CONVICT
1.D.
LUCERO JOHN LIFE
My name
JOHN LUCEVER
No
3302
27-83
LAKEWOOD CENTER
SKATEBOARD WORLD
4210 y
JOHN LUCERO.
5126
Estime 12/9/9 79/-13
TOC
PIPELINE
MEMBERSHIP CARD
JOHN LUCERO
No
and I have been skate-
boarding for almost as
long as I can remember.
John
Lucero
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Around 1975, my big brother Joey had a skateboard. I don't
think I had my own until 1976. First came wood decks and best were there for me to witness and learn from: Steve Alba, Micke
clay wheels, then fiberglass decks and urethane wheels. What Alba. Brad Bowman, Bert Lamar, Dave Andrecht, Tom Inouye, Mike
a difference! Shootin' hills, hittin' driveway banks, kickturns. Folmer, Eddie Elguera. Steve Hirsch. Erik Halverson. Steve Olson,
carvin', and gettin' low was cool. I fell in love with skating. and my personal favorite of the day, Jay Smith. I skated the park
By 1977, my brother and his friends were skating schoolyard every day from day one until the last. Those years would prove to be
banks, ditches and homemade bank ramps. Soon, all my cry- my most influential. Little did I know I would be competing in the
ing and begging paid off, and they would let me tag along very same pools in years to come.
with my parents' approval-whether Mom or
Dad knew or not.
1978. Concrete wonderland skateparks
were popping up everywhere, and we
were there: Concrete Wave in Anaheim,
Skatopia in Buena Park, Lakewood,
Paramount and Big O. Streets, hills, and
ramps were skated during the week, then
the park on the weekend. What a blast!
The crew consisted of my big brother Joey
(the "Yo") Lucero. Danny and Roger
Rowlands, Ritchie Wright, and my good
buddy, Jeff Mercey.
1979. Boards were 10" wide or wider.
trucks were 8" wide, and wheels were fast
as hell. Big O was the hot park as well as
the Upland Pipeline. I progressed pretty
fast, pulling frontside and backside airs,
grinds and tailtaps. I was feelin' good.
Skate City opened in Whittier two min-
utes from my house. It was the best park
in the world with a 13-foot keyhole, full-
pipe with 3/4 bowled end, kidney, capsule.
clover pools and a half-pipe with coping
100 feet long with bowls everywhere.
Opening day at the park and the site of
the Hester #4 contest in the keyhole. A guy
named Duane Peters took first place with
the craziest skating I'd ever seen. All the
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1980. The Clash, The Sex Pistols,
X-Ray Spex, 999. Punk rock
became a part of my life as well.
I skated everyday with Jeff
Mercey and my little pal.
Richard Armijo. The park
became a meeting place for
new friends and skaters
KRYPTONICS from other towns like
HIGH PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTS
Lance Mountain and Neil
Blender. Those two guys
were the next big influ-
ence on me. I learned
more from them than any-
Concrete wonder-
land skateparks
were popping up
everywhere and
we were there.
Skatepark Paramount
1395 ACCIO
wapele
Faraon Les Pemount Did Panca
ID NUMBER
58 THRASHER
Oasis Skatepark
2828 Camino Del Rio So
San Diego, Cal 82108
17141 296-8876
JOHN LUCERO
SAM
SIGNATURE
(213941-1951
03039
TEWAY
Clockwise from left:
Better than a fake ID, a collection of 70's skatepark member-
ship cards is mandatory for any late night skate sprayfest.
Flappin' in 1978, a thirteen-year-old John yanks a flyaway off
a driveway quarter. An early morning in 1979. Just another
grom waiting for the Big O park to open. Frontside to 3rd
place in the Ams division at Whitter's last contest. Turkey
Shoot 1982. Jay Smith used to get scabs on his back when
he'd hit these laybacks
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