Gabriel Rodriguez

Ahhh... Gabriel Rodriguez- where art thou?

If somebody pushed the envelope on the maxim "Quality over quantity", I think Gabriel takes the crown. Despite bursting onto the the scene in Powell Peralta's Ban This, in what can best be described as a second serving of the fantastic Rubber boys, Gabriel failed to follow through with anything more than 30 seconds of footage. Picked to ride for 101, Steve Rocco's most exclusive sub-company, nothing divulged from such a prime position. Maybe Gabriel missed the bus to each session..? After the demise of 101, Gabriel became a founding member of Girl's brotha from a different mother- Chocolate Skateboards, and thankfully, just in time for retirement, managed to pull out all the stops and muster up a couple of minutes of suave skateboarding for the curtains part of Las Nueves Vidas de Paco.

If anything, Gabriel will be remembered for his perfect fakie 5-0's and my favourite graphics of all time (Artwork- Andy Jenkins, Art director- Natas Kaupas).