Urethane Revolution: The Birth of Skate San Diego 1975

The history behind the advent of urethane wheels and the birth of the modern movement of skateboarding, as told by a man who lived it.

One crazy year on the California coast—in 1975 a hippie skunkworks, bred in garages and shacks, launched the modern skater movement. Strap in for a wild ride replete with two car chases, two plane crashes, a massive truck bomb, Colombian narcos, the Mafia, senior White House staff, a gypsy fortuneteller, three straight-up miracles, Jacques Cousteau, big p...