My Deck Collection (Batch 2)

 

This is the second post / photo batch of my deck collection. 

 

 

Top row, left to right

Lance Mountain (reissue): This is the only Lance deck I’ve ever owned. He was always a favorite skater, but I never had one of his decks. I always liked these graphics, and the “future primitive” concept and graphics (and video, too) has taken on deeper meaning to me as I grow older. It does not come across to well in this photo, but the red with purple accents on this are just beautiful.

 

Danny Way (Plan B reissue): Danny Way is a very complicated phenomenon in my skate history, as I wrote about here. It is impossible to think about my teenage years, and skateboarding during that time, without thinking about D. Way. It’s sort of like the Gator thing. Somehow you have to separate the fond memories you might have had as a kid, before tragedy struck, and the aftermath that follows. I will wrestle with that the rest of my life. In late 2024 D. Way came out as a Trump supporter. So, also total garbage person in current time, too. I debated throwing out my D. Way decks when I found out about the Trump thing, but decided against it, and am I glad I did. I later realized that these decks represent and are part of my history, not his sad story. So, I need to take them in regards to my reality, not his. Anyway, this Plan B reissue was one of his first Plan B decks, and certainly had significance to me.          

 

 

Bottom row, left to right

 

Natas Bulldog (original): This is another one from my youth that I kept.

 

Natas Panther (original): This was one of my early decks as a kid, and my first Natas.