It’s apparent that Perri Morgan was a badass based mostly on the truth that she is acknowledged for being a photographer behind a group of images of Fugazi performing in 1997 at Fort Reno park.
Perri is from Washington, DC and have become a sponsored road skater for the Washington skateshop East Board Co. and 5BORO NYC within the late Nineties and early 2000s. She was additionally the primary feminine rider on 5boro, which is an iconic firm that emerged in New York Metropolis in 1996, based by Steve Rodriguez and Mark Nardelli, and included acquainted names like Aaron Suski.
5boro group, together with Perri in 1996 & 2004:
Perri was credited within the 5boro movies together with the unique 5boro promo video in 1997, Hearth it up (1999), EZ Move Trip (2002), and Phrase of Mouth (2004).
Right here’s Perri’s full half in Phrase of Mouth:
In a random on-line search, I discovered that Perri was quoted in an article by Elena Romero referred to as “A New Skate Scene: younger girls are placing their stamp on the skate world” (Ladies’s Put on Day by day,Could 31, 2001). It was acknowledged that, “Newbie skateboarder Perri Morgan agreed, ‘We’ll undoubtedly see extra ladies on the market as time passes. Ladies have checked out skateboarding as intimidating. It doesn’t take loads of higher physique power and guys are keen to provide you that respect when you present that you are able to do the methods.’”
On the time of the interview, Perri was dwelling in Arlington, Virginia. She additionally defined to Romero that, “Once I skate, I wish to put on shirts that match and never essentially what guys are sporting… I am going with consolation, perform after which model. Sporting outsized pants is a part of perform, and ladies even have completely different physique sorts. A woman can’t ollie very properly in tight denims.”
Photograph: Jay Westcott 2002
I’m hoping to listen to extra from Perri and glean a backstory of her skateboarding highlights as it seems that she by no means stopped skating and it’s a giant a part of her life. Actually, there’s a cool video from 2015 by D.C. Wheels Charity Staff who have been elevating funds and consciousness for Parkinson’s Illness, Ovarian Most cancers, and homelessness, and so forth. Perri Morgan and Rebecca Davis Marcias are seen skating as the feminine reps at 7:55 and 9:34 respectively. An article in Skate Chronicles mentioned that it was a “nice job to all concerned in producing this testomony of goodwill by means of skateboarding.”
Pictures from 2009:
This clip is from March 8, 2010, with Perri warming-up at a brand new park in DC:
And this video options Perri in 2017 for Vicio Skateboards, alongside together with her lovely three-legged canine:
As properly, I discovered a reference saying that Perri was included inside difficulty quantity 37 of Juice Journal, and I’d be grateful if somebody may ship a scan. There’s solely a handful of girls within the Nineties, like Elissa Steamer and Jaime Reyes who have been welcomed onto a male-dominated group, so I’m excited to be taught extra about her.
Perri now lives in Bristol, New Hampshire. Please give me a shout in the event you get my messages or learn this…