shredders

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	Name: Jonathan Ware / jware@gray.com Age: 39 Town/Area: Lexington, Kentucky Started skating: 1974 Total years skating: 4 Fave terrain: Long steady inclines and mellow bowls. Fave park ever: Louisville Extreme Park Least fave park ever: I have not found it yet. Fave board ever owned: Sector 9 Flexy Cloud 9. Most memorable skate moment: Yet to be found. Brief comments: Pain is weakness leaving the body.

	Name:Jan "Janne" Harrysson / newsporthouse@hotmail.com Age:39 Town/Area:Stockholm,Sweden Started skating:1977-1981,2005-present(thanks to my son Benjamin 9 who make me start over again). Total years skating: 5 Fave terrain:Miniramps,quarter pipes,banks,bowl,some vert ramp,street...I would like to ride one of those classic halfpipes again.The U-shaped ones with no flat bottom. Fave park ever:The New Sport House indoor skatepark in stockholm.This was the place to be during the late seventies. Least fave park ever:Nothing comes to mind. Fave board ever owned:My fave board was probably a New Sport Booster (10x30, no concave)with red kryptonics.Can´t recall the trucks.Or my new Bulldog Quadplane 2nd gen. Most memorable skate moment:Skating New Sport House and watching the local team(Tony Magnusson,Per Viking,Tobba Stenstrom...)practice and doing shows.4-6 people was lyin on the ground andI jumped over them. Brief comments:Why did I give up in 1981?What a stupid *&@`§{}@ I was,butIt´s never too late to start over!Just have fun!

	Name:Philip Bond / judge_kangaroo@dodo.com.au Age:42 Town/Area: Adelaide South Australia Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 28 on off Fave terrain: concrete bowls wooden parks Fave park ever: Rolling Thunder Brentford UK, Pipeline and Carlsbad Ca. Look Ahead and Bruma Lake Johannesburg Least fave park ever: Putney pisshole Fave board ever owned: 70s 80sBenjy Boards Sablosky phoenix trucks and benjy boots. 80s 90s tony hawk 1990 model, Now my PIG. Most memorable skate moment: Too many to mention, skated in presence of Shogo Kubo( in Uk), Tony Alva (in Ca), Steve Schneer and the airborne Zorlac team, Tony Hawk and Ray Barbee(in RSA). Also Sven Martin (now Turner Honda MTB),Rory Hinds, Dallas Oberholzere & Greg Finch all South African rippers. Brief comments: !!%kg and still snapping boards, What a freekin laugh.Great site full of skate gods!!!!

	Name: Ian Jenkinson / ian@outlawzltd.co.uk aka thebaron Age: 40 Town/Area: London Started skating: 1976 Total years skating: 1976-1980, 1984-86, 2005-? Fave terrain: concrete parks, banks, ramps, pools etc Fave park ever: Malibu Dogbowl Nottingham, The Cove Santa Monica Least fave park ever: hhmmm let me think Fave board ever owned: Benjyboard competition 2, mid-tracks and powerflex 5’s Most memorable skate moment: first time into Malibu Dogbowls bowl shite it was scary! Brief comments: 2005 back on a board and more team pain!

	Name: Renatao D'Oliveira / renatodoliveira@gmail.com Age: 44 Town/Area: Porto Alegre,RS ,Brazil Started skating: 1972 Total years skating: A lot (26 years off) Fave terrain: Pools & parks (vertical) Fave park ever: Swell Skate Park Least fave park ever: Swell Skate Park Fave board ever owned: my board now: Powell caballero 9.5 x 32 ,Indys 169 and Black label Blood drop wheels Most memorable skate moment: When I returned to the coping after 26 years off Brief comments: SwellSkateboarders Rules!!!

	Name: Matt Sefton / mattsefton@btinternet.com Age: 39 Town/Area: Newcastle upon Tyne Started skating: 1977 Total years skating: 8-ish Fave terrain: bowls, pools, moguls, fullpipes Fave park ever: Plymouth Zoo (for the skating), Tynemouth Plaza (for the memories) Least fave park ever: Hartlepool's deadly metal ramps Fave board ever owned: Dogtown Jim Muir, Trackers, Kryptonic conicals Most memorable skate moment: Stepping into a full pipe for the first time, Plymouth, '79/80-ish Brief comments: Thank you MAS for being there when I needed it.

	Name: Richard Roberts / richierobs@gmail.com Age: 30 Town/Area: North Wales Started skating: 1995 Total years skating: About 8 Fave terrain: Transition Fave park ever: Stevenston, Scotland Least fave park ever: The original gravel-floored(!) park in Holyhead! Fave board ever owned: Stereo Jason Lee Most memorable skate moment: My first ever (small) bowl to bowl transfer in Blantyre a few weeks ago Brief comment: It's good to be scared

	Name: Tom Edwards / tom.edwards@bt.com Age: 31 Town/Area: st albans Started skating: 1988 Total years skating: in total about 10 Fave terrain: street, mellow crete Fave park ever: harrow Least fave park ever: playstaion, brilliant but too modern and crowded Fave board ever owned: SMA Natas Most memorable skate moment: Meeting Matt Hensley Brief comments: just moved to Herts with no one old school to skate with, please be my friend.

	Name: Mark (Bayvanman) Petersen / MPeter4533@aol.com Age: 31 Town/Area: Luton Started skating: 1984 Total years skating: On and off for donkeys... Fave terrain: Smooth slopes/wide hills and car parks Fave park ever: never go to parks Least fave park ever: never been Fave board ever owned: Powell Sidewalk Surfer Most memorable skate moment: A tad to much to drink and boarding to Somerfields in Newquay from the B&B and the Welsh Valleys. Brief comments: I'm slowly becoming a mad collector of boards, Still Stoked (6ft 1"), Powell Sidewalk Surfer (46"), Aircraft (Ally deck), Envy (Classic '57),Vision (Ouija), SMA (Alan Petersen) Decks x2 and a generic "Panic" shortie. But it's longboards for me now. :)

	Name: Rob Kittler / rob@3gcomms.co.uk Age: 30 Town/Area: Birmingham UK Started skating: About 1987 Total years skating: Getting on to be 19 - thats scary when you think about it! There were a few big breaks though. Fave terrain: Ramps Fave park ever: Not sure really Least fave park ever: Haven't got one. Fave board ever owned: Santa Cruz Jason Jesse, or maybe my Brand-X or Death Box Peter Dossett - the concave on that was like a skate park! Most memorable skate moment: Just having a good cruise around with my friends after getting stoked watching Public Domain or Hocus Pocus or something. Brief comments: I like skateboarding. I am older now so I also like longboarding, I have a job so I can afford to go snowboarding. Have a nice day.

	Name: karl brandon / brandonplastering@tiscali.co.uk Age: 32 Town/Area: north wales Started skating: 1985 Total years skating: wih the break...9 ish Fave terrain: vert and mini Fave park ever: romford Least fave park ever: rhyl Fave board ever owned: schmit stix steve douglus Most memorable skate moment: skating with the bones brigade at morfa Brief comments: it wasnt me

	Name: Tom Mangelsdorf / Tom.Mangelsdorf@dwd.state.wi.us Age: 46 Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA Started: 1965 or 66 Total years: I guess around 35 Terrain: Big hills - I like to go fast Park: Endless Wave (Oxnard, California … I don't think it's there any more) Worst park: The public sk8 park in Sun Prairie Best board?: For cruisin, my 55" longboard. For bombing hills, my 46" speedboard, For running cones, my 29" slalom board

	name : Antonio Simone / tonio / antonio.simone@tesco.net age :43 town :Blackpool/lancs started skating :1977 ish total years skating : not 100% sure fave terrain :ramps,concrete or wood fave park : currently, ramp city least fave :stanely park/Bpool fave board : current set up ,with new "big woodys"deck most memorable skate moment : getting woody to teach me how to drop in . Watching my daughter Lucia rock to fakie before i could brief comments : it keeps me happy

	Name: Mike McGuire / mcguire7@afo.net Age: 45 Town/Area: St. Petersburg, Florida Started skating: 1971 Total years skating: 35 Years Fave terrain: Hills, Bowls, and Pools Fave park ever: Aloha Skatetown Least fave park ever: None Fave board ever owned: Randy Fisher custom oak board w/Bennet Trucks and Road Rider 4's Most memorable skate moment: California glory days, contests, Gainsborough Bowl, Jungleland, & Aloha Skatetown. Brief comments: God created us to be sub-creators of art and style. Know the source and your legacy will last forever!

	Name: David ''ossie'' Östlund / david.ostlund@telia.com Age: 44 Town/Area: Hassocks, but since 1990 Stockholm, Sweden. Started skating: 1974 Total years skating: on-and-off all the time Fave terrain: pools and bowls Fave park ever: Just skated last November the brand new stapellbädds concrete park in malmö Sweden... yummy :-) Least fave park ever: none Fave board ever owned: Z-Flex ''classic'' Most memorable skate moment: Won a skate comp at the Cage in Brighton... prize, a crapy board and trucks but some smooth red kryptonics. Plus last weekend took part in the Red bull pool party here in Stockholm... blast... and meet Tony Alva. Brief comments: wonder if I'll still be skating when I'm 60... hope so

	Name: Simon ( TRIGGER ) Trigell / simon.trigell@openreach.co.uk Age: 33 Town/Area: Eastleigh Hants Started skating: 1999 Total years skating: Nearly 7 Years Fave terrain: Flatground / Mini ramp Fave park ever: Slades Farm Bournemouth / Eastleigh Mini ramp Least fave park ever: Romsey Fave board ever owned: Atomic ( No longer Made ) Most memorable skate moment: Skating the old Mayflower park. Brief comments: Having fun at last ! Web ... www.southcoastskate.co.uk

	Name: Glen Cooper / glen.cooper@mouchelparkman.com Age: 32 (I’m a bloody year older – blast!) Town/Area: Brissol / Clifton Started skating: 1981-1991 (little ripper) then 2005-present (after a snowboarding holiday) Total years skating: 10 years cruising past old ladies, 12 months shredding my guts out! Fave terrain: Plenty of obstacles, drops and slidey surfaces. Fave park ever: Hengroove (still learning) Least fave park ever: Whatever Fave board ever owned: Home brew, snapped it whilst stuffing up a fast plant off a wall. Most memorable skate moment: Wind screaming past my face whilst skating down hill in Brissol @ 1am in the morning Brief comments: Our Father, who art in skate-heaven, Gnarly be thy grinds. Thy shredding come, thy will be done, On ramps and in bowls as it is in skate-heaven Give us this day our daily shred. And forgive us our slams, as we forgive those who hog the ramps and cut across us. And lead us not into hang-ups and injuries, but deliver us from frootbooters. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the technical ability. for ever and ever. Amen

	Name: Simon Cook / gingerboy99@gmail.com Age: 30 Town/Area: Watford Started skating: 1989 Total years skating: 17 on and off Fave terrain: mini ramp / parks Fave park ever: Radlands when it was open in Slough Least fave park ever: Northwood mini ramp when they made it metal Fave board ever owned: Powell Mike Mcgill (skull and snake), gullwing fluros and T-bone wheels Most memorable skate moment: Spending a whole week building a quaterpipe sized spine ramp, then breaking my arm on my first go Brief comments: if I can still walk, I can still skate!

	Name: richard sadler / richard@rmsadler.co.uk Age: 42 Town/Area: twickenham Started skating: 1975 (with several long breaks) on a british made very flexi fibreglass board cost me £17!! Total years skating: 31 (with several long breaks) Fave terrain: old rolling bowls Fave park ever: stockwell - i lived in brixton for 3 years Least fave park ever: meanwhile - it used to be so rough and i slammed there so hard once Fave board ever owned: steve douglas schmitt stick Most memorable skate moment: one summer day at stockwell is stuck in my mind forever. or dropping into the half pipe at stevenage for the first time...successfully! Brief comments: do it and enjoy it...or don't do it

	Name: Kram / kramtaylor@btinternet.com Age: 39 Town/Area: Manchester Started skating:1976 Total years skating: 10 years Fave terrain: Bowl Fave park ever: Pandora Pickles Middleton Least fave park ever: No such thing dude! Fave board ever owned: Salba K-beam Most memorable skate moment: Skating Southport back in the day, me and my cousin, hot, sunny & all to ourselves. Meeting Alva. Brief comments: Thank God I kept the K-beam!!!!!!Peace to all.

	Name: Neil / nashton@homecall.co.uk Age: 40 Town/Area: Manchester Started skating: 1975 Total years skating: 9 - back for more Fave terrain: Bowls and Snake Pit Fave park ever: Pandora Pickles Middleton and Southport Least fave park ever: Uh! Fave board ever owned: Still deciding Probably Salba Model (recent) Most memorable skate moment: Southport, me & kram, hot, sunny & all to ourselves. Meeting Steve Olson, Lance Mountain etc at Santa Monica Bowl 05...Jim at Rip city oh ye and ALVA! Brief comments: RickBlackhart where are you? Salba rips! Thanks be to Punk Rock!. Yellow helmet?

	Name: Jean Terrisse / terrisse.jean@wanadoo.fr Age:40 Town/Area: Aix-en-Provence, France Started skating: 1978 in Sweden (New Sport House) Total years skating:About 25 Fave terrain: Holenite bowl (see pic), anything with lots of vert, and whatever I can find Fave park ever: so far, Marseille, but I haven't been to the new ones Least fave park ever: the Huntington Beach "streetpark". What a waste! Fave board ever owned: 1980 Powell Caballero. Lasted three years! Most memorable skate moment: seeing Per Viking destroying New Sport House park in Stockholm, Sweden. Brief comments: Being mature means you've understood that skating's the only thing that matters. Please get in touch, I'll skate with any visitors.

	Name: Glen Jones / emailingjones@lycos.com Age: 36 Town/Area: Twin Cities Minnesota / (USA) Started skating: ‘79 Total years skating: 27 Fave terrain: now: woodbowls w/ lot of hips Fave park ever: The Turf Least fave park ever: Twin City Skate Oasis when it went “street” Fave board ever owned: old: zorlac double cut, indy’s & yo-yo’s, new: black label duane peters Most memorable skate moment: rolling with Danforth and the Nomad crew, late 80’s Brief comments: come visit the US Midwest check, midwestbowlriders.com

	Name: Tyrone White / tjw110@hotmail.com Age: 33 Town/Area: Hampshire Started skating: 1985 Total years skating: 7 - stopped - 2003 started again - Skating rocks Fave terrain: Vert, Bowles & Mini's Fave park ever: Southsea - But it's all fucked up now Least fave park ever: Southsea - It could be some much more Fave board ever owned: Jason Jessee Most memorable skate moment: Starting to skate again, Skating real fast Brief comments: Skating is always good this time round, I never seem to have those stressed out sessions these days, don't mind not nailing 10 new tricks evertime I go skating, I don't mind if I don't have a mental session everytime, I just like skating now, Skating so much smoother, faster, more smiles!!!

	Name: Rob Powell/rpowell1@bloomberg.net Age: 44 Town/Area:Marlow in Bucks Started skating: 1974 Total years skating:couple then and a couple now Fave terrain: Mini's, Vert, Bowls, Big Flatbanks Fave park ever:Billy Smarts Skatewave and Skatecity Least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned:Not sure have a large quiver. Most memorable skate moment:Tail tap 4 wheels out on the mini vert quarter with Stacey Perelta at Skatewave, me nailing it and him falling off over and over.. Brief comments, Christ im old! but with old age comes your own personal indoor mini and halfpipe :)

	Name:fred ferand / fredferand@hotmail.com (forum name el gato negro ) Age: 40 Town/Area: bordeaux, france Started skating: 1976 Total years skating: 30 Fave terrain: pools Fave park ever: Marseille Least fave park ever: Fave board ever owned: dogtown airbeam shogo kubo Most memorable skate moment: xmas 1976, when I stepped on my first board... Brief comments: thanx for that great site...

	Name: Steve Fletcher / intertranseuro@hotmail.com Age:44 Town/Area: London Started skating:1975 Total years skating:10 Fave terrain:street/southbank Fave park ever: harrow/uxbridge Least fave park ever: not Fave board ever owned:Z-Flex Jay adams/half tracks/tunnel rocks Most memorable skate moment:smell of death comp at Southbank Brief comments:My sons are skating now hello!!!!!!!!

	Name: Mike Fettes / mfettes@charter.net Age: 57 Town/Area: Long Beach, CA. (USA) Started skating: 1st time 1962, 2nd time 2001 Total years skating: 15 (had a major gap between 70’s and 00’s) Fave terrain: Parks & down hill (I hate to push) Fave park ever: Any park with steep bowls Least fave park ever: Parks with shallow bowls Fave board ever owned: Whatever I’m currently riding (now it’s a Conspiracy 8.5x32.5) Most memorable skate moment: Every time I try something new and scary Brief comments: I think I’m getting past middle age!!

	Name: Isidor Gelabert / granputa@eresmas.com Age: 28 Town/Area: Canary Islands Started skating: 80´s Total years skating: 10 Fave terrain: Parks, ramps, downhill Fave park ever: Millenium Park, Calgary. Least fave park ever: Badly built parks. Fave board ever owned: Black Label John Lucero Most memorable skate moment: Too much to say in such a short space Brief comments: First broken bone and first self-built ramp, August 2006, but riding again.

	Name: Oliver Bradley / overgroundproject@yahoo.com Age: 32 Town/Area: London (soon to be Dallas TX) Started skating: 1984 Total years skating:I took a whole month off once when i was 18 Fave terrain: Everything, but smooth is good for the old ankles Fave park ever: OVERGROUND (Amsterdam) Least fave park ever: Bestwood Nottingham Fave board ever owned: First pro board (Cab) was pretty exciting. Most memorable skate moment: winning an unsponsered comp at Radlands Brief comments: Skateboarding is better than anythting else.

	Name: Sken / twistedflip@gmail.com Age: 32 Town/Area: Leyland/Lancashire Started skating: 1981 Total years skating: 18 with a few long breaks Fave terrain: Street Fave park ever: Rampcity Least fave park ever: Edgeware lane, liverpool Fave board ever owned: Powell Peralta Vallely Elephant Most memorable skate moment: Sons first ollie

	Name: Nigel Dodsley / nigel.dodsley@ntlworld.com Age: 41 Town: Derby Started skating : 1977 Years skating : 6 but with a twenty year lay off. Fave terrain: mellow concrete , Darley Dale is perfect for the mature shredder. Fave park: Malibu Dogbowl, Nottingham. Least fave park: Wadebridge. Most memorable skate moment: Skating at Skatercrooss in Reseda ( the only US park I skated) Fave board: Alva deck, gullwings and Alva wheels.(still got it) Comments: “Dad, stop showing off.”

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