Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957, in Santa Monica, California, United States) is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered to be one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. The level of aggression with which Alva skated was in stark contrast to the traditional style of the era which was still based around tricks formulated in the 1960s. Alva and the other Z-Boys were among the first to bring skating empty pools into the mainstream. Wikipedia
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The Skoundrelz were formed out of the ashes of a dying punk scene by skateboarding legend Tony Alva and ex Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Mike Ball. www.skoundrelz.com