Tony Hawk: Skateboarder and Cultural Icon

This article, reprinted from the Boston Globe *, gives a brief overview of Tony's skateboard career. Tony's career has taken him from 12-year-old Bones Brigade rookie to 14-year old pro, through the skateboard industry doldrums to the mega-limelight of today's Warped Tours *, X-Games *, and skateboard video games. Even through this all, Tony Hawk * is clearly one of skateboarding's most positive and lasting role models, and we all owe him for that. Now if we could just stop the ads... (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2002 Archive, Tony Hawk)

Powell Skateboard Team Update, February 2006

Powell * will be having a 30 year anniversary in November; Fuel TV is expected to cover The Making of The Search for Animal Chin * on Thursday, February 23rd; updates on Steve Caballero *, the Bones Brigade website, team changes, media coverage, and more. (Full Article) Search *
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Andy Macdonald releases signature model Swatch and Tech Deck collectables

Andy Macdonald * and Swatch * have teamed up to offer a yellow and aluminum analog watch bearing a silhouette of Andy Macdonald performing a "Japan * Air" on the face. In addition, Andy has teamed with the manufacturers of Tech Deck * to create "Andy Macdonald's Big Air Straight Jump play set and the Andy Macdonald Brigade miniature skateboard." (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under Swatch, 2001 Archive, Andy Macdonald)

Skateboarding Memorabilia From Top Pros to be Auctioned on Ebay

Items from Tony Hawk *, Andy Macdonald *, and others up for bid to benefit the United Professional Skateboarders Association. (Full Article) Search *
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“Art of the Skateboard Culture” Sept 27 2003 through January 9, 2004 at New Bedford Art Museum

A museum in the city best known for its role in the Herman Melville classic “Moby Dick” will be hosting a skateboard exhibit and cultural celebration. Tying in with show, the museum’s “Gallery X” is having a six-hour skateboard movie night from 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 28. (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2003 Archive, Skateboard Art/Design)

The Skateboard, The City, and Socio-Spatial Censorship

Here Architect Iain Borden * discusses "skateboarding and socio-spatial censorship in the late twentieth century city" in his article "An Affirmation of Urban Life." Says Iain: "Cities are always places of contestation and contradiction, conflict and counter-cultural engagements. ... But of course cities are also places of power, and the contradiction between homogenization and fragmentation of urban space is continuously fought over, as urban managers of all kinds ... seek to dictate the character of social space. The urban practice of skateboarding is one such area which they seek to control." (Full Article) Search *
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Lynn Cooper announces Flatlands skateboard video

All about Lynn Cooper *'s new movie, Flatlands. (extract: ...filmmaker that created the Powell Peralta * Bones Brigade movies in the 80's. INCREDIBLE!!!! I...scores and blend together this masterpiece of skateboard videography, . In the end, we succeeded in...) (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2002 Archive, Flatland/Freestyle Skateboarding)

Stacy Peralta Interviewed By SkateboardDirectory.com

We had the pleasure of interviewing Stacy on Tuesday, July 16th 2002 *, covering topics including Tony Alva *, Jay Adams *, Jim Muir *, the movie industry, the Dogtown and Z-Boys * movie, and standardizations in, and the American subculture of, skateboarding. (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under Dogtown and Z-Boys, Lords of Dogtown, 2002 Archive, Jay Adams, Stacy Peralta)

Skate One

Catalog of completes, decks, wheels *, bearings *, wheels, videos and accessories from brands including Brigade, Bones, and Reds. www.skateone.com Search * Related
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Lance Mountain: Inner-viewed

Transcript of interview with Matt "Jedi" DeAngelis. With mentions of the Flip team, Reggie Jackson, Powell * Skateboards, Craig Stecyk and Stacy Peralta *, Variflex, computer art, "tiers of pros", loving being a professional skateboarder, small companies, Blind *, Dogtown * and the Bones Brigade, John Lucero *, Black Label *, family, and more. www.artofskateboarding.com/Comm/aos _comm_articledet.asp?ID=21 Search * Related
    (Categorized under Lance Mountain)

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