Fausto Vitello 1946-2006
Tuesday, Apr 25, 2006 · Garry
Photo courtesy of Thrasher
In the late ’70s, when skateboarding needed a sturdy, quick-turning truck, Fausto created Independent. In the early ’80s, when the corpse of skateboarding convincingly played dead, Fausto blasted it back to life with Thrasher magazine. Over the past three decades, he and his many brands have always kept skateboarding raw and real.
Fausto Vitello passed away of a heart attack on Saturday, April 22, 2006, but his rugged spirit will live on in all of skateboarding. Read the full story and go buy the best book ever published about skateboarding.
Long live Fausto! Long live skateboarding!
28 Responses to "Fausto Vitello 1946-2006"
RSS 2.0 feedgravatar of eS blog commenter, puerto rican gringo
puerto rican gringo says:
4/25/06 at 03:04aww too bad.
he seemed like a cool guy. all i skate r indys
his spirit will live on
gravatar of eS blog commenter, BURRITO
BURRITO says:
4/25/06 at 03:18Yea, what he said ^^^^^^^^
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Accel13
Accel13 says:
4/25/06 at 04:00That’s really sad. Skateboarding has lost a legend.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
4/25/06 at 04:01Skateboarding has lost another great.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, incsk8
incsk8 says:
4/25/06 at 04:17who the fuck is he? And plz don’t say “Skateboarding lost a legend” or something like that, that’s true: US Skateboarding lost a legend. Realize that skateboarding is much more than the us.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
4/25/06 at 04:46Ummm like it says, he started Indpendent Trucks and Thrasher Magazine. Did you even read the post? Good lord.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
4/25/06 at 06:16incsk8,
Your attempt to make this into a country vs. country thing is silly. Skateboarding crosses all international boundaries. Your post also shows how little you know about the history of skateboarding. Plus, Fausto was born in Argentina anyway.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Accel13
Accel13 says:
4/25/06 at 06:44He is a legend though. He started Independent and Thrasher! That’s pretty big if you ask me.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, peter
peter says:
4/25/06 at 07:06Damn too bad he passed away well atleast he brought some of the goods to skating.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, M!k3L
M!k3L says:
4/25/06 at 07:11yo that sucks i just bought a pair of indys too
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Richi_Thomas
Richi_Thomas says:
4/25/06 at 10:26skate to die, die to skate
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wouter2005
Wouter2005 says:
4/25/06 at 11:13Much love to him man rest in peace
gravatar of eS blog commenter, solidsk8
solidsk8 says:
4/26/06 at 01:05Putting ‘damn’ before you say that sucks or sumthing is a bit disrespectful… sorta like sayin go to hell mother fuker you suck haha just kiddin…
gravatar of eS blog commenter, solidsk8
solidsk8 says:
4/26/06 at 01:07Skateboarding is only young… i suppose we will be seeing legends die old soon. 60 is a bit young but still…
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wouter2005
Wouter2005 says:
4/26/06 at 01:22Garry is right skateboarding a international thing not just america by it self just look at the eS team 4 of the 8guys on the team are international
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Mr Code
Mr Code says:
4/26/06 at 03:46he also started spitfires and ventures..i think, or had some part in it
gravatar of eS blog commenter, moeminator
moeminator says:
4/26/06 at 07:10rest in peace fausto
skateboarding is forever
gravatar of eS blog commenter, proudlyPinoy
proudlyPinoy says:
4/26/06 at 08:45RIP fausto. and incsk8 you suck, you said the same thing at the emerica site.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, incsk8
incsk8 says:
4/26/06 at 09:09yes, and so? U guys are too focused in skateboarding in the us. I don’t think that it’s a good thing…
Sorry if I’ve hurt somebodys feelings o thoughts, but Fausto’s dead is a lost 4 us skateboarding. U guys think that skateboarding is only about the states and europe?
The point that i want to focus is that skateboarding is so much more than companies, it feels that nobody skates 4 fun anymore. Thet only care about landing the sickest tricks or grinding the biggest rails. Open ur eyes and realize that skateboarding is more that people or tricks.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wes H.
Wes H. says:
4/26/06 at 12:06Incsk8- Nobody was ragging on international skateboarding, this guy started Independent and Thrasher, he kept skating alive when most thought it was dead in the late 80’s & 90’s. R.I.P.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, jmadary
jmadary says:
4/26/06 at 01:11man that sucks.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, bcoop
bcoop says:
4/26/06 at 01:19dude he started 2 of the rawest companies. that sucks that he passed away. incsk8- ur gay. noones hating on international skateboarding. i know just as well as you do about guys like lucas puig and paul shier and respect them to the fullest. u need to shut up and stop whining.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, kostonsdabomb!
kostonsdabomb! says:
4/26/06 at 01:42rest in peace Fausto
don’t understand what incsk8 means… fausto was a guy who loved skateboarding, contributed to its development and what it is right now. Does he deserve less than this little article?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, peter
peter says:
4/26/06 at 02:15Solidsk8 y the hell would i direct damn at him?? i was directing damn at his death but watever dude..
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Mikey
Mikey says:
4/26/06 at 04:32The Crailtap site has had his picture on the index all week. That’s awesome.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
4/26/06 at 05:02incsk8 - Are you saying that only people in the US or Europe use Indy trucks or read Thrasher Magazine? I don’t think, what ever the point is you are trying to make, applies here. So I would just drop it.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, rawhorse
rawhorse says:
4/26/06 at 07:07indys are the shit there all i skate and incsk8 you suck go trie start fights elsware
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Mikey
Mikey says:
4/27/06 at 03:08He’s just speaking what he feels is right. Let him believe what he wants to believe. In the meantime, please check out my website. www.freewebs.com/tryskateboarding. I posted some new stuff on there. Long live Fausto Vitello!