(Nov 4, 1945 – Aug 21, 2022) I was lucky enough to have Richard as a father in-law. He always supported me, my friends and skateboarding from day one. He really helped the skate scene in Reno thrive during the 80’s and beyond. Richard built awesome ramps and hosted many contests (Reno State Fair, NSA
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Finally had a chance to take some time with this new skateboard tome @readanddestroy ! My obsession with skateboarding started at a very young age, but it wasn’t until adolescence that I discovered “skateboarding” through videos like “Terror at Tahoe” & Thrasher magazine in particular. I was particularly touched by an article titled “code name viper”. It
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Today’s street skateboarding is a far cry from the pool-influenced riding of the 1970s from which it was spawned, and the Gonz had a lot to do with that. Mark Gonzales, the pioneering and consequently obliterating ripper of all oncoming terrain, subject to the variables in which he chose to place before his path, naturally, didn’t set out to
