1992: the height of the “Big Pants Small Wheels” era of street skateboarding. Broken down month by month:
January 1992
Jed Walters, Shiloh Greathouse and Spencer Fujimoto filmed by “T-Dog” (Mark Eaton) in San Francisco.
Tony Hawk starts Birdhouse Projects with Jeremy Klein
February 1992
Jason Lee leaves Blind to start Blue, with Kareem Campbell. POW Wow at Powell II. Eric Koston is on 101, Chico Brenes is on World.
March 1992
Frank Hirata is on SMA, Ryan Fabry does kickflip fs noseslide on a handrail.
April 92
Colin Mckay & Rodney Mullen on Plan-B, Powell Hot Batch is out, World Industries USA ams tour (Hell Tour)
May 1992
Plan B Releases Questionable
June 1992
Love Child released, Brian Lotti on bLind, Adam Mcnatt on 101
July 1992
bLind releases Tim and Henrys Promo Video
August 1992
Eric Ricks goes pro for Powell, Santa Cruz video BPSM is out
September 1992
Henry Sanchez gets Ronnie Bertino on bLind, Tim Gavin gets Jeron Wilson on bLind
November 1992
Tony Ferguson on Plan-B, Ron knigge does a nollie 540 triple flip, Birdhouse Ravers is out
December 1992
Eric Ricks leaves Powell for Think, Powell Chaos is out.
Foundation - Cocktails (1992) with no blocked songs
Skaters
Jason Rothmeyer, Josh Beagle, Richard Mulder, Ronnie Creager, Steve Olson, Tony Briseno
Soundtrack
ACDC Big Balls
Dead Milkmen I Walk The Thinnest Line
Cream White Room
Miles Davis Walkin
Blondie One Way Or Another
Cream Crossroads
Charles Manson In The Eyes Of The Dreamer
1987: the height of the jump ramp era. The summer of 1987 also saw the first frontside boardslides down handrails by two skaters: Julian Stranger in San Francisco, that would end up in the 1988 video release "Sick Boys" and Mark Gonzalez in the August Savanna Slamma competition. A few months later Gonz films another one in the streets of New York City.
January 1987 NHS starts distributing SMA
February 1987 Dayton, Ohio skate contest - Mike Vallely wins
April 1987 Alva Demo in Hermosa Beach (Chris Cook and Jeff Hartzell)
May 1987 Premier of Animal Chin
June 1987 Mike Vallely and Johnee Kop footage on "Hell Tour"
July 1987 Rocco gets on SMA
August 1987 Santa Cruz releases Wheels of Fire, Savanna Slamma
September 1987 Julien Stranger frontside boardslide on a hand rail and Mike Alcantar massive wallride over a couch that ended up in Sick Boys
October 1987 Mark Gonzalez frontside boardslide on a hand rail in New York City
November 1987 Footage of Tommy Guerrero, Jim Theibaud, Mickey Reyes skating SF that ended up in Sick Boys
December 1987 Hawaiian street style contest from December 26th in Honolulu