Skateboarding...the good ol' days! - Beyond Tiki

F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Fri, Sep 10, 2004 6:11 PM I didn't skate, but someone had to build the ramps & take the pictures... I worked on 3 ramps with my friends who skated, 2 plywood & one plywood/fiberglass, plus a 2-story half pipe (probably the biggest on Staten Island, NY, back in '79/'80). I took all the pictures 'til they got the first roll back from the developer & they found I had only taken pictures of them wiping out (I got some great shots of skaters in mid air, inverted, arms & legs akimbo, with the board spiraling off in some random direction...). After that I was only allowed to take the pictures when everyone else was skating. I still remember my friend Karl's favorite board: a KryptoStick covered with home-made grip tape, Gull Wing trucks & Kryptonics Conicals wheels.

I didn't skate, but someone had to build the ramps & take the pictures...

I worked on 3 ramps with my friends who skated, 2 plywood & one plywood/fiberglass, plus a 2-story half pipe (probably the biggest on Staten Island, NY, back in '79/'80).

I took all the pictures 'til they got the first roll back from the developer & they found I had only taken pictures of them wiping out (I got some great shots of skaters in mid air, inverted, arms & legs akimbo, with the board spiraling off in some random direction...). After that I was only allowed to take the pictures when everyone else was skating.

I still remember my friend Karl's favorite board: a KryptoStick covered with home-made grip tape, Gull Wing trucks & Kryptonics Conicals wheels.

Post #113688 by freddiefreelance on Fri, Sep 10, 2004 6:11 PM