I was surprised to find that the City of Chicago has a skateboard scene that is both welcoming and burgeoning. Chicago has a ton of undiscovered spots to offer along with people that are willing to show them to you. The skateboarders that inhabit the city streets can sense one of their own. There is no need to demolish the barriers that exist between a local crew and an outsider in order to provoke a session. A display of mutual devotion to skateboarding and its culture is enough for acceptance. I am invigorated by skating in Chicago and the locals have shown me that the exclusion of real skateboarders only detracts from the overall skateboard experience.
Real skateboarders embrace individuality yet band together in order to further fuel their own ideas of originality.
If you are not a true skateboarder you cant even feign an understanding our intricacies.
In the end, we can only relate to each other, as COMPADRES.
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