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Here's another from the WHFStival session at D.C.'s RFK Stadium (which, btw, is in the midst of demolition now). This ...
13/10/2025

Here's another from the WHFStival session at D.C.'s RFK Stadium (which, btw, is in the midst of demolition now). This is Tom "Rock" Boyle, who is, sadly, no longer with us. The mystery here, beside the date of the session, is... What's the trick? Is it a bail? I wouldn't bet on it. The thing is, I'd been away from vert photography for the better part of a decade, at this point, and some of the tricks were new to me.

On this , we're looking at doing a kickflip to indy grab at the WHFStival, at RFK stadium. What's the mystery? Well, i...
13/10/2025

On this , we're looking at doing a kickflip to indy grab at the WHFStival, at RFK stadium. What's the mystery? Well, it's a mystery in my head.

I have no idea what year this took place. At the time, I didn't even own a camera, but Mike Mapp called to ask whether I could get pictures of this ramp at the HFStival. I borrowed an unfamiliar camera and had a struggle with the whole auto-focus (or not) concept. This would be a much better shot, if it was in-focus. It's the HFStival, so I know it was in the summer and, looking at Derek's board, I'm putting it in the late 90s, but. otherwise... Help me out.

Puker's nuts! This is another shot from the mystery photographer we discussed on Monday. Someone should have warned him....
11/10/2025

Puker's nuts! This is another shot from the mystery photographer we discussed on Monday. Someone should have warned him. "Puker's nuts!" is a recurring caption.
.. fully exposed invert at Cedar Crest's "Go for Broke" Jam.

Today, I'm launching a new hashtag (at least it's new for Lapper)... , and we're starting with one of the most persiste...
06/10/2025

Today, I'm launching a new hashtag (at least it's new for Lapper)... , and we're starting with one of the most persistent mysteries in the Lapper/ collections; the mystery roll of film.

Somehow, over the years, mixed into my photo collection, there is a roll of photos from Cedar Crest's "Go for Broke" Jam, that I did not shoot. They are in the same type of flat bag that was used by the lab that would develop my film. Did I pay to have them developed? How did the roll get mixed in with my film? Did someone pick up my camera and pop off a roll of my film and I didn't notice? I used to burn a lot of film.

Here's what I learned from the film...

Picture 1: Rick Charnoski doing a backside air. There are more pictures of Rick, on this roll of images, than anyone else. Some friend of Rick's?

Picture 2: Most of these pictures were taken while the photog was seated, with his back against the deck railing. First tip-off that they weren't my photos (aside from the quality)... I don't take pictures of my own feet. The second most photographed person is Morris Wainwright. Most of those shots were frontside airs. I see that the photog wasn't using my camera, because there I am on the other deck, with my camera in my hand. The photog was serious enough to be shooting black-and-white film (for a 'zine?), but not serious enough to stand up and take good photos.

Bottom line... If those are your feet, please let me know. I have your pictures.

It's hard to imagine a photo of any Jason invert that doesn't have some kind of tweak to it that makes you scratch your...
05/10/2025

It's hard to imagine a photo of any Jason invert that doesn't have some kind of tweak to it that makes you scratch your head and wonder, "Huh?" There's a couple of them in this photo. Cedar Crest, 1986.

This one's never been published before. This photo of a Tony Magnusson lien air is another case of a photo that was sum...
03/10/2025

This one's never been published before. This photo of a Tony Magnusson lien air is another case of a photo that was summarily rejected, decades ago. In this case, the photo was rejected for being taken from the "wrong" angle. I looked at it again, this morning and realized that I had a peak at his face, and that changed my opinion. So, here is TMag doing his lien air at the Bluegrass Aggression Session contest, in Louisville, Kentucky, during the summer of 1988.

Dan Heyman... Out of the sun. A frontside invert for . This was during the first couple of weeks after the Cedar Crest...
03/10/2025

Dan Heyman... Out of the sun. A frontside invert for . This was during the first couple of weeks after the Cedar Crest ramp was completed, back in the spring of 1986.

In the cooler seasons, when an outdoor fountain would be turned off, Malcolm X Park, in D.C., becomes a stack of skateab...
02/10/2025

In the cooler seasons, when an outdoor fountain would be turned off, Malcolm X Park, in D.C., becomes a stack of skateable bowls on a hillside. Here, Dave Clark, Red, and the late Chris Renner (CowTown Chronicles) play a game of chase in the second bowl, while a trick/grind session is happening in the bowl below.

Jeff Shepard... Malcolm X Park, 1987. Flap in peace, mudfish.Dan Heyman got a Lapper cover from this session. It could'v...
02/10/2025

Jeff Shepard... Malcolm X Park, 1987. Flap in peace, mudfish.

Dan Heyman got a Lapper cover from this session. It could've, just as easily, been Jeff.

When this photo ran in the 1988 Lapper Calendar, the last printed publication from Lapper, it was flipped backwards and ...
02/10/2025

When this photo ran in the 1988 Lapper Calendar, the last printed publication from Lapper, it was flipped backwards and Jeff Shepard suffered the indignity of being shown as a regular-footer on an Avla board. This is how it should have looked. This is at Malcolm X Park, in DC.

It has come to my attention that our friend, calendar-boy Jeff Shepard passed away last week. Rip in peace, buddy. Flap it like a mud-fish. I will provide more information, when I have it.

29/09/2025

(Re-post... Sorry)

We here at Lapper are very happy to announce the launch of the Lapper Films () Channel on YouTube. It's another move forward for us. This channel is where you will find the best versions of the Reels and Video posts we make on Instagram and Facebook.

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