Aug 2, 2010
From: Salinas, CA.
Why: "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays
young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young." "Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes
your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip
of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas." - Henry Ford
Pure energy baby...pure energy.
Years Skateboarding: 21 years total. Learning how, a couple broken legs, some sheltering parents,
deaths, full time jobs, homelessness, college, and being stuck in East Texas for 6-8 months without a
skateboard, put some minor gaps in the legacy; but yeah 21-22 years and still not sponsored, geez
really?? Hmmmm, I must really suck then, guess I'll just quit and work on making my skate baby army
(insert personal rant here, followed by glub, glub, glub)...
Interesting: What that last comment was not interesting enough, I got issues yo!? (Ok here's one I just
recently learned...) Apparently I've lived most of my life in Salinas, but was born in Germany, yet I was
too young to remember being born there (So no I don't fuckin speakin ze duetch)!! I've also lived in
New Boston, Texas (Which I remember); Boston, Massachuessetts (I can vaguely remember); Fresno
(Which I don't remember at all), Los Angeles (won't ever forget) also, Oceanside (almost forgot) and
finally, Santa Cruz (Can never forget that place, it's the trees yo, or the hippies? Either or).
Whatevers: "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is
success." "An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
- Henry Ford
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