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Name: Grave Maurice email [email protected]
Age: 38 Town/Area: Sauchie/Central Scotland Started skating: 1978 Total years skating: Not a lot – gave it and just started again. Fave terrain: Vert Least fave park ever: Stirling (it’s so poxy it aint a park). Fave board ever owned: I like my current Powell, Jay Adams Grindkings, 60mm Most memorable skate moment: Getting back on a board after all these years. Brief comments: I seem to be alone in Scotland so anyone visiting Perth |
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Name: Andrew Cielecki / [email protected]
Age: 42 Started skating: 1978 Total years skating: 9 from 25 Fave terrain: Transitions Fave park ever: Livingstone Least fave park ever: Bolton the 1978 version Fave board ever owned: Variflex Eddie Elguera, indy 169′s, sims the wheel Most memorable skate moment: Watching Henderson, Gayton, Harding etc shredding Brief comments: See ya at warrington!! |
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Name: steve “salba” alba / [email protected]
Age: 40 Town/Area: the badlands of course Started skating: 1974 Fave terrain:concrete pools,pipes and parks Fave park ever: upland pipeline and new upland park Least fave park ever:they were all fun in way or another..maybe pomona pipe Fave board ever owned: any of my models especially the k-beam….. or a Most memorable skate moment:winning any contest i won ,sk8ing pipes like Brief comments: i hate when people say i am too old to sk8!skate or die |
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Name: HACKETT Age: 43 Town/Area: Encinitas, CA Started skating: 1965 Total years skating: 38 years Fave terrain: Banks, Ditches, Pools, Pipes Fave park ever: Marina, Upland, Cherry Hill Least fave park ever: All the silly little rail and ledge parks being built Fave board ever owned: Arrow Hackett Model, Hackett Skull Skates Street Most memorable skate moment: Beating Tony Alva, Mike Weed, Jerry Valdez 1st Place US Open Mens Bowl and Pool riding. Also riding OG Dogbowl with Brief comments: Ride DEATHBOX, OSIRIS, INDY, NINJA, and Learn to Turn. |
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Name: Dean Pattrick ([email protected])
Age: 35 Started skating: Mid 70s for a few years, then started again 2003 Total years skating: 4+ Fave terrain: I will give anything a go… Fave park ever: Still to ride… Least fave park ever: Still to find… Fave board ever owned: Aste (Finnish brand) 7.75, Fury trucks and Tikari Most memorable skate moment: My first ramp after a very long break Brief comments: Live the dream.! |
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Name: Graeme ¡±BIG G¡± Larsen-(M.O.T.H.S) / [email protected] Age: 31 Town/Area: Originally Tiverton in Devon but now living in Oxford . Started skating: 1985 Fave terrain: mini ramps and fast flowing street runs Fave park ever: Bedminster (gone now) Least fave park ever: Southsea, always too busy Fave board ever owned: Santa Monica Airlines Steve Rocco and my Mark Gonzales Most memorable skate moment: 1: First time I ollied a traffic cone, 2: Landing Brief comments: Can’t believe the value of all the old decks I once had, |
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Name: Andy Elliott / [email protected] Age: 30 Town/Area: Clitheroe / Preston / Bolton Started skating: 2003… Total years skating: Fave terrain: Only tried wood so far, but films of big concrete parks are Fave park ever: Wooden Waves @ Newquay Least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned: Most memorable skate moment: Someone else said it already, but the first Brief comments: I’ve never been part of a sport where so many total strangers And why oh why didn’t I try this sooner? |
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Name: Mark Futcher / [email protected]
Age: 41 Started skating: 1974 Total years skating: 30 Fave terrain: Minis / old crete / pools / pipes Fave park ever: southsea in the old days. Least fave park ever: portland (1st uk park) Fave board ever owned: cabellero / trackers / bones. Most memorable skate moment: skating with hawk @ southsea / unconsious at Brief comments: age is a plus, you simply don’t care anymore, you just do |
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Name: Dave Hopkins / [email protected] / H-boyz.com
Age: 38 Town/area: Hillingdon Started skating: 1976 with a blue fibreglass skuda Total years skating: 27 years on and off Fave park ever: toss up between Rolling Thunder and Harrow……….at Least fave park ever: too many to list……. Fave board ever owned: Steve Alba Bevel, Indys and Gyros Most memorable skate moment: big rock n roll slides in the Harrow pool in Brief comments: H-Boyz…”sworn to fun loyal to none” |
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name: mark suchanek / [email protected]
age: 35 town/area: munich/germany started skating: 1982 total years skating: 1982-1989/1993- fave terrain: pools&bowls least fave park ever: all the obstacle new school stuff fave board ever owned: first tony hawk, tracker trucks, bones most memorable skate moment:the first drop in on vert ever brief comment: ride wider boards & softer wheels! |
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Name: Ben Ashfold (M.O.T.H.S) [email protected]
Age: 40 Started skating: 73 ish Total years skating: Stopped in 81 and started again in Feb 03 Fave terrain: Concrete bowls/pools Fave park ever: All the smooth concrete ones least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned: Bengy John Sablosky , ACS 651s and Powerflex 9s Most memorable skate moment: A recent trespas onto a ramp near Braunton Brief comments:Vert – is it wise? |
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name: jay hughes / [email protected]
age:34 town/area :wellingborough, northants started skating:1980 to 90 total years skating; 10 (just started again) fav park : meanwhile2 & southbank least fav: street skating, pavements fav board: powell tony hawk skull/cross hammerhead , indy 169′s.sims 97a most memo skate moment; boneless across gap at meanwhile2 ,back side boneless breif description: skated with any one , skates hard and fast dont like |
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Name: Craig Latimer-Brown / [email protected] Age: 30 Town/Area: Originally Barnsley S/Yorks, now Pembrokeshire Started skating: 1985 Total years skating: Uhhm….1985-1995, 1999-Present Fave terrain: Mini ramps, smooth snake runs, I used to like vert but im Fave park ever: Southport brings back some good memories, Crantock ramp Least fave park ever: They are all worth a visit. Fave board ever owned: New Deal Danny Sargeant Most memorable skate moment: Barrow in Furness all nighters. Brief comments: Anyone got a spare set of Rector Riot gloves(with thumbs) |
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Name: Tony Hawk
Age: 35 Town/Area: Carlsbad, CA Total years skating: do the math Fave terrain: vert Fave park ever: Calgary Least fave park ever: Carlsbad skatepark Fave board ever owned: Sims Andrecht (my first new board ever received) Most memorable skate moment: pulling my first 900 Brief comments: I can¹t quit. |
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name- Paul Fox (Foxy) / [email protected]
Age- 38 Town/Area- Bridlington, though been part of the Middlesbrough & Peterborough Started Skating- 1977 Fave Terrain- Concrete Parks, especially bowls Least Fave Park- all these council efforts, abysmal!!! Fave Board Owned- been so many, gotta be Zorlac Devil Fish, Thunders & Most Memerable Moment- shaking Steve Cabereros hand at the Leeds Festival Breif comments- age is just a number, think for yourself, dont bow down |
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Name: Gary Edwards / [email protected]
Age: 43 Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 2 Fave terrain: Caterham skate pk Fave park ever: Dickerage lane new malden Least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned: Current Most memorable skate moment: My first rock & roll Brief comments: Am I to old for this ? NO |
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Name: John Bozic / [email protected]
Age: 30 Town/Area: Brighton Started skating: 1986 Fave terrain: Hills Fave park ever: illegal warehouse, Toronto 1991 Least fave park ever: i’ll ride it once Fave board ever owned: Powell Peralta – Mike Vallelely Most memorable skate moment: riding my custom made speedboard for first Brief comments: Speed is the key |
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Name: Chris Woolley / [email protected] Age:42 Town/Area: Leeds Started skating: 76 cousin cut some roller skates in half nailed them to Total years skating: 10 Fave terrain: Ramps Fave park ever:dewsbury my brother and i built it, someone must remember Least fave park ever:Queens hall Leeds Anyone remember that pile of ****! Fave board ever owned: i’ve loved them all Most memorable skate moment: Knocking my tooth out on a vert ramp in sheffield. Brief comments;im getting on a bit now but i still love skating, Its in |
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Name: David Hardacre / [email protected]
Age: 39 Town/Area: Cardiff Total years skating: 28 Fave terrain: concrete bowls Fave park ever: Kidderminster Least fave park ever: gorseinon nr Swansea Fave board ever owned: welsh skateboard centre deck, ACS 500s, original Most memorable skate moment: on holiday, went to Portland skatepark, Skateboard! Brief comments: more immature now than I was in ’75. Tom, we’ll meet up |
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Name: Alec Brown / [email protected]
Age: 41 Town/Area: Woking, Surrey Started skating: 1975 Total years skating: 28 on and off, more off than on Fave terrain: Old crete, pools, bowls, banks, ditches. Least fave park ever: Fleet, Hampshire. Fave board ever owned: Sims Taperkick, Bennett Pro’s, Powerflex 5′s. Most memorable skate moment: Breaking my wrist in the moguls at Rom Brief comments: Getting old is compulsory, growing up is optional. |
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name:Pete (cammo) Makarski / [email protected]
age:41 started:Early 70′s Total:30+ years on and off(always had a board!) fave terrain:Concrete bowls,pools. fave park:Marseille least fave park:Old swan,Liverpool(un-rideable) fave board:Homemade ply,shit trucks,different sized wheels.(loved it as best memory:First time I rode a pro board(fiberflex,trackers,mixed krips)Forbidden comms:Any body want to go skating? |
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Name: Brian Snapp / [email protected]
Age: 34 Town/Area: San Diego, California Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 77-present Fave park ever: Coronado Least fave park ever: Santee Fave board ever owned: Dogtown Jay Adams Most memorable skate moment: I’ve had tons of great times skateboarding..There Brief comments: It’s not a sport, it’s a way of life.. |
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Name Alan Reaney / [email protected]
age 47 years Town Wrexham / Chester Started Skating April 2003 Total years skating 3 Fav terrain Parks & Bowls Fav park Ever …. Clitheroe Least fav park … its all good Fav board ever owned … Love them all Most memorable skate moment … Dropping Vert Pref comments …. MAS Changes lives |
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Name: Steven (Surfy) Crook / [email protected]
Age: 41 Town/Area: Birmingham Total years skating: 27yrs and still pretty average! Fave terrain: Pools, Bowls, Banks & steep hills! Fave park ever: Kiddiminster Safari Park, Arrow Wolverhampton, Skatopia Wolverhampton & Epic Birmingham Least fave park ever: Bearwood Birmingham Fave board ever owned: Sims Jeff Phillips Most Memorable skate moment: The old ESA comps at the Safari park. Watching Steve Cabellero and Lance Mountain ride the old Wheels ramp in Birmingham. Brief comments: Skate and Surf till your body falls apart!!! |
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Name: Bret Connolly / [email protected]
Age: 43 Started skating: 1974 Total years skating: far too long! Fave terrain: bowls Fave park ever: Toms “Ring of Fire” Least fave park ever: Doveton Fave board ever owned: Dogtown Bigfoot Most memorable skate moment: Sk8ing with my daughter Brief comments: Having more fun now than ever |
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Name: Paul “Fletch” Fletcher / [email protected]
Age: 42 Town/Area: Melbourne, Australia Started skating: 1973 Fave terrain: bank and bowls Fave park ever: Ring of Fire, Hobart, Tathra Least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned: Jay Adama Z flex, halftracs, road riders Most memorable skate moment: 1st fronside grind Brief comments: should never have stopped skating. |
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Name: David ‘Slyde’ Thornton / [email protected] Age: 30 Town/Area: Washington State Started: 1979 Total Years: Over twenty Fave terrain: concrete parks with lots of transitions Fave Park: Kanis Pool in Little Rock, AR Least Fave: Germantown TN Fave board ever: too many to name Most memerable moment: Skating with Maddog Alva Brief Comment: http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/80skate/ |
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Name: Justyn / [email protected]
Age: 28 Town/Area: Harefield / Middlesex Total years skating: 5 Fave terrain: Ramps, Pools & Concrete Fave park ever: Has to be Harrow – its been my local my whole life Least fave park ever: Anything clad in metal – it sucks Fave board ever owned: Every single one had its day Most memorable skate moment: Watching Steve Douglas pull a big method air Brief comments: Skateboarding, its like a drug. I thought I kicked the habit |
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name; graham edwards / [email protected]
age; 34 town ;melbourne australia started;1976 fav terain;anything knot kinked least fav;parkdale bowl fave board;sims lonnie toft memoorable skate;seeing hawk 900 comment;too old too be told,too young too control |
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Name: Martin Ellis / [email protected]
Age: 40 Started skating: 76 – 82 , then again 2003 Total years skating: 7 Fave terrain: Moguls, wooden minis, smooth tarmac. Fave park ever: ROM Least fave park ever: Wet ones, it rains here sometimes. Fave board ever owned: Sims Mike Folmer, Tracker Fulltracks, Powell Cubics. Most memorable skate moment: Dropping into ROM miniramps & cloverleaf Brief comments: Anyone visiting Essex or London, give me a shout if you |
| More shredders and pics to be posted soon, so email me at [email protected] …. and if you can include the following info and a pic it would be a great help |
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