ABOUT / BIO
Since the mid 1980s, Ron Cameron has been primarily known internationally as an innovative skateboarder, artist and designer within the skateboarding culture. Never one to be limited to any particular field Ron applied his creativity to skateboard art, deck and wheel design, skateboard ramp and obstacle design,
clothing and shoe design, wall murals, painting, cartooning, acting, video direction, filming and editing, record cover design, live DJ, music, writing, ad campaigns, magazine layout, food packaging, marketing, brand ID, and much more.
At the early age of 16, Ron started working professionally in the commercial art field for the food marketing agencies Park Smith Marketing and Timothy Buckles Design Group, both in downtown Sacramento, California. By the late 1980s, at a local skateboard company called Blockhead (which Ron was first sponsored by in 1985), he was able to develop his own unique design style by combining 1960s psychedelic poster art, early 1980s NYC graffiti lettering and style, gritty punk rock xerox zine graphics, underground music vibes, the emerging street skateboarding culture, and his own uncommon ideas and special vision. The fact that Ron was still a teenager while this was all unfolding can be now seen as surprising or even
shocking. Being in that underground teenager midset it wasn’t unusual that he had his “finger on the pulse” that struck a chord with like minded “skate rats” around the globe who were aching for something new, fresh and exciting. Ron was in the trenches living the culture; in the streets, entering contests, and barging parties and events with skateboarding’s best sponsored ams and pros.

Out of the hundreds (and maybe thousands) of designs, graphics, illustrations, and logos that Ron has released to the world over the past 35+ years, the two that he is most likely recognized for is the Nothing Is Cool graphic that adorned the top of his Blockhead Skateboards model in 1988, and the logo for RVCA (pronounced RUCA) Clothing (a brand which he was one of the three founders of) in 1999.
Currently Ron has been focusing on a variety of creative projects. The first, The Way Out, is a music-related project based on his enormous music collection of vinyl records and CDs which Ron has been amassing since he was a teenager, spending the majority of his spare cash on used records that helped influence his
extremely original art style. He has been performing this live as a DJ since 2011, and is developing it into a weekly radio show concept, and of course it includes a small t-shirt line featuring Ron’s designs. He is also designing future-forward and retro-historic skateboard related designs under the brand names Tragic Skates and Ron Cameron Designs. Moving from graphic design to fine art is also on his horizon.

Pre-computer, and post-computer Ron has done commercial art, layout, graphic design, illustration and packaging for companies inside and outside of skateboarding such as: Marie's Dressings, Nature's Warehouse, Zacky Farms Chicken, R.H. Phillips Winery, TransWorld Skateboarding magazine, Big Brother
magazine, Warped Tour, Warp magazine, ESPN X-Games, Heckler magazine, RVCA clothing, Ernie Ball guitar strings; and bands such as: The Mummies, Big Drill Car, and Buck-O-Nine.
Specifically in the skateboarding world, Ron has done board graphics and shapes, concave molds, wheel graphics and shapes, ads, t-shirt art, packaging, trade show booths, and wall murals for companies such as: Blockhead, H-Street, Vision, Sector 3, Acme, Formula One, Strike, Channel One, World Industries, Blind,
Grape Netwerk, Toy Machine, Foundation, 510 Wood, G&S, True Love, Krooked, and Real.

Ron has designed clothing, textile prints, shoes, hats, and other accessories for companies such as: Skate Rags, Airwalk, Acme Built, Vans, etnies, RVCA, Circa, and Nike SB.
Ron’s art and design has been featured in such international magazines as: Thrasher, TransWorld Skateboarding, Poweredge, Big Brother, Warp, Heckler, TransWorld Snowboarding, Communication Arts; and the books: Typographics Three - Global Vision, Disposable - A History Of Skateboard Art.

Another little known fact is that Ron performed as stunt-skateboarder inside the Muno character costume in all the action sequences for the kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba. Ron also designed the over-sized skateboard that he rode in the Vans x Yo Gabba Yabba collaboration TV commercial.
Last but not least Ron has done video directing, editing, and filming for companies such as: Blockhead, Vision, Acme, Foundation, Scarecrow, and Strike.
In addition to the above, during Ron’s skateboarding career between 1984-1994, his sponsors were (in chronological order): Skait Shop, Blockhead, Stussy cloting, Go Skate shop, Vision Blurr Wheels, Vision Street Wear, The Wheel Zone shop, Wild Things, Independent Truck Co, Vans shoes, Spitfire, Acme, and Twenty-Four Seven clothing.








![[COMING YOUR WAY SOON]: A fun, a rewarding, but extremely time-consuming art project by way of 25 hand-painted LP covers will be set free upon the world. A little bit of xerox-art, a bit of spray paint and stencils, a whole lotta acrylic paint, and even a bit of Sharpie pen just to keep it real. They will be numbered by PIAPTK Records back in Arizona, plus a bunch of other goodies added on for these Limited Edition Test Pressing versions. The regular versions with be available too, in 2 different vinyl color choices.
“Now just hold up here, what record is this?” you might be asking yourself. Well this here one is called Jason Lytle ‘Music To Accompany The Art Of Ron Cameron’. Originally released back in 2010 on CD only Ltd. Ed. 500, they came and went fast. Now being re-issued on Wax for the first time ever. Enjoy!
Oh yeah: they will be sold mostly online or at the upcoming Grandaddy Tour (Software Slump 25th Anniversary), and Amoeba Music Hollywood will be stocking copies too, …if you’re like me and would rather pick up records in the physical world.
@piaptk
@jasonlytle
@grandaddymusic
@roncamerondesigns
@amoebahollywood
#roncameronart
#jasonlytle
#grandaddytheband
#grandaddymusic
#piaptk
#amoebamusic
#gimmieindierock
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![[NOW PLAYING at work]: I remember when I started hearing about a new scene in the mid-1990s called “Twee-Pop Indie-Rock”. This was one of the albums from 1996 to search out, on Berkeley’s Slumberland Records of course. Reminds me of hanging out at Mod Lang Record Shop at the top of University Ave. Still sounds great almost 30 years later. RIYL: Stereolab
@rocketshipband
@slumberlandrecords
@modlang_paul_bradshaw](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/472221874_18479160865022687_7651248002785841803_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=v_d3ratRQCgQ7kNvwEFvQfY&_nc_oc=AdlniSTLsWKTeGEEJfaDJDPHy2jb5QZCD-qlxpRhLMDsv_gS08_0sttqlZte1ozYaTA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfmMXK5mBMAx7UclftEdG9BBoO09TvDfeBbWY32_zDfd8w&oe=693EF407)


![[Original Instagram post rules]: “Square photo - No words”
@weddingpresent
#bizarro
#1989](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/468730966_18472895515022687_8798802817808267855_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=102&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=6V-2iLcjwnkQ7kNvwGthP6W&_nc_oc=AdkJWgBZHcKkk_iMSdL0TpJlmYiqJHrNzAMnW7WXMl3Hhl6O1dpwP_zRc3IJ3t6do0g&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_Afn9wG2BYtI7SO7HGiuPt8_8unzRiYzxFF2mbTrpIOlXFg&oe=693F1CF4)


![[Palm Springs / Coachella Valley folks]: Dani Meza and his new-ish band The Crushedvelvets are playing live tomorrow night (Saturday) at a new-ish club in downtown Indio. If you like ‘60s soul R&B slowed-down jazzy psychedelic soft rock - then this is right up your alley. It’s to release the new album, that *I* actually did the layout for - and this show flyer too.
@thecrushedvelvets
@little_street_music_hall](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/463914316_18464622199022687_2735607111369990092_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=j1-b-Yhb9lYQ7kNvwGDU4fK&_nc_oc=Adkwi9fkdJzFULe09WaqN4L3bgJ-k7EP2iul7i6R8Kg7WskuNHmywr12l_CRmyCDtVI&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfkuUgYInFLJE4bW4m9Vn6YbdnlwamEufhTHbwkO4-yskA&oe=693EF5E6)
![[U.S.A. HUMANOIDS]: Please ask all of your friends, family, co-workers, and enemies NOT to vote from a place of Selfishness, Fear, Revenge, Greed, Anger, Gang Affiliation, or Willing Ignorance. “Do The Right Thing” never goes out of style.
@equalize_now](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/463377332_18464058415022687_6077053287743316041_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=3tZAs4J1wkYQ7kNvwG72BSR&_nc_oc=AdkmhkalmWVOss9sLqfQVgZeubNpmN3S-IGuY22vQwXxKPxl6UifjYEbuBxOGqJz6hY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_Afn4QY8hsRIl86Ej5VY7AUQcHB04y1RdOiW_NsmMQWE-vw&oe=693EF1F4)
![[HEY!!!]: Here's my new video part from the recently released 2024 Blockhead Skateboards full video "HEADS UP!" (now on YouTube available to watch anytime for FREE!). Yes - this is my first ever "part" in any skateboarding video. I directed it, Dave B filmed and edited it. Cameo appearances by Alyasha Owerka Moore and Yo Gabba Gabba! Ha! HAVE FUN watching it - pass it around if you enjoyed it and think others should check it out too.
And thanks Kid Congo for letting us use your song for my part! @kidcongopowers Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds “Chicano Studies” from the 2016 album ‘La Araña Es La Vida’ on In The Red Records.
@blockhead_skateboards
@stackaly
@yogabbagabba
#roncameron
#blockheadskateboards
#yogabbagabba
#skateboardvideo
#skateboardhistory
#rockemsockemrobots](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/502702886_1160983956055307_2452051421894550069_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=bGSoKyYu4KgQ7kNvwEwy76y&_nc_oc=Adn85CO_0_bxb-2yXjbUpbk-Ae5q5gErdXPUrZyn6qXFtYoA9Xyj8z5XXPETAsQWNdg&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfkbudguXj6Na7jSG7Fmig7Yf8hXYGeq0UxILS3Ww6hvdA&oe=693EED58)

![[MOVIE Q&A NIGHT!]: I’ve been asked to be one of the Special Guest Artists for a Q&A panel discussion group up on stage after the special screening of SK8 FACE skateboard art documentary film in Venice in a few weeks. Come and check it out.
@sk8face
@juicemagazine
@thewaterfrontvenice
@roncamerondesigns
#skateboardcollectors
#sk8face
#80sskateboarding](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/473095394_18480997282022687_5276265663268525680_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=WvtPyEA1fzwQ7kNvwE9ma8d&_nc_oc=AdnMqtuY-1npnB1DqMB0lUtIknBc-HcJjRLZrNamZJo_dxu3cU2CguuXMaP-FNXMTn8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfmbivHnGzn4jsbyuk0_5Ahzm2isKxq1Zy-zBqkpeP-opA&oe=693EE6B3)
![[THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’]: The song lyrics say it all…
#equalizenow](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/473029599_18480994699022687_5990288911358006362_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=Hib2FplBtcoQ7kNvwHu-T1Z&_nc_oc=AdlN1Tt0JNh6faju7eCFUYR4uFKphF8SnPLZ8IUKYLrxufX4V-TRv2gotXM-io3VQcM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfmufC7AndS7HuNqZF8PcSa74dQiEhmB-LzKSGkgLBxpNA&oe=693F15D0)
![[SACRAMENTO PEOPLE]: Skateboard Video Premier is heading your way next week! Free for all! Blockhead Skateboards “Heads Up!” is their first new skateboard video since 1994 - by everyone’s favorite 1980s Roseville little-BIG skateboard company! SPOILER ALERT: It contains my (Ron Cameron’s) first-ever and only “skateboard video part” - no, beyond popular belief - I have NEVER had a video part in any skateboarding video ever. Weird huh? SPOILER ALERT #2: It contains Blockhead Skateboards owner Dave Bergthold’s first-ever “skateboard video part” too!!! I can guarantee it’ll be one of the oddest and funnest videos you’ve seen in a long time - just the way you like ‘em!!! Sam Cunningham, Jim Gray, Dave Hays, Omar Hassan, Rick Howard, Laban Pheidias, Jeremy Wray, etc… are all in there too. One night only - put on by Abstract Skate Shop in DOWNTOWN ROSEVILLE at Bar 101 on Main St. - right near where the OG Blockhead Skateboards office factory was located 1985-1989!!! Crazy Caravan Carpool a bunch of knuckleheads there with you! Get there early for some grub and drinks too.
THURSDAY AUGUST 29th 8:00PM
101 MAIN ST. ROSEVILLE, CA 95678
@blockhead_skateboards
@bar101roseville
@abstract_skate](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/457016565_18453875401022687_7697291501015150789_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=dTOGvkpVHNQQ7kNvwF__Zfb&_nc_oc=AdlyRvqDtEXn7MxYCFzVul-35Cz-HHd8Rff0u3Rr1tIAH5qEON6s1canUWRJYWUNrkU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfmZuVfUlpwtQdMc1MrKXbafJOfJ0Oft12GP1kzYC4Jcnw&oe=693EEC83)
![[YES THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING]: The first Blockhead Skateboards video since 1994 is premiering for one evening in downtown Oceanside California - Brooks Theater - and EVERYONE is invited!!! And for FREE! Reserve your space online or try to scan this QR Code down in the corner. This video took 2 whole years to make, so don’t be shy you old farts and young guns, reserve your spaces, make the drive, it’ll be worth it. Also go to @blockhead_skateboards www.blockhead skateboards.com for more info. Tell a friend. In fact brag about it - this was a gnarly undertaking!!! Directed by Dave Bergthold and Laban Pheidias, and Chris Lambert too!
@brookstheatreoceanside
@blockhead_skateboards
#headsup
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![[R.I.P. Bob Newhart]: I somehow ended up with the majority of Jonathan Winters’ personal record collection back about 10 years ago. In his collection he had a couple Bob Newhart LPs that Bob had personally signed to Jon on the back. This is one of them, the less personal one. Too bad it was in the section of his collection that ended up in his Montecito basement that suffered water damage. Never the less - it’s amazing to see one comedian’s interaction with another right when they both first started releasing comedy LPs in 1960. Both also ended up being beyond legends in the comedy world. (Eileen was Jon’s wife).
@bob_newhart_
#bobnewhart
#jonathanwinters](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472844074_18480870811022687_409587190617477055_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=OHV6WMq0RgMQ7kNvwH5rkTF&_nc_oc=AdmFz1DdGM5bCylGFQ08_BzTkZu0tok3DfCStto5VEcbt0uu3cQymOJ0I9l2mfqsNEQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_Afnm3FuE-0xsO8WDrfpzn6Rx_58OPUj7tHgCVoK_-Y8F3w&oe=693F1700)
![[HEADS UP!]: A whole lotta somethin goin on last weekend with the OG Blockhead Skateboards crew. 2 years in the making, what is it? Stay tuned for more… 📸 O-Mar Photo
@blockhead_skateboards
@davie_berg
@omarhassan
#rickhoward
@laban_001
@chri_slam_bert
@roncamerondesigns](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472750145_18480867286022687_2777778893405270111_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=p0m_DKAKNywQ7kNvwH6OMuS&_nc_oc=AdmI5pq2_hAF_2mYVhrEl8FBmSTQe1WIyxcIESkYgtReR-2E6ShvA8-xwAXp1LoYQeM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfnDM7F46_-ozNOtxKMK3gr6T1bUfB78mE_hyb_BuirNMw&oe=693F10B2)



![[NOW PLAYING]: Today’s studio tunes - all day - Sigur Rós (English translation: “Victory Rose”). A great mellow change of pace… I was really into this Icelandic band around 2000-2003, so that means a lot of RVCA designs were created with some of these LPs and EPs playing in the background… For me this was like a new substitute for Spiritualized. Still holds up very well, especially because most of it is sung in a made-up language. Timeless angelic ambience. 🕊
@sigurros
#sigurros
#icelandmusic
@rvca
#rvcaclothing](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472746690_18480242104022687_61181228510070098_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=1x2g80tm3gIQ7kNvwHqB1Ta&_nc_oc=AdkE9ZBOLAdyM09weVMHquytzj_piAiTTMvT5e6Q_o3gkCXPGREd-Nd3PTDRtZPjuPM&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfnRzns9Zo_zobkGTfWuDaqRcqffhw3loHUlYfgVfUjq_g&oe=693EFBA1)


![[NOW PLAYING]: in the studio today: Scratch Acid all day. Takes me back! Pure ‘80s RAWK! David Yow then went on to do a new band called The Jesus Lizard starting around 1989/1990. Reminds that the world is still wild and free (or SHOULD be!).
#scratchacid
#touchandgorecords
#80srawk](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472450467_18480237583022687_3505731929460211813_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=P--xU4ACoIoQ7kNvwFUaLgs&_nc_oc=AdlHnlElGEcyKNurkGeH7JTbz4v_tVOMY6jz8q9JXb00l9NEnxBhbQ5EVgpFL-GPY6Y&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_Afkn327paX9nD32ce4OWQ0Ea_QwhHRwkKe1AsBgs5SEmWA&oe=693F0C4E)
![[SMALL VENUE SHOW ALERT]: Greater Palm Springs people - if you can dig mellow 60s 70s R&B groovin jazzy rock music - check out this new-ish venue next Wednesday evening. High-end musicians and musicianship with these two bands. Psychic Temple will be familiar to Long Beach folk. Dani Meza’s “the crushedvelvets” has very seasoned musicians involved including ex-Lou Reed band members, etc… AND hey I created the digi-flyer for it too! The approved mellow version, and my typical dorky absurd version (that was promptly and properly rejected). Enjoy!
@psychictemple
@dani_thescarletfevers
@little_street_music_hall
@coachellamagazine
@palmspringslifemagazine
#coachellamusicfestival
#thecrushedvelvets
#psychictemple
#downtownindio](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472451566_18480234547022687_5291307847370152463_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=GsDxki6ZK2sQ7kNvwFwdS11&_nc_oc=AdksXiSh-fOsh2YZp-hvwS7rli7sEhgsVS15rKgHkJFWYJOGOd-k1st0Agl_n29n70w&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfkM0Z68Gak96iThsKAp2lRcSLW1oxvAiVkmZT3WSrJ6mA&oe=693F07B1)
![[SMALL TOWN BOY MAKES GOOD]: Dave Bergthold @davie_berg @blockhead_dave @blockhead_skateboards a friendly but devoted and obsessed Sacramento-ish (Roseville) N-Men-ish skateboarder (and contest organizer, and skateboarding company owner, and innovative 80s street skateboarder, and…) has a two-page spread in the new Thrasher Magazine (July 2024 Issue #528) which is on the newsstands now! Not many OG Sacto skaters get coverage like this in current skateboarding magazines! Ponder on that. So let’s all take a moment and tip our trucker caps to Dave “Yeah Dave!!!”. Go grab a copy and read the article/interview too.
@thrashermag
@burnout
@nmenwhoshot
@nmen_the_movie
#skatingat60
#skatingat60yrsyoung](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472587908_18480232033022687_799265944055309094_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=LvCRxFRM1ZwQ7kNvwFLSbrp&_nc_oc=Adn-f9pjVSiLY0QzDXcT3zeLNPwqKsUya64QpLIa8vUxnPK2ZsrhV3Zvl3ho2naPsHc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfnTCtCWE9REM1tNc9q3pyR0rED-s7zDdbXvhr53Yd1f9Q&oe=693F0D9C)

![[TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS]: I’d like to introduce you to a behind-the-scenes entity going by the name of Tragicomic Industries. This is the hub or “umbrella company” that will tie-in my four brands ‘Ron Cameron Designs’, ‘Nothing Is Cool’, ‘The Way Out’, and ‘Tragic Skates / Comic Wheels’. Things from all four will start rolling out on a small-scale controllable fashion this Summer, so be on the casual look out. Again - Tragicomic Industries is not a “brand”, but a hub all-in-one website, so don’t be expecting this ‘graphic/logo’ being slapped on t-shirts or bumper stickers. This is just a FYI underground Public Service Announcement of sorts for the coming-soon website(s) launch. So… Enjoy, Life Is But A Joke, Have A Nice Day.
@roncamerondesigns
@nothing_is_cool_1988
nothingiscool1988
@lll_the_way_out_lll](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472084311_18479661319022687_5986798115724627194_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=kTPHa7pSJM4Q7kNvwGaJ7L-&_nc_oc=Adlt8bLFKFFUq7uYSh0QG4uTG541hA2u0HmZpqeyiaTn_srOLpNTQPhqjKfNaLUbJyY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfkO2Q2U7_BVjA5efcOnuUtn1u2Sfoe1KIxpJsIBEeYPbw&oe=693EEFAA)

![[PSA - The Power Of FEAR]: Many superstitious people are freaked out by this sorta stuff. Fear is always the true enemy. Never sign a pact with fear. Always elevate yourself high above man-made mind-control dogma.](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/472134108_18479649436022687_8674206532329708875_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=zAkH54lKm68Q7kNvwEdEffp&_nc_oc=AdnXqQCCNx5boGdOTOGcz9ID-Dihbo2jWtNTZfCZup44INuS42pWzmUsZSh-HRowcBQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfnvcUKfgiS8oKitkQhm7mr58Cvth8Vz4MoF26xjU2m3bw&oe=693EEF56)


![[GO SEE THIS PHOTO/ART SHOW!!!]: Ed Templeton “Wires Crossed” whole-building installation is up for 4 months at Long Beach Museum Of Art. This is no small feat and congrats to @ed.templeton for getting this much deserved attention for his non-stop dedication to his art for over 3 decades now! Most of the photos are based around the crazy life of being on skateboarding tours roughly 1995-2005. I’m even in a few of the photos on display. Do yourself a favor - don’t miss this - one of the few occurrences of our odd weird skate culture getting some MAJOR exposure, and maybe even *respect*? (Group photos are with some of my 1990s Huntington Beach homies @omarhassan @dickemotion @remystratton during to Opening Night festivities).
@ed.templeton
@lbmaorg
@toymachine](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/471996696_18478401997022687_2992059176349257991_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=lwIbqFa_bcgQ7kNvwFp3Z3E&_nc_oc=AdmSsS7X2LdNPZNP6DXDUvrIguQHr6JqMgTCJ-5yqALCJLOFgT9-2EFSX3hepC_ntks&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfkL2A4luOSaw-fAXYONP7If0Pb7jNwRCZDurvpD-WWi6Q&oe=693F00FB)

![[SK8 PARTY MIX!!!]: ‘N-Men - The Untold Story’ producer director James Sweigert asked me to ‘select’ and curate a whole crap-load of tunes for the movie premiere after-party in downtown Sacramento last June 2023. Recorded off-desk this DJ set includes way over 2 hours of tunes that directly reflect the Sacto Skate Scene (or “Sacto Skate Damage” as some have called it) roughly between 1975-1985. A lot of these tunes were blasting from speakers at Sierra Wave or boom boxes at ramps and ditches when lots of crazy shit went down back then and there! There’s a lot of “inside jokes” or “site specific” tunes tucked in there too (that people outside of that scene might not “get” but will enjoy the sounds anyway!). Great for getting geared up before or after watching the film, skate sessions near wi-fi, work background music, or a long drive!!! Enjoy the ride! Spread the SOUND!!!
ONLY STREAMABLE HERE:
MixCloud.com/RonCameron
DIRECT LINK IN BIO HERE:
@lll_the_way_out_lll
#skaterock
#sk8rock
#nmentheuntoldstory
#nmenmoviepremier
#nmenmovie
#skateboardinghistory](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/471583499_18478398307022687_545910905351116247_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=G9pDo8WrNFoQ7kNvwE-7xjA&_nc_oc=AdmNX3vrLMhGVvQRc1jrmJluLdj5_h2q_Bw-tkrgXS8ruglfkxHkhHY7z0Noe1Sygbo&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfnhFx0hBXrX1kqIosXF1NJJRCmsoOFDeEswIQG5S3qotQ&oe=693EFD43)
![[STREAMING NOW WORLDWIDE!]: Skateboarding historians, fanatics, and the culture-curious… The documentary movie on Sacramento Skateboarding history that you’ve been hearing so much about over the past few years is now finally at your digital-fingertips!!! Great wintertime weekend viewing material. You might just be surprised! Spread the word!
@nmen_the_movie
#skateboardinghistory
#70sskateboarding
#80sskateboarding
#90sskateboarding
#nmen
#sactoskatedamage
#vintageskateboards
#fatcityracing
#sierrawave](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/471543737_18478396315022687_3531514545761203425_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=xzCFq16QvNEQ7kNvwEN4i9D&_nc_oc=AdlVNSTk5Xak-iD5lw9kydDM9mJbnKRDW-sV043_x4LzgKOJiQ5uUycuSw2ftIwJP-s&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_Afk7nZkQKvfKJzhfqEdIuWxxeM9ow2ngYSfh7lpbR9uxNQ&oe=693EEC36)


![[INSPIRATION - WAY BACK]: This takes me back to 1987 during my senior year at @encinahigh and I picked up this LP at The Beat because I’d seen a piece on the band @fetchinbonesrock on MTV 120 Mintues, and I dug the song “Chicken Truck”. I thought the two guys on far right and far left of the back of the album cover had it all figured out fashion-wise! On left was what I thought of as the “Sacto Look”. On the right was the “Psychedelic Look”, which in 1987 I was desperately trying to figure out EVERYTHING about all things “psychedelic” to help with designs for @blockhead_skateboards . I could tell these people were thrift store MASTERS! Score! I was jealous and inspired at the same time.](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/471147379_18478180132022687_8432396912505985055_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=t6jzDDx9CNYQ7kNvwHrbZDB&_nc_oc=AdnOQb4_zjz7tCuF29SxkqMbJHZKr4NxFGy58RFec9RuxtIcjSgyDlmApGQkFjnR6kQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfnniueFKRjLmRSytVjCGnje7LQU1F9amWDkdsTCGw_9BA&oe=693F0509)
![[NEW RON CAMERON PODCAST INTERVIEW]: For all yoose skateboarding and music fanatical historians: There’s a “just released” audio podcast about all things (the band) Grandaddy and frontman Jason Lytle, where they ask *me* about all my connections to and about Grandaddy / Jason Lytle (‘80s Valedictorian Blockhead Team Rider)… Topics include: Blockhead Skateboards, Nor-Cal and ‘80s skateboarding culture, early ‘80s punk culture, Neil Blender, my solo art show Dismantled Hope, DIY ethos, TapeOp Magazine, etc… etc…
The podcast is called “It’s Simple, It’s Dumb, It’s The Podcast”, available on most podcast streaming outlets.
Here’s a bunch of links that can get you there:
Instagram:
@jlytlepodcast
@jasonlytle
@grandaddymusic
URL Links:
simpledumbpodcast.com
audioboom.com/channels/5048324
audioboom.com/posts/8422618-ron-cameron
@blockhead_skateboards
@roncamerondesigns
@nblender
#grandaddytheband
#80sskateboarding
#skateboardhistory
#roncameronart
@nmen_the_movie
@nmenwhoshot
@skateboardmuseum
@skateboardinghalloffame
#modesto
#modestocalifornia
#blockhead
@tapeopmag
@thrashermag
@transworldskate](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/469440209_18474094705022687_4931194682872762083_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=UzZ1AWFQ7o0Q7kNvwH6el-m&_nc_oc=Adluoo4jbxtqCQ5dKBsE6Ugy2SD_bJnG2BxgFXTfiH6FUZNF04NHzBCQpNw5l1e8hto&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_Afm01iutD0y1KlLBhDJowa0CrMxEXwDDG1F5D4R6noNLiw&oe=693EF0BF)
![[1 WEEK AGO]: “N-Men - The Untold Story” movie @nmen_the_movie screening at Skateboarding Hall of Fame museum @skateboardinghalloffame in Simi Valley, California - November 30th, 2023. Stoked I was able to bring M.I.A ‘80s Sacto ripper Chris Oliveria @chris.oliveria to this fundraiser shindig! Another night of mini-reunions and catching up. The movie was shown as a special event to help raise funds for both SHoF *and* the N-Men annual celebration events. (If you would still like to help these two great skateboarding heritage entities - track down their websites or SM profiles and just ask about how to donate - they won’t bite! They both need help to stay alive and functioning).
#skateboardinghistory
#70sskateboarding
#nmen
#shof
#nmenthemovie
#skateboardhistory
#norcal
#sierrawave](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/469484584_18474077986022687_5618848190288257300_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=Ed7_S7HllUkQ7kNvwHQ7AtH&_nc_oc=Adk0D4377bQ9SAN_3wpsGlRMuY8MITeFypYafuBjvrVyUDJ70OPnTbKodmwg5b7AtxE&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AflCLqBb55bFMRmAx2mZNQEL_Zcc3e1RsrzwLpGfjKjxwA&oe=693F0944)
![[RE-SCREENSHOT]: some of y’all keep trying to stereotype me as a “skateboard artist”. This new post by @richiehawtin AKA @plastikman may prove that besides many many other things that I’m also a “logo artist”. Oh yeah, if you always liked the groundbreaking music, or just the cover character that I created - the 30th Anniversary re-issue of the first full album release from Plastikman is now available. Get some!
#roncameronart
#plastikman
#streetworker](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/469221415_18473928517022687_5902645796735873024_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=LJ5q50wua7YQ7kNvwGwM6xk&_nc_oc=AdldG4Pj0UtzRrnFjs8hPkL0r7BFjTjn7xNevJi00rub0tKETzxO8KugtbcCdVoucAw&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfkmO8MI0n0y5vUp0hMAO7U_9nI_XuGuhj7WRK8i8SS7xg&oe=693EF757)
![[FINALLY!] Been wanted to see the new skateboarding documentary “N-MEN - The Untold Story”? Now you can!!! TODAY everyone around the world can stream it in the convenience of your own home or office.
(Vimeo On Demand - NOW!)
(Amazon Prime - SOON!)
Here’s how:
Go to (Instagram): @nmen_the_movie
Click the website link URL:
www.NMenTheMovie.com
That will guide you to the proper Vimeo On Demand link to rent the film. It’s worth it, I swear! Please spread the word. Share share share.](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/469385376_18473927791022687_7480491862619019089_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=JdC8YLBlxgEQ7kNvwFwdfTF&_nc_oc=AdmKun2EwfksXKNZJQIH0KU5x1CedPOwqh8tKD3hEfRC5B_CN2-bkRI5F67kijk00Eo&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=Ocle6ocg76PCwBmL5b6mvg&oh=00_AfmeZUf7xBuh-cN9WoVX_5pm66LgLAXo0aJW2_wEW3OCxA&oe=693F0CD1)
