5 Greats: Louie Lopez
12/06/2022
We've seen him grow up on screen and in the mag. He's been interviewed enough times to fill a Britannica volume. So on the occasion of his standout year and a new killer Cons part, we're giving you a stack of bite-sized lists from pet peeves to Rowley memories and weird places to take a dump. As seen in our December '22 mag.
Great-looking skating that's hard as hell too? Impossible, you say?! Let Louie show you the way
- Guy Mariano
- Paulo Diaz
- Antwuan Dixon
- Kevin Bradley
- Paul Rodriguez
- Mason
- Cardiel
- AVE
- GT
- Ishod
- Phat frontside flip
- Spin it to win it
- Some sort of tech shit
- One-foot tail grab
- Biggie heel
- Ryan Lee
- Ben Chadourne
- Benny Maglinao
- Ant Travis
- Ewan Bowman
Wallie to 5-0, always great Photo: Coulthard
- Ryman
- LFG!
- Spot king
- Ultimate brother
- Absolute legend. I’m forever thankful for our friendship and his energy that goes into skateboarding. Love you forever!
- Bob Burnquist
- Gonz
- Jimmy Wilkins
- Pedro Barros
- Remy Stratton
Dodging rain in Philly with a front shove in the subway Photo: Burnett
- Loyalty
- Caring about other people
- Being down for whatever
- Ambition
- Being animated
- The first time I met Geoff was when I was 12. He and Ewan picked me up in the Flip van. They were both chain smoking and Ewan had a Thomas Guide marked with spots (this was pre-Smart phone). The stoke of being there is something I’ll never forget. We skated a bump over gap and both got clips
- Staying at his house in Arizona with the crew skating all day and night
- Seeing the dynamic of how those guys filmed projects is something I hold with me to this day
- He got me on Yeti. Shoutout, Geoff and Yeti! Looking out since day one
Ricky Oyola ollied this in SLAP. Frontside 180 switch crooks 30 years later Photo: Burnett
- Elissa Steamer
- Alexis Sablone
- Marissa Dal Santo
- Jaime Reyes
- Tania Cruz
- Car
- Restaurant
- Airplane
- Park
- Spot
- Ben Raemers
- Grant Taylor
- Collin Provost
- Alec Majerus
- Dennis Busenitz
- Say it’s for a loved one who’s no longer with us and you have to try your hardest
- The joy of rolling away
- Gotta get this part done
- In LA you’ve got to get to the new spots quick!
- I mean, we’re here
Ollie up to 180 blaster, Louie makes his mark on the Ivy League Photo: Burnett
- Orange Juice
- Tolago Hard Seltzer
- S.Pellegrino
- Green juice
- Ginger shot
- Marseille for Purple
- Any trip with Raemers
- First time out of the country—Cayman Islands
- Paris, 2022
- Mexico pro-shoe trip
Louie meets all obstacles with grace and determination. Bar hop to wallride, ollie out past the vent Photo: Burnett
- Cycling
- Eating
- Hanging with loved ones
- Need to…
- …pick up a new one
- Jando
- Amos
- Bryant
- Cody Green
- Theotis
Back Smith back 180 Photo: Coulthard
- Bet
- Slay
- Brute
- Bruh
- Saying “like” every sentence
- Random purchases
- Girls
- Moving away from him in Ventura
- Call of Duty game play
- Hanging out with anyone else more than him
- “Homaaay!”
- “Where ya’ been?!”
- “Are you fucking kidding me?!”
- “My man!”
- “Oh my God!”
- Cook more
- Stay healthy
- Appreciate the now and don’t stress on the future too hard
- Less time on the phone
- Be happy
Big gap to board in the South Bay. Wonder if that Matix shirt still fits? Photo: Burnett
- Mom
- Dad
- Sister
- Grammy
- Tyler
- Do you speak Spanish?
- Why did you cut your hair?
- Why did you leave Flip?
- Do you smoke?
- Are you related to George Lopez?
- Iggy (my iguana - RIP)
- Shadow (gnarly dog)
- Any bland name is funny (like Steve)
- Santos
- Jasper
- LL Pro
- LL Pro Mid
- LL Pro
- LL Pro Mid
- LL Pro
- Getting snaked exiting the plane
- Door not being shut
- Mistaking kindness for weakness
- Coughing without covering your mouth
- People not saying thank you after a kind gesture
- Pablo
- Sean Greene
- Gerwer
- Milton
- Tommy G
- Penny
- Arto
- Raemers
- Tom Knox
- Gustav
- Ain’t shit else to do
- I’d rather skate than work a nine-to-five
- Enjoying the younger years while the body is still itching to get after it
- The feeling of rolling away from something you are hyped on and proud of is indescribable
- For those who can’t
Photo: Burnett
- My
- Bulldogs
- I miss
- You
- RIP, Bruno, BB and Bo Bo
- Side of freeway
- Church parking lot
- Ditch
- School
- Plastic bag—inside of car
- Back Smith
- Salad
- Sugarcane
- Frontside nosegrind
- Primo drop in
- Fourth grade—acting like I needed to be tutored just to hang with a crush
- Breaking my arm on a slide trying to impress friends
- Going to elementary in DTLA
- Getting kicked out for missing too many days
- Going to the school where my mom worked
- Chris Troy once threw my board at a best-trick contest
- Ben Schroeder hit on my mom
- Meeting Phelper for the first time in the Cayman Islands when I was 12
- I used to wear a Daewon Matix shirt that had his name on it when I’d skate with him
- Sitting in front of Dollin and Duncombe in the van and them not letting me look back at the madness they were doing
- Traveling around the world with my mom and dad on skate trips when I was under 18. I used to hate that my mom would make me go to museums and do touristy things while being on a skate trip, but looking back on it I’m thankful for those memories and opportunities with my parents—precious moments. So I’ll consider that a vacation!
- Swimming in the Dead Sea in Israel
- Hawaii
- Costa Rica
- CPH/Mallorca
- If you’re in between sizes like me, just get a size up and cut the shirt to your length, then wash it. That does the trick!
- Don’t like your shoe colorway? Just spray paint ’em
- I usually shrink my hats due to my small dome—wash and dry in hot water
- Find a tailor
- A Sharpie can hide some logos if you’re a plain kind of person
- Good health
- Happy life
- Staying productive
- Growth
- A family of my own
He’s no Muska, but by the looks of this frontside flip that might be a good thing Photo: Coulthard
- Dylan Rieder
- Penny
- Reynolds
- Taylor Smith
- Muska
- In life, you’ll always want more. Take a second and appreciate the now
- Seeing the positive in negative situations
- Being a people person
- Patience
- Sense of humor
- No hangovers
- Consistent rest—having a lot of energy
- Learning about yourself
- Being focused
- Staying healthy
- Orange
- Banana
- Mango
- Any kind of berry
- Watermelon
Louie takes the ride-on trend up a notch with a back tail shove into a weird fountain thing in Guadalajara Photo: Burnett
- Anything in Mexico with tap water in it. Beware of the Montezuma!
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Apples
- Anything chili cheese
- Arto, fakie flip – MACBA
- Arto, backlip – Frost double kink
- Penny, everything
- Bastien, kickflip front board – huge rail
- Appleyard, nollie flip backside 50-50 – Clipper
Barbed wire on one side, Jesus on the other? Louie makes the only logical choice and jumps off a cliff Photo: Burnett
- What I would do if I couldn’t skate anymore
- Getting older
- How to keep progressing
- Crazy people
- Red tops
- Tyshawn, ollie – January 2019
- Rowley, backside 360 – April 2005
- BA SOTY – April 2000
- Cardiel SOTY – April 1993
- Phil Shao, 5-0 at Miley – July 1996
5-0 grind into the bank—big thrills, happy life! Photo: Coulthard-
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January 1989
Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse -
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Winter 1988
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December 1988
Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses -
1/15/2010
November 1988
Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion -
1/15/2010
October 1988
Cover: Dave Hackett – Frontside Grind Photo: Katz Inside This Mag: The Tracker Bluegrass Aggression Session at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY, skating in Albuquerque and a photospread of skating at a New Zealand canalAlso In This Issue: Pool sharks and gnarly skate injuriesMusic Articles: The Accused and happening bands from the East Coast featuring Living Colour, Soul Asylum, H.R. from Bad Brains, White Zombie, Gwar, Danzig and more
