I love to skateboard. Have you ever ridden one?
Yes I have! Im not very good at it though! I cant do any cool tricks on a skateboard! Can you?
I am just learning so only a few
Oh okay, yeah I see the parks around where I live but Im scared to do the ramps and things. Skate parks have been around since the 1970's, mostly skateboarders and BMX bikers use them though
Ya, I remember seeing them growing up and being so terrified about them. 
Yeah, I read that it can be controversial in some areas where people have damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, parks and plazas!
I personally do mostly flat ground skatboarding and try to not damage things
the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas and parks.
History.
History 1940s–1960s.
The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board
based approach: "It wouldn't make any sense to make a skateboard racing game. You don't need to skateboard as fast as you can. I just wanted to make the game cool and fashionable. If the game were a racing game you wouldn't want to do any tricks as you'd be absorbed in trying to race as fast as possible."
The team collaborated with Sega AM4 in designing the skateboard interface and cabinet. They installed an MPEG board for the sound, since using MPEG boards had recently