The Answer is Never by Jocko Weyland

The Answer is Never by Jocko Weyland

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The story of the people who forged and inspired the phenomenon of skateboarding, one of the great outlaw subcultures, combining death-defying stunts, cutting-edge fashion, and an all-round bad attitude; and a scene that led Tony Hawk to be the first millionaire skater.

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The Answer is Never by Jocko Weyland

Skateboarding is one of the great outlaw subcultures - combining death-defying stunts, cutting-edge fashion, and an all-round bad attitude. This is the story of the people who forged and inspired that culture, like the legendary Dogtown crew: Alva, Peralta, Adams, - kids bailing out scummy backyard pools to skate in them, fleeing from security guards, and inspiring each other to ever-greater feats. A scene which eventually led Tony Hawk to be the first skater to earn a million dollars a year. Written as a history and personal memoir by someone immersed in the skateboard world for over twenty years, The Answer Is Never is not just the story of the heroes, but the exploits of anyone who's ever picked up a skateboard.
The first literary investigation and memoir of a cultural and sporting phenomenon
Jocko Weyland's fiction and non-fiction has appeared in Open City magazine and Metropolis, among others. His third gallery show of photography was mounted last summer at the Steffany Martz gallery
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ISBN 13 9780712615372
ISBN 10 0712615377
Title The Answer is Never
Author Jocko Weyland
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2002-08-29
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.