In the ’70s there were very shallow pockets of skateboarders spread across the vast Great Northwest. These interviews tell about struggles and achievements from those who fought hard for it when no one else cared - personal histories of true friendships, love, debauchery, blood and guts, addiction, and death. No "pro deals" here... just the hard-edged hard-earned moments that it took to build Northwest skateboarding’s under-appreciated, misunderstood, wild and entertaining past… to its colorful present… and powerful future. Dedicated to all the pioneers and unsung patriots of Northwest Skateboarding. Interviews by Tim Hayes. Music by Tom Simpson
Life's ebb and flow. The skater's ride is their own, and the line taken is usually unknown until you're suddenly there... and THEN it may be a bust. ...
Life's ebb and flow. The skater's ride is their own, and the line taken is usually unknown until you're suddenly there... and THEN it may be a bust. ...
During the late '70s through the earliest of '80s, Tacoma Washington's "Metal Mark" Holt was a force to be reckoned as one of the best (if not thee b...
Steve "Swervo" Betten is an absolute skate soldier. Hailing from Washington State's capitol, he's fought through local ridicule, poverty, even death....