Broken Magazine Issue 9

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Roll the Dice So one random afternoon after searching craigslist for some cool free stuff I came across this ad for free dirt. All you wanted, free dirt can mean anything from a plumbing project to what I had hoped was a pool needing some serious digging. Turns out after a few emails some guys I work with knew the owner of this house and indeed it was a pool that needed the dirt out. The owner of the house was looking to make the pool into a bass fishing pond or something and we reached an agreement that if I helped dig it out, we could fix it up and skate it for awhile. It was a very sick situation and the view from the bowl was nothing less than stellar. The sunset behind catalina island, the dana point headlands, san clemente pier, even some of the local beach breaks were all on the horizon from this potential gem on the hill. The highlight of the dig would be my son, not even three yet, grabbing a shovel and wanting to help dig out the “skate pool” so he called it. It was a horrible time with one of the worst heat waves keeping temperatures in the triple digits. The digging went on in spurts over the next few months. Slowly the shallow end emerged and looked amazing. It had the signs of good shallow transitions which kept the fire inside burning to get the pool empty. The shallow end stairs emerged and the subtle blue haven logo in the top step proved to be even more motivating. If this story sounds to good to be true, well it is otherwise you’s see a ton of photos of it in here. Towards the deep end we ran into what appeared to be a flat bottom. Once all the dirt was gone (I gave up when I saw the deep) the truth was now known. At some point in time, somebody had removed the bottom of the deep end, and filled it in with a cement fountain type contraption built directly into the gunite of the pool. It basically looked as if somebody rented a cement truck and filled in the deep end with about four feet of cement completely ruining the bowl for any skate sessions. It was painful to see the killer transitions curve down and then hit a complete right angle. Better luck next time I suppose would be about all you can say about this one.
Daniel Vargas floats a freddie krueger on halloween.
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