Legends Never Die

The skateboard world, and downtown NYC, has lost a legend: Harold Hunter passed away on February 17 (yeah, I’m a little a slow…). The NY Times obit states the cause as a “heart attack.” Sadly, it appears to be a cocaine overdose. To many, Harold first hit the scene in Larry Clark’s 1995 film “Kids”. Skaters will probably first remember him from the 1993 Underworld Element video, 1-800 Skypager. In the skateboard community, there are certain pros that are firmly associated with a place and time, such as Mike York and EMB. For me, Harold represented downtown New York, mid-90’s. In fact, on a trip to the city in 1998, I skated over to the Astor Place cube hoping to see some East Coast legends. Sure enough, Harold was there. I remember people doing double-takes and you could see the bubbles above their heads, “Hey isn’t that the dude from ‘Kids’?” People from around the world are posting memories to this site…

February 25th, 2006