skateboarder magazine and early thrasher's were our connection to the thriving scene in so. calif. the one park that made a huge impact on us was marina skate park, the home park for dogtown. it only lasted a few years but those images are burned in our brains. many legends called this place home, you know them. even ivan hosoi: christian's dad managed the park at one time and allowed punk shows to happen in the bowls - the circle jerk's group sex album cover was shot in the dogbowl.the dogbowl even had speakers built in the walls so music would jam while you rode (check the music notes on the artwork). as a kid in the summer of '79 i sat on the fences and watched alan gelfland unveil his new trick : "the ollie."shit i'm old....
so this shirt was made back in 2004 by k.j.to pay tribute to marina del rey skate park located off of the l.a.90 hwy. rumor has it that the clay bowls still exist buried in dirt. in a few months the venice skate park will open and the next generation of d.t enters the history books.
