I found out what it is like to get a beating, a real beating
Petr Novotný was born on January 20, 1966 in Havlíčkův Brod where he also spent his childhood. Later on in years, he studied a gymnasium in Chotěboř and became a band member in Gumovej knedlík as well as Křečový žíly. In the mid 1980s, his grandmother’s house became the place for concerts and meetings of the underground movement in Havlíčkův Brod. Novotný was frequently called in for interrogations. In the autumn of 1988 he partook in the founding of an independent organization Havlíčkova mládež. In March of the following year StB (State Security) opens an operational file on Petr Novotný to vet him. In 2009, he finishes in second place at the European skateboarding championship in Grenoble and in 2017 he becomes European skateboarding champion in the Giant Slalom event. At the present he dedicates his time to the Zlatý lev hotel as well as the Petrkov publishing house, coffee house and library.