Tag Archives: Female Skaters
Skateboard Predictions: 2021 Olympic Rulers – Ladies Street Event
If this was a normal world we would have been enjoying the fantastic talent of Olympic skateboarding and celebrating the wrap up of the Tokyo Games. Alas, everything has been upheaved, so I will continue to reminisce about the awesome skateboarding results of 2019. In my previous post, predicting the winners for the *women’s Olympic […]
Skateboard Predictions: 2021 Olympic Rulers – Ladies Park event
Note: COVID-19 Coronavirus has resulted in the postponement of the Olympics This past summer I stepped up my game by following the footage and results of skateboard contests around the world. I have every reason to believe that Olympic spectators and skateboarders themselves are going to be blown away next summer when the girls and […]
Baltic Way – travelogue Part 2
The first half of our summer adventure from Finland to Estonia had been a real delight (see: Baltic Way – travelogue part 1) with a good balance of city, nature, food, history and art / handicraft. There were moments when we wished we were on motorcycles seeking out camping sites and trails, but that would […]
“Me and Mariah”
Today was a highly celebratory day. It was National Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Canada and International Go Skateboarding Day. If you’re a First Nations skater you have to be pretty stoked! In the morning I posted a highlight on our library Facebook page about all the awesome books and movies that are being published by […]
Geriatric Skateboarding
A few weekends ago the Powell River skateshop Townskate launched its first annual skateboard contest at the local park. I had driven past the park a few times and sighed since it looked like so much fun, but never allowed myself to entertain the idea of actually skating it considering my geriatric back, which gets […]
The future of skateboarding: identity, masculinity, and rebellion
Yesterday I had an epiphany about subcultures and youth rebellion. This is a topic I haven’t thought deeply on for some time, compared to when I wrote my Masters thesis on female skateboarders as cultural producers in a male dominated subculture. I was reminded of my research when a PhD student reached out to me, […]
Sick ladies in the Cyclades – MUMC reunion
The summer is over, I have a new laptop (we had a break-in at our place… both laptops stolen = boo!), and it’s time to catch up on some writing. It’s been four months since my reunion in Greece with some of the original members of the Majestic Unicorn Motorcycle Club, and I am still […]
A Canadian Roadtrip and Reunion: Girl Skaters on the Loose
In anticipation of a reunion with skateboarding friends overseas, I found this article I wrote back in 2005 about the time I drove across Canada… I have always wanted to do the cross-Canada drive, to acquire a first-hand impression of how vast this country is. When I received an email from a francophone friend in […]
Time Capsule
In about a month my good friend Rhianon will be coming through Vancouver for a visit. There are a few reasons why I am really excited about this. First off, she’s the kind of friend that no matter the length of time apart we just slip into comfortable conversation and I feel like she gets me, […]
Girl Gangs
Growing up in small town Ontario meant that I didn’t have many like-minded girls to hang with, as I was a fierce tomboy from a young age. I had two big brothers, and I wanted to do everything that they did. We lived on a dead end street and every day after school and throughout […]
Gasoline Gypsy 