Skateboarding Saves Contributor: Skater Claus How I became an advocate of Positive Social Change Summer of ‘98 I went to a festival called the Take Action Tour. One of the bands that played was Fifteen fronted by Jeff Ott. Ott spoke powerfully about the need to take action to create positive social change, & I …
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First things first, check out Ricky’s book. It has 5 out of 5 stars and is written by a fellow skater: https://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Skateboarding-Ricky-Roberts/dp/0578626233/ Secondly, also check out his website and LinkedIn: http://www.rickyrobertsiii.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricky-roberts-iii-24165724/ How long have you been skateboarding, or how long did you skate before you stopped? I have been skateboarding since 1995. I skated …
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Fresh Kicks: Boom Bap Spotify Playlist Check out this dope playlist curated by New Golden Era Hip Hop. This playlist features Hip Hop tracks by Gang Starr, Snowgoons, Redman, J.PERIOD, KRS-One, and many more. Give it a listen and school yourself on some of the realest bars and beats in Hip Hop! Enjoying the site? …
The Skateboard Industry, a Perspective Piece by Steve Connerton As a skater during the 1990s, I had a long time to see skateboarding evolve, and boy has it ever evolved. Whether this is for better or worse is in the eye of the beholder. As a skateboarder that is a consumer, you’re happy as a …
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Well, as they say, we all start at 0. I guess you can say that is kinda where I am at with this project. So a little about myself… My name is Steve Connerton, I grew up in Philadelphia skateboarding in what I consider to be the Golden Era – the 90’s into the 2000’s. …