Xmas Gift hall of fame

I have to hand it to my mother in-law, she’s really gotten better with her gifts for the most part. She’s gotten past the part of just getting anything skateboard related, and she’s really thoughtful about it. Still, I totally cracked up when I go this in the mail from her for Christmas. Not only do I already have Disposable, but it happens to be the second edition which has a quote by me on the inside dust jacket! I got an extra giggle because my mother in-law is an author herself. All in all it brought me unexpected joy, which is the purpose of giving a gift in the first place. Sidenote: I just realized the type alternates colors on different editions of the book.

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4 thoughts on “Xmas Gift hall of fame

  1. jimi nguyen on January 4, 2012 - Reply

    Wish there was more books like Disposable and Disposable (skate bible). How about a book devoted to all the 90’s graphics. Since the turnover was so frequent I am sure that there will be graphics I had never even seen. Nowadays all the team graphics are the board companies names with different color ways. I’m looking at you Baker.

    1. talentlessquitter on January 4, 2012 - Reply

      Forget Baker but they’re not alone on that.
      There are way too many 90’s and 00’s graphics to put in one book. However there are a number of different books on skateboard graphics (I have about a dozen). Some books combine them with surf and snowboard graphs.
      I too wished for the Bible to be more extensive,with a more complete chapter on freestyle and a chapter cut-off ‘at the new school truck holes’ (’92-’93),and I want a Bible on longboards… Still the books photography is a feast on the eyes. Enjoy because I think Sean is done with it.

  2. I have in mind a European centered view on skateboards – spin offs from the glorious american dream era (70’s) and original creations – namely early longboards from the 90’s and 2000.
    Ever heard of Rabbit, SC8, UnderGrind, Supa, Aluflex, NoWave, … ?

    1. SKF-owned CALYPSO already produced skateboards (and also at least one longboard model) in Germany in the late 70

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