"That was in the Dog Bowl at Marina Del Rey skate park. Me and Pat Ngoho were just skating together in the shallow end, just being lazy. Instead of grinding and hurrying to get back in the bowl, we were trying to figure out a way we could stay up there and rest for a bit before we dropped back in. It was basically a 'Smith stop.' You went straight up and lapped over and rested the rail on the coping. Later on, people started doing good ones and putting it together like Allen Losi. He'd do Smith grinds where he'd go really far on the coping. Monty Nolder did backside ones."
Mike discusses the origin of his namesake grind. I like this photo. You can see the Rip Grip and World Industries Bedpan risers on Mike's board.
RIP Chris Casey.
The photo is by Rick Kosick.
For the quote: Big Brother - December 1997 Issue 31
Poweredge - March 1990 Volume 3 Number 3
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More Mike:
https://youtu.be/d5c_Rjy8AIo?si=860nCsDhsrbwg-mj
I watched a little of that video. Mike was way better than I realized. Also cool he was keeping up with the newer lip tricks of 89/90.
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