SKATEBOARDING HALL of FAME 2017 inductees announced

I'm happy to report that the Hall of Fame is back on track this year, after the debacle last year taking credibility away the entire institution, I honestly can say in my humble opinion everyone this year well deserves to be inducted!

from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame:

Enjoy a night of fun, friends and great memories as we honor the skateboarders, industry pioneers and icons that have left an indelible imprint on the history of skateboarding and our culture.

The 8th Annual Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Icon Awards Ceremony presented by House of Vans will be held at the City National Grove of Anaheim, California on May 12, 2017.


2017 Inductees

1960s: Bob Mohr

1970s Era 1: Gregg Weaver and Russ Howell

1970s Era 2: Shogo Kubo

1980s Era 1: Mike McGill

1980s Era 2: Eric Dressen

1990s: Daewon Song

Female: Kim Cespedes and Vicki Vickers



Icons: Thrasher Magazine, Sonja Catalona, and Jim Phillips


Event Schedule

4:30 PM GATES OPEN - VIP HAPPY HOUR

6:00 PM VIP MEET AND GREET

6:15 PM VIP DINNER

6:30 PM GENERAL ADMISSION

7:30 PM SKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME CEREMONY

10:00 PM LIVE DJ

11:00 PM BARS CLOSE

12:00 PM VENUE CLOSE

All proceeds benefit the not-for-profit efforts of the International Skateboarding Hall of Fame and the Go Skateboarding Foundation.

The Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Icon Awards Ceremony is a production of the International Association of Skateboard Companies’ Go Skateboarding Foundation under license from the International Skateboarding Hall of Fame™.

*Ticket purchases HERE for the Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Icon Awards Ceremony.

I made photos of some of the inductees back in the 70's, here's some choice pic's:

Shogo Kubo from my Instagram

SHOGO KUBO 1978 West Los Angeles at a place that got called The Krypto Bowl. This backyard pool was a bust but somehow we managed a couple of amazing sessions here. I invited the main promo rep D. David from Kryptonics to come get a taste of what a real DogTown session was like, of course he had wheels flowing and even some prototype boards for people to try out, in fact when i think about it, I don't think more than a few photos exist from this pool where someone isn't riding Krypto's, they were dominating at that moment in time (most notable though i must say was Jimmy Plumer blazing on his Z-Wheels). Anyway look in the background, there's a heavy session going down. One of my most famous photos of Jay Adams was from this day where he's knocking the coping out of its place, in fact look at the cinder blocks on top of the coping, in this photo, to try and hold it in place while these motherfuckers were just pulverizing it... Jim Muir, Marty Grimes, Jay, Shogo, Mike Szeliga, Moses Padilla, Wes Humpston, and more, it was a heavy duty afternoon, before we knew the owners would be home from work... This photo is from my book "DOGTOWN - The Legend of The Z-BOYS" co-authored with CR Stecyk lll .. A must have. This is one of many moments that reminds me why i am putting Shogo's name up for nomination into "The Skateboarding Hall Of Fame" for this year. Fact is Shogo was one of the only ORIGINAL Z-Boys to keep skating competitively into the late 70's and his style was the basis for those like Ray Bones, Stevie Caballero, and most obviously his grom imitator Christian Hosoi ... SHOGO KUBO R.I.P. #shogokubo #jayadams #kryptonics @christianhosoi @steviecab @raybonesr @jboyadams #backyardpool #poolsiswhereitsat #bluetileobsession #coping #zflex #DogTown @dogtownskate @jimreddogmuir @crstecykiii #skateboarding #oldschool #1978 #ripShogo @skateboardinghalloffame #ShogoKuboAppreciationSociety #radical #gnarly #halloffame2016

A photo posted by glen E. friedman Ⓥ (@glenefriedman) on Mar 4, 2016 at 10:34am PST

SkateBoarding Hall of Fame induction ceremony TONIGHT in Costa Mesa

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL BEING INDUCTED TONIGHT!

Honored to have shot these folks when i did...


Duane Peters


Chris Miller


Neil Blender


Cara beth Burnside as a little kid

Ballots went out to nearly 400 qualified representatives from all eras of skateboarding history to vote for their choice for the Class of 2015 Hall of Fame inductions. We're happy to report the results after a week of vote collection!

2015 Inductees:
1960s Brian Logan
1970s Era One - Henry Hester
1970s Era Two - Duane Peters
1980s Era One - Neil Blender
1980s Era Two - Chris Miller
1990s John Cardiel
1970s Female - Robin Logan
1980s Female - Cara-Beth Burnside
1990s Female - Elissa Steamer

2015 Icon Awards: TBA

We hope you can join us TONIGHT at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel in Costa Mesa, CA for the 6th Annual Skateboarding Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

For tickets or hotel rooms visit: https://2015-shof.eventbrite.com

Sincerely,

Executive Director Emeritus | IASC
International Association of Skateboard Companies

Tonight my good friends Jim Muir, Steve Olson and Lance Mountain are being inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame!

Here's are a few of my favorite photographs i took of them:













I'll be there!

Skateboarding Hall Of Fame 2014 Inductee's Announced

Some of my best brothers in the line up, Huge congratulations!

1960s - Gregg Carroll

1970s Era One - Jim Muir

1970s Era Two - Steve Olson

1980s Era One - Lance Mountain

1980s Era Two - Natas Kaupas

1960s Women - Laurie Turner

1970s Women - Ellen Oneal

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Jim "Red Dog" Muir


Steve Olson


Lance Mountain


The Skateboarding Hall Of Fame on FaceBook

The Skateboarding Hall of Fame on Line

Visit the temporary home of the ISHOF at Skatelab in Simi Valley, California.

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