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Skateboard History (385 Posts) Topic Post My ramp 1977 On 3/2/2007 Marc F. wrote in from United States  (205.188.nnn.nnn) This is a pic of myself on my ramp in 1977.     Rate post 267192 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Grila Grip On 2/27/2007 wearvans wrote in from United States  (206.135.nnn.nnn) how's skitch doing?     Rate post 266982 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Wow On 2/27/2007 marty wrote in from United States  (209.214.nnn.nnn) Wow Lemonboy, that totally stokes me that this picture got you racing. Shouldn't that earn me a .5 bonus discount in my next time against you head to head? I think so. BTW, I still have the board I am riding in that picture, stuck up in the rafters of the garage. In fact I rode that deck at the Farm in the vintage in 05.     Rate post 266928 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) @Marty On 2/26/2007 T.O. wrote in from United States  (12.148.nnn.nnn) That's the shot I'll always remember as the one that hooked me on racing. Gawd, was that really 30yrs. ago???     Rate post 266873 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Little more info... On 2/26/2007 marty wrote in from United States  (209.214.nnn.nnn) Haven't seen that in awhile, very cool. Fyi, that's Jim Goodrich standing to my right and Steve Cathy laying on the ground next to Sherman.     Rate post 266871 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Marty at The Catalina Classic 1977 On 2/24/2007 Marc F. wrote in from United States  (205.188.nnn.nnn) Marty racing Steve Sherman at the Catalina Classic 1977     Rate post 266801 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Cool Pic On 2/24/2007 Marty / LCB wrote in from United States  (67.33.nnn.nnn) Cool pic of Skitcher. I was there for the Hang Ten event at Carlsbad. So many cool memories like screaming at the top of my lungs as my mentor, Big Bad H came back to beat Alva in the Slalom final. I rode for Brewer then so I hung out with Mentor # 2 BP a lot too. Very cool to be able to call guys like H and Piercy "Mentors" but it was true. Both guys took me under thier respective wings and turned a 15 year old kid from University City into a pretty decent racer. It didn't hurt that every Sunday at La Costa was like a final 16 at the Worlds. Anybody and everybody that was fast showed up. When you convert that pic please send it to me, My bros would get a kick out of seeing it again.     Rate post 266771 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Skitch Hitchock On 2/23/2007 Marc F wrote in from United States  (64.12.nnn.nnn)     Rate post 266763 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Schaub vs. Sherman On 2/21/2007 sc wrote in from United States  (68.99.nnn.nnn) Hey Marty, I made a .pdf of the Skateboarder magazine article on the 1977 Catalina Classic. It has you on the first page of the piece, racing Steve Sherman. Piercy features prominently, of course. I need to reduce the file size and then I'm gonna make it available on the web.     Rate post 266643 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Cool On 2/21/2007 Marty / LCB wrote in from United States  (67.33.nnn.nnn) Just stumbled on the topic. Way cool. Nice shot of Ellen too.     Rate post 266636 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Tony Alva at Wallos On 2/21/2007 Marc F wrote in from United States  (64.12.nnn.nnn)     Rate post 266631 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Tony Alva at Wallos On 2/21/2007 Marc wrote in from United States  (64.12.nnn.nnn) http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/RealRiders2006/MVC-034S.jpg     Rate post 266630 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Friends ........... On 2/21/2007 Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco wrote in from United States  (71.129.nnn.nnn) ======================================= The other night my mother and I ran into Bob Ballou at The Crab Cooker Restaurant, in Tustin, Ca. Bob owned Powerflex Skateboards - back in the mid 1970'S. He helped out a lot of young skaters, and helped them go on to bigger things in life. BELOW: MOM DELIA CARRASCO AND BOB BALLOU @ THE CRAB COOKER RESTAURANT. -02/17/07. Photo: Cannonball. BELOW: RICHY CARRASCO & POWERFLEX @ LEDGES POOL ANAHEIM - RICHY WAS ONLY 15 YRS. OLD. Photo: courtesy of Skateboard World Mag. My prayers go out for Skitch Hitchcock....a tremendous talent in Skateboarding. ...........-Rene Carrasco. =========================================     Rate post 266602 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Skitch On 2/20/2007 Chris Yandall wrote in from United States  (70.167.nnn.nnn) My good friend in Kona knew of Skitch living in a neighbors backyard. He was recently told to leave the island according to a few sources. He and Ed Nadelin were expert free foot skaters that did interesting moves while gripping the board with their toes. Man, didn't seem like it was too long ago when we all congregated in Del Mar paving the way to today's industry. I'm still happy to be hanging in there in good health and still skating :) and will continue to skate for my era proving that some of us old timers like Coleman still find those trucks, boards and wheels a fascinating fun device. I'm holding up my glass of merlot/cab and toasting the days when Skitch was blowing audiences away with his supreme gymnastic/athletic moves. He'll forever live in my mind as a skateboard hall-of-famer! cYask8 < br>     Rate post 266592 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Gorilla Grip On 2/20/2007 Joe Lehm wrote in from United States  (65.19.nnn.nnn) What year did he first do it?     Rate post 266584 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Skitch Hitchcock dying On 2/20/2007 Larry White wrote in from United States  (207.233.nnn.nnn) Skitch Hitchcock is in Mission Hospital in Laguna Hills suffering from liver failure. He is not expected to last long. If you know anything about skate history you know who he is.     Rate post 266565 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Handstand pic 1977 On 2/13/2007 Marc F. wrote in from United States  (64.12.nnn.nnn) This pic of my friend and I was taken by the local newspaper in WV in 1977.     Rate post 266267 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) All time fave On 2/13/2007 Joe Lehm wrote in from United States  (65.19.nnn.nnn) Jack, the one of you being chased by the Mustang is my all time fave, we have used it here at Skate School for ads and and it's on our website. I guess I owe you royalties by now. I'm looking for a copy of Punkture Madness for Skate School, any leads? I'm obsessed with the Turning Point ramp which I enjoyed at Marina back in '79. Cradles are fun, don't get me wrong, but the 16 degree slope of Turning Point is what made it pumpable and special. I still consider it the first real loop and it was mastered by many. Any pictures out there? Ambitious builders?     Rate post 266246 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) age and value HELP of vintage skateboard On 2/13/2007 Dana wrote in from United States  (12.218.nnn.nnn) have this vintage skateboard with a BULLDOG graphic on the underside of the wood deck and signed VARIFLEX. the bulldog is blue with studded collar and is standing in front of a picket fence and fire hydrant. there is a full moon or sun graphic in the back of all of this. can any one date this board as well give a sence of value? Thank you. will try to photo and submitt but if not help can be emailed     Rate post 266244 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) save those photos1 On 2/12/2007 john Gilmour wrote in from United States  (75.200.nnn.nnn) Hey Adam- could you please copy this thread/forum into an archive because I doubt people will go to the trouble to scan photos in again and it would be a shame to see some of these vanish to dead links in a months from now. JG     Rate post 266190 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Rolling back the clock On 2/6/2007 Jack wrote in from United States  (70.237.nnn.nnn) 1977 San Luis Obispo County Championships Sunday races in Los Osos, California. This is where Fluitt, Dunn and I used to practice. Judi Oyama took the photo. My first backyard ramp, 1976 0r 1977. My pal Dave Arend and I dreamed up this creation after a trip to Skatopia on opening day. Me being carted off to the hospital with a seriously broken arm. Five day stay in hospital. Broke it in the freestyle event at SLO COunty Championships. Just plain stupid. New Years Day 1975, trying to break 40mph. 8" wide mahogany deck, Chicago trucks with one bushing removed from each truck, replaced with steel washers, Roller Sports loose ball wheels. We weren't smart enough to have the car track me a bit off to the side.     Rate post 265750 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Local skaters in WV 1977 On 2/6/2007 Marc F. wrote in from United States  (152.163.nnn.nnn)     Rate post 265739 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Lester Kasai at Trashmore 1987 On 2/6/2007 Marc F wrote in from United States  (205.188.nnn.nnn)     Rate post 265718 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) North Myrtle Beach skatepark 1984 On 2/6/2007 Marc F. wrote in from United States  (205.188.nnn.nnn)     Rate post 265715 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) North Myrtle Beach Skatepark in 1984 On 2/6/2007 Marc F. wrote in from United States  (205.188.nnn.nnn) http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/RealRiders2006/MVC-026S.jpg     Rate post 265713 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0)

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