What a trip

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So I’m walking down the street this evening in San Pedro going to get a bite to eat…

Shops line the street. I’m headed for some cheap Mexican food. I peer into one of

the shops that line the street and see a bunch of 1970’s single fins. I think…hmmm…

someones collection. My eyes continued dancing…everything seemed to be 1970’s

vintage…t shirts…braided hemp plant hangers…posters…mexican ponchos…advertisements…

a pinball machine…I wasn’t sure what to make of it. A guy standing in front of the shop

explained that they were recreating a 1970’s surf shop for a movie…Something called “…Dogtown…???”.

what a trip.

Anyone know anything about this?

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Hi nathan,

The film is called “Lords of Dogtown”…

“The Lords of Dogtown” is a fictionalized version of the 2001 documentary feature “Dogtown and Z-Boys” and is based on a Spin magazine article that explored 1970s skateboarding culture. It follows a group of young California surfers who take their style to the streets as skateboarders, thereby launching a whole new sport that defined a generation."

Including screenwriter and skating legend Stacy Peralta.

http://movies.go.com/movies/L/lordsofdogtown_2002/

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040326-9999-news_1m26dogtown.html

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/l/lordsofdogtown.php

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/alva3/spin.html

http://www.alvaskates.com/dogtown/

http://www.ib-chamber.biz/SonyFilm.htm

(I recently completed a series of custom surf mats for Lords of Dogtown/Sony Pictures via Craig R. Stecyk… currently in use by LOD stuntmen.)

Dale

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a fictional version of dogtown. i liked the documentary, it was real.

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Thanks Dale…

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it gets odder- I work with a sometime kneeboarder and now and again pro skater who used to be one of the z-boys.