Skate Rider
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Skate Rider was a quarterly skateboarding magazine of the 1970s which originated out of Cocoa Beach, Florida, published by Gunnar and John Griffin who had launched Wave Rider
magazine several years earlier. Skate Rider was founded in 1976 and lasted until 1980 when the popularity of skateboarding began to plummet. John Griffin served as editor of the magazine and its first staff photographers included Rob Battipaglia, Michael Cassidy and Craig Snyder
. Skate Rider was most important for its role in documenting a large number of East Coast riders and contests that were never covered by any of the other magazines. It would notably become the first magazine to publish a photo of Alan Gelfand
before he became a famous public figure, the South Florida skater associated with the creation of the Ollie (skateboarding trick)
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Wave Rider
Wave Rider was a quarterly surfing magazine of the 1970s published out of Cocoa Beach, Florida. Founded by Gunnar and John Griffin, it was launched during the mid-1970s and ceased publication by the early 1980s. Staff photographers included Rob Battipaglia, Joaquin Garcia and Larry Marshall...
magazine several years earlier. Skate Rider was founded in 1976 and lasted until 1980 when the popularity of skateboarding began to plummet. John Griffin served as editor of the magazine and its first staff photographers included Rob Battipaglia, Michael Cassidy and Craig Snyder
Craig Snyder
Craig Snyder is an American poet, writer and photographer. He is also a historian of skateboard culture.-Life and career:Born and raised in South Florida, Snyder would become a witness to the skateboard revolution which took place during the 1970s...
. Skate Rider was most important for its role in documenting a large number of East Coast riders and contests that were never covered by any of the other magazines. It would notably become the first magazine to publish a photo of Alan Gelfand
Alan Gelfand
Alan "OLLIE" Gelfand is the inventor of the ollie, a skateboarding trick.-Life and career:Gelfand moved from New York to Hollywood, Florida with his family in 1968. Alan "Ollie" Gelfand started skateboarding in 1974 after his father bought him his first skateboard. In 1976 he won the South Florida...
before he became a famous public figure, the South Florida skater associated with the creation of the Ollie (skateboarding trick)
Ollie (skateboarding trick)
The ollie is a skateboarding trick where the rider and board leap into the air without the use of the rider's hands. Particularly on flat ground, it is not intuitively obvious how the liftoff is achieved, making the trick visually striking....
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