We first ran into Gale “America’s Sports Mom” Webb when she was doing her “Get high on life” sideshow sports demo tour with a handful of BMX and skaters.
She was loud, kind of crazy on the mic, but always drew a crowd. Now the Orange County Register informs us that she is still alive and riding at 65.
Her right ankle bones are held together with a bunch of bolts and screws. She needs a new left knee. And the arthritis in her fingers gives her fits. . . . But her brain apparently doesn’t care, because pretty much every day it bleats the same mantra: Mo-to cross! Mo-to crosss. . . You go, gramma.
Maybe this is her comeback. . . If we truly are replaying the 80s then Gale needs to get back out on the road to remind kids to “always wear their gear.” God, we can still her ringing in our ears. . .
[Link: OC Register]
Damn. I totally remember Gale Webb. I can’t believe that she is 65 years old. I can still see her singing and dancing to “Locomotion” in front of her half pipe in the Vons parking lot in Mammoth. so awesome.
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