Beatrice Domond pro for FA very soon

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NYC is the number one skate destination in the world.

Way more important than California or Florida.

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lol suuuuuure

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whatever copium yall need - philly is actually the skate destination your friends are too pussy to skate

And Baltimore, DC, and I’ll leave NYC out since people only film at the same spots in a city that huge.

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He definitely is referring to skate history but does hometown matter really? Most Floridians had their biggest moments in CA. Reynolds, Mullen, Cairo, even Clyde. Schmidts woodshop is here. I mean, I don't exactly think CA should take that credit but its a massive claim to say FL is more important.

And being from CA Ive always noticed/felt the Anti-CA thing at times but its really just weather, the size of California's economy and the birthplace of it. Its all happenstance and really has nothing to do with the skaters. In a parallel universe, skateboarding is invented in Malaga or Dallas or somewhere warm and we all visit there or some shit. Obviously not that literal but Ive just always felt there were more non-skate reasons facilitating CA being the hub than skaters dictating it.

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Did Florida really ever even have a scene? I think of EMB in those regards, and all the legendary spots that California claims.

Nevermind the entire industry at one point, and from the start being birthed there.

If we’re just pointing at influential pros, ok, Florida has sway, but I don’t know that it’s enough to validate Clyde’s claims.

Personally I don’t think it is.

Furthermore, the progression itself nearly all happened in California.

Yes dude. Floridia and the rest of the east coast had/have a scene. Just because you had to go to Cali to get a sponsor doesn’t mean people were not absolutely killing it on the east coast. You all hate Ricky but he made it possible for east coasters to get sponsored without having to go to Cali. Even if it didn’t have a scene Rodney still changed everything about skateboarding just by hanging out in his garage every day progressing.

[Toenail628]

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I'm under 30, what is Clyde Singletown

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Gary Rogers Sr

true, i sat next to him at phx am in 2010 and he was hilarious

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What the fuck is Clyde's delusion in that post??


Sure, he's been around and is a legend in skating, but these "facts" are anything but. So many of these points are either wrong, illogical, or don't make sense.


Idk, maybe I'm overreacting, but it seems like he doesn't actually know whats going on in skating currently

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Right?  Who are the mediocre skaters getting sponsored?   Everyone rips, it’s just a matter of its to your taste or not

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Well, not. Everyone,,.

Don't, forget Florida. is more, important to skateboarding than, California.

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I’d love to hear some nuanced reasoning for some of the items on the list, this one in particular.

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You familiar with Rodney Mullen?

I'm so tired of this Mullen crappola

His freestyle and his front truck work was good that fuckin it.

Y'all are brain washed by plan b. That mofo ain't shit on the stunt wood.

I challenge him to a graffiti battle immediately

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^ also Paul Schmitt (and Chuck Hults)’s deck/concave innovations also, and various ramp innovations (including the first use of flatbottom).

(Not saying I agree necessarily, but examples of further points)

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Oh yeah.

Kona too

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I prefer Columbian blends to Kona these days. Just a tad more depth of flavor.

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Ethiopian yirga, natural process. accept nothing less

Bustello and pilon g. Mix a little quick and a small small amount of sugar and some soy milk.

I can't do it as much because I gotta go buy a loose smoke from the street to go with my coffee. Which is usually about a 45 minutes mission unless it's the first or 15th

See

White folks can't buy loosies or any other contraband at the bodega anymore. It was difficult in the 90s and 00s too.

They know that almost all whites are softer than a cloth diaper full of baby shit on a hot summer day. And it's only a matter of time till they get caught up in some non related crimes and rat off everything they ever seen in their lives.

I almost never never to engage in any level of crime with other unknown Whites.

It's fuckin suicide.


Man I want a smoke and a coffee.

I hate that I'm basically a slave to nicotine.


I'm in kinda a bad mood this day. Now I'm thinking about all the people who betrayed me over the years

Awesome

Anyone got any good sci Fi to share. Get my mind off all the years and years my family lost to the corrupt ass System.

Smash Whitey off his high horse yesterday.

[AxelFoley]

the ollie, the kickflip, and the modern board shape (paul schmitt) all came from florida. where would skateboarding be without those three things? serious question

I agree, but I just feel like Mullen would have been Mullen regardless of where he came from. The same way skateboarding would have progressed wherever the biggest clusters of skaters are. Idk, I really do appreciate where skaters are from and the spots you come across definitely influence you but Im also convinced Mullen would have done the same thing in Tucson. I do nerd out about where people are from and find it interesting but a lot of skaters would still be them regardless of where they grew up. Im open to being wrong about that too

[AxelFoley]

the ollie, the kickflip, and the modern board shape (paul schmitt) all came from florida. where would skateboarding be without those three things? serious question

But to add to your point, who knows huh? Scary to think about honestly haha

[Kook Me Amadeus]

the ollie, the kickflip, and the modern board shape (paul schmitt) all came from florida. where would skateboarding be without those three things? serious question

I obviously wasn't there or anything, but I remember reading/hearing Lucero or Blender say if Rodney didn't do the flatground ollie, someone would've done it soon after that, because they were already doing crack ollies at that time.  It also took California guys like Gonz to apply the maneuver to the street.

Gelfand's ollie was a big step, but as a counterpoint, was Tony Hawk the one possibly progressing that trick the most, since he was too small to get tons of air before tricks without it?  Believe it was seen as a cheat by some at the time, but the technique was "invented" by necessity.

And wasn't Gonz the one who wanted to drill his nose back more?  I feel like I've heard multiple claims to the modern board's development.  Mullen obviously had some influence.  Schmitt might have been the one to execute it, and hone it?

Obviously not trying to take anything away from Mullen, Gelfand and Schmitt by the way... just presenting a little devil's advocacy.

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What the fuck is Clyde's delusion in that post??


Sure, he's been around and is a legend in skating, but these "facts" are anything but. So many of these points are either wrong, illogical, or don't make sense.


Idk, maybe I'm overreacting, but it seems like he doesn't actually know whats going on in skating currently

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Right?  Who are the mediocre skaters getting sponsored?   Everyone rips, it’s just a matter of its to your taste or not

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Well, not. Everyone,,.

Don't, forget Florida. is more, important to skateboarding than, California.

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I’d love to hear some nuanced reasoning for some of the items on the list, this one in particular.

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You familiar with Rodney Mullen?

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No, never heard of him. Sounds like a pussy name.

So why are you here then? Thought you were everyone’s pal buddy but you’re just a chump. Obviously.

[lurkluke]

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^ also Paul Schmitt (and Chuck Hults)’s deck/concave innovations also, and various ramp innovations (including the first use of flatbottom).

(Not saying I agree necessarily, but examples of further points)

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Oh yeah.

Kona too

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I prefer Columbian blends to Kona these days. Just a tad more depth of flavor.

[close]

Ethiopian yirga, natural process. accept nothing less

[close]

Bustello and pilon g. Mix a little quick and a small small amount of sugar and some soy milk.

I can't do it as much because I gotta go buy a loose smoke from the street to go with my coffee. Which is usually about a 45 minutes mission unless it's the first or 15th

See

White folks can't buy loosies or any other contraband at the bodega anymore. It was difficult in the 90s and 00s too.

They know that almost all whites are softer than a cloth diaper full of baby shit on a hot summer day. And it's only a matter of time till they get caught up in some non related crimes and rat off everything they ever seen in their lives.

I almost never never to engage in any level of crime with other unknown Whites.

It's fuckin suicide.


Man I want a smoke and a coffee.

I hate that I'm basically a slave to nicotine.


I'm in kinda a bad mood this day. Now I'm thinking about all the people who betrayed me over the years

Awesome

Anyone got any good sci Fi to share. Get my mind off all the years and years my family lost to the corrupt ass System.

Smash Whitey off his high horse yesterday.

I understood about a third of that and it seemed insulting.

Book or show/movie? Because I've been reading all of the Alistair Reynolds books lately and they rule. The Revelation Space universe is such a good series.

I don't think I've watched any good sci Fi lately. Maybe Arrival is the best in the last few years, outside of some of the Star Wars ones. First couple seasons of Mando are good.

[Malcolm Sex]

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the ollie, the kickflip, and the modern board shape (paul schmitt) all came from florida. where would skateboarding be without those three things? serious question

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I obviously wasn't there or anything, but I remember reading/hearing Lucero or Blender say if Rodney didn't do the flatground ollie, someone would've done it soon after that, because they were already doing crack ollies at that time.  It also took California guys like Gonz to apply the maneuver to the street.

Gelfand's ollie was a big step, but as a counterpoint, was Tony Hawk the one possibly progressing that trick the most, since he was too small to get tons of air before tricks without it?  Believe it was seen as a cheat by some at the time, but the technique was "invented" by necessity.

And wasn't Gonz the one who wanted to drill his nose back more?  I feel like I've heard multiple claims to the modern board's development.  Mullen obviously had some influence.  Schmitt might have been the one to execute it, and hone it?

Obviously not trying to take anything away from Mullen, Gelfand and Schmitt by the way... just presenting a little devil's advocacy.

I'm pretty sure I've heard people from the time say that there were other people doing that, it's just that Alan Gelfand was the first one to get coverage - a sequence - of it, and that's because he lived near where the magazine was.

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^ also Paul Schmitt (and Chuck Hults)’s deck/concave innovations also, and various ramp innovations (including the first use of flatbottom).

(Not saying I agree necessarily, but examples of further points)

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Oh yeah.

Kona too

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I prefer Columbian blends to Kona these days. Just a tad more depth of flavor.

[close]

Ethiopian yirga, natural process. accept nothing less

[close]

Bustello and pilon g. Mix a little quick and a small small amount of sugar and some soy milk.

I can't do it as much because I gotta go buy a loose smoke from the street to go with my coffee. Which is usually about a 45 minutes mission unless it's the first or 15th

See

White folks can't buy loosies or any other contraband at the bodega anymore. It was difficult in the 90s and 00s too.

They know that almost all whites are softer than a cloth diaper full of baby shit on a hot summer day. And it's only a matter of time till they get caught up in some non related crimes and rat off everything they ever seen in their lives.

I almost never never to engage in any level of crime with other unknown Whites.

It's fuckin suicide.


Man I want a smoke and a coffee.

I hate that I'm basically a slave to nicotine.


I'm in kinda a bad mood this day. Now I'm thinking about all the people who betrayed me over the years

Awesome

Anyone got any good sci Fi to share. Get my mind off all the years and years my family lost to the corrupt ass System.

Smash Whitey off his high horse yesterday.

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I understood about a third of that and it seemed insulting.

Book or show/movie? Because I've been reading all of the Alistair Reynolds books lately and they rule. The Revelation Space universe is such a good series.

I don't think I've watched any good sci Fi lately. Maybe Arrival is the best in the last few years, outside of some of the Star Wars ones. First couple seasons of Mando are good.

I'll check it out.

The last series I enjoyed was the Expanse.

I like shit like that.

Yeah that post sucked. I've just been thinking about how many times I've been innocent in jail.

My little brother did 10 years on a bullshit charge. Lost his second kid. Almost 2 kids if me and my mother hadn't been there.

I fuckin hate the system. It's legit a meat grinder fueled by lies and it's painful.

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^ also Paul Schmitt (and Chuck Hults)’s deck/concave innovations also, and various ramp innovations (including the first use of flatbottom).

(Not saying I agree necessarily, but examples of further points)

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Oh yeah.

Kona too

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I prefer Columbian blends to Kona these days. Just a tad more depth of flavor.

[close]

Ethiopian yirga, natural process. accept nothing less

[close]

Bustello and pilon g. Mix a little quick and a small small amount of sugar and some soy milk.

I can't do it as much because I gotta go buy a loose smoke from the street to go with my coffee. Which is usually about a 45 minutes mission unless it's the first or 15th

See

White folks can't buy loosies or any other contraband at the bodega anymore. It was difficult in the 90s and 00s too.

They know that almost all whites are softer than a cloth diaper full of baby shit on a hot summer day. And it's only a matter of time till they get caught up in some non related crimes and rat off everything they ever seen in their lives.

I almost never never to engage in any level of crime with other unknown Whites.

It's fuckin suicide.


Man I want a smoke and a coffee.

I hate that I'm basically a slave to nicotine.


I'm in kinda a bad mood this day. Now I'm thinking about all the people who betrayed me over the years

Awesome

Anyone got any good sci Fi to share. Get my mind off all the years and years my family lost to the corrupt ass System.

Smash Whitey off his high horse yesterday.

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I understood about a third of that and it seemed insulting.

Book or show/movie? Because I've been reading all of the Alistair Reynolds books lately and they rule. The Revelation Space universe is such a good series.

I don't think I've watched any good sci Fi lately. Maybe Arrival is the best in the last few years, outside of some of the Star Wars ones. First couple seasons of Mando are good.

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I'll check it out.

The last series I enjoyed was the Expanse.

I like shit like that.

Yeah that post sucked. I've just been thinking about how many times I've been innocent in jail.

My little brother did 10 years on a bullshit charge. Lost his second kid. Almost 2 kids if me and my mother hadn't been there.

I fuckin hate the system. It's legit a meat grinder fueled by lies and it's painful.

I watched the original mortal kombat movie the other day. The acting is corny af but the cheesy effects rule pretty hard.

[Mongo Lloyd]

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What the fuck is Clyde's delusion in that post??


Sure, he's been around and is a legend in skating, but these "facts" are anything but. So many of these points are either wrong, illogical, or don't make sense.


Idk, maybe I'm overreacting, but it seems like he doesn't actually know whats going on in skating currently

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Right?  Who are the mediocre skaters getting sponsored?   Everyone rips, it’s just a matter of its to your taste or not

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Well, not. Everyone,,.

Don't, forget Florida. is more, important to skateboarding than, California.

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I’d love to hear some nuanced reasoning for some of the items on the list, this one in particular.

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You familiar with Rodney Mullen?

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No, never heard of him. Sounds like a pussy name.

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So why are you here then? Thought you were everyone’s pal buddy but you’re just a chump. Obviously.

I was making a Berra joke from the BATB13 thread.

Of course I’m well acquainted with Rodney’s skating. I’m pushing 40 years old!

While we’re on the subject of Rodney, I’d argue that while yes he had invented numerous flip tricks, he didn’t really actually do anything with them.. not until pushed by Mike Ternasky.

Yes he’s an innovator, but I’d argue the Gonz and Natas are what shaped modern street skating. Then of course you have your Pat Duffy’s that took it to that whole next level.

[Banned from the room]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

I guess mine is Andrew. I like John Montesi too. Oh yeah I like Tyler tho I can't remember his last name because of the Tyler berries guy

[bluntfullofmid]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

tie between ed selego, reynolds, and james coleman/jimmy lannon

[Lou Strux]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater?

Gonna go with Monty Nolder.

2nd place for me is a tie between the two Stewart bros, Jeb & Josh.

How long you reckon it’s gonna be before somebody says Mark Lake?  3 months?  3 years?  3 lifetimes?  What a nightmare.  😉

[AxelFoley]

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Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

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tie between ed selego, reynolds, and james coleman/jimmy lannon

Selego was so great. A bit of a shame he didnt have more footage but its also fine because his footage is so good

[versacekid420]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

I guess mine is Andrew. I like John Montesi too. Oh yeah I like Tyler tho I can't remember his last name because of the Tyler berries guy

gotta go with cromer

[Mongo Lloyd]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

I guess mine is Andrew. I like John Montesi too. Oh yeah I like Tyler tho I can't remember his last name because of the Tyler berries guy

Danny Renaud, no question.

[radcunt]

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What the fuck is Clyde's delusion in that post??


Sure, he's been around and is a legend in skating, but these "facts" are anything but. So many of these points are either wrong, illogical, or don't make sense.


Idk, maybe I'm overreacting, but it seems like he doesn't actually know whats going on in skating currently

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Right?  Who are the mediocre skaters getting sponsored?   Everyone rips, it’s just a matter of its to your taste or not

[close]

Well, not. Everyone,,.

Don't, forget Florida. is more, important to skateboarding than, California.

[close]

I’d love to hear some nuanced reasoning for some of the items on the list, this one in particular.

[close]

You familiar with Rodney Mullen?

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No, never heard of him. Sounds like a pussy name.

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So why are you here then? Thought you were everyone’s pal buddy but you’re just a chump. Obviously.

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I was making a Berra joke from the BATB13 thread.

Of course I’m well acquainted with Rodney’s skating. I’m pushing 40 years old!

While we’re on the subject of Rodney, I’d argue that while yes he had invented numerous flip tricks, he didn’t really actually do anything with them.. not until pushed by Mike Ternasky.

Yes he’s an innovator, but I’d argue the Gonz and Natas are what shaped modern street skating. Then of course you have your Pat Duffy’s that took it to that whole next level.

I get into this argument more often than i'd like to admit.  Rodney did the math and Gonz & Natas took it to the streets.

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I guess mine is Andrew. I like John Montesi too. Oh yeah I like Tyler tho I can't remember his last name because of the Tyler berries guy

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Danny Renaud, no question.

I gottsta steal this answer and ditto!

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

Reynolds, Dilo, Cromer

[Sick Duck]

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the ollie, the kickflip, and the modern board shape (paul schmitt) all came from florida. where would skateboarding be without those three things? serious question

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I obviously wasn't there or anything, but I remember reading/hearing Lucero or Blender say if Rodney didn't do the flatground ollie, someone would've done it soon after that, because they were already doing crack ollies at that time.  It also took California guys like Gonz to apply the maneuver to the street.

Gelfand's ollie was a big step, but as a counterpoint, was Tony Hawk the one possibly progressing that trick the most, since he was too small to get tons of air before tricks without it?  Believe it was seen as a cheat by some at the time, but the technique was "invented" by necessity.

And wasn't Gonz the one who wanted to drill his nose back more?  I feel like I've heard multiple claims to the modern board's development.  Mullen obviously had some influence.  Schmitt might have been the one to execute it, and hone it?

Obviously not trying to take anything away from Mullen, Gelfand and Schmitt by the way... just presenting a little devil's advocacy.

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I'm pretty sure I've heard people from the time say that there were other people doing that, it's just that Alan Gelfand was the first one to get coverage - a sequence - of it, and that's because he lived near where the magazine was.

that goes for most of the stuff going on in skating back then. You really think the dog town dudes were the only people skating pools?

[Salad farmer]

Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

Mike Daher (I guess he is from New Jersey but I've always thought of him as a Florida guy)

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Gonna go with Monty Nolder.

2nd place for me is a tie between the two Stewart bros, Jeb & Josh.

How long you reckon it’s gonna be before somebody says Mark Lake?  3 months?  3 years?  3 lifetimes?  What a nightmare.  😉

Great pick. Monty is so sick

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Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

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Reynolds, Dilo, Cromer

Dilo is the shit.

Isn't Zion and Foy from there too

Let's not forget Joel too.

[Banned from the room]

Does anyone know Steven Gies I think I'm spelling that wrongly

[augustmoon]

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Mike Daher (I guess he is from New Jersey but I've always thought of him as a Florida guy)

Daher is the best answer

[Abyss1]

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Who is your favorite Floridian skater Pals?

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Mike Daher (I guess he is from New Jersey but I've always thought of him as a Florida guy)

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Daher is the best answer

skated with him and some of his florida homies around 2011 in San Jose, dude was super chill and he and his homies ripped