{"id":450,"date":"2010-05-11T22:05:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T22:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2010-05-11T22:05:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T22:05:10","slug":"skater-dater-in-memory-of-orcutts-lake-marie-and-palomino-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2010-05\/skater-dater-in-memory-of-orcutts-lake-marie-and-palomino-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"Skater Dater&#8211;In Memory of Orcutt&#8217;s Lake Marie and Palomino Drives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-448\" title=\"skate\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/skate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/skate.png 550w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/skate-150x132.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/skate-450x398.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are so old as to have lived through the advent of Cadillac Wheels back in the day.\u00a0 Urethane reduced, but also enhanced, the pain.\u00a0 We will admit to only riding skate longboards these days, and have not taken to the clickety-clack of the modern day &#8220;tricksters.&#8221; \u00a0 Back in the day though we took some steep drops with speed and lived for the kick-push life.<\/p>\n<p>Many tributes have been paid to skating in song, but we like the juxtaposition of Lupe Fiasco&#8217;s <em>Kick, Push <\/em>(off of his 2006 debut record) and Little Wing&#8217;s <em>Shredder Sequel.<\/em> The former is the update and the latter is a throwback (and a reference to a further throwback).\u00a0 Lupe you know.\u00a0 Little Wings is the phenomenal, uniquely-voiced band originally from San Luis Obispo (now Portland) headed by virtuosic Kyle Field (have a look at his stellar art at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kyledraws.com\/\">http:\/\/www.kyledraws.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>But to the skate songs&#8211;check &#8217;em out.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe Fiasco&#8211;<em>Kick, Push<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kick-push.mp3|titles=kick push]<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Little Wings&#8211;<em>Shredder Sequel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-Shredder-Sequel.mp3|titles=03 Shredder Sequel]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>All Drawings Used With Kind Permission of\u00a0 Multitalen-Tad Wagner<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-447\" title=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-150x142.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-449\" title=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-262x400.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so old as to have lived through the advent of Cadillac Wheels back in the day.\u00a0 Urethane reduced, but also enhanced, the pain.\u00a0 We will admit to only riding skate longboards these days, and have not taken to the clickety-clack of the modern day &#8220;tricksters.&#8221; 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