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Cleveland Skateboarding Storytellers, Episode # 3 is Now Posted. Link to www.clevelandskateboarding.com is in bio. Check it now on YouTube or Spotify. Since the start of @clevelandskateboarding I’ve been on a quest to track the subculture back as far as I can. Who were the first people to make it more than just kids riding around on a toy? I usually get stuck around the mid 80’s with the people most of us are familiar with. But that all changed when I met Garth McCallum @66gmk66 . He’s been skating since the 70’s and was part of what may be the first generation of skateboarders (of the subculture we know) in the area. Listen to Garth talk about, quite possibly, the origins of skateboarding/subculture that we know it as today, in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. And to add… this isn’t saying that the subculture didn’t start even farther back. But Garth is the first person that I have ever talked to that pre dates the older skaters of the area that I knew of. I think you will all find his stories really interesting and entertaining. So give a listen and let’s tip our hats with respect to the names that were pushing it back when we were learning the alphabet or before most were even born. These names that Garth drops are the people who may have been the ones to make the first ripple in the pond. -KS #clevelandskateboarding

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10🎃31 🍁🍁🍁🍁 Welcome Great Pumpkin

@blockhead_skateboards 🎃 Svitak HQ Northeast🍁 Training Facility

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The @clevelandskateboarding Online Store is back up and running. Thank You for your patience and Thank You for Your Support! Link in bio www.kristiansvitak.com www.clevelandskateboarding.com

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Cleveland Skateboarding Storytellers, Episode # 2 Is Posted Now. Link to kristiansvitak.com is in bio. You can find the YouTube and Spotify links there. Take a deep dive into Cleveland Skateboarding’s early roots with my guest Brett Turner @_burner . I’ve been really excited to get Brett on here as early as possible. He has a good memory and can tell a great story. Hear how the Berea Roll and Bowl got started and eventually closed down. Hear stories about the legendary Impett Park, P.R. Banks, The out door Berea (Coe Lake) and much more. Brett also did a great job on getting some classic names out there for all of us to know and remember. Like many Legendary west side skaters who came before and shaped our subculture as far back as the mid 1980’s. There are so many more great Cleveland Skateboarding stories from the early days jammed into this episode. Enjoy! -KS #clevelandskateboarding

@thebreeders Chicago 9/23 @kelleydeal made sure that Max & Luka loaded up on all of the best back stage snacks and a set list so they could follow along as Breeders played their first two albums (Pod & Last Splash) front to back.

Then & Now…. 1998. I’m glad I didn’t die trying this one. I did it twice so I could get the multiple camera angles. It still trips me out that this seemed like a logical thing to try way back in 1998. I was on a mission. Just wanted to carve out my little piece. Then… 411 # 36 Rookies section. 1999. 411 Best of 7. 2001. Streetplant Home Videos 1988-1997 2 page spread in Transworld Skateboarding Magazine. July 1999. Photo credit, my friend, the late Craig Hannah. & Now…. Max & Luka💘💘

Then…. Photo in Big Brother Magazine, September 2000. Photo taken summer 2000. Video clip in @larkey video , Where The Fun Begins, 2000. Filmed Spring 2000. & Now…. Max & Luka💘💘 Rocky River Ohio.

STYLE CANNOT BE MASS PRODUCED My new Guest Model on @factory13skateboards These boards are all made by my friend, by hand, in Cleveland Ohio. Hit him up for more details. We thank you for your support.

Got the cover and full length interview in the latest issue of SZROT Zine out of Poland. Give it a read if you know how to read Polish. @killthekool @clevelandskateboarding @blockhead_skateboards

I finally made it happen. Cleveland Skateboarding Storytellers , Podcast / YouTube is posted now! Episode # 1, The Introduction. Link to KristianSvitak.com is in bio. You can watch the video or click the Spotify icon and listen to it there. I’m aiming to be producing 1-2 episodes per month. 🤞 Stay posted via Instagram or website for future episodes. I’m really excited to get more of your stories documented. Thank You for all of your patience. -KS #clevelandskateboarding

Thanks to my dear friend Kelley Deal for hooking up the @oliviarodrigo / @thebreeders , Sold Out show in Los Angeles California for the Girls (and Me & Trish). And thanks for giving me the multiple nudges to take you up on the offer. Max and Luka sang every word and are convinced that Olivia waved to them. They will remember this experience forever.

A new professional skateboarding venture. After months of @mikevallely and I trying to figure out the future of @streetplant , it was decided to bring it to an end so Mike can focus his time and energy on @blackflagband . As much as I cared and loved Streetplant, I care and love Mike and his family more and I fully support this decision. I am now riding for another one of my best friends companies, @blockhead_dave @blockhead_skateboards . Dave Bergthold, his wife @laurie_b_needs_treats and @laban_001 are family to me. Laban and Dave were the FIRST people to ever sponsor me back in 1995 with their then sister company to Blockhead, Invisible Skateboards. I would ride for Invisible for 3 years till it closed its doors in 1998. I then rode for and turned pro for @blacklabelskates for 7 years. 1998-2005. Then I went on to run and ride for my own company @1031skates for 9 years. 2006-2015. Next I rode for Streetplant for the past 9.5 years. 2015-2024. And now it has come full circle. I’m right back with the people that gave me my chance so many years ago. I’ve been skating and hanging out with these guys all these years, so it is a VERY natural decision for me. Blockhead just dropped a new video ‘Heads Up’ (should be online soon). I have a small mini ‘welcome to the team’ teaser part in it. My A list footage is being saved for my full part ‘Barge Hard 50’ to be released 2025. My new Pro Models on Blockhead should be available by spring. Thanks for all of your support over the decades. -KS

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T-Shirt Available Now. www.killthekool.com @killthekool

New T-Shirts Available @killthekool @clevelandskateboarding www.killthekool.com www.clevelandskateboarding.com Thanks to my buddy @brettborovic for helping me with the @killthekool shirt. Thanks to my buddy @greghigginsart for reworking the classic 1970’s Cleveland “you’ve got to be tough” shirt to fit @clevelandskateboarding .

For all of the many people that knew our Oscar….. Oscar passed away on June 6th. He was 17. We adopted him from the animal shelter in Orange County California in 2008. He came into the shelter as a stray with no known history and was estimated to be about 1 year old at the time. He is the only dog I’ve ever had. He went everywhere with me/us. My daughters have never known life without him. He was raging full speed till he got really sick a couple months ago. For being a 14 pound little guy, he didn’t take shit from anyone or anything. If he didn’t know you, he’d give you hell and possibly even bite you if he thought you were a weirdo. But once you passed his test, he’d be on your lap and preferably under a blanket getting cozy. He’d be your best pal. He hated other animals bigger than him. He chased down a coyote once, he tried to kill a herd of cattle, he chased down full grown deer, he broke through our fence and chased my neighbors two German shepherd’s around and even bit my buddies pit bull and German shepherd on the nose and made them both bleed. But he really did love people and loved us and our friends so much. Once you were in our circle he’d be right on your lap. He was the sweetest little guy to my daughters from the time they were born. He traveled and went on more airplanes and adventures then some people do in their lifetime. He’d always be in his little bag at my feet on countless flights. Or sleeping in the passenger seat on many cross country road trips. He was an amazing traveler. He just knew the ways of the road like a touring skateboarder or musician. Although he did take an urgent whiz and a # 2 right in the middle of the terminal at Chicago’s Midway Airport once. He went from an unknown stray to being on the cover of San Diego Pets Magazine. And although I’d love to brag about that one, he didn’t care. His main interests were eating, peeing on lots of things on his walks, barking at the neighbors dogs, running up and down our half pipe and snuggling with us under blankets. We miss him so much. The world is a lot less interesting without him. Love You Oscar💘 Oscar Svitak 2007-2024🖤

Attention Clevelanders and fans of punk rock music. My buddies old band…. The TKO’s from Cleveland Oh. I filmed this show at Peabodys Down Under (in the flats) Cleveland Oh, 1996. I filmed it on my old VHC camera that I bought in 1993. The entire show is now posted on my YouTube channel. YouTube.com/@kristiansvitak Or you can link to it through my website which is in my bio. I have lots more gems in my vault that I’m trying to get out and released into the world. I’m new to the YouTube game and very technologically challenged. It’s kind of a miracle that I was even able to get this video posted. So please bear with me, I appreciate your patience. -KS

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Barge Hard . www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

Barge Hard . www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

Barge Hard . www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

Barge Hard. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

Thank You @skateboard_echoes (From France) for including some of my pro model boards in your book. 1. Mine and Mike’s shared friendship model on @streetplant 2. My “Splasher” pro model on @1031skates (title misprint). 3. @1031skates Chad Knight pro model. (title misprint).

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Thank You to my Wife @sdrealtortrishsvitak for coordinating with one of my favorite musicians, @kevinseconds of one of my favorite bands, @official7seconds for this wonderful birthday gift from Her, my Mom and Daughters. This is handmade artwork and handwritten lyrics by @kevinseconds . It is of one of my favorite @official7seconds songs, Satyagraha off of the album Soulforce Revolution. I still remember borrowing this tape in 1990 from my friend Cory Sluzewski. I pressed play just as I was going to start doing my English homework. It’s the first song on the album. The drum sticks clicked in, the band followed. I was moved by the positive power of this song. I lifted my head, shut my textbook, sat back and just listened. I remember the feeling that it gave me. Over the decades I’ve listened to it countless times. It has always and still does inspire me and keep me connected to the youthful vision I’ve always tried to carry with me. Satyagraha - 7-Seconds There’s something in the air, Y’know we breathe it every day A hatred twisting deeper, Razor sharp it cuts its way A poison we’re to swallow, I tried it once, I didn’t like the taste Say Mother Earth I love you, As I watch you go to waste And we’ll sing... Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, hey! What happened to tryin’? Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, hey! Tumblin’ down, fired up, fire away! I’m scared cuz I still have So many visions in my head Bandwagon jumping’s easy When you fear the dream is dead We’re judged by what we look like, How we think and who we are Hey Mother Earth we hear you But we don’t know where to start... Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, hey! What happened to tryin’? Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, hey! Tumblin’ down, fired up, fire away! Na-na-na-na-na, Satya-graha I wait for you to tell me When we’ll reach the finish line I wash my hands of this hate, I won’t embrace this thing so blind A soul force revolution, It could give us what we need Destruction ain’t no option, It’s the end at any speed Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, hey! What happened to tryin’? Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, hey! Tumblin’ down, fired up, fire away! Come on now! Push! Pull! Push! Pull!

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Another Thank You to @opusfootwear For those of you that don’t know, Mirko Mangum is the guy behind Opus. Mirko was a Pro Skateboarder for Planet Earth back in the 90’s. He has worked for some of your favorite skateboard companies over the years. His drive to contribute to this subculture in a positive way, for decades, is inspiring.

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All full length videos from my former skateboard company @1031skates (2006-2015), are now posted on my YouTube page. You can link through kristiansvitak.com or go to YouTube.com/@kristiansvitak Thanks.

I was asked to have my picture taken for an upcoming book by photographer, @patrickhovan . He sent me these proofs to share. Thank you Patrick for thinking of me and asking. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

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Been wanting to do this for at least the past 10 years. Had to wait till it was 35 degrees outside and Super Bowl Sunday so bystanders would be pre occupied. Also had to wait till I was almost 49 years old to make it happen. Some say timing is everything. Better angle filmed by @allenwdillard for a new part I am currently working on. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

I first did this lipslide transfer in 2002. The photo was used for my Pro Spotlight Interview in Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, May 2003. The footage was never used for either of my parts at the time, @blacklabelskates ,Black Out or 88 Footwear, Destroy Everything Now. Thought I’d do it again 22 years later. @allenwdillard filmed a better angle for the new part I’m working on. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

300 attempts in 5 hours. Average of 1 attempt every minute for 5 hours straight. Frontside Bluntslide Big Spin Out, clean roll aways = 0. BARGE HARD. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

All Hail The Trail @ohikeocoasttocoast #OHIkeO

Gift from @kevinseconds of @official7seconds Decades Deep Nothing Elitist Nothing Pretentious Come As You Are Kill The Kool @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

We ( The Heartaches ) , tonight, The Casbah, San Diego California.

We play (The Heartaches) for the first time in over a decade. Monday January 29th at The Casbah, San Diego California. See you there?

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Perspective. Every time I’m in Cleveland I drive this route as a reminder, for reflection and connection. This was the way I took to work downtown in the mid 90’s before moving to San Diego. The air was Frozen, the Rust was Real, the sky was Grey and the Snow was Black. These Steel Mills can be seen from the windows of my childhood home. I’ve had family and friends work in them. I still do. They were the heart of Cleveland. When I was young I sometimes wished that I worked there for the better pay and benefits. But more so, at the time, they were a symbol of hopelessness. The visuals of seeing them everyday. The filth, the blight, the monotony, had a way of worming into my psyche. I used to think to myself “this can’t be my life, there’s got to be another way”. But for a Cleveland kid with only a high school diploma, options seemed bleak. Although I was starting to try and make something happen via skateboarding, it all just seemed so impossible. California was like going to the Moon. And professional skateboarding was like Mars. I worked full time, the weather was brutal, the time before internet and my talent was Very limited. It was really like a Hail Mary for me. With the support of my parents, some good friends and a fierce work ethic, I carved out my little spot. It all worked out. And many of you may be reading this right now as a result of that. And Thank You!💘 When I drive this route now, I still get all those old feelings. But I’ve gained a new perspective. Gratitude. I now know what tough really means. Being tough isn’t a bad attitude and violence. Being tough is doing what you gotta do to take care of yourself and your family in a positive manner. Even if the weather is miserable, even if everything is Rusted, even if the job is not your favorite, even if The Snow Is Black. What also wormed into my psyche was an unrelenting work ethic. An unwavering determination. A love for the underdog. A love for the working class no matter er if the collar is blue or white. And that I believe is the result of being raised in a Rust Belt city. I’m very grateful for it. And that is why I’ve always included Cleveland into my story. Stay Tough💘

7 Below. Barge Hard. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool @opusfootwear Filming credit Dave Slivereli

Me & Bill. The Heartaches. The Troubadour, West Hollywood California, 2005? 2006? We play for the first time in over a decade at The Casbah, San Diego California, January 29th.

Me and my buddies formed The Heartaches back in 2001? - 2002? We haven’t played together in over 10 years. We will be playing our first show in over a decade, January 29th at The Casbah in San Diego California, supporting The Bronx. The show is almost sold out so grab tickets soon if ya can. See you there.

Decades Deep Paid In Pain Kill The Kool @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

“Anybody can play. The note is only 20%. The attitude of the motherfu- -er who plays it is 80%.” -Miles Davis @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

Raw Footage Raw Street Barge Hard www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

@streetplant @killthekool @clevelandskateboarding Photo credit @ogbsmitty

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Decades Deep Nothing Elitist Nothing Pretentious Come As You Are Kill The Kool @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

Thank you @opusfootwear for thinking of me, reaching out and sending me these wonderful shoes. I really appreciate your kindness. Sincerely.

San Diego, California Svitak HQ West

This place is The Best. Take your kids here. Maybe me and my family will see you there.? @yskatecamp @friendsofskatecamp

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Practicing a song the night before we recorded it in the studio. Kelley’s living room with @kelleydeal & @candyland_recording_studio , Dayton Ohio…. sometime ago.

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Available Now. KTK / Danforth www.killthekool.com @killthekool @billdanforthskates

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Dying To Live @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

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Then & Now Then…. The Mighty Central Hower, Akron Ohio. 1. Two page spread Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, June 2001. Photo credit @daveswift01 2. Video clip from part in @blacklabelskates Label Kills video, 2001. Filming credit @larkey 3. Video clip of first Ollie in 1997. & Now…. Max & Luka💘💘 www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

Skate Rat Since ‘88 . . www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

It’s 10/31

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www.clevelandskateboarding.com @clevelandskateboarding #clevelandskateboarding

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Decades Deep Nothing Elitist Nothing Pretentious Come As You Are Kill The Kool @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine Staying home to watch the rain And you are young and life is long And there is time to kill today And then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun But it’s sinking Racing around to come up behind you again The sun is the same in a relative way But you’re older Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

Barge Hard. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

Decades Deep Nothing Elitist Nothing Pretentious Come As You Are Kill The Kool @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

Barge Hard www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

Barge Hard. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

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I keep my family matters pretty private on social media. But I know a lot of you on here knew my Dad or knew of the health issues he was going through. I wanted to let you know that he passed away, at home with me, my Mom and our family by his side, last Tuesday September 5th. My Dad was a quiet guy, but when he spoke, you listened. He was a quiet guy, yet when he stepped onto a stage to play music, he didn’t hold back. My Dad has been the lead guitarist and vocalist for various rock and roll bands since the 1960’s. My childhood is filled with memories of my Dad and uncles band blasting down in the basement multiple days a week while I tried to do my homework at the kitchen table. Then they would play out at clubs nearly every weekend. I would use their leftover band flyers to draw and color on, on the clean white backsides. As I got older I’d occasionally help him carry the amplifiers up and down the basement stairs and in and out of his van. This was sometimes rare because my Dad Never asked for help. He gave me talks at a young age about the harm of drugs and alcohol. It was never the status quo “just say no” of the 1980’s. I got the real deal details straight from the bars and clubs. My Dad always being straight and a rock and roller always made me respect his words even more. He was such an amazing role model. He was the Real Deal. He played live music till 2020 when he became too sick. My Dad was very intelligent. When I was a little boy I’d always say, “That’s my Dad, he knows just about everything”. Although I hated it at the time, my Dad would give me the longest lectures on psychology, sociology, history, theology, politics and social issues and how they all worked together. And critical thinking. That was a big one in our house. He always emphasized critical thinking! Anyways, I could go on and on. I’m just too tired and I don’t want to write anymore. I’m really going to miss all of this and so much more. A lot of friends, musicians, skateboarders, pro skateboarders, photographers, filmers and artists have been through my parents house over the years. They all have loved my parents and have always said that I was so lucky to have them. I am.💘

I first became aware of the YMCA Skate Camp Sequoia Lake, Sequoia National Forest California, like most skater kids around the world when it was shown in the 1989 @hstreetskateboards video Hokus Pokus. The slow motion skating of my favorite pros of the time along with the beautiful song by one of my favorite bands, Figure Ground from Youngstown Ohio, made this place seem so magical. I became fortunate enough to start going to this camp as a visiting pro, on and off since the late 90’s. Now in my late 40’s and having a family, bringing them here to the family camp is more magical then ever. No cell service, meet and hang with other families from around the world, skate amongst the Giant Sequoia’s, hike, swim, kayak, canoe, stand up paddle board, fish, launch ramp into the lake, rock climb, ropes course, see the biggest trees On Earth, and many more memory making adventures makes this one of our family’s favorite places to go. If you have kids that like skating even a little or you and or your spouse likes skating even a little, I’m telling you…. This IS The Place To Go! If you are interested please follow @yskatecamp and dig into the schedule for dates to visit and also follow @friendsofskatecamp and get a chance to be even more involved with this amazing, one of a kind camp. I hope to see you there one day. We’ll skate, we’ll kick it around the camp fire, hang at the lake and make memories to last a lifetime. Filming credit @tednewsome

YMCA Family Skate Camp Sequoia Lake. Sequoia National Forest, California. Photo credit @scottsoens @friendsofskatecamp @yskatecamp

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Started a new filming project at 48.5 www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

My first favorite skaters. Tweeky, Demo, Psycho. Team Insanity. South East Side-Warner Rd. Cleveland.

Then…. La Jolla High School, San Diego California. Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, May 2000, 2 page spread. Automatic Magazine 2000. Full page. Photo credit @jgrantbrittain Video clip, 411 Video Magazine # 39, 2000. @blacklabelskates Industry Section. & Now…. Max & Luka💘💘 San Diego, California. www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

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The girls got a package from Los Angeles the other day. One of their favorite bands, the @the_linda_lindas sent them each personalized signed albums and other fun stuff. Thank you so much from all of us to the @the_linda_lindas and Kyle from the @thebreeders family for making this happen for Max and Luka! 💘💘

www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool Filming credit @allenwdillard

Then…. Transworld Magazine, Photo Book 2006. Photo credit @blair.alley Video clip from full part in @1031skates video, Bleed For Me, 2006. & Now…. Max & Luka💘💘 San Diego, California

35 years ago today. July 2nd 1988, at the age of 13…. I had a chance encounter with a group of older skaters from the South East Side of Cleveland OH that called themselves Team Insanity. They took me skating with them, showed me my first tricks, put me on Team Insanity and gave me a cassette tape of @deadmilkmenofficial , Bucky Fellini. From that day on I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Skateboarding and punk/underground music would consume my mind and lead to a life of adventures and friendships I could have never, never, never imagined becoming my reality. Over the years I have been fortunate enough to travel the world and make lifelong connections because of this dedication to skateboarding and punk/underground music. Every sincere encounter, handshake, letter, email, private message received has never been lost on me. I’ve always treated every connection with respect and sincerity. I’ve always understood the importance of that connection. I’ve always tried to give back at least an ounce of what my favorite artists have given me over the years. The inspiration means more to some of us than others and that’s okay. But for the ones like me, it’s everything. It’s the difference between Life and feeling like the living dead. I believe in the world that I live in inside my head. I am grateful to be able to contribute to this subculture that has given me so much and I intend on pushing it forward till the end. Skate Rat Since ‘88 www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

This other thing I do…. Decades Deep Nothing Elitist Nothing Pretentious Come As You Are Kill The Kool @killthekool #killthekool www.killthekool.com

Then…. @thrashermag March 2004. 2 page spread. Photo credit @burnout Video clip from my full part in 88 Footwear, Destroy Everything Now video. & Now…. Max & Luka💘💘 San Diego, California www.streetplant.com www.kristiansvitak.com @streetplant @clevelandskateboarding @killthekool

@clevelandskateboarding T-Shirts are now available. www.clevelandskateboarding.com OR…. www.kristiansvitak.com Or…. Link is in bio. Keep the good times rolling! Past, Present and Future.🎈-KS