Notes from the Brigade

How about a Mullen remake? I always loved his freestyle boards, they rocked!!

— Phil phillipkj4@aol.com

First of all I want to say hats off to George and Stacy for always providing quality everything, now in my 40's I saw the Powell reissued old school decks with all the original artwork. The bug bit, managed to buy most of the reissued decks and even some originals in the wrappers which of course are now on my walls, Mike Mcgill was nice enough to sign the jetfighter deck and was even lucky enough to grap a signed and numbered Steve Cab deck, o man how the years go bye and for a little of nothing with all of this stuff compiled, some of my childhood has been restored. I want to thank everyone who helped bring that joy back to me, hats off again to Steve, Mike, Tony.

— MARC LEVENE

The wheel to ride no other... grip the texture on my momma to ride in pools!

— Diana

Thanks so much for re-issuing those classic old school decks. As fate would have it, a skate park was recently built a mile away from my house which reignited my interest to skate again. While I was at work, bored out of my skull, I started to fatasize about things I used to fantasize about when I was younger like dropping in on something steep, grinding on some smooth coping etc. I started thinking to myself, how cool would it be if I still had my McGill? While googling on the internet, I found your site and saw that the Mike McGills had been re-issued. I was pumped! Shortly after, I purchased a McGill from my nearest skate shop and I'm now back to doing would I loved to do so long ago. Thanks for giving me back my childhood guys! P.S. The kids at the park love the board. I keep getting "That old school board is cool. Can I ride it for a minute?". - Retro Baby! Retro!

— Steve Mann

Having grown up in the late 70's era of skateboarding, I am constantly searching for Powell-Peralta shirts, stickers, decks on ebay. It is like a DREAM for me to find this website and know that this great company is back! I can't tell you many memories I have of my first bright orange Cab deck or my original white BONES wheels. I remember watching Ray Bones Rodriguez skate at Skatopia and Lakewood in So-Cal and being in awe. I really hope the original BONES oval sticker (red backing with white letters) gets re-issued (I got one for about $50 on ebay!) well worth the price I might add for all that it represents to me. The original BONES t-shirts are absolutely classic as well, i can only hope those may be on the way as well? Can't wait to see what's next!

— Steve Rath

ou guys know what your doing, p-p is back in business!

— Chris Austin

The reissues are incredible. Hell yeah old school! But it's been almost a year since I've been searching for the Frankie Hill Bulldog board or shirt. Ebay has them once or twice a year and they go for hundreds! Puh-lease reintroduce them!!!

— Michelle

In 1987 I saw the Bones Brigade at a local mall outside my home town of Baltimore Maryland. To this day I have never seen anyone abuse a deck more than Tommy G. Did off of a jump ramp that was maybe 3 feet high. He was topping out well over seven feet off the ground and well, we were stoked!!! The crowd that day at "white marsh mall" and the team from the sponcering shop, (reach for the beach), just kept screaming and he just kept launching, while in the back ground tony h. Was pulling inverts on a tiny quarter pipe and the others were giving out goods. The team and local shop are long gone and now i'm a 32 years old, but i still ride everyday and I still rely on that deck above all others. Your product has stood the test of time and generations of skaters. Thanks for the years of fun, and the memories that made skateboarding what it is today.Unofficial team member.

— Brad Butler

I've been riding Powell-Peralta boards for the better part of 25 years. Dave Z. gave me my 1st Ray Bones deck in 1980 and Ive never looked back. So naturally I picked up an Alan Gelfand model about a year or so ago,and well pure and simple,these are still the best decks around. The best feel, best colors,and best style of them all as far as I'm concerned. Thanks.P.S. Marina skatepark locals still rule.

— nik rosendahl

Please bring back the light blue Tommy Guerrero dagger board. You can't find a board like that anywhere. I used to sk8 on that board in the late 80s. We used to call him the king of the ollie. It brings back alot of good memories to see the old boards coming back out. I will look foward to buying that board when it comes out. PS. Sk8 or die

— Spalding

A MUST for pools or cement parks!...smooooooooth

— Mike

Hey there George,So far so good! I've really been stoked on all the re-issues that you've been putting out lately. I've already bought both the Vallely and Kevin Harris decks, but I'm dying to get ahold of a RODNEY MULLEN CHESSBOARD re-issue.I think that powell once had the strongest most recognizable image back during the the mid to late 80s. Most of this was due to the iconic graphics that only VCJ could have created. I've often wondered what he's been up to these days and if he'd ever consider creating skateboard graphics again. I think it's about time the world was re-introduced to his art again! Many thanks,

— Crab Scrambly

At last, long last! I emailed you a year ago with the thin hope of getting the Ray Bones Snub nose reissued and here it is! This was my all-time favorite board back in the '80s but I never got one. After waiting 20 years here it is... Thanks a bunch!

— Braden Smith

I think if Chin made a speech he would say ,"Any man or woman could parachute once but you would need a parachute to parachute twice." Life is animal chin K S34 yrs old and still love Bones.. thank you for keeping skateboarding fun... PP is #1...

— Kelly Dyer

So very awesome to be able to get my hands on all my old faves ON DVD! and the Video Tunes shoulda been here 20 years ago. I'm in my early 30's now and walking into skate shops asking for Animal Chin and PD is a frustrating experience as the guys behind the counter don't know what I'm talkin' 'bout. Cheers Boys!

— Ben Evans

Its great to see the reissue of boards, we have known to love. I'm a geezen @ 37. But grew up in N.VA and skated the Ditch, Chicken Ranch, Mt. Trashmore. and a slew of other little hot spots. One place that sticks out was this guy Page had a Pink half pipe in N. Little Rock Ark.That was Glassed, that thing was Sofa-King sweet. You guys Remember when Thrasher was nothing more than news print? And Chief Rasta where you could get some recipe to fill your belly? Well sorry to be geezen on ya. Peace. Do you really have to ask?

— Scott

I haven't had a board that I really loved to skate since my Frankie Hill was regretfully retired from service in about 1991. But now thanks to Powell I have a Vallely and a Kevin Harris freestyle. My skating has returned to how it was before those evil popsicle decks started breeding. Thanks to everybody at Skate One. Please don't ever stop making these reissues. You are making the world a better place.

— Paul Sullivan

Thanks so much for the great re-issue decks,it is great to see them available. Please re-issue "Frankie Hill's bulldog deck" and Tony Hawk's 1983 skull deck". Keep going with your great classic powell products, they are great.

— Karl

Hi dudes. I just got on the web page by pure hazard. well anyway, I stopped skating after some really painful experiences, but guys I wanted to thank you for what you have released over the years. Definitely and adept of PP products, I will never forget all those years watching the bones brigade and trying to get as good as them... Well I really want to get back on a skate but now I don't have the confidence that I had when I was 10. Thanks again.

— Rno Tampere

The Rat-Bones are the perfect pool wheel. They grip like no other and make it a pleasure to ride.

— Graham Crawley