#Z-Boys

[yodaprod]

Stacy Peralta & Tony Alva (2001)

[slashdementia7734]

JAY BOY // LOG CABINS // 📸: WM. SHARP

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Lords of Dogtown (2005) directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Stacy Peralta.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"FOR ME, STYLE IS EVERYTHING..."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the late, great, original Z-boy, Shogo Kubo (1959-2014), poolriding the Krypto Bowl in West Los Angeles, CA, c. 1977. 📸: Glen E. Friedman.

“For me, style is everything. Style either makes you look good or bad."

-- SHOGO KUBO (1959-2014) to Jay Adams (in a 2002 interview)

Sources: https://juicemagazine.com/home/dogtown-chronicles-shogo-kubo, discogs, Pinterest, various, etc...

[orpheus-has-lyreizz]

gen z Telemachus

[westside-historic]

Shogo was my favorite skater when i was 11, and I got to see him skate this very bowl in competition.

Original Z-Boy Shogo Kubo flying high over the Marina Dogbowl in the late ‘70s.

Source: zboys.com

[chris-makes-art]

Shogo Kubo No. 2 - Acrylic on Canvas - 18" by 24"

[reasonsforhope]

Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."

Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.

These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!

Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!

Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.

So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.

[moyratcc]

[pinacoladamatata]

blink and you'll miss it moments around skyhold....

[cassandracain52]

Reverse trope

where instead of the Bats forgetting that they’re adopted (something actual adoptees do on occasion and is hilarious) they forget that some of them *cough Damian cough* aren’t

_______

Jason in the heat of a probably ridiculous argument: Yeah well YOU’RE adopted!

Tim just as invested in said argument: So are YOU! We all are!

Damian who had previously been quietly watching this unfold while he drank his tea: Actually I’m not

Tim and Jason who didn’t realize he was there but are already DoneTM: …… Damian continuing to sip his tea entirely unbothered: :)

Damian: Because I’m not an orphan-

Jason: ok, yoU KNOW WHAT-

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or like in their group texts (that we know they have thanks to Nightwing (2016) #79)

*Steph changed the group chat name to “Bruce Wayne’s Personal Orpanage”*

Jason: Really?

Steph: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Steph: It’s the truth Damian: Both my parents are very much alive

Steph: Shhh you don’t count

Cass: Mine too Duke: Technically so are mine

Barbara: I still have a dad so there’s that

Steph: YOU GUYS ARE RUINING THE JOKE

Tim: Stephanie aren’t BOTH of your parents alive???

Steph: KNOW WHAT? FINE

*Steph changed the group chat name to “The Technicality Police”*

Tim: well that’s more accurate at least

Steph: :)

_____

Damian in his 10th argument with Tim of the day: That’s- this is-

Tim in full Antagonizing Big Brother mode: I’m listening

Damian -a Gen Z and best friend to Jon Kent- extremely frustrated: This is such Motherless behavior!

Tim taken aback: [voice cracking] W-what-?

Damian who didn’t mean to say that but doubling down anyway because his bloodline doesn’t believe in admitting mistakes: THIS! This is such Motherless behavior!

The rest of the family who is also motherless: :O

Cass whose been spending way too much time with Meme Queen Stephanie Brown and not involved in the argument but finding it entertaining regardless: [nodding along seriously] Facts

Tim: [visibly betrayed] CASS WHAT-

A video copy of the interaction gets sent out anonymously to the entire family. Barbara is the prime suspect but there is no proof as of yet (and they will never find any)

Steph, Cass, and Duke continue to respond “Motherless behavior” everytime one of the bats does something they deem questionable/insane. It is said often

It only stops when one night in the middle of patrol. Batman is in full Dark Knight mode (possibly in the middle of threatening someone) and descends from the ceiling into the middle of a warehouse drug deal, dark cape billowing out behind him-

and Steph just automatically whispers “Motherless behavior” forgetting her com was still very much on

She immediately realizes what she said and frantically apologizes but it’s too late.

Bruce just- Blue Screens. Completely stunned into silence

Dick -who was unfortunate enough to be the one teamed up with Batman tonight- is fighting for his life to choke back his laughter

Jason doesn’t even try to stop his and has collapsed to his knees from lack of air from how hard he’s laughing. Cass try’s half heartedly patting his back to help to no avail

The criminals are terrified into surrender from The Red Hood just laughing hysterically at seemingly nothing while Batman just Stands There

Damian ends up being the only one still functioning enough to continue arresting everyone, though he is privately amused and strangely proud

Tim and Barbara have saved both the com recordings and cowl footage to at least three different servers and sent it to absolutely everyone before Batman even recovers

Duke finds out second hand the next morning and is furious he missed the chance to see it in person. He declares he is moving to the nightshift so it doesn’t happen again. (He is all talk and goes to bed by 9 pm)

Bruce bans the phrase for life and promises swift and server punishment to anyone who dares to use it again

[artsycrapfromsai]

POWERPUFF GIRLS & ROWDYRUFF BOYS

Did a redesign of the PPG & RRB, inspired by the original PPGZ concept design art!!

[slashdementia7734]

JAY BOY.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Lords of Dogtown (2005) directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Stacy Peralta.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

HOW TO CATCH A FRONT SIDE AIR IN THE SUPER-SEVENTIES -- CLASS OF '79.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on classic skateboarder & Original Z-boy, the late, great Shogo Kubo (1959-2014), pool riding in Marina del Rey, from "Skateboarder" magazine (published May 1979). 📸: Wynn Miller.

Source: www.pinterest.com/pin/481744491392236918.

[buckybbdark]

They both enjoy the humiliation