Baker Skateboards

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from left to right: Dee Ostrander, Dustin Dollin, Theotis Beasley, Terry Kennedy, Sammy Baca, Justin “Figgy” Figueroa, Riley Hawk, Erik Ellington (Baker Alumni), Andrew Reynolds, Don “Nuge” Nguyen, Beagle (the Baker filmmaker), and Bryan Herman, 2013

BAKER SKATEBOARDS videos like Baker Bootleg (1998) and Baker 2G (2000) may come closest to defining skateboarding as art. The way this dysfunctional group skated, lived, drank, and pushed the boundaries of fashion and music defines the punk essence of the ’90s. They filmed it all. After years of delinquent excess and self-destruction, the true spirit of Baker is still alive. Here is their story, told by Dustin Dollin, one of the founding members.

text by DUSTIN DOLLIN
photography by PATRICK O’DELL

 

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