Editor’s Note: The majority of this article is removed temporarily, beginning July 1, as it’s in the process of being considered for a book publication. It is available in a hard copy at Point Loma Nazarene University and will be accessible online again in the coming months.
Rolling into Shockus Park on a Wednesday afternoon, you would think they were holding open auditions for the X Games. Dudes are flying through the air, ripping nose grinds on bare concrete, and skating tag-team lines with the precision of duo figure skating. And yet, the vibe is relaxed and laid back; joints are being rolled, folks are sipping on tall cans of Arizona tea, cheering each other on, and 12-year-olds on scooters watch, mesmerized, as the adults carve concrete like it’s marble.
*The rest of this article has been temporarily removed. See Editor’s Note.
Abbey Wicks 
Nick Hancock