Surf and Skate logos from the 80's

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Mysterions@reddit

Airwalk came out in the 80s, but was more of a 90s brand.

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stuhstutter@reddit

I think they exploded in popularity in the late 80's. I wore a pair of Airwalks to school in like 1987 or1988 and I lived in the opposite of any trend-setting cool place.

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Jef_Wheaton@reddit

Ron Jon Surf Shops in Florida would give you a free sticker with every purchase.

When I worked at Walt Disney World on the College Program ('93-94), there were a few "Program cars" that got passed around among CP attendees. One was a late 70s Chevy wagon that was entirely covered in Ron Jon decals. There had to have been several hundred of them.

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stuhstutter@reddit

I saw that sticker everywhere in the 80's and didn't know even what state the actual store was in.

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stuhstutter@reddit

Perhaps its more regional but WRV (Wave Riding Vehicles) was a huge surf shop whose logo was all around during this era.

I just now realized they were dolphins

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Deamonchild666@reddit

Sex Wax??

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stuhstutter@reddit

Man, I took me years to figure out what that stuff was. All the innuendo in the copywriting I figured it was some product for adults and it would be embarrassing thing to ask. And that's probably why their logo and merch did so well in addition to the product itself. I figured it was taboo. Then the thought occured to me that I always saw it in surf and skate shops so it must be something related. I was just a kid and thought it was some wax people put on their dicks for sex.

Finally I just straight up asked someone in a surf shop and the longtime mystery was solved.

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mden1974@reddit

Specifically Mr zoggs

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Cbates767@reddit

Where’s Nash?

Kidding. I’m kidding. I was relentlessly mocked for my Xmas gift.

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stuhstutter@reddit

What about the slightly better Veriflex? I think you could get Veriflex from the Sears Wishbook but I'm not certain.

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phxor@reddit

and really your comment deserves all the upvotes and awards, few of us were immune to parents thinking all skateboards/bmx were all the same.. now don’t mind me I’ll be standing way over here in my not gotcha shirt

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phxor@reddit

Right next to my Huffy

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Affectionate_Ad_1558@reddit

Still rocking T&C, HIC, and stussy here in Hawaii.

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arlenroy@reddit

I went to the Stussy store in Honolulu, it was packed with Japanese tourists, and pretty pricey. I was on the hunt for a T&C Surf shirt, I couldn't find shit, I was let down.

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Affectionate_Ad_1558@reddit

Bummer! T&C, Hawaiian Island Creations all used to have stores in Waikiki, only at their mall locations now. Yup that stussy store can be packed with visitors from everywhere.

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TankApprehensive3053@reddit

Sex Wax was huge and its not listed.

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Skeezy_mcbuttface@reddit

Quick Humps Coconut is my go to wax to this day

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HubrisSnifferBot@reddit

Thank you!

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kinggeorgec@reddit

Limpies was my favorite.

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debugprince@reddit

Oh damn, Lance Mountain

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Live-Motor-4000@reddit

Poo Shooter!

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fnordfnordfnordfnord@reddit

No OP? Come on.

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lorem_opossum@reddit

This brings back so many good feelies

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Fluid-Internal-2729@reddit

My whole life was ahead of me ✌🏽🫶🏼🤘🏽

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Capital_Connection67@reddit

Here’s a great book with so much great art.

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Trick-Mechanic8986@reddit

Got sent home for a Sex Wax shirt. A proud Spicoli moment.

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ceeece@reddit

Needs Thrasher. I loved looking at stickers in our local skate shop. I had a blue John Lucero (eyes gleaming, hands on bars).

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jseger9000@reddit

Maui & Sons was HUGE when I was in junior high. I went to school in Laguna Hills and the boys either wore Maui & Sons or Iron Maiden T-shirts. Except for me, living in section 8 housing. I couldn't afford either.

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Kalena426@reddit

You would have loved their store, surf boards, boogie boards, shorts, shirts,

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jseger9000@reddit

I later moved to Long Beach and there's a great long time surf shop there named Kanvas by Katin.

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Metal-Salt@reddit

I'm with you homie, F those kids and their cool t-shirts.

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NoFaithlessness8388@reddit

Not seeing Ron Jon on there

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jefftatro1@reddit

Tracker guy was so lame

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hsp-adhd-c@reddit

Hot Tuna

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219_Infinity@reddit

I had a lot of t shirts with these logos

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Proof-Yam1970@reddit

No Alva. No Skull Skates. I call foul.

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schmearcampain@reddit

No Sims or Kryptonics either

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steezy_or_notsteezy@reddit

Loved Stussy stuff. Had lots of t shirts and pants in 85-90 or so , wish I still had them today, just to see them!

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Mysterions@reddit

For whatever reason Stussy is still a popular logo in Korea.

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steezy_or_notsteezy@reddit

Their website, they seem to sell reissues of things they sold in 98-06? Just after I stopped wearing it. Wish I still had the shirt I wore to eighth grade picture day, haha

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Cbates767@reddit

Ok money bags. We get it 😂

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steezy_or_notsteezy@reddit

Nah, Stussy was just like Vision Street Wear and Jimmy'z stuff back then. Skater stuff.

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schmearcampain@reddit

lol Bad Boy Club. I always made fun of people who wore that brand. who tf you think you are?

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dorkus315@reddit

No Powell Peralta?

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vistaculo@reddit

McGill, Hawk, Caballero, and Mountain are represented

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RevolutionEasy714@reddit

McGill just opened a pizza place by my house, Got to hang out with him and talk skating a few months ago and it was awesome. Great dude.

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vistaculo@reddit

I’ve never heard a bad word said about that guy

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RevolutionEasy714@reddit

I mean, he was in there bussing tables along side a couple of teenagers, love to see a legend like him demonstrate that kind of humility and setting a good example for those kids. Pizza was good too!

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typhoidtimmy@reddit

Kevin Harris too (Canadian Mountie graphic)

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vistaculo@reddit

I had that tshirt, my mom hated it!

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theonetruegrinch@reddit

The Powell dragon is on the far right, second from the bottom

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dorkus315@reddit

This one. With the backward 9’s.

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Front_Line669@reddit

I thought bones was Powell peralta

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typhoidtimmy@reddit

It is.

Bones Swiss bearings and CrossBone Wheels are offshoots of Powell Peralta

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Front_Line669@reddit

Okay that’s what I thought thank you

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Suspicious_Wonk2001@reddit

It’s the skull with the snake in its mouth.

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Junior_Article_3244@reddit

Christian Hosoi was the epitome of style back in the day.

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Hermiones_Pepperonis@reddit

Vision Street Wear logo is timeless and perfect

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Mysterions@reddit

It's a shame Vision has seemingly been erased from 80s skate nostalgia, I always thought their shoes were better than Vans in quality.

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Miami_Vice_75@reddit

Yeah- my favorite shoes I ever owned were VSW! They had skulls all over in various colors with the VSW logo on the back outer side of the shoe! Loved those!

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Hermiones_Pepperonis@reddit

I was in 5th(?) grade and always rocked the loudest shoes they had. Cow-print canvas hi-tops. Check. Mustard yellow suede hi-tops. Check. I see them on their site, but I don’t think I can pull them off these days.

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Anonymo123@reddit

Indy trucks gave up their "iron cross" logo and some youtube\political guy bought it and started using it since it was "abandoned". https://shredder.news/tim-pool-acquires-old-indy-iron-cross-logo/

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Miami_Vice_75@reddit

Cool board!

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l0st1nP4r4d1ce@reddit

That's fucking sad. TP is a raging, likely russian funded, asshole.

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Miami_Vice_75@reddit

Man these logos bring back memories!!!

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drtythmbfarmer@reddit

I still have some of those shirts folded away in a drawer.

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Aardvark-Amigo@reddit

Ozzy, Rip Curl, O’Neil, Rusty, Channel Island, Hawaiian Island Creation, Vans, Oakley just a few off the top

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tequilavip@reddit

I had a G&S Neil Blender deck, Thunder trucks, and Vision wheels.

Also had Gator and Mark Gonzalez decks.

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clamb9@reddit

I myself had the early Tony Hawk board with that logo, then my favorite was a Monty Nolder Schmitt Stix. Both of course with Ind trucks. I can't for the life of me remember my wheels though.

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clamb9@reddit

Oh... that Bones logo rings a bell though

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just_a_knowbody@reddit

Where’s the sex wax?

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Samurai-Pooh-Bear@reddit

Mr. Zogs knows!

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issafly@reddit

I had this Vision skulls beret. I wish I still had it. They go for $140 on eBay these days.

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bfisher_ohio@reddit

I had a fanny pack from this vintage. I was coooool

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your_message_here@reddit

Me too!

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JohnWorphin@reddit

I wore the black version of this vision, I have a red pair of “Tony says go to hell” cutoff sweatpants

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phinz@reddit

Where's the OP?

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Cuz_Ima_Doit@reddit

Still have my brown corduroy Velcro wallet.

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Substantial_Diver_34@reddit

Oakley and Billabong

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Cuz_Ima_Doit@reddit

Nice collection of the classics. Would love to see Venture trucks up there, but you do have Pushead!

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issafly@reddit

And Alva!

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Cuz_Ima_Doit@reddit

Oh yeah!!

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Fermi_DOX75@reddit

For wetsuits I'm thinking of Body Glove and Aleeda

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teleheaddawgfan@reddit

Rip Curl

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phinz@reddit

Somewhere around here there's a picture of me with bleached blonde hair in a turquoise OP sleeveless shirt (complete with big picture of a deserted, palm tree-covered island), turquoise OP short shorts and red Vans Style 44s (No socks of course. You can't see my 8" long rat tail.) with my best friend, who is in a checkered painters cap with the long flaps on the back, checkered shirt of unknown origin, hot pink Maui & Sons Jams, Vuarnet sunglasses and blue Vans Style 38s. Total fashion plates. I think we were headed to Astroworld for the day.

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maartenbadd@reddit

Chip & Pepper

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Curufindir@reddit

Missing Ocean Pacific

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Squishyswimmingpool@reddit

Am I overlooking Skull Skates?

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stuhstutter@reddit

I wonder what ever happened to my Lance Mountain board. Had that artwork at the top.

I think I had Slime Balls wheels. Neon green and purple grip tape that I cut into polygons. What company made the plastic rails that screwed into the bottom of the board? Can't remember. Independent trucks of course. I had so many Jimmy Z stickers from buying their clothes. Vision Street Wear was so popular in my town, too. I think I had the blue high-tops.

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No_Thanks_3336@reddit

It's all about the BBC Lol.

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BillyDW1978@reddit

I remember a shirt I had in high school, it was the screaming Santa Cruz hand…it was so cool.

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phinz@reddit

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HoosegowFlask@reddit

Always reminded me of Moander from Forgotten Realms.

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Erazzphoto@reddit

Billabong was always one of my favorite brands

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hvacmac7@reddit

Billabong jackets were everything in 1980’s st Augustine

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LaLaLaDooo@reddit

Anyone else remember how your skateboard interest cratered as soon as you got a car? I sold my board to a kid down the street. I kinda wish I still had it just for novelty. But not really. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Killertigger@reddit

Ok, that hit home, and hard - cars killed more skateboarders (metaphorically) than anything else. Having a car and the ability to do so many other things did kind of kill the interest in skateboarding for a lot of kids.

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drsfmd@reddit

Anyone else remember how your skateboard interest cratered as soon as you got a car?

We used our cars to get to the halfpipes that were too far to skate to and weren't near the bus lines.

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Juco_Dropout@reddit

Where’s the T+C Surf and Skate designs!?

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ArthurBea@reddit

It’s not the Yin Yang symbol?

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issafly@reddit

Yep, that's Town & Country.

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Juco_Dropout@reddit

It very well could be.. the lettering isn’t exactly correct. But I think you’re wrong not something here.

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_plays_in_traffic_@reddit

no gotcha?

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jpotrz@reddit

Had that Grabke dream m deck

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RuggedLandscaper@reddit

1988-1990 Upin Ontario Canada was M&J skatetown. I soooo miss it. The lical youthneeds more skateboarding

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likeablecowboy@reddit

Where is Rip Curl and Mambo?

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TowerGuy_Tx@reddit

T&C?

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stenmark@reddit

Third column, second row

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TowerGuy_Tx@reddit

Looks a little off to me. I was looking for the logo with the wording around the yin-yang symbol.

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beaubafett78@reddit

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FunConstruction7032@reddit

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Trandoshan-Tickler@reddit

Omg thank you. My glasses weren't helping.

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gemineye1969@reddit

No Yaga’s?

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narvolicious@reddit

Yup, remember all of those very well, and earlier ‘80s stuff like Body Glove, Lightning Bolt, Op, etc.

I grew up in Deadchester, just south of Venice, so all these brands were around me 24/7, and Dogtown boys tore our local half pipes and launch ramps to shreds. Hosoi, Oster, Murray. Crazy asses who just went for it and dgaf. Those were the days.

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ahutapoo@reddit

Zorlac - Skate Tough or Go Home

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friendlyfire31@reddit

Gotcha and Rusty are missing too!

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Kalena426@reddit

Flashback to 1982 and going to the Maui and Sons shop at the Maui Mall.

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disco_duck2004@reddit

What, no Mark Gonzales or Rodney Mullen graphics?

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disco_duck2004@reddit

Natas & SMA are missing too.

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Future-Spare-9680@reddit

Asa kid in the 80’s in Oceanside my brother and I and our friends skated, biked and always going to the beach. The majority of these logos I remember and some look familiar. What a time!

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Tokogogoloshe@reddit

Memories. Who remembers the song which had the lyrics "I hop onto my board skate, and take off like a bat."

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daves-not-here-@reddit

I just had major flashbacks to my junior high years living in CA during the 80’s. Such amazing memories.

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beermaker@reddit

Gordon & Smith... Billy Ruff. The finest deck I ever owned. Had a spoon in front that fit my front foot to a tee.

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Mindless-Baker-7757@reddit

No Gator?

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typhoidtimmy@reddit

Gator is literally to the left of Tony Hawk despite gen

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stenmark@reddit

Gator's in jail

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typhoidtimmy@reddit

Yep, Newsom has reversed his parole twice and he is still in the can.

Quite frankly, don’t blame Gav. Mark was a douchebag and should pay for what he did to that girl….and I was a fan of his as a kid.

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Mindless-Baker-7757@reddit

Needs more jpeg

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Font_Snob@reddit

Zog's?

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ChatnNaked@reddit

Ah!! No Blockhead??

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YVRkeeper@reddit

I recognize so many of these, and it’s bringing back so many memories.

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zionzednem@reddit

Still have my Caballero deck….

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coz2112@reddit

Looks like my book covers from back in middle school.

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snefzger@reddit

It’s too bad this pic isn’t better quality, some of those logos are really good.

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Fluid-Bet6223@reddit

Platts

Mango

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EntertainerNo4509@reddit

No Lightning Bolt?

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marshallkrich@reddit

There was a place in Morristown NJ called Pyscho Skates. It had everything skateboarding. I loved that place.

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windog@reddit

A lot of that works for the ‘80s, too.

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cossa68@reddit

My favorite is the bones with the crossbones. What a time it was to be alive as a teenage skater singing in a punk band in the mid-eighties.

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Still_Praline_6598@reddit

Flashbacks to being 13. Vision Street Wear shoes, Jimmy'z shorts, Maui & Sons T shirt, and a Claus Grabke board with Indy trucks and Slime Balls.

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NibblesMcGiblet@reddit

I have some of these on my rollerskate case that's next to the bed here. Bought some Bones Reds bearings for them a few years ago and got a sticker with them, still looks the same.

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