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lisadbpl "Skateboarding attracts a far more creative crowd than the usual." - Sean Cliver

lisadbpl In recent years the number of collectors for skateboard memorabilia has grown substantially.

lisadbpl Some of the most expensive boards are Powell Peralta's Tony Hawk Bird (1983) valued around $6000.00.

lisadbpl Another one is 101 Natas Kaupas Devil Worship (1991) valued at $5,366.69.

lisadbpl While, Dogton's Wes Humpston Bigfoot board from 1978 is valued at only $4650.00.

lisadbpl Doug was good but not dependable and when he was given money by Steve Rocco to buy Art supplies, he must have bought something else 'cause he brought in his design on the back of a pizza box."

lisadbpl Doug Smith drew everything with a Sharpie pen with a tip that he'd cut down with a razor blade to make the finer lines.

lisadbpl "When Brand X was born, we knew we were destined to die but I wanted to use up my left over inks."

lisadbpl "They broke all the rules."

lisadbpl "More than 3 inks."

lisadbpl "Along with skull and crossbones."

lisadbpl Bernie Tostenson

lisadbpl ...the year of the dragon."

lisadbpl This board represented Mike Vallely's being a vegetarian and was a strong reference to George Orwell's book, Animal Farm.

lisadbpl "A graphic with significant longevity is comprised of as few symbols as possible." - VCJ's comment in 1988

lisadbpl "Strip the board of the graphics and you have nothing more than any other performance based sporting goods." - Sean Cliver

lisadbpl Inspirations, aside from well known artists, include Harley Davidson...

lisadbpl and Rolling Stone Magazine."

lisadbpl "Wes Humpston wasn't into the rockstar thing."

lisadbpl So, he'd wear a gas mask when he went out."

lisadbpl "It was like the board wouldn't work right if it didn't bear Wes's hand drawn art." - Ray Flores

lisadbpl "They were more than just planks, they were canvases with hidden messages and meanings."

lisadbpl "Graphic art is an integral part of skateboarding."

lisadbpl "No other sport has embraced art as much." - Jim Phillips

lisadbpl "I felt a sense of empowerment like I never had before." - Steve Rocco regarding the production of his own graphic.

lisadbpl "At first I was embarrassed but then Mark Gonzales said elephants were cool - 'nuff said, Gonz said so."

lisadbpl Mike Vallely

lisadbpl In 1987 Vallely was inspired by a National Geographic program about the plight of the elephant.

lisadbpl "To me, it symbolized how tragic and beautiful life was."

lisadbpl Per Welinder

lisadbpl "My first pro model actually came out in 1979, when I rode for Eurocana in Sweden."

lisadbpl "Since my homeland was Sweden we used a viking skull that used the fangs and we wrote my name in Runic letters."

lisadbpl Corey O'Brien

lisadbpl Steve Caballero: "There were a lot of people involved in this design."

lisadbpl "The dragon designs came from my having been born in 1964...

lisadbpl "I was getting $1 per board for just the design and received seven-thousand dollars a month for a year just off the graphic." - Corey O'Brien

lisadbpl "I went into a tattoo shop looking for ideas and found a reaper that this tattoo artist drew. I bought a photocopy of it for 50 dollars."

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