ive been in skating 25 years and the thing nobody talks about is how he was keeping the actual cultural flame lit for skating. there is no magazine or brand or company that archives and makes available the stories, legends, key moments, true inventors of tricks, importance of board graphics, philosophies, ECT for people to consume and learn from. the new generations were learning from Love Letters and now that grosso is gone there isnt anyone teaching anyone much of anything. skating is mostly about fashion and materialism now and Jeff was the only one calling people out for being that way

Respect. His Loveletters got me back into skating after a fifty year hiatus.

Rest in Paradise GROSSO ! You motivated me to pick up a skateboard again after 20 years thank you Jeff !

Love letters was responsible for me getting back on a skateboard in my 40's. Thank you Jeff.

after 20 years i can still feel the vibration of the board coming through my feet. I found loveletters about two years ago and fell in love with skating all over again. Life took me away from skating but on the one year anniversary of his passing I purchased a skateboard. it felt like home after a long vacation. thanks Grosso

Can't believe it's already been a year. He truly was a gift to skating with his love letters. He reminded us why skateboarding is great and was all about it being inclusive for everyone. Wish the best for his kid

Grosso forever. That rising son interview was touching. Christian and Grosso two of my all time favorites

Met Grosso years ago when he stopped by Lucero's house. Just the nicest upbeat dude. Even bitching about stuff, it was with a smile. Just a great personality. I can't claim to have "known" him, but my few little interactions left my hoping that we'd hang out again. Such a bummer, but such an impact. His Love Letters saved so much history that was in danger of fading away.

I had a dream about Grosso the other night. Jeff, his son Oliver, and me were shredding this bowl and both of them were killing it. I was getting psyched off of him and he was getting psyched off of me. It was a very feel good dream. I've never met Jeff but that somehow made me feel closer to him. RIP GROSSO ✊

Grosso created a modern art masterpiece with the Love Letters. RIP Homie, you did it...Now Go Skate!!!!

RIP Grosso. You passed the passion onto the next generation. I hope you've found peace brother.

I never knew or met Jeff but the way he spoke about his passion of skateboarding made me realise that every skateboarder is connected by a mutual bond of getting back up again. As I say I never knew him or met him but I miss him a lot

the slam at the end man. Can’t help but cry. We miss you

I still miss Grosso

When people pass away too early it's always tragic, but I'm glad I got to experience Grosso while he was here. He was one of those people the universe put here to exude 1000 % of his energy on something he truly loved. Undoubtedly he made his mark on the world and I'm at least thankful we have some of that captured on video to relive.

I'll skate for Grosso today

We all miss you Jeff 🙏❤️🛹

Never make life altering decisions while in a state of emotional duress. Voice of experience... R.I.P. Jeff Grosso, see you on the other side brother...

LEGENDS NEVER DIE BABY!

I never met the man, but one year later and his absence is still felt. Drugs suck.

Rest In Peace Mr. Grosso 😭

A lump in my throat , a tear from my eye, if you're skating today know you are blessed, love letters forever xxx

I've ridden a Jeff Grosso's board in the middle of the 80's (a Santa Cruz deck).. Always love this guy !

Still can’t believe it

I think it’s dope cause the love letters are also Jeff’s way of showing his son how to skate even though he’s gone cause Oliver loves thrashing too

I think that Hosoi is so used to talking about himself being a skating celebrity that he couldn't help but talk about himself more than about Jeff. Everyone else was mostly about Jeff. "I'm a miracle" -- Christian Hosoi, trying to talk about someone other than himself. R.I.P. Jeff Grosso

respect RIP Grosso off to skate,peace

Hosoi looks oooold man, which means I am old too dammit!

RIP to a true legend. May his son keep the flame alive!!! 🙏🏽

Legends Never Die!🔥 R.I.P. Grosso 🤙🏼🔥🔥🔥

Can't believe it's already been a year. Miss you Jeff. Tune into the road. Go Skate.

I remember learning the news on this day a year ago and thinking it was a joke. I miss his energy

I needed this today! Love you jeff

Mothra was one of a kind & he'll never be forgotten. 100% Skateboarder.

Legends live with the sport forever!!!

Not long enough...thanks for sharing.

GROSSO FOREVER Met Hosoi last year and he was cool AF to us! Keep shredding Holmes!

Grosso RULES. Still tear up about it. Can't believe its been a year :_(

He truly is missed. What a legend!

Miss you Jeff- Thank you - DTW18

Skateboarding needs a database. It needs its historians. It needs books, documentaries and galleries. It needs its pioneers and it needs its torch bearers.

I really miss Jeff Grosso... RIP.

REST IN POWER

I can’t believe it’s already been a year.

We miss you brother

❤️

Thanks Grosso

Rest easy Jeff. You will always be with us in spirit. 🙏🏼🐺⚔️

Respect.

RIP

We will never stop missing Jeff. You could tell that slam hurt. But Jeff’s like, f that, I’m not showing it on this one.

Rip 😪

Respect!

Jeff has definitely touched a lot of people in Skateboarding

Here is to Loveletters, and those who take time to write them..... Salute from Skåne sweden.

LEGEND ✊ skateboarding Lost its Voice....We are running out of (anti) Heros ,💓Jeff

🙏

Wow, Hosoi managed to find a way to make it about him!

GROSSO FOREVER 💔🐘🔥

I came here for Grosso, and left because of Hosoi.

Praise

A year? Already? Oh my..

The pink Yeti lives! 💯 🤙🏻🔥🔥🔥

Fly high Jeff!!!!💯

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

respect holmes

Weird to see this on LA TIMES

We miss you grosso

miss you Jake

Yes indeed...

GROSSO FOREVER

these are my people

All Hail Jeff Grosso!!

🤘Grosso forever🤘

Gnarly slam. Laffs it off! Beast mode.

long live the gross man

I can't believe its been a year already. If I could still do handplants, I would do one in your honor. RIP Grosso.

Still a giant hole in skateboarding... It sucks he is gone, even a year later.

why will hosoi not talking ab himself. rip grosso !!!!

3:41 Dude in the backgorund csaually trying a impossible flamingo to tail kind a thing.

Still though , his overdose on 5 times the lethal dose of fentanyl? Broke my heart

Get off the couch and Go Get It !

Grosso means big in italian if im not mistaken. If not, it should.

As a atheist I found clarity thru Skateboarding!

Loveletters :(

Sweet sauce

✌✌❤🌈

I knew there will be new age type of emo music on it.

Go skateboard

Go skate get outta here and go skate!

Not clear if this is about Grosso o Hosoi.... I, I, I, I, me, me, me, me

1 person is a kook

So did he die of fentanyl or not

Grosso Forever miss the big curmudgeon

Grosso Sucks!!!

That girl skater is so adorable. Not hitting on her here I am gay but still she is cute. 🥰

Don’t do drugs

i want mike pompeo to be governor of california

Don’t believe a word Hosoi says, he seriously makes me sick listening to his lies. Junkies will say anything to convince themselves and anyone else of their importance. Let’s be real here people, Grosso and Hosoi were prime examples of why not to be a professional skateboarder, just sad really that two such great talents were taken down by addiction, but honesty I think Hosoi is the iconic image of failure as a human, some of you know what I’m talking about, most will ignore the seedy truth about these “heroes”. I could tell you horrible stories about Hosoi, but everyone would just be butt hurt , the truth is often painful.

I like Grosso, but, there were some things he said he did in his Nine Club interview that make me question why people hold him in such high regard. Like rolling a passed out friend up in a carpet and throwing him out a second story window and wrecking a woman's apartment. He was laughing about it. OK, so, he was on drugs at the time. He didn't seem to regret what he did. So, as far as that goes, he seemed like a sh...y person.