Red and Rover by Brian Basset for July 11, 2014

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    ellisaana Premium Member over 10 years ago

    We had a sloped basement with a concrete floor, so we could skate board year round. Since we had no skateboards, we took the loose cushions off our old “basement coach,” and tied our clip-on roller skates to them. Those cushions were too floppy to ride standing up, but really comfortable to ride on sitting down. They made great bumper cars, too.

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    Catfeet Premium Member over 10 years ago

    An engine-driven skateboard? Move over, Martin!

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    Hmmm…I don’t remember skateboards being around in the late 50s-early 60s when I think this strip takes place. Anyway, Red, you’ve got some good ideas for a boy your age, but Rover is gonna have a cow if you put that engine on the board! ;)

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    redandrover Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I had a Goofy Foot skateboard in 1966!

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    Stew Bek Premium Member over 10 years ago

    2×4 with steel wheels from old roller skates was our first attempt at skateboard in the mid 60s. Worked for us until we got store bought, then we were uptown!

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    Dawn Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I had a skateboard wreck on the sidewalk in 1965, so I know they were around by then. But the word “rad” wasn’t. :-)

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    Nighthawks Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Brian BASSET?don’t see a basset!if you could, give this one a whirlCleo and Company</a

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    neverenoughgold  over 10 years ago

    Where is Michael J Fox when you need him?

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    sarahbowl1 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Dry land surfing! Been around since the early 50s. But Red needs to get his own board!

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    Cuddleman  over 10 years ago

    When I was a kid, many moons ago, we designed a skateboard with a small motor on it that drove a wheel on the back. It was loads of fun and went quite a ways.

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    SCOTT26  over 10 years ago

    I love ROVERS look in the last panel. His work is never done.

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    mymontana  over 10 years ago

    Uh Oh! ROVER, TIME TO WATCH OUT FOR ANY FOOLISHNESS THAT RED MIGHT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN.LOVE & HUGS TO RED & ROVER

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    Well, Gosh! I never knew skateboards went back that far! =-O

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