For being the 3rd largest city (by population) in the U.S., the Chicago skate scene is a bit slept on. But those who are paying attention know how strong it is. And while there have been many skate videos from the Windy City, when it comes down to picking the best, more than likely you are stuck deciding which Deep Dish video was your favorite...or weighing G’s Neighborhood Watch in the selection. Mark Dunning, Jon Schmoldt (of FA Skates), and crew have been consistently putting out these videos over the years with no signs of slowing down. I may be making this up, but I feel like they have outlived any other skate crew. While there are some new faces in this most recent offering, the core crew is very consistent with every other video. While other crews have dispersed, moved on from skating, or got burnt out, the Deep Dish crew has grown stronger.
Terminal uses the high contrasted visuals Deep Dish is known for, with some glitchy cityscapes and fonts to give a design school student wet dreams. I won’t get into specific tricks, as you should just watch end-to-end, but Steffen Watts starts things off and he is the most unsuspecting skater ever. Does he even have a board sponsor? I personally been blessed with watching this magician pull some ridiculous moves out of thin air. He thinks of tricks others never would and somehow rolls away from all of his concoctions. Speaking of board sponsors, this video is full of so many underground favorites from the brands that should be on more skateshop shelves: Hopps, Snack, Studio. There is a full Dustin Eggeling part in this video! Sean Cullen, CJ Kelly, Mason Barnard...the video is stacked. There are new dudes that are ridiculous and would be dope to see them continue in the Deep Dish legacy, but even though he didn’t get last part in this video, the star (as usual) was Brett Weinstein. Brett came on the scene like an explosive ball of energy, charging things full speed with waaaaay higher pop than makes sense for his size. It has been quite a while since his initial introduction to the scene, and even though he has paid his dues, that flame has not dimmed. This part might even be his best, which is quite a feat, because he’s had some monster parts already. I’m saying too much. Watch the video and thank me later.
Shoutout to Free Skate Mag for posting this.
