Since my next post will be about quitting skateboarding, I thought now would be the appropriate time to give the people what they want, that is, a big dump of old photos from roughly 1986-1988.  The image quality varies pretty greatly, sorry.

1986 everybody.

1986 everybody.

Team P.E.B.

Team P.E.B.

Suburban street skating, i.e. jumping off a wall into a driveway.

Your author doing some suburban street skating, ie. jumping off a wall into a banked driveway.

Me boardsliding a picnic table at the old Lutherville.

Me sliding a picnic table bench at the old Lutherville.

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Ed, launch ramp backside air in front of a dramatic sunset.

 

Ed sliding a curb.

Ed sliding a curb.

Brian ollieing off of Jeff B's launch ramp.

Brian ollieing out of Jeff B’s launch ramp.

Brian airing off some skinny ledge.  Look at that Rob Roskopp.

Brian airing off some skinny ledge. Look at that Rob Roskopp.

Brian, night skating.

Brian, night skating.

Ed and Brian watching a street contest.

Ed and Brian watching a street contest.

Jeff B getting super extended off his launch ramp.

Jeff B getting super extended off his launch ramp.

Jeff B at Lutherville when the metal ramps were brand new.  I don't know if this was just super tweaked or a 180.

Jeff B at Lutherville when the metal ramps were brand new. I don’t know if this was just super tweaked or a 180.

Someone I don't know with a nosepick on the box at Lutherville.

Someone I don’t know with a nosepick on the box at Lutherville.

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Some random with a bent knee Christ thing at a contest during the height of the launch ramp era.

Closed gas stations.  The natural habitat of the suburban skater.

Closed gas stations. The natural habitat of the suburban skater.

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An unknown with a FS wall ride transfer at a contest in Ocean City, MD.

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More random shots of people I don’t know. Some guy with a nice FS 5-0 at the old Ocean Bowl vert ramp.

Kids at the Ocean Bowl.  I don't think this was a make.

Kids at the Ocean Bowl. I don’t think this was a make.

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Paul Wisniewski with a layback grind to tail on the steep bank at the Save Lutherville contest.

 

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Paul Wisniewski with a FS rock on the Lutherville mini. Texture courtesy of beginners B&W photography experimentation.