Category: Profile
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Claire Glavin
Claire Glavin (St. James) was originally in my mystery section, but thanks to her friend Judith Cohen we connected and had a conversation on April 11, 2024. I was grateful for the introduction because in the June 1978 issue of the National Skateboard Review, in the Women’s Special Feature Claire’s name was misspelled and labeled…
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Perri Morgan
It’s obvious that Perri Morgan was a badass based on the fact that she is acknowledged for being a photographer behind a collection of photos of Fugazi performing in 1997 at Fort Reno park. Perri is from Washington, DC and became a sponsored street skater for the Washington skateshop East Board Co. and 5BORO NYC…
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Teresa Gamboa
Teresa Gamboa (nicknamed Tee or T-Styx) of Redondo Beach, CA is best known for being a surfboard glasser (applying fibreglass and resin to a surfboard and adding “lams” or laminates during the glassing process to distinguish the design) at E.T. Surfboards at 904 Aviation Blvd, Hermosa Beach. And while she was a solid surfer, Teresa…
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Dutch Female Skaters
The Netherlands has a long history of skateboarding dating back to the 1960s when Mr. Beenhakker, the owner of the Eerste Sprangse Metaalwaren Industrie (ESMI) roller-skate factory in Deurne, expanded into skateboards. The owner is interviewed in a fantastic vintage film on the NCRV Teen Magazine from November 5, 1965. The film includes a group…
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Paris 1978
In honour of the launch of the 2024 Paris Olympics, I bring you clips from a delightful video called Buble Skate from 1978 by Alain Igorra and Lionel Durand. The scene is La Trocadéro or “Troca” which was a popular meet-up spot across from the Eiffel tower. The film also includes a contest called the…
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Faye Jaime
Faye Jaime was an original member of the Villa Villa Cola (VVC) crew out of San Diego back in the 1990s and early 2000s, celebrated in their zines and videos. Faye may have been soft-spoken but she was a ripping skater and became sponsored by Vans and Consolidated. In 1997, Faye had a key role…
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Lori Rarey
Lori Rarey (Hayden) is Wonder Woman. In the November 1978 issue of the National Skateboard Review on page 12, it was stated that “Lori Rarey did a chase scene for Warner Brothers Studios as the stunt double for Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman while Ellen O’Neal was the stunt double for the guest star, Cynthia…
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Linda Finley
In 1964, C&D Skateshop in southern California organized a team of youth who were avid surfers to provide demonstrations as part of the “Skate Board Division” of the Surf Team. There’s a vintage group photo with everyone on the team barefoot, including one Linda Finley in the middle, possibly at a contest since there’s trophies…
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Lauren Perkins
Lauren Perkins (Marvle) was a pro street skateboarder from Huntington Beach, who made an impact during the early 2000s. She locked in a variety of sponsors including Etnies, World Industries, Oakley, Nixon, Vans, Volcom, Darkstar, Tensor, Stussy, Skull Candy, Kickers, Joker Skate Rails, and Jack’s Garage over the years. At age five, Lauren “was already…
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Stacey Roper
Stacey Roper (aka “Stace the Ace”) is a legendary pin-striper from Aotearoa (New Zealand), best known for her highly detailed work and official Rat Fink artist status. And yet, I had first heard about Stace because of the website, Frontside Betty which was hosted by a fellow Canadian, Denise Williams in the late 1990s /…
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