This one is for our female readers – that’s right, both of them. (Hi Stephanie and Judi!) It’s a 1978 Mitch York photo of Bill Zuehl, doing a nude downhill run. The photo was one of three that appeared in The June 7th, 2009 edition of the Idaho Statesman in an article titled “Z-Boiz of Idaho.” Once your done reading, check out the link to Mitch’s web site, which has a great gallery of 32 shots of the Boise Idaho scene from 1975-79, including a bunch of Boise’s Tidy Bowl. Now imagine Mr Zuehl is looking for work and his prospective employer does a google search for his name…
– Thanks to Mark Ward for the tip.
8 comments
Shvitz
That’d be _some_ road rash.
billy the kid
The downhill photos are sick! And yes, I could only imagine how much road rash you would get if you biffed it in the buff.
carver
Great to see some roots of Boise skateboarding…..Great pictures. Most don’t know about the strong scene down here in Idaho.
Mark Ward
I believe the foothills ramp was my cousin’s ramp. Great old memories.
cskate
I rode Fort Boise Skatepark with Bill Zuehl a few years back and he’s riding the same original issue Zephyr Jay Adams fiberglass that he’s been riding since the 70’s.
I was unfortnately a passenger in the car that hit Bob Harper late at night in Boise years ago that ended his pool skating career. I think both those thumbs are him skating above.
Weird times.
cskate
Hey Mark, what’s your cousin’s name?
Mark Ward
Pat and Kevin McIntee.
Mark Ward
cskate: Pat and Kevin McIntee are my cousins from Boise. They lived in the foothills above Boise and there was a half pipe right below their house.