When We Was Rad:
Skateboard History from UK Vintage Magazine

Category: Interviews

  • Don Brider — Desert Island Skateboarder

    Don Brider was already a legendary part of the British skate scene when this was published. And still is, I believe. I’m really pleased to see this and to be reminded of him. A few days ago I had to visit Farnborough. So much seemed to have changed. I couldn’t even really be sure I…

  • Warren Brown Intro 1991

    Good solid skating. 1991 was a wonderful time, when street skating really was starting to come together. Although my vision of skateboarding was formed on ramps and skateparks in the dark ages, the street explosion of the early nineties was a wonderful time for me. Years skating: 2 years Where from: Hackney Skate with: Curtis…

  • Winstan Whitter Intro

    Winstan Whitter went on to make the best film on British skateboarding I have ever seen. Here he is in an Intro from 1991. The year highlights one of the most impressive aspects of his work: Rollin Through the Decades gets the spirit of the earlier decades exactly right even though they are before Winstan’s…

  • Introducing Jagger: Birmingham Skate Legend

    Why do I feel odd writing about this page in the knowledge that Jagger reads (and contributes to) this blog? It wouldn’t have seemed odd publishing the page itself in the first place and of course we assumed that he would read it. I think this is another example of the way the nature of…

  • John Coffee Intro from 1989

    I get the feeling John Coffee would have hit it off with Gavin Hills when Vernon and Gavin went to do their feature on the skateboard scene in Northern Ireland… JOHN ‘Hotte Bnuroot’ COFFEY Last Comment —I’ve got one foot on the golf course already Influences–G. Hotte Wireneck Leyburn and D. Hotte Bubbleneck Anderson Ambitions–To…

  • Early Jason Ellis Intro from 1989

    David Walsh supplied words and pictures on Jason Ellis, at a time when the Melbourne star had only been skating three and a half years. JASON ELLIS by David Walsh Age — 18 (just) How long skating — Three and a half years Home town — Melbourne, Australia Favourite place to skate — San Jose…

  • Mike Manzoori Interview

    We seem to have a spelling issue here. I’m going with Manzoori not Manzouri now! How did you start? I did BMX, then my bike got nicked and I though “skating’s cheaper” so I thought I’d try that. After about a year I was thinking of giving up and I put a notice up in…

  • Ross Goodman Intro

    Steve Keenan took the photograph of Ross Goodman for this Intro. I imagine Steve Douglas would have provided the words. Random acts of God in the production process provided the colour scheme. Favourite skaters Steve Salician, Ben Schroeder, almost everyone. Raddest thing ever seen Anything Ben does. Plans Skate lots of different places and things.…

  • Jason Lunn Intro

    Favourite trick: Anything fast, dangerous and to fakie. Last words: There is more to life than you think and the sooner you realise that, the better. I’d like to say thanks to M Zone, Lilian my girlfriend, Karl and Roz. Fifteen years later I suspect Jason might still say the same about a life which…

  • Lucian Hendickse Interview Conclusion from R.a.D 1987.

    This interview was published at a turning point in the history of skateboarding in Britain; it closed with a look back over the dark ages which were coming to an end. I liked it in the old days. Hanging out in Alpine Sports. It was much more mellow. It was a better scene in those…