SHEET
Watching this character in action, one might consider him an Emperor of
the streets of sorts. Here he flings an ollie off the hip at a schoolyard in
Venice, covering a distance of nearly ten feet.
Then there's a guy who's
only been riding a few
months, and communicates
with his board like a hungry
lover who has less than one
life to live. The born natural.
As levels of ability be-
come high, in contrast to
that of the last decade, one
can go from Houston to
Dallas, to San Diego, to New
York, to Lincoln, to Ft.
Lauderdale. to Boston, to
San Francisco. to Stock-
SZXZ1
holm, to London, to
Chicago, to Pheonix...you.
get the idea...and see near
mirror-images of any given
skate scene. They've all
progressed at pretty much
the same speed, and without
intimate knowledge of each
other they've managed to
evolve into near identical
social structures with simi-
lar habits and similar roles
being played by similar
personalities
It's very unique, but, at
the same time it's kinda
bland. Sure, the skaters pull
big air, do almost all the
latest moves they've seen.
or heard of, but so far
An Andrecht off a 7 ft wall with the soul purpose of
falling through the air. This madness by Gary the
Mad Jap concluded with the snapping of the
board. He said he'd only been riding about
4 months.
ted anything to
speak of. It mustn't be over-
looked that, in fact, some of
these hotspots have nur-
tured their own definitive
approach to known moves,
via variations, etc., but
nothing out of the ordinary
Then again there is the
rare exception, kind of like a
land forgotten by time. A
place where outside values
matter not, where high
fashion isn't considered.
periodicals aren't important.
neither is much of anything
else.
SANTA MONICA-
MALIBU VENICE
WHAT ABOUT THIS
PLACE?
Something about being
nurtured within the topog-
raphy of an area can bring
about a pinnacle of com-
munication with one's soul.
The ability to express fluid
drives, a harmony with the
forces of nature, the cle-
ments. The instinct to direct
a body mass through the
unseen corridors' called
lines.
When skateboarding first
gained national interest.
individuals from this area
were involved, doing the
rad on clay wheels, etc.
Then the Vietnam war
sucked the youth out of
America until another gener-
ation picked up the flag and
ran with it. It follows, that in
skating's second life, (mid
to late seventies), this area
spurned, as we know it in
mythological terms, the
Dog-town' legend. Here's
where the myths and
Kelly Jackson straight-arms the
fender of an occupied Chevrolet,
accenting skating's purposefulness