By Sean Kavanagh: Nancy Squad by the Snake Pit, along with Tongue Biters in 1993 were amongst the very first commercially distributed Street Skati... View more

By Sean Kavanagh: Nancy Squad by the Snake Pit, along with Tongue Biters in 1993 were amongst the very first commercially distributed Street Skating Feature Videos in Australia. The video also shows the early 90s influence of street skating on Technical Vert Skating in Melbourne. From the late 80s until the early 90s, The Snake Pit was at the center of skate media attention in Australia and was the team many up-and-coming skaters aspired to be sponsored by. The video also contains footage of The Famous Prahran Bowl – the center of Australia’s skate scene at the time. Nancy Squad was the second and final Snake Pit Video, before some members of the team moved to the USA, shortly after the release of the video. The Snake Pit sadly closed in the mid-90s. Both Nancy Squad and Tongue Biters are very important in Australian Skate History, as the videos laid the foundations for future generations of skaters - pioneering the pathway for skate video media in Australia. ___________________________________________ From the "Brick and Mortar Supply" facebook page (May 2016): The Good Dudes (I.G.D.D) recently released some boards paying homage to Melbourne's OG skate shop 'The Snake Pit'. The Snake Pit opened in ’87 & closed around 95. They had a store on Chapel st here in Prahran & one on Brunswick st in Fitzroy. Snake Pit released 2 videos - Tongue Biters in 1993 & Nancy Squad in 1994 Both videos were made by Al Boglio who was working at the store at the time. They featured the Pappas brothers , Greg Stewart, Ben Harris, Ryan Denera , & a bunch of other Melbourne heads. The graphic on the board was their main logo, The store was owned by vert pro Gregor Rankin & the Hill brothers from Globe. Show less