Sunday, November 18, 2012
MDC
This skating Jesus appears on the back of MDC's More Dead Cops (Boner Records 1988) compilation LP. It seems like he should be pulling a christ air although he probably couldn't pull it as high as Hosoi. The song below, "Skateboards from Hell," appears on their sophomore album, Smoke Signals (R Radical Records 1986). I saw them about 10 years ago and they would not play this song even after repeated crowd demand (probably because they didn't know it anymore).
Friday, November 16, 2012
Snoopy
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Kid-a-Long Kids
Tomy Kid-a-Long Kids wind-up skateboarder from 1979. This little guy likes to ride pretty far back on his board. For some reason his creators decided to put the wind-up wheel in a "very uncomfortable place." After winding up he rides for a little then does a wheelie and turns a bit. His wheels don't have any grip so it doesn't work very well.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Lu
Lu is the mascot for the German airline Lufthansa. He is an anthropomorphic crane. He is in a rather awkward position making it difficult to determine if he is goofy or regular. I think he is regular and in the middle of a slash grind (or perhaps in the middle of a powerslide).
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Dewey Duck
As far as I can ascertain, this Dewey figure was part of a wheeled series made for Duck Tales in 1992. He's riding a rather unorthodox shaped deck (punk point?) with standard super wide axles.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Swift Heart Rabbit
Friday, November 2, 2012
Nitwitz
Nitwitz are a lesser version of Runts that turn up in quarter machines. The logo has different fruits taking part in various "extreme" activities, including a watermelon riding a skateboard.
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