Kevin Long (skateboarder)
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Kevin 'Spanky' Long is a professional skateboarder
. Sponsors include, Baker Skateboards
, Spitfire Wheels, RVCA
, Independent Truck Company
, Pharmacy boardshop
The nickname 'Spanky' comes from his older brother's friends who apparently compared him to Spanky
from the Little Rascals
. Long skates goofy
(standing with his right foot forward on the skateboard).
In 2003, Long won the Tampa Am contest in Tampa, Florida
. In the same year he turned pro for Baker Skateboards
. In 2005 he received his own pro model shoe, the KSL1, with Emerica. Kevin's second pro shoe, named the "KSL Dos", was released in 2007. His third pro model shoe the "spanky" was released in June 2008. recently he has made a new shoe model called the situation.
Long has appeared in the video, Baker 3, which was the recipient of the Best Video award at the 8th Annual Transworld Skateboarding
Awards. He was also featured in Emerica's "This is Skateboarding" and "Kids in Emerica" which both show his incredible talent for skateboarding. He had part in Baker Skateboard's "Baker Has a Deathwish" released in 2008, and "Stay Gold - The Emerica Video," released in 2010. He was also in the Wavves
music video "Post Acid
" as a skateboarding alien.
He is also the guitarist for the band called The Goat and The Occasional Others, also including Shane Heyl, Andrew Reynolds, Beagle Oneism, and Atiba Jefferson
Some hits being "OOH YOUR WEIRD", "LUH DAT SH!T", and "Billy"
His older brother, Patrick Long
, is a professional race car driver.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
. Sponsors include, Baker Skateboards
Baker Skateboards
Baker Skateboards is a skateboarding company founded by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds and creative founder Jay Strickland in 2000. Its main products are skateboard decks, clothing, and wheels.- History :...
, Spitfire Wheels, RVCA
RVCA
RVCA is a clothing company based in Costa Mesa, California. The logotype for RVCA portrays the letter A without a crossbar. This leaves it looking like an arrow pointing up while the letter V is an arrow pointing down. The R and the C stand for Recession Collection...
, Independent Truck Company
Independent Truck company
Independent Truck Company is a skateboard truck manufacturer based in Santa Cruz, California established in 1978, owned by NHS, Inc. The trucks are manufactured by Ermico Enterprises, Inc...
, Pharmacy boardshop
The nickname 'Spanky' comes from his older brother's friends who apparently compared him to Spanky
George McFarland
George Robert Phillips "Spanky" McFarland was an American actor most famous for his appearances as a child in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s...
from the Little Rascals
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
. Long skates goofy
Footedness
Footedness, similar to handedness, is the natural preference of one's left or right foot for various purposes. While purposes vary, such as applying the greatest force in a kick or stomp, footedness is most commonly associated with the preference of a particular foot in the leading position while...
(standing with his right foot forward on the skateboard).
In 2003, Long won the Tampa Am contest in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. In the same year he turned pro for Baker Skateboards
Baker Skateboards
Baker Skateboards is a skateboarding company founded by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds and creative founder Jay Strickland in 2000. Its main products are skateboard decks, clothing, and wheels.- History :...
. In 2005 he received his own pro model shoe, the KSL1, with Emerica. Kevin's second pro shoe, named the "KSL Dos", was released in 2007. His third pro model shoe the "spanky" was released in June 2008. recently he has made a new shoe model called the situation.
Long has appeared in the video, Baker 3, which was the recipient of the Best Video award at the 8th Annual Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld SKATEboarding is a skateboarding magazine, website, and production company.Founded in 1983, TWS was a response to Thrasher Magazine and specifically to the December 1982 article ‘Skate and Destroy’ written by C.R...
Awards. He was also featured in Emerica's "This is Skateboarding" and "Kids in Emerica" which both show his incredible talent for skateboarding. He had part in Baker Skateboard's "Baker Has a Deathwish" released in 2008, and "Stay Gold - The Emerica Video," released in 2010. He was also in the Wavves
Wavves
Wavves is an American surf pop/noise punk band based out of San Diego, California.-History:Wavves started in 2008 as the recording project of Nathan Williams. Wavves released several 7"s as well as a cassette leading up to the first two releases 'Wavves' and 'Wavvves'...
music video "Post Acid
Post Acid
"Post-Acid" is the lead single from Wavves' album King of the Beach. It was made available digitally June 9, 2010 by Mountain Dew's label, Green Label Sound. Patrick O' Dell directed a video for the song, featuring an introduction by John Norris and a cameo by skateboarder Kevin Long as an alien....
" as a skateboarding alien.
He is also the guitarist for the band called The Goat and The Occasional Others, also including Shane Heyl, Andrew Reynolds, Beagle Oneism, and Atiba Jefferson
Some hits being "OOH YOUR WEIRD", "LUH DAT SH!T", and "Billy"
His older brother, Patrick Long
Patrick Long
Patrick Long is a professional race car driver. He is a Porsche works driver since 2003, with whom he has earned grand touring class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans endurance races, plus three American Le Mans Series GT2 drivers...
, is a professional race car driver.