Girl Skateboards' "Doll" Premiere Photos
10/23/2018
Adding new guys to your lineup is never a bad call, but with a classic brand like Girl that has a defined standard, it can be hard recruiting new ams that have just the right fit. Lucky for them, Niels Bennet and Griffin Gass fit the roll just fine. Crailtap broke in their new warehouse to friends and family alike Friday evening for a private viewing of their newest video, Doll. The video features heavy introduction parts from Niels and Griffin, alongside footage of Simon Bannerot, Tyler “Manchild” Pacheco and the rest of the Girl and Chocolate squad. With a solid soundtrack and even better skating, Doll is able to adhere to the Crailtap standard and is one that shouldn’t be missed. —Alex Papke
First things first, gotta grab a drink. Justin Eldridge serving up the brews
Lakai’s own Steve Smith and Crail art guru Nick Zegel Friends eat pizza together
Taking a walk upstairs, Robin’s constantly keeping his fingers busy
Same with Steve’s, just ask James Capps
Niels Bennett hyping up the beer selection for the evening. Too many choices!
One big happy Pacheco family!
KA in the building!
Shortly followed by Crail cameraman John Marello and Mike Carroll. Carroll came prepared with his very own infrared camera. The uses are endless!
Travis Harrison, Thrasher Dan and Morgnar holding down the La Croix table
Head honcho Sam Smyth is hyped on the new guys
Behind the bar we got Rickk serving up drinks. You scared, bro?
And getting the drinks we have Chocolate’s own Yonnie Cruz
New blood, Griffin Gass. Once you see you the video you’ll know what all the hype’s about
No warehouse is complete without a ping-pong table
Crutches couldn’t stop the homie Jesus from rolling out to support the homies
Triple OG, Mike O’Meally
After being a filmer for so long, the back starts to wear out. Steezus giving Ryan Lovell a helping hand
KC’s finest photog Jake Wickersham in the house
Blake Carpenter in the foam zone. Better luck next time
The ladies had no problem with it. Take notes, Blake
Two of the best on the board, Justin Eldridge and Rudy Johnson
Mike Mo, Steezus and Blake reminiscing on Blake’s early days of coming out to The Valley
VA, Simon and Rafa
Keenan Forever, never forget
Who needs front-row seats when you’ve got a front-row bean bags?!
Manch letting the crowd take on the duty of the introductory speech
And the results are in—it’s a hit! The am squad doesn’t disappoint!
The man who slaved away behind a screen for months editing Doll and the opening talent—John Marello and Niels Bennett (also two of my personal favorite roommates)
Rickk, Malto and Mike Mo, wouldn’t be possible without these three
Crail salesman and hype man Shann Harris was hyped on the video
Crail alumni also approves
Victory brew for Griffin Gass. Well deserved, my dude
The crowd got one more smoke break before heading out. Thanks to Crailtap for having us and keep up with Girl to see if the premiere is coming to a shop near you. If not, you can catch the full vid online right now. Probably on this very site…

































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