Tag: Skateboard History
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Armpit zine
Armpit zine was the brainchild of Erika Dubé, a Quebecois skateboarder who had spent significant time in California, getting to know the crew behind the San Diego zine, Villa Villa Cola. Back in Montréal, Quebec, Erika determined that the local crew of female skateboarders, who would soon become known as The Skirtboarders in 2002, needed…
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Lucie Kalinová
In the summer of 1999, I was fortunate to pursue a semester abroad in Prague, Czechia at Charles University. My motives were not academic. I had heard of a derelict plaza covered in marble slabs where skateboarders gathered simply called “Stalin,” in reference to a monument that had been blown up, and I wanted to…
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Denise Danielson
Denise Danielson was introduced to skateboarding in the mid-1970s when she was 14 years-old while living in Louisiana near New Orleans. I’m so pleased that we had the opportunity to connect because her experience is not the typical SoCal origin story! Denise would become a pro competitive pool and bowl skater in the early 1980s…
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Jessica Krause
Jessica Krause loves skateboarding, and if you witnessed her skills during the 1990s and early 2000s, consider yourself privileged because she was always willing to step up and take on the burliest rails, gaps, and ledges. I was fortunate to learn more about Jessica’s story during an interview February 1st, 2024, including her experience with…
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Debbi Bennett
Skateboarding needs people like Debbi Bennett of Hollywood, CA! In 1978, at age 24, Debbi was behind a petition called “FreeSkate L.A.” when she learned that her city council was considering making skateboarding illegal – not even allowing skateboarding in one’s own driveway let alone a street or sidewalk. Debbi wasn’t convinced that these laws…
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Swash Buckler
Narangkar Khalsa (Glover) was the publisher of the Oakland-based skate zine, Swash Buckler which included four issues celebrating female skaters in the early 2000s. Issue #1 from January 2001 featured Bridget Ribbel, Dandelion Bordow, the All Girl Skate Jam 2000, and ASR Tradeshow 2000. Issue #2 from May 2001 celebrated Peggy Oki, Melissa Dafnos, and…
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Bonnie Votaw
Bonnie Votaw was a child prodigy skater from the 1970s and had the opportunity to travel to England in 1978 at the age of 8, along with friend, Jacqueline Jones, age 14. Photos of the two girls from a skateboard demo at the Mad Dog bowl on Old Kent Road in London were printed in…
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Kelly Moran
Kelly Moran of Burbank, California was a skateboarder in the late 1970s, who had connections in the film industry considering that her sister played “Joanie Cunningham” in the sitcom, Happy Days. At age 19, Kelly became known as the “Skateboard Girl” for the soda brand Royal Crown (RC) Cola, appearing in commercials and advertisements, like…
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Judith Cohen
The original draft of this post from June 12, 2023, was an attempt to alert the skateboarding world that I was looking for Judith, as my internet sleuthing for one “Judy Cohen” was unsuccessful. And sure enough, a random Google search led Judith to my site and thankfully prompted her to write. Judith Cohen described…
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Leslie Anne Miller
Leslie Anne Miller was a competitive skateboarder in the early 1980s, and like her peer, Diane Veerman (Desiderio) she had a classic 80s look! Freestyle was her preference, and Leslie was consistently placing strongly, even against the guys. Note: sometimes her name is misspelled “Leslee Ann Miller.” Photo: this nose wheelie image by Per Holknekt…
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