Powell Peralta
Powell Peralta is an American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. The company rose to prominence in the 1980s as skateboarding began maturing as a sport. The company featured the Bones Brigade, a team featuring the era's top competitors. Peralta left the company in 1991 and Powell continued to produce skateboard equipment as Powell, Bones Bearings and RollerBones. The two company founders reunited to produce the company's now classic inventory under the name Powell Classic.
Background
George Powell studied engineering at Stanford University and started making homemade skateboards in 1957. In 1974, Powell's son came and asked for a skateboard. When Powell pulled an old one out of the garage, his son complained it did not ride smoothly. Powell became interested in skateboarding again, as he realized urethane wheels improved a skateboard's ride. With this prompting, Powell started making his own skateboards and wheels. He bought urethane and baked his own wheels. He also used some new materials like aluminum and fiberglass to fabricate his own composite boards. One of the test riders of one of his flexible slalom boards was Stacy Peralta.
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ALBUMS
- Endless Bummer released: 2006
- Focused released: 2004
- I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skateboarding released: 2003
- Older Than Shit Heavier Than Time released:
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Love Affair
by: Bones Brigadewhen all else fails, grab your board
don't get overwhelmed, skate and destroy
all other issues can be ignored
when life's at a halt, skate and annoy!
i need a vacation from the stress
cause lately i've been a wreck
life wins and you die
as long as i'm still breathing i will defy
too much to do, too little time
searching but not finding, something to call mine
but each time i drop in, like a breath of fresh air
i gotta confess it's a love affair!
like an addict i get my jones
to rotate some wheels and break my bones
i get the urge and i gotta thrash
fiending for coping that i can slash
flying down the sidewalk, rolling on the street
freshly paved asphalt or smooth concrete
don't need none, my board can be my wife
keep rolling forever, don't be downtrodden by life
too much to do, too little time
searching but not finding, something to call mine
but each time i drop in, like a breath of fresh air
i gotta confess it's a love affair!
it's... a love affair!
there's no way else to say it and i'm sure
to seek out the abstract and obscure
each day a new adventure you can't compare