Lookback: Box Magazine Class of 2000
This week, let’s take a look at the Box Magazine Class of 2000 from the January 2000 issue.
It is interesting to look at the list of names featured and see the different paths their lives have taken.
Every skater on the list has left an impact on skating. Some of them continue to influence the blading universe with their skating or other talents, while others have moved on with their lives or faded into obscurity or infamy. — Ben Rogers
Lookback: Box Magazine Class of 2000.
Tags: charles dunkle, dominic sagona, dre powell, franky morales, oldschool, omar wysong, one mag, vinny minton
February 8th, 2011 at 9:42 am
‘It is interesting to look at the list of names featured and see the different paths their lives have taken. ‘
YEP !!! :)
February 8th, 2011 at 10:22 am
Walt Austin… Mike Radebaugh… the greatest
February 8th, 2011 at 10:26 am
well those were a good times. notice how 11 years ago we had 16 promising teenagers and now about 3-4?
February 8th, 2011 at 10:57 am
hahaha franky mo was thugged out from the start!
he was on some “ill take your lunch money” juvi-hall shit
and why the fuck does dominic sagona look likes hes about to cry?..or smoke crack?
February 8th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
franky morales looks like such an idiot with that hat perched a foot above his head. if you have dreadlocks tied up like that, just dont wear a cap.
interesting to see which ones are still around the scene anyway
February 8th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
sagona looks like mad max
February 8th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
FREE BOSCHI POPE! FREE BOSCHI POPE! FREE BOSCHI POPE!
February 8th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
So many talented bladers. Great era. However, Shane Skower was the BESS WAN!
February 8th, 2011 at 5:52 pm
i miss box magazine and daily bread. funny thing is how they didn’t even speak of Haffey.
February 8th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Billy Prislin was so sick
February 8th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
I still have that issue with that shot! Never gonna get rid of that shit!
February 8th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
boschi pope = crack kingpin extraordinaire
February 8th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
oh les gueules
Your comment was a bit too short. Please go back and try again
February 8th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Haffey was just starting to comeup at that time.
Haffey, farmer, aragon, broskow etc are all the generation after these guys.
Grew up skating with Radebaugh, pretty cool looking back at that. He definitely deserved more from the industry then he got. Should have at least got a pro wheel. And skower and wysong are 2 of the most slept on pros. Those 2 both should have had multiple pro skates
And Walt Austin is one of the dopest of all time. The end.
February 8th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Man, I just counted, only 7 out of the 16 got pro skates.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
too bad boschi got put up for slinging that dope
February 8th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
got that issue to hand right here, skower ftw
February 9th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Free Boschi Pope!
February 9th, 2011 at 1:49 am
cullen still RIPIN SHIT!
February 9th, 2011 at 2:02 am
franky looks like a southamerican construction worker
February 9th, 2011 at 2:04 am
6 got pro skates !!!!
February 9th, 2011 at 3:19 am
Mike French… bahahahaha! He is the one that bought the crack rocks from Boschi!
February 9th, 2011 at 7:26 am
Damn I still got this issue. Thanks for posting. Cool to look back on this now.
One and Be-Mag are great don’t get me wrong but nothing will ever compare to Box and Daily Bread. Best (most raw) magazines ever!
February 9th, 2011 at 9:14 am
ben rogers always coming thru with the sickest content.
http://dealwithitsf.tumblr.com/
February 9th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Free the homie Boschi Pope!!
February 9th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
So, who fell into infamy other than Boschi?
Shayne Skowers was definitely sick. His section in Amateur was far ahead of its time but he was known to be a pretty hard partier.
Omar Wysong was also just ridiculous. Such a smooth, effortless style.
February 9th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
So… did you guys just lift this from the One site and not even cite your source???
Hope not.
February 10th, 2011 at 4:36 am
HISTORY for you chitlins
February 10th, 2011 at 5:28 am
thanks for solving the Boschi Pope mystery people… That guy fuckin ripped shit…. i could never figure out what happened to that kid……
February 10th, 2011 at 6:18 am
@chocho
No, definitely 7 not 6
You probably forgot that Walt had a boot only ufs throne. It was really basic looking. just black and gray.
February 10th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Walt Austin – USD Throne, Abdiel Colberg – USD Throne, Charles Dunkle – Razors, Vinny Minton – 3 Salomons, Franky – Rollerblade and Remz, Dre Powell – Razors, Sagona – Thrones. 7!
February 11th, 2011 at 4:19 am
2000 was the twilight of Blading’s profitability right before its plunge into gaydom.
That said, it’s not surprising most of these guys are gone. Those remaining are dedicated and talented, or just never finished high school.