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  2. Tas Pappas - Wikipedia

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    In a 1994 advertisement for the now-defunct Mad Circle skateboard deck company, an x-ray of Pappas' femur complete with metal plates and screws, is depicted with the tagline: "Tas Pappas, Mad Circle's Answer to the Bionic Man." [4] Pappas then appeared alongside Moses Itkonen, Edward Devera, Mike Cao, Justin Girard and Scott Johnston in the 1996 Mad Circle video Let The Horns Blow.

  3. María Belón - Wikipedia

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    María Belón (born 1966) [1] is a Spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami when she was on holiday in Thailand with her husband Enrique (Quique) Álvarez [2] and three sons Lucas, Simón, and Tomás. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died.

  4. Jeff Phillips (skateboarder) - Wikipedia

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    In 1973, his grandmother Annice gave him a Shark skateboard with steel wheels. Jeff and his father, Charles, crafted skateboards at home out of scraps of birch and plywood. As a teenager he frequented Wizard Skateboard Park in Garland and then a few years later Skate Time at Bachman Lake, in Dallas featuring the infamous Blue Ramp/Clown Ramp. [1]

  5. Powell Peralta - Wikipedia

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    Powell-Peralta Skateboards appeared in several films: The 1992 film Encino Man features Brendan Fraser's character Link riding a Lance Mountain Family (art by Lance's son) skateboard deck near the end. There is a Powell-Peralta poster clearly visible in Dave's room.

  6. Mark Gonzales - Wikipedia

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    Under the Deluxe Distribution company, Gonzales skated for Real Skateboards and appeared in three of the company's videos: Kicked Out of Everywhere, Non Fiction, and Real to Reel. [21] In 2002, Gonzales then launched Krooked Skateboards in partnership with the Deluxe company [ 22 ] and, as of February 2016, Krooked is an operational company ...

  7. Skateboarding - Wikipedia

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    Downhill skateboarding (video) (2012) Efforts have been taken to improve recognition of the cultural heritage as well as the positive effects of encouraging skateboarding within designated spaces. In 2015, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. , hosted an event at which skateboarders accompanied by music did ...

  8. Toy Machine - Wikipedia

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    The video featured some of the riders that were in Welcome to Hell, but also included new skateboarders, like Bam Margera and Kerry Getz. [8] Jamie Thomas, Satva Leung & Donnie Barley exited the team before this video. Good and Evil, Toy Machine's fifth video, premiered October 22, 2004, at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California, US.

  9. Eric Koston - Wikipedia

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    Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) [1] is an American professional skateboarder and company owner. [2] He has been featured in the Tony Hawk's video game series and the Electronic Arts (EA) video games Skate 2 [3] and Skate 3.