In a move that seems to me to be long overdue (dude has been in it for a minute) one of my absolute favorite skateboarders around today is finally Pro. They say patience is a virtue and the patience of skateboarding funny man and company loyalist Windsor James proved to pay off last week as Mystery sealed the deal and turned him pro. Coming straight outta Colorado with the likes of Angel Ramirez and David Reyes, Windsor first started garnering coverage back around 2004/2005 when he began popping up in magazines. and his first part in the Darkstar video Battalion came out. I was immediately a fan of his skating, long before I had gotten a glimpse of his personality and how hysterical and upbeat this dude is. From the first beats of the Gangstar track "playtawin" and that first fs bigspin I knew this dude, along with Gailea, was a diamond in the rough on the mismatched and confused Darkstar squad. His whole part was pretty tough, especially the line with the sw back tail then the backside flip switch 5-0 , the long ass 5-0 down the skinny rail and the front board, ollie up, kickflip back noseslide the hubba. Windsor immediatley stuck out to me, and his coverage began stacking up just around the same time. He had a part in the Circa video It's Time, and his footage was just as gnarly if not more so then in Battalion. In addition the gnarly skating, this part was perhaps the first time the veritable skate audience got a taste of Windsor's one of a kind personality, which pretty much everyone instantly became a fan of. The part begins with Dukes of Hazzard style narrated cliff hanging conclusion crazy slam Windsor takes (how he landed on his feet I still don't understand, dudes a cat) from which he goes on to fucking destroy the streets (he seriously has one of the sickest feebles). Since that video though it seems that there has been more footage of Windsor off the board than on it. That would normally be kind of lame, but Windsor if definitely one of few exceptions. From everything I've seen he comes across as a totally upbeat, fun loving, passionate skater. Homey is hysterical and it seems like everything that comes out his mouth is sound bite gold. From the Tony Tave Day in the Life video to the latest Free Lunch, Windsor is jokes and entertainment for days. All of this lifestyle footage is not to say the guy hasn't been skating however. He had the Circa Dialogue not too long ago and is consistently coming out with ads and photos in the mags. He's been on Circa for as long as I can remember and only left Darkstar for Mystery (who wouldn't?) so seems like totally loyal to the people backing him, which is always rad to see. I'm super stoked to that Windsor turned pro and think he deserves it without a doubt. Peep his newest Color Theory part below, it's some good shit. Congrats Windsor!!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Windsor James is Pro Whooo
In a move that seems to me to be long overdue (dude has been in it for a minute) one of my absolute favorite skateboarders around today is finally Pro. They say patience is a virtue and the patience of skateboarding funny man and company loyalist Windsor James proved to pay off last week as Mystery sealed the deal and turned him pro. Coming straight outta Colorado with the likes of Angel Ramirez and David Reyes, Windsor first started garnering coverage back around 2004/2005 when he began popping up in magazines. and his first part in the Darkstar video Battalion came out. I was immediately a fan of his skating, long before I had gotten a glimpse of his personality and how hysterical and upbeat this dude is. From the first beats of the Gangstar track "playtawin" and that first fs bigspin I knew this dude, along with Gailea, was a diamond in the rough on the mismatched and confused Darkstar squad. His whole part was pretty tough, especially the line with the sw back tail then the backside flip switch 5-0 , the long ass 5-0 down the skinny rail and the front board, ollie up, kickflip back noseslide the hubba. Windsor immediatley stuck out to me, and his coverage began stacking up just around the same time. He had a part in the Circa video It's Time, and his footage was just as gnarly if not more so then in Battalion. In addition the gnarly skating, this part was perhaps the first time the veritable skate audience got a taste of Windsor's one of a kind personality, which pretty much everyone instantly became a fan of. The part begins with Dukes of Hazzard style narrated cliff hanging conclusion crazy slam Windsor takes (how he landed on his feet I still don't understand, dudes a cat) from which he goes on to fucking destroy the streets (he seriously has one of the sickest feebles). Since that video though it seems that there has been more footage of Windsor off the board than on it. That would normally be kind of lame, but Windsor if definitely one of few exceptions. From everything I've seen he comes across as a totally upbeat, fun loving, passionate skater. Homey is hysterical and it seems like everything that comes out his mouth is sound bite gold. From the Tony Tave Day in the Life video to the latest Free Lunch, Windsor is jokes and entertainment for days. All of this lifestyle footage is not to say the guy hasn't been skating however. He had the Circa Dialogue not too long ago and is consistently coming out with ads and photos in the mags. He's been on Circa for as long as I can remember and only left Darkstar for Mystery (who wouldn't?) so seems like totally loyal to the people backing him, which is always rad to see. I'm super stoked to that Windsor turned pro and think he deserves it without a doubt. Peep his newest Color Theory part below, it's some good shit. Congrats Windsor!!
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