Kevin Harris’ Powell Peralta Post Card
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Anita Tessensohn Sanford
Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Anita Tessensohn was a dedicated gymnast from the age of nine, until she spotted someone skating down the street at fifteen, sparking her interest. Importantly, she never allowed herself to conform to any preconceived notions of what a “girl skater” should be, instead presenting herself as simply that, herself. Soon she was sponsored by Powell-Peralta and along with Leaf Treinen, was featured in their 1987 ad, “Some Girls Play With Dolls. Real Women Skate,” which was in both Thrasher and Transworld. She could also be seen in the 1988 video, Public Domain. Later, Tessensohn would find her passion for dance, becoming both a professional dancer and instructor. – Chuck Harp / Concrete Disciples 2024 Ads: Local News, KEZI Eugene Oregon, interview/story of Anita in 2024 Womxn Skateboard History website article
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Gabriel Rodriguez RIP
Of all the memories from my stint at @powellperalta, circa 1989-1991, those that remain the most intact relate to my experiences with the “LA Boys,” aka @gabrielrodriguez_sk8 @rudyjohnson @guymariano and Paolo Diaz. When they first arrived on the amateur team scene, I often skate chauffeured them back and forth from Santa Barbara and LA, letting them crash at my apartment
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Jeff Grosso
RIP Jeff Grosso I’ve posted this one before and I’ll probably post it again. As always when friends die we examine them, and I always realize that the people who pass will be missed because of how they made us feel about ourselves. I had ups and downs with Jeff over the years, but he
Deirdre ‘Dee Dee’ Devine – R.I.P.
Excerpt from: https://womxnskatehistory.ca/2023/09/18/deirdre-devine/ (Sept. 2023 – Natalie Porter) Deirdre “Dee Dee” Devine was a freestyle skater in the 1980s who lived in Los Angeles as well as Arizona. According to her friend, legendary street skater Anita Tessensohn, Deirdre was sponsored by Airwalk and Powell, as they were on the same team together. When I first
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Salman Agah
Born on July 10, 1972, in Washington, D.C., to Persian and Azerbaijani parents, Salman Agah spent parts of his early childhood living in Iran and Europe before settling with his family in San Jose, California, in 1981. He began skateboarding at age five, initially riding a modest plastic board and drawing early inspiration from local
Jim Fitzpatrick
Jim Fitzpatrick is one of the most influential, foundational figures in the history and business of skateboarding. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Fitzpatrickhas successfully transitioned from being a pioneering athlete to an industry executive, lobbyist, and cultural preservationist. His efforts fundamentally changed the legislative landscape of action sports, directly enabling the global
Scott Foss
B.B. ’79 S.H.O.F. – 2022 Scott Foss began his skateboarding voyage in the summer of 1968 at 4 years old in San Jose, California, launching over the garage expansion joint, feeling his first taste of speed bombing down the driveway and mastering the bottom turn onto the sidewalk. At that point skateboarding became his personal
Mike Vallely
Find Mike on Social Media Mike Vallely is one of the most influential street skaters to have emerged in the mid-1980s. Born June 29, 1970 in Edison, New Jersey, Mike started skating in ’84, citing a desire to hang with the local punks. Further inspo came by way of the September 1984 issue of Thrasher
Ray Barbee
Follow Ray on Instagram With smiles for miles and a loose, flowing skating style, Ray Barbee is simply one of the most beloved pro skateboarders to have emerged from the late-1980s and early-’90s. Born in San Francisco, California in 1971, Ray started skateboarding at age 12 in 1983 when his friend Danny got a Variflex
Ray “Bones” Rodriguez – 2019
Follow Ray on Instagram Sponsored by Powell Corporation in early 1978 before George Powell joined forces with Stacy Peralta to forge Powell-Peralta, Ray “Bones” Rodriguez was by default the very first member of the legendary Bones Brigade. (In fact, it was Ray’s idea to round off the edges of the distinctive white wheels from which
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Mike McGill
Find Mike on Social Media Born on September 2, 1964, Mike McGill spent his early years in Florida before making his first trip out to California in 1978 alongside fellow Floridian Alan “Ollie” Gelfand. Through Gelfand’s connection to Powell Peralta, Mike was initially flowed some product by Stacy Peralta. After landing a centerfold in Skateboarder
Tommy Guerrero
Find Tommy on Social Media Tommy Guerrero is one of the godfathers of San Francisco street skating. In addition to having locked down the first street video part ever in Powell Peralta’s Future Primitive, Guerrero also became the first skateboarder to showcase San Francisco and its now world renowned hills. Along with GSD, Mark Gonzales
Lance Mountain – 2014
Find Lance on Social Media Since starring in the first true skateboarding video, The Bones Brigade Video Show in 1984, then rising with the tide of the Powell-Peralta brand as it grew into the biggest company of the massive ’80s boom, launching and running The Firm, before finally landing at Flip and Nike SB, Lance
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