wickstead park

[bod]

hi,
wondering if there are any of the lads i used to skate with in the late 70s early 80s. i am john (bod) addison and used to skate with brad bradbury, mick ( pilch ) pilcher,  massa bates, ally barr and too many others to mention.
anyone out there please get in touch.

[Ally Barr]

Hey Bod !

I have a wicked shot of us all stood on the mogul at Wickies. must be arround 82-3 and you are on it. Shot taken by Niel Hickford. Hes still around and I have a few beers with him when I'm in Kettering. Hre has a huge collection of photos from early 80's of Wickies.  I moved to Porthcawl about 6 months ago. Brad just emigrated to NZ with wife n 3 kids. Alice(little kid from Corby) is out there to. Oscar and nick are in Newquay. Jez is near Heathrow. Last I heard Massa was running a dating agency and spending a lot of time in Thiland. Lee is a lecturer in Scotland and Ivan is a Posti in Kettering with Bocka.
chat more on allybarr1@hotmail.com

[Brad]

John Bod

Hello mate I was thinking about you the other day. Ashley day from leicester gave me a DVD full of stills and video of skating over the years and you are in some of the Wicksteed shots.

As Ally said I left Kettering (again) in January and I'm in upside down land. Pilch is the director of a graphics company, Massa is still around I used to bump into him in the Temple of Doom (Central Rock cafe) every now and again.

I'll see if I can send you some of the photo's but it's good to hear from you. Do you ever hear from Jonesy?

Take Care

Brad

[john addison]

hey brad,
good to hear from you mate! just wish i had made contact before you left.
hope life is good for you and your family down under.
any pics from the old days would be great, i have a few but not many. hav'nt had any contact with jonesy or anybody else for that matter as have been living in the north east for @ 17 years.

e-mail address 01913885178@talktalk.net.

john

[Jake]

I got a few pics of my dad cruising round the old park after he knackered his back, he used to skate there alot with ally barr etc... and is now skating again. Karl davis, get in touch if you recognise this, im sure hes up for a sesh anytime, thanks

[Ashley (sex cymbal) Runt]

Hi Bod,
Seem to remember hearing your name at Wickie.
I certainly remember Ally Bar ( total nutter )  (-;
I used to skate there around 78-80 , I was the skinny short punk with the Bright Green Flourecent Furry Jacket.
Oh happy days, nothing like that rush you got when you entered the bowl via the snake run almost hit the lip only to forget to kick turn and fall like a total prat OUCH.

If anyone should remember me feel feel to mail.
BTW just turned 40 and brought myself a new board , but wife won`t let me out on it in daylight ha ha


Ashley Runt ( not real name obviously)

[Marks & Spencer]

Ashley Runt ( not real name obviously)

Wow. Just turned 40 and you still don't know your real name.
My mum used to sew mine in the back of my shirts when I was at infant school. That's how i remembered
Maybe you could try that out ?!

[Ashley (runt)]

`Ashley Runt ( not real name obviously)  `

"Marks and Spencer" Wrote

Wow. Just turned 40 and you still don't know your real name.
My mum used to sew mine in the back of my shirts when I was at infant school. That's how i remembered
Maybe you could try that out ?!

Well how are the both of you, living with a multiple personality disorder must be confussing.

Still having trouble working out with ends the front of my` modern` board ` let alone remembering my name  

No really I do know my name just not tell OK

[(bod)john addison]

jake,
name doesn't ring a bell, but not many do nowadays
if you have any pics put them on and that may jog a few brain cells back into action :-/

[Brad]

A few Wicksteed Local names to jog memories

Ally Barr - local legend
Pilch - The man (boy) who first inspired me
Massa - I fell on my face cause i didn't want to scratch my pads
Bod - UK's answer to Eddie Elguera
Jez - Always had the most stylish entrance to the park
Nick - Mr Cool, dedicated stylist
Oscar - Natural flow
Neil Neil Orange Peel - on his Kanoa Triplane (he is the man for photo's of the park and people)
Chilly - Just Trickin
Errol - Niggaz First! (Quote)
Rollerskater Roy - Worst graze ever
Ian Crouch C#@&*r - name witheld to protect the guilty
Bod and Dean from Northampton - Quit the blowin lets get goin (Quote)
Johnny Bocker - a timeless classic
Andy Bates - Silver Andrecht posh accent
Rude Kid - You piece of bastard (Quote)
Ash (Day) - engineered tracker trucks to grind 18ft bowl
Nigel - Mouth on a stick
John the Swan - Crail block in Rad
Tom Reed - Watches kids tryng to insert 10p into his Vespa
Sixer - Age cannot wither or change this man (believe me I've seen him recently)
Leigh - (originally known as small)
Ivan - I'm sure Deathbox's most famous logo was based on this man
Adam and Wolfie from Buckingham - Now world famous for Flippin something
Grinner - keep smilin
H - untroubled by the world
Johno - Sweet Jesus
Alice - My neighbour
Tiny - Still riding
Will - Japans over the hump
A big spotty kid who was always a cunt
Jonesy - Heeeeeeeey Jonesy!
Gary and Andy - Dogtown Bigfoot and (sorry Andy can't remember your board)
Rawson - wearing a cap and switching to rollerskates
Legs - Corby's finest


Apologies to anyone I've not added

Add to the list anyone who remembers and keep telling the stories if you rmember them. This is a sign of old age as my short term memory is fucked!

[Brad]

Hey forgot to mention the last person to skate the place which was Harvey - originally a BMX boy who saw the light. Also the man that reconnected me with the park this year. The little piece of concrete in my house takes pride of place.

[john bod]

you forgot one mate!

brad - rad skater, try anything once, cool car!

[Brad]

I did put myself in there! You just gott a find me

[Ally Barr]

Hey Brad, Here's a few you missed

Jo Mullholland. Rollerskater that could quote every thing the great punk poet John Cooper-Clark wrote.

Rodger Denny. I'll roll in the muddy puddle for a fag.

Kirhan Rebban. Give him beer at 13 and get him to drop in the 18' and hope you dont bump in to his dad.

Skippy the Hippy. Came from some where in E, anglia.

Scunthorpe Truck Grinders. They would pay us a visit now and the. All came dressed as welders.

[JOHN BOD]

yeah brad, spotted you now. dont be so self critical you werent a cunt all the time, well maybe you were
what ever happened to the half pipe, man i loved that thing. did it just fall to bits or what?