Girls of Summer

 Edie Robertson tearing up a backyard pool

 Laura Thornhill spinning her iconic 360's

 Ellen Berryman ever so graceful at high speeds

 Judi Oyama throwing down a bad ass frontside grind.

 Patti McGee doing her signature handstand on the cover of LIFE Magazine

 Robin Logan shredding while on tour in London

 Ellen O'Neal rocking a solid nose wheelie

 Peggy Oki - the original Dogtown girl carving some pavement

Tonight is the annual Skateboard Hall of Fame awards. It's a big night for all of us skater girls (and guys) where we come out to honor our peers, see longtime friends and have a blast together. Last year we partied long into the night when our own Patti McGee was the very first female skater to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and tonight we will do the same for this years female inductee, Peggy Oki. Congrats to both of you!!

The girls above are just a few of my rad friends who made skateboarding what it is for girls today. They skated way before it was "cool/trendy", ripped as hard as the boys, and looked graceful doing it.

Tonight (and always) I honor each and every one of you girls!

xx

Van's Warped Tour - Skateboarding

Got to help judge the womens skateboard event for the All Girl Skate Jam at the Van's Warped Tour this past Friday, along with fellow pro skateboarders, Laura Thornhill, Edie Robertson and Tony Jetton. 

Had a great time seeing the younger generation of girls skateboarding riding hard and having fun. 

Laura, Kat, Edie and Tony

Laura and I before the event

 Me, Laura and Edie - we all seem to have the same taste in jewelry

 Ameejay - she won the event

This is Annika - she skates better than you do... 

 Did I mention she is SIX? 

And she skates with bunny ears on her helmet and in a skirt - the girl has style!

Annika and her 4 yr old sister who also competed - they have no fear.

Debi who was announcing has amazing cool girl style

Shredder Girls

Off to The Vans Warped Tour to spend the day hanging out with my girls, Laura Thornhill and Edie Robertson. We were all pro skaters "back in the day" and were invited to judge the Masters Skate Contest today by the super cool Patty Segovia-Kraus who owns and runs the All Girl Skate Jam. Patty has done much for women's skateboarding it's insane.

The funny thing about all this is that Laura and Edie came up through the ranks right before me and we never met. I admired them in magazines, and even emulated them to some extent. I remember buying red Vans sneakers to be just like Laura when I first started skating and later I ended up being sponsored by Sims Skateboards just like Edie was. Our paths were so close, yet never crossed.

Well thank goodness for Facebook and skateboard reunions! I ended up meeting both of these rad girls in the past few years and its like we have known each other forever.

Its going to be a BFF kinda day and totally rad - I can't wait!

Here are all of us way back when...

Laura Thornhill - Spinning 360's  with her 2 tone custom Vans sneakers

me doing a frontside grind - Marina Skatepark

Edie Robertson - Frontisde Grab - done with total style!