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As part of The Hundreds’<\/strong>\u00a0“Garage Brands” series Anthony Pappalardo<\/strong>\u00a0(the writer<\/strong><\/a>) recounts the story of Dave Bergthold<\/strong> and Blockhead Skateboards<\/strong><\/a>. It is a good story of skateboarding, Sacramento, and staying true to a dream no matter what.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to work in skateboarding, because that\u2019s all I cared about,\u201d he said. \u201cSkateboarding was absolutely fucking dead at that point,\u201d he [Bergthold] said of the industry landscape of the industry in 1985. \u201cThere were magazines and there was a scene, but you could count the number of skateboard companies on your fingers and toes. I was working delivering pizzas and saved up about $3,000. I ended up buying a batch of boards\u2014about 60 decks total, because that\u2019s what they [Uncle Wiggly] could make a day. I decided I needed an ad in Thrasher, so people would take me seriously. I don\u2019t remember how much it cost, but it had to be around $800, so I spent almost a quarter of my budget just on this one ad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Thanks to his dedication\u00a0Dave B. is still working in skateboarding and you can still buy a Blockhead skateboard<\/strong><\/a>. For a better understanding of why this is such a good thing, read the rest of the interview by clicking the link.<\/p>\n