Showing posts with label makaha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label makaha. Show all posts

2/5/15

Vintage Skate Magazines, Catalogs, Newsletters & More...


Part 1 of a in depth look at a collection of various skateboarding memorabilia from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Every week (or so), we will pick a couple items to go over and give them high-resolution scans.


The late 80's and early 90's, back before EVERYTHING was on the internet, skaters had to rely on magazines to see what was going on in the skate universe. While there were skate videos, every few months or so one of the big companies would release their team video, on VHS tape, it was the magazines that kept you up to date. Luckily, there was no shortage of magazines. There was the two main ones, Transworld and Thrasher. Then you had Poweredge, WARP, Big Brother, and a couple others, as well as a variety of free zines. These skate zines ranged from regional scene zines, to the skate company produced zines, to the home-made photo-copied DIY zines.

Here we have a magazine from Europe called R.A.D. This was the UK's main skate magazine, the initials stood for Read And Destroy. Next to it is a couple issues of Poweredge Skateboard Magazine, which was created by Makaha Skateboard's founder Larry Stevenson.

Strange Notes was a free 'zine by Santa Cruz Skateboards that showcased their products and team. Strange Notes was also a video magazine, the first skate video magazine. It launched in 1987 and they are still making videos today releasing them on the Strange Notes Youtube Channel

That is the first issue of LowLIFE Magazine. It was Powell's answer to World Industries infamous Big Brother Magazine. It came out in 1993, right after Stacy Peralta had left the company and it re-branded itself from Powell-Peralta to the Powell Corporation. Unlike Big Brother, this mag was free. Also in the photo above is the first issue of Kor Magazine. Based out of San Diego, Kor was a free skate/surf/snowboard/music mag.
There's Jay Adams on the January 1989 issue of Thrasher Magazine. Next to the magazine are a pair of Thrasher Calenders.

Another thing skaters would look forward to was the mail order catalogs, just like the kids used to do with those Sears' Christmas Toy Catalogs, you'd get these catalogs and drool over all the stuff you wanted. In the photo above is one of the California Cheap Skates mail order catalogs. That's Tony Magnusson on the cover. Also in the photo above are some random flyers and letters, including a sponsorship letter from G&S, several H-Street newsletters, a Powell-Peralta Intelligence Report, and other various letters from Skull Skates, Swatch, and Acme. Also a couple contest flyers, one is for joining a shop team for a Los Angeles, CA shop that was called Rail Slide. We'll be scanning all these items (plus a ton more) and putting them in upcoming posts.

To be continued...



1/2/15

Makaha Bowl Jam

Haden McKenna


On Sunday, Venice Beach Skate Park was once again host to The Makaha Bowl Jam Food Drive & Skate Contest. The Bowl Jam was originally going take place a few weeks ago on a Saturday, but due to rain, it had to be rescheduled to the last weekend of December. This year's format was the same as last years, there were 3 age divisions: 10 & Under, 15 & Under, and a 16 & older Pro/Am Division. Each age division had two qualifying heats where each skater got two runs with the top scoring skaters moving up to the final for that age division. New this year, was an open Girls division. The course consisted of the mini-bowl and the adjacent snake-run. And once again, Dave Duncan mc'ed the contest as DJs Bennett Harada and Kelly Jackson provided the music.


10 & Under

Desmond Sheperd




The contest started off with the youngest group, 10 & Under. Alva team rider Desmond Shepherd was pretty much in charge of this division taking first place, while second went to Dylan Powell and Luke Kahler getting third. For more photos of the 10 & Under Division, click here.



Girls

Pauline Branom



Julie Westfall

Last year, the girls only had a skate jam that took place after the contest, but thankfully, this year, they had their own division to compete in. Handplanting her way to first was Pauline Branom, followed by Sarah Thompson in second and Roxzi Bokolas in third. For more photos of the Girls Division, click here.


15 & Under

Asher Bradshaw



Kiko Fransisco

    


Tyler Edtmayer


Asher Bradshaw

This was the big air show led by Asher Bradshaw and Kiko Fransisco. All the skaters throwing the huge airs off the snake run's main hip. Kiko with lofty Christ Airs and tweaked leans. Asher doing giant 360*s. Asher and Kiko took first and second, while Tyler Edtmayer got third. For a ton more photos of these guys, click here.



16 & Older

Meklo Rivera


Charlie Blair


Haden Mckenna


Sean Johnson


Haden Mckenna




Charlie Blair

In the 16 & Older Division, last year's winner Charlie Blair claimed the number one spot again, followed by Haden McKenna who place second just like he did last year as well. . Jesus Esteban Correa took third, while Makha's own Sean Johnson placed fourth. For more photos, click here.



Makaha & The Contest
In 1963, Venice Beach lifeguard Larry Stevenson found Makaha Skateboards. The name came from a beach in Hawaii that Stevenson had the chance to visit during his Navy days in the Korean war. Makaha was known for making the first high quality skateboards, and for later inventing the kicktail. During the same year it opened, Makaha had sponsored a team of skateboarders, which included top surfers such as Mike Doyle, and held the first skate contest. In 2013, half century later, Makaha celebrated it's 50th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of the first skateboard contest by holding a Snake Run Mini-Bowl Contest & Food Drive at the Venice Beach Skate Park. The contest was open to all with a $10 entry fee and 2 cans of food to donate. 100% of the profits from the event went to the Westside Food Bank. This was the second year of the contest, which now has grown larger and added a Girls Division.
Dave Duncan & Tonan


Daniel Cuervo



Jeff Ho


Pauline Branom



A ton shots in the full Photo Gallery (219 photos total):
2014 Makaha Bowl Jam Photo Gallery



For more photos at the Venice Skate Park:

12/1/14

Makaha Bowl Jam Registration Now Open



Registration for the second Annual Venice Makaha Bowl Jam/Snake Run Contest is now open. the cotest will take place in the venice skate Park on Saturday, December 13. Head over to the Makaha Bowl Jam to register online. Entry is $10 Entry Fee + 2 Cans of Food. . The contest will be held next month on December 20th. Click here a photo recap of last year's contest.


This is the photo Sean Johnson from last year that is used in this year's flyer





For the more of 2013's contest, click the link below:


12/23/13

Makaha 50th Anniversary Snake Run Mini-Bowl Contest

Sean Johnson

   In 1963, Venice Beach lifeguard Larry Stevenson found Makaha Skateboards. The name came from a beach in Hawaii that Stevenson had the chance to visit during his Navy days in the Korean war.  Makaha was known for making the first high quality skateboards,  and for later inteventing the kicktail. 

Pauline Branom
   

   During the same year it opened, Makaha had sponsored a team of skateboarders, which included top surfers such as Mike Doyle, and held the first skate contest.  A half century later, Makaha is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of the first skateboard contest by holding a  Snake Run Mini-Bowl  Contest & Food Drive at the Venice Beach Skatepark.   Taking place on Saturday December 14, 2013, the contest was open to all with a $10 entry fee and 2 cans of food to donate. 100% of the profits from the event went to the Westside Food Bank which is helping to feed people in need this holiday season.  

   Food trucks, vendor booths, and music from DJ Bennett Harrada filled the outside of the skatepark as legendary skater contest announcer Dave Duncan called the contest.  In the kids divisions, Kiko Fransisco and Asher Bradshaw blast those huge airs they are well known for.  Pauline Branom lead the girls division, showing that girls can skate the park just as good as the guys, and in lots of cases, even better.  Jesus Estaban had the trick of the day with his ollie from the snake run onto the guardrail where the DJ booth was set up and back into the snake run.  Sean Johnson 50-50 grinding nearly the entire snake run bowl then reverting  on the drop back in.  Dogtown boys Leandre Sanders and Haden McKenna had the most consistent lines, with one-foot airs and a handplant transfers by McKenna and 180- nose grinds out of the bowls channel by Sanders, given them 2nd and 3rd place finishes.  Powell's Charlie Blair  was crowned the winner for his big airs and tech tricks.

Charlie Blair


Results:
Division 1
1st: Charlie Blair
2nd: Haden McKenna
3rd: Leandre Sanders
Division 2
1st: Julian Torres
2nd: David Brannon
3rd: Kiko Fransico
Division 3
1st: Asher Bradshaw
2nd: Cooper Burrows
3rd: Myles Strample               


Haden McKenna
Pauline Branom
Jesus Estaban
Sean Johnson





Over 50 more photos: