As a kid, in the seventies, I had a blue plastic skateboard that sufficed in those days. It's center sparkled with a cheesy holographic inlay and a hatch-pattern instead of grip tape. I upgraded it with a set of Road Rider 4’s, not really grasping the enormity of the activity I had stumbled onto - or it’s culture.
After that initial stumble, I devoured sk8 mags, soaking up every piece of info I could find. I’d skate to the local 7-11 with a pocket full of change and a dollar bill or two. With a slurpee in hand and a sk8 mag in my lap, I’d sit on the curb and delve into skateboarding, wondering if I’d ever be pulling any of the moves I saw in print..
My first real sk8 was a Vision: John Grigley deck with Indy trucks and Toxic wheels. Yeah, it had rails and a tail-guard. I still have it and it's gonna stay that way!
In 2003 I started my sk8 site, Skate the Planet , and decided I was finally dedicated to skating until I fall over dead.
Skate The Planet has all the sh!t ya need:
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Drop by to see What's New .
Product Reviews - Videos, Books, Accessories & music.
Sk8 Articles - News, Info, Opinions & Humor
Sk8 Blog - Rants & raves about all sorts of random stuff and skateboarding.
More... - And a bunch of other crap!
Now as a skater and a Dad, I have an awesome son to introduce to skateboarding. I hope he has as much fun with it as I have... and continue to.
In my spare time, I self-publish a sk8 zine called Grind•12.
GRIND•12 vol. 3.1 is being shoved in the face of every skater we can find!
Support Your Local Skate Shop! #sylss
Buy a Shirt!
Clean up your act with Sk8kleen Soap for skaters.
Save lives - Go shopping!
..I'm also a die-hard Tank Girl fanatic...
Drop by my site:
Tank Girl - the girl U want .