I’m a crusty old man, for sure, but I’m cool with it—the adventures I’ve experienced are worth every arthritic joint and flabby encumbrance acquired along the way. It’s super strange though to think back on how long I’ve been addicted to the same damn activity of skateboarding. Sometimes when I’m kicking back after a road …

Los Angeles is a sprawling 502.7 square miles and the skate community is spread out into every corner of the county. The Gel Lab Shred Sessions have given many of us here in LA’s somewhat splintered community an outlet to gather together and Get Rad. I’ve watched these sessions blossom into a popular, nocturnal, and weekly …

For those of you that don’t know, LBDR stands for Laguna Beach Danger Riders. The meaning of LBDR is adapted from a crew of old-school downhill guys from the 80’s who used to rage the same hills we do now. Currently, the crew is made up of homies from Laguna, Northern California, and Brazil. The …

There is no lack of homies to get rowdy with in our skate community. More often than not, when there is a skate event there is also a party attached to it. It is at these parties that skaters from all different places, walks of life, and styles of shred come to get loose and …

Yo McLovin’, If you could choose 5 skaters to be on your pro team who would you choose, and why? Josh ______________________________________________________

  ” aboard the ‘I Left my Heart in San Francisco’ train. These tracks of life have only two stops: Corporate Gnar and Sextown. Our train will be stopping—and parking—in Sextown. We will focus on lessons learned from the prophet Joseph Foreman, also known as Afroman, and his steps to success are as follows:

Skateboarding moves me. It takes me from point A to point B every day. It’s moved my residency from one coast of the United States of America to the other. It’s lead me out of the country, to Spain and the Dominican Republic. Those are just a couple of my personal instances, I have friends …

Skateboarding moves me. It takes me from point A to point B every day. It’s moved my residency from one coast of the United States of America to the other. It’s lead me out of the country, to Spain and the Dominican Republic. Those are just a couple of my personal instances, I have friends …

Hey McLovin’, I’ve had a pretty extensive spot-bible mapping the various hills in my town over the years, however, as longboarding has grown I’ve noticed that there have been more and more groms taking their hold on these spots. I have no problem with their presence, but often times they do not respect the rules …

  There are more girls skateboarding today than ever before. Us ladies are tearing up sidewalks, skateparks, mountain roads, and downhill races in every corner of the world. Sure, we might not all be throwing one-hundred foot slides, or kickflipping down 20-stairs, but we’re all having fun on our skateboards. How rad is that? We …

In general, hitchhiking is seen by society as freeloading and sketchy. Downhill skateboarder or not, you’re just gonna have to accept that. As a skateboarder hitching rides up hills, you’ll probably look dirty from the dust and debris you picked up from that bail you sustained a few runs back while coming in too-hot on …

One of the first articles I wrote for Wheelbase was about Van Trips, and in specific, riding dirty in the infamous Mercado van. Since then I’ve done about 10-15 more skate trips of that nature; rolling deep with a heavy crew of rippers to different skate events. I feel like I’ve learned a lot about …

Shut up and Skate! Skate Tough or Go Home! Get Rad or Get Lost! All three of these calls to action are based on the same premise: Don’t talk about it, be about it! This “put up and shut up“ approach to skateboarding picked up in my earlier years has affected me greatly. The concept …

Dearest McLovin,   I know that no matter how much time passes that there will always be a division between longboarders and skateboarders. Where I live you can’t even bring up the word, “longboard” without receiving a ton of hate. I know the division isn’t nearly severe in other places, but from where I am …

  Going up! Eleventh floor. The Sunset Sliders Shack is our destination for this particular tour. Please, sit back, relax, and enjoy the smooth sounds emanating from these surroundings. Doug E. Fresh has hooked up a fine meal for ya this time around, supplying a heathy dose of Good Times with a well balanced addition of Community …

Haters are all around us, especially in skateboarding. Shit, I’m a hater sometimes. In skateboarding, everyone has their own unique style, and it’s easy to bag on others that are different from yourself or your particular crew. Go to youtube and type in Tony Hawk. Most of the comments will be straight hate—bet it doesn’t …

This is the best downhill video (see below), ever. Period! Wait, wait, wait—before you go off sending your hate mail to Wheelbase about how my opinion blows—give me a chance to explain myself. Being a skateboarding enthusiast I watch a lot of skate videos in order to get inspired to try new maneuvers, or just …

Dear McLovin, I was browsing on Youtube recently and I came across a lot of videos of dogs riding skateboards. These get heaps of views for some reason. I think there are other animals that would shred a lot harder than a dog. If all animals could skate, which one would shred the hardest, and …

  To quote the venerable prophet George Clinton: “It’s a party, y’all!” We keep this in mind here in our home turf of the Sunset District. San Francisco is a special place with incredible vistas and jaw-dropping cinematic scenery. While many visitors may trek to skate the wonderful wave that we call home, we feel it is important to …

Dear Mclovin’, Lately my girlfriend has been saying that I’ve been boarding “too much” and not spending enough time with her. I still spend a lot of time with her but I usually put skating as my first priority. I’m not looking to get married or anything right now, it’s just a casual relationship. Any …