“This
eye-popping combination of text and photos is a celebration
of the ongoing quest for the perfect line and the sheer,
kinetic energy of riding gravity. Beginning with the earliest
recorded board riders (Hawaii, 1778) through Malibu's late-'50s
golden age, big gun boards, Tahoe half-pipes and X Games
competition, Brisick has produced an evocative history of
recreational boarding. The icons are all here too: The Duke,
Greg Noll, Dewey Weber, Hobie Alter, Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater
and other innovative boardniks are on display at the height
of their powers. Chock-full of photos of suspended action,
vintage graphics and a classic 1965 Life magazine cover
on the ‘craze and menace of skateboards,’ the
book captures an exhilarating jolt of eternally carving,
rolling youth.”
Michael
Koehn, LA Times
