Tag: Freeformer
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Merry Christmas – 1977
Back in December 1977, I was just a wee babe at 3 months old, but this is the skateboarding vibe I was born into, and I love this photo. Kid just scored a Freeformer split tail board and a Kiss album on vinyl. Stoked!! Happy holidays everybody. Back to Top
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Debi Eldredge
Debi Eldredge (sometimes misspelled “Debbie Eldridge”) was on the Unity Skateboard team back in the mid-1970s along with her friend Andra Malczewski and Mary Zerkie. Debi and Andra were revered by Laura Thornhill, as they were the first female skaters that she rode with on Hermosa Beach, and Thornhill originally dreamed of being sponsored on…
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Desiree Von Essen
Desiree Von Essen-Harrington of Ventura, CA began skateboarding in 1968 at age 10 and became a regular at skateboard contests – she was also a whistleblower when it came to gender inequity. Brian Gillogly featured Desiree in a “Who’s Hot” profile for the June 1976 issue of Skateboarder where it was noted that in the…
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