NHS inducted into the Skateboard Hall of Fame and my Smithsonian inducted helmet

Amazing evening at the HOF event. It was great to see so many old friends, many I hadn't seen since the late 70's. Bob Trophy photo. NHS's Bob Denike's post on FB. To the 400 skaters we sponsor now on all our brands and the thousands in our past and all our current and former employees and customers throughout our history, this belongs to you. Thank you. #skateboardinghalloffame #santacruzskateboards #independenttrucks #40yearsdeep @nhs_inc #thankyouskateboarding

Article from the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the icon HOF award.

Hung out with my longtime skate BFF Cindy Whitehead and many other amazing skateboard women from the past and present. I got called Peggy Oki several times but that's okay. Not many Asian Women Skateboarders that skated 1970's. Cindy has an amazing following and blog I got to design the layout and use the F word.

I met up with Betsi and Jane from the Smithsonian to give my Flyaway helmet to them for a women's skateboard display they are working on. It was great timing since I had just gotten all of the Santa Cruz Skateboard downhill gear from Larry Balma from the Need for Speed museum show he had at the California Surf Museum. One year later to be exact. Simple hand off and very cool to know it will be with Patti McGee the matriarch of skateboarding's classic skateboard as well. Laura Thornhill just inducted into the HOF and Cindy Whitehead amazing Sportstylist® are going to give them something as well at a later date as well as some of the other women we use to skate with.

Downhill Skateboard Gear on loan to the California Surf Muesum

Sent off my Downhill Skateboard Gear for a year along with Bob Denike president of NHS (Santa Cruz Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Road Rider...Creature), custom helmets first fairing style concepts and boards, Mike Goldman and John Hutson's Leathers and boards to Larry Balma the founder of Tracker Trucks and Dale Smith known for his huge collection of vintage skate stuff. I have saved my skate stuff for the memories and now for the kids. Some how lost all of my medals and most of my trophies from back in the day but have the memories, race notes, times, numbers and lots of stickers. Got a e-mail about another possible skate show at a famous museum but will have to keep that one under wraps. Big thanks to TC at the Santa Cruz Boardroom for letting us take out the downhill goods which have been on display at his amazing Skateboard Museum within the store on 41st in Santa Cruz.

I love skateboarding always have always will. I've come across some old art when digging up the skate stuff. Paintings and drawings I don't even remember doing. I"m giving these to Scott Foss skater from the Bones Brigade who lives in Santa Cruz. We skated back in the 70's hope to skate with him again at Lake Cunningham.

VISITOR INFORMATION California Surf Museum in Oceanside, California 312 Pier View Way Oceanside, CA 92054 Tel. (760) 721-6876Get Direction sHours: Open Daily 10am to 4pm Thursdays until 8pm Closed Major Holidays Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Seniors (62+), Military, Students, Free Kids 12 and under, Free Tuesday, Free CSM MembersEmail: csm@surfmuseum.org

Homer Simpson Santa Cruz Skateboard

I think this is pretty cool. Homer Simpson Santa Cruz deck




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