Kevin Francis - New Zealand Pro Skater

Photos, news, and tours of Kevin Francis & other New Zealand * pro skateboarders. www.geocities.com/supergirl3 Search * Related
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A Performative Critique of the American City: the Urban Practice of Skateboarding, 1958-1998

About skateboarding, cities, and urban culture. An amazing essay by Iain Borden * on the interrelationship between cities and skateboarding, in which the author seeks to "focus on the compositional and representational mode of skateboarding, to consider how it represents the city without maps, and how it speaks something of the city, without recourse to theory or texts." Quote this in your term paper and make your teacher happy. (extract: ...Jovanovich, third edition, 1988 *), p. 230. (16) Kevin Wilkins, "New England * Hot Spots," TransWorld Skateboarding *...) (Full Article) Search *
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Tony Alva interview with Heckler Magazine, 1995

Tony Alva * interviewed by John Baccigaluppi of Heckler *, covering topics as diverse as cars, rock stars, skaters, Tony's style and musical history, more. With photos and videos. As Tony puts it, "Defy authority. Don't let people tell you how to run your life. ... Your Dharma is your purpose in life. You can't stray from that when you find it. Skateboarding is my Dharma, the center of my universe." (extract: ...up and the vibe was much improved. Kevin "The Worm" Anderson was ripping the pool...) (Full Article) Search *
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