December 19, 2017

'17 Platty's


By Pat Smith. Maybe the apostrophe in the award name means Platty is a person?

And so it was that this is the tenth edition of the Platty's, arbitrary local skateboard awards done in the style of the T-Eddy's.

How has a decade passed so fast? Can it even be true? PAST YEARS: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.

Trog Lock'd: 3rd Lair

Pop Tart: Tanner VanVark

Man Am, Almost: Jack Olson

IG Story All Star: Cody Davis

Live That Best Life: Tabari Cook

Rad Dads: Ryan Damian, Kyle Ross

Brother's Keeper: Ben Narloch

Where You At?: Wylie Tueting

Local Deion Sanders Award: Joe Sexton

Over The Top: Ricky Nunn

Back in STP: David Jaimes

Ride the Pony: Brian Estrada

Cabin Fever: Mikey Carter

Publisher: Kevin Horn

Krooked Kronichler: Tim Fulton

Solo Project?: Phil Schwartz

Hype Man: Rayshaun Crawford

Still Cookin': Jeremy Reeves

Fathers Time: Chad Benson and Steve Nesser

Maybe Go Next Year: X-Games

Higher Priority?: X-Games parties

Best Time: Aqua Jam

Now You're a Man: Henry Gartland

Family Man: Emeric "Olu" Pratt

Skatepark Retirement: Kyle Henkler

IG All Star: TJ Moran

Important MPLS Skatepark Development: Cheese box

Still Faded: @theheshdotcom

Good Question: Why isn't Chicago a bigger deal in skateboarding?

Expat: Josh Harmony

Wizard and Architect: Mark Leski

Limping Along: Platinumseagulls.com

Still Haven't Been There: Burnsville plaza

Yuge on IG: #35mm

Best Come Up: Beer brands infiltrated by skaters

SP: Davis Torgerson

Car Wreck: Familia's Fiero

Thrashin': Dana Ross

Still Waiting: More numbers on skateboard tickets

Ripping Forever: CJ Tambornino