Comments on: From Blacula to Blaxtreme

By: Kilwag

Kilwag — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:23:00 +0000

Yeah, my first board was also from a Sears catalog, it was a yellow plastic banana board with red wheels. All the boring details are here. I just bought one for $15 off eBay just to have around, My two year old likes to use it. . From banana board I went through three Nash kamikazee boards before my frist real stick, a Powell Cabellero.

Cheers to learning to skate on crappy boards!

By: Mac

Mac — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:43:38 +0000

Nice one Crib. I couldn’t agree with you more on all counts. nweyesk8, my first deck was a Black Knight, clay wheels and everything. It came from the Sears Catalog… Yeah, the Wish Book ruled.

By: nweyesk8

nweyesk8 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:16:21 +0000

my first complete came from a sears Christmas catalog. those yearly christmas books were the best thing, as a kid.
p.s. what’s a boss?

By: Crib

Crib — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:15:32 +0000

Hey Paige, what were you rollin on in 1984?

By: Crib

Crib — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:07:58 +0000

Good one Randy...you got me. No worries, I admit the BASN article wasn't very extreme. I didn't choose that title or even know about it until the article was published. It was supposed to be a fun piece about living your dreams despite all the "bullsh*t" in life.

My hope is that everyone keeps a good sense of humor about everything, have fun, and don't stop skatin...even when you get older. I am almost 40 and I skate to work everyday, despite what my boss or co-workers might think. If the swell is good in Santa Cruz or if it dumps in Tahoe, I call in sick and grab my boards. Life isn't about making money or getting rich, it is about doing the things you love to do.

Keep Skatin, Crib

P.S. You gotta love the story about the yellow Wham-O banana board and the Vision Kele skateboard. It takes guts to admit your first boards were that wack (ha, ha). I actually started playing around with making my own skateboards as a teenager, Malu was just something I started in 2001 cause I hated all the mass-produced longboards that were on the market at the time.

By: Paige

Paige — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:55:39 +0000

I saw Rosecrans and I thought Vodka Cran.

You should start telling everyone you coined the phrase "Extreme Sports," Kilwag. No one would know the difference! Then everything you have could be Extreme! You could have an Extreme dog, an Extreme midsize sedan, an Extreme...