Thrasher Magazine

Josh Stewart started working on Static in 1998. Twenty-five years later, here we are in packed theater awaiting his final installment. Yes, it takes a village and no man is an island in The Keys, but every independent skate video owes something to what Josh started in Florida. The series is not just a run-on collection of clips and hip-hop tracks, but a deep exploration of skating on the fringes. Whether it was Jake and Ed trekking out to Vegas or Paul and Kenny sending postcards from London, there’s always an attempt to illuminate something less visible. So with five full-lengths in the can, he sacrificed his back once again to expose the soul of skating in New Haven, New Orleans, Chicago, Boston and beyond. It was an honor to witness the culmination of a quarter-century dedicated to one’s craft. Now, join me as I bug the shit out of everyone at the New York premiere. —Ted Schmitz

I thought I might start off with some skating at Tompkins, but half the Supreme team was there and Sage was absolutely killing it, so I got intimidated and headed straight to Café Chrystie. Queens’ son Moose Abrahams was there to greet

Stop by for a cold brew to get that afternoon panic attack started

Who doesn’t love a hand-painted sign?

Bean juice and the second-best magazine in America?! This place has it all

Out front, Spencer Gillespie asks my favorite WKNDer about his part in tonight’s show

Yeah, there’s a lot of manuals, so what?!

New Orleans, we got your Mahan!

Jake Todd, master of the pregame

See you at the premiere?

Static OG KT serves looks with Illinois' Brett Weinstein and NOLA's best

If these guys were a wrestling tag team I’d call them the Red Menace. But they aren’t wrestlers or Soviet communists, so let’s just call them Mark Del Negro and Brian O'Malley

Something about rent’s about to go up

Congrats on the shop, Pep!

Hey, new dad Cole Giordano took the night off for the culture… or for his own entertainment

My guys with local flatground god James Sayres

Solo Sayres!

Still trippin’ New York just leaves its trash on the sidewalk

More beautiful than any parking lot

James joins his fellow TOA associate John Baragwanath, along with Pep and Brett

If there’s ever a video that needed overthinking, this is it. Andrew and Jack came by to oblige

Marcello Campenello got that bread

And some flashy hardware

Stole Pep’s backdrop to get New Balance boys, Jordan Trahan and Tyrone Romero

Put those pointers up if you filmed a bunch of the video

Okay, now put those pointers if up if you filmed a bunch of the video or are next to that guy. This is confusing. Here’s Jake Todd and Jovi Barthemess

Chrystie rider and absolute beast Neil Herrick made it out

Look, Dustin, it’s cool you had an amazing part in Static IV, but this is my gig

Is that the Mindbender?!

Static alumns, Joel Meinholz and Dustin Eggeling

Not you too!

Ah, I can’t stay mad at that smile

Pep needs one more

Yes, skaters were here…

We out to the theater!

That’s actually a pretty good description of a Static video

Big if true

Heavy huddle for Musical Mondays! Let's check the line first

Over at the cinema, fans and fellow Arizonans were already lined up

I’ve met and hung out with Alexis Sablone half a dozen times and I’m still starstruck. I should ask her ride or die Josephine if that ever goes away

East Coast beasts Vern Laird and Seb Housset rolled up 

We probably wouldn't be here tonight without Jahmal. The work he's put in from EE3 to tonight's feature is the stuff of legend and the streets are indebted. Hopefully his crew carries that torch 

Picture Show’s Taylor Nawrocki and Ken Kurata got some pointers from Jake

Good to see Jasper Stieve and lens lord Sam McKenna

The Florida connection stays strong with Beatrice and company coming through

King of Indiana's analog media, Jeremy Tubbs 

Oh, you like Quasi and Bustcrew? Then you’ll love these guys: Tubbs, Kevin, Will and Justin

Carhartt’s Reggie caught up with Caleb McNeely

Jake Baldini, JP and Jersey Dave on the scene

Dave said this guy was his dad. Lookin’ pretty good for 60 or so

One time I asked Jack Sabback if he used to skate with Greco in Conneticut ‘cause I forgot he was from South Carolina

It’s about that time!

And there he is. On the same beat since ‘98 and still in the streets. Thank you, Josh, for the decades of constant inspiration. Maybe we can get a GoFundMe goin' for a chiropractor

JD and Ty joined the representatives from the 757, Cory and Jon. I should probably get some tattoos

If you ever posted about “Margot Robbie is mid,” I’m gonna hit you in the knees with a pipe. Not because I’m defending a millionaire, but because you’re the only person more annoying than I am

TOA? More like VIP

Pre-show trivia courtesy of Pat Steiner’s Tin Can Skatelore

How many times you think Jeremy Elkin and Jack have been to one of these?

Whatever the question was, Nate Broussard is always the right answer

You better know the answer to this one

Okay, you can stay

But you gotta sit down

Seven years in the making, Josh had some time to think about this speech

Now, it’s SHOWTIME     Photo: Navarro

Won’t spoil too much, but goddamn is it sick to see KT still gettin’ it

I’m not crying, the AC just broke 

John Baragwanath got his flowers

Heading out, we see the good people behind Buddies in Brooklyn. Stop in!

Let’s get some last minute flicks with the cast. New Balance teammates Marcello and Justin give Jordan some love on that incredible part

The Jakes love putting pointers out for the homies. I think it means Brett and Trevor killed it

My Central Park heroes Marcello, Jasper and Greg

Max Whit gives Jake his due credit for the filming assist

Steve, you waxed up my subway stop!

Oppenheimer, Barbie, Static VI, the movies are back, baby!

Mark Del Negro and Justin Helmkamp were probably still givin’ Richie some love for that HUF part

Champagne for the gang!

Labels out

You deserve it, Brett

Trahan gets some love from J-hon

Spirit Quest’s Colin Reed and Sayres

Did you notice that Steve Brandi’s gap lip was at the same subway stop Aaron Herrington pushes by in the promo for Static IV?

Emily confirms it’s a fiancé-friendly film!

I got to sit next to Heikkila, and there is no better way to enjoy a premiere

Let’s wrap it up by saying peace to Naquan and Moose, two bright spots in this beautiful city

Clip by clip, cut by cut, Josh and his ever-expanding cast earned these roses. If you can't wait for this one to drop, just rewatch one through five with your friends. They never get old and somehow neither does Stewart    Photo: Trahan