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Please be aware that some of this page WILL contain strong ADULT language !
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Name: Jason Hurley / jasonhh@blueyonder.co.uk Age: 35 Town/Area: Chorley, Lancs Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 6 after a 19 year break Fave terrain: Park Fave park ever: Stockport at the moment Least fave park ever: Tatton, Chorley Fave board ever owned: Current hideous green and purple Death board Most memorable skate moment: Pulling off a fakie rock on the fifth attempt last week Brief comments: KEEP ON TRUKKIN! |
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Name: Russ Howell / russ_howell@hotmail.com Age: 53 Town/Area: Southern California moved to Boise, Idaho Started skating: 1958 on steel wheels Total years skating: 45 Fave terrain: Snake run skateparks and flatland freestyle Fave park ever: Concrete Wave, Anaheim 1976 Least fave park ever: Eagle Skatepark, Idaho (bad concrete work) Fave board ever owned: My own freestyle design - Howell Skateboards Most memorable skate moment: Performing at the Beach Boys Concert in front of 55,000 spectators, winning two World Championships, touring the world for skating, setting the World 360 Spinning Record at 163, .... Brief comments: Skateboarding has always been important in my life. I have always strived to serve the sport with ethical and moral motivations. The Sport of Skateboarding is pure; it's the skaters who influence its character to be either good or bad. The Sport needs skaters who are willing to make responsible decisions that are not influenced by greed. The magazines and manufacturers act according to profit, not what's best for the sport. Time to change and elevate our sport to its rightful place. |
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Name: Andy Eaves / andy@oldboarders.net Age: 38 Town: London Started skating: 1974 total years skating: 10 fave terrain: small halfpipes (so it doesn't hurt much) fave park: West Midlands Safari Park (Kiddy) RIP least fave park: monstrosity in Cambridge in about 1977 fave board: Powell Ollie tank 25th anniversary reissue most memorable skate moment: last year learning to do a frontside air aged 37 Brief comments: why did I give up in 1985? what a stupid *@!~&{} I was, but I'm making up for lost time now. If you haven't started again yet, get on with it before arthritis sets in. |
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Name: Gary Bliss / gary@hardwarehq.co.uk Age: 30 Town/Area:Cirencester Started skating: 1982 Total years skating: 14 Fave terrain: Anything mellow! Fave park ever: Bedminster before they fucked it up Least fave park ever: aint got one Fave board ever owned: Schmitt Stix Bryce Kanights, Indies, Slimeball Vomites Most memorable skate moment: Skating a sketchy mini in a barn in southrop when Goffy and Alex Moul turned up Brief comments: Started skating again because my kid got into it, forgot how much fun it was, never stopping. |
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Name: mark "trawler" lawer Age: 40 yrs young Town/Area: plymouth and the south west Started skating: 1976 Total years skating: 21+ Fave terrain: bowls and vert, slalom and downhill events Fave park ever: plymouth 78-82 and newquay wooden waves vert Least fave park ever: mount hawke Fave board ever owned: zorlac john gibson, deadbolt, trucks and zombu wheels Most memorable skate moment: my 40th birthday bash sept 2002 at bristol vert Brief comments: riding more than ever now for vision shoes , sector nine, and capix helmets sk8 4 life |
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Name: Tony Goodwin Age: 37 Town/Area: West London Started skating: 1976 Total years skating: Since 1976, with a lay off from '91 - '96, what was I thinking? Fave terrain: Skateparks, grew up at Rom and Rolling Thunder (33 tube stops apart didn't stop me) Fave park ever: Rolling Thunder (R.I.P.) Least fave park ever: A bulldozed one.. Fave board ever owned: All of them, but currently my slalom set up: Pocket Pistol, Indy 101's and Turner Avalon's and my street board: Heroin Good Shit, Indy's and Great Potato Wheels Most memorable skate moment: Getting a gun pointed at me by a security guard with Mickey Mouse ears on his car in the parking lot at Disneyland, whilst being told "no skating in the parking lot...." Brief comments: The answer is never... |
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Name: Garry Reeves / Gaz / Gaza / The Gaza Strip / gazreeves@yahoo.co.uk Age: 36 Town/Area: Singapore (Ex Burnley / Darlo / Jakarta) Started skating: 1976 Total years skating: 76 to 91 + 00 to 03 = so, 20 ... ish Fave terrain: Wide bendy smooth steep hills without a T junction at the bottom ... and a bus back uphill Fave park ever: Any - I've been to so few Least fave park ever: Same again Fave board ever owned: Nostalgia - My old Fibreflex with independents / Trackers and Krypto's, Now - Landyachtz with Randals and oversize Abecs Most memorable skate moment: When I was a kid, hitting a pile of horse shit at about 30mph on a gravelly N Yorks B road miles from anywhere; As a MAS, getting the kids on a board and into the feel Brief comments: If you ever knew the rush, feel, power, and even sometimes the grace of boarding, get back on. If not, try it out - It's never too late. Then teach your kids. |
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Name: Guy Hague (M.O.T.H.S) guyhague@themail.co.uk. Age: 44. Town: Taunton. Started skating: 2002 this time around. Fave terrain: Wooden ramps. Fave park: Dreamfields, Taunton and Wooden Waves, Newquay. Least fave park: At my stage of the game they're all interesting. Fave board ever owned: Deathbox 32x8" with Randall 150's and Gravity 73mm wheels and my current Old Skool board for ramps. Best memorable skate moment: Discovering the fun to be had at a skate park - why didn't it happen earlier in my life?! Brief comments: Just wanna say thanks to the great crew at MOTHS for all the encouragement, i.e "drop-in? - course it doesn't hurt"! |
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Name: George Perlinger / Perlinger@alltel.net Age: 43 Location: Location- Ft. Huachuca, Arizona; Heidelberg, Germany; Karlsruhe, Germany; Killeen, Texas; Houston, Texas. Started: 1974 Total years: 7, 1974-1981, 2003- Fave Terrain, Wooden ramps and drainage ditches Fave Park: La Villette; Paris, France Least Fave: Is there such a thing??? Fave Board: Shugo Kubo Dogtown Skate Most memorable moment: Skating at the European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland in 1979 Brief comments: YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD!!!!!!!! |
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Name: Tim Woodrow / tim@no-comply.com Age: 31 Town/Area: Exeter, previously Oxford area Started skating: 1984 i think Total years skating: 19 minus 3 years when I discovered beer, women and more beer Fave terrain: Conctrete. Curbs to Bowls Fave park ever: Dame Emily Smythe, Bristol before they took the bowls away. Least fave park ever: Dame Emily Smythe, Bristol after they took the bowls away Fave board ever owned: Sims Kevin Staab signed by the man himself Most memorable skate moment: My first ollie up a curb. Brief comments: Stop Councils from building cheap, shitty, "freestyle" type, metal parks. Get involved. |
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Name: Andrew (Willy) Williams / adwill@ihug.com.au Age: 35 Town/Area: Adelaide/South Australia Started Skating: 76-82, 2002-now Total Years Skating: 1&1/2 (properly) Fave terrain: Bowls, multi story carparks Fave park: West Beach Least Fave park: Adelaide City Fave Board ever owned: 1980, Mickey Alba K beam, trackers, Alva conicles Most Memorable skatemoment: my last skate Brief comments: A couple of beers helps you skate, too many fucks you up. |
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Name: Jon "spooky" Parsons (jon.parsonsgraphic@talk21.com) Age: 35 1/2 Town/Area: Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales Started skating: '79-90 (surfing 89- present), 2002-present Fave terrain: Concrete Fave park: Stockwell bowl (c.90ish) Least fave park: - Fave board owned: My current set-up, Lush longboard 46", Death Skateboards 31", Randalls, Krypto 76s Most memorable skate moment: Rediscovering concrete hurts at speed Brief comment: Are we all just having a mid-life crisis!!!! How do I get my son off my board, I want it back!!! |
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Name: Mark Murphy / derbyuk@ntlworld.com Age: 34 Town/Area: Nottingham via Tucson, AZ Started skating: 1983ish Total years skating: 5+2=7 Fave terrain: Bowles, Bowles, and more Bowles Fave park ever: Newberg, Burnside, Brookings, etc. Oregon is Niicceee Least fave park ever: Edward Lane in Notts ‘an un-skatable turd’ Fave board ever owned: Latest, the shit just keeps getting better Most memorable skate moment: 1985 ‘Street’ contest w/ Hosoi, Cab, Guerrero, and Gator Brief comments: Should have NEVER taken 13 years off |
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name/david parry/david@fabriclondon.com age/ 39 town/ watford started/at 15 total years/ always had a board fave terrain/concrete,pools fave park/harrow,stockwell least fave/ knebworths nasty skin flaying concrete snake run fave board/ powell mcgill,trackers and hosoi rockets fave moment/grinding pools at harrow and romford comment.meeting people of my own age and ability is fantastic thanks steve and ewan |
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Name: Rudee Rolston / info@skateboardreddog.co.uk Age: 38 Town/Area: Maidenhead Started skating: Long Time Ago Total years skating: To Many Fave terrain: Wood & Concrete Fave park ever: Skatewave Least fave park ever: Any new park Fave board ever owned: My 1st A Skuda Most memorable skate moment: Seeing Bones Brigade @ Bracknell Brief comments: I Wear Boxers |
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Name: Steve Broomer / Steve.Broomer@wwp.co.uk Age: 31 Town/Area: Reading/Berkshire Started Skating: 1986 Total Years Skating: Approx 14 (a few breaks) Fave Terrain: Smooth Concrete Fave Park: Never really skated parks Fave Board Owned: Santa Cruz Jeff Kendal Graffitti, OJ 2s and Tracker Ultralites Most Memorable Skate Moment: Power sliding into a copper and getting a serious bollocking from the sergeant at the station Brief Comments: Simply sliding, spinning and pushing your way through life is a liberating experience. |
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Name: PETE GEORGE - pete.george@horiba.com Age:38 Town/Area: NORTHAMPTON Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 6 Fave terrain: CONCRETE/BOWLS Fave park ever: NOT SEEN IT YET Least fave park ever: EVERY PARK HAS SOMETHING ! Fave board ever owned: ALL OF THEM (LOTS) Most memorable skate moment: FIRST FRONTSIDE GRIND Brief comments OLD SCHOOL BUT STILL NO FOOL ! |
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Name:Tony Luna www.nugz.com Age:32 Town/Area:Albuquerque Started skating:1977 Total years skating:10 Fave terrain:Ditches Fave park ever: Least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned:Vision Mark Gonzalez Most memorable skate moment:Being drunk off my ass and falling down a flight of stairs and breaking my pinky. Brief comments:fuck |
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Name: Alan (Ratboy) Routledge / alan.routledge@primofurniture.com Age: 40 Town/Area: Hertfordshire Started skating: '76-'81 / 2002 'til death Total years skating: I think the above totals 6 so far Fave terrain: Pools, bowls & pipes Fave park ever: I dunno - er, Meanwhile 1? (crap surface but great atmosphere - I learned a lot from those guys!) Least fave park ever: The 'metal one' in Flitwick, Bedfordshire Fave board ever owned: BB Comp2 / Tracker Midtrack / White Yoyo's Most memorable skate moment: Seeing my 8 year old son kickturn the Harrow pool Brief comments: Thanks Mum, for not throwing out my old skate stuff!! |
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Name: Richard Clinker (cruising@lushlongboards.zzn.com) Age: 34 Town/Area: Towcester; Northants Started skating: early 2000 Total years skating: 3 and a bit Fave terrain: Mellow hills; mellow bowls Fave park ever: Watlington, so far. Least fave park ever: Any with no concrete to carve. Fave board ever owned: Libtech Surfer Most memorable skate moment: Getting the wobbles when I first started skating Brief comments: Keep showing the groms how it's done! |
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Name: Guy Mazza / RACEDAGTO@cs.com Age: almost 40 Town/Area: Palmdale, Calif (Los Angeles Co.) Started skating: 1974 Total years skating: About 7 (off/on) Fave terrain: Pools/Concrete Skateparks Fave park ever: Aloha Skatetown Agoura, Calif (1977) Least fave park ever: No such thing Fave board ever owned: Current: BDS Paul Constantineau TTII Most memorable skate moment: Skating with Z-Boys Brief comments: Great to be back skating w/my Bros. Im losing weight too, thats a plus! |
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Name: Mike Richardson (mike@l3r.com) Age: Just 39! Town/Area: Cambridge Started skating: 1976 Total years skating: 6+ Fave terrain: Bowl and Pools Fave park ever: The Barn, Brighton Least fave park ever: Pandora's Box, Manchester Fave board ever owned: Dog Town Wes Humpston '78 (see pic) Most memorable skate moment: First time I dropped into the half pipe at Llandudno in 1978 Brief comments: Left it far too long to start skating again - just do it! |
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Name: Brad "Oddy" Odland / bodland@execpc.com Age:40 Town/Area: Waukesha, Wisconsin Started skating: 1974 Total years skating: 6 plus Fave terrain: Half pipes, pools, fresh smooth blacktop parking lots for slalom Fave park ever: Never had the chance to go to a good one, being from So.Dak. Least fave park ever: n/a Fave board ever owned: Hobie Flex Cutaway Slalom, Gullwing HPG IV, Hobie XX70mm Most memorable skate moment: My daughter dropping in for the first time Brief comments: Started riding ramps again this summer, have been slaloming off and on for years. Like my pic? Daughter took that one at 4 seasons in Milwaukee....she's funny like that. |
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Name; Phil House or P.K. e-mail; HOUSEPKH@aol.com Age; 43 Town/area; Plymouth Started Skating; 1970! Total years Skating; 6 years during1976 to 82 period but always had Sk8 to hand since for nostalgic playtimes! Fave terrain; Concrete banks, bowls or half pipes, anything with a bit of space. Fave park ever; Plymouth. Least fave park; St Austell (Cornwall 1978) bowl. Fave board ever owned; All faves at the time so; present board, Old G&S Pine Design Bowlrider, 8" Lazer trucks & Bell-Air Wings. Most memorable Sk8 moment; 1976 (I think) Brands Hatch, Kryptonics team on half-pipe and Tim Levis Speed skating. Brief comments; If it feels good, do it. Just have FUN! |
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Name: Tom Beardshaw / t.beardshaw@fathersdirect.com Age: 36 Town/Area: Cardiff Started skating: 1987 Total years skating: About 2 years in the l8 80s and I picked it up again Spring 2003 Fave terrain: The streets of Cardiff, bowls, smooooth street parks. Fave park ever: Wavehouse Skatepark at Gateway Durban, South Africa - snakerun, kidney, street, "rhythm skate area (!)", vert - the lot, under blazing skies... designed by Tony Hawk Least fave park ever: Castle Grounds, Cardiff... cos there isn't a skatepark there... but there should be. Fave board ever owned: My current setup: Alva special edition 34 x 8.5 with Indie 169s, Bones Swiss bearings and NoSkool wheels - 88duro and phat Most memorable skate moment: Carving my first bowl, whizzing faster and faster arond the thing until I was dizzy Brief comments: You'll see me skating around in Cardiff - say hi. |
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Name, John Taylor / taylor.stony@ic24.net Age, 41 Town/area, Milton Keynes Started skating, 76 Total years skating, 6 Fave terrain, Concrete/bowls Fave park ever, Kelvin Grove,Glasgow Least fave park ever, Most of the new stuff Fave board owned, 10" Alva, A.C.S trucks, Lime green Kryps' Most memorable skate moment, First time I stood on a board,August 1976 Brief comments, Just because the road has no destination doesn't mean it's not worth travelling. |
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Name: Darren (Wilbut) Williams Age: 39 Town/Area: Adelaide/South Australia Started Skating: 75 - now Total Years Skating: many Fave terrain: Pools, Bowls, Pipes, Vert Fave park: Parafield Gardens (circa 1980), The Turs Least Fave park: Any street park Fave Board ever owned: Salba K beam or Lee Ralph model Most Memorable skate moment: forgot Brief comments: All skate parks should have some decent vert sections and less street crap. |
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Name: Joseph Vazquez III / rssjoe@tampabay.rr.com Age: 38 Town/Area: Singer Island/ Tampa, FL USA Started skating: Mid 70's Total years skating: hard to tell off and on allot Fave terrain: Bowls, pools, verts and long hills-everything Fave park ever: Olsener YMCA Least fave park ever: don't have one, love them all Fave board ever owned: Red Kross Duane Peters Full/Sixtracks/No-Skoolz 60mm 98a/ Sims Loni Toft!! Most memorable skate moment: When I lost my virginity...isn't it for everyone? Brief comments: Skating has brought back everything that I have lost when I became an adult...Hmmm I don't think I ever grew up? |
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Name: Geir Linge / g.n.linge@media-stud.uio.no Age: 27 Town/Area: Oslo/ Norway Started skating: 1984 Total years skating: 19 Fave terrain: Langeland (Aalesund, Norway) Fave park ever: the Aase ramp Least fave park ever: the blindheim ramp Fave board ever owned: Santa Cruz Claus Grabke Most memorable skate moment: when i did 360 to grind on the coping. Brief comments: I just love to skate on the local mini-ramp with my old-school board. And the kids like skating with me too, because I do those funny trix... |
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NAME: JAY ADAM SABLE AGE: N/A TOWN/AREA: COLCHESTER,ESSEX. STARTED SKATING:1995 TOTAL YEARS SKATING:7.5 YEARS. FAVE TERRAIN:CONCRETE & WOODEN PARKS FAVE PARK EVER: F.D.R. {PHILLY}. FAVE BOARD EVER OWNED:ERIC KOSTON GIRL DECK,INDY STAGE 9'S RICTA CORES. MOST MEMORABLE SKATE MOMENT: WHEN I MET BAM MAGERA AT F.D.R. BRIEF COMMENTS: IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, SPEND 6 HOURS IN CASUALTY, & TRY AGAIN ! |
| More shredders and pics to be posted soon, so email me at carnfield@yahoo.co.uk .... and if you can include the following info and a pic it would be a great help | |
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