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Name: Grave Maurice email gravemaurice@yahoo.co.uk 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 Fave park ever: Vans, Orlando 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 Spitfire Classics or red classic Kryps. 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 or Livi give me a shout. |
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Name: Andrew Cielecki / opteron123@hotmail.com Age: 42 Town/Area: Preston 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 II Most memorable skate moment: Watching Henderson, Gayton, Harding etc shredding the pole bowl at Rolling Thunder...chin on the floor Brief comments: See ya at warrington!! |
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Name: steve "salba" alba / salba166@earthlink.net Age: 40 Town/Area: the badlands of course Started skating: 1974 Total years skating:1974-2003...you figure it out! 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 and pool Fave board ever owned: any of my models especially the k-beam..... or a badlands pool tool with ick deck Most memorable skate moment:winning any contest i won ,sk8ing pipes like ammo or site 2 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 all over CA. Fave board ever owned: Arrow Hackett Model, Hackett Skull Skates Street sickle, Makaha Commander Most memorable skate moment: Beating Tony Alva, Mike Weed, Jerry Valdez and Shawn Peddie at Kona Skatepark in 1978 1st Place US Open Mens Bowl and Pool riding. Also riding OG Dogbowl with Jay, Biniak, Wentzle, Alva, Adams and Stacy. Also riding the Pipe at Upland on opening day. Brief comments: Ride DEATHBOX, OSIRIS, INDY, NINJA, and Learn to Turn. |
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Name: Dean Pattrick (dean_helsinki@hotmail.com) Age: 35 Town/Area: Helsinki / Finland 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 wheels 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) /
g.d.larsen@reading.ac.uk Age: 31 Town/Area: Originally Tiverton in Devon but now living in Oxford . Started skating: 1985 Total years skating: Every wked for 6 yrs, ruined my education, currently looking for a board 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 mk 4 Most memorable skate moment: 1: First time I ollied a traffic cone, 2: Landing my first method air off a jump ramp, 3: Seeing the Bones Brigade at Southsea Brief comments: Can't believe the value of all the old decks I once had, gutted. Now a keen snowboarded, working in the Alps this winter, snow is a lot softer when you slam. Oh, and Vinny is god ¨C I love him. |
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Name: Andy Elliott / Andrew.Elliott@Ascribe.com 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 what attracted me in the first place. 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 anything. Brief comments: I've never been part of a sport where so many total strangers are so supportive. And why oh why didn't I try this sooner? |
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Name: Mark Futcher / mark@thefutchers.co.uk Age: 41 Town/Area: New Malden / Surrey 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 epic last year! Brief comments: age is a plus, you simply don't care anymore, you just do want to do!. |
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Name: Dave Hopkins / spike.hopkins@blueyonder.co.uk / 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 terrain: used to be concrete pipes and pools but in old age its banks and mini ramps Fave park ever: toss up between Rolling Thunder and Harrow……….at least Harrow is still there 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 early 80’s Brief comments: H-Boyz…”sworn to fun loyal to none” |
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name: mark suchanek / markus.suchanek@disko.de age: 35 town/area: munich/germany started skating: 1982 total years skating: 1982-1989/1993- fave terrain: pools&bowls fave park ever: at the moment block37/switzerland 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) ben@ashfold.freeserve.co.uk Age: 40 Town/Area: North Devon 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 / jay.hughes0@virgin.net age:34 town/area :wellingborough, northants started skating:1980 to 90 total years skating; 10 (just started again) fav terrain: concrete parks , banks ,bowls ,mini ramps fav park : meanwhile2 & southbank least fav: street skating, pavements fav board: powell tony hawk skull/cross hammerhead , indy 169's.sims 97a nitros wheels most memo skate moment; boneless across gap at meanwhile2 ,back side boneless to fakie. breif description: skated with any one , skates hard and fast dont like the new ollie everything era, love the old school tricks like boneless etc |
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Name: Craig Latimer-Brown / clb@nme.com 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 now too scared!!!!!!! Fave park ever: Southport brings back some good memories, Crantock ramp used to rock. 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 Started skating: 1978 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) / paul_fox_65@yahoo.com Age- 38 Town/Area- Bridlington, though been part of the Middlesbrough & Peterborough skate scenes. Started Skating- 1977 Fave Terrain- Concrete Parks, especially bowls Fave Park Ever- gotta be the new Meanwhile gardens 3 bowls, R-Cade, Redcar is rad too! Least Fave Park- all these council efforts, abysmal!!! Fave Board Owned- been so many, gotta be Zorlac Devil Fish, Thunders & OJ II's (circa 1986) Most Memerable Moment- shaking Steve Cabereros hand at the Leeds Festival 99! Breif comments- age is just a number, think for yourself, dont bow down to pressure, if you wanna skate...do it and do it tuff! |
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Name: Gary Edwards / garyblack@blueyonder.co.uk Age: 43 Town/Area: Chessington / Surrey 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 / info@reactboards.co.uk Age: 30 Town/Area: Brighton Started skating: 1986 Total years skating: 10 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 time Brief comments: Speed is the key |
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Name: Chris Woolley / chrisnclare@yahoo.co.uk Age:42 Town/Area: Leeds Started skating: 76 cousin cut some roller skates in half nailed them to a plank and tried to slalom outside his house he could'nt do it so you can guess the rest. Total years skating: 10 Fave terrain: Ramps Fave park ever:dewsbury my brother and i built it, someone must remember it. 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 the blood |
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Name: David Hardacre / david@first3noflash.co.uk Age: 39 Town/Area: Cardiff Started skating: end 75 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 blue kryps Most memorable skate moment: on holiday, went to Portland skatepark, Skateboard! test team were there, too scared to approach them. Brief comments: more immature now than I was in '75. Tom, we'll meet up soon. |
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Name: Alec Brown / brown.alec@btopenworld.com 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. Fave park ever: Skatestar, Guildford. 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 / snc1@fsmail.net age:41 town:Hackney,London 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 a kid!) best memory:First time I rode a pro board(fiberflex,trackers,mixed krips)Forbidden fruit! comms:Any body want to go skating? |
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Name: Brian Snapp / rorshok@cts.com Age: 34 Town/Area: San Diego, California Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 77-present Fave terrain: pools/bowls 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 are just too many memorable moments to include. Brief comments: It's not a sport, it's a way of life.. |
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Name Alan Reaney / debalan@supanet.com |
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Name: Steven (Surfy) Crook / surfy_crook@hotmail.com Age: 41 Town/Area: Birmingham Started Skating: 1977 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. The 1987 Wind/Surf show demo Brief comments: Skate and Surf till your body falls apart!!! |
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Name: Bret Connolly / Bret.C@globeintltd.com Age: 43 Town/Area: Melbourne, Australia 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 / p.fletcher@graphicmachinery.com.au Age: 42 Town/Area: Melbourne, Australia Started skating: 1973 Total years skating: had a big break from about 82, got car and always surfing. started sketing seriously again this year 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 / slydelongboard@yahoo.com 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 / justynmarshall@hotmail.com Age: 28 Town/Area: Harefield / Middlesex Started skating: 1988 till 1992 then March 2003 till present 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 in Harrow half pipe. Brief comments: Skateboarding, its like a drug. I thought I kicked the habit long ago but am glad to be hooked again. |
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name; graham edwards / major2@bigpond.com age; 34 town ;melbourne australia started;1976 fav terain;anything knot kinked fav park; arrow birmingham 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 / martinjohnellis@ntlworld.com Age: 40 Town/Area: Colchester, Essex 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. Still miss it like mad! - Most memorable skate moment: Dropping into ROM miniramps & cloverleaf this year Brief comments: Anyone visiting Essex or London, give me a shout if you want to meet up to skate. :0 |
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