We popped over to Bluetile lounge this passed saturday night to check out the touring exibition of Andrew Reynolds Polaroid photographs. A collection that he has amassed over the years and that was recently liberated from his garage by large headed skate media impresario Patrick O’Dell, it promised a glimpse behind the scenes of one of skateboarding most outrageous time periods.

I was 15 when Baker 2g came out and to my friends and I in my seaside hometown it was all very exciting, I distinctly remember the day that it arrived in the post and, after watching it through twice, I stole my Dads Van Morrison lp’s, went down to the local Cancer research charity shop and bought a second hand leather jacket and promptly began hucking myself down the local 7 stair.

Blowing it.

“The place looks empty guys”

But wait whats this?

First photo I saw in the door, fellow Brit abroad Louis Slater who once stated in an interview that he would watch Goodfellas every morning for style tips. Good lad.

Skateboarders or rock stars? Boulala and Reynolds blured as many lines as they no doubt sniffed.

A baby faced Jimmy Greco seen here wearing a shirt which seems to have been a rarity at the time.

Andrew Reynolds is the Boss, and yeah it was pretty good.

I got to see lots of friendly faces, the free beer was flowing and the streets were filled with angry young punks thanks to a hardcore festival taking place across the street all in all a pretty Piss Drunx kind of evening. Thanks to Blue Tile and Altamont for putting it all together.