“This is by far the biggest drop I ever took off a rail”. - Connor O’Brien.

Card Description: Connor O’Brien, 19 years old, San Diego California, 7 years of skating.

Without wheels: I would probably be: a) one of those surfers bros who constantly conforms to be cool, b) More inclined to pursue my acting career on the hit show “Dawson’s Creek”, or c) A ladies’ man.

Looking forward: The Remz Tour, a summer to chill and skate with my friends, and eventually graduating college.

Photo: The ghost of DailyBread.

Welcome to the second episode of The Vault on the Then And Now Youtube channel. Each episode of The Vault features raw footage from one tape in my collection. I have nearly 400 VHS-C, Hi-8, and MiniDV tapes that I am archiving and sharing with the world. In this episode, Jon Elliott, Wes Driver, and I drove to Bakersfield, California, to visit Matt Mickey and Intuition Skateshop. This trip took place sometime in 2005 when I was filming for Sleaze, the Vicious Bearings team video.

This episode features the skating of Jeff Stockwell, Connor O’Brien, Ben Schwab, Ryan Northway, Matt Mickey, and Joey Graziano. The footage was filmed back in 2001 in San Diego, California, and Austin, Texas.

Previously: The Vault Episode 1 with Jan Welch - Featuring Chris Haffey, Santiago Azpurua, Jason Howard, Damien Wilson, Nick Wood & More.

Iconic Skate Spot: the legendary double set at San Dieguito Academy. Featuring: Bryan Bell, Chris Haffey, Ranier Piramide, BJ Bernhardt, Aaron Feinberg, Shayne Skowers, Charles Dunkle, Carlos Pianowski, Boschi Pope, Oli Short, Jeff Stockwell, Aaron Dizon, Nick Wood, Frazer Watson, Connor O’Brien, Dominic Sagona, Jon Elliott, Santiago Azpurua, Eric Perkett, Brian Shima & more.

A compilation by Scoreback (Youtube Channel).

Skated here (Coral Reef Ledge) yesterday with Ivan Narez and Victor Arias. My first time since 2000. It’s recently skate friendly again. For those who don’t know, Coral Reef is a classic blading spot in Northern California.

Bladers who grew up in the Bay Area know how this hubba took folks out. Intimidating for its height , length and that coral reef like cement. You didn’t want to fall on or off it the wrong way for obvious reasons. Skating here yesterday took me back to the old 408 days.

This back full torque pic was taken in 2000 by Jonny Donhowe for Daily Bread Magazine. - Jon Julio.

Larger Picture on Imgur (via).

Redeye Wheels presents “No Underhand Throw”. A collaborative team weekend in San Diego, CA. Featuring: Jake Dotson, Russell Day, Jon Fromm, Korey Waikiki, Chris Farmer, Chad Tannehill, Ryan Strauss & Hayden Ball. Filming: Ryan Strauss & Cody Norman. Editing: Cody Norman.

Previously: Michael Witzemann - 21 Gun Salute (2021) - Red Eye Wheel Co. Edit.

up: Chad Tannehill (larger picture) - Photo by Chris Farmer.

Bruce Matler - Christ Fishbrain - Daily Bread Mag (2004).

Photo: The ghost of DailyBread @old_dailybread_pics.