Thrasher Magazine

We have all heard the rumors about Lance’s skate collection. And they were proven true when he busted out the memorabilia from under his bed for all to see. Some pieces had price tags, and others were simply priceless. What an insane collection he has from the past four decades: old T-shirts, skateboards, photographs, pieces of coping from late-’70s skateparks, Cab’s hair extensions, paintings, sculptures, you name it, it was there. So was a cast of Lance’s biggest fans: Lucero, Nash, Koston, Kirchart, Agah, Carroll, Hosoi, Ngoho, GT, Janoski, Jim Muir and the list goes on. Will this be the last time it will be publicly viewed? I don’t know the answer to that one. But if you knew about this one and skpped out, you definitely blew it! As Phelps always said, “You can’t take it to the grave with you.” —Rhino

Walking into the show, we’re greeted by the man himself—Lance Mountain

Let’s go straight to the goods—starting with an old Variflex banner that hosts some heavy autographs from over the years

And the close-up

The scope of his work knows no bounds

Audiences were locked in

Omar Salazar, Steve Olson and Buddy Nichols had to roll up

Look familiar?

Old T-shirts and photographs of a young skate rat

Said skate rat

British invasion? He was there

Airs, inverts, world tours and young fatherhood, Lance did it all

Use the mag as a pointer, sure

Obsessed much?

Nasty Neck in effect

Cleared for take off indeed

Did you rep the royal crest?

Arto and the next gen caught up with Jon Humphries

Black Label crew: Eric Nash, Oliver Grosso, John Lucero and Riky Barnes

The greats were everywhere—Heath Kirchart and Salman Agah

Cab’s hair extensions, 1987

Study the form

The sample of photos was stunning, like Salba watching his favorite park get demolished

And The Gonz’ timeless frontside ollie

Jeremy Henderson tapping in from the past

Still searchin’

We got legendary photographer Steve Keenan, his daughter and Eddie Elguera

Tristan Rennie and company celebrated his birthday at Lance’s show. HBD, to you too!

The beacon that never fades

Jeremy Klein, Jim Muir, Lance and Dan Rogers

Lance knew ‘em all

JFA’s Brian Brannon and Toy Machine’s newest pro Geoff Rowley came through

Worth its weight in gold—coping block from Concrete Wave skatepark, 1977

Terrill, Cholo, Charlie and Partanen

The Taylor and Janoski families are big Lance fans. But you already knew that. Right, Ant?

Can’t Stop The Firm!

We got Tanner Burzinski and Eric Koston

Sean Mortimer and Mike Carroll, too

Absolutely stacked squad: Howard Hood, Lonny Hiramoto, Lance, Christian and Pops Hosoi

Jack Olson and Tim Fulton brought a Deluxe delivery for the birthday boy

Hope he got the first piece!

Alright, last lap

Pat Ngoho and his gal Karen Richard made it

You knew Heavy Metal Chuck wouldn’t miss this one!

Lance drew this in 1983 in the very same Hause Nicole lives in today. Small world

SLAP Magazine’s Lance Dawes and Daniel Castillo

Five hundred bucks for the original? Not bad

Welllllll, we’re back with Chris Roberts and photographer Alyssa Davis

Sometimes it feels like that

He’s worked with the GOATs of every generation

See?

Epic stuff on every wall

Lance and famous graffiti artist known as Chaka, who used to skate the ramp at the Mountain Manor

Last order of business: Chaka signing the Variflex banner

Lance has taken his fair share of slams and it's rad to see him still out there ripping at 60 years old. Thanks for making skateboarding fun and exciting over all these years! Stoked to see what’s next!