Triple OG, Keith Meek sits in this week for an educational tour of Northern California skating from the early 70's til present. Listen in as we discuss: growing up in San Jose, the influences of Mike Fox, getting into punk rock in the late 70's, skating full pipes, the importance of style, seeing Kiwi & Weston in the wild, Hester series at Newark, Vans pool, KT’s nor-cal vernacular birthing his nickname,  moving to Santa Cruz, trading pools with strangers, Bombora pipe, the legend of Blackhart, origin story of Talkin Ed, singing for Los Olvidados at the start, surfing, the start of Thrasher Magazine, Mile High vert ramp, and of course the Slasher skateboard graphic from Jim Phillips. This and more all in part 1, listen and be on alert for part 2...