Larry Stevenson – RIP
Larry Stevenson,founder of Makaha Skateboards, publisher of Surf Guide and Poweredge Magazines and inventor of the kick tail passed away at age 82. RIP indeed.
Update: Obituaries in the NY Times and LA Times.
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on March 26th, 2012
Categories: Skate, Skate Magazines
Tags: Makaha, Poweredge, R.I.P.
Larry Stevenson,founder of Makaha Skateboards, publisher of Surf Guide and Poweredge Magazines and inventor of the kick tail passed away at age 82. RIP indeed.
Update: Obituaries in the NY Times and LA Times.
Truly an innovator. Thanks Larry for all you did. R.I.P.
RIP in Peace Larry – Thanks for the kicktail!
my first board was a makaha. 1977
Respect!
Thank you Skate and Annoy for recognizing Larry Stevenson and his place in skateboard history. You can read two obituaries; one in the NY Times and the other in the LA Times.
Thanks for the links, I’ve added them to the main post.
Makaha commander was my first clay wheeled board, nice to get off the steel wheels.
Thanks for adding this to your site.
My first board was a 29″ ash Clay Wheel Makaha(Xmas1963)w/Colorado Ave.,Santa Monica sticker/decal.It came in a thick plastic bag .I think it was $20-blew my folks minds. I found a 29″ on Ebay which I’m going to restore lightly – Question,the 1st Makaha Chicago wheels seem to have come in different colors,but mine were red brown-Seem right ?