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An
east coast skateboarding wonder at a young age—there’s a story out
there that Bucky started skateboarding after his bicycle was stolen,
sure, but really there was a shop owner in Baltimore named Andy who
liked Bucky, flowed him product, and generally made skateboarding
affordable for him. He entered amateur contests and did well. His
profile rose to a point where in 1989 Tony Hawk sent him a game changing
invite to visit him in SoCal. The
1990 release of what has become known as Bucky’s STADIUM model was one
of the graphics designed entirely by Sean Cliver during his three years
at Powell Peralta. The back-story behind the unusual baseball-themed
graphic has little to do with Bucky’s interest in, or his ability to
actually play baseball. Not
only was Bucky known for being a nice, likable guy, Sean also knew he
was from Baltimore. At the time the Baltimore Orioles had gone through a
resurgence because their new stadium (Camden Yards) was being
constructed while Cal Ripken, Jr., was surging in his effort to play
more baseball games consecutively (2632 eventually) than any human
thought possible. Sean saw this as an opportunity for Bucky Lasek, the
nice guy that people liked, to have a board graphic with lots of those
people he liked on his board. BOOM! -Nostalgic notes from the eidetic memory of Jim Fitzpatrick Width: 10" - Length: 31.5" - Wheelbase: 13.75/14.5" Adjustable TRUCK HOLE PATTERN: DOUBLE-DRILLED LONG 4 (2.5")