Jeff Tatum
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Jim Gray
Jim Gray has been skating for over 50 years- he competed as a pro in the Gold Cup Series in the early 80’s, had a board on G&S and started many companies including ACME, Formula One Wheels, Standard Trucks. Videos
Brenda Divine RIP
(Aug. 17, – Aug. 17, 2015) Happy Birthday and RIP to Brenda Devine. Tragically Brenda died on her birthday 9 years ago on this day which also happened to be her birthday. 8-17-2015 was the day she died in a boating accident in Arizona. We were able to purchase her entire collection of personal Skateboards
Lonny Hiramoto
Hailing from Santa Monica California, Lonny Hiramoto started skating in 1976 at age 11, and was heavily influenced by Shogo Kubo and Howard Hood. After only two years, Hiramoto turned pro at age 13 with Kanoa Surf. Lonny later became known for winning the very first televised skateboard contest, which was held at Runway Skate Park in 1979. But Lonny’s fame didn’t stop there, as he became the inventor of the footplant. Having struggled with drugs since he was young, Lonny changed his life and turned to religion for guidance. Hiramoto still skates to this day, having been ripping for more than 40 years. – Chuck Harp / Concrete Disciples
Wentzle Ruml
Bio coming soon. Wentzl appeared in the following movies: GO FOR ITSUPER SESSIONSSPINNING WHEELSA DAY AT THE POOLDogtown 20th A Look Back Wentzl in print: BooksDogtown-Legend of the Zboys, GEF, CR STECYK III – 2000LIVES ON BOARD. SKATEBOARDERS JOURNAL – 2009THE SKATEBOARD – BEN MARCUS, LUCIA DANIELLA – 2011JAYBOY – KENT SHERWOOD – 2017 Magazine
Tom Groholski
Bernie O’Dowd – This is the magazine that change my life. My friend John and I saw this Thrasher with some dude on it, has a ramp in New Jersey not far from us, and he wrote a letter of Thrasher and they printed it and Tom’s dad saw it and looked us up in
Steve Rocco
It is almost impossible to cover the complete legacy of Steve Rocco. No one would have known that when Steve, the oldest of six siblings in Hermosa Beach, received his first skateboard at age eleven it would begin a story molded in success, risk, and controversy. First gaining recognition as an excellent freestyle skater, Rocco
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
Bobby Piercy
One of the biggest names in slalom racing in the 1970s, Bobby Piercy pioneered the ultra quick parallel stance, which helped him wiggle at light speed through a tighter course of cones than everyone else. Just as adept at barging bowls and long jumping over Playboy Bunnies, Bobby rocked both print and film media with
Chris Yandall
A shoeless Samoan with hamburger feet, Chris Yandall was one of the top pro slalom racers of the mid-1970s. Right after graduating from high school in Michigan, Chris started skateboarding and moved to Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, where he became the manager of PB Surf Shop. By 1974, Chris could lay claim to two