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RE: I'm Not A Cool Guy Anymore, As If I Ever Was Before - The Descendents And Skating
Been to South Cal twice. An impression left in my mind has been that kids and teens were so into stake-boarding. There was always a park nearby with ramps of all sizes to practise or show off some stunts.
This is the first I've heard of the Descendents, seems to me they have influenced Green Day much.
Every time I think of South Cal, this song of Karvitz pops straight to my mind, not punk though.
@prch So.Cal has always been open musically in my opinion. I loved Ziggy Marley and reggae way back. The Lenny song fits right in.
When we were growing up there were no skateparks, except Mike McGils down in Escondido. So we had to make our own. Skating was looked down upon by most everybody because we were rebels, punks. Now it's been totally integrated with board culture and California. Surfing, skating, snowboarding and Mexican food, that's So. Cal for sure. There are skate parks everywhere there are kids. It's super cool now because my generations kids are old enough to skate so we encourage them.
It's sad though, the state is being ruined with politicians forcing shit down everyone's throat. It's almost unbearable to live here both financially and politically.