Black Label Skateboards
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Black Label is a skateboarding company founded and owned by professional skateboarder John Lucero in 1990. It is based in Costa Mesa, California.
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[edit] Current Team
- Adam Alfaro
- Chet Childress
- Kyle Leeper
- Shuriken Shannon
- Jhovany Vidal
- Pat Rakestraw
- Matt Mumford
- Chris Troy
- Peter Watkins
- Chaz Pineda
- Josh Maxwell
- Jub
[edit] Previous team members
- Anthony Scalamere aka Ragdoll
- Jason Adams
- Ben Gilley
- Mike Vallely
- Skip Pronier
- Jim Gagne
- Kristian Svitak
- Patrick Melcher
- Ricky Espinoza
- John Ponts
- Wes Lott
[edit] Label Legends
Label Legends is a the Black Label division of veteran pros who were previously on Black Label's main roster:
- Omar Hassan
- Matt Hensley
- Salman Agah (who was named Black Label team manager in 2005)
- Wade Speyer
[edit] Emergency
Emergency is a division featuring legendary pros, with boards designed around the shapes of previous skateboard generations, as well as modern shapes in larger sizes. It was originally called Red Kross. Current Emergency riders include:
- John Lucero
- Jeff Grosso
- Duane Peters
[edit] Previous Emergency riders
- Steve Olson
- Christian Hosoi
- Neil Blender
[edit] Videos
Black Label also has its own film imprint Black Label Pictures. They have released the following titles:
- Label Kills
- Blackout
- Label Live
- WHO CARES The Duane Peter Story (2005)
- Back in Black (2006)
[edit] Trivia
- Travis Barker, drummer for +44, has a tattoo of the devil from Black Label Skateboards on his right arm.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Travis Barker" PunkDisasters.com. Retrieved on July 29, 2006.