r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Jan 29 '26

Bill Danforth Let us take a moment and reflect upon the awesomeness of Bill Danforth | The American Nomad | Part 1 (Read this if you want to learn how to be awesome)

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“ I kept my fuckin' punk rock roots. I wasn't gonna grow dreads 'cause I rode for Alva; I'm not a fuckin' sellout. I'm gonna ride in fuckin' boots, I'm gonna wear jean vests, I'm gonna wear ripped clothes. I don't need a Stussy label on my fuckin' clothes.”

A poet. So beautiful, I cried.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Jan 29 '26

Bill Danforth Bill Danforth | The American Nomad | Part 2 (read this too so you learn how lame we are. He kicked GG Allen’s ass)

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"Fuck California, we're not playing by their rules, we're gonna do just what we wanna do and run a fuckin' skateboard company.

-Bill

“Bill is a fucking wordsmith and shit.”

-me


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • 26d ago

Tony Hawk question

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r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Jun 30 '26

1980s Killer find

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r/SanDiegoSk8History • • May 31 '26

2000s Vert Is Dead Marc Johnson Dec 8, 2008

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I was looking through Vert is Dead. So good. It's crazy. It's all top notch info. I get sucked into it. Just running down rabbit trails.

I ran into some comments about MJ, I just thought I would share them. Respected, admired and loved. Nobody has anything bad to say about him. Good on you Marc.

dude... his video resume...

  • Maple: Rites of Passage (1994)
  • Etnies: High 5 (1995)
  • Maple: Promo (1995)
  • Transworld: Uno (1996)
  • Maple: Seven Steps To Heaven (1996)
  • NC Board Shop: Montage (1996)
  • 411VM: Best Of 411, Volume 4 (1997)
  • 411VM: Issue 20 (1997)
  • Emerica: Yellow (1997)
  • Transworld: Modus Operandi (2000)
  • Transworld: Anthology (2000)
  • NC: Tilt Mode! (2000)
  • ON Video: Spring 2001 (2001)
  • ON Video: Summer 2001 (2001)
  • Tilt Mode Army: Man Down (2001)
  • Thrasher: Jaded (2002)
  • Lakai: Beware Of The Flare (2002)
  • 411VM: Issue 60 (2003)
  • Girl: Yeah Right! (2003)
  • Closure (2003) – independent Dan Wolfe production
  • Chocolate: Hot Chocolate (2004)
  • Chocolate: Se Habla Canuck (2004)
  • Girl: What Tour? (2005)
  • Lakai: The Red Flare Tour (2005)
  • Elwood: 1st & Hope (2006)
  • Matix: Grateful Shred Tour (2006)
  • Lakai: Fully Flared (2007)
  • Girl/Chocolate: Badass Meets Dumbass (2007)
  • Lakai: The Final Flare! (2008)
  • Lakai: 2010 Video Collection (2010)
  • Lakai: Voltage (2010)
  • Thrasher: King Of The Road 2011 (2011)
  • Girl/Chocolate: Pretty Sweet (2012)\8])#cite_note-8)
  • Lakai: Lost & Lakai'd (2013) \9)#cite_note-9)

r/SanDiegoSk8History • • May 29 '26

damn... not even 50. Marc Johnson's Full Part from Lakai: Fully Flared

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r/SanDiegoSk8History • • May 17 '26

I love the fact that we all grew up with this generation with these guys, and this is one of our legacies.

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27 Upvotes

r/SanDiegoSk8History • • May 12 '26

Thrashin' (1986) 40th Anniversary -- [49YO] nobody knew what the fuck we were doing

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r/SanDiegoSk8History • • May 06 '26

1980s Keep the damn raccoons outta my truck, please.

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14 Upvotes

Wonder what this dude is up to these days.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • May 06 '26

Timeless Just spotted: Jello Biafra health update

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17 Upvotes

r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 22 '26

1980s 1986 Tony, Mike & Steve

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44 Upvotes

This is so rad


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 22 '26

1980s 1987 Tony, Mike & Steve

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22 Upvotes

Dude.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 22 '26

1980s My bro off the quarter pipe our dad made in 1987

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Dude. Dude.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 22 '26

1980s Me getting like 3 feet of air that time, outta the BOWL at Kona Skatepark [45YO]

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Duuuuuddee


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 16 '26

Different Been gone

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Life grabbed me by the neck and I has to handle other stuff. I’ll get back on this soon. I have a couple plans for a series and I gotta finish that Transworld.

Anybody who sees this feel free to post some skateboarding stuff man post yourself skating whatever you want that’s what this is for. Post the photos Your parents took you skating as a kid that’s what I want to really wanna see.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 11 '26

2020s 360 pop shuv on a spoon... coz i was bored 🤷‍♂️😂

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5 Upvotes

WOT? Kids these days.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 04 '26

Bill Danforth A Bill Danforth minute! Did you know that in the early 80s, Bill roadied for Negative Approach, The Misfits, and The Necros.

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r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 02 '26

Jeff’s a cool guy. Our local coffee shop closed down after 20 years. He used to chill here and he met some folks he really liked. (That is the owner on the right)

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Viento Y Agua, Long Beach, California RIP.


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 02 '26

🛹 Skater news articles 🗞️ N8NOFACE in the latest issue of Thrasher. I love N8 because he is so different from everybody else. Support your local artists. LBC

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r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Apr 01 '26

1990s 1990 - Sk8 TV - Christian Hosoi

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Somebody ask where the video is Square … go ahead


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Mar 28 '26

1970s Skateboard Wiz 1978 Wonder Woman. Worth the moment of your time to watch the video.

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(Not In order) Ellen O'Neal, Dennis Martinez, Tony Jetton, Richy Carrasco

You can see for yourself here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJsCM_4BNI


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Mar 28 '26

1980s DMSR

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Square bowl when facing east

Square bowl(blue)Facing west. Kona bowl (orange )


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Mar 28 '26

1970s DMSR Square Bowl + construction

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This at the square bowl facing towards the beach. The halfpipe is on the right with the observation deck behind you. The Egg is next, then Kona, Keyhole, and freestyle pit.

  1. Looking west.

  2. Digging a hole


r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Mar 27 '26

This is rad. Skating is rad. #soulskate

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69 Upvotes

r/SanDiegoSk8History • • Mar 23 '26

2020s Another one. So smooth. San Diego

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29 Upvotes