i’ll do that…once and awhile the cast gets together for a showing of the movie.the last showing was in santa cruz…all the boyz in the hood attended, like peter mel,flea ,etc…there’s a segway about skateboarding’s relationship to surfing ,and signal hill to big wave riding that drew them in…most or all the mavs riders have great respect for the signal hill riders/racers.
herb
i like it !
…I have not been on a skateboard for at least 15 years…Big O Skate Park.Orange, California. Freestyle bowl…somewhere around 1980…They say I surf like I skate…I don’t know…
For me it’s all about the flow…not tricks…flow finds speed and then big ass cutback… Holden and Ray are still good friends 20+ years later…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANU5EWBeMe0
Cozy Thread. Shall we?
Hair farmer days. Around 1974. That’s one of my Hobie fiberglass decks. #2, actually
Before there was Sector 9 there was the Madrid Longboard. I put this board together in 1987. Gullwing Trucks and Peralta Bones Three wheels. Still ride it from time to time.
Somewhere in my parents garage is one of these. I haven’t seen it in 20 years but I know its in there somewhere. My parents garage would make a good episode of American Pickers. This board is from about 1982 or 1983.
Mako224, If you ever want to sell the Sims let me know, Id be interested. Ive got a few 80s boards too.
Who is the guy from NC (I think) who had a huge skate museum and Duke K collection? Can’t remember his name.
While I’m at it, here’s some old mags I have. Some of you will recognize them.
From the Surf to Skate exhibit SHACC put on a couple years back
There’s a cool book from that show as well
Back in the 70’s a buddy worked at Jack Murphy Stadium and a few times got us in there when there was no event happening.
Those nice smooth concrete corkscrew ramps were perfect for high speed downhill runs…
thanks ray, i enjoyed that very much !
herb
i heard rumor of just that…i believe from the logans…great pics uncle !
i know of some great ditches in palm city…a tough hood these days.
herb
Thanks Herb, but it wasn’t by choice, you may have noticed my toes are gripping the rail on the nose!
Good times!
Many thanks to all those who came before. I spent a few years in New York. I don’t know how to embed a video, but my mustache made an appearance in this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuO61Mc0Ds0
Gets bigger every year.
cheers
Also, once I made this for my nephew. Fortunately for him, it doesn’t have wooden (or clay) wheels and loose bearings.
my first 2 or 3 boards were made in woodshop out of oak planks - then I got the idea to take some birch plywood and laminate it together using a crude jig to create some kicktail. Thiose ended up snapping pretty quick, but I didn’t give up I built a better jig at home, used some boat epoxy my dad had, and laminated two pieces of 1/4 inch marine ply. I used my dad’s 3/4 ton Chevy as the press! It worked great, I shaped a 10 X 30 pool board that lasted almost a year, I was 12 I think. Here’s me a year or two later skating the local spot - anyone from Santa Cruz recognize it?
I love this thread! - those picks of you jamming along, Sammy, reminds me so much of how my buddies and I used to skate - all we were thinking about was Bertleman & Buttons!
