Lives on Board
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Originally the book started out as a small collection of skateboarding stories I had written over the past 30 years. As I began to edit the stories, it occurred to me that there were many more skateboarding stories out there, just waiting to be told...needing to be told.
I decided to open up the book up to anyone who wanted to contribute a story about his or her skateboarding life. Not just the pros or the skaters you have seen in the magazines and videos over the last fifty years, I wanted to share the "everyman/everywoman" stories of skateboarding. Everyone from the "40 something" pad dad, to the 15 year old grom who's so stoked that he wants to skate every waking hour, to the women skaters whose stories have been ignored or lost over the years.
After a few postings on various skateboarding websites, Facebook and a couple of e-mail blasts, the floodgates burst.
The project seemed overwhelming at times. Luckily, I was able to recruit my friend and fellow skateboarder Jonathan Harms to assist with the editing process. JBH, as he is known in the skateboard world, has an incredible grasp of the English language and superb attention to detail, as well as 30-plus years of skate experience of his own. Long time skateboarder and designer, Adrian Pina, created the graphic design of the book.
The book includes more than 180 stories and somewhere between 200-300 photographs. Along with the "everyman/everywoman" stories there will also be contributions from some "notable" skateboarders, and other personalties from the skateboard world that I have come to know since I began skateboarding in 1974. Here are just a few: Britt Parrott, Bryan Ridgeway, Chris Yandall, Curt Kimbel, Dave Dash, D. David Morin, Dave Hackett, Dan Gesmer, Don Hoffman, Ellen Oneal, Di Dootson, Jim O'Mahoney, Jim Fitzpatrick, John Fudala, John O'Malley, John "Tex" Gibson, Keith Meek, Laura Thornhill, Mark Partain, Mike Weed, Roger Hickey, Tom Sims and Wentzle Ruml IV.
Some of the great skateboarding photographers have graciously contributed to the book, including Glen E. Friedman, Ted Terrebonne, Mofo, Wynn Miller, Jim Goodrich and Grant Brittain.
The introduction is by Stacy Peralta.
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2009 August 10 4:09 PM
OFF AXIS replied,
BUMP! Lives on Board has stories from Jack Smith, Stacey Peralta, Marcel Robert, Adam Colton, Cat Young, and Many Many more!! Check it out!!!