Thrasher Magazine

The sun was bright, the revvs were high, and Oakland’s concrete sanctuary of the skate Gods was alive with the spirit of the recently departed. Fix yourself a coffee, grab a snack and enjoy the show.

Jake at the helm with a gang of heavyweights in tow—this Indy trip to OZ is pure destruction on all levels.

Indy brought a stacked crew Down Under for one of Jake’s last rides and the guys sure as hell didn’t disappoint. Who do you think was eating scabs in exchange for beer? Guess you gotta read to find out, kid.

Led by District 11 Senator Scott Wiener, the California State Senate adjourns in memory of Jake Phelps. Legendary!

As is tradition, we descended on Austin during SXSW for three days of shredding and music. The pit was lit, the ramp went ballistic, and we all raged in the name of Jake Phelps. Thank you to No-Comply skateshop and Vans for helping us keep the revs high in Texas every year.

Back in 2011 P-Stone put together this collection of Jake footage. We all know about his barging abilities, but the old man had a deep bag of tricks! Lemmy on the track, Phelper on the stuntwood. Skate and Destroy.

Jake Phelps was 100% skateboarder, but that label sells him way too short, because beyond his enormous influence in our world, he was truly an individual beyond this world. There was no myth. The man was the myth. We love you, Jake. —Tony Vitello

TY stands for Total Yert but in this case TY stands for Tobin Yelland. The photographer from The City since the ‘80s stops by the mag and talks to the old man. Shit's like that.

Lazy river? Private waterpark? Sometimes you don’t ask too many questions, you just gotta go while you have the chance. Regardless, this thing was deeeeeep.