This is it! The conclusion of the Skate & Destroy series. In this one, the focus is on some time I spent with the “Alva Posse”, plus the end of my friendship with Gator. Music? Oh, this episode has the best music the late 80’s and early 90’s had to offer - Vencie, CA’s Excel!!! THE Champions of Crossover and thrash metal, Excel. Rad. Two stories of the times that Tony Alva had to chastise me and what happened when Mr. Alva lost his $80.00 sunglasses. Also, the end of my friendship with Gator - hint - it happened shortly before he went to jail for rape and murder. Ugh. Besides that ugliness, this is a really fun episode! Skating. Destroying. Shennanigans aplenty!!! Here’s a couple of links -

Excel Bandcamp - https://excelsl.bandcamp.com/

Alva Skates! - http://alva-skates.com/

Mouse & Monkey - https://mmbuttonco.com/

Razorcake! Sponsor A Punk!! - https://razorcake.org/

Another shot of VC Pool

This is my butt at VC Pool

Gator & Brandi.

THE 1989 Alva Posse

Alva Skateboards video from 1989 YOUNG GUNZ

When I was a rebellious teenager in the late 1980’s, I did some stuff of questionable legality. No, let me rephrase that - I did a bunch of stupid stuff and got into a bunch of trouble. Trouble is funny, especially in hindsight? Indeed. Starting with working at my favorite skate shop and managing the shop’s sposored skater team, concluding with a few of the misadventures I had with my friend and pro skater Gator (yes, THAT Gator). This episode could be a road map of what NOT to do if you are looking to avoid run-ins with the law. Call this episode a cautionary tale. I called it fun. This episode also features a brief interview with Kevin Seconds (done via e-mail and read by me), plus a few 7 Seconds songs from the 80’s as an added bonus. Here are some links for Mr. Kevin Seconds and all the rad stuff he does -

7 Seconds Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/artist/253271-7-Seconds

7 Seconds on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ByqGbfU0crCY2zEr0U8Sv

Kevin Seconds on Facebook, a good portal to Kevin’s stuff - https://www.facebook.com/officialkevinseconds/

Gator in VC Pool, I think? Transworld Skateboarding of the late 1980’s.

THE Rock Socks stickers. They were everywhere in those days.

I was wearing a reggae shirt. Someone should’ve punched me.

Taken at Derby Park in Santa Cruz, CA 1987/1988?

Trying really, really hard to break my fingers here.

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/7seconds-my-aim Merch: http://riserecords.merchnow.com/catalogs/7-seconds We've got our PMA We gotta spread this shit around And make it more than just some slogan on a shirt We've got our PMA It's not a new philosophy Still amazing that you treat people like dirt I struggle on but I can see the