One winter afternoon in 1998 I was skating with my posse. Destination: the cigar shop in San Marino. The journey is worth the 5 mile trip. Cromer, Chen, David, Ian & myself hit Chester Ave. and barrel southbound towards the center north side of campus.
Big soft Kryptonic wheels render us quite stealthy as we pass [...]
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In 1997 I got a job at Moose McGillycuddy’s as a bar back working three days a week – Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), I got a D.U.I., so I had no transportation. A man named G.R. gave me a 5′ longboard. A Powerhouse Roadboard. I [...]
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In 1998 someone told me that Ben Schroder bombs Chantry Flats. Chantry Flats is a FAST two lane mountain road that I thought was unsk8able. At this stage of my life Unleashed Hardcore Apparel just picked me up, and Coca Cola has commissioned 1,000 boards from Powerhouse Roadboards. I’d been competing for 2 seasons and [...]
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