Post #113593 by Monkeyman on Fri, Sep 10, 2004 12:14 PM

I skated the Oasis Skatepark in Mission Valley (San Diego). Two snake runs, Two Deep bowls, a Huge Concrete Half pipe. The freeway overpasses were perfect because the cars were so noisy that we didn't bother a soul plus we actually had shade.

In '86-'88 lived up the street from the Del Mar skate ranch and my brother and I would arrive at the park when it opened (10am), skate until lunch, go home and eat, skate until dinner, go home and eat, skate until the park closed (10pm) and go home and watch the "young ones" on mtv while drinking a gallon of mountain dew. Ahhh the rich life.

I remember jumping a 9 foot brick wall with my skate friends to ride the empty pool at the El Cortez hotel in Downtown San Diego (super taboo). Interestingly enough, they show Gator sessioning that same pool in the documentary done about him last year.

Tony Hawk was in my speech class in High School (Torrey Pines High) and I would get used gear from him all the time. He would leave everyday from school at Lunch and skated at the SkateRanch for Professional Athletic, School Credit (PE credits).

At the time, he was already making 100k per year and had purchased his own home when he was 16-17 yrs old.

My favorite skate memory does not involve skating at all.... I was attending my companies Annual Christmas party in 1994 and after finishing dinner, I look a few tables over and see Mike McGill (aka- the 540 Mctwist inventor) sitting by himself. I went to go introduce myself to find out that he was there with a co worker of mine. I talked with McGill for a couple of hours about his skate career, and all the people he knew. The best part was that amongst all these corporate folk, not a single soul knew who he was. Only me.

Super Cool Memory

[ Edited by: Monkeyman on 2004-09-12 16:03 ]