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Skate and Annoy: Daily
Remember Tillman?
Remember Tillman the skateboarding bulldog? He passed away in 2015, but he had his moment of popularity. He appeared in iPhone commercials, in the Guinness book of Records, television news programs, and even as a spokesdog for Natural Balance pet foods. He also got to hang to with Rodney Mullen for some reason. I guess the reason is that Rodney’s nickname was the Mutt. And yes, I am clearing out my hard drive.
Cooper Hockey/Skateboarding/Hurling Helmets
A lot of so-called skateboard safety equipment of the 70’s was rebranded, ineffectual generic equipment; volleyball kneepads, gardening gloves, and hockey helmets that probably weren’t very useful for hockey either. Every couple years I get an email from the UK someone asking if I have any leads on old Cooper skateboard helmets, and the answer is always no, except when it isn’t. Is it a niche skateboard collecting community? No, not exactly. The hurling community values these. As recently as 2024, Cooper (Ireland) was still making these helmets, some with the skateboard brands they white labeled back in the 70’s.
