Skateboarding: Not Just A Hobby, A Lifestyle
             Skateboarding is a powerful sport, however it is not a crime. All too often
             skateboarders are looked at as 'punks' and 'vandals.' Skateboarding has
             been around since the early 1950's and has thrived throughout the
             strenuous ups and downs of the mainstream industry. It's popularity rose
             with surfers due to the fact that it was something they could do when the
             conditions in the water weren't good enough or too rough. Makaha had
             made sales of $4,000,000 within two years. Boards originated from the
             idea of a scooter with metal roller skate wheels and a handle attached. In
             the 50's boards came in various shapes and sizes because many kids were
             designing their own. By the early 60's skateboarding had risen in surf
             culture so much that magazine had begun to be printed. Their were also
             major tours across the United States of teams of skateboarders due to the
             towering heights of skateboarding popularity. The skaters had taken this
             'hobby' to a new level as they began to explore empty pools. This was a
             revolution in the sport and truly elevated the technical end of skating. A
             story that's been passed on refers to a group of skaters who searched out
             whole neighborhoods for empty pools due to the drought. They found a
             beautiful pool at the residence of a fire chief. Somehow, they got a hold of
             his work schedule and skated his pool everyday that he worked until they
             got caught. Pool riding was an intense element that continued from the
             After the magazines and tours and fifty million skateboards being sold,
             skateboarding died. The cause of death, "The first skateboarding crash
             was due to inferior product, [which floods today's market] too much
             inventory and a public upset by reckless riding." The reason it happened
             was a little bit of daredevilism riding down ...