Powell would make these postcards for their riders to take on tour, or just sign and hand out to people. This was the inspiration behind making the Cliver cards with the Black Beaver re-issue board for sale on my site. If you were a skater back in the 80s, or have followed Powell since then, I’m sure you’ve seen this image or something like it.
But, did you know that my postcard was flipped, and looked like I was riding regular instead of goofy? Not sure if it was a negative or it just worked better design wise or if anyone even knew before print. Funny story – I didn’t even know for the longest time. Well here’s the original photo as well, as I’m sure you’ve never seen it. On the back of the postcard, the caption said the trick was called a Prince Albert – a shove-it kickflip. But in reality, it was a nollie 360 shove-it. At the time I remember most people were doing them just like regular shove-its, but I’d always pop them by hitting that flat nose hard to the ground.
Photo is by Jim Knight
Kevin Harris
