Author Topic: how many of u rode gillingham skatepark? (Read 54920 times)

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2006, 11:05 PM »

He once told me he copied your style.

billstup · « **Reply #26 on:** September 09, 2006, 11:36 PM »

When we were on the Kellogs Glyn slagged me off a bit to some others, but they came and told me, so I poped over to him and did a bit of slagging myself

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #27 on:** September 09, 2006, 11:39 PM »

Glyn was a bit odd so I had nothing to do with him at all. He was just weird (no footed front hops) why would you want to do that

gill.b · « **Reply #28 on:** September 15, 2006, 02:23 PM »

Hi y'all, I rode gillingham from around 1980 to its closure in 87 and remember Gary (H)ales, 1st Redline 'Proline) Darren gilchrist (Diamond Back) and yes even the Knight brothers, two P.K.'s red and blue, I never thought i would meet someone who remebered them, I'm sure they lived near Buckmore Park, Rochester. Who are you?

???I probably know you. I'm Simon I used to ride a red Torker and was about 12 when those two used to frequent-OLD SKOOL.
Yes Lewis was the best, he could air every single inch of Gillinghams perfect contours- even bowl to bowl transfers from snake to rez-how hard!!! Big air even for now. Have a pair of 1st Generation Profile cranks he gav eto me some years after- for resto project.
Went to Gillingham the other day and it is NOT a car park- its just a field with all bowls in tact with only damage to half pipe walls and lips of others. i know every inch of that place.
I Hope i dont offend anyone whan i say that Blacklion gillingham Skatepark was the best piece of concrete in UK ever, and made Rom and Harrow look like amateur polar bear enclosures. How many Parks had ultra smooth contours with not one, not one kink.
Please, Please, Please has anyone got photos?

?? from all years both BMX and Skate?

? email at avat19@dsl.pipex.com

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #29 on:** September 15, 2006, 06:34 PM »

Take your camera next time

. Never seen any good pics of that place.

gill.b · « **Reply #30 on:** September 16, 2006, 03:21 PM »

Hi can fix that...........if only somone can tell me how to compress already compressed photos down from 850kb to max.allowed 128kb?

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P.S. note in the photo of Lewis getting 9ft+ , 3rd from left is a young Fids......Where are you fids?

Its Si your old gillingham and glasgow housemate!!!!!!!

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #31 on:** September 16, 2006, 03:29 PM »

Pretty sure one of our pc nerds like Ruler can help you there. He aint a nerd in the skatepark though

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gill.b · « **Reply #32 on:** September 16, 2006, 03:45 PM »

Cheers, just cut n paste to see size of pics of others and they turn out to be bigger that 128?

As it says 128 x 4 pics can i post one that in total = 500kg.........ah well here goes!!!!!!

No got refused..... Help!!!!! got some good pics.

FIL EBZ · « **Reply #33 on:** September 16, 2006, 05:16 PM »

No i didn`t

MeddlE · « **Reply #34 on:** September 16, 2006, 06:44 PM »

Email them to me and I will post them for you.

trill · « **Reply #35 on:** September 16, 2006, 08:16 PM »

i think fids lives & works in hastings,if u go 2 the backyard jam in sheffield u should bump into him. hope u have some luck with these pics. i think cause alot of towns r getting these crappy little metel parks built gillingham council should dig out & reconstruct the old one, maybe they might show some interest what with this extreme sport boom.

gill.b · « **Reply #36 on:** September 17, 2006, 04:10 PM »

Have managed to sort out the pics, but the site wont allow me to post as 'upload folder is full' will try again on monday....

MeddlE · « **Reply #37 on:** September 17, 2006, 05:31 PM »

You'll need to use something like photobucket or imageshack.

MeddlE · « **Reply #38 on:** September 17, 2006, 08:54 PM »

Here are gill.b's pics.

BlackLion, 1978, shortly after construction

gill.b, 1982, Torker, Elevator

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #39 on:** September 17, 2006, 08:57 PM »

Awesome pics well worth the wait.

Steve P · « **Reply #40 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:10 PM »

Ace . . . awesome memories flooded back seeing pics of that place again . . .

Right, where's me shovel !!!

Steve

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #41 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:11 PM »

is it still there?

Steve P · « **Reply #42 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:12 PM »

Filled in way back

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #43 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:19 PM »

Lets get diggin then

Steve P · « **Reply #44 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:33 PM »

I'll bring the beers . . . who can get their hands on a JCB

Steve

jeff spicoli · « **Reply #45 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:34 PM »

is it really still there or have they built on it? If I lived there I would be diggin tonight.

billstup · « **Reply #46 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:36 PM »

You can hire a JCB with an operator for about £ 275 a day, and he`d make short work of digging that out in a day

Eddie Fiola · « **Reply #47 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:38 PM »

reminds me of Del Mar skate ranch

Steve P · « **Reply #48 on:** September 17, 2006, 09:42 PM »

Quote from: jeff spicoli on September 17, 2006, 09:34 PM

is it really still there or have they built on it? If I lived there I would be diggin tonight

Apparently, it's just been filled in and you can still see the half pipe walls . . . Can anyone confirm ??

£275 with an operator is cheap Bill . . . that way we can all sit back and drink the beer

Steve

trill · « **Reply #49 on:** September 17, 2006, 10:23 PM »

word is its just been filled in (apart from the half pipe walls) all it'll take is one day with a jcb all the land's used for at mo is a extention of the park/car park area.i think we should all chip in and dig.

Author Topic: how many of u rode gillingham skatepark? (Read 54920 times)

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gill.b

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FIL EBZ

MeddlE

trill

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MeddlE

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jeff spicoli

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jeff spicoli

jeff spicoli

Eddie Fiola

trill