In the second installment from Vans, the Vans Syndicate team meet up with Rodney Smith, east coast skateboard pioneer along with Eli Gessner, Chris Pastras, and Alyasha Owerka-Moore to talk more about how Shut skateboards was born and how skateboarding in the East Coast has evolved.

“Here’s a little video I edited for my man Beasley who died of brain cancer in 92. Old school NYC skating. It’s so old we’re listening to the world premier of ‘Nobody Beats The Biz’ on our boom box. Theres a few shots of me, but mostly of my man Beas! Rest in peace! New York History!”  Eli Morgan Gesner