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| SEPTEMBER 1977, THE MADDOG WAS RIDING HER SKATEBOARD G&S WITH SIMS WHEELS) DOWN HOLLYWOOD BLVD, TERRORIZING TOURISTS WHO WERE STARING AT THE GROUND (OK OK THE DUMB STARS SHOULD ONLY HOLD YOUR ATTENTION FOR 5 MINUTES OKAY?) WHEN SHE SAW SOMETHING SHE NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE IN LA-PUNK ROCKERS! SHE IMMEDIATELY CONFRONTED THE TWO PUNKERS ASKING WHERE THEY WERE GOING. THEY POINTED DOWN CHEROKEE TO AN OBSCURE ALLEY AND SAID THE MASQUE-WHERE THERE WERE LOCAL PUNK BANDS PLAYING. MADDOG FOLLOWED THEM (IT WAS CARLOS DRUMMER OF THE DICKIES AND BELINDA CARLISLE OF THE GOGO'S). UNDERGROUND WAS NIRVANA AND THE MADDOG KNEW SHE WAS GONNA FIND A BAND TO PLAY DRUMS WITH. MADDOG STARTED SKATEBOARDING AT AGE 7 AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL SHE WAS 28 (BACK INJURY PUT A STOP TO THAT). THE SPORT LED HER TO THE MASQUE AND SHE STILL SUPPORTS HER FAVORITE SPORT. IN 1979, TONY"MADDOG"ALVA CAME TO ONE OF MADDOG'S INFAMOUS SUNSET BLVD PARTIES AND TOLD MADDOG SHE WAS WELCOME TO THE NICKNAME SINCE HE HATED IT. TONY AND JAY ADAMS WERE THE TOP SKATERS IN THOSE DAYS:THE DOGTOWN BOYS (DOGTOWN IS SANTA MONICA FOR ALL YOU VIRGINS). MADDOG USED TO SKATE IN DOGTOWN ALOT THEN AS WELL AS TORRANCE SKATEPARK. HER BROTHERS ALSO SKATED TOO. SHE WENT TO ENGLAND AND PEOPLE STARED AT HER AS IF SHE WERE FROM NEPTUNE BUT 4 YEARS LATER THERE WERE SKATERS ALL OVER THE UK. THESE DAYS SKATEBOARDING IS A WORLDWIDE SPORT AND KIDS ARE DOING INCREDIBLE STUFF. HERE'S A FEW PICTURES OF SOME HOT SKATERS
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