Downhill Longboarding gear in Upper East Tennessee - Johnson City Area

Welcome to the MOJO Skateboard Long board Shop in Johnson City Tennessee.  Bringing the area a excellent selection of longboard parts and accessories. Looking for new wheels, trucks or bearing you are in luck.  Trucks, wheels, bearings, griptape and parts. We carry Loaded, Omen, sector9, landyachtz, Arbor and several other board brands. Either decks or complete setups. Custom built to your specs, you choose the parts you want. Just need new wheels or bearings? no problem.  We can problem, will can change them out or you can borrow our workbench and tools and fix it yourself.  We have been here for our customers for over 25 years!  Skate on! Located at: 729 W Walnut St, Johnson City, TN  37604 423-283-9455 Check us out:  www.facebook.com/mojoskateshop

Hello.. Today I turn 50, I have owned a skateboard shop for 26 years.

Hello... MOJO skateboard shop has been a large part of my life for over 25 years.  I turn 50 today, the Big 5.0.. I woke up my usual 6:20 am. 5 minutes before my alarm clock goes off at 6:25.  Why?, you may ask, I do not know.  It just does. 6:15 is too early and 6:30 is too late. 6:25 give me 5 extra minutes to lie there if I so choose I guess.  Well back to my day.  I get up and check facebook, I always do this on my birthday to see how many people get up earlier than me and wish me a Happy Birthday before I even realize its my actual birthday. 3 people, that is how many have posted "Happy Birthday", to me first thing in the morning.  Amazing if you ask me.  Because I haven't even actual woke up yet.  I feel like I get up early, but I guess not. Well there was were a few primary's last night for the upcoming presidential elections.  I went to bed just as the poles closed so I do not know who won. I make myself a iced coffee and turn on the TV.  Still do not know who won.  They are speaking about Brussels.  6:40 am  Time to wake up my son Jacob.  He actually wakes up pretty easily and tells me Happy Birthday.  That is nice,  he usually is grumpy and mad when I wake him.  So another great day to start selling skateboards.  Here I come! 

MOJO Skateboard and Longboard Shop in Johnson City, TN add several new board lines

MOJO Skateboard and Longboard Shop in Johnson City, TN add several new board lines.
We have added Arbor Boards and Omen Boards to our lineup.  These to companies have one thing in common, Quality Craftsmanship.  We enjoy bring the Tricities area new and exciting items see see and experience.  MOJO Skateboard shop Located in Johnson City, TN near ETSU East Tennessee State University is the Oldest Skateboard shop in the area. Celebrating 25 years of bringing the California skate scene to you! The best selection and the Cheapest prices Check us out! Thank you!

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Local skateboard shop owner true to style, true to quality

November 10th, 2013 9:25 pm by TONY CASEY

Joey Booth

Johnson City’s Joey Booth opened his first skateboard shop back in 1990, just after a dead period for the sport. Twenty-three years later, he’s as happy as ever running his Mojo Skateshop on Walnut Street.

Just like the terrain, there are uphills and downhills with skateboarding, and Booth, 46, has weathered the storm, always giving the local skateboarding community quality products while staying true to the style.

He’s a wealth of information on the sport’s subculture. He can give you a history lesson of the sport, how skateboarding has changed over time, tell you where a lot of the ever-changing trends came from, how long they lasted, why they lasted or died out, and what you can expect next.

Booth and his wife, Kimberly, a nurse, have had a few restaurants and coffee shops in the area, but took advantage of a somewhat established skateboarding scene to give the kids what they want.

With somewhat of a conservative surrounding area, Booth said through him was the only way to get certain skateboard and grunge items in the 1990s. He was your one-stop shop if you were looking for skateboards and accessories, rock ‘n’ roll t-shirts, hair dye, nose rings, or Dr. Martin boots. He wasn’t into selling the knock-off stuff to his customers, so, as was his policy on the products he carried, he got the real deal. The hair dye was the famous Manic Panic Tish & Snooky hair dye from New York City, and the Dr. Martin boots came all the way from England.

The first skateboard company he carried was a then-small company called Alien Workshop, which was operated by a skater named Rob Dydrek. Booth would make phone orders with Dydrek on the other end. Dydrek’s stock has done well since, with Alien Workshop growing into one of the most popular skateboard brands on the planet, and having starred in three MTV television programs, including “Rob and Big,” “Rob Dydrek’s Fantasy Factory,” and “Ridiculousness.”

A big change that hit the sport was the rising popularity of longboarding. Booth said he picked them up after some East Tennessee State Univeristy medical students recommended he do so. Since then, Booth has been constantly doing his research, only bringing in the very best and often innovative longboards and parts. He’s especially proud of one of the wheel companies he carries, that have a waiting list for potential vendors, and only does business with small skate stores.

Another company he carries ditches the wooden board idea altogether, and has boards made of recycled beer cans. 

Twenty-three years after opening, the policy hasn’t changed for Booth. He still boasts his demand for high-quality products from the companies he sells in his store, and how he interacts with the people who come in his store. Given the skateboarding culture, Booth likes the hangout feel of his shop, and that reflects in how he talks with customers.

Wendy Pierce brought her kids, 9-year-old James and 11-year-old Alex, into the store to check things out. She said she’s always appreciated the way Booth is respectful and cool with the kids, and loves supporting the local businesses. With skateboarding currently riding a commercialized high, Booth knows skateboards can be purchased at any big box store or department store out there, but they can’t match his level of knowledge, passion or customer service.

Another parent-friendly focus of Booth’s is his recommendation of proper safety equipment for the skaters who come in his store.

Ben Ordway, 15, who lives just a few blocks away from the store in the Tree Streets, was in looking at a new board. He and Booth worked out a layaway plan that he would not be able to find in those department stores. Booth said he checks with parents first before offering that option and offers 30  days, but joked that many of the kids want their stuff so badly that they come back to get it just a few days after.

After Ordway left, Booth said he’d guess that Ordway would mow a couple of extra lawns to finalize his transaction as quickly as possible.

Booth is proud to say he’s known many of his customers since they were coming in at an early age, and many of the younger skaters can thank him, among others, for the area’s only skate park. Almost 15 years ago, Booth was on the committee to bring in a skate park at Science Hill, and feels proud that he was able to be a small part of the project to bring in a place for skateboarders. He said in the 1980s, surprisingly, Johnson City was kind of a mecca for skateboarding, until the sport went through another dead period when insurance liability became an issue with skating venues.

It’s the 12-16 year-old kids who Booth said impress him most around Johnson City. He said the talent level of skateboarders is top-notch, despite not having quite the scene and popularity neighboring cities Asheville and Knoxville have.

Producing his own Mojo skateboards and t-shirts has always been a fun endeavour for Booth. Since he got into the business, he’s designed his own stuff, creating new logos when he sees fit. After a customer, Ben Elliott, bugged him enough times about helping him create a new design, Booth gave in and let the Science Hill senior come up with a new design.

Elliott said he’s moved away from skateboarding, but enjoyed all the time he and his friends spent hanging out at the store after school.

“I practically lived in there from 3-5 p.m. with friends for a while,” Elliott said. “Joey’s a fantastic guy who really looks out for the community.”

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Guess what we have? Loaded Longboards and Orangatang Wheels MOJO Skate Shop Exclusive!

Guess what we have?  Loaded Longboards and Orangatang Wheels MOJO Skate Shop Exclusive!

Thats right we are going to be your exclusive Loaded Longboard and Orangatang Wheels Shop in the area.

So grab your children and head on down to MOJO SKATE SHOP for a Great Deal on all you LongBoarding needs.  We carry Decks, wheels, Trucks Bearings Grip and Hardware.

ETSU/ NE State College Discounts with ID

• DECKS:  Loaded, Dregs, Sector 9, Element, Santa Cruz, are a few and we can order many
• Trucks:  Bear, Paris, Randal to name a few
• Wheels:  Orangatang, Abec 11, Zombies, others
• Grip: Black Magic, Jessup, Spray on, Powell, MOB, Grizzly
• Bearings: Reds, and 20 others
• Hardware:  1 in, 1.25, 1.5 and 2inch

WE Service the Whole TriCities.

Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol,  Greeneville,  Erwin & Elizabethton

MOJO Skateboard Shop has been a Skateboard staple in North East Tennessee Area for around 25 Years

We are here for you..... And we need you to continue to be here for us!

MOJO Skateboard Shop

729 W Walnut St

Johnson City, TN  37604

423-283-9455

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MOJO skateboard shop is the Best in Johnson City TN area

MOJO skateboard shop is the Best in Johnson City TN area

Best prices and selection on Long Boards longboards and Skateboards

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We DO IT!!\729 W Walnut St

Johnson City TN

Kingsport Bristol Erwin Elizabethon Greeneville areas

423-283-9455

Long Boards at MOJO Skate Shop in Johnson City TN Skateboard

The skateboarding and Longboarding scene has been steadily going in the tricities areas of Tennessee over the past 20 years. Mojo skateboard shop opened over 20 years ago in 1990. We have seen the skateboarding community grow from 5-6 skaters in the local area to 100's if not 1000's of skaters over the years. The latest type of skateboards are the long boards. They have been around since the 1960's surfboard 

scene in California. Seeing a bit of popularity in the mid 70's. But in the last 4 years MOJO skateboard shop has brought it back with style to the mountains of upper east Tennessee. We started off w maybe 3 complete long boards with our first shipment from California. We now carry over 12 brands and have at least 40 completes instock at any given time. We also have all the parts to maintain your long boards. A full array of trucks, bearing and wheels of all sizes and abec ratings. We have the grippest wheels and the slickest sliding wheels. And full service repair. We ate located at 729 w walnut st in Johnson city TN between poor richards and firehouse restaurant. Like us on Facebook/mojoskateshop or call us at 424-283-9455 near Kingsport Bristol Erwin Greeneville Elizabethtonwww.facebook.com/mojoskateshop Long Board Sliding Slider Slide Wheels near Tweetsie Walking Trail