
	Where results make sense

Topic: Tony Alva

Related Topics

Jay Adams

Geoff Rowley

Ali Boulala

Stephen Berra

Stacy Peralta

Skateboarding

Mark Appleyard

Ed Templeton

Eric Koston

Mike Vallely

Tony Hawk

Ollie

Ollie (skateboarding trick)

Rodney Mullen

Jason Lee (actor)

In the News (Thu 12 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Tony Alva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tony Alva (born 1957 in the USA) is one of the original Z-Boys and one of the most influential skateboarders of all time.
		He is believed to be one of the first to land an aerial in an empty swimming pool.
		Alva Skates is one of the longest-running skateboard companies in the industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Alva (168 words)

	TONY ALVA & THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN - INTERVIEWS, PICTURES, BIOGRAPHY AND TIMELINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Alva was in San Francisco recently with Stacy Peralta, a friend from his stake punk youth in the dilapidated "Dogtown" section of Santa Monica, Calif. -- the part of town that went to seed when the Santa Monica Pier amusement park closed down, then fell down, leaving twisted roller coaster tracks in the tide.
		Alva: What happens is, all of a sudden you’re part of the system, and when you’re entered into the judicial system in the United States, it’s supposed to be all about the Constitution and all that shit.
		Alva: I tell you, one of the best things that could ever happen to you is to have a Brazilian girl speaking Portuguese to you while you’re having sex with her.
	www.tonyalva.net (7156 words)

	The Movie Chicks - Interview - Stacy Peralta and Tony Alva
		Tony: There was a bowl in London in an old abandoned theater; they had built a skateboard park of concrete, named the Mad Dog Bowl, which is my nickname from Dogtown.
		Tony: Skateboarding took priority, because not only we were excelling more rapidly at that, but we were also getting a lot of media attention and it was presenting a situation where we could market ourselves.
		Tony: I lot of the footage was from surf photographers that were mixing skateboarding footage with surf films.
	www.themoviechicks.com /may2002/mctdogtown.html (3262 words)

	SkateboardDirectory.com: News : Tony Alva interview with Heckler Magazine, 1995
		Tony Alva is the Kurt Cobain of skating, pure unadulterated soul and aggression, but instead of burning out, he grew up and matured.
		Tony took three or four big pushes on the shitty, hole-ridden service road that led up to the ditch, hit a crack on the top of the ditch and pop-ollied into the ditch at high speed, landing half way down the the 12 foot wall.
		Tony's putting together an art show and book featuring a lot of the art and graphics he's developed over the years for his boards, and is studying crop circles for ideas for new board graphics.
	skateboarddirectory.com /pm/mp/480144 (3255 words)

	Reel.com: Tony Alva
		If Tony Hawk is the Michael Jordan of skateboarding, then Tony Alva is the Wilt Chamberlain of the sport.
		Alva was one of the legendary Z-Boys, a group of young athletes who basically founded modern skateboarding during the mid-'70s.
		Alva himself is credited with doing the first air, the acrobatic trick which is the basis of the vertical, ramp-based style of skateboarding popularized by Tony Hawk and the X-Games.
	www.reel.com /reel.asp?node=features/interviews/alva (2487 words)

	Tony Alva on The Skateboard Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tony Alva, has announced the opening of his new skateboard and lifestyle store, Alva Los Angeles *.
		Alva himself is expected be on location to greet and sign autographs at the new store, 1086 South Fairfax Avenue (between Olympic and Pico), on Saturday, December 17, 2005 * from 1PM to 10PM.
		Tony Alva, Steve Olson * and Dave Duncan will be on hand for Red Bull 's Urban Waves downhill banked slalom * competition in New York City 's Prospect Park in Brooklyn on November 2, 2002 .
	skateboarddirectory.com /srch?qt=Tony_Alva (758 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tony Alva: The main thing I think has changed is the technical level, which has risen to an extreme level.
		Tony Alva: I think they're all just as important, because everybody contributed, but Stacy as a director had to focus on principle characters, and in 90 minutes had just enough time to focus on the highlights.
		Tony Alva: Yeah, definitely, because the accent is on style, power and control, as well as grace under pressure.
	www.usatoday.com /community/chat/2002-04-17-alva.htm (1331 words)

	Mad Dog Chronicles: The Work of Wynn Miller and Tony Alva
		Alva had a style all his own and was often remembered for skating with headphones wrapped in a bandana; an era before the walkman that Alva refers to as a "BW" and would also term as "head jams." Miller describes his photographic objective - "I like shooting people clean as crisp images.
		Tony and Miller had a relationship that involved a level of trust and respect that made way for natural and subjective experiments.
		From Tony Hawk today to Tony Alva, the sport of skateboarding continues to inspire new moves and various art forms on the asphalt playgrounds.
	www.glidemagazine.com /articles30.html (1444 words)

	ALVA \| History \| bio
		In 1968, Alva got his first surfboard and skateboard and developed a passion for surfing, skateboarding and rock-n-roll.
		Tony Alva has appeared in several feature films including "Skateboard: The Movie That Defies Gravity" (1977), "Thrashin" (1986), and the award winning documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" (2002).
		Most recently, Alva was hired as the authenticity consultant and skateboarding choreographer for the upcoming Sony feature film "Lords of Dogtown" (June 2005).
	www.alvahardcore.com /index.php?history (603 words)

	The Freshjive Mad Dog Chronicles
		Tony Alva and Wynn Miller will attend the opening reception, sponsored in part by Magic Hat Brewing Co., Friday, April 11th, beginning at 7:00 pm.
		Alva's no-apologies skate style put him on top as a pro skateboarder in the late 70's and early 80's claiming such titles as World Professional Overall skateboarder.
		Alva realized a resurgence of fame with the 2002 release and subsequent success of "Dog Town and Z-Boys," a docu-film exposing the truth birth of skateboarding sub-culture which featured him along with early teammates and peers.
	www.snowboardermag.com /features/news/maddog (236 words)

	Dagger Skates: Tony Alva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tony Alva was born in 1957, in Santa Monica California.
		In 1999, he was presented the X Games Life Time Achievement Award from Tony Hawk, and in 2000, he received the Legend Award from Transworld Skateboard Magazine.Recently he was featured in the Sundance and Independent Spirit award-winning documentary “Dogtown and Z-Boys”; (2002).
		Tony Alva was an authenticity consultant and stunt coordinator on the upcoming Sony feature film, "Lords Of Dogtown" (2005), based on his life with the Z-Boys.
	www.daggerskates.com /alva.html (251 words)

	Lords of Dogtown
		Tonyâs family is so poor that he and his teenage sister, Kathy, must share a bedroom in their modest house, but that doesnât stop them from bringing sexual partners in at the same time.
		Tony autographs a girlâs breast (she's wearing a bra) and another girlâs bare leg (close to her rear).
		Tony skates in and out of moving traffic and then times a long downhill run so that he enters a busy intersection at the same moment the light turns green.
	www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002176.cfm (1550 words)

	[No title]
		There are few people in the world of skateboarding who have the balance, the timing, the speed or the versatility of Tony Alva.
		The original Gumby man of skateboarding, Tony uses his body weight to aid speed, traction, flow or direction in all his riding.
		These are the qualities that put Tony Alva among the top riders in any area he chooses.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/alva2/hot.html (241 words)

	GameSpy: Chairman Of The Board
		Tony Alva: I'll probably play it with my 10-year-old son, he's going to be really excited to play it, and that I'm a character in it.
		Tony Alva: At this point, because it was first, because of the credibility, because of how people received it at the Sundance film festival, I would have to say the documentary.
		Tony Alva: I'm actually considering doing something, so I can't really tell you much about it, but what I will say is that it would probably have its roots in when radical skateboarding started.
	xbox.gamespy.com /xbox/tony-hawks-underground-2/658653p2.html (474 words)

	Tony Hawk's American Wasteland E3 2005 Report - GameCube News at GameSpot
		Tony Alva, berts, runaways, and a nearly seamless skate-friendly Los Angeles await you in the latest Tony Hawk game.
		Continuing on the classic skate concept that the inclusion of Tony Alva brings, you'll be able to do berts in the game by holding down a right shoulder button and moving left or right.
		Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 strikes a perfect balance between new and old and renders the two previous entries in the series almost completely obsolete in the process.
	www.gamespot.com /gamecube/sports/tonyhawksunderground3/preview_6125573.html?part=rss&tag=gs_gamecube&subj=6125573 (1497 words)

	U-Whittier Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		In fact, Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, the pioneering members of the Zephyr skating team - known as the Z-Boys - aren't so certain that the authentic Dogtown of their youth even exists anymore.
		On a recent Sunday, Alva and Peralta joined their on-screen counterparts, actors Victor Rasuk and John Robinson, to talk about small boards, big dreams, Hollywood and "goofy feet." Hardwicke and Emile Hirsch (who plays Jay Adams) sat in as well.
		Tony was a regular foot, and when I first got the skateboard I didn't know if I was a goofy foot or a regular foot.
	u.whittierdailynews.com /Stories/0,1413,215~24356~2900846,00.html (1576 words)

	A Tale of Two Tonies: Tony Alva on American Wasteland on Games.net
		Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, where he appears as an in-game character.
		Alva: No way, man! Growing up, nobody could've ever predicted skateboarding would be this big.
		Alva: Because I was born and raised in Los Angeles--that's my neighborhood, man. And it's a fantasy for kids to come and skate there from all over the world.
	www.games.net /features/106062.shtml (555 words)

	Soundbitten: Lords of Dogtown
		As Alva stands poised at the edge of the drop, rocking slightly, his left foot planted on the board that bears his name, a wispy blond-haired nine-year-old, completely unaware of him, stands in the same position just a few feet away.
		Alva, the leader of the Dogtown boys, the former World Champion, the godfather of urban skate-punks who transformed skateboarding from a sport of short little muscular dudes doing nose wheelies into the minor religion that it is today.
		Aerials, Alva recounts, came from surviving, from hitting the pool's lip so hard that eventually he was popping out of the pool and grabbing his board in the air.
	www.soundbitten.com /dogtown.html (5713 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Chairman of his boards
		Located on a beat-up street in Oceanside, it is where skateboarding icon Tony Alva oversees Alva Skateboards, the manufacturer of his signature skateboards and skating gear.
		Inside the "Sugar Shack," as the office has been dubbed by his small staff, Alva fidgets with a wet suit draped over a well-worn couch, shuffles through the day's mail and talks about his career in an industry he helped invent, and the good fortune that has come his way in recent years.
		It started with the 2001 release of "Dogtown and Z-Boys," a documentary that chronicled the exploits of Alva and his fellow Z-Boys –; a group of 1970s outlaw teenagers from Venice Beach and Santa Monica who revolutionized skateboarding with their surfing-like moves in empty swimming pools.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20041005-9999-1b5alva.html (1327 words)

	News - Tony Hawk's Wasteland news /// Eurogamer
		According to US website IGN, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is set in 1980s LA and sees you playing as a hick skater from the Midwest who's come to make his fortune in Hollywood.
		For those who preferred Tony before he went all "street", Classic Mode is back and will feature dozens of your all-time favourite levels, regraphicalised for a spanky new look.
		Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is due out on almost all formats this October, with the Xbox 360 version to follow not too long after, hopefully.
	www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=60149 (427 words)

	Tony Alva interview by Jay Adams. Alva talks about Zephyr, Jeff Ho, Wynn Miller, first frontside airs, Alva ...
		The name Tony Alva is still burning bright in the skateboard world.
		With a new shoe from Vans and Alva Skateboards coming on strong, I’d say it’s a safe bet to believe he’s going to be around for awhile.
		TONY ALVA IS A SKATEBOARDER 4 LIFE100% FOR REAL.
	www.juicemagazine.com /TONYALVA.html (547 words)

	Alva skateboards - Old School and New School Skateboards for any type of skater
		Alva skateboards is a company that has been a pillar in the industry since the 70s.
		Alva skateboards Cross Complete is a classic ramp and streetstyle board.
		Alva skateboards Gothic Geometry Complete 9" x 33" is a classic ramp and streetstyle board.
	www.skatesonhaight.com /SearchResults.asp?Cat=217&Click=5672 (201 words)

	'Lords of Dogtown' Interviews: Tony Alva, Skip Engblom and Stacy Peralta :: Hollywood.com
		Alva: "[The Sid character, Jay Adams' rich best friend] was based off a real character, of a kid named Dino that lived on the north side who was already ill and we met him and he was the owner of the pool that we skated in."
		Alva: "And also the fact that Stacy was always a little bit different than all of the rest of us in like how serious his approach to things were different than a lot of the rag tag guys that basically when I was growing up weren't able to be a part of that team.
		Alva: "There's guys like Lance Mountain and Tony Hawk that are [ages] 30-plus who are making a decent living out of it and having a good time.
	www.hollywood.com /feature/id/2441121 (1411 words)

	eXtremeLaunch
		February 9, 2005 - If it wasn't for guys like Tony Alva and the California drought in the 1970's, skateboarding might not be where it is today.
		Alva pioneered backyard swimming pools and raised himself to legendary status pushing the boundaries of what was possible on a skateboard.
		Alva, who is arguably "one of the most important skateboarders in the world," will be christening the newly completed fun ramp at eXtreme Hotels grand opening launch party in Cabarete, Dominican Republic March 12-18.
	www.theringmedia.com /ExtremeHotel/ExtremeLaunch2.htm (875 words)

	Poi-Dog.Net
		Though skateboarding was invented well before Tony Alva had begun to skate, the style and different terrains that Tony had started to skate on, simply was never done before.
		During the 70's and 80's the Alva skate team was known throughout the skating community as a rag-tag, down-to-earth, don't-mess-with-us kind of team.
		Still skating in the 21st century, Tony Alva has proven that the age limit to skating has not yet been set.
	www.poi-dog.net /vol1_no3.html (1156 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Dogtown' diligence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Victor Rasuk, who portrays arrogant skating genius Tony Alva, hams it up with the real Tony Alva, who was a skate coach on the film.
		As the big-screen version of Alva, Rasuk had the actual pro skater on set in person, checking out the action.
		"Tony was hugely known for having an ego," says Rasuk, who acknowledges being nervous about playing the skating star.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2005-06-01-dogtown_x.htm (591 words)

	FAT BMX MAGAZINE - PROFILER INTERVIEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Two of the main influences on the move DogTown and Z-boys are Stacy Peralta and Tony Alva.
		Tony Alva: Pools and Dirt + the king, John Palfreyman.
		Tony Alva: They are called sk8 parks for a reason.
	www.fatbmx.com /profiler/200209/tony_alva.html (170 words)

	James Gilroy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The shots of skaters, at that time, were all of the same generic concepts; the basic close-up shots of a skater’s feet and board could be found anywhere and everywhere.
		His candid photographs of Alva at home, and just being himself enabled audiences to view Alva in his element; Miller displayed pro-skater Tony Alva, and everyday Tony Alva.
		He often photographed Alva head-on, focusing on Alva as a person, and not simply the pro-skateboarder he was known to be.
	www.dactyl.org /art/artists/alva.html (213 words)

	eXtremeLaunch
		Alva joined pro athletes from the kiteboarding, wakeboarding, surfing and skateboarding word in March to help launch the grand opening of eXtreme's flagship property Extreme Hotels - Cabarete.
		Alva and longtime friend, Andy Kessler, charged the ramp while Southern California's Slightly Stoopid jammed out their latest reggae/ punk rock tunes.
		Alva, of Dogtown and Z Boys fame said, "I've traveled to many places in the world and Cabarete is definitely special.
	www.theringmedia.com /ExtremeHotel/ExtremePostLaunch.htm (584 words)

	LORDS OF DOGTOWN - Production Notes...CinemaReview.com....Movie Reviews, Movie Contents, Moviegoer Opinions and Much ...
		One of the biggest challenges straight out of the gate was finding a Tony Alva, the group’s fastest-rising star and a skater with magnetic presence, the guy Jay Adams once called “the first pool ruler and one of the most stylish skaters of all time.” Associate Producer Beanie Barnes suggested Victor Rasuk.
		Nikki Reed was brought on to play Kathy Alva, Tony Alva’s sister and the quintessential “skater chick” who gets caught in a love triangle between soft-spoken Stacy Peralta and wild child Jay Adams.
		Kathy Alva summed up one of Dogtown’s themes when she described growing up poor, on the wrong side of the tracks: “It was harder for us to dream.”
	www.cinemareview.com /production.asp?prodid=2992 (2144 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)