I chat with Skater and friend Glen A Stallings, who ran a successful skateboard retail operation in St. Louis from 1987 to 2004 called Altered Skates of America. They were known as team onion. Glen, now a California resident and Costa Mesa local, stops by and we chat about skate life.

He sponsored many riders over the years, supported his local skate community, hosted traveling pro's and all the good old fashioned stuff shops used to do when they were connecting with customers and developing the scene.

We talk death of vert, sponsors turning their back on their riders, the affect on those riders, his skate collection, his fibreglass ramps, skatepark design, Costa Mesa skate history, doing things organically, some of the various skaters he's sponsored and what they've went on to do and so much more. Podcasting with skaters is fun.

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