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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: Uncle Flea on February 15, 2022, 03:47:06 PM
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https://gofund.me/e9524e4a
I’m getting my butt kicked on the 5 yard line.
I hate asking for money but I’m not going to be able to pull this without your help.
3333 I hope will get me into a place finally.
Plz donate anything helps.
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yoyoyo
let's get this poppin!
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Good luck! I've been on a wait list for housing for years so I know how brutal these times can be.
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Been on the street in the past and it sucks. If I didn't have my family to help me out and pay my security deposit when I got out of rehab I likely would have gone right back. Flea You're a weird dude sometimes but youre one of us and I like you. I'd hate to see you become "banned from the house".
I threw a tenner in for now, will throw in a few more when my check comes through or if the slots treat me well this morning. If everyone reading who has ever laughed or scratched their head in confusion at an Uncle Flea post throws $5-10 this will be wrapped up by the end of the week.
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@Uncle Flea
would you be ok with someone tweeting your gofundme at thrasher? and other skatemags?
i wasn't sure how you'd feel about it, so i thought i'd ask for consent first.
i can't believe i set up a twitter account, lol.
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Got you. Hope it works out .
Been there once too so i know the struggle.
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I luv you all.
There’s nothing in the world I would not do for you.
My internet is going super slow. I’m going to finish tanking every one tonight after school.
I’m writing and recording a song especially for you all
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Whoever kicked in 250 out yourself. You're a good pal and deserve a gnartillary bombardment.
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Whoever kicked in 250 out yourself. You're a good pal and deserve a gnartillary bombardment.
what a legend!
almost 1k reached, let's go
i was at work until now, flea if you want me to tweet about your gofundme i will do so, probably at thrasher, free, jenkem, thebunt, or whatever. i have no idea how to use twitter, but i'll do my best.
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I am tripping!!!!!!
I love you all so much.
I can’t believe this is working
I’m going to go back and tank all Donors special
I’m at work rn too!!!! I can’t believe this is all going to work out
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ok flea, i hope you're not mad, but i just tweeted at a few skateoutlets about this to share your link hopefully. if you are mad that's alright, i just hope this doesn't bring unwanted attention, but hopefully funds. here's my tweet. i probably could have @ more and to better people, i just tried to get it out there(actually tweeted this twice with different @s):
https://twitter.com/dentalplanbeats/status/1494083692423172097
these were my first posts and i have zero followers or reach, but let's see how it goes.
EDIT: just notice thebuntlive on twitter isn't thebuntlive actually and not about skating. eh, fuck it.
EDIT2: if anyone knows how to use twitman good any help to reach more people on there, maybe via the right hashtags, would be appreciated
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Good luck, Flea.
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ok flea, i hope you're not mad, but i just tweeted at a few skateoutlets about this to share your link hopefully. if you are mad that's alright, i just hope this doesn't bring unwanted attention, but hopefully funds. here's my tweet. i probably could have @ more and to better people, i just tried to get it out there(actually tweeted this twice with different @s):
https://twitter.com/dentalplanbeats/status/1494083692423172097
these were my first posts and i have zero followers or reach, but let's see how it goes.
EDIT: just notice thebuntlive on twitter isn't thebuntlive actually and not about skating. eh, fuck it.
EDIT2: if anyone knows how to use twitman good any help to reach more people on there, maybe via the right hashtags, would be appreciated
Is skate twitter really even that popular? I would maybe try Instagram as that seems to be the social media platform that most skaters use. I believe I've seen some footy of flea skating a DIY and it was decent, so maybe add a few clips or a good still shot to draw attention?
Just stoned brainstorming here.
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1k!!!
This has me so fucking juiced
Today’s payday, coming back for round two once that direct deposit hits g!
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Won $15 on blackjack this morning so I passed it along.
Nice to hit the 1k mark but we still have a long way to go if we want to hit the goal. Even if you can only spare $5 every bit helps. I think if we keep rolling and get a few good pals to chip in when they can then we should be able to do this. Don't let it die out and if you've already donated but find yourself unexpectedly coming into or saving money (as I did this morning) then please pass it along!
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Just chipped in, let's keep this going. Best of luck Flea, you got this!
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Im just checking in. I know some of you might be thinking that I could have gone off the rails with all these things that are happening at one time. But I’m ok.
I’m going to pull this off.
I been so busy holding on to this crazy ride I’m on. Things are right on the edge of woah.
Getting the funds from the gofundme was extremely difficult because I am not in control of my bank but I pulled it off. They are on the way.
I can’t believe it is working.
The truth is that if it wasn’t for you all it would not be ok.
I’m working on big thank you to Pals but it might take a little bit because I’m so busy.
I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I haven’t failed and I’m not going too.
I’m looking at two places tomorrow in Lynn. On Monday I hope to place the 1000 on this one place in Salem that’s guaranteed to take me.
I need to be in SF. I need to be on those hills.
I want to help people out there help people get off the street and into their own custom programs of recovery.
I have a recovery program that has worked for me and like 4 or 5 of my friends and I’m going to try and make it mainstream.
I’ve edited this like 6x and I’m out of time now.
I’ll try to be on later I saw I have private messages here and I’ll get back to you.
Thank you all I luv you all. I hope all your hopes and dreams come true.
I been trying to get one hr exercise every day on my board. Ill be in Boston hopefully tonight in the streets If I get time. Otherwise I’ll be at Salem park right before sundown if any locals wanna talk.
I been meeting pals irl often lately and I’d like to continue.
Idk what else to say rn except that I OWE all of you and I’ll never forget this. Only a few people have had my back like this.
Talk to you all tonight
Peace luv and kick flip crooks
-me
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C’mon, PALS… We’ve got Flea over the 1st bump, but there’s a ways to go yet.
We can DO THIS!
We can actually affect positive change in the life of a REAL PERSON we interact with all the time on here.
You will get to see your donation at work in the real world.
Whether it’s a fin or a franklin, please give if you can.
This majestic beast of a PAL needs to be somewhere comfortable & dignified that they can call their own.
Much love & luck to you, Flea.
Here’s that link again: https://gofund.me/e9524e4a
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Let's keep it rolling folks. I know shit isn't great but most of us can spare $5-10. This is a chance to make a real, direct impact in another person's life and help them when they're not in a position to help themselves right now.
$200 from another awesome pal btw. Out yourselves.
Edit: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=120739.0
Everything goes straight to Flea and you get a new deck. Win-win situation.
Edit within an edit: I should clarify if you've already donated you are eligible. Same rules apply. $5 per entry, send me a screenshot of your donation and you go into the raffle.
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I'm in with 40, I was selfish and ordered gear I not really need and now I'm broke but I hope it makes a lill difference. Keep us updated man.
Good luck Flea !
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It’s small but it’s something (that sounded weird) Good luck with things.
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You would not believe the place I saw today!!!
If it wasn’t for y’all I would not have pull it !!!!!!
I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow.
I copped a few hrs werk today too.
My car broke but I still pulled it. I’m going fix it tomorrow. It bottomed out on a speed bump now I’m pissing fluid everywhere
It’s all good it’s going to work out. I’m going to fight and fight and fight
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Keep us updated.
Officially past the halfway point. Let's keep it rolling guys
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I don’t like to be confrontational but I have to ask this straight because there’s no other way to address it.
I’ve been here reading the board, clicking around different topics, while trying to decide in the back of my mind how much of a donation I could make to you. I am an orphan and I was almost homeless once so I get it.
Meanwhile, you’ve been on here talking about your upcoming tattoo appointment and guitar accessories you plan to buy.
Am I missing something?
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I don’t like to be confrontational but I have to ask this straight because there’s no other way to address it.
I’ve been here reading the board, clicking around different topics, while trying to decide in the back of my mind how much of a donation I could make to you. I am an orphan and I was almost homeless once so I get it.
Meanwhile, you’ve been on here talking about your upcoming tattoo appointment and guitar accessories you plan to buy.
Am I missing something?
dude no one forces you to contribute. flea is our buddy and we asked him to go this route because we want to see him having his own roof over his head. if you got a problem with that then you don't need to engage with it.
i'm not giving you a timeline or rundown on everything, but i remember when he talked about wanting to buy a guitar and gear he didn't know that he would actually get accepted for so many places and also didn't know each one required a security deposit to get considered. pretty sure since then there hasn't been a new guitar. and even if he got a guitar, that's fleas thing. i would have no problem if he had some money left to burn on stuff. he had to hold back for years.
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@HugeBodBoyle Do you have any reach on skate twitter? I feel like this would do alright there but I've only ever been a lurker and I could never totally figure out how to follow the right people. Sorry to throw the spotlight on you. I just remember your account was one of the ones that I followed when I was checking it all out.
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@HugeBodBoyle Do you have any reach on skate twitter? I feel like this would do alright there but I've only ever been a lurker and I could never totally figure out how to follow the right people. Sorry to throw the spotlight on you. I just remember your account was one of the ones that I followed when I was checking it all out.
that would be sick, i tried to tweet at some but i have zero reach or recognition, although i saw it generated a few clicks on the gofundme
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I don’t like to be confrontational but I have to ask this straight because there’s no other way to address it.
I’ve been here reading the board, clicking around different topics, while trying to decide in the back of my mind how much of a donation I could make to you. I am an orphan and I was almost homeless once so I get it.
Meanwhile, you’ve been on here talking about your upcoming tattoo appointment and guitar accessories you plan to buy.
Am I missing something?
I bought the tattoo before Covid I waited over 18 months before hitting the chair. I’m supporting skater owned business too that supported all of skateboarding.
It needed to happen. I was not going to move forward with that tattoo. I saved like crazy and put like 100 bucks a month into that for 6 months.
The guitar was definitely a mistake. When I got the news I had it too many days to return to pawn. Definitely was like damn. Especially now my car is an issue.
Good thing school is remote.
Things were not supposed to happen quickly like this. I definitely put myself in it and I’m on my way out of it because of pals and amazing counselors and my drive to get there.
Yo It’s ok if you don’t wanna donate pal. I didn’t think anyone was going to really do It’s no big deal. I asked for help I got help. It’s a rare thing and a beautiful thing.
I thought about hitting the return button on the cash.
I don’t feel like I deserve it.
I feel like I don’t deserve housing sometimes.
It’s going to be a positive thing for more than myself.
I’m going to pass it forward when its my turn to step up like always and keep it moving in a positive space.
I understand where you’re coming from for sure.
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I’m superstitious. I don’t wanna claim it but I think we pulled it.
I just got to get back all the deposits I made at other places and I think it’s done. I’ll know by Tuesday
Thank you everyone.
I’m going to go hold my breath.
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I don’t like to be confrontational but I have to ask this straight because there’s no other way to address it.
I’ve been here reading the board, clicking around different topics, while trying to decide in the back of my mind how much of a donation I could make to you. I am an orphan and I was almost homeless once so I get it.
Meanwhile, you’ve been on here talking about your upcoming tattoo appointment and guitar accessories you plan to buy.
Am I missing something?
I bought the tattoo before Covid I waited over 18 months before hitting the chair. I’m supporting skater owned business too that supported all of skateboarding.
It needed to happen. I was not going to move forward with that tattoo. I saved like crazy and put like 100 bucks a month into that for 6 months.
The guitar was definitely a mistake. When I got the news I had it too many days to return to pawn. Definitely was like damn. Especially now my car is an issue.
Good thing school is remote.
Things were not supposed to happen quickly like this. I definitely put myself in it and I’m on my way out of it because of pals and amazing counselors and my drive to get there.
Yo It’s ok if you don’t wanna donate pal. I didn’t think anyone was going to really do It’s no big deal. I asked for help I got help. It’s a rare thing and a beautiful thing.
I thought about hitting the return button on the cash.
I don’t feel like I deserve it.
I feel like I don’t deserve housing sometimes.
It’s going to be a positive thing for more than myself.
I’m going to pass it forward when its my turn to step up like always and keep it moving in a positive space.
I understand where you’re coming from for sure.
I was going to PM this to you but it might be better for everyone to see it.
I was in a similar spot a decade ago. Was strung out, had just gotten out of jail so my car was impounded, and I had nowhere to go so I was sitting in parking garage stairwell (to get out of the cold, it was late November) reading a newspaper. The world had utterly kicked my ass after I got out of the military. This older lady walked past, stopped, turned around, and then walked back and handed me a $50 bill. She didn't say anything... I was so shocked I think I mumbled "ya sure?!" and then she was gone.
Normally I would have gone straight to a dealer and probably been back in that stairwell nodding off an hour later, but this time I went across the street to subway and got a hot sandwich, a pack of smokes, and then gave the rest to my friend who let me crash with him. I wish I could say that I stopped then and there but I didn't... It took a few more months and a lot more misery before I actually went to rehab, but that moment was one of the first times I can remember actually moving in the right direction after years of free fall. There was some intangible change in me and it started a wave of better decision making that started slow but gained momentum and eventually took me to shore. Sometimes it just takes someone giving you a helping hand and a little hope to get that wave started.
So don't feel guilty about this. I am super lucky that I had the VA to provide me with resources when I needed them, but not everyone has something like that to catch them when they fall. Every single person whos donating is doing it out of love and because they know you got this homie. You do what you need to do, and do it how you need to do it. As long as you're moving in the right direction that's all that matters.
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I don’t like to be confrontational but I have to ask this straight because there’s no other way to address it.
I’ve been here reading the board, clicking around different topics, while trying to decide in the back of my mind how much of a donation I could make to you. I am an orphan and I was almost homeless once so I get it.
Meanwhile, you’ve been on here talking about your upcoming tattoo appointment and guitar accessories you plan to buy.
Am I missing something?
I bought the tattoo before Covid I waited over 18 months before hitting the chair. I’m supporting skater owned business too that supported all of skateboarding.
It needed to happen. I was not going to move forward with that tattoo. I saved like crazy and put like 100 bucks a month into that for 6 months.
The guitar was definitely a mistake. When I got the news I had it too many days to return to pawn. Definitely was like damn. Especially now my car is an issue.
Good thing school is remote.
Things were not supposed to happen quickly like this. I definitely put myself in it and I’m on my way out of it because of pals and amazing counselors and my drive to get there.
Yo It’s ok if you don’t wanna donate pal. I didn’t think anyone was going to really do It’s no big deal. I asked for help I got help. It’s a rare thing and a beautiful thing.
I thought about hitting the return button on the cash.
I don’t feel like I deserve it.
I feel like I don’t deserve housing sometimes.
It’s going to be a positive thing for more than myself.
I’m going to pass it forward when its my turn to step up like always and keep it moving in a positive space.
I understand where you’re coming from for sure.
I was going to PM this to you but it might be better for everyone to see it.
I was in a similar spot a decade ago. Was strung out, had just gotten out of jail so my car was impounded, and I had nowhere to go so I was sitting in parking garage stairwell (to get out of the cold, it was late November) reading a newspaper. The world had utterly kicked my ass after I got out of the military. This older lady walked past, stopped, turned around, and then walked back and handed me a $50 bill. She didn't say anything... I was so shocked I think I mumbled "ya sure?!" and then she was gone.
Normally I would have gone straight to a dealer and probably been back in that stairwell nodding off an hour later, but this time I went across the street to subway and got a hot sandwich, a pack of smokes, and then gave the rest to my friend who let me crash with him. I wish I could say that I stopped then and there but I didn't... It took a few more months and a lot more misery before I actually went to rehab, but that moment was one of the first times I can remember actually moving in the right direction after years of free fall. There was some intangible change in me and it started a wave of better decision making that started slow but gained momentum and eventually took me to shore. Sometimes it just takes someone giving you a helping hand and a little hope to get that wave started.
So don't feel guilty about this. I am super lucky that I had the VA to provide me with resources when I needed them, but not everyone has something like that to catch them when they fall. Every single person whos donating is doing it out of love and because they know you got this homie. You do what you need to do, and do it how you need to do it. As long as you're moving in the right direction that's all that matters.
Thanks pal. I’m glad we’re ok today. I enjoy your company on slap.
This is my moment to finish turning everything around. Slap made that possible. I’m glad I stopped being against charity type help. There was no way out of this situation but you all provided one.
Idk what else to say except I appreciate all of you and I hope I can bring something to the table when any of you need help.
The direction things are going I will be able to back up pals in the future.
I’m pretty sure I’ll have some news very soon.
I’m trying to settle all this before Tuesday.
I just gotta cash in all these deposit recipes.
All my denials are because of credit scores. I’ve never attempted to build credit. Idk how to even find out what my score is. I tried credit karma but I’m invisible.
That’s going to be my next project after I finish school and get my new job.
Everyone corrects me and career.
I’m just going to part time it. Take it easy and continue schooling.
I want to be a real all the way Drug Counselor.
I would like to be Skateboarding’s own Dr Drew?
I think that’s the guy who used to help save the lives of celebrities around la.
I wanna help our people. From our Patron Saints here at slap to the Olympians on the tv. Most important I wanna help the regular lifer skateboard enthusiast who is suffering as I do.
Imagine you’re having a tough time and you call your TM and they give you Dr Flea’s number. They say he’s the real deal. Don’t worry about money he will get you started towards recovery.
The skater’s thinking to themselves I can’t stand counseling I don’t need his help everyone’s against me and no one understands what I’m going through. I’m going to lose my place in skateboarding. I can fix it later I need to press onward.
I definitely felt like this. I went from being the kid who ripped that everyone asked who do you ride for to being the junky who blew it
to the old ex con homeless guy who’s just happy that he can still skate.
They call and I pick up the phone and I say hey I’m at the spot practicing my backside flip fakie manny. why don’t you come on down we can start to work this out? I’ll wait for you.
They come down we get a coffee and figure out how to do this before they lose sight of their hopes and dreams.
This would be the greatest contribution to skateboarding I can possibly think of.
There’s thousands of people who are just like me and I can help them. I know this to be true.
I can help everyone I just need to stay focused and keep an open mind. Now that I have housing coming it’s one last obstacle in my way.
I’m so glad that this worked out. I’m eternally grateful. I love all of you and nothing can ever come between that.
I’m going to pass it forward like I’m going to die if I don’t do so.
I frickin got to. I owe the world especially the skateboarding world my life.
My skateboard became my higher power officially in 1997 at my first program. They tried to deny me that but I stuck with it and I’m alive today because of it. I need to bring that to others who desire it too.
Anyway I don’t have time to edit or anything I gotta get all the stuff handled.
I’m going to go back and individually tank everyone who donated via computer. My phone doesn’t like the gfm thank individual box.
It types one letter per 5 or 6 seconds. They should fix that if it happens to others. I feel like Thanking everyone at once is not good enough for what I received from my community from my people.
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Flea bud don't worry about it, you succeeding and being happy and healthy is all the thanks most people need. Just pay it forward if you find yourself in a position to help someone else some day.
And if you want to be a counselor that's rad... Most of the ones I've had came from school with a lot of scholarly knowledge but very little experience actually dealing with addicts on a daily basis. They understood addiction in theory, but people that have lived through it understand it in practice. If you dedicate yourself to getting the scholastic side taken care of then you'll be able to combine the two and really help some people.
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Slap we did it!!!!
Yoooooooooooooooooooo!
Time to go save some lives outside let’s gooooooooooooooo!!!!
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One thing I learned from my traveling days on the lamb to la.
I always look for the best thing to eat that’s already made at the truck stop. I ask for one of those and be out.
Other passengers sometimes be like Yo! Hamburger man. What? How? Yooo where’s my triple stack shaq attack meal yo?
Then I say you should have got 3 cheese burgers as is my man. Now you ain’t got time to burn down with us next to the bus.
I see the bus I can do whatever I want and not worry about being sick waiting for the next bus to catch up with my shit.
So what I did is
I picked the apartment with the most sane landlord
that was ready to roll. They had all their Inspections done.
The housing worker said I sealed the deal in record time.
And now I’m that much closer to California again.
I love you I’m going to skate flat next to the skatepark then drop the car at the mechanic.
Boom we did this. This is definitely a miracle.
I got your back in the future. All pals are 100% welcome to say hi if you see me I wanna dap you up for all of this.
We win.
I need to skate flat till I calm down lolol
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hell yeah :D
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hell yeah :D
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Sick dude. Hopefully there's a little left to help out with the car too. Glad we could help out and give you a space to keep growing and doing your thing.
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Sick dude. Hopefully there's a little left to help out with the car too. Glad we could help out and give you a space to keep growing and doing your thing.
Thanks pal. Yes the rest of the money bought me some time on the lift thank goodness.
I work snow removal for the guy with the shop.
I have a program that’s buying me a mattress I hope. It’s dodgy.
Was struggling with putting the rest on car or on mattress.
The car is more important I think. I can work out the rest later this week
I’m in school today
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New here but I can tell you the homie - $5 your way it ain't much but all I can afford rn.
Didn't realize you reached your goal lol use it well manee.
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Awesome ;)
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New here but I can tell you the homie - $5 your way it ain't much but all I can afford rn.
Didn't realize you reached your goal lol use it well manee.
Thank you and welcome to the realest skate family. Slap is the truth.
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New here but I can tell you the homie - $5 your way it ain't much but all I can afford rn.
Didn't realize you reached your goal lol use it well manee.
Thank you and welcome to the realest skate family. Slap is the truth.
Used to read second hand mags back in the day from friends in lunch at the cafeteria or at the skatepark. I lived on a military base Germany at the time so was one of the only real connections I had to the stateside skate scene (besides the teenaged obligatory subscription to Thrasher/TWS) and the much hated CCS catalogs as we had no skate shops and this was early internet shopping days.
Didn't know til recently it continued on as a forum, been lurking for a bit but I'm happy to be here. I fucks with the homies.
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So so so happy for you Flea. Will try to hit you up next time my daughters and I are in Salem summoning magick! I do try to hit the park there when I visit; would love to get a session in with you.
In any case. CONGRATULATIONS.
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So so so happy for you Flea. Will try to hit you up next time my daughters and I are in Salem summoning magick! I do try to hit the park there when I visit; would love to get a session in with you.
In any case. CONGRATULATIONS.
Hell yeah
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I slept at the new place last night. Got the cats over there. They are so happy that chocolate and honzo were bathing each other. That’s never ever happened before. Wish I got a photo.
I have a bed and a dresser. My car is fixed. My rent is paid. My bills are on except internet.
This is all because of you pals.
As soon as I figure out a couch I’ll post photos or video.
You all are welcome to hit me up if you’re in Salem ever.
Thanks so much y’all. You can count on me getting more involved in skateboarding stuff again now.
I’m definitely going to be a recovery coach next month or two. I have like 8 job leads.
Idk what else to say rn.
I love you all. Donations or not. Think I’m a kook or not.
Im all in again on the internal skate family movement.
We are one
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I slept at the new place last night. Got the cats over there. They are so happy that chocolate and honzo were bathing each other. That’s never ever happened before. Wish I got a photo.
I have a bed and a dresser. My car is fixed. My rent is paid. My bills are on except internet.
This is all because of you pals.
As soon as I figure out a couch I’ll post photos or video.
You all are welcome to hit me up if you’re in Salem ever.
Thanks so much y’all. You can count on me getting more involved in skateboarding stuff again now.
I’m definitely going to be a recovery coach next month or two. I have like 8 job leads.
Idk what else to say rn.
I love you all. Donations or not. Think I’m a kook or not.
Im all in again on the internal skate family movement.
We are one
Good to hear dude, keep it up! Like I said before once you get rolling with this sort of stuff it gets easier. Just don't lose your momentum and keep building on it a little bit every day.