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Dedication The Tony Alva / Love Letters Doc by @sixstair is streaming for free on @vans YouTube channel. Thanks for all the love. We feel it. #thetonyalvastory #tonyalva #jeffgrosso #sixstair #vans

I think that one of the things about the film that I find interesting is that the Alva Posse gets their recognition. I mean, these are some pretty influential skateboarders. Fred Smith. Dave Duncan. Billy Danforth. All of them. They sold a bunch of boards. The Alva Posse photograph with all of us in the leather jackets is in there. It was in Chicago on a rooftop. We were all there at the same time for a shop gig, a demosomething. Scott Gross specialized in B&W film so we ...went up on the roof and took it. All in all, the film is just another interpretation of things. Buddy and Rick put it together and Jeff Grosso guides it. It’s a bit heartbreaking to watch now. It’s almost Jeff’s film rather than mine. In it, he talks about the price I paid and skateboarders pay sometimes to live the life some of us lead. He is quoting my Skateboarder Interview. He quotes, Be prepared to suffer the consequences. Then Jeff states, I’m a perfect example of that. Jeff gets to the end of the filmbefore the end ever arrives. I hope everyone likes the film. Thank you to all involved. Tony Alva Excerpt from Notes on The Tony Alva Story by @ozzie_ausband. Link in bio. #thetonyalvastory #tonyalva #alvaposse #steviedread #eddiereategui #fredsmith #billdanforth #johnthomas #daveduncan #craigjohnson #chriscook #jimmurphy #texgibson #jefhartsel Scott Gross See more

Dedication The Tony Alva / Love Letters Doc by @sixstair is streaming for free on @vans YouTube channel. Thanks for all the love. We feel it. #thetonyalvastory #tonyalva #jeffgrosso #sixstair #vans

ALVA ARCHIVE W/ @sixstair This photo is so cool for a few reasons- Alva Skates is back! It’s 1982 and Alva has risen from the ashes and started over. He has tapped the most stylish skater of the time (Hosoi) to carry the Alva torch and he has re-branded Alva Skates as a gritty/ underground company. AND Wynn Miller is back shooting as Chokey Boy! No colored flashes - just black and white. You can literally see the changing of the guard from the 70s to the 80s in this photo. -Six Stair @wynnmillerphoto #thetonyalvastory #tonyalva #christianhosoi #alvaskates #wynnmiller #sixstair #vans

We asked the directors of The Tony Alva Story @sixstair to share their favorite pics from their massive TA archive. Here’s what the guys had to say about this epic @wynnmillerphoto capture. When we finally found that pic we were so stoked because it seemed to perfectly illustrate the excess that came at the end of the 70s skate boom- skateboarding was the biggest thing in the world and then all of a sudden it wasn’t. This photo right here says it all - the party’s over!! #thetonyalvastory #alvaaction #tonyalva #sixstair #wynnmiller #vans

Who’s ready? Let’s get it. September 17th. More info on our site. Link in bio. #thetonyalvastory #tonyalva #sixstair #vans #vansskate

Sneak peek T-shirts coming soon! DM us to pre-order. Thanks to Rich Arbitelle @itoicreations for creating this awesome graphic to celebrate The Tony Alva Story documentary by @sixstair. We love it! Our doc. Will be streaming for free on @vans YouTube channel starting 9/17. #tonyalva #thetonyalvastory #firstinflight #alvaskates

@sixstair The only Love Letter movie we ever made comes out Sept 17 on YouTubes. It’s a one hour piece about Tony Alva... tune in and drop out. This photo was taken outside Marseille at a crazy bowl we went to with @vincent_matheron and some others. Thanks @samuelpartaix and @chrispfanner for hosting us an amazing trip! We got to cover a lot of miles with the Grossman. @wynnmillerphoto took these photos of @thetonyalva1957 #thetonyalvastory #tonyalva #sixstair #jeffgrosso #loveletterstoskateboarding

Welcome to the jungle. Our Urban Guerrilla is back. Dimensions 8.75 x 32.5 WB 15. #alvaskates #tonyalva

Happy Birthday OG #tonyalva #alvaskates @williamsharpimages

Refining da tek niqueB day 63Ojai @madamealva

#regram Jef Hartsel aka @art_is_tree #skatehistory 1 of 1 TIME PIECE... i made this board for personal use during my early days skating & working at #AlvaSkates with Mondo and Cooksie on Redwood ave in Venice. #AlvaStreetFire had already been released, and i wanted to see how a wider version would work in backyard pools. i hand cut & silk screen’d this shape that measures: 11 x 30.5 inches. i’ll always love the main bottom(middle) Alva logo of that era by #MondoBeck , it always takes me back to the earliest days skating, working, & living in Venice #80s #RootsYears #7PlysOfPleasure @thetonyalva1957 @jfalahee #Alvaskates #jefhartsel #tonyalva #alvaposse #alvaarchive

Today’s Recipe: Alva Abstrakt w/ Conicals, AVE Vans, Indy 215s, Fashion Serge Blanco. @mayolgreenfilms #tonyalva #alvaskates

TA’s go-to deck is back. Check out our Abstrakt decks in three new palettes. Each one is unique. 33x 11 WB 16 ’s #215s #madeintheusa www.alva-skates.com or hit the Shop Now button. #alvaskates #tonyalva #skateboardart #poolskating #vertskating