Name + skate nickname and location:

Jeff Scholl. OGR. Las Vegas, NV. USA.

First year on quads:

1978

First park you called home:

My backyard halfpipe.

Describe the skating scene back then:

We had a great skate scene in Tucson back then but I was the only quad skater. We skated vert ramps, backyard pools and ditches. Everybody was cool with me being on quads.

Your original skate setup for ramps:

I had Riedell boots with DIY wooden plates, tracker trucks and Crossbone wheels.

Who or what inspired you?

I was inspired by a guy named Teddy who I saw quad skating on a halfpipe during a street fair in Tucson. I couldn't believe what he was doing! Later I saw pictures of Fred Blood and Duke Rennie in the mags that got me going!

Biggest slam you still remember:

I slammed hard just 3 years ago at Anthem skatepark here in Las Vegas. I still am not sure what happened. I just remember waking up in an ambulance and being in the emergency room. I ended up with a concussion and some scrapes on my arms. My helmet probably saved my life that day.

Many people transitioned to inlines in the 90’s. How was it for you?

I actually stopped skating in the early 90s so I never tried inlines.

What today’s skaters should understand about 80s style:

In the 80s it was more about airs, spins and handplants. We only stalled to set up for another trick. We didn't do the variety of stalls that skaters are doing now.

One thing that hasn’t changed at all:

The Stoke!

Why you still lace up:

The Stoke!!

Thank you Jeff.

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