Old School Crew (People in Pic Left to Right Marlon Bobbitt, Eric Lawson, Anthony Singleton, Bobby Lawson, Brandon Hobbs) Circa 1996
DSC HISTORY AS I REMEMBER IT
By Anthony Singleton
When I was 13 I started high school it was 1993 and skateboarding was dead I
had already been skating 3 or 4 years and considered my self quite good by
this time. Of course I was wrong. The people I was about to meet were truly
raw talent. Due to several injures I had stopped skating several years
previous to this but got heavily back into it the summer before my 8th grade
year. I lived in a suburb of Dallas the school I had to go to was in the
neighboring city of Garland and was pretty well known for its gangs and
violence. I had never been exposed to this before it was probably the
greatest turning point in my life. Shortly after starting there I met a
thuggish kid named Marlon Bobbitt who would later be one of my best
friends. Marlon like most of the skaters that went to my high school was in
a gang through Marlon I met most of the soon to be DSC crew. By my sophmore
year most of us were sponsored or real well known in Dallas area. By this
time a few of us were members of a crew called DSL, Dallas skate locals
started by the longtime Suny skateboards rider Brian Reno a close friend of
ours. After a few months we found out Brian had ripped this name off from a
crew in California known as the VSL, Vasila skate locals. Everyone had mixed
emotions on this finding and then decided to disband the DSL and Brian after
that. I as well as most of the DSC still have respect for Brian for showing
us a crew of this size could make it. The next day in Eric Lawson's room was
a group of 4 skaters myself, Eric, Bobby Lawson, and Marlon agreed upon the
name for a crew bigger than Dallas had experienced DSC, Dallas Skate Crew.
Within 6 months we were easily the largest crew around with about 25 members
and due to our gang involvment we literaily "represented" always. Fighting
was a must and if you did graffiti even better (this still remains true)we
never went looking for beef but if it found us we didn't hesitate. Over the
years this caused a few problems especially in relationships, school,and
home lives. Mine and Marlons' Junior year in high school we went to a new school
in Rowlett where Marlon and I both live now. This became the down fall of
the DSC we found out later. Like a large company we became to big for our
own good. At Rowlett High we were superstars it was ridiculus, people lied
about skating with us and being in our crew. Why? Cause of being sponsored,
standing up for skaters who got made fun of cause the sport was dead and
skating was a joke. In 1998 or 99 we gave up on the DSC there were around
50-75 of us and at least that saying they were us or started the crew it was
a joke. Most of us quit skating or at least slowed down by then, a few OG's
still represented the crew I wasn't one of them. I was not planning on
continuing skateboarding much longer. I've always been larger than most
skaters so physically my body was taking a beating. In 1999 I was told I
would have to have an exstensive back surgery and may not skate (nor walk)
again. I took it in stride it wasn't that bad I had prepared to quit I was
burned. But while recovering I started watching videos and just thinking
about the crew I only spoke on a regular with one person, Marlon. I
couldn't keep away from skating I had to learn everything over from there I
was skating and quitting and hurting myself everyday again. Then by chance
the opporitunity to get another tattoo for FREE. After looking at the tat
magazines there I came across an Independent logo tat I had to have it.I
knew now I couldn't quit again I didn't want to be a fat kid with an Indy
tat. Nate Principe was the youngest member in DSC at the age of 11 or 12
back in the day now 15 he has had his own skateshop and company (POWDER the best
company I every rode for) while recovering from ankle surgery. He introduced
me to all these kids 14 and 15 going bigger than I ever did learning things
faster than I ever did. After a few months myself, Marlon, Nate and Thomas
Carr decided it was time to bring DSC back to life. But what about Eric,
Bob, Aaron Kilbreath, Raymond Cooper and every one else what would they
think. Better yet what were they doing it had been 2 years. Well now were all
back I see every one on a regular were going on road trips I'm moving in
with Eric it's like the old days some don't skate some can't skate some
spray 24-7 it don't matter though its DSC for life though. There's 25 or so
of us not including the Lois Lane Mob, and the D-Town Hustlaz every click down for
it representing till its over with always skating. ALL FOR THE LOVE OF IT.
If I didn't mention you I'm sorry thanks to everyone in all the crews big
thank you to Marlon for being a great friend, OG member of the DSC and the
designer of our web site.
DSC FOR LIFE
ENOUGH SAID SKATE
