i've heard rumours that it was suicide.

Unfortunately its true.......

I think van is gonna have one more video part. Mike Anderson told me there's a Krooked promo/video coming out at the end of the year. I'd be pretty stoked if Van had a full part in it.

This is sad that this happened
RIP Van
If he has another video part that would be so sick and i would be physched for that

so bummed when i saw this
he had so much coming up for him and he just turned pro (his signature flannel is on the matix site)
def. one of the sickest styles. everytime one of my friends would be over at my house i would always show him his dlx part or krooked part cause it got me so psyched. i was so happy for him turning pro. best style ever
RIP van

Idk if you guys have heard the what really happened. but to clear things up this is what happened.

And this is not name dropping so all you little fuckers that are gonna talk shit beat it.

This is comming from johnny layton so i believe it to be very accurate (He didnt go on the tour cause he had other stuff) There were in there hotel room drinking beers and he took some pills sometime in the night not sure what pills and he was sitting on the railing of the balcony smoking a cigarette and was all fucked up and basically fell off.

it bums me out how easily it could have been prevented if that is what happened.

Ugh same here ^^
RIP

dude i was reading it on the slap forums and geeze most of those kids are like posting in it just to drop names it seems like.

"Saw Massimo today said it was real intense but he was doing OK. RIP Van. VAN IS SKATEBOARDING!"

pretty much not much to it but dropping names haha

RIP

R.I.P Van Wastell

seriously

my old office had access to the roof and we used to go up there and have a beer or something to start the night off cause it overlooked downtown st. louis. one time my girl jumped up and sat on the ledge and got a little off balance and it scared the shit out of me. she didn't understand why i wouldn't let her sit up there anymore and my friend and her were laughing at me for being "so paranoid", but fuckin' whatever. why chance some stupid careless mistake that could cost someone their life?

RIP Van i was looking forward to skating with on friday

The guy who said that was James Craig... cliff = Jame Craig.

And there wasn't that much, a lot of people see pro skateboarders everyday. Just like you and Johnny Layton.

The other avatar was too long therefore two fast, damn.

If anyone has time and is good at making avatars

1:02 1:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn3tis4Bgug

quicktime version here along with a bunch of other Van Wastell footage and pictures

http://www.dlxsf.com/index2.php#van

click the picture of him.

i heard it was oxys he was taking
how many stories did he fall
this fucking sucks

Why is that relevant?

If he fell from the 3rd floor, then his death would suck even more.

well what happened was it was he got really fuckin hurt skating the first spot of the day so he took a bunch of painkillers..whateverwahtever drinkin all day fell from 4th story

rip van

dam. im at a loss of words right now.

or the 30th

The latest Slap mag had a bones ad featuring him in it. Probally his last not RIP ad ever.

His death hopefully will tell all of us not to drink alcohol after taking pain killers and stand on a balcony.

RIP Van

damn such a bummer RIP

Damn dude thats heavy shit. RIP Van. And if he was eating oxys and drinking, thats a bad recipe right there.