Abby Portner x Brian Lotti For Broadcast

October 11, 2011

Abby Portner and Broadcast produced this short video featuring the skateboarding of Broadcast Team Rider and Corespondent, Brian Lotti. Special thanks to everyone who made this little project possible. For more information, visit TheBerrics.com

Brian Lotti: Now, Later, and The Chrome Ball Incident

August 16, 2010

Brian Lotti is a first-class guy. A pure skate technician. How many other skaters have received this type of praise from the one and only John Cardiel? If you haven’t already seen Brian’s part in Now N Later, or if it has been a while since you’ve watched it, we suggest you sit your arse down and study the skills of the proprietor of the big spin. Yep, that’s right: Mr. Lottery brought you the Bigspin like Mugatu brought you the piano key necktie. The reason we mention this all here is because Lotti is the subject of the latest Chrome Ball Interview. Style never fades, rust never sleeps. Man, lately I’m feeling just about as cushiony as the citizen on patrol lady in this photo.

Brian Lotti

Documentation: John Cardiel

August 11, 2010

“Nearly 15 years ago I came across a photo of Cards in the magazine (I think it was Thrasher, but I could be wrong) where he was holding this mourning dove and had a big grin in typical Cardiel style. It was awesome and really stuck out to me so I tried to redraw it back when I was first learning to draw portraits. John Cardiel was one of my favorite skaters then, and he still is today. It’s obvious that this rendition was from my sloppy memory… and for some reason I took the liberty of adding braces to his already well-arranged grill. Maybe I had braces at the time? I’m kind of embarrassed at how I drew him and that I don’t even remember who took the photo but I still think it’s kind of cool.” — Kelly D. Williams

Maybe I had braces when I drew this (more…)