Color 6.4 Editor's Letter

A summer’s end at Color means we give our bodies a bit of a rest while we take time to sift through the months of skating that have passed so we can bring you the best of what’s happening now. For those of us further north of the equator, we’re in that perfect temperature zone now and if you haven’t spent the summer sitting at the beach next to your cooler, then you should be in top form for these last months of skating the great outdoors.

School is back in session now, but pools are being emptied for a session of their own. Saying it’s seldom for a skateable pool to surface in Vancouver, never mind the rest of the country, is an understatement. But for us, plus those in the know, we started this issue off surrounded by asbestos when an old hotel was torn down to make way for the 2010 Olympics. At these sacred grounds with a nod to the former Fucking Awesome t-shirt graphic “booze and shoes”, all of the hype beasts of the industry were at bay. Skaters flocked to this site with sessions running into the night and thus, the beginnings of our feature article Pools and Schools 90. Skating purists have long debated over the streetwear attitude, with attention given to fashion. All while the purest of skaters