A Secret History of the Ollie
Craig Snyder has been working on this book for 7 years, and it seems to be growing. As of now it clocks in at around 850 pages and more than 1000 images. If funded successfully (by Kickstarter) it should be published in November of 2014. Incredibly, this is only volume one, focussing on the 70’s. If successful, volume 20 will cover the 80’s and beyond. In case you’re wondering about the authenticity, there are some big names behind the incentives, including face to face time with Paul Schmitt, Mike McGill, and some guy named Alan “Ollie” Gelfand that you might have heard of… Check out olliebook.com for more info, or you can watch the Kickstarter video (features skateboarding but ironically no ollies) after the jump.
you mean the guy who tried to copyright the word ollie? that guy? yeah sure. if he hadnt invented it someone else would have eventually got it. as far as im concerned mark gonzalez invented the ollie.
Alan for tranny, Rodney for flat. its fact, not concern.
Nope. Even Rodney admits people were doing something similar, for instance to axle on curbs about the same time as him.
The ollie was the end of skateboarding.