Skoops is a very interesting person. He is an avid skateboarder, surfer and musician. Skoops is my friend. Skoops is also a black man. I feel like it is so very important to get the perspective of people outside of our own perspectives, in order to grow, learn and be a better person. So let’s talk to Skoops! We talk about growing up skating, surfing and playing music, plus much more. The songs of the episode are by bands that Skoops has been involved in through the years, the bands Bertos and Floor Notes.

LINKS COMING SOON!!!

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