MARCUS MCBRIDE QUIET STORM AT EMB

EMB and the birth of street skating—forever linked, maybe even the big bang itself. That cracked little plaza by the bay wasn’t just a spot, it was a proving ground. A handful of wild-eyed kids with scraped elbows and concrete dreams lit the fuse that became modern street skateboarding—thirty damn years ago.

Most of them were loud, rowdy, hard-wired to the city’s chaos—streetwise punks who knew how to survive with style. But Marcus? He was different. Quiet. Calm. He didn’t bark or flex. He just was. For a long time, I barely noticed him—easy to miss when you're surrounded by volume. But when he stepped on the board, everything changed.

No showboating, no hype. Just raw, deliberate power wrapped in an effortless flow. You didn’t hear Marcus coming—you felt it. We only linked up for a few photo missions, but each one was golden. No wasted rolls, no dead time. Just the good stuff—rare currency in those chaotic early days.

Marcus didn’t need the spotlight. He brought his own light with him.

• 10 mil (0.25 mm) thick
• Slightly glossy
• Fingerprint resistant
• Paper sourced from Japan