wtf! shows how fragile life is, once again.


You can seek solice in the fact that I'm willing to bet a few years spent as a travelling skateboarder would be more fulfilling than a full lifetime as being a normal person.

Fuck man, that sucks so bad. R.I.P

well put steve

Roll In Peace

wow, i was in disbelief when i want to the dlxsf website. RIP homie

God, this is awful.

RIP

24? fuck

I won't lie and say he was my favorite skater, or that I always watched his stuff, because I didn't. I knew the name, and saw some photos of him, but I honestly never saw footage until today, and I wish I had seen it before. Still a horrible thing to happen, especially at such a young age. My respect goes out to his family/friends. RIP Van.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0xP3kb8qk

This may sound weird to be this sad about someone I didn't personally know but I am honestly confused and speechless. I hope I don't seem like I'm jumping on the bandwagon but Van has always been one of my top favorite skateboarders. There are a lot of skateboarders out there but he had an X factor; something special... like someone else said he was a "True Original"...

This is the worst news I have heard in a long time. Seriously bummed. Going to have to get a board for the wall.

next time I skate I will be skating for Van!

Logic part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdOay_o8yKY

Krooked Chronicles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgdZuCrBGKU

Gnar Gnar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ewaRuA0OQ...feature=related

Naughty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r6FlLghJKg...feature=related

If anyone has the time could they make an avatar of 1:46 to 1:52
Joe Krolick Van Wastell edit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0xP3kb8qk

what the fuck....

Really sad news to hear, great skateboarder as well.

R.I.P. Van Wastell.

Van is hilarious

this is terrible i couldnt belive especially since he just turned pro

R.I.P.

Damn he was so good. I was just watching his behind the griptape last night, and now this. R.I.P
I dont know how accurate this is http://stupidcelebrities.net/2008/09/06/va...ll-dies-photos/ but it says he fell out of a window in berlin.

such a sad news! can't believe it...

shitttt thts gay. R.I.P.

Better version: http://www.dlxsf.com/spring08cat/media/vanpodfox.html

i still can't believe this is true.
i'm deeply sorry for his friends and family.
rip in peace.

same with me, but he was like all of us so its unfortunate that he died. 23-25 is such a young age to die at.

Gimmie 5-10 mins I'll get you it.

Here you go, enjoy.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t29/fli...tell-Avatar.gif

its so sad when anyone who you've ever knew/knew of passes away. he brought so much to skateboarding, rip.

what the fuck i thought this was gonna be a joke. dude ripped! RIP

I just saw the early realease of his behind the griptape(a series of short films by Rory Sheridan, kind of like epicly later'd) episode a couple weeks back.

damnit this sucks he just went pro he had such a career ahead of him

RIP van

Before I even clicked the link I knew which one Vince meant. Probably one of the best lines ever.

holy shit... life can be taken away so easily. i mean being at the top of your game, then falling out a window and dying.

im so bummed, holy fuck. i can't even believe it. he ripped and had the illest style... fuck i dont even know what to say im just so stunned.

r.i.p.



EDIT: in case nobody has posted it yet: http://www.dlxsf.com/polls/krolick/index.html

damn that sucks, RIP
shred in heaven

this is the first skater's death that i can honestly say i was into him before he died. sure, keenan milton and shane cross i felt like shit too (well at least shane cross, i didn't know about keenan until after he died), but they were still contributional skateboarders. van wastell was so sick and i was really into him because i'm really into everyone on the krooked team. i watched all of his stuff, along with everyone else on krooked. he was seriously up there in my favorite skateboarders, and i seriously felt like shit when i read this on the homepage today.

RIP Van, you will be seriously missed.

rip man

So good... The coolest way anyone could have gone from the top of those stairs to the bottom.

Life is foul man RIP for real i hate to see him go

R.I.P Van

dude was so sick
Rip

RIP VAN
dude ripped hard! he will be missed by many

Skateboarder Van Wastell died on September 5th after falling from a hotel window in Berlin, Germany.

The 24-year-old skateboarder sponsored by Krooked, Vans, Independent, Spitfire, Matix and IG Boardshop, was just days away from turning pro. According to reports Wastell was traveling with the Vans team. Although details are sketchy, Matix Clothing received a call from DLX’s Jim Theibaud:

"There are some things in life you can never prepare for. I received a call from DLX’s Jim Thiebaud yesterday, his voice calm but unsteady. What he went on to tell me was seemingly unbelievable. On Friday Sept. 5th, Van Wastell fell from a Berlin hotel window to his death. This is devastating news for all of us here at Matix, as Van was our friend, our team rider and a close homie of mine. I don’t know what else to say other than we will miss the f*** out Van, he will continue his journey in mind and spirit. Our hearts goes out to the Wastell family during this time of confusion and sadness. WE ALREADY MISS YOU MUCH VAN…"

damn how the hell does word travel so fast. RIP Van.

http://bittenandbound.com/2008/09/06/van-w...t-age-24-video/

neva haeard of him

im actually really bummed about this, rip.

id heard of him but ive never seen any footy before today.. he ripped.

RIP

man this shit sucks. van was a ripper. RIP

van was the guy that restored my faith in skateboarding, that you didn't just have to skate stairs and rails, or just ledges, or just tranny to be considered good at them
he was a very big inspiration to me
RIP man

man....can't believe it...rip bro

he has been one of my fav's for a long time. he's maintained a career while staying out of the limelight and doing what he does best: some of the most creative skating i've ever seen. his parts always get me psyched to go skate even the worst spots because he always seemed to make the best of whatever was put in front of him.

sad to see him go with so much ahead of him... RIP

damn i was just watching a krooked vid yesterday.
and just read about his death today.
van was a shredder and always wll be
RIP Van Wastell