5. Huey, Dewey and Louie (not their real
names) are gainfully employed in a major
Arizona city. Operating as a fully legal
pool service, they...you can guess the
rest. These individuals profit as countless
pool owners hire them to drain the ole
swimmin' hole. There is no extra service
charge for the trio's patented transition
survey or coping check. These enterpris-
ing skaters prove that (select one):
A. Yankee ingenuity has moved
Southwest;
B. good pool cleaners are hard to find;
C. swimming is an Olympic sport;
D. there is more than one way to cruise
the deep end;
E. a fool and his money are soon parted..
6. Despite the statistical fact that well.
over 90% of the skateboard riding public
seems to skate most often on the streets,
the vast majority of organized skate com-
petitions are oriented to somewhat vert-
ical terrain. This is because (select one):
A. contest organizers find air shows
more interesting than curb grinds;
B. current contest formats lay far
behind progressive skating:
C. streets are for sissies;
D. a good parking lot is hard to locate;
E. the general public cannot under-
stand street riding.
7. The majority of people on planet earth
are under age thirty yet most social,
financial and lawmaking organizations
are completely dominated by persons
over thirty. This proves (select one):
A. the old men control the big games;
B. when the vast majority of people on
the planet are over
thirty then the young
Date: 1967. Place: Doctor Swanson's backyard pool. Reason: Doctor Swanson didn't want a pool party while he
was on vacation. Rider: Gary Swanson aka "Swane," possibly the first guy to ever ride a pool. Equipment: Homemade
deck, Suregrip trucks, loose-ball clay rollerskate wheels. Trunks: Roys Cabana. Watch: Timex. Glasses: Ray Ban Style.
Rider Today: Top sailboard builder in the Pacific Northwest, still skates forty-inch longboard. Below: The mayhem
of the Pit-Pool terror has passed on with closely scrutinized and organized events. Evidence of considerable
chaos boils over in the kettle at Del Mar in 1984 when Christ performed the offering of two new Hosoi decks,
will be old.
C. old people rule
because they are
more intelligent;
D. most social, financial and legal
organizations are out of date;
E. the minimum voting age should be
raised to age 30 to eliminate any
discrepancies.
8. With the closing of Upland park most
'crete skateparks have become extinct.
Prevailing wisdom has long stated that
concrete parks were economically not
viable and terrain-wise inflexible. Yet in
Daytona, Florida, a new concrete park is
opening. This indicates that (select one):
A. park designer Danforth chooses to
ignore history;
B. skaters live to carve 'crete;
C. new masses of skaters tend to
render old economic theories
invalid;
D. new contours work with old materials;
E. the pay for play syndrome survives.
9. Concrete was invented by (select one):
A. the Egyptians;
B. the English;
C. the Romans;
D. the Greeks;
E. the W.P.A.
10. The trend towards vertical specializa-
tion could be offset by (choose one):
A. the return to the freestyle standard;
B. creation of an all around title that
would re-enforce all around skaters;
C. the addition of steeper terrain;
D. promoting mini-ramp environments;
E. taking up model railroading.
11. A number of fly by night interlopers
have been spotted attempting to sell
shoddy skate products. Many of these.
personages seem intent on discovering
the next big "in" teen sport/fad so they
can move on and wreak havoc in a new
area. The sports most likely to attract
such types are (choose all applicable):
A. water ballet;
B. snowboarding:
C. kiddie kar rally racing;
D. miniature golf;
E. frisbee basketball.
12. Pools have been skate sessioned with
regularity since 1965. By 1975 pool riding
was the status standard of the sport. By
1985 pool riding was a relatively rare oc-
currence. What explains this (select one):
A. the proliferation of ramps;
B. the absence of real men in the
modern sport;
C. in the socially correct 1980s, Mr and
Mrs. Homeowner keep those pools
filled for status points on the social
register;
D. in the areas of the sport which ex-
perienced major growth in the
modern era, such as the Midwest,
there are few extant pools;
E. no one cares about pool riding
anymore.
13. A man with a diamond pinkie ring
wearing a designer label suit and Italian.
tie stands in front of a skate event arena
in Hawaii. As he diligently searches for
skaters to sign up for his management
program he dispenses wisdom. One of
the agent's allegations is that "without
professional guidance the sport of
skateboarding will cease to exist." We
know that this is patently false, because
(select all):
A. the man is wearing a suit in the tropics;
B. the sport has continued to thrive for
over thirty years in all kinds of
conditions;
Those privileged enough to witness these occurrences
can attest to the fact that his flesh well exceeded
his wardrobe and that he ground, well through, many
an axle. Perhaps harder than the locals.
C. Christmas comes just once a year
(this guy's not Santa);
D. the agent doesn't skate, therefore he
is uninformed;
E. skating is a lifestyle and therefore
requires no "guidance."
14. Danny Bearer, the first world skate
champion from '65, is a familiar sight roll-
ing down roads of the Santa Monica
Mountains. Steve Alba, a top competitor
from the '70s era remains untouchable in
a full-scale pipe. Chris Dawson, the 1967
world record holder for 360%s, still sur-
passes his record regularly. Steve Olson,
the Overall Champion and Skateboarder
Some pool, somewhere, circa 1979. Salba, focal point in
the skateboard phenomenon, schralping hard.
Presently, his chrome continues to shine.
Magazine "Skater of the Year" of some
years past, continues to confound, con-
front and demand respect. Jay Adams, a
man who innovated the present way back
in the past, remains a highly active pro-
ponent of the wild style. The activities of
these riders proves that (select one):
A. old skaters never die;
B. the depth of diversity inherent to the
sport's practitioners is greater than
many people realize;
C. old dogs don't need new tricks;
D. age equals knowledge;
E. Geritol should sponsors skaters.
15. The competitive structure of the sport
is currently the topic of much debate.