos in the 2015 Jay Boy Classic Photo gallery


Videos of the contest are online now, Click Here..


More from Venice Skate Park:

Vintage Skate Mag, Flyer & Catalog Scans: H-Street Newsletters

Part 3 of a look into a collection of various skateboarding memorabilia from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Every week (or so), we will pick a couple items to go over and give them high-resolution scans. This week, two newsletters from H-Street.


First up is a H-street Newsletter from October 1991. It is a single page newsletter with printing on both sides. H-Street would send out a newsletter every few months or so, it would give updates on their skate team, products, and info on their next video release. They sent out this newsletter right after Mike Ternasky left the company and started up Plan B, taking several of H-Streets riders with him. This is mentioned in the main section on the front page. Also on the front is info on submitting for sponsorship, a update on their demos, and a section about art work that people have sent to them.


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On the back is info on their next video release and more artwork they recieved from fans.

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The next newsletter is from 1992. They now called them "The Orange Report". It was a 4 page newsletter printed on orange paper. Unlike the other versions that were folded and put in envelopes, this one was folded, stapled shut, and had the mailing label attached to the front page.

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The front page had info on their latest video "Next Generation". The second page contained a quiz about the video, in which the first 20 people to mail in the correct answers would win a skate deck. also on the second page was a best of poll for the video and a section about what all skate team members have been up to.
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Page three is all about their newest products.

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The back page contained a section where tony Magnusson talks about filming and editing and then a section where Eric Koston and Alphonzo Rawls are interviewed.

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That's all for these two items. Will have scans of more stuff next week.

Previous entries:
Part 1: Vintage Skate Magazines, Catalogs, & Newsletters Overview
Part 2: California Cheap Skates Catalog