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Oxnard 101

Dennis Agnew, George Wilson, and Eric Andersen plus a couple others at Oxnard, The Endless Wave,in June of 1978. From one roll of film (#101)

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Pat Burgess		03-Jun-2013 03:48
I love your site bro, I too spent every possible moment skating Oxnard, I remember Shogo Kubo was such a nice guy, gave advice to a young grom at the time when most famous skaters were caught up with themselves, Anyone her ever skate Jungle Land in Thousand Oaks, we were there all the time, but being from oxnard we would bum a ride from my friends mom on her way to work in TO and (bummer?), we would have to stay there all day, eating at Taco Bell and getting Slurpees at 7-11... fun days..

Jeff Stevens		30-Nov-2012 20:25
I have about 70 pictures of Oxnards endless wave and 30 of Sparks Goleta on my facebook page if your interested. OG local/team member

Guest		16-Feb-2011 15:07
i was living in malibu me and my mates used to come up to skate the pools me tony stearns ricky dunlap lawrence fishman we were malibu surfers but when there was no waves we grinded on coping!!

johnnymonskate		20-Jun-2008 22:52
Here is a Tribute Endlesswave Deck Skipper did for me this spring http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Johnnymonskate/IMG_0885.jpg?t=1213390992 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Johnnymonskate/IMG_0887.jpg?t=1213391234 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Johnnymonskate/IMG_0891.jpg?t=1213391099 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Johnnymonskate/IMG_0893.jpg?t=1213391182 It's really been 30 years since the Bakersfield Wave was torn down...........Bummer worst day of my life. But those where the Best Daze of my life spent on that magical place Jerry Valdez created from a dream with my Bruddah and Sistahs that have all but forgotten each other....... where are all those Bruddahs and Sistas? Why doesn't anybody want to go Skate with Johnny anymore? Oh well Life goes on, obla de obla da...........

Tom Fain		26-Apr-2007 16:31
My e-maill address is sk8ptom@hotmail.com anybody wants to contact me that's cool.

Tom Fain		26-Apr-2007 16:30
Yea I remember Rubberman, Those were the days. I learned alot of stuff at that park. best memories of any parks I've ever skated. Cool shots, I have a few. Would be cool to see more old photos. If anybody has any old photos of me. I would apperciate a copy. Catch you Later. Tom Fain

johnnymonskate		19-Apr-2007 03:29
Anybody remember Jon Stevenson? The original GUMBY? Jon Whatz up man? Those were the best daze man, The best in deed..................................

Gordy Lienemann		06-Feb-2007 08:57
I just discovered your website and enjoyed the memories of The ENDLESS WAVE. I remember fondly the contest in 1978 as I was emcee for the contest sitting in the lifeguard seat and announcing the contest. I've got a few photos of behind the scenes images that are cool. Gordy Lienemann my email address is; thegord@earthlink.net

Guest		15-Nov-2006 05:19
Hey it is me again Willy. It has been a year since I wrote. Been a cool year. I have aquired a few sweet boards and spoke to my childhood idol. Yes, Mr. Lonnie Toft. The board I purchased is a 1978 Lonnie Toft Sims Snub Nose. Then Lonnie made me an 8 Wheeler and his new version of the Snub Nose 2006 model. Been riding a lot. I am almost 40 and it hurts a lot more when you slam but screw it I always say. I really think what Jeff wrote was cool. I think more people should give props to guys like Lonnie, Jack Waterman Tom Fain and a boat load of others. Dont get me wrong DogTown is the shit but next time a movie is made I hope it includes some of the above mentioned. So many great Skaters on the Endless Wave Skate Team. The Pepsi Team, Yeah you Gordy!!! Have a Great Holiday Season. Keep Skatn'

johnnymonskate		28-Aug-2006 22:10
oops that didn't work. how about this.. Keep on Skatin on!

johnnymonskate		28-Aug-2006 22:06
Hey Bro, Here's one of Johnny gettin his daily Stoke! [IMGhttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Johnnymonskate/IMG_0042.jpg[/IMG] Can't wait till we ride again!

johnnymonskate		28-Aug-2006 20:25
Jeff, John Bauer here, Photos are coming! Keep on Skatin on Bro!

Jeff Tkac		26-Aug-2006 19:24
My name is Jeff Tkac and with my compadres Steve and Russ Watson,John Stephenson,Steve Shelton, John Bauer, Greg Garcia and Eric Armstrong we got to be there at the opening of the Endless Wave Oxnard. We arrived at this priveledge because we worked at and skated for Team Endless Wave Bakersfield. We spent the night in the pro shop the night before and opened up the next morning to throngs of people waiting at the door to get in. We were there skating with Kent Smith , "The Jer" Jerry Valdez, founder of the "Panties Gram" and Brandon Cruz. I remember two men Ed Olson and Terry Moreland who were the geniuses who built The Endless Wave Skateboard Parks in Bakersfield, Oxnard, and even possibly Phoenix, Az. I am sure there were other owners but they were the heroes I remember taking a chance on us skaters. Sure they were there to make some cash on the upcoming craze but had to close these havens due to higher insurance cost and what they thought to be greater use for the land. Those were sad days as they closed these institutions of higher learning. I know I speak for us all when I say that these places were better than your best day at Disneyland. These parks kept me out of trouble and got me the adolescent exercise that I needed at the time. Good God did we have a great time, and if we had known then the memories that that created now we all probably would would have gone for that greater air , that more intense grind, the harder tail tap. The generosity of Tom Sims and Skipper Engblom and the ultimate kindness of Lonnie Toft (who gave and custom autographed my first 8 wheeler) were and are the legends in my mind. These guys pushed me and supplied me with the ultimate spirit to truly go for it. I also remember photographers shooting constant pictures as we would fly out of these bowls and that was one of the greatest thrills of all as we were always pushing for a little higher air oftens only to come down in concrete disaster, but we knew we had tried our best. If there is anyone out there with any pictures of any of the above mentioned people I would be willing to pay for them and/or to have them reproduced as I would love to put together a collection /book of our skate scene as it was so incredibly memorable. My early love of a hand me down Z-Flex Skateboard from fellow skater John Stephenson and my name being Jeff got me the nickname "Zephyr" which was officially approved by Skip Engblom. Anytime my life is not going in the right direction or things are going on out of my control I just think back to the Days of The Endless Wave and I am brought back to the insane tranquility that was.

Jeff Stevens		27-Feb-2006 19:58
nice shots of the halfpipe, 6 ft of vert, 3 ft of transition, real hard to gring in that thing. I have some shots of oxnard at www. bulldogskates.com go to message board, then to all things BDS, then to thread steve holt, pics from past. OG Oxanrd team skater.

venicepix		21-Feb-2006 20:50
thanks for the great comment!

Willy		21-Feb-2006 14:55
Makes me wish for a simpler time in life 2 or three bucks and enough and just enough left for a coke and life was GREAT. Everytime I am in Oxnard I drive by the spot. You know there is a intersection there now. A sidewalk where the Pro- Bowl use to be. I feel like getting out of my car like a crazed man and shouting this is Holy ground do not drive over it. Or walking into the Burger King and advising the dude behind the counter the establishment he is employed by is in the way and I need to take a sweet run down the KEY HOLE. There was nothing like standing at the top of the Big Snake Run and listening to the Echo of someone kick butt in the Bowls. Some might say I live in the past too much. Nah man I just dig it , I just dig it and I get it. I tell my kids about it. Thanks for listening, Willy

Guest		13-Aug-2005 16:30
yeah, Kelly's right.

venicepix		13-Aug-2005 03:09
Aw, shucks.....golly gee...ah don know wha ta say...

kelVBWL		13-Aug-2005 00:30
Trust me on this, people LOVE these kind of shots, they might not get alot of repsonses but, I think people are just dumbfounded cause they are so valuable. And all they can muster is "WOW"

tonan		25-Jul-2005 19:57
i thank the OG's for the tricks . good shots on the camera. tonan.

venicepix		25-Jul-2005 05:33
I never quite know what to do about the skating and surfing shots. Obviously both sports have progressed to the point that the actual tricks don't impress in quite the same way they did 27 years ago. It's hard to tell who is who from the proof sheets, I gave away most of the prints, and scanning the negatives takes time. So what I've done here is just take the plunge and print 15 shots from one favorite roll of film. I think there's actually another roll the same day, taken before the sun went down, but I've always liked these best ( and so aparently does Z-FLEX). I scanned all the frames that the guys marked for themselves (I used to let them come over and choose a certain number that I would print for them) plus a few that tickled my fancy now, for example 00442 because I liked the tree and the shadow. Frog would never have chosen that one because there's nothing exceptional about the skating. I also included a few of guys that I don't recognize. I'll try to do Roll#100 soon to complete the day. I think I remember being really tired, driving home in the dark...

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