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Announcements timlb 09 Jan 2010 Comments Off on Welcome to a Big Issue for 2010/11
Sorry for the break
Announcements timlb 26 Sep 2009 3 Comments
Technical Issues
Announcements timlb 02 Apr 2008 2 Comments
Glitches in posts
Ouch, that last message from the end of August now seems prophetic.
There’s a lot been going on for me during this month which means that I haven’t been able to keep up with this site.
I’m hoping that I can get back to it soon…
Tim
Announcements timlb 12 Sep 2006 12 Comments
January 27th
Something happened on January 27th which means that I haven’t been able to do any work on this project.
I’ll try to get going again soon.
Announcements timlb 01 Feb 2006 1 Comment
Duty Now For The Future
If you’re interested in the history of skateboarding in Britain, this site contains original vintage UK skateboard material from the eighties and nineties which originally appeared in R.a.D Magazine.
This is an exercise in skateboard nostalgia for old school skaters and a glimpse of the roots of British skating for historians and people researching street culture: part of the Long Tail for skateboarding in the U.K. There are also hints of what life was like producing magazines in the days before desktop publishing. Continue Reading »
Announcements timlb 25 Nov 2005 144 Comments
What about the R.a.D Book or Exhibition?
This is not meant as a substitute for the book or the exhibition which has been discussed on Old Skaters.
That idea is still going ahead, as far as I’m concerned. But that’s a very long term thing.
At the moment I happen to have a bit of time on my hands (!) so I feel this is an opportunity to experiment with getting some of the material published in a way which allows people to see it again, and to add their own recollections or comments if they wish.
Announcements Tim 24 Nov 2005 2 Comments