[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(12,12,12,0.85)” background_color_gradient_end=”#0a0707″ background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https:\/\/boardstore.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JRKS0274-scaled.jpg”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#F7A81C” background__hover_enabled=”on” background_color__hover=”#F7A81C”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.3″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#F7A81C” header_font_size=”42px” header_4_text_color=”#F4A731″ text_orientation=”center” header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” header_text_color__hover=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vBBjuQcUyU0″ image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vBBjuQcUyU0\/hqdefault.jpg” play_icon_color=”#f7a81c” thumbnail_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.8)” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#F7A81D”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.3″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_2_text_color=”#F5A71C” header_3_text_color=”#f5a71c” header_4_text_color=”#f5a71c” header_5_text_color=”#f5a71c”]One of the key figures in the early evolution of skateboarding from a wholesome, contest based “sport” into the freewheeling art form that it is today was Tony Alva.<\/p>\n
Tony is now 63 years old, the oldest professional skateboarder in the world, is considered by many to be the godfather of modern day skateboarding. Alva\u2019s brand of aggression and bravado in the 70\u2019s set the stage for the way skateboarding would be forever defined.<\/p>\n
Vans\u2019 The Tony Alva Story chronicles T.A.\u2019s humble beginnings on the streets of Santa Monica to his rise to superstardom as part of the legendary Z-Boys, his inevitable drug-induced implosion and his ultimate rise from the ashes to accept his rightful place as a beacon of hope and inspiration for generations of skateboarders the world over.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ewfc0H8P3dI” image_src=”\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ewfc0H8P3dI\/hqdefault.jpg” play_icon_color=”#f7a81c” thumbnail_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.8)” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#F7A81D” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.boardstore.com.au\/brand\/~-124″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”SHOP VANS NOW” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#1e1e1e” button_bg_color=”#F7A81D” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|42%||42%|false|true” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding_tablet=”|23%||23%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|16%||16%|false|true”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider color=”#EA9F21″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″ height=”0px”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ header_4_text_color=”#EA9F21″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”3″ show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” show_pagination=”off” masonry_tile_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ header_text_color=”#F7A81D” body_text_color=”#F7A81D” border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#F7A81D” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(247,168,29,0.38)”][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the key figures in the early evolution of skateboarding from a wholesome, contest based “sport” into the freewheeling art form that it is today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n