For the past while now I've been working my way through the weighty tome, A Secret History of the Ollie , written by Craig B. Snyder. The book caught my attention early on when I heard various skateboard pros make reference to it in interviews.
Now the present rediscover…
Review: A Secret History of the Ollie. Volume 1: The 1970's
For the past while now I've been working my way through the weighty tome, A Secret History of the Ollie , written by Craig B. Snyder. The book caught my attention early on when I heard various skateboard pros make reference to it in interviews.
Now the present rediscover…
The Most Culturally Important Skateboards of the 70's, 80's and early 90's
In a previous article on the subject of the Most Iconic Skateboards of the 1980's , I tried to come up with a rationale and list of those boards that had the widest popular familiarity and thus could be considered iconic. As noted then, this wasn't to say that these …
Vintage Skaterock
I had the distinct pleasure of being sent a copy of Dr. Skaterock's Vintage Skaterock book that was released a few years back. To be honest I had really no idea what to expect from the book. The subtitle of the book is, "Skateboard Music of the 1960s and 1970s.&qu…
Pushead and Zorlac
When I was in the seventh or eighth grade I used to draw this graphic over and over and over. It must have appeared in every binder I had and also some of my friends lockers. I was always interested in drawing and art from a young age, and I think the way it got started i…
Vintage 80's Roskopp
One of the aspects I used to really appreciate on a number of older online skate sites was their "eBay watch" feature. I'm not even sure anyone is doing these anymore. Maybe things have moved far enough along beyond the initial collecting craze -- when these …
Rare Non-Dogtown Wes Humpston "Kona Boys" Deck
The following images present a view of one of Wes Humpston's rare, non-Dogtown designs of the 1970's: a "Kona Boys" deck art ridden by and made for Gunmar Haugo. The image quality is unfortunately not that great as it comes from a video still from the 1980…
