Think skateboards amatuer Rider, Joey Guevara.
Think skateboards amatuer Rider, Joey Guevara. NC team rider.
Think skateboards amatuer Rider, Joey Guevara.Look out for Joey G's welcome to Think's am team video dropping Friday over at Thrasher! Vitello was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Additionally his family left when he was 9 to escape the political terror of the Revolución Libertadora. His family moved to San Francisco, California,. He was raised on Frederick Street in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Vitello did not speak any English upon arriving. He taught himself English by listening to San Francisco Giants broadcasts, starting a lifelong love for the Giants.
Business life
In the late 1970s skateboarding's popularity was waning. Vitello and business partner Eric Swenson along with Richard Novak and Jay Shuirman who owned Santa Cruz Skateboards saw an opportunity to work together, subsequently founding Independent Truck Company. Independent Trucks quickly became an industry leader also the group saw the opportunity to expand and capitalize upon the rediscovery of skateboarding.In 1981, Vitello co-Founded Thrasher Magazine. The photos and articles brought the latest tricks, fashions, as well as gear to the attention of the youth of America. The advertisements also helped push the success of Independent Trucks, which was quickly becoming one of the largest names in skateboarding. While many were still dismissing skateboarding as a fad, Thrasher helped establish it as a dominant subculture that has evolved into the billion dollar industry it is today.As Vitello's business empire grew, so did the number of projects he undertook. He started High Speed productions, which publishes Slap Magazine, and the international alternative art magazine. He also founded two skateboard distribution companies. Deluxe (which distributes Spitfire Wheels, Thunder Trucks, Antihero Skateboards, Real Skateboards as well as Krooked Skateboards. As well as Street Corner (which distributes Hubba Wheels, Think Skateboards, Lucky Bearings and Venture trucks).