Caddy's Lunch bar - a time to reflect;

Historically known as Whimpey's Corner

CBI Building 197 St Georges Terrace and Old Surveyor-General's Office Cloisters Square

Historical Photos

1987 skateable banks of interest can be seen on left

 a now and then photo;

 the skateable banks were a pretty well kept secret;

this is the Atrium off King St especially for thrill seekers

New photo from Lost Perth

Skate City started off being called Fun World?

https://www.facebook.com/LostPerth/photos/a.483389675065425.1073741830.483374281733631/1971669396237438/?type=3&theater

GoSk8Day

June 21

Go Skateboarding Day

http://www.skate-the-planet.com/articles/goSk8Day.html
Ended up heading to the new facility at Scarborough

(capture from Charles Fletcher's footage)

Step Up 4 Revolution….and spin on it!

Rollerwave Osborne Park

1988-89

Karl test rides a prototype of the wave

Everyone agreed that it was something new. Rollerwave had a curvaceous 8ft high metal ramp spanning one side of the warehouse. Opposite was an inflected 10ft metal monster mini quarter-pipe. The two beset a perpetual wave which I would describe as a giant pizza with a few extra slices inserted. The resulting bumps were engineered to revolve under the covering mat (which was skated on).

It seemed to cater for everyone. Fun times were had as experienced skaters used the rotating swell to pump extra speed to attack the metal ramps while the surfer-skaters spun 360s on undulating form in a way you never could on a wave. 

Mick Mulhall

The trouble with Rollerwave may have been it was conceived by surfers for skating and in parts imitated half-pipe design rather than wave dynamics.  Extra speed can be a dangerous indulgence when you are dealing with an 8ft ramp. A smaller ramp like this already allows little in way of recovery time when a trick attempt fails. Then you can add the fact the surface bellow is an unforgiving concrete factory floor. The larger mini seduced many to attempting a longer grind along its arcing cope. For me; my boarding locking up for an instant then releasing gave me an ankle injury that still causes mild daily pain 30 years later. The damage to my wrist and elbow from the concrete floor is still with me also. I know everyone takes their chances at a place like this, but it is my opinion that a revolutionary idea needs a new look at safety requirements. Something more like a Grid Iron uniform could have affected unrestrained skate tactics and maybe inspired a few games too. For the surf stylers maybe wet-suit knee and elbow pads could have been a safety conscious gimmick. 

Rollerwave was memorably shredded by touring VSW skaters; Lee Ralph, Eric Nash and Mike Crescini.

"Although I busted my leg at Rollerwave a few days before travelling across the Nullarbor; I went on take this photo of Sergei Ventura who I met and hung out with for a while at Ramp Riot II."

Volunteering work completion;

High Tide Art Festival

the High Tide Hub installation by Harris Architects

I helped with Zora Kreuzer 's Arcade Art at the Liebler Building on Cliff Street Fremantle too; colours reminiscent of the 1988 painting I did on the walls of Golden Bay's West Action shop.

My Skaters Resume

😎😓 Skater's Resume of Michael Rule 🙇✌

(..it's to the best of my memory)

The Dramatic History 

Karl Airs

Me in the Rob Roskopp T -Shirt

photos from Karl Robson

1987

Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain and Steve Steadham tour
- Ken Vidlers half pipe demo attendee
- Parker Sports Karrinyup jump ramp demo participant
- Maddington half pipe demo attendee
Brad Frost Tour
- Maddington Santosha Pro-Am 1987 Championship participant
1988
Mosh Factor 10 concert
- Northbridge Cultural Center jump ramp demo participant
Tony Hallam Tour
- El Caballo Ramp Riot Competition participant
ASA competition series
- Kelmscott half pipe competition participant
- Balcatta Rollerdrome street style competition participant
Westside BMX
- Balcatta half pipe competition participant
Alva Boys Pandemonium Tour
- Perth Entertainment Center half pipe demo participant
Australasian Ramp Riot II
- Prahran Melbourne ramp demo attendee
- Torquay Ramp Riot attendee
1989
Natas, Gator and Chris Miller tour
- Fremantle Edge Skate-park / Osborne Park Surfrider participant
Ramones Tour / Ramones Edge Skate park visit
- Impromptu demo participant
Powerstation Alfred Cove
- street style competition participant
Crystals Surf shop Ramp Competition
- half pipe competition participant
Tony Magnusson Tour
- Crystals Skate park half pipe skates participant
- Edge Skate park half pipe demo participant
Edge of Insanity concert
- Edge Skate park half pipe skates participant
1990
Tony Hallam Tour
- Crystals Skate park half pipe skates participant
Tony Hawk, Frankie Hill and Bucky Lasek tour
- Edge Skate park half pipe skates participant
Gonz and Jason Lee tour
- Fremantle Edge Skate-park skates participant
2002
Embleton Skate Park grand opening
- event attendee / casual skates participant
2003
Boomshanka
- Embleton Skate Park event attendee / casual skates participant
2006
Drug Aware Gravity Games
- Victoria Pk Bowl competition participant
2007
Wabowljam
- Victoria Pk Bowl competition participant
2008
Boomshanka
- Embleton Skate Park event attendee / casual skates participant
2010
Soggy Salt Fest
- impromptu shred-fest at Perry Lakes participant
2011
Momentum skate's Manning Mayhem
- Manning skate park street jam participant
I Skated The Edge Skate park 20yr reunion skate
- Crawley Skate Park Jam attendee
2013
Boomshanka
- Embleton Skate Park event attendee