just an awesome pic from 1975 in OZ

skategeezer · 03-20-2007, 02:20 PM

new website on the history of Australian skateboarding...it rocks. By the way, that is Russ Howell...I hope he made it!

www.vicskatehistory.com

and hey, why not another rad shot of a cool Aussie..

SCTR9Gold2 · 03-20-2007, 02:24 PM

Those are some sweet old school pics!!!!

Joe & Nick · 03-20-2007, 02:26 PM

No way he made that.

SCTR9Gold2 · 03-20-2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe & Nick

No way he made that.

I was going to say the same thing...he's a little short
the kid on the end better brace himself, hes about to get dominated

EBasil · 03-20-2007, 02:29 PM

My Dad's nearly as old as that Iocavelli guy, and he says Howell is still ascending in that photo...

skategeezer · 03-20-2007, 02:32 PM

I dig Russ...he's in Idaho
but I think Joe is right on this one...
no way he made it...

SteveC · 03-20-2007, 04:39 PM

theres absolutely no way of telling from this photo.

I will add that it's really not a long jump, and if he stuffed up, it would only be the landing on a skateboard part.

Joe & Nick · 03-20-2007, 08:46 PM

Nothing to do with height, any 40 ish skater that once barrel jumped can tell you, his feet are all wrong! You jump with your feet together, Russ is about to land on one foot.

Now I've high jumped and landed one footed, but not long jumped.

On a slightly related note, I'll be jumping my MG this year for photographic posterity, I'm not getting any younger. Who is going to come take my pic?

Pizzle?

It could be like Evil Kenevil at Ceasers Palace.

shapeshifter · 03-20-2007, 10:41 PM

that's not russ that's chuck norris... he's attained the whoopass crane posture to take out the little girl while his deciples kowtow in humble submission.