Show Notes
Mike recalls memories from his early adventures in San Diego, California from 1984 to 1992. Topics discussed include: Michigan weed, CHiPs, Charlie’s Angels, Spring Break in San Diego, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Battlestar Galactica, skateboarding in 1984, orange plastic skateboards, first attractions to women, Padres game, Pacific Drive skate shop, Sims Kamikaze deck, Bones Brigade video show, slappies, Hamel’s, Tano’s, Sea World, Old Town SD, Guadalajara, fish tacos, Action Sports Kamikaze skateboard, Skate City, pro models vs shop decks, Punk, City Streets two-tone wheels, curb tricks, Dogtown Web deck, Independent trucks, Alva Rocks wheels, Del Mar Skate Ranch, Eric Dressen, parking block tricks, Dave Crabb, Uncle Wiggly skateboards, Gullwing orange, Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, MTV, Heavy Metal magazine, Taliesin West, Europe trip, Thailand trip, MC Rock in the Navy, Dyse, Sero and Cheno, trading photos in the mail, Phil Kosaka, roadtrip with Vez, G St and Woodlawn, Dyse’s mom, racking with Crims, Euclid Yard, small vs large pieces, Zodak, Sake, Vapor, Quasar, graffiti legibility, Bobby Ruiz/Tribal Gear, streetwear, Penal Code 594, DJ Daze, Lath, Dyse/Zodak vs Sake/Quasar battle, Hex vs Slick battle, Laban Pheidias, Jim Prigoff and a run-in with Border Patrol.
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